Data from: BIOVERA-Tree: tree diversity, community composition, forest structure and functional traits along gradients of forest-use intensity and elevation in Veracruz, Mexico

Here, we describe BIOVERA-Tree, a database on tree diversity, community
composition, forest structure, and functional traits collected in 120
forest plots distributed along an extensive elevational gradient in
Veracruz State, Mexico. BIOVERA-Tree includes information on forest
structure from three levels of forest-use intensity, namely old-growth,
degraded, and secondary forest, replicated across eight elevations from
sea-level to near the tree line at 3500 m and on size and location of 4549
tree individuals with a diameter at breast height ≥ 5 cm belonging to 216
species, 154 genera, and 80 families. We also report measurements of eight
functional traits, namely wood density for 143 species, maximum
height for 216 species and leaf traits including: specific leaf area,
lamina density, leaf thickness, chlorophyll content, and leaf area for
148 species and leaf dry matter content for 145 species.