Dendrochronology data from oak and Scots pine in the south of England

These data are tree ring width series collected from increment cores taken from oak trees in the New Forest, Thetford Forest and Peninsula (Somerset, Devon and Cornwall) regions. The aim of this work was to investigate differences in growth and responses to climate in oak trees across these regions. All sites were in productive managed forests. All sites were stands of pure oak, except UK01, UK02, UK06, UK07, UK15, UK17, UK19, UK22 which were an intimate mixture of oak and Scots pine. These data were collected as part of the MULTIFOR: Management of Multi-Functional Forests project financed by the Forestry Commission with matched funding provided by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund ERDF) within the framework of the European INTERREG IV A 2 Mers Seas Zeeën Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013 (Project 090316 016-FR) under the priority to: 'Ensure a sustainable environmental development of the common space'; with the objective to 'Ensure a balanced management of the environment and raise awareness about environmental issues'. 
See also: Barsoum, N., Eaton, E.L., Levanič, T., Pargade, J., Bonnart, X. and Morison, J.I.L., 2015. Climatic drivers of oak growth over the past one hundred years in mixed and monoculture stands in southern England and northern France. European Journal of Forest Research, 134(1), pp.33-51.
region	site.id	lat,lon
Thetford Forest	UK01	52.515, 0.676
Thetford Forest	UK02	52.507, 0.668
Thetford Forest	UK03	52.503, 0.857
Thetford Forest	UK04	52.497, 0.852
Thetford Forest	UK05	52.425, 0.889
Thetford Forest	UK06	52.427, 0.899
Thetford Forest	UK07	52.436, 0.855
Thetford Forest	UK08	52.434, 0.857
New Forest	UK15	50.919, -1.711
New Forest	UK16	50.915, -1.710
New Forest	UK17	50.929, -1.641
New Forest	UK18	50.869, -1.743
New Forest	UK19	50.841, -1.663
New Forest	UK20	50.865, -1.629
New Forest	UK21	50.853, -1.585
New Forest	UK22	50.846, -1.538
New Forest	UK23	50.634, -4.128
Peninsula	UK24	50.865, -3.863
Peninsula	UK25	51.046, -3.675
Peninsula	UK26	50.983, -3.044
Peninsula	UK27	50.569, -3.668
Peninsula	UK28	50.484, -4.746
Peninsula	UK29	50.785, -3.420
Peninsula	UK30	51.187, -3.604 Attribution statement: Users of this data must cite Barsoum, N., Eaton, E.L., Levanič, T., Pargade, J., Bonnart, X. and Morison, J.I.L., 2015. Climatic drivers of oak growth over the past one hundred years in mixed and monoculture stands in southern England and northern France. European Journal of Forest Research, 134(1), pp.33-51. The funding sources must also be acknowledged giving the full detail of the EU Programme of funding (Quote "These data were collected as part of the MULTIFOR: Management of Multi-Functional Forests project financed by the Forestry Commission with matched funding provided by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund ERDF) within the framework of the European INTERREG IV A 2 Mers Seas Zeeën Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013 (Project 090316 016-FR)" exactly) and including logos which can be obtained from metadata contacts.

Tags: England, dendrochronology, environment, forestry, research, science
Organization: Forestry Commission