Database Report

Ecuador Forest Plot Database

Juergen Homeier

GIVD Database ID: SA-EC-001	Last update: 2016-01-04
Ecuador Forest Plot Database	Web address: $v.WebAddress
Database manager(s): Juergen Homeier (jhomeie@gwdg.de)
Owner: Juergen Homeier
Scope: The database contains permanent plot data (tree species composition and environmental data) from different ecoregions in Ecuador (i.e. from tropical lowland to upper montane forests, tropical dry forest) from S and NE Ecuador.
Abstract: The database contains permanent plot data (tree species composition and environmental data) from different ecoregions in Ecuador (i.e. from tropical lowland to upper montane forests, tropical dry forest). The permanent plot have been established to study forest structure and tree species composition along environmental gradients.
Availability: according to a specific agreement	Online upload: no	Online search: no
Database format(s): other, 4th Dimension	Export format(s): Excel, CSV file, plain text file
Plot type(s): normal plots	Plot-size range (m²): 400 to 400
Non-overlapping plots: 230	Estimate of existing plots: 0	Completeness: [NA]	Status: ongoing capture
Total no. of plot observations: 230	Number of sources (biblioreferences, data collectors): 0	Valid taxa: 1000
Countries (%): EC: 100
Formations: Forest: 100% = Terrestrial: 100%
Guilds: all vascular plants: 10%; only trees and shrubs: 90%
Plot size categories (%): 100-1000 m2: 100%; unknowmn: 0%;
Environmental data (%): altitude: 100; slope aspect: 95; slope inclination: 95; soil pH: 95
Performance measure(s): number of individuals: 100%; measurements like diameter or height of trees: 100%; biomass: 50%
Geographic localisation: GPS coordinates (precision 25 m or less): 95%; point coordinates less precise than GPS, up to 1 km: 5%; political units or only on a coarser scale ( above 10 km): 0%
Sampling periods: 2000-2009: 90%; 2010-2019: 10%
Information as of 2026-06-14; further details and future updates available from http://www.givd.info/ID/SA-EC-001

Juergen Homeier* (jhomeie@gwdg.de)
* corresponding author