• 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 Environmental Monitoring and Management Alliance (EMMA) is examining the effects of deer overabundance on forest regeneration at seven sites centered in the Hudson Valley. These data, coupled with deer management programs, will allow us to both assess the impact deer are having on the survival of native species and evaluate the effectiveness of various deer management strategies across the region.

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Plot ID

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: The identification code for a plot.

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text

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

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Treatment Type

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Whether the sapling is in an exclosed or unexclosed plot

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text

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

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Treatment Number

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Numeric code for unexclosed/exclosed

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

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

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Sapling ID Number

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Sapling Identification Number. -999 indicates no saplings in the plot.

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

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

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Species

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: The species of sapling

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text

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

• dataset_eml_attributelistenudomainspecies: Mianus Sapling
• • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: EUAL
  • • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #27946, winged burning bush (Euonymus Euonymus alatus)
  • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: FAGR
  • • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #19462, American beech (Fagus grandifolia)

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Integrated Taxonomic Information System code

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System code for the species of a sapling

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Grid X coordinate

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Distance of the sapling from the origin (a selected corner of the plot) along x axis

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
• dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
• Unit: meter
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: rational
• dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
• dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 0
• dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 10

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Grid Y Coordinate

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Distance of the sapling from the origin (a selected corner of the plot) along y axis

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
• dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
• Unit: meter
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: rational
• dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
• dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 0
• dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 10

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Study year number

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: the number of years after the beginning of the study that the sapling was checked

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
• dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
• dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: DD/MM/YYYY
• Unit: year
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: whole

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Sapling height

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Height to tallest bud

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
• dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
• dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: DD/MM/YYYY
• Unit: centimeter
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: rational
• dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
• dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 50
• dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 200

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Deer browse presence/absence

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Whether or not deer browse was present on the sapling

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
• Unit:

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Notes

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Notes

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text

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

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Measurement Date

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: The date that the measurements were taken

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: datetime

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: datetime
• dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: MM/DD/YYYY
• Unit: year

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Missing Value Codes

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: These codes will appear in the data for missing values instead of a blank cell.

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
• Unit: year

• dataset_eml_attributelistenudomainCustom: Missing Value Codes
• dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: -999
• dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: There is no extant data; null.
• dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: -555
• dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: There should be data but it is missing.

• Plot Establishment
  • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 2011-01-01
    
  • dataset_eml_methoddescription: A set of 10 m x 10 m permanent paired plots was established. A 5 m buffer was left between the two plots. The control or fenced treatment were randomly assigned to the plots at each area. The plot that was assigned to the fence treatment was enclosed in 8ft fence. A small hole was cut at ground level on each side of the fence to allow smaller herbivores entry to the fenced area. The four corners of the control plot were marked with metal fence posts.
  dataset_eml_methodsInstrumentation: compass, GPSdataset_eml_methodsSoftware: ArcGISdataset_eml_methodsQAQC: GPS points taken at plot corners.

• Sapling Layer
  • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 2011-01-01
    
  • dataset_eml_methoddescription: All tree species between 0.5 and 2 m tall that are rooted over 50% inside the plot are evaluated in the sapling layer every 5 years. Saplings are tagged and assigned a number. The location, presence of browse, species, and height (cm) to the tallest bud are measured.
  dataset_eml_methodsQAQC: Data is proofread two times after entering.