Vegetation and soils data from 63 lodgepole pine-dominated forests in Banff and Jasper National Parks, Alberta Canada.

These are data on vegetation (tree size, age, density; understory vegetation) and soil (nutrients, physical properties, moisture, classification) from 63 stands of lodgepole pine-dominated forest in Banff and Jasper National Parks, Alberta, Canada. Data were collected in 1967 - 1968 as an extensive survey. From these, five stands were selected for intensive study and were subsequently sampled repeatedly over time. Those data are available in another data-set ( https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/YAQCWD ). The files are organized in folders, visible with the 'tree' option under the 'files' tab. These folders are: *1_Metadata_and_Overview: has Summary_quick-start.pdf (a concise summary of the project); ReadMe_Summary.txt (a detailed description of data files and meta-data); data_dictionary.csv (a list of all data files, including variables and metadata); general_characteristics_location (location and general topographic characteristics of the stands); *2_Publications: has .pdf versions of the thesis and publication in which these data were originally published. *3_Data_files: has .csv files with data on the trees (4 files), soils (3 files), and understory vegetation (3 files). This project was conducted with the financial and technical assistance of the Canadian Institute of Ecology and Evolution’s Living Data Project. The LDP is funded by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program. This project was mentored by David Hunt and Sally Taylor.