Abstract
Key messageThis data set provides valuable environmental information aboutPinus halepensisandPinus sylvestrisplantations in Spain. An array of 74 physical, chemical and biochemical soil (organic horizon and 10 cm topsoil), climatic, physiographic and stand variables from 32P. halepensisand 77 variables from 35P. sylvestrisplantations are provided. Dataset access is at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1294607. Associated metadata is available athttps://agroenvgeo.data.inra.fr/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/b769554a-2e62-414a-9392-ebd307f0c76f.
Highlights
Pinus halepensis Mill. and Pinus sylvestris L. were extensively used for reforestation of degraded areas in Castilla y León region during the last century
Environmental parameters including climatic, topographic and soil parameters have proved useful for estimating forest productivity (Aertsen et al 2012; Afif-Khouri et al 2010; Bravo-Oviedo and Montero 2005; Bravo and Montero 2001; Bueis et al 2016, 2017; Corona et al 1998; Hagglund and Lundmark 1977; Nieppola and Carleton 1991; Pietrzykowski et al 2015; Romanya and Vallejo 2004; Sanchez-Rodriguez et al 2002; Sharma et al 2012)
Forest productivity is usually estimated through stand parameters such as the dominant height at a reference age, because it is strongly correlated to wood production (Skovsgaard and Vanclay 2008)
Summary
Pinus halepensis Mill. and Pinus sylvestris L. were extensively used for reforestation of degraded areas in Castilla y León region during the last century. Some silvicultural practices modify the dominant height of the stands leading to underestimation of forest productivity In those cases, the methods based on environmental parameters are more appropriate (Bueis et al 2016, 2017). The Sustainable Forest Management Research Institute (iuFOR; University of Valladolid and INIA) has a network of permanent plots in Pinus sylvestris plantations which consisted of rectangular 30 × 20-m plots. These plots have previously been studied to quantify the C sequestration in soils and forest biomass in Pinus sylvestris stands (Herrero and Bravo 2012; Herrero et al 2016; Herrero de Aza et al 2011)
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