Sierra Nevada Forest Tree Mortality Factors from 1998 to 2010

Individual dead tree records from a subset of plots in the Sierra Nevada Forest Dynamics Plot Network from 1998 to 2010. The data were used to analyze mortality factors and support a 2016 ecology publication. It is managed by the U.S. Geological Survey's Sequoia and Kings Canyon Field station.

Use Cases

• Modeling background tree mortality rates based on recorded mortality factors.
• Analyzing temporal trends in forest health from 1998 to 2010.
• Studying the impact of specific mortality factors on tree populations in the Sierra Nevada region.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a peer-reviewed publication in Ecology (2016).
• Records span a 12-year period from 1998 to 2010.
• Data originates from a managed long-term forest dynamics plot network.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Geological Survey Western Ecological Research Center, Sequoia and Kings Canyon Field Station

Collection Method

Recorded observations from the Sierra Nevada Forest Dynamics Plot Network.

Time Range

1998 to 2010

Geography

Sierra Nevada, California, USA (subset of plots)