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Vermont Forest Health Monitoring: General Plot Characteristics

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  • 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

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    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.

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  • 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

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  • forest health monitoring, overstory, plot information, understory,

Organizations

  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC) : lead
  • Vermont Forest Parks and Recreation : partner

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  • dataset_eml_locationcords
    • -73.08333, 43.0544
    • -72.77976988, 43.0544
    • -72.77976988, 44.534658
    • -73.08333, 44.534658
    • -73.08333, 43.0544

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  • dataset_eml_datatabletitle: General Plot Characteristics
  • dataset_eml_datatablestartdate: 2018-06-11
  • dataset_eml_datatableendate: 2018-08-21
  • dataset_eml_datatabledescription: A general description of the Forest Health Monitoring Plots including dominant understory and overstory species, slope, aspect, approximate age of forest stand, % canopy coverage, tree size class diversity, and downed woody debris size diversity.

  • dataset_eml_datatablepurpose:

  • dateset_eml_datatableshortname: Z0017_2546_U731WJ

  • dataset_eml_datatablephysicalobjectname: VMC.17.2546

  • dataset_eml_datatabledatatype: mySQL
  • dataset_eml_datatablecitation: Danielle Ward (2018) General Plot Characteristics . FEMC. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/forest-health-monitoring/dataset/general-plot-characteristics

  • dataset_eml_datatableonlinedistribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/CI4/data/archive/project/forest-health-monitoring/dataset/general-plot-characteristics

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    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Approx__Age_(years)
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Approx__Age_(years)
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Approximate age of the forest stand.
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Aspect_
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Aspect_
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Aspect of plot
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
    • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
    • Unit: degree
    • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: integer
      • dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
      • dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 0
      • dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 360
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Canopy_Coverage_(%)
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Canopy_Coverage_(%)
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: % of canopy coverage.
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
    • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
    • Unit: percent
    • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: rational
      • dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
      • dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 0
      • dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 100
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Description
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Description
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Important descriptive features of plot.
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Dominant_Overstory
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Dominant_Overstory
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Dominant overstory species.
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Dominant_Understory
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Dominant_Understory
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Dominant understory species.
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Downed_Woody_Debris_Size_Diversity
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Downed_Woody_Debris_Size_Diversity
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Diversity of downed woody debris size.
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Slope_(degree)
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Slope_(degree)
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Slope of plot.
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
    • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
    • Unit: percent
    • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: integer
      • dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
      • dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 0
      • dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 100
    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: Subplot_
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Subplot_
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: The subplot where study was completed.
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Tree_Size_Class_Diversity
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Tree_Size_Class_Diversity
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: The diversity of tree size class at study site.
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal

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  • dataset_eml_currentMethodsHeader
    • Plot Characteristics Study
      • dataset_eml_methoddescription: The purpose of this project is to further describe the FEMC’s subplots and the area up to ten feet outside of each subplot. This information can be used to determine how representative the plots are of the general area they are located in. Natural community types are based on the criteria provided by Vermont Natural Community Ecologist, Eric Sorenson, in his guide, Wetland, Woodland, Wildland: A Guide to the Natural Communities of Vermont and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department’s Natural Community Survey Form. The data collected includes the plot and subplot name, general qualitative description of the site, slope (degrees), aspect (degrees), total canopy cover (percentage), dominant overstory and understory species, estimated age of forest, woody debris size class, tree size class.


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