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Forest Structure and Biomass Data, La Selva, Costa Rica: 2006

Creator: ORNL_CLOUD
Keywords: Forests,Biomass

LaSelva_Biomass_1215

Version

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1215

Citation

Center/Project

Oak Ridge National Laboratory DAAC (ORNL DAAC)

Data at a Glance

Data Format

multiple

Dataset Size

138.436 KB

Spatial Extent

N: 10.4219 S: 10.4219 E: -84.0212 W: -84.0212

Temporal Extent

2006-02-11 to 2006-02-23

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

CARTESIAN

Description

This data set provides field measurements of diameter, tree height, and crown dimensions for 1,513 trees in 30 plots at the La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica. Fourteen of these plots were in undisturbed primary forest, six were in primary forest which had been selectively logged, seven were secondary forests, and three were abandoned pastures reverting to forest.

The diameter and height data were used to calculate aboveground biomass for each of the 30 plots. The crown measurements were used to estimate a vertical profile for each plot, showing the vegetation volume in 1 meter increments from the ground to the top of the canopy.

There are three comma-delimited data files and two shapefiles with this data set. The files contain the measurements and calculated biomass for the individual stems as well as the summary data at the plot level.

Product Summary

Platforms

FIELD SURVEYS

Instruments

STEEL MEASURING TAPE ,

CLINOMETERS

Spatial Extent

N: 10.4219 S: 10.4219 E: -84.0212 W: -84.0212

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

CARTESIAN

Temporal Extent

2006-02-11 to 2006-02-23

Data Partner

THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)

Concept ID

C2736721610-ORNL_CLOUD

Data State

COMPLETE

Number of Files/Granules

Processing Level

Published

2014-04-21

Updated

2023-07-24

Science Keywords

Forests ,

Biomass

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Goncalves, F. G., Treuhaft, R. N., Santos, J. R., & Graca, P. (2014). Forest Structure and Biomass Data, La Selva, Costa Rica: 2006 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1215 Date Accessed: 2026-05-01

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Publications Citing This Dataset

Title	Year Sort ascending	Author	Topic
Fusion of Multiple Gridded Biomass Datasets for Generating a Global	2020	Zhang, Yuzhen, Liang, Shunlin	Biomass, Canopy Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Biomass Dynamics, Carbon, Forests, Forest Yields, Nitrogen, Nitrogen, Carbon, Soil Depth, Soil Bulk Density, Leaf Characteristics, Soil Chemistry, Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure
A combined GLAS and MODIS estimation of the global distribution of mean forest canopy height	2016	Wang, Yuanyuan, Li, Guicai, Ding, Jianhua, Guo, Zhaodi, Tang, Shihao, Wang, Cheng, Huang, Qingni, Liu, Ronggao, Chen, Jing M.	Vegetation Index, Evergreen Vegetation, Dominant Species, Deciduous Vegetation, Carbon, Biomass, Forests, Ecosystem Functions, Precipitation Amount, Cloud Frequency, Evaporation, Air Temperature, Solar Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Forest Management, Vegetation Species, Land Management, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Texture, Terrain Elevation, Plant Characteristics, Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure, Crown, Canopy Characteristics, Litter Characteristics, Community Structure, Evapotranspiration, Primary Production, Respiration Rate, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Vegetation Cover
Implementation of data citations and persistent identifiers at the ORNL DAAC	2016	Cook, Robert B., Vannan, Suresh K.S., McMurry, Benjamin F., Wright, Daine M., Wei, Y., Boyer, Alison G., Kidder, J.H.	Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile, Nitrogen Compounds, Nitrogen Oxides, Forests, Biomass, Discharge, Soil Depth, Albedo, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Carbon, Respiration Rate, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Runoff, Ecosystem Functions, Agricultural Lands, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Air Temperature, Precipitation Amount, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Surface Winds, Humidity, Solar Radiation, Net Radiation, Surface Pressure, Snow Depth, Land Surface Temperature, Radiative Flux, Water Vapor, Soil Temperature, Heat Flux, Wetlands, Inundation