Latitudinal patterns and processes shaping temperate forest stability

Here we provide the underlying datasets for assessing forest stability and biodiversity across temperate forests in Northeast China. Forest temporal stability was derived from the open-access MOD13Q1 EVI product (16-day, 250 m) for 2000-2022; each pixel’s stability metric (μ/σ of annual mean EVI) was calculated after cloud-/snow-masked values were removed with the MODIS quality-assurance flags. Biodiversity data come from 253 permanently monitored forest plots (30 m × 30 m) established between 2008 and 2012; within each plot all woody individuals ≥ 1 cm DBH were identified to species, counted and georeferenced, allowing computation of diversity by hill index.