Data for: A Bayesian analysis of topographic influences on the presence and severity of beech bark disease

These data were collected over 5 years from the Lewis Deane Nature Preserve, an 85 acre preserve at the northern end of the Taconic Mountains in Poultney, Vermont, USA. A total of 210 trees were sampled. Recorded variables are as follows:

-Time indicates the number of years since the start of the study at the time of sampling.

-Tree records the tree ID number.

-Rank is the disease rank of the tree using the ranking system described in our paper (1 ≤ rank ≤ 5).

-Binary Rank indicates a tree being measured as healthy (0) or infected (1).

-Elevation = height above sea level in meters.

-Slope = slope in degrees.

-Aspect = change in aspect in degrees clockwise from North (e.g. 90 = East).

-Curvature = curvature of terrain in z-units.

-Weighted Distance (units are 1/[meters squared]) is calculated as the sum of all infected trees weighted by the inverse square distance ([distance]^-2) to the tree of interest.

-Distance to Nearest is the distance in meters to the nearest infected tree.

-DBH = tree diameter at breast height and is in centimeters.

-Latitude and Longitude are UTM coordinates.