CTFS

La Planada plot
  • Species list
  • Species abundance for trees >=1 cm dbh
  • Species abundance for trees >=10 cm dbh
  • Species growth and mortality
  • Topography map
  • La Planada Plot description
  • Bibliography
  • High in Andean cloud forest lies the 25-ha La Planada Forest Dynamics Plot in the La Planada Nature Reserve. The La Planada plot was established in 1996 by the Instituto de Investigacion de Recursos Biologicos "Alexander von Humboldt" and CTFS/STRI. The plot's site represents a gradient from the plateau of La Planada (1718 m) to the slopes leading to the surrounding ridges (1844 m), and researchers are interested in how the forest changes over this gradient. The La Planada site provides interesting parrallels to the Asian montane site, Doi Inthanon Forest Dynamics Plot.

    Year Initiated

    Plot Size

    Latitude-Longitude
    & Altitude

    Rainfall & Dry Season

    Species & Trees

    1996

    25 ha

    1.1558, -77.9935
    1796-1891 M

    4087 mm
    0 mos

    240 spp
    105,400 trees