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  • The data comprise a long-term study of alpine plant community dynamics in the Gunnison National Forest of Colorado. The data comprise annual census data for all plants (including seedlings) in each of 50 2x2m plots, including information on size, reproduction, life stage, and mortality, with all plants identified and geo-located. These data are also made available transformed to provide individual-level estimates of growth, survival, fecundity, and recruitment. The dataset covers several thousand individuals of approximately twenty species, and highlights an apparent pattern of demographic decline. The data also include information on microenvironment / microedaphic variation at 2 m resolution covering the entire research site, including information on temperatures, topography, soil chemistry, soil texture, and other variables. The data also include information on the functional traits of many of the species present at the site, including information on biomass allocation, leaf traits, root traits, seed traits, and floral traits. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/d850fcd2-b70a-415e-acf4-fc27b38d59c1

  • These data describe the rates of filled, viable and germinating seeds from over 60 maternal juniper trees from across the UK. 12 populations from the Scottish Highlands to Southern English Downs were sampled in Fall 2023. Four different methods of seed viability testing were applied, and germination was monitored for over a year in response to nine different combinations of pretreatments and stratifications. Reproducible analyses and visualizations from an associated study are provided with an R project. This trial was conducted to determine the optimal treatment for juniper stratification and to quantify the variability in seedlot quality/viability among populations. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/64607f86-0228-4a03-9d87-6e36435028a1