Vegetation and soils of pine forests in Canada’s Rocky Mountain National Parks (Banff and Jasper, in Alberta, Canada): 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 and soils data collected in 1967 and 1968. 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;*6_Soils_data_files: has four files with data on soil chemical and physical properties. These data were published with the collaboration and support of the Canadian Institute for Ecology and Evolution's Living Data Project, funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

本数据集涵盖加拿大阿尔伯塔省班夫国家公园与贾斯珀国家公园内以扭叶松（Pinus contorta）为优势种的森林中的5块1公顷永久样地的植被（乔木及林下植被）数据，包含1967年、1989年及2010年代三期观测数据，同时包含1967年与1968年采集的土壤数据。所有数据通过在每个样地内布设空间结构化的连续5m×5m样方采集获得。
数据集以文件夹结构组织，可通过"文件"标签下的"tree"选项查看完整目录，各文件夹内容如下：
* 1_Overview_and_metadata：内含1a_Summary_quick-start.pdf（项目简明快速入门摘要）、1b_ReadMe_Summary.txt（详细说明文档）、1c_data_dictionary.csv（所有数据文件列表，包含变量与元数据信息）；
* 2_Publications：内含各类PDF文件，包括基于本数据集发表的论文清单及3篇研究生学位论文；
* 3_Plot_setup_and_sampling_design：内含展示各站点样地布设方案的PDF示意图，以及5份包含样地采样细节与地形数据的CSV文件；
* 4_Vegetation_data_files：内含4份包含乔木与林下植被数据的CSV文件；
* 5_Dendrochronology_data_files：内含15份按物种分类的各站点树木年代学数据文件；
* 6_Soils_data_files：内含4份包含土壤理化性质数据的文件。
本数据集的发表得到了加拿大生态与进化研究所（Canadian Institute for Ecology and Evolution）活体数据项目的协作与支持，该项目由加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会（Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada）资助。