dead_lianas_df: Mortality of lianas (vines) in tropical forests

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Mortality of lianas (vines) in tropical forests

Description

This dataset, 'dead_lianas_df', is a data frame containing information on the mortality of vascular epiphytes (lianas) in tropical forests of the Colombian Andes. The study is part of the project "Diversity and dynamics of vascular epiphytes in Colombian Andes" supported by COLCIENCIAS (contract 2115-2013). The data corresponds to the first large-scale assessment of vascular epiphyte mortality in the neotropics.

Usage

data(dead_lianas_df)

Format

A data frame with 4,247 observations and 52 variables:

PlotSite

Plot site identifier (character)

Y.Plot

Y coordinate of the plot (numeric)

X.Plot

X coordinate of the plot (numeric)

PhoroNo

Phorophyte number (integer)

EpiFam

Epiphyte family (character)

EpiGen

Epiphyte genus (character)

cf.aff

Taxonomic uncertainty or affiliation (character)

Species

Epiphyte species name (character)

Author

Species author (character)

EpiAzi

Epiphyte azimuth (character)

BraAzi

Branch azimuth (integer)

EpiDisTru

Epiphyte distance from trunk (numeric)

EpiSize

Epiphyte size (numeric)

EpiAttHei

Epiphyte attachment height (numeric)

Date0

Initial survey date (Date)

Date1

Follow-up survey date (Date)

Location

Location name (character)

Mortality

Mortality status (factor with 2 levels)

MorCat

Mortality category (character)

Elevation

Elevation in meters (integer)

AP_bio12

Annual precipitation (integer)

PDM_bio14

Precipitation of driest month (integer)

PS_bio15

Precipitation seasonality (integer)

MDT_bio2

Mean diurnal temperature range (integer)

TS_bio4

Temperature seasonality (integer)

ATR_bio7

Annual temperature range (integer)

AET

Actual evapotranspiration (integer)

BasAre

Basal area (numeric)

BasAre5_10

Basal area of trees 5–10 cm DBH (numeric)

BasAre10

Basal area of trees \ge 10 cm DBH (numeric)

Ind10

Number of individuals \ge 10 cm DBH (integer)

Ind5

Number of individuals \ge 5 cm DBH (numeric)

Ind5_10

Number of individuals 5–10 cm DBH (numeric)

Ind10_15

Number of individuals 10–15 cm DBH (integer)

Ind15_20

Number of individuals 15–20 cm DBH (integer)

Ind20_25

Number of individuals 20–25 cm DBH (integer)

Ind25_30

Number of individuals 25–30 cm DBH (integer)

Ind30

Number of individuals \ge 30 cm DBH (integer)

TreeHei

Tree height (numeric)

MedHei

Median tree height (numeric)

MaxHei

Maximum tree height (numeric)

BranchNumb

Number of branches (integer)

MEAH

Mean epiphyte attachment height (numeric)

MEAH_sd

Standard deviation of mean epiphyte attachment height (numeric)

MSP

Mean species per phorophyte (integer)

MSP_sd

Standard deviation of mean species per phorophyte (integer)

Htree

Mean tree height (numeric)

Htree_sd

Standard deviation of mean tree height (numeric)

BranNum

Mean branch number (numeric)

BranNUm_sd

Standard deviation of branch number (numeric)

tree.id

Tree identifier (character)

dead

Tree mortality status (factor with 2 levels)

Details

The dataset name has been kept as 'dead_lianas_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the ColombiAPI package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'df' indicates that the dataset is a data frame object. The original content has not been modified in any way.

Source

Data taken from the biometrics package version 1.0.2

ColombiAPI documentation built on Nov. 5, 2025, 6:59 p.m.