Data from: The effect of shrub cover on conifer water-use patterns, growth, and response to climate change in the southern Sierra Nevada

As wildfire increases in size and severity, large areas of forest are
undergoing substantial increases in shrub cover. In forests where water is
the limiting resource, the paritioning of soil water between shrubs and
trees may determine how shrubs affect tree growth and water-stress. We
analyzed hydrogen and oxygen isotopes in the xylem water for two conifer
species and two shrub species to assess how shrub cover affects the
water-uptake patterns of conifers in the southern Sierra Nevada. Further,
we analyzed tree growth and stable carbon isotopes in tree rings to assess
how shrub cover affects tree growth, intrinsic water-use efficiency and
response to climate change.