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   <dataset><title>Westfield_River_Japanese_Knotweed</title><creator><organizationName>Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative</organizationName><address><deliveryPoint>705 Spear Street</deliveryPoint><city>South Burlington</city><administrativeArea>Vermont</administrativeArea><postalCode>05403</postalCode><country>United States of America</country></address><phone>(802) 656-0683</phone><electronicMailAddress>femc@uvm.edu</electronicMailAddress><onlineUrl>www.uvm.edu/femc</onlineUrl></creator><associatedParty><organizationName>Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Bureau of Forest Fire Control and Forestry</organizationName><role>lead</role></associatedParty><associatedParty><organizationName>Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC) </organizationName><role>partner</role></associatedParty><abstract><para>Japanese knotweed percent cover along the Westfield River, MA on three sampling occasions (2013, 2018, and 2021) to detect management effectiveness following treatment after the first observation date (after 2013). </para></abstract><keywordSet><keyword/></keywordSet><contact><organizationName>Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative</organizationName></contact><project><title>Invasive Plant Treatment Outcomes (Massachusets Sprint Project)</title><abstract><para/><para>Data was collected by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation on several occasions ranging from 2013 - 2021. Sites were monitored for effectiveness of invasive plant treatment of glossy buckthorn, Japanese knotweed, and honeysuckle at sites along the Westfield River and on Mt. Greylock. Analysis was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the treatments. &#13;
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