8d6078a4-f6ec-4c95-bad9-181ec12d7015 Umberto Di Salvatore Council for Agriculture Research and Economics (CREA) - Research Centre for Politics and Bioeconomy (PB) Technical Research Assistant umberto.disalvatore@crea.gov.it 0000-0003-1511-461X Fabrizio Ferretti Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA) - Forestry Research Centre Researcher fabrizio.ferretti@crea.gov.it 0000-0002-0604-5336 Bruno De Cinti National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystem (IRET) Technologist bruno.decinti@cnr.it 0000-0002-7277-6081 Giada Lazzerini Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA) - Forestry Research Centre Technical Research Assistant giada.lazzerini@crea.gov.it 0009-0004-1006-147X Fabrizio Ferretti Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA) - Forestry Research Centre Researcher fabrizio.ferretti@crea.gov.it 0000-0002-0604-5336 Umberto Di Salvatore Council for Agriculture Research and Economics (CREA) - Research Centre for Politics and Bioeconomy (PB) Technical Research Assistant umberto.disalvatore@crea.gov.it 0000-0003-1511-461X Bruno De Cinti National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystem (IRET) Technologist bruno.decinti@cnr.it 0000-0002-7277-6081 Ilaria Rosati National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET) Technologist ilaria.rosati@cnr.it 0000-0003-3422-7230 Custodian Steward Cristina Di Muri National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET) Technologist cristina.dimuri@cnr.it 0000-0003-4072-0662 Information Manager 2026-03-31 English The dataset includes tree data tables describing respectively sites (LIFESPAN intervention sites and control areas), trees (species and their measured traits), and microhabitats at 25 Saproxylic Habitat Sites (SHS) and 11 control sites of the Cansiglio Forest (Italy). Measurements were carried out within circular plots established within different sections of the sites, representing habitat creation, thinning, and gap, to assess forest structure and composition. A total number of 5067 trees, belonging to six species, were identified and measured (e.g. height, crown width) and tree microhabitats were counted and identified based on the classification reported in Bütler et al., 2020. Reference: Bütler R., Lachat T., Krumm F., Kraus D., Larrieu L. (2020) Field guide to tree-related microhabitats. Descriptions and size limits for their inventory. Birmensdorf: Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL. 58 p. Download: 2nd revised edition. saproxylic organism INRAE Thesaurus Illyrian Fagus sylvatica forests (Aremonio-Fagion) Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests Annex I habitats for Natura 2000 dead wood Soil Food Web Ontology terrestrial ecosystem silviculture microhabitat diversity forest management Environmental Thesaurus Free for use, including sharing and adaptation, by all individuals provided that the owners are acknowledged in any use or publication. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ DOI https://doi.org/10.48372/mvxm-8w19 Info and download page on LifeWatch Italy Data Portal https://data.lifewatchitaly.eu/handle/123456789/326369 Eastern Pre-Alps, Cansiglio Forest 12.41950 12.43942 46.04720 46.07304 936 1446 meter 2021-06-01 2023-06-01 Species Abies alba 4HQ2V Species Acer pseudoplatanus 94HF Species Fagus sylvatica 3DSK5 Species Fraxinus excelsior 6JMBM Species Picea abies 4HPZF Species Salix caprea 6XCBJ http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#keyword http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21891 http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#keyword http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/biodiversity/n2000habitats/91K0 http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#keyword http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/biodiversity/n2000habitats/9130 http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#keyword http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21608 http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#keyword http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/30117 http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#keyword http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21700 http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#keyword http://purl.org/sfwo/SFWO_0000149 http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#keyword http://opendata.inrae.fr/thesaurusINRAE/c_25331 Umberto Di Salvatore Council for Agriculture Research and Economics (CREA) - Research Centre for Politics and Bioeconomy (PB) Technical Research Assistant umberto.disalvatore@crea.gov.it 0000-0003-1511-461X The surveys of forest biomass, forest structure and microhabitats were carried out within the 25 SHS (Saproxylic Habitat Sites) and in 11 control areas (5 in managed forests and 6 in integral reserves). Each SHS is composed of three sections: H, T, and G (Habitat creation, Thinning, Gap). Circular plots are established in each section to assess forest structure and composition. In sections H and T, permanent plots with a radius of 20 meters are placed, while in section G, a slightly larger plot with a 22-meter radius is used. The centre of the plot in section G is located at the centre of the gap. In contrast, plots in sections H and T are positioned randomly, with the only constraint being a minimum distance of 10 meters from the edge of the SHS. As regards the control plots, they are all circular with a radius of 20 metres except for one square plot of 2500 mq. Within each survey plot, for each tree with a diameter greater than 7.5 cm, the following were measured: diameter at 1.30 m (DBH), total height, crown insertion height, and height of maximum crown expansion (the height of trees in the Gap section, used to estimate clearing volume, was derived from a hypsometric curve based on a 20% subsample of the clearing trees). Each standing living tree has been visually inspected to record the presence of tree-related microhabitats (i.e, presence on each living tree of the different categories). For their description and size limits has been followed Bütler et al (2020), which complements the previous catalogue, developed by Kraus et al (2016), adding size thresholds and descriptions of associated species and functions of the different structures. Seven macro-categories, have been considered in the survey: 1. Cavities: Woodpecker breeding cavities; Rot-holes; Insect galleries; Concavities. 