Plot and Tree Characteristics from the 2022-2023 field experiment at Game Ridge, Missoula County, Montana, USA

This dataset contains plot and study tree characteristics including identifiers, latitude and longitude data, tree heights, tree diameters, and distance between trees within a study plot. Data files and data dictionary(ies) are uploaded as .csv files and .xlsx files. The Users Guide is a .pdf file. Location data can be found in the Google Earth file GameRidge_SitePlotCoordinates.kmz.kml included here. These datasets were collected for Plant Carbohydrate Depletion, Mycorrhizal Networks, and Vulnerability to Drought: An Experimental Test in the Field. This experiment examined the interdependency between plant hydraulics and carbohydrate availability and sought to develop ways to incorporate interactions with below ground symbiotic organisms to better model and quantify forest response to drought. This environmental data was collected to provide context for the fungal community data and Pinus ponderosa physiological data.

本数据集包含样地与研究林木的特征参数，涵盖标识信息、经纬度坐标、树高、胸径以及样地内林木株距。数据集文件与数据字典均以.csv和.xlsx格式上传，用户指南以.pdf格式提供。样地位置数据可在本次上传的谷歌地球（Google Earth）文件GameRidge_SitePlotCoordinates.kmz.kml中获取。本数据集依托《植物碳水消耗、菌根网络与干旱脆弱性：一项野外实验验证》项目采集。该实验探究了植物水力作用与碳水化合物可利用性之间的相互依存关系，并致力于开发整合地下共生生物交互作用的方法，以更精准地建模并量化森林对干旱的响应。本次采集的环境数据旨在为真菌群落数据与美国黄松（Pinus ponderosa）生理数据提供背景支撑。