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When using this dataset, please cite the data package:
1) Acceptable use. The dataset should not be used for illegal purpose or to violate the rights of the others. Use of the dataset will be restricted to academic, research, educational, government, recreational, or other not-for-profit professional purposes.
2) Citation. Data users should properly cite this Data in any publications or in the metadata of any derived data products that were produced using the dataset. As the metadata and the dataset can be updated at any time, the date of update should be shown in bibliography.
3) Acknowledgement. Data users should acknowledge as follows in any publications where the dataset contributed to its content: "Data for XXX was provided by the Kyushu University Forest”.
4) Notification. Data users will notify the Data Set Contact when any derivative work or publication based on or derived from the Data Set is distributed. The data users will provide the Data Set Contact with two reprints or a PDF file of any publications resulting from use of the data set.
5) Collaboration. Data users are strongly encouraged to consider consultation, collaboration and/or co-authorship with the data owners.
6) Disclaimer. In no event shall the authors, data owners, or Kyushu University Forest be liable to for loss of profits, or for any indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising from the use or interpretation of the data.
In data file "arf_larix_seedling_quadinfo.csv", the columns include the following data:
| Variable name | Unit | Variable definition |
| quad_id | - | ID of quadrat |
| st_mag | - | Number of scarification |
| deer_fenc | -(boolean) | Existance of deer fence ("1" means inside the fence) |
| dist | meter | Slope distance from quadrat to the lowest branch apex of the nearest adult larch canopy |
| angle | degree | Slope angle from quadrat to the lowest branch apex of the nearest adult larch canopy |
| slope | degree | Slope angle of land at quadrat |
| f_comp | - | Forest compartment ID of Ashoro Research Forest |
In data file "arf_larix_seedling_num.csv", the columns include the following data:
| Variable name | Unit | Variable definition |
| quad_id | - | ID of quadrat |
| seedling_no | - | Number of alive seedlings |
| dead_no | - | Number of dead seedlings |
| res | - | Name of researcher |
| date | - | Date of investigation(year/month/day) |
Data will become public after the publicaton of the data paper.
