• 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: 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: 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: Tree ID

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Tree identification number

• 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: Sector

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Plot sector (Ten 36 degree sectors/plot)

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

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

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Species

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Species of large sapling

• 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: Azimuth

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Azimuth from plot center to sapling

• 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: whole
• dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
• dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 0
• dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 360

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Distance (feet)

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Distance from plot center to pith of sapling

• 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: 26.3

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: DBH (inches)

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Diameter at breast height (4.5feet)

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: inch
• dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
• Unit: inch
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: rational
• dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
• dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 2.5
• dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 4.5

• 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.
  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

• Large Sapling Plot: 26.3’ radius
• dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 2015-06-01
  
• dataset_eml_samplingdescription: 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_samplingFrequency: Each plot will be remeasured on a 7-year rotation following the original measurement protocols.