The environmental data used in Scherrer et al. (2018, Journal of Ecology). 
The file contains the elevation, growing degree days, moisture index over the growing season and topographic positon for all 298 vegetation plots.

ID = ID of the plot to match with the other files in this Dryad package.
elevation = Elevation a.s.l. [m]
ddeg0 = Growing degree days above 0 C [C]
mmind68 = moisture index over the growing season as difference of precipiation and evapotranspiration from June to August [mm]
topos = Topographic position (positive values express convex topographies such as ridges, peaks, and exposed sites, whereas negative values indicate concave surfaces such as valley bottoms or lower ends of slopes) [unitless]
