Vegetation dynamics in pine forests of Banff and Jasper National Parks: a 47-year dataset

These are data on vegetation (trees and understory) from five (1 ha) permanent sample plots in pine-dominated (Pinus contorta) forests in Banff and Jasper National Parks (Alberta, Canada) including data from three time periods: 1967, 1989, and 2010s. Data were collected in contiguous quadrats (5m x 5m) set up as a spatially structured grid in each plot. The files are organized in folders, visible with the 'tree' option under the 'files' tab. These folders are: *1_Overview_and_metadata: has 1a_Summary_quick-start.pdf (a concise summary of the project), 1b_ReadMe_Summary.txt (a detailed description), 1c_data_dictionary.csv (a list of all data files, including variables and metadata); *2_Publications: has .pdf files, including a list of publications from the data and the three graduate theses; *3_Plot_setup_and_sampling_design: has .pdf files with diagrams of the plot setup at each site and five .csv files with details on plot sampling and topographic data; *4_Vegetation_data_files: has four .csv files with tree and understory vegetation data; *5_Dendrochronology_data_files: has 15 files with dendrochronology data by species for each site.