Regional longleaf growth study for the Southern United States

Research Data Publication File Index

File Folder Description
_metadata_RDS-2022-0034.html   Metadata file in HTML format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
_metadata_RDS-2022-0034.xml   Metadata file in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
Needle_fall_for_1992-1997.csv \Data Comma-delimited ASCII text (CSV) file containing fallen needle data collected between 1992 and 1997 on the RLGS plots.
Pole_data.csv \Data CSV file containing pole classification of trees on the RLGS plots.
RLGS_final_data_set.csv \Data CSV file containing the main regional longleaf growth study (RLGS) data collected in this study spanning about 50 years.
RLGS_final_summary.csv \Data CSV file containing a summary of the RLGS plot values from this study.
RLGS_plot_coordinates.csv \Data CSV file containing plot coordinates for the RLGS plots.
Soil_horizon_depth.csv \Data CSV file containing the depth of two soil horizons on RLGS plots.
Soil_nutrient_data.csv \Data CSV file containing information regarding the soil nutrition values for the RLGS plots.
Weather_data.csv \Data CSV file containing weather data between 1965 and 1995 for the RLGS plots.
RLGSPlots.shp \Data\Spatial Shapefile (and associated files) containing all known RLGS plot locations.
BASAL_SHT.pdf \Supplements Portable Document Format (PDF) file containing the standard form used to calculate basal area for thinnings.
ESCAMBIA_EXPERIMENTAL_FOREST.pdf \Supplements PDF file containing a description of this study with specific reference to the Escambia Experimental Forest.
Farrar1993_op.pdf \Supplements PDF file containing the 1993 article "Growth and yield in naturally regenerated longleaf pine stands" by Robert M. Farrar.
Location_Notes.pdf \Supplements PDF file containing specific notes for multiple locations in the RLGS study.
Plot_installation_instructions.pdf \Supplements PDF file containing plot installation instructions for this RLGS study.
Plot_treatment_instructions.pdf \Supplements PDF file containing plot treatment instructions for this RLGS study.
Plotassignments.pdf \Supplements PDF file containing basic summary statistics for the RLGS plots in this study at age 45.
PLOTDIR.pdf \Supplements PDF file containing the location of study plots with contact information.
Products_from_the_RLGS.pdf \Supplements PDF file containing a list of publications that came from the RLGS study data.
ProgressReport1981.pdf \Supplements PDF file containing the official 1981 progress report for the "Regional longleaf growth study" while it was under the management of the Pineville unit.
sr10-longleaf-pine.pdf \Supplements PDF file containing a 2011 publication describing a growth and yield model developed from the RLGS study data: "A variable density stand level growth and yield model for even-aged natural longleaf pine" by Lauer and Kush.
Workbook_of_longleaf_pine_models-Kush.xlsx \Supplements Microsoft Excel Open Office XML spreadsheet file containing multiple worksheets for the many longleaf pine models developed from the data in this project.
Workbook_of_longleaf_pine_models-Kush.pdf \Supplements Portable Document Format (PDF) file containing the same content provided in \Data\Workbook_of_longleaf_pine_models-Kush.xlsx.
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