Wood density and bark thickness for 613 tree species from the 50-ha Forest Dynamics Plot at Yasuni, Ecuador

The data include wood density and bark thickness for 613 tree species from the Yasuni Biological Station focusing on species present in the Yasuni 50-ha Forest Dynamics Plot. The Yasuni Biological Station is in the Yasuni National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Ecuador. The Yasuni 50-ha plot is located at 0°41′ S latitude, 76°24′ W longitude. Elevation is approximately 300 m. Air temperatures average 24.8 °C, annual rainfall averages 3100 mm, and the minimum mean monthly rainfall is 152 mm (Hietz et al. 2013. Functional Ecology 27: 684–692). The Yasuni flora is hyper-diverse, with more than 1,100 tree species recorded from the western 25-ha of the 50-ha plot (Valencia et al. 2004. Journal of Ecology 92: 214–229).