Data on ecological associations and stand structure of chilgoza pine (Pinus gerardiana Wall. ex D. Don) in Afghanistan

Mohammad Nasir Shalizi; John W Groninger; Safiullah Khurram; Charles M Ruffner; Owen T Burney

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2018.03.118

Data on ecological associations and stand structure of chilgoza pine (Pinus gerardiana Wall. ex D. Don) in Afghanistan

Data Brief. 2018 Mar 30:18:939-946. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.03.118. eCollection 2018 Jun.

Authors

Mohammad Nasir Shalizi^{1

2}, John W Groninger³, Safiullah Khurram¹, Charles M Ruffner³, Owen T Burney⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Kabul University, Jamal Mina, D-1006 Kabul, Afghanistan.
² Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, 2820 Faucette Dr., Campus Box 8001, Raleigh, NC 27695, United States.
³ Department of Forestry, Southern Illinois University, 1205 Lincoln Drive, Mail Code, 4411, Carbondale, IL 62901, United States.
⁴ John T. Harrington Forestry Research Center, New Mexico State University, Mora, NM 87732, United States.

Abstract

Reported here are original data related to the article "Indigenous knowledge and stand characteristics of a threatened tree species in a highly insecure area: Chilgoza pine in Afghanistan" (Shalizi et al., 2018) [1]. A dendrochronological summary of all known chilgoza pine tree growth increment cores collected in Afghanistan is presented in this data in brief article. Chilgoza pine trees and regeneration density profiles are reported for four provinces of eastern Afghanistan. In addition, images depicting chilgoza pine forest structure, stand conditions, and utilization impacts are presented.