Functional and epiphytic biodiversity differences between nine tree species in the UK

The dataset contains information from 234 trees at six sites across the UK collected in 2018. The tree species studied were Acer pseudoplatanus (sycamore), Castanea sativa (sweet chestnut), Fagus sylvatica (beech), Fraxinus excelsior (common ash), Quercus cerris (Turkey oak), Q. petraea (sessile oak), Q. robur (pedunculate oak), Q. rubra (red oak) and Tilia x europaea (common lime). The presence of all lichens and bryophyte species on the trunk to a height of 1.75m were recorded in addition to the presence of the lichens on branches and twigs where these were accessible. The bark characteristics recorded were bark pH, ridge and furrow width, furrow depth, hardness, water holding capacity and the bark patterning. The soil variables studied were: nitrogen mineralization and decomposition rate, total soil carbon and nitrogen, loss on ignition, soil pH and soil temperature. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy data from the soil samples is also presented along with data on site location and the habitat characteristics surrounding the sampled trees. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/f539567f-a8cd-482e-89b8-64a951b52d93

本数据集收录了2018年于英国六个地点采集的234棵树木的相关信息。研究涉及的树种包括：Acer pseudoplatanus（假挪威枫），Castanea sativa（甜栗），Fagus sylvatica（欧洲山毛榉），Fraxinus excelsior（白蜡树），Quercus cerris（土耳其栎），Q. petraea（栓皮栎），Q. robur（普通栎），Q. rubra（红栎）以及Tilia x europaea（欧洲椴）。记录了树干上至1.75米高度的所有地衣和苔藓物种的存在情况，以及易于触及的树枝和嫩枝上的地衣存在情况。记录的树皮特征包括树皮pH值、脊沟宽度、沟深、硬度、持水能力和树皮图案。研究土壤变量包括：氮矿化与分解速率、土壤碳氮总量、灼烧损失、土壤pH值和土壤温度。同时提供了土壤样品的傅里叶变换红外光谱（FTIR）数据，以及样本树所在地点和周围栖息地特征的数据。关于本数据集的详细信息可在以下链接查阅：https://doi.org/10.5285/f539567f-a8cd-482e-89b8-64a951b52d93