Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Forest Research at Harvard Forest: Moose Foraging in Temperate Forests of Central Massachusetts 2005

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  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

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      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
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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

Keywords

  • browsing, forest harvest, forest regeneration, Harvard Forest, moose, regeneration,

Organizations

  • Harvard University Harvard Forest: lead
  • Duke Forest : partner

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    Data Table

    • Title: Moose Foraging in Temperate Forests of Central Massachusetts 2005
    • Start Date: 2005-01-01
    • End Date: 2005-12-31
    • Description: The "re-wilding" of ecosystems with extirpated large mammals has become a focus of recent scientific and conservation initiatives; however, it is unclear how proposed re-introductions will influence systems that are often vastly different from those that occurred before these animals were extirpated. Moose, the Northeast’s largest Holocene browser, have recently expanded across southern New England’s temperate forest landscape after an absence of 200 years, realizing a natural re-wilding experiment. Moose have been well-studied throughout the boreal forest biome; however, because they are rare today in temperate forests, almost Nothing is known of their ecology, behavior, or potential impacts to these ecosystems. This study investigated patterns of winter moose browse in order to: (1) gain insight into the likely influences of this herbivore on the vegetation patterns of the region; and (2) to identify the most important habitat features influencing moose winter foraging activity at a landscape and site scale.

    • Purpose: Two large forested watersheds in Central Massachusetts were sampled for moose browse, habitat features, and disturbances including forest harvesting and human activity. Chi-square and t-tests were used to identify browse species preferences of moose, and step-wise multiple regression was used to identify habitat variables that are strong predictors of browse intensity.

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    • Object Name: VMC.1387.2834

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Faison E, Foster D. 2009. Moose Foraging in Temperate Forests of Central Massachusetts 2005. Harvard Forest Data Archive: HF115. Available at: http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu:8080/exist/apps/datasets/showData.html?id=hf040

    • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/Harvard_Forest_Research/dataset/moose-foraging-temperate-forests-central-massachusetts

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: species
      • Label: Species field in HF Moose Foraging in Temperate Forests dataset
      • Description: Species field in Harvard Forest Moose Foraging in Temperate Forests dataset (hf115)
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      • String Format: D-M-YY
      • Number Type: -1
      • Species List: Moose Foraging in Temperate Forests of Central Massachusetts 2005
        • Code: black birch
          • Definition: ITIS #19487, sweet birch (Betula lenta)
        • Code: chestnut
          • Definition: ITIS #19454, American chestnut (Castanea dentata)
        • Code: red oak
          • Definition: ITIS #19408, northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
        • Code: white oak
          • Definition: ITIS #19290, white oak (Quercus alba)
        • Code: white pine
          • Definition: ITIS #183385, eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)
        • Code: high bush blueberry
          • Definition: ITIS #23573, highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)
        • Code: red maple
          • Definition: ITIS #28728, red maple (Acer rubrum)
        • Code: yellow birch
          • Definition: ITIS #19481, yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
        • Code: witch hazel
          • Definition: ITIS #19033, witch-hazel; witchhazel; American witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
        • Code: sugar maple
          • Definition: ITIS #28731, sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
        • Code: white ash
          • Definition: ITIS #32931, white ash (Fraxinus americana)
        • Code: alder
          • Definition: ITIS #19466, alnus spp. (Alnus sp.)
        • Code: hawthorn
          • Definition: ITIS #24539, hawthorn (Crataegus )
        • Code: nannyberry
          • Definition: ITIS #35266, nannyberry; nanny-berry (Viburnum lentago)
        • Code: winterberry
          • Definition: ITIS #27985, common winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
        • Code: hemlock
          • Definition: ITIS #183397, Canada hemlock; hemlock spruce (Tsuga canadensis)
        • Code: hazelnut
          • Definition: ITIS #19505, hazelnut (Corylus sp.)
        • Code: black cherry
          • Definition: ITIS #24764, black cherry (Prunus serotina)
        • Code: lyonia
          • Definition: ITIS #23563, fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida)
        • Code: american elm
          • Definition: ITIS #19049, American elm (Ulmus americana)
        • Code: black birch
          • Definition: ITIS #19487, sweet birch (Betula lenta)
        • Code: shadbush
          • Definition: ITIS #25108, serviceberry (Amelanchier sp.)
        • Code: musclewood
          • Definition: ITIS #19504, American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana)
        • Code: hickory
          • Definition: ITIS #19223, hickory spp (Carya sp.)
        • Code: beech
          • Definition: ITIS #19462, American beech (Fagus grandifolia)
        • Code: black oak
          • Definition: ITIS #19447, black oak (Quercus velutina)
        • Code: paper birch
          • Definition: ITIS #19489, paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
        • Code: bigtooth aspen
          • Definition: ITIS #22463, bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata)
        • Code: red maple
          • Definition: ITIS #28728, red maple (Acer rubrum)
        • Code: red oak
          • Definition: ITIS #19408, northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
        • Code: red pine
          • Definition: ITIS #183375, red pine (Pinus resinosa)
        • Code: european buckthorn
          • Definition: ITIS #28579, glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula)
        • Code: hop hornbeam
          • Definition: ITIS #19511, eastern hophornbeam; hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana)
        • Code: american hazelnut
          • Definition: ITIS #19506, noisetier d'Amérique (Corylus americana)
        • Code: alternate dogwood
          • Definition: ITIS #27813, alternate-leaf dogwood; alternateleaf dogwood (Cornus alternifolia)
        • Code: norway spruce
          • Definition: ITIS #183289, Norway spruce (Picea abies)
        • Code: white pine
          • Definition: ITIS #183385, eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)
        • Code: mountain laurel
          • Definition: ITIS #23677, mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
        • Code: azalea
          • Definition: ITIS #23700, azaleas (Rhododendron sp.)
        • Code: larch
          • Definition: ITIS #183409, larch (Larix sp.)
        • Code: white birch
          • Definition: ITIS #19489, paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
        • Code: maple leaf viburnum
          • Definition: ITIS #35255, mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium)
        • Code: chestnut oak
          • Definