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  705 Spear Street
  South Burlington, Vermont 05403
  United States of America
  
  Phone: (802) 391-4135
  Email: femc@uvm.edu
  Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

Wetland bioassessment of seasonal pools and white cedar swamps with an emphasis on determining presence/absence of macroinvertebrates. The effects of disturbance on the ecological integrity of seasonal pools and northern white cedar swamps were determined. Drawing on the expertise of the VT Nongame and Natural Heritage Program with the VT Department of Environmental Conservation's background in biocriteria development, this project captured a range of data on natural community composition and structure at these less common wetland sites.

• -73.39944, 43.13
• -71.67, 43.13
• -71.67, 44.638333
• -73.39944, 44.638333
• -73.39944, 43.13

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Site Name

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Name of site visited

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Date

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Date of site visit

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: datetime

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: datetime
• dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: YYYY-MM-DD

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Town

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Name of town site is located in

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Latitude

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Latitude coordinate

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: degree
• dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 100000
• Unit: degree
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Longitude

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Longitude coordinate

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: degree
• dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 100000
• Unit: degree
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Site Elevation

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Elevation of site

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: foot
• dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
• Unit: foot
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Vernal Pools within 150 meters

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Number of vernal pools within 150 meters of site

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Area of Watershed

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Area of watershed

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: squareMeter
• dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 10000
• Unit: squareMeter
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Other Wetlands within 150 meters

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Number of wetlands within 150 meters of site

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Percent Canopy Cover

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Percent of aboveground portion of site covered by canopy

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: percent
• dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
• Unit: percent
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real
• dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
• dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 0
• dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 100

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Pool Area

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Area of pool

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: squareMeter
• dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
• Unit: squareMeter
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Pool Perimeter

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Distance around pool

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: meter
• dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
• Unit: meter
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Depth of Water

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Depth of water

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: meter
• dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.001
• Unit: meter
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Total Wetted Depth

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Total depth of pool, including water and pool sediment

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: meter
• dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.001
• Unit: meter
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Reference Site

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: sites with a total disturbance rank of 3 or less and with no individual disturbance type ranked above 2 (moderate)

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Disturbed Site

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Sites disturbed by development

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Permanent Site

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Permanent sites based on observations over the two field seasons

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal

• Condition assessment
  • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1999-01-01
    dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 2000-12-31
    
  • dataset_eml_methoddescription: A total of twenty-eight seasonal pools were assessed during the years 1999 and 2000. The assessed pools included those representative of reference (minimally disturbed) conditions as well as those representing a range of disturbance. Of those twenty-eight pools, five were assessed in both years in order to evaluate annual variability. Pools were selected to represent most of the biophysical regions of Vermont as well as a range of disturbance type and intensity.

• Assessment of water chemistry and communities
  • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1999-01-01
    dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 2000-12-31
    
  • dataset_eml_methoddescription: Biological communities assessed included aquatic macroinvertebrates, algae, vegetation, and amphibians. Water chemistry included earth metals, major anions, color, pH, alkalinity, aluminum, and specific conductance. A number of ecological observations were made at each pool, including: pool size; pool depth; in-pool habitat characteristics; and forest type and condition surrounding each pool.

• Pool visits and data analysis
  • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1999-01-01
    dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 2000-12-31
    
  • dataset_eml_methoddescription: All pools were visited a minimum of twice to assess amphibians and aquatic macroinvertebrates (early and late spring), with additional later visits between August and November as necessary to characterize physical and vegetative parameters. Data were analyzed in a variety of ways in an effort to identify ecological indicators of reference condition classification or disturbance gradients.

• dataset_eml_methodsUnnamed
• dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1999-01-01
  dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 2000-12-31
  
• dataset_eml_methoddescription: See report for full details of methods