Factors affecting pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) incidence in Mediterranean pine stands

Descriptive variables considered in the analysis of factors affecting pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) incidence in 98 pine stands in Guadarrama and Malagón mountains (central Spain). <br> Azcárate, FM; Seoane, J.; Silvestre, M. 2023. Factors affecting pine processionary moth (<em>Thaumetopoea pityocampa</em>) incidence in Mediterranean pine stands: A multiscale approach. <em>Forest Ecology and Management</em>, 529: 120728. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120728. <br> These variables were recorded at three scales: - stand: area covered by pine trees within a 1 ha circle [56.4 radius] centred in the sampling points (that is, disregarding the cover of other tree and shrub species) - plot: 1 ha circle, including vegetation other than the pine stands. - locality: 10 ha circle (179 m radius) centred in the sampling points. <br> Variables were transformed and z-standardised previous to modelling. See the above publication, supplementary material I, for the rationale, detailed description and source of these variables. See table 1 for the observed range. <br> The dataset is provided as a .xlsx worksheet with three sheets: - data: variable values - README: description of variables in data sheet - references: references cited in README <br> Some formatting has been added to help readability.