Dendrometers during drought 2013-2016 in the Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot

96 trees of 25 species were fit with dendrometer bands in November 2012 and measured for 4 years, on average every 28 days.  Initially sampling intensity was once every three months then increase to bi-weekly.  The trees were located in the LFDP in 5 modified Gentry transects placed throughout (one in each corner and one in the center); tree tags are LFDP numbers corresponding with LFDP tree census data.  Measurements ended in November 2016. Fine temporal-scale monitoring of tree growth using dendrometer bands in the LFDP ) (2013-2016)

Support for this work was provided by grants BSR-8811902, DEB-9411973, DEB-9705814 , DEB-0080538, DEB-0218039 , DEB-0620910 , DEB-1239764, DEB-1546686, and DEB-1831952 from the National Science Foundation to the University of Puerto Rico as part of the Luquillo Long-Term Ecological Research Program. Additional support provided by the University of Puerto Rico and the International Institute of Tropical Forestry, USDA Forest Service.