Identification

Title

Post-drought forest inventory and tree canopy health data, Rhӧn Biosphere Reserve, Germany, 2021

Abstract

This dataset comprises forest inventory (diameter at breast height, tree height, social class and relative crown distance) and tree canopy health data (extent of overall damage, discolouration and defoliation) collected in 2021 from sites within core protected areas of the UNESCO Rhӧn Biosphere Reserve dominated by European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest. The study forests were subject to the extreme drought event that impacted central Europe in 2018/2019 and this project sought to collect data to enable the analysis of individual tree and stand level characteristics that influence the response (canopy damage and defoliation) of European beech trees to extreme drought events. Field assessments of individual tree and stand canopy health were carried out within this project collecting data comprising canopy condition assessments and measurements of individual tree size and stand demography. The work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (Grant NE/V00929X/1). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/4df17a8f-9854-4b6e-8578-d99fbefb1352

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/4df17a8f-9854-4b6e-8578-d99fbefb1352

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/4df17a8f-9854-4b6e-8578-d99fbefb1352.zip

name: Supporting information

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

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/4df17a8f-9854-4b6e-8578-d99fbefb1352

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Habitats and Biotopes

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

European beech (Fagus sylvatica)

Germany

Canopy Condition

Extreme Drought

Forest Health

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

9.706

East bounding longitude

10.448

North bounding latitude

50.72

South bounding latitude

50.115

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2021-08-03

End position

2021-08-12

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2023-05-04

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Forest inventory data were measured alongside canopy condition following protocol set out in the International Co-operative Programme on Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests (ICP Forests) Manual on methods and criteria for harmonized sampling, assessment, monitoring and analysis of the effects of air pollution on forests Part IV Visual Assessment of Crown Condition and Damaging Agents. The dataset provided here detailed the complete set of individual tree measurements as measured in the field for 38 sites using 10m fixed radius plots.

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

publisher

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

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2023-08-09T10:17:18

Metadata language

eng