High tree diversity enhances light interception in tropical forests Publication containing this dataset: Duarte, M.M., Moral, R. A., Guillemot, J., Zuim, C. I. F., Potvin, C., Bonat, W. H., Stape, J. L., Brancalion, P. H. S. (2021) High tree diversity enhances light interception in tropical forests. Journal of Ecology, doi:10.1111/1365-2745.13669 1. Title of Dataset: "Dataset S7 - Sardinilla-HD: vertical R:FR" 2. Author Information A. Principal Investigator Contact Information Name: Marina Melo Duarte Institution: Escola Superiror de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz", Universidade de Sao Paulo Address: Av. Padua Dias, 11. Caixa Postal 09, Piracicaba-SP, Brasil. CEP 13418-900. Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas. Email: mmeloduarte@gmail.com B. Associate or Co-investigators: Zuim, Caroline Isaac Ferreira Sorrini, Taisi Bech Bernardini, Luis Eduardo Moral, Rafael de Andrade Guillemot, Joannes Potvin, Catherine Bonat, Wagner Hugo Brancalion, Pedro Henrique Santin 3. Date of data collection (YYYY-MM-DD): 2016-07-31 to 2016-08-14 4. Geographic location of data collection: 9°19’N, 79°38’W, 70 m a.s.l.; Sardinilla, Colon, Panama 5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq), Award: 166177/2014-8 Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES), Award: BEX 7030/15-0, 99999.007030/2015-00 Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP), Awards: 2013/50718-5 and 2018/18416-2 SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION Please contact authors before using dataset DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION: Columns: A. Identity of each sample (sequentially numbered) B. plot: Identity of each plot of the Sardinilla site's main plantation, where measurements were taken. Categorial variable. Levels: A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and A6: 6 replicates of 5-species mixtures, containing the species: Anacardium excelsum (Ae), Cedrela odorata (Co), Hura crepitans (Hc), Luehea seemannii (Ls) and Tabebuia rosea (Tr) T1: 2-species mixture containing Co and Hc T2: 3-species mixture containing Ae, Ls and Tr T3: 3-species mixture containing Ae, Co and Ls T4: 3-species mixture containing Co, Hc and Ls T5: 2-species mixture containing Hc and Tr T6: 2-species mixture containing Ae and Tr Ae1 and Ae2: 2 replicates of Ae monocultures Co1 and Co2: 2 replicates of Co monocultures Hc1 and Hc2: 2 replicates of Hc monocultures Ls1 and Ls2: 2 replicates of Ls monocultures Tr1 and Tr2: 2 replicates of Tr monocultures C. plantation: Plantation of the Sardinilla Experiment where measurements were taken. Categorical variable. Levels: main (at the main plantation) and hd (at the high-diversity plantation). D. treatment: Species composition in each plot of the Sadinilla site's main plantation. Categorial variable. Levels: 2sp1: Mixture of 2 species containing Co and Hc 2sp2: Mixture of 2 species containing Hc and Tr 2sp3: Mixture of 2 species containing Ae and Tr 3sp1: Mixture of 3 species containing Ae, Ls and Tr 3sp2: Mixture of 3 species containing Ae, Co and Ls 3sp3: Mixture of 3 species containing Co, Hc and Ls 5sp: Mixture of 5 species (Ae, Co, Hc, Ls and Tr) Ae: Monoculture of Ae Co: Monoculture of Co Hc: Monoculture of Hc Ls: Monoculture of Ls Tr: Monoculture of Tr E. replicate: Identity of replicate within each treatment. Categorical variable. F. nsp: Richness level (number of species) within each plot. Discrete numerical variable. G. point-transectID: Point within each plot where vertical transects were stablished. Categorical variable. H. height: Height at which each measurement was taken. Continuous numerical variable. I. survival: Proportion of planted trees that were living in the 2016 inventory. Continuous numerical variable. J. R:FR: Ratio between amounts of red and far-red light (R:FR), measured using a leveled Skye (Powis, UK) SKR 110 sensor. Continuous numerical variable. K. date: Date when R:FR measurements were taken. L. time: Time frame that encompassed R:FR measurements within each plot.