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Diameter measurements of 14 Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) and recruitment study results from Fish Lake Environmental Education Center (Eastern Michigan University; Lapeer County, Michigan, USA)

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Apr 09, 2021 version files 28.05 KB
Oct 17, 2023 version files 39.40 KB

Abstract

Longitudinal data on native tree growth (e.g., change in diameter) and recruitment provides important information on the performance and productivity of these long-lived organisms over discrete environmental periods (e.g., seasons, years). The first data set in this file may prove useful to many users including, but not limited to ecological or forestry modelers ground truthing regional models estimating tree productivity, forestry students learning to estimate how individual tree basal area changes over seasons or year, or instructors and students looking for real-world data sets that depict annual patterns of logistic growth. The second data set in this file contains the raw establishment data from seed additions made into experimental forest plots at Fish Lake Environmental Education Center. These experimental plots evaluated how Downed Woody Debris, Rodent seed consumption, and invasive shrub cover influence the establishment of several sown trees seeds and the seeds of an invasive shrub.