Tree census data associated to 'Large-scale informative priors to better predict the local occurrence rate of a rare tree-related microhabitat'

This repository contains two excel spreadsheets providing data about the trees studied in Cottais et al. study (doi :  10.1101/2024.11.28.625900):

• df_TreM.xlsx has 1462 lines (headers not included); each line corresponds to one oak tree sampled in 2021 survey of Cottais et al. study. Fields are:
  • Plot_Id : the id of the sampling plot where the tree is located
  • Tree_Id : a unique id of the tree used in the BloBiForM project
  • Species_Latin_Name : the latin name of the tree species ('Quercus_sp' for all trees given than only oaks are reported here)
  • DBH_cm : the diameter at breast height of the tree in cm
  • TreM : whether the tree harbours a basal rot hole (1) or not (0)
  • Life_Stage : whether the tree is a living tree or a snag
  • Last_Logging_Year : the year of the last logging event in the stand where the tree is located
  • conv : whether the last logging event occured less that 120 years before 2024 (conv=0; the stand is now classic high forest) or is more ancient (conv=1, the stand is being converted to high forest through sprout thinning)
• DMH_2022.xlsx has 1190 lines (headers not included); each line corresponds to one tree sampled in 2022 survey of Cottais et al. study. Fields are:
  • Plot_Id: the id of the sampling plot where the tree is located
  • Species_Latin_Name: the latin name of the tree species, obtained as a translation from french using the dictionnary in page 2; oaks are not the only species reported, but only oaks are used in Cottais et al. study;
  • Species_French_Name : the french name of the tree species;
  • DBH_cm: the diameter at breast height of the tree in cm
  • TreM: whether the tree harbours a basal rot hole (1) or not (0)
  • Tree_Id: when the tree belongs to the cohort of the BloBiForM project, the tree id is reported; left empty otherwise
  • Nb_brin: number of stems on the tree stump;
  • Commentaire: any comments during fieldwork