Forest Research at Harvard Forest: Impacts of Hemlock Harvesting in Central Massachusetts 2003-2009
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► Abstract
Since 1907, the Harvard Forest has served as a center for research and education in forest biology and conservation. The Forest's Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program, established in 1988 and funded by the National Science Foundation, provides a framework for much of this activity.
► People
- Emery Boose: Principal Investigator
► Organizations
- Harvard University Harvard Forest: lead
- Duke Forest : partner
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- Title: Impacts of Hemlock Harvesting in Central Massachusetts 2003-2009
- Start Date: 2003-01-01
- End Date: 2009-12-31
- Description: The recent unimpeded infestation of the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA; Adelgids tsugae) across the Northeastern U.S. is driving large-scale hemlock decline and mortality. HWA has already infested over 40% of the towns in Massachusetts and, as a result, many landowners are considering pre-emptively harvesting their eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) stands. To examine the local impacts of this cutting activity, this study examined stand and ecosystem dynamics in 10 hemlock-dominated sites on public and private lands where hemlocks were harvested between 1 to12 years ago with nearby uncut forests.
- Purpose: To observe the local impacts of the cutting of Hemlock trees in the past 1 to 12 years on public and private lands with nearby uncut forests.
- Condensed Title:
- Object Name: VMC.1387.2857
- Data Type: mySQL
- Citation: Orwig D, Foster D. 2009. Impacts of Hemlock Harvesting in Central Massachusetts 2003-2009. Harvard Forest Data Archive: HF128. Available at: http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu:8080/exist/apps/datasets/showData.html?id=hf128
- Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/Harvard_Forest_Research/dataset/impacts-hemlock-harvesting-central-massachusetts-2003
► Attribute List
- Attribute Name: species
- Label: Species field in the HF Impacts of Hemlock Harvesting datasets
- Description: Species field in the Harvard Forest Impacts of Hemlock Harvesting in Central MA datasets (hf028)
- Storage Type: text
- Measurment Type: nominal
- String Format: D-M-YY
- Number Type: -1
- Species List: Harvard Forest - impacts hemlock harvesting
- Code: acru
- Definition: ITIS #28728, red maple (Acer rubrum)
- Code: beal
- Definition: ITIS #19481, yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
- Code: bele
- Definition: ITIS #19487, sweet birch (Betula lenta)
- Code: bepa
- Definition: ITIS #19489, paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
- Code: fagr
- Definition: ITIS #19462, American beech (Fagus grandifolia)
- Code: fram
- Definition: ITIS #32931, white ash (Fraxinus americana)
- Code: losp
- Definition: ITIS #35281, honeysuckle (Lonicera sp.)
- Code: pire
- Definition: ITIS #183375, red pine (Pinus resinosa)
- Code: pist
- Definition: ITIS #183385, eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)
- Code: prse
- Definition: ITIS #24764, black cherry (Prunus serotina)
- Code: qual
- Definition: ITIS #19290, white oak (Quercus alba)
- Code: quru
- Definition: ITIS #19408, northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
- Code: quve
- Definition: ITIS #19447, black oak (Quercus velutina)
- Code: tsca
- Definition: ITIS #183397, Canada hemlock; hemlock spruce (Tsuga canadensis)
► Methods
- No methods recorded for this dataset
► Sampling Equipment
- No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset
► Site Characteristics
- No site characteristics recorded for this dataset