The raw data used in Lai et al. (2021), also comprised part of the data in Neo et al. (2017).
novelforest_dataA data.frame containing the following variables:
Name of forest patch
Name of forest plot within patch
Unique stem identifier
Species name following Chong et al. (2011)
Indicator column denoting whether a stem is the main trunk (=1) of an individual tree, or otherwise (=0)
Diameter-at-breast-height (cm) measured in year 2011.
See Lai et al. (2021) for more details on data collection.
Chong, K. Y., Tan, H. T. W. and Corlett, R. T. (2011). A summary of the total vascular plant flora of Singapore. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore, 63, 197-204.
Lai, H.R., Tan, G.S.Y., Neo, L., Kee, C.Y., Yee, A.T.K., Tan, H.T.W. and Chong, K.Y. (2021) Decoupled responses of native and exotic tree diversities to distance from old-growth forest and soil phosphorous in novel secondary forests. Applied Vegetation Science, 24, e12548. doi:10.1111/avsc.12548
Neo, L., Yee, A. T. K., Chong, K. Y., Kee, C. Y. and Tan, H. T. W. (2017). Vascular plant species richness and composition in two types of post-cultivation tropical secondary forest. Applied Vegetation Science, 20, 692-701. doi:10.1111/avsc.12322
# To access the dataset
head(novelforest_data)
#> patch plot UID species stem dbh_2011
#> 1 AD AD1 AD1T02 Hevea brasiliensis 1 6.5
#> 2 AD AD1 AD1T04 Hevea brasiliensis 1 5.2
#> 3 AD AD1 AD1T05 Hevea brasiliensis 1 5.5
#> 4 AD AD1 AD1T06 Cinnamomum iners 1 6.8
#> 5 AD AD1 AD1T07 Hevea brasiliensis 1 5.3
#> 6 AD AD1 AD1T08 Hevea brasiliensis 1 8.2