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Global Change Fingerprints in Protected Montane Forests of Northeastern US: Characteristics of Mt. Mansfield Sampling Locations

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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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    This is a low impact research project that involves a) vegetation surveys to characterize forest overstory structure (tree id, height and diameter) and understory composition (tree seedlings and herbaceous cover); b) measurements of long term stand microclimate using iButton data loggers and c) extracting tree cores to study how climate affects tree growth and mortality.

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  • Jay W. Wason: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

  • Martin Dovciak: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator

Organizations

  • The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF): lead

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    • dataset_eml_datatabletitle: Characteristics of Mt. Mansfield Sampling Locations
    • dataset_eml_datatablestartdate: 2013-06-01
    • dataset_eml_datatableendate: 2013-08-30
    • dataset_eml_datatabledescription: Characteristics of sample sites including elevation, slope, aspect, canopy cover and soil depth, collected from 4 of the 15 subplots (numbers 1, 5, 10 and 15).

    • dataset_eml_datatablepurpose: Characterize sample sites of study

    • dateset_eml_datatableshortname: Z0340_SiteCharacteristics

    • dataset_eml_datatablephysicalobjectname: VMC.340.450

    • dataset_eml_datatabledatatype: mySQL
    • dataset_eml_datatablecitation: Martin Dovciak. 2013. Characteristics of Mt. Mansfield Sampling Locations. SUNY ESF. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/global-change-northeastern-montane-forests/dataset/site-characteristics-montane-global-change

    • dataset_eml_datatableonlinedistribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/CI4/data/archive/project/global-change-northeastern-montane-forests/dataset/site-characteristics-montane-global-change

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      dataset_eml_attributelistname: mountain
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Name of mountain
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Name of mountain where sample plots are located
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: site
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Elevation
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Elevation of plot site
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: meter
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 100
      • Unit: meter
      • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real
        • dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
        • dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 0
        • dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 1500
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: slope(d)
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Slope
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Steepness of topography, averaged from 4 readings
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: degree
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.01
      • Unit: degree
      • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real
        • dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
        • dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 0
        • dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 360
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: aspect(d.from.South)
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Aspect
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Aspect is the compass direction that a slope faces. In this case it was taken from the south and is an average of 4 measures.
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: degree
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.01
      • Unit: degree
      • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real
        • dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
        • dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 0
        • dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 360
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: canopy.openness
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Canopy openness
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Percent canopy openness as an average of 4 densiometer readings
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: percent
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.001
      • Unit: percent
      • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real
        • dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
        • dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 0
        • dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 100
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: soildepth(cm)
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Soil depth
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Average of 4 measures of soil depth
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: centimeter
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.001
      • Unit: centimeter
      • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real

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    • dataset_eml_methodsPast (dataset_eml_notInUse)
      • Site characterizations
        • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 2013-05-15
          dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 2013-08-31
        • dataset_eml_methoddescription: At each site (elevation) 15 subplots were spaced 15 meters apart along the elevation contour. At subplots 1, 5, 10, and 15 canopy openness, soil depth, slope, and aspect were measured.

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    • dataset_eml_sitecharacteristicsdescription: Plots every 100 m from 500 m to 1100 m on Mt Mansfield

    • dataset_eml_siteCharacteristicsMinAlt: 500 meter

    • dataset_eml_siteCharacteristicsMaxAlt: 1100 meter