Forest stand descriptions from the French Soil Quality Monitoring Network: repeated surveys (2006–2024) and documented silvicultural management
Abstract Key message A new database of forest stand characteristics from forest sites (583 sites) within the French Soil Quality Monitoring Network (RMQS) is now available. Covering two campaigns (2006–2007 and 2024), it includes descriptive stand-level data (forest structure, density, diversity, aboveground biomass) as well as forest management data and a record of silvicultural practices from 1995 to 2024. This dataset should improve the interpretation of soil analyses across this systematic national network. As the majority of RMQS forest sites also belong to the ICP Forests Level I network, it should further contribute to forest monitoring studies at the European scale. The database is available at: https://doi.org/10.57745/HE78QT , and the metadata at: https://metadata-afs.nancy.inra.fr/geonetwork/srv/fre/catalog.search#/metadata/6be8da55-9c80-42bf-afec-5c042c9e5ef1 .
Authors
- Cédric Vega (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2740-8845)
- François‐Xavier Saintonge
- Renaud Pouysegur
- Fabien Caroulle
- Line Boulonne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5789-6691)
- Nikola Besic
- Kenji Fujisaki
Institutions
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Souveraineté alimentaire (FR)
- Soil Science Research Unit (FR)
- Université Gustave Eiffel (FR)
- Université de Lorraine (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Forest Science
- Published
- 2026-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13595-026-01353-7
- Primary Topic
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00