This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. B9re now looking for a comparable tree plot inventory from a temperate forest, in order to ask some comparative questions. Individual plots in the network should only sample one forest type, i.e., individual plots should not lie on a gradient from one habitat to another. Swamp forests grow on permanently saturated soils.
Good taxonomy is essential but the age of the census is unimportant.
The older the forest at the time of the census, the better.