Data for allometric equations of Chrysolepis sempervirens, Cornus sericea, Corylus cornuta ssp. californica, and Leucothoe davisiae.

Creators

J. A. Lutz, Utah State UniversityFollow
J. A. Freund, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington
A. J. Larson, Department of Forest Management, University of Montana
M. E. Swanson, School of the Environment, Washington State University
T. J. Furniss, Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University
K.M. L. Becker, Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University
E. M. Blomdahl, Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University
C. A. Cansler, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington
S. J. Germain, Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University
S. M. A. Jeronimo, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington

Description

This data set includes measurements of 40 stems of Chrysolepis sempervirens (Kellogg) Hjelmq. (bush chinquapin), 41 stems of Cornus sericea L. (redosier dogwood), 50 stems of Corylus cornuta Marsh. ssp. californica (A. DC.) E. Murray, and 40 stems of Leucothoe davisiae Torrey (Sierra laurel), as reported in Lutz et al. (2014, 2017). Nomenclature follows Flora of North America (1993+).

Author ORCID Identifier

J. A. Lutz https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-2560-0710

E. M. Blomdahl https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-2614-821X

OCLC

985526257

Document Type

Dataset

DCMI Type

Dataset

File Format

.csv, .pdf

Publication Date

4-4-2017

Funder

US Dept. of Interior, National Park Service

Utah Agricultural Experiment Station

Utah State University

Publisher

Utah State University

Award Number

US Dept. of Interior, National Park Service P14AC00122 and US Dept. of Interior, National Park ServiceP14AC00197

Methodology

Field and calculation methods followed Van Pelt et al. (2016) which are summarized here. Prior to sampling, the population of shrubs was surveyed in the 25.6 ha area of the Yosemite Forest Dynamics Plot (YFDP), located in Yosemite National Park, latitude 37.766°N, 119.819°W (Lutz et al. 2012) to determine the diameter distribution of each species. Plants for dissection were selected outside the YFDP, but within 200 m of the plot boundaries. Whole plant measurements were made prior to harvest. Shrub diameter was measured at the base (basal diameter; dba), and if the stem was ≥1.37 m long, at 1.37 m above the ground (diameter at breast height; dbh). Two measurements of crown width were taken (north-south and east-west), and crown depth was measured. To account for the varying minimum diameters of stems, we measured up to six distal diameters for each stem.

Shrub stems were cut as close to the ground as possible. Foliage was removed and saved. Stems were then measured with calipers and divided into diameter classes: 0 cm to 0.5 cm; 0.5 cm to 1.0 cm; and every cm thereafter. We measured the length of each piece and tallied the total pathlength of each diameter interval. Pathlength was further delineated as “green” (i.e., having photosynthetic bark) and “brown” (i.e., non-photosynthetic bark). We measured bark thickness on each cut end, so that calculations of volume and surface area could be made separately for bark and wood.

Small wood samples spanning the full diameter range of the dissections were carefully measured for volume of both wood and bark, oven-dried at 60°C, had bark and wood separated. Knowing that bound water may not leave a wood sample until dried at >100°C (Williamson and Wiemann 2010), we dried subsamples of wood and bark at 102°C for two weeks. Leaves were dried at 60°C for two weeks.

The basal face of each stem was progressively sanded to 400 grit, and rings were counted.

The consolidated data for all specimens is included in files shrub_allometry_table_fd_plant.csv and shrub_allometry_table_ShrubBiomass.csv. Successive levels of raw data are found in the remaining files.

Scientfic Names

Chrysolepis sempervirens, Cornus sericea, Corylus cornuta ssp. californica, Leucothoe davisiae

Related Content

Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+. Flora of North America North of Mexico. 20+ vols. New York and Oxford.

Lutz, J. A., T. J. Furniss, S. J. Germain, K. M. L. Becker, E. M. Blomdahl, S. A. Jeronimo, C. A. Cansler, J. A. Freund, M. E. Swanson, and A. J. Larson. 2017. Shrub consumption and immediate community change by reintroduced fire in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Fire Ecology 13(1): 104-126.

Lutz, J. A., A. J. Larson, M. E. Swanson, J. A. Freund. 2012. Ecological importance of large-diameter trees in a temperate mixed-conifer forest. PLoS ONE 7(5): e36131.

Lutz, J. A., K. A. Schwindt, T. J. Furniss, J. A. Freund, M. E. Swanson, K. I. Hogan, G. E. Kenagy, and A. J. Larson. 2014. Community composition and allometry of Leucothoe davisiae, Cornus sericea, and Chrysolepis sempervirens. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 44(6): 677-683.

Van Pelt, R., S.C. Sillett, W.A. Kruse, J.A. Freund, and R.D. Kramer. 2016. Emergent crowns and light-use complementarity lead to global maximum biomass and leaf area in Sequoia sempervirens forests. Forest Ecology and Management 375: 279-308.

Williamson, B.G., and M.C. Wiemann. 2010. Measuring wood specific gravity…correctly. American Journal of Botany 97(3): 519–522.

Location

Yosemite Forest Dynamics Plot (YFDP), located in Yosemite National Park, latitude 37.766°N, 119.819°W

Language

eng

Code Lists

See attached README file.

Disciplines

Forest Sciences

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License

Recommended Citation

Lutz, J. A., Freund, J. A., Larson, A. J., Swanson, M. E., Furniss, T. J., Becker, K. M. L., Blomdahl, E. M., Cansier, C. A., Germain, S. J., & Jeronimo, S. M. A. (2017). Data for allometric equations of Chrysolepis sempervirens, Cornus sericea, Corylus cornuta ssp. californica, and Leucothoe davisiae. Utah State University. https://doi.org/10.15142/T3WK55

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