2. Tree injuries and exposed wood: Exposed sapwood only; Exposed sapwood and heartwood. 3. Crown deadwood 4. Excrescences: Twig tangles; Burrs and cankers. 5. Fruiting bodies of saproxylic fungi and slime moulds: Perennial fungal fruiting bodies; Ephemeral fungal fruiting bodies and slime moulds. 6. Epiphytic and epixylic structures: Epiphytic and parasitic crypto- and phanerogams; Nests; Microsoils. 7. Exudates: Fresh exudates. unknown Bruno De Cinti National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystem (IRET) Technologist bruno.decinti@cnr.it 0000-0002-7277-6081 Principal Investigator The study area is located in the ‘Foresta del Cansiglio’, mainly in the Natura 2000 Site (IT3310006) in North-Eastern Italy. The reserve covers approximately 2,713 ha. The Cansiglio plateau is a typical karstic system, known as a polje (from Slavic languages “field”), which appears as a vast plain bordered by a crown of mountains with squared and very steep sides. The entire system emerges from the Venetian-Friulian plain, in the orographic unit of the South-Eastern Prealps. In the bottom of the Cansiglio plateau the Picea abies forest develops, while climbing along the rugged slope of the Friulian side the Fagus sylvatica forest mixed with Abies alba occurs, and, still proceeding upward until the subalpine plane is the terminal pure Fagus sylvatica forest. CansiglioForest_siteInformation_20260225.csv CansiglioForest_siteInformation_20260225.csv 13739 MD5:3a2da3b1a70cb4b2c85faeae6bf32fa2 1 column , parentEventID Parent Event ID Identifier of the Saproxilic Habitat Site or Control area in which nested plots were established, each with its own eventID. Any Text http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasCode http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/parentEventID eventID Event ID Identifier of the plot established within each Saproxilic Habitat Site or Control area. Any Text http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasCode http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventID eventDate Event Date The date-time or interval during which a dwc:Event occurred. YYYY-MM-DD http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventDate country Country The name of the country or major administrative unit in which the dcterms:Location occurs. Any Text http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/country verbatimLocality Verbatim Locality The original textual description of the place. Any Text http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimLocality locality Locality The specific description of the place. Any Text http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locality decimalLatitude Decimal Latitude The geographic latitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system WGS84) of the geographic center of a dcterms:Location. degree real http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLatitude decimalLongitude Decimal Longitude The geographic longitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system WGS84) of the geographic center of a dcterms:Location. degree real http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLongitude plotSurface Plot Surface The total area of an experimental plot meterSquared real http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType https://cropontology.org/rdf/CO_369:0001053 site Site The description of the site used in the experimental design. It can be an intervention site or a control site. Any Text http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/erithes/c_6a5b4aad management Management Planning of forest utilization for wood production, conservation purposes, fauna and flora protection, recreation and water supply. Any Text http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://opendata.inra.fr/anaeeThes/c_1438850358339 treatment Treatment A process in which the act is intended to modify or alter some other material entity. It specifies the type of intervention used for each EventID. Any Text http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/12 forestType Forest Type Description of the forest type. Beech forest - http://opendata.inra.fr/anaeeThes/c_00930b9b Norway spruce forest - http://opendata.inra.fr/anaeeThes/c_50c7426e Mixed forest A forest composed of several tree species http://opendata.inra.fr/anaeeThes/c_1438850028250 http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://opendata.inra.fr/anaeeThes/c_1438244547853 86 CansiglioForest_treeInformation_20260225.csv CansiglioForest_treeInformation_20260225.csv 1003090 MD5:9f4a4c6c047a0fbb6640eac5333f5962 1 column , eventID Event ID Identifier of the plot established within each Saproxilic Habitat Site or Control area. Any Text http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasCode http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventID organismID Organism ID An identifier for the dwc:Organism instance. Identifies the tree within the dataset. Any Text http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasCode http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismID decimalLatitude Decimal Latitude The geographic latitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system WGS84) of the geographic center of the dwc:Organism instance. degree real http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLatitude decimalLongitude Decimal Longitude The geographic longitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system WGS84) of the geographic center of the dwc:Organism instance. degree real http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLongitude treatment Treatment Type of silvicultural intervention for the creation of microhabitats: Basal slit; Tree cavity; Pollard; Uprooted; Laying dead trees; Basal