Consolidated database on trees in control plots in the M'Baïki forests (CAR) between 1982 and 2022

Contains data collected on three control plots: plot 13 (plot 3 of Boukoko 1) plot 16 (plot 6 of Boukoko 2) plot 24 (plot 4 of La Lolé) The main following variables were recorded: tree number, species name, tree coordinates on the plots, adjusted diameters, original diameters, observations, status and corresponding measurement dates. This is a dataset repository for the manuscript: Bénédet, F., Gourlet-Fleury, S., Allah-Barem, F., Baya, F., Beina, D., Cornu, G., Dimanche, L., Dubiez, É., Forni, É., Freycon, V., Mortier, F., Ouédraogo, D.Y., Picard, N., Rossi, V., Semboli, O., Yalibanda, Y., Yongo-Bombo, O. & Fayolle, A. 40 years of forest dynamics and tree demography in an intact tropical forest at M’Baïki in central Africa. Sci Data 11, 734 (2024). doi: 10.1038/s41597-024-03577-6