DOI: 10.34810/data2607
title: Biomass, elemental composition and environmental characteristics of forests in Catalonia

description: This database comprises forest inventory data and environmental characteristics (climate and soil) from forest plots distributed throughout Catalonia. Based on long-term forest monitoring data (1989-1996) originally obtained from the Forest and Ecological Inventory of Catalonia (http://www.creaf.uab.es/iefc/), this dataset compiled data on biomass and elemental composition (nutrient concentration) of different aboveground organs (bark, branches, leaves, and woods) of individual tree species sampled in plots distributed throughout Catalonia. Additionally, for these plots (also from 1989 to 1996), data on soil chemical characteristics, climatic conditions, and canopy greenness (using the Enhanced Vegetation Index [EVI] as a proxy) were obtained using GIS and sensor tools. Therefore, this dataset provides interested users with an interesting and comprehensive ecological characterization of forests in the northern region of the Iberian Peninsula, which can complement their studies.
description: Some of the original data can be accessed using the MiraMon software: https://www.miramon.cat/Index_eng.htm 

Full access to the data sources contained in volumes 1 through 10 of the Inventari Ecològic i Forestal de Catalunya can be requested to the original authors:
-Volume 1: Gracia C., Ibàñez J.J.,Burriel J.A., Mata T., Vayreda J. (2002) Inventari Ecològic i Forestal de Catalunya. Regió Forestal I. CREAF, Bellaterra. ISBN: 84-931323-9-X
-Volume 2: Gracia C., Ibàñez J.J.,Burriel J.A., Mata T., Vayreda J. (2001) Inventari Ecològic i Forestal de Catalunya. Regió Forestal II. CREAF, Bellaterra. ISBN: 84-931323-7-3
-Volume 3: Gracia C., Ibàñez J.J.,Burriel J.A., Mata T., Vayreda J. (2001) Inventari Ecològic i Forestal de Catalunya. Regió Forestal III. CREAF, Bellaterra. ISBN: 84-931323-8-1
-Volume 4: Gracia C., Ibàñez J.J.,Burriel J.A., Mata T., Vayreda J. (2000) Inventari Ecològic i Forestal de Catalunya. Regió Forestal IV. CREAF, Bellaterra. ISBN: 84-931323-3-0
-Volume 5: Gracia C., Ibàñez J.J.,Burriel J.A., Mata T., Vayreda J. (2000) Inventari Ecològic i Forestal de Catalunya. Regió Forestal V. CREAF, Bellaterra. ISBN: 84-931323-1-4
-Volume 6: Gracia C., Ibàñez J.J.,Burriel J.A., Mata T., Vayreda J. (2000) Inventari Ecològic i Forestal de Catalunya. Regió Forestal VI. CREAF, Bellaterra. ISBN: 84-931323-6-5
-Volume 7: Gracia C., Ibàñez J.J.,Burriel J.A., Mata T., Vayreda J. (2002) Inventari Ecològic i Forestal de Catalunya. Regió Forestal VII. CREAF, Bellaterra. ISBN: 84-932860-0-1
-Volume 8: Gracia C., Ibàñez J.J.,Burriel J.A., Mata T., Vayreda J. (2003) Inventari Ecològic i Forestal de Catalunya. Regió Forestal VIII. CREAF, Bellaterra. ISBN: 84-932860-1-X
-Volume 9: Gracia C., Ibàñez J.J.,Burriel J.A., Mata T., Vayreda J. (2004) Inventari Ecològic i Forestal de Catalunya. Mètodes. CREAF, Bellaterra. ISBN: 84-932860-2-8
-Volume 10: Gracia C., Ibàñez J.J.,Burriel J.A., Mata T., Vayreda J. (2004) Inventari Ecològic i Forestal de Catalunya. Catalunya. CREAF, Bellaterra. ISBN: 84-932860-3-6
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