Seed source, not drought, determines patterns of seed production in Sierra Nevada conifers
November 23, 2021
This release consists of data collected from 26 plots in two national parks over a 19-year period. The data consists of plot-level seed counts for three genera, number of seed traps, live tree basal area, plot area, and climate metrics from the gridmet gridded data set, the daymet gridded data set, the PRISM gridded data set, and two nearby COOP stations.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Title | Seed source, not drought, determines patterns of seed production in Sierra Nevada conifers |
| DOI | 10.5066/P9B425MF |
| Authors | Micah C Wright, Phillip J van Mantgem, Nathan L Stephenson, Adrian J Das, Jon E Keeley |
| Product Type | Software Release |
| Record Source | USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog |
| USGS Organization | National Climate Adaptation Science Center |
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