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

The Vermont State Continuous Forest Inventory is a data collection program that is a comprehensive measure of tree health, growth, and decay within Vermont state lands. It serves as a baseline data set for a variety of tree growth, landscape models, and climate predictive models. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to use this data.

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Year

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Year data was collected

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: datetime

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: datetime
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: -1
• dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: YYYY
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: -1

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Small Diameter (inches)

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: small diameter of coarse woody material

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: inch
• dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
• dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: DD/MM/YYYY
• Unit: inch
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: rational
• dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
• dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 2.9
• dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 0

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Softwood / Hardwood

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Is the material softwood or hardwood

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: -1
• dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: DD/MM/YYYY
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: -1

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Plot

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Unique plot identifier

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: -1
• dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: DD/MM/YYYY
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: -1

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Notes

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Observer notes

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: -1
• dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: DD/MM/YYYY
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: -1

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Middle Diameter (inches)

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Middle diameter of coarse woody material

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: inch
• dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
• dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: DD/MM/YYYY
• Unit: inch
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: rational
• dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
• dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 2.9
• dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 0

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Location (feet)

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Location along transect that coarse woody was found

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: foot
• dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
• dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: DD/MM/YYYY
• Unit: foot
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: rational
• dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
• dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 0
• dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 100

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Length (feet)

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Length in feet of coarse woody material

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: foot
• dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
• dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: DD/MM/YYYY
• Unit: foot
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: rational
• dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
• dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 2.9
• dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 0

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Large Diameter

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Large diameter of coarse woody material

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: inch
• dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
• dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: DD/MM/YYYY
• Unit: inch
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: rational
• dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
• dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 2.9
• dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 0

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: ID Number

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Unique data entry identifier

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: -1
• dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: DD/MM/YYYY
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: -1

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Decay Class

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Subjective measure of decay on a scale of 1 – 5, from freshly fallen to almost dirt.

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ordinal
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: -1
• dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: DD/MM/YYYY
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: -1

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Azimuth

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Azimuth transect follows

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: degree
• dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
• dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: DD/MM/YYYY
• Unit: degree
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: integer
• dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
• dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 0
• dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 360

• Large Sapling Plot (26.3' radius)
  • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 2015-06-01
    
  • dataset_eml_methoddescription: Each tree that is between >= 2.5” and <4.5 DBH is counted, species recorded, azimuth from plot center taken, the distance from plot center to the pith is measured and diameter at breast height, which is defined as 4.5’, is measured. Each sapling that is recorded is scribed lightly with a bark scribe (2” long, ½” high) facing plot center and marked with the paint pen at 4.5’
  dataset_eml_methodsInstrumentation: Hypsometer (Haglof Vertex IV), 100’ steel logger’s diameter tape, 100’ fiber glass ground tape, compass, bark scribe, blue paint pen, PVC pipe, orange, blue, and pink flagging, data collection sheets, pencils, Garmin gps