This README file introduces the dataset used for the paper:

García-Cervigón, A.I.; Camarero, J.J.; Cueva, E.; Espinosa, C.I. & Escudero, A.
(2019) Climate seasonality and tree growth strategies in a tropical dry forest.
Journal of Vegetation Science.


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Data are presented in an Excel file (seasonality_and_tree_growth_SDTF.xlsx) with 
two sheets:

1) "data_stem_increments"
This sheet contains dendrometer recordings at each monthly census, from November
2003 to October 2015. Data include the initial diameter at breast height (DBH) of 
each tree, dendrometer readings (starting at 0, when the dendrometer was installed) 
and circumference increments. 

2) "data_leaf_phenology"
This sheet contains data on the percentage of tree crown covered by leaves at each
monthly census.


There is an additional sheet ("Info&Variables") describing variables included
in the dataset.