FullTreesCA: FullTreesCA Dataset

Description Usage Format

Description

This is the original CA_TREE.CSV file from the FIA Datamart. This file and its predecessor (FullTreesCA) are from the FIA Datamart at http://apps.fs.fed.us/fiadb-downloads/datamart.html. Please refer to the documentation for further details about these data: http://www.fia.fs.fed.us/library/database-documentation/

Usage

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Format

A dataframe with 296,343 observations in 154 columns of individual trees records from CA. What follows is a description of some, not all, of the columns.

PLT_CN

The plot identifier.

TREE

The tree identifier.

SPCD

The four digit species code, associated with RefSpecies.

DIA

Diameter at base height of trees, in inches.

HT

The height of a tree in feet, including estimation if the tree was broken from wind damage.

CR

The compacted crown ratio of a tree. This excludes open areas within the crown.

CDENCD

The crown density of a tree.

TRANSCD

The transparency of a crown of a tree.

BHAGE

The breast height age of a tree, estimated from a tree core taken at breast height.

TOTAGE

The total age of a tree, estimated from a tree core.

CLIGHTCD

The amount of light that a tree receives.


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