Ecological data on evergreen forest types of central plains Cambodia

Four different lowland evergreen forest types, each with a unique species
composition and ecological characteristics is described from the central
plains, Cambodia. Through six botanical expeditions, we collected data on
the forest types using 50x10 = 500 sqm strip sample plots (n=119); i)
riverine forest dominated by Dipterocarpus costatus (Dipterocarpaceae):
ii) tall dipterocarp forest dominated by Anisoptera costata
(Dipterocarpaceae); iii) swamp forest dominated by Macaranga triloba
(Euphorbiaceae); and iv) “Sralao” forest with a monodominance of
Lagerstroemia cochinchinensis (Lythraceae). This dataset includes i) a
matrix showing the occurrence of different species within the 119 sample
plots, ii) a summary of forest structure and diversity index values for
the 119 individual sample plots, iii) a summary for individual species
within forest types of mean, standard error and coefficient of variation
of the mean for diameter, density, basal area and frequency, as well as
relative density, dominance and frequency and importance value index
(IVI), iv) a summary of forest structure variables for diameter classes
and forest types. The dataset was analyzed and used to characterize and
compare the four evergreen forest types in the publication: Theilade et
al. 2022. Evergreen forest types of the central plains in Cambodia:
floristic composition and ecological characteristics; published in Nordic
Journal of Botany. https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.03494