Vermont Forest Health Monitoring: Fern Diversity at Forest Health Monitoring Plots
Download MetadataView Metadata in XML Format
► dataset_eml_metadataproviderheader
- Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative
- 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
► dataset_eml_abstractheader
The Forest Health Monitoring Program was established in 1991 as a joint effort between the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) and the Vermont Monitoring Cooperative (VMC) (as of March 2017 renamed to Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC)) to monitor the condition of a range of tree species in Vermont. Plot design follows the structure set by the National Forest Health Monitoring Program with additional metrics added to reflect improvements in monitoring technologies and additions to monitoring objectives.
► dataset_eml_peopleheader
- Michael Johnson: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Tom Simmons: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Sandra Wilmot: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator
- Florence Peterson: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Jay Lackey: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Ron Wells: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Brad Greenough: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Lars Lund: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Bernie Barton: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Jennifer Pontius: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator
- Alexandra Kosiba: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator
- James Duncan: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator
- David Gudex-Cross: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Helena Murray: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Katlyn Williard: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Christine Sandbach: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- John Truong: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator
- Kirsti Carr: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Diana Gurvich: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Becca Rossell: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Caroline Drayton: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Elizabeth Romaker: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Kelsey Hamm: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Mike Perrin: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Sawyer Updike: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Stephen Rotella: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Danielle Ward: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Josephine Robertson : dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Gene Desideraggio: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
► Organizations
- Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC) : lead
- Vermont Forest Parks and Recreation : partner
► dataset_eml_locationheader
- dataset_eml_locationcords
- -73.08333, 43.0544
- -72.77976988, 43.0544
- -72.77976988, 44.534658
- -73.08333, 44.534658
- -73.08333, 43.0544
► dataset_eml_datatableheader
- dataset_eml_datatabletitle: Fern Diversity at Forest Health Monitoring Plots
- dataset_eml_datatablestartdate: 2018-06-11
- dataset_eml_datatableendate: 2018-08-22
- dataset_eml_datatabledescription: An inventory on fern diversity at Forest Health Monitoring Plots and a measurement of their abundance.
- dataset_eml_datatablepurpose: Inventory fern diversity on FEMC's forest health monitoring plots.
- dateset_eml_datatableshortname: Z0017_2547_88B1MN
- dataset_eml_datatablephysicalobjectname: VMC.17.2547
- dataset_eml_datatabledatatype: mySQL
- dataset_eml_datatablecitation: Jo Robertson (2018) Fern Diversity at Forest Health Monitoring Plots. FEMC. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/forest-health-monitoring/dataset/fern-diversity-forest-health-monitoring-plots
- dataset_eml_datatableonlinedistribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/CI4/data/archive/project/forest-health-monitoring/dataset/fern-diversity-forest-health-monitoring-plots
► dataset_eml_attributelistheader
- dataset_eml_attributelistname: Abundance_(1-5)
- dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Abundance_(1-5)
- dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Measurement of abundance of present ferns on plots. 1= 0-5%, 2= 5-15%, 3= 15-30%, 4= 30-50%, 5= >50%.
- dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
- dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
- dataset_eml_attributelistname: Plot
- dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Plot
- dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: The Forest Health Monitoring Plot where sample was taken.
- dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
- dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
- dataset_eml_attributelistname: Species
- dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Species
- dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Species of fern present.
- dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
- dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
- dataset_eml_attributelistname: Subplot
- dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Subplot
- dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: The subplot where study was completed.
- dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
- dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
► dataset_eml_methodsheader
- dataset_eml_currentMethodsHeader
- Abundance Ranking of Ferns
- dataset_eml_methoddescription: Fern diversity was assessed at the subplot level at each FHM plot. Every species found within the boundaries of a subplot was identified and then each species was given a ranking based on its abundance. Abundance was quantified using a scale that ranged from 1-5, with 1 representing the presence of one or two individuals and 5 representing that total ground cover consisted almost entirely of the species in question.
► dataset_eml_samplingheader
- dataset_eml_noSamplingEquipment
► dataset_eml_sitecharacteristicsheader
- dataset_eml_noSiteCharacteristics