Database Report

PuertoRico_climate_gradient

Robert Muscarella & María Uriarte

GIVD Database ID: NA-PR-001	Last update: 2023-10-12
PuertoRico_climate_gradient	Web address:
Database manager(s): Robert Muscarella (robert.muscarella@ebc.uu.se); María Uriarte (mu2126@columbia.edu)
Owner: Robert Muscarella María Uriarte
Scope: This dataset contains 24, 50 m x 50 m plots in Puerto Rico where all free-standing woody stems >1cm DBH (diam at 1.3 m above the ground) were identified, measured, and mapped into 10 m x 10 m subplots. The plots span a strong climatic gradient (especially precipitation and seasonality of precipitation), as well as variation in soil types. Plots are located in protected forests and are relatively old stand age (>80 years at time of sampling). The data were collected in 2012, prior to more recent major hurricanes so it was also a fairly long time since the last major natural disturbance.
Abstract:
Availability: according to a specific agreement	Online upload: no	Online search: no
Database format(s): Excel	Export format(s): CSV file
Plot type(s): normal plots	Plot-size range (m²): 2500 to 2500
Non-overlapping plots: 24	Estimate of existing plots: 24	Completeness: 100%	Status: completed and continuing
Total no. of plot observations: 24	Number of sources (biblioreferences, data collectors): 0	Valid taxa: 0
Countries (%): PR: 100
Formations: Forest: 100% = Terrestrial: 100%
Guilds: only trees and shrubs: 100%
Plot size categories (%): 1000-10000 m2: 100%;
Environmental data (%): altitude: 100; other soil attributes: 100; land use categories: 100
Performance measure(s): measurements like diameter or height of trees: 100%
Geographic localisation: GPS coordinates (precision 25 m or less): 100%
Sampling periods: 2010-2019: 100%
Information as of 2026-04-30; further details and future updates available from http://www.givd.info/ID/NA-PR-001

Robert Muscarella* (robert.muscarella@ebc.uu.se)
Plant Ecology and Evolution, Uppsala University, 75236 Uppsala, SWEDEN
María Uriarte (mu2126@columbia.edu)
E3B, Columbia University, UNITED STATES
* corresponding author