OpenNahele: the open Hawaiian forest plot database

Abstract. BACKGROUND: This data paper provides a description of OpenNahele, the open Hawaiian forest plot database. OpenNahele includes 530 forest plots across the Hawaiian archipelago containing 43,590 individuals of 185 native and alien tree, shrub and tree fern species across six islands. We incl...

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Autores principales: Craven, Dylan, Knight, Tiffany M, Barton, Kasey E, Bialic-Murphy, Lalasia, Cordell, Susan, Giardina, Christian P, Gillespie, Thomas W, Ostertag, Rebecca, Sack, Lawren, Chase, Jonathan M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2018
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Data Paper (Biosciences)
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6172291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30305799
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.6.e28406
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Sumario:Abstract. BACKGROUND: This data paper provides a description of OpenNahele, the open Hawaiian forest plot database. OpenNahele includes 530 forest plots across the Hawaiian archipelago containing 43,590 individuals of 185 native and alien tree, shrub and tree fern species across six islands. We include estimates of maximum plant size (D95(0.1) and D(max3)) for 58 woody plant species, a key functional trait associated with dispersal distance and competition for light. OpenNahele can serve as a platform to test key ecological, evolutionary and conservation questions in a hotspot archipelago. NEW INFORMATION: OpenNahele is the first database that compiles data from a large number of forest plots across the Hawaiian archipelago to allow broad and high resolution studies of biodiversity patterns. Keywords: Hawaii, forests, islands, biodiversity, community ecology, evolutionary ecology

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