Forest inventory and lightning strikes data from Ankasa Conservation area, Ghana, 2018-2021

[This dataset is embargoed until January 2, 2025]. This dataset contains includes measurements of trees and lianas stem diameters and status (e.g. alive, dead), and lightning strike data for forest areas within the Ankasa Conservation Area, collected between June 2018 and July 2021. We investigated tree mortality drive by lightning strikes in a 50-ha (1000 m x 500 m) plot area in the Ankasa Conservation Area, located in southwestern Ghana. The 50-ha was divided into 50 x 1-ha forest plots. In every census, we measured and tagged all trees and lianas that have a stem diameter at 1.3 m (or above buttresses) of ≥25 cm and notes were taken about the tree's living status (e.g., broken, hollow) or the trees death mode (e.g., uprooted, standing). Lightning strike data was collected from a subsample of the individual trees recorded in the census data. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/615481ab-e97d-4c73-9973-4fb80e5fb003

本数据集自2025年1月2日起实施保密措施。该数据集涵盖了安卡萨保护区范围内森林区域的树木和藤本茎部直径及其状态（例如：存活、死亡）以及雷击数据，数据采集时间跨度为2018年6月至2021年7月。研究团队在安卡萨保护区西南部一个50公顷（1000米×500米）的样地内，对树木因雷击导致的死亡率进行了调查。该50公顷的区域被划分为50个1公顷的森林样地。在每一次普查中，我们测量并标记了所有直径在1.3米（或以上树基）≥25厘米的树木和藤本，并记录了树木的存活状态（例如：断裂、空洞）或树木死亡方式（例如：连根拔起、站立）。雷击数据来源于普查数据中记录的个体树木的子样本。有关此数据集的详细信息，请参阅https://doi.org/10.5285/615481ab-e97d-4c73-9973-4fb80e5fb003。