Status: 

Completed

Title

Flooded forest plot sampling in Ecuador
Summary

DOI: 

10.6073/pasta/9519c46a3a612b577dd0a47b3e496c27

Short name: 

LUQMetadata172

Data set ID: 

172

Abstract: 

In order to better understand how flooding and gap formation affect Amazonian rainforests, I set up plots both in three major forest types that differed by flooding duration (referred to here as dry, wet, very wet) and in their respective gaps.

Dates
Date Range: 
2010-05-13 00:00:00 to 2010-06-16 00:00:00
People

Owner/Creator: 

Randall W. Myster

Contact: 

Randall W. Myster

Additional Project roles: 

Name: Eda Melendez-Colom Role: Data Manager
Methodology

Methods: 

Plots with dimensions 50 m x 200 m were established in high altitude Restinga Forest of Ecuador near the Yasuni research station. next to the river, with the long side parallel to the river. Smaller 50m x 50 m plots were established in three lower elevation different palm forests. Around 575 trees in the 4 different forest of at least 1 cm of diameter (dbh) were were tagged, and their family, genera and species identified and their dbh measured. Field data included the tree's dbh, tag number, and family, genera and species, and the plot number where it is located.

Status: 

Completed

Time Period: 

Short-Term
Related

Related publications: 

Interactive effects of flooding and forest gap formation on tree composition and abundance in the Peruvian Amazon
Flooding gradient and treefall gap interactive effects on plant community structure, richness, and alpha diversity in the Peruvian Amazon
Plant communities in Western Amazonian

Related sites: 

Ecuador Research Area near the Yasuni research station in the high altitude Restinga Forest
Ecuador Research Area near the Yasuni research station in 3 lower elevation different palm forest
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EML is valid: 

Yes

EML Link: 

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Variables Descriptions Data File Date Rangesort ascending
Flooded forest plot sampling in Ecuador File EcuadorFloodData.csv 2012-02-19