Southeast Alaska old-growth forest stem map data collected in 1964 on ten 1.42 hectare plots

Research Data Publication File Index

File Folder Description
_metadata_RDS-2020-0025.html   Metadata file in HTML format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
_metadata_RDS-2020-0025.xml   Metadata file in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
Data.csv \Data Comma-delimited ASCII file containing information on trees in each plot and subplot combination. Attributes include plot number, subplot number, transect direction, tree species, tree diameter at breast height, log height, side slope, center slope, longitude coordinate, latitude coordinate, X coordinate, and Y coordinate, used by LaBau (1967) and Schneider and Larson (2017).
Plot_locations.csv \Data Comma-delimited ASCII file containing information on geographic plot location and stand attributes. Attributes include plot number, global longitude coordinate, global latitude coordinate, elevation, map name, stocking level, and stand volume.
Manual_of_field_instructions.pdf \Supplements Portable document format file containing information on the process of plot location and data acquisition in 1964, cited in LaBau 1967.
Overview_maps.pdf \Supplements Portable document format file containing overview maps of plots in the Juneau and Petersburg, Alaska areas.
Plot##.pdf \Supplements\Aerial_photo_maps Portable document format files containing plot maps, named by plot number (##). Maps are scanned aerial photographs and include hand-drawn plot boundaries and relocation information. (## = 32, 76, 104, 111, 130, 132, 141, 143, 161, and 220)
Plot##.png \Supplements\Stem_maps Portable Network Graphics files containing plot stem maps, named by plot number (##). Maps were generated in statistical package R and showcase stem locations in XY space, species, size class, gap type, and patch size (Schneider and Larson 2017). (## = 32, 76, 104, 111, 130, 132, 141, 143, 161, and 220)