Dataset Overview

This study compares the magnitude and trajectory of vegetation and ecosystem function dynamics associated with the direct impact of hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsuga; HWA) infestation versus the indirect consequences of HWA-induced damage in the form of salvage and pre-emptive logging of hemlock (Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carriere) forests. The study was conducted within an area extending from southern Connecticut up to and including the Connecticut River lowlands west to the Berkshire Plateauin central Massachusetts, USA. Overstory and understory vegetation and ecosystem function parameters such as decomposition and nitrogen cycling were examined in logged and unlogged portions of 10 hemlock stands varying in HWA damage intensity.

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Purpose

The objective is to compare the direct impact of hemlock wooly adelgid infestation to the indirect consequences of HWA induced damage from salvage and logging of hemlock.

Data Collection Status

Data collection for this dataset has been completed

Start date

1999-01-01

End date

2008-12-31

Data Availability

This dataset is available to download from another website

Data License

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Preferred Citation

Orwig D, Foster D. 2012. Stand and Community Response to Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in Southern New England since 1995. Harvard Forest Data Archive: HF021. Available at: http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu:8080/exist/apps/datasets/showData.html?id=hf021

Update Frequency

Unknown

Maintenance Plan

Not provided

Links

  • Stand and Community Response to Hemlock Wooly Adelgid in Southern New England since 1995
  • Harvard Forest

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