DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8042468
title: 'Danum Revised' forest field plot data for thirty-five 0.28 hectare field plots, measured in 2020

description: Permanent forest plot data from Sabah, Malaysia. Danum Valley Conservation Area. Here we provide a brief description of the permanent plot data collected following the same protocols utilized within the Kuamut forest reserve.
Twenty circular field plots with a 30 m radius that were established across the protected area as part of a collaboration between SEARRP and the Carnegie Airborne Observatory (CAO) in 2017. See 'Danum Revised' forest field plot data for twenty 0.28 hectare field plots, measured in 2017
In 2020 we added an additional 15 plots as part of work for Keller et al. 'Biodiversity consequences of long-term active forest restoration in selectively-logged tropical rainforests', and so this dataset is the full 35 field plots measured in 2020.
These plots were surveyed following the same protocols as those described by the Kuamut conservation project. The field protocol is provided. The original 20 Field plot locations where selected using airborne LiDAR to specifically target both high Aboveground Carbon Density (ACD) areas, and also areas with different ACD predictions based on a draft set of carbon mapping  models. See Asner et al. (2017) and Jucker et al. (2018) for further details.
In 2020 we selected existing these additional 15 plot points using a high resolution biomass map (see: Asner et al. 2017; Asner et al. 2021). In order to represent the entirety of the area sufficiently, we chose plot locations to represent the average biomass value and variation around it of the majority of the managed area (cf. Philipson et al. (2020) for regional values). The plot location further must have fulfilled the following criteria: (1) plots had to be at least 100 m away from noticeable features such as roads to avoid edge effects (but for logistic reasons they nevertheless had to be in the vicinity of roads); (2) plots had to be spread out as much as logistically feasible; (see Keller et al. (submitted), for full details). Note Keller et al. (submitted), used 30 plots for a balanced design between naturally regenerating and actively restored areas. Here we present all 35 plots measured in 2020. Plot locations where additionally updated using an SXblue GPS differential with SBAS augmentation. These locations are provided.
Use of these data require citation of this dataset, the associated publication (Keller et al. submitted), as well as the 2017 dataset (which describes the full set up process),.  We also require that you inform us of the use of the data would also appreciate the opportunity to be involved in work making use of this data. The required citations are follows:
Philipson, Christopher D., Brodrick, Philip G., Milne, Sol, Murus, Remmy, Rasion, Joulu, Reynolds, Glen, Siew Yee, Hii, Ulok, Philip Ak, & Asner, Gregory P. (2023). 'Danum Revised' forest field plot data for twenty 0.28 hectare field plots, measured in 2017 (1.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8042050
Keller et al. (submitted). 'Biodiversity consequences of long-term active forest restoration in selectively-logged tropical rainforests',
This work would not be possible without the incredibly hard work and dedication of the entire SEARRP field team, including Philip Ak Ulok; Hii Siew Yee; Remmy Bin Murus; Alexander Karolus; Andy Brian Karolus; Frederica Karolus; Zidey Fulgentius; Welday Bin Girang; Mohamad Taufiq Bin Sumin, Mohd Fadil Bin Abd Karim, Joulu Rasion, and Japin Bin Rasion.  We are very grateful to the help of all the field staff not specifically mentioned here.­
 
References
Asner, Gregory P., Philip G. Brodrick, Christopher Philipson, Nicolas R. Vaughn, Roberta E. Martin, David E. Knapp, Joseph Heckler, et al. 2017. "Mapped Aboveground Carbon Stocks to Advance Forest Conservation and Recovery in Malaysian Borneo." Biological Conservation 217 (June 2017): 289–310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.10.020
Jucker, Tommaso, Gregory P. Asner, Michele Dalponte, Philip G. Brodrick, Christopher D. Philipson, Nicholas R. Vaughn, Yit Arn Teh, et al. 2018. "Estimating Aboveground Carbon Density and Its Uncertainty in Borneo's Structurally Complex Tropical Forests Using Airborne Laser Scanning." Biogeosciences 15 (12): 3811–30. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-3811-2018
Keller, Nadine, Pascal A Niklaus, Jaboury Ghazoul, Tobias Marfil, Elia Godoong, and Christopher D Philipson. 2023. "Biodiversity Consequences of Long-Term Active Forest Restoration in Selectively-Logged Tropical Rainforests." Forest Ecology and Management 549: 4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121414.
Philipson, Christopher D., Mark E.J. Cutler, Philip G. Brodric, Gregory P. Asne, Doreen S. Boy, Pedro Moura Costa, Joel Fiddes, et al. 2020. "Active Restoration Accelerates the Carbon Recovery of Human-Modified Tropical Forests." Science 369 (6505): 838–41. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aay4490
Philipson, Christopher D., Brodrick, Philip G., Milne, Sol, Murus, Remmy, Rasion, Joulu, Reynolds, Glen, Siew Yee, Hii, Ulok, Philip Ak, & Asner, Gregory P. (2023). 'Danum Revised' forest field plot data for twenty 0.28 hectare field plots, measured in 2017 (1.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8042050
description: Reference DOI for Keller (2023) was updated 29/11/2023