slit and tree cavity; Pollard and tree cavity; Girdled A (removal of bark and furrows above and below); Girdled B (only removal of bark); Girdled C (removal of barck with release of a 3.5 cm bark cord). Any Text http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/12 treeDiameterAtBreastHeight tree diameter at breast height Domain protocol for measuring the diameter of a tree. Measured at a specified, average distance from the ground, eg 4.5 ft (or average person's breast height). centimeter real http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/22304 scientificName Scientific Name The full scientific name, with authorship and date information if known. When forming part of a dwc:Identification, this should be the name in lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined. Any Text http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificName acceptedNameUsage Accepted Name Usage The full scientific name, with authorship and date information if known, of the accepted (botanical) or valid (zoological) name in cases where the provided dwc:scientificName is considered by the reference indicated in the dwc:nameAccordingTo property, or of the content provider, to be a synonym or misapplied name. Any Text http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/acceptedNameUsage acceptedNameUsageID Accepted Name Usage ID An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon. Any Text Catalogue of Life http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasCode http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/acceptedNameUsageID taxonRank Taxon Rank The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the dwc:scientificName. Any Text http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonRank status status Social Rank classification. Trees are classified into social classes based on their crown position relative to the main canopy, determining light access and growth potential. Classes: Dominant (main crop layer); Codominant (main crop layer); Dominated (main crop layer); Overtopped (subsidiary layer). Any Text http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext https://cropontology.org/rdf/CO_357:3000035 survival survival Tree health classification. For each tree whose diameter at breast height is measured. Classes: Live; Dead; Snag. Any Text http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext https://cropontology.org/rdf/CO_357:3000036 stemQuality stemQuality Stem quality classification. For each stem whose diameter at breast height is measured. Classes: High, Mean, and Low. High Straight stem without branches for more than 4 m and not too tapered without technological imperfections - Mean Straight stem with few branches for more than 4 m without critical technological imperfections - Low Without previous characteristics - http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6400 treeType Tree Type Tree type classification. For each tree whose diameter at breast height is measured. Classes: High forest; Shoot; Standard; Undeterminable. Any Text totalHeight tree height Tree height is the vertical distance between the base of the tree and the tip of the highest branch on the tree. The base of the tree is where the projection of the pith (center) of the tree intersects the existing supporting surface upon which the tree is growing or where the acorn sprouted. meter real http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/22305 heightToBranchInterserction height to first branch interserction Tree height to the insertion of the first live branch. meter real http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000119 heightToMaxCrownWidth height to maximum crown width Tree height at maximum crown width. meter real http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000119 crownRadiusNorth crown radius north The North radius of the tree crown projection measured in 4 radii. meter real http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002390 crownRadiusEast crown radius east The East radius of the tree crown projection measured in 4 radii. meter real http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002390 crownRadiusSouth crown radius south The South radius of the tree crown projection measured in 4 radii. meter real http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002390 crownRadiusWest crown radius west The West radius of the tree crown projection measured in 4 radii. meter real http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002390 5067 CansiglioForest_microhabitatInformation_20260225.csv CansiglioForest_microhabitatInformation_20260225.csv 151527 MD5:05e35a6fce14792ab3fda6c857f30fac 1 column , eventID Event ID Identifier of the plot established within each Saproxilic Habitat Site or Control area. Any Text http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasCode http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventID organismID Organism ID An identifier for the dwc:Organism instance. Identifies each tree within the dataset. Any Text http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasCode http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismID microhabitatType microhabitat type Type of microhabitat identified within the tree. Any Text Kraus, D., Bütler, R., Krumm, F., Lachat, T., Larrieu, L., Mergner, U., Paillet, Y., Rydkvist, T., Schuck, A., and Winter, S., 2016. Catalogue of three microhabitats – Reference field list. Integrate+ Technical Paper. 16p. http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/30117 microhabitatCode microhabitat code Alphanumeric code associated to each microhabitat type identified within the tree. Any Text Kraus, D., Bütler, R., Krumm, F., Lachat, T., Larrieu, L., Mergner, U., Paillet, Y., Rydkvist, T., Schuck, A., and Winter, S., 2016. Catalogue of three microhabitats – Reference field list. Integrate+ Technical Paper. 16p. http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasCode http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/30117 microhabitatNumber microhabitat number The number of microhabitats identified in the tree per type. number natural 2968