In FFI data after 2015, regeneration and shrubs come in the same table. We used growth form from GIFT traits to separate between shurbs/herbs and trees. But some species in the FFI are not present in the growth form from GIFT, which caused to filter out those species when dividing the data.
Now, after some changes, no filtering by growth form is done, which causes that regen and shrub are the same tables (same data) after 2015.
Proposal:
Maintain the filter, but modify it to filter the desired growth form (tree or shrub) AND any NAs in growth form. This way we can separate the ones that we know for sure, and duplicate only the ones we are not sure about.
In FFI data after 2015, regeneration and shrubs come in the same table. We used growth form from GIFT traits to separate between shurbs/herbs and trees. But some species in the FFI are not present in the growth form from GIFT, which caused to filter out those species when dividing the data.
Now, after some changes, no filtering by growth form is done, which causes that regen and shrub are the same tables (same data) after 2015.
Proposal:
Maintain the filter, but modify it to filter the desired growth form (tree or shrub) AND any NAs in growth form. This way we can separate the ones that we know for sure, and duplicate only the ones we are not sure about.