Annually collected demography data from an alpine plant community on Mt. Baldy, Colorado (38.978725°N, 107.042104°W, ~3540 masl).

Description:

Annual demography dataset for an alpine plant community in Colorado. This file updates previous years of data for this project posted to https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.33410. This version is provisional and will be updated shortly with additional years of data and further quality control. This version supports analyses provided in Franzman et al. "Shifting macroecological patterns and static theory failure in a stressed alpine plant community", Ecosphere (2021).

The dataset is actively being used by a PhD student for further dissertation work. Potential users are encouraged to contact the submitters prior to any analyses.

Metadata:

Year--Year of census

Plot--Unique plot ID

Tag--Unique tag ID

Taxon--Taxon name

X..cm.--Position of plant in plot from lower left corner in horizontal direction (cm)

Y..cm.--Position of plant in plot from lower left corner in vertical direction (cm)

Tag.offset.x--Location of permanent tag relative to plant in horizontal direction (cm)

Tag.offset.y--Location of permanent tag relative to plant in vertical direction (cm)

Length..cm.--Maximum extent of aboveground vegetative growth (cm)

Height..cm.--Maximum height of aboveground vegetative growth (cm)

X..Capitulescences--Number of reproductive structures

Is.seedling--Plant is seedling this year

Died.this.census.final--Mortality of plant occurred this year (TRUE/FALSE)

Length..cm..prev--Length of plant in previous year (cm)

Growth--Difference in length from previous year to current year (cm)

Survival--Plant is alive in current year