Damage caused by snow in an evergreen oak forest in the central Himalaya

Extreme climate events are increasing due to climate change. Heavy snowfall in a Himalayan evergreen oak forest damaged 21% trees and created large treefall gaps. Such occasional events may help define the upper altitudinal boundary of certain species. Oak trees with branches lopped by local communities showed lower damage. The attached dataset is from 4 plots, each 1200m2, and provides information on tree species, DBH, lopping occurance and type of damage caused by snow, if any.