Invasion dynamics of Pinus radiata following fire occurrence in South-Central Chile

This dataset was constructed to characterise the invasion dynamics of Pinus radiata from seeds released from commercial plantations into surrounding areas, preferably those dominated by native species, in two situations: after the occurrence of forest fires and in the absence of them. Demographic data were collected concerning three key factors of the invasion process:
a) The seed source, in this case, the commercial plantation, where the age, tree density, cone production, and the proportion of cones that remained closed were recorded;
b) the characteristics of the habitat surrounding the plantation, as a receiving system for the seeds; this included an assessment of ground cover, understory cover, and canopy cover; and
c) The natural regeneration of P. radiata was evaluated regarding its density, ages, heights, and the presence of cones.

Information was collected in five geographic areas of Chile: in three of them we were able to establish six study sites per area (three burned and three unburned sites), but in two regions there were no register of recent fires, so only three unburned sites per area were established. Three transects were established in each study site. Fires occurred between 2010 and 2021, and data was collected between 2020 and 2021.