RTG 2300 - Tree census data - winter 2017/2018

This dataset contains information from a tree census on the plots of the interdisciplinary research training group 'RTG2300: Enrichment of European beech forests with conifers'. The tree cesus was carried out during winter 2017/2018 using a Field-Map system (software Version 5x; IFER - Monitoring and Mapping Solutions, Ltd.; Prague; Czech Republic). All living and dead trees with a diameter greater or equal than 7.0 cm were recorded in the 0.25 ha plots (https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.923125) and in a ten meter buffer zone surrounding the plot border. Tree coordinates relative to the plot center were recorded with a laser range finder with an integrated electronic compass (TruPulse Laser 360 R, Laser Technology Inc, Centennial, USA). Tree diameters were measured with a diameter tape preferentially at 1.3 m height. If a diameter measurement at 1.3 m was not possible, the alternative height of the diameter measurement was recorded. Tree species, tree vitality (dead or alive) and tree condition ('normal', 'snag', 'hung_up', 'sloping', 'thrown', 'stump') of each tree and heights of snags were recorded.