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).