• 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

Photodocument human impact on Mount Mansfield alpine trails. Provide a baseline photographic database of disturbed alpine communities in the trailside zones of the Mount Mansfield Natural Area. Use this study and follow-up studies to examine the progress of alpine community recovery and assess the effectiveness of current management practices.

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Quadrat Photo

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Quadrat photo file name

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Cluster Number

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Unique cluster ID

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Photo Date

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Date photo was taken

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: datetime

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: datetime
• dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: MM/DD/YYYY

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Photo Time

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Time photo was taken

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: datetime

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: datetime

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Camera Height

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Height of camera at which photo was taken

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Pin to Trail Distance

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Distance from location pin to trail

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Location Pin Corner

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Location of pin corner in quadrat frame

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Quadrat Frame Bearing

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Quadrat frame bearing, NW to NE

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: degree
• dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 10
• Unit: degree
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Camera Type

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Type of camera used to take photo

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Lens Type

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Type of lens used to take photo

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Northing GPS Coordinate

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Northward measured GPS coordinate

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: degree
• dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.0000000001
• Unit: degree
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real

• dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Easting GPS Coordinate

• dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Eastward measured GPS coordinate

• dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal

• dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
• dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: degree
• dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.0000000001
• Unit: degree
• dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real

• Transects
  • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 2000-01-01
    dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 2004-12-31
    
  • dataset_eml_methoddescription: Four transects on Mount Mansfield's chin with 1.5X1.5m quadrats every 50 meters.

• Phototransect images
  • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 2004-07-01
    dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 2004-07-30
    
  • dataset_eml_methoddescription: Phototransect images were standardized by using a 35mm camera, a stock 50 mm lens, a precise focal distance (5 meters), a constant aperature (16 or 22), and an in-photo reference scale (a yellow and black striped meter board). Camera to meter board compass bearings were recorded for each transect.

• Reference print
  • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 2004-07-01
    dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 2004-07-30
    
  • dataset_eml_methoddescription: A second camera was used to capture an image of the entire photo point landscape- camera, tripod, meter board and all- generating a reference print for each site to be used in the field to ensure follow up photomonitoring images depict the same scene