ESP Data Set Summary

Accession: SAPLING Theme: Phenology
Data Set Title: Annual sapling census on BCI
Originator: Steven Paton
Study Type: Monitoring
Study Period: March, 1996 to May, 2003 - planned to continue indefinitely
Abstract:

Annual census of shrubs and trees greater than 50 cm tall and smaller than 1 cm in diameter at 1.3 m height for 200 25-m2 plots located in the 50-ha plot on BCI.  The census takes place in March each year.  The 25-m2 plots are located near the 200 seed traps described in the seedling census.

Locations: STRI -- BCI, Republic of Panama

Barro Colorado Island, Republic of Panama, (9°10'N, 79°51'W)
 
Data Columns:

Column Name Description Type
1 Date Census data (dd/mm/yyyy) date
2 Year year (yyyy) integer
3 Who Identity of census taker text
4 Trap Trap # (1-200) integer
5 Q20 20-meter coordinate in 50ha plot integer
6 P5 5-meter grid within current Q20 integer
7 Tag Unique tag number for each plant text
8 Species 4-letter code (click here for code definitions) text
9 Length Length of plant from base to farthest tip (cm) floating-point
10 Diam_20 Diameter of sapling at 20cm height (mm) floating-point
11 Diam_130 Diameter of sapling at 130cm height (mm) floating-point
12 Note Comment codes (click here for a list of codes) text
Table Size: 27618 records
Review Status: reviewed by ESP
Publications:  
Public Release: n/a
Public File Downloads: Data available upon request to: Joseph Wright