Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femc705 Spear StreetSouth BurlingtonVermont05403United States of AmericaUnited States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service Green Mountain National ForestleadForest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC) partnerGreen Mountain National Forests Long-term Ecosystem Monitoring Project (LEMP)This project is a 50-year monitoring effort to examine the long-term effects of broad-scale environmental changes--particularly changes in climate, air quality, soil health, and vegetation, in the Green Mountain National Forests.Green Mountain National Forests Long-term Ecosystem Monitoring Project (LEMP)BurbankDianeBurtNancyQuintanaAngelicaPoliMary BethGiffordSuzanneMcCannJohnlong term monitoringforestsforest healthforest inventorycontinuous forest inventory forest compositionMicroplot Sapling Data2008-01-012016-01-01Field data collected on sapling measurements, species abundances, health metrics, and damage indicators. A sapling is classified as any tree with a diameter at breast height between 1 and 5 inches within the microplot.To compare species distributions between the under and over story in order to predict future forest composition/structure.Z0338_MicroplotData_08_16VMC.338.2182mySQLDiane Burbank. 2016. Microplot data from 2008-2016. Green Mountain National Forest. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/green-mountain-national-forest-long-term/dataset/microplot-data-from-2008-2016https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/CI4/data/archive/project/long-term-ecosystem-monitoring-program-gmfl/dataset/microplot-data-from-2008-2016AzimuthAzimuthAzimuth from plot centerintwhole0360DamageLocationDamage Location CodeThe codes coordinate to a specific location on the sapling where damage has occurred.textDamageSeverityDamage Severity CodeA code that coordinates to a percentage of the tree impacted by a certain type of damage.int1whole29DamageTypeDamage Type CodeA code that coordinates to a particular type of damage.textDBHDBHdecimalDBH__inDiameter at Breast Height (4.5 ft)The diameter of a sapling at breast height (4.5 ft).decimal0.1rational04.9DistanceDistancedecimalDistance_ftDistance_ftDistance of sapling from microplot centerdecimal0.1rational06.8NoteNotetextPlotIDPlotIDPlot idintSpeciesSpeciesSpecies code that coordinates to a particular tree species.intACSA3ITIS #28731, sugar maple (Acer saccharum)ACPEITIS #28754, striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)FAGRITIS #19462, American beech (Fagus grandifolia)ABBAITIS #18032, balsam fir (Abies balsamea)PIREITIS #183375, red pine (Pinus resinosa)BEAL2ITIS #19481, yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)ACSP2ITIS #28758, mountain maple (Acer spicatum)ACREITIS #18420, trailing white monkshood (Aconitum reclinatum)BEPAITIS #19489, paper birch (Betula papyrifera)ACRUITIS #28728, red maple (Acer rubrum)BEALITIS #19481, yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)CADE12ITIS #19454, American chestnut (Castanea dentata)BELEITIS #19487, sweet birch (Betula lenta)TSCAITIS #183397, Canada hemlock; hemlock spruce (Tsuga canadensis)ACSA2ITIS #28757, silver maple (Acer saccharinum)AMAR3ITIS #25110, Allegheny serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea)AMELITIS #25108, serviceberry (Amelanchier sp.)StandingDeadStandingDeadThis refers to whether or not the tree is standing dead. A value of 1 indicates that the tree is standing dead. A 0 indicates that it is alive.intStatusStatusThe status of the sapling indicates whether it is alive or dead. A 1 indicates a live sapling and a 2 indicates a dead sapling.intSubplotIDSubplotIDThere are 4 subplots that make up a plot. They are labeled 1 through 4.intTotalHeightTotalHeightdecimalTotalHeight_ftTotalHeight (ft)Total height of the sapling. There is no maximum value represented by a value of 999.decimal0.1rational0999TreeIDTreeIDEach microplot identifies their saplings starting with ID 1 at or closest to 0 degrees and moving clockwise.intUncompactedLiveCrownRatioUncompactedLiveCrownRatioUncompacted Live Crown Ratio refers to the relative amount of tree bole length supporting live foliage and is expressed as a percentage of the trees total height.int1whole0100YearYearYear the data was collected.dateYYYY