This MBRNF_readme.txt file was generated on 2021-04-23 by Mario Bretfeld GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Title of Dataset: MBRNF Vegetation Data 2. Description or abstract of dataset: Full vegetation data used in Bretfeld et al. 2021 (Front. For. Glob. Change; DOI: 10.3389/ffgc.2021.679104) 3. Author Information A. Principal Investigator Contact Information Name: Brent Ewers Institution: University of Wyoming Address: 1000 E University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071 Email: beewers@uwyo.edu B. Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Mario Bretfeld Institution: Kennesaw State University Address: 370 Paulding Ave, Kennesaw, GA 30144 Email: mbretfel@kennesaw.edu C. Alternate Contact Information Name: Institution: Address: Email: 4. Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date): 2005-2019 5. Geographic location of data collection: Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests in south-eastern Wyoming 6. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: National Science Foundation (awards no: 1904421475 and 1208909). 7. Keywords for dataset: trees, seedlings, saplings, understory, cover, diameter, DBH, vegetation survey, subalpine, lodgepole pine, Engelmann spruce, subalpine fir 8. Discipline of dataset: SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION 1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: Please contact PI prior to use of data. 2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: Bretfeld et al. 2021 (Front. For. Glob. Change; DOI: 10.3389/ffgc.2021.679104) 3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: N/A 4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: N/A 5. Was data derived from another source? no A. If yes, list source(s): 6. Recommended citation for this dataset: DATA & FILE OVERVIEW 1. File List: MBRNF_Regeneration.csv (Seedling/sapling data) MBRNF_Trees.csv (Tree data) MBRNF_Understory.cvs (Understory vegetation data) 2. Relationship between files, if important: All data share similar identifiers to link individual data points to the same site and plot. 3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: N/A 4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? no A. If yes, name of file(s) that was updated: i. Why was the file updated? ii. When was the file updated? METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: Bretfeld et al. 2021 (Front. For. Glob. Change; DOI: 10.3389/ffgc.2021.679104) 2. Methods for processing the data: Data were aggregated from multiple raw .csv files that were typed from hand-written field data sheets. Data aggregation was performed in R. 3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: N/A 4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: N/A 5. Environmental/experimental conditions: N/A 6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: Data were checked for typos against raw data sheets. 7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: Daniel Beverly, Heather Speckman, Mario Bretfeld, Brent Ewers, and undergraduate research assistants. ---------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: MBRNF_Regeneration.csv 1. Number of variables: 10 2. Number of cases/rows: 826 3. Variable List: Site (Location ID containing Stands) Stand (Location ID containing Plots) Plot (Vegetation Plot ID) SubplotSize_m2 (Area of subplot in square meters) Survey_Year (Year in which vegetation was sampled) ABLA_per_m2 (Abies lasiocarpa seedling density in individuals per square meter) PICO_per_m2 (Pinus contorta seedling density in individuals per square meter) PIEN_per_m2 (Picea engelmannii seedling density in individuals per square meter) POTR_per_m2 (Populus tremuloides seedling density in individuals per square meter) UNK_per_m2 (Unknown species seedling density in individuals per square meter) 4. Missing data codes: N/A 5. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: N/A ---------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: MBRNF_Trees.csv 1. Number of variables: 8 2. Number of cases/rows: 26150 3. Variable List: Site (Location ID containing Stands) Stand (Location ID containing Plots) Plot (Vegetation Plot ID) PlotSize_m2 (Area of Vegetation Plot in square meters) Survey_Year (Year in which vegetation was sampled) Species (Species Code; ABLA = Abies lasiocarpa, PICO = Pinus contorta, PIEN = Picea Engelmannii, POTR = Populus tremuloides, ALIN = Alnus incana, PIFL = Pinus flexilis, PSME = Pseudotsuga menziesii, PIPO = Pinus ponderosa, PRVI = Prunus virginiana, UNK = Unknown species) DBH_cm (diameter at breast height in cm) Condition_Class (Tree condition; L = Life/Healthy, D = Dead, BR = Beetle-Red, BG = Beetle-Green, BD = Beetle-Dead) 4. Missing data codes: N/A 5. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: N/A ---------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: MBRNF_Understory.csv 1. Number of variables: 12 2. Number of cases/rows: 3217 3. Variable List: Site (Location ID containing Stands) Stand (Location ID containing Plots) Plot (Vegetation Plot ID) Subplot (Subplot ID) SubplotSize_cm2 (Area of subplot in square centimeters) Survey_Year (Year in which vegetation was sampled) Graminoid (Cover of graminoid species in percent) Shrub (Cover of shrub species in percent) Forb (Cover of forb species in percent) Litter (Cover of litter in percent) Lichen_Moss (Cover of lichen and mosses in percent) BareSoil_Rock (Cover of bare soil and rock in percent) 4. Missing data codes: NA 5. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: N/A