Groundwater, soil moisture, light and weather data collected in a coastal forest bordering a salt marsh in the Delmarva Peninsula (VA).
Groundwater, soil moisture, light and weather data collected in a coastal forest bordering a salt marsh in the Delmarva Peninsula (VA).
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10.1016/j.dib.2022.108584
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2022-12
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本文提供的数据是在美国弗吉尼亚州德尔马瓦半岛沿海森林的八个地点收集的。这些遗址位于从沼泽地到森林内侧的横断面上，代表着海平面上升推动的森林逐渐后退和随之而来的沼泽扩张。这些地点分为沼泽、沼泽植被入侵森林的过渡地带、树木枯萎普遍存在的低矮森林、树木表现出胁迫迹象的中级森林(中等森林)和树木健康的高林。海平面上升和风暴潮事件是森林向盐沼转变的驱动因素。在每个地点的一口井中测量了地下水位和电导率。测定了土壤前7 cm土层的土壤水分和电导率数据。收集了天气和光照数据，以确定外部输入对地下水和土壤湿度数据集的影响，并将水文变量和照度与当地生态联系起来。收集的数据是评估研究区水文和生态之间的反馈以及量化洪水和盐碱化造成的森林退化的基础。
Data presented in this paper were collected in eight sites across a coastal forest in the Delmarva Peninsula, VA USA. The sites, located along transects from the marshland to the inner forest, are representative of the progressive forest retreat and the consequent marsh expansion driven by sea level rise. The sites are divided in marsh, transition zone where marsh vegetation is invading the forest, low forest, where tree dieback is widespread, intermediate forest (medium forest), where trees show signs of stress, and high forest, where trees are healthy. Sea level rise and storm surge events are the drivers of the forest conversion to salt marsh. Groundwater level and electrical conductivity were measured in a well at each site. Soil water content and electrical conductivity data were measured in the first 7-cm layer of soil. Weather and light data were collected to determine the effects of external inputs on groundwater and soil moisture datasets and to relate hydrological variables and illuminance to local ecology. Data collected are fundamental to estimate feedbacks between hydrology and ecology in the study area and to quantify forest retreat due to flooding and salinization.