Forest Census Plot on Barro Colorado Island
The 50-hectare permanent tree plot was established in 1980 in the tropical moist forest of Barro Colorado Island (BCI) in Gatun Lake in central Panama. Censuses have been carried out in 1981-1983, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, and 2005. In each census, all free-standing woody stems at least 10 mm diameter at breast height were identified, tagged, and mapped. Over 350,000 individual trees have been censused over 25 years.
Data from the six censuses of the 50-ha plot, as well as the species list and plot elevations, are available for download upon submission of a request for data access proposal.
To download the BCI Forest Dynamics Plot dataset, fill out the data request form after reading the Terms and Conditions of BCI Forest Dynamics Plot Data Use. Submission of this form indicates your compliance with the terms and conditions described.
Principal Investigators:
| Stephen Hubbell | Richard Condit | Robin Foster |
| shubbell@eeb.ucla.edu | conditr@gmail.com | rfoster@fieldmuseum.org |