Data: Effects of forest canopy gaps on the ground-layer plant community depend on deer – evidence from a controlled experiment

Species matrix includes productivity (g/m^2) of understory plant species prior to and four years following experimental gap creation. Soil moisture and light transmission were measured two years following gap creation.Measurements were taken at quadrats and measured across central gap and transition zones for three subplot (gap) sizes (small, medium and large). Each plot consisted of each subplot size, and each subplot consisted of two zones.For questions and other inquiries, please contact Julia Burton ([e-mail]). Please reference Burton et al. 2021. Effects of forest canopy gaps on the ground-layer plant community depend on deer – evidence from a controlled experiment. Journal of Vegetation Science.

本物种矩阵包含了林隙营造实验前及实验后四年的林下植物物种生产力（单位：g/m²）。林隙营造两年后，研究人员测定了土壤含水率与光照透射率。测定工作在样方中开展，覆盖林隙中心带与过渡带，涵盖3种林隙小样方规格：小型、中型与大型。每个样地包含全部3种规格的小样方，且每个小样方均设置2个区域。如有疑问或其他咨询事宜，请联系Julia Burton（[e-mail]）。引用时请标注：Burton等2021年发表于《Journal of Vegetation Science》的研究论文《森林冠层林隙对地表植物群落的影响依赖于鹿——来自控制实验的证据》。