Identification

Title

Vertical profile data of light transmission in Atlantic forests along a disturbance gradient

Abstract

The data set contains vertical profiles of diffuse light transmittance measured within six forest plots in montane Atlantic forest, São Paulo state, Brazil. The plots measured include intact, previously logged and secondary forest in a large continuous forest block of the Serra do Mar State Park (Parque Estadual de Serra do Mar), and two forest fragments outside the park. In each plot 10 - 12 individual light profiles were recorded; the data set contains these individual profiles and averages profiles for each plot based on both height above the ground and depth below the canopy. Each profile was measured only once. Data was collected March - November 2015 as part of the NERC Human modified Tropical Forest Programme. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/4f3cf9f6-d7e5-4ae0-87c9-064b4e66a92a

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/4f3cf9f6-d7e5-4ae0-87c9-064b4e66a92a

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description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

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Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/4f3cf9f6-d7e5-4ae0-87c9-064b4e66a92a

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

environment

climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GeoNames

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2006-01-01

Keyword set

keyword value

tropical

montane

microclimate

structure

radiation

diffuse light

disturbance

logging

fragmentation

secondary forest

forest

Atlantic forest

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-45.241

East bounding longitude

-45.068

North bounding latitude

-23.1

South bounding latitude

-23.328

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2015-03-05

End position

2015-11-05

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2017-10-06

date type

creation

effective date

2015-11-05

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

This dataset is part of the NERC-FAPESP project ECOFOR. Data were collected from 4 plots in the Serra do Mar State Park (Nucleo Santa Virginia), and in two forest fragments on private land. Individual diffuse light profiles were produced by suspending a string of photosyntheticall active radiation (PAR) sensors from a tree branch. 10 - 12 profiles were collected per plot, and each profile was always at least 20 m from other profile locations. Sensors in the profile were separated at 1 m intervals. A reference open sky sensor was placed nearby. Sensors collected data from each profile for a minimum of 1 hour and maximum of 3 days, always including a period of diffuse light. Data were manually examined to identify diffuse periods, and for all records from diffuse periods the % light received compared to the open sky reference was calculated (% transmission). The mean % transmission across the diffuse period for each sensor was calculated to produce the light profile. Any missing values in the profile were interpolated or extrapolated. Average profiles for the plot were made using height above the ground and depth below the canopy top.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

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Data format

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Comma-separated values (CSV)

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Constraints related to access and use

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Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

© University of Leeds 2017

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Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Fauset, S., Gloor, M.U., Aidar, M.A.P., Freitas, H.C., Fyllas, N.M., Joly, C.A., Marabesi, M.A., Rochelle, A.L.C., Shenkin, A., Vieira, S.A. (2017). Vertical profile data of light transmission in Atlantic forests along a disturbance gradient. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/4f3cf9f6-d7e5-4ae0-87c9-064b4e66a92a

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Leeds

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

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organisation name

University of Leeds

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

University of Leeds

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

Instituto de Botânica de São Paulo

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

Universidade Estadual Paulista

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

University of Leeds

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

Universidade Estadual de Campinas

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

Instituto de Botânica de São Paulo

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

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author

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organisation name

Universidade Estadual de Campinas

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

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organisation name

University of Oxford

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

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author

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organisation name

Universidade Estadual de Campinas

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

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organisation name

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Leeds

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

owner

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

UK

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2023-02-09T11:08:49

Metadata language

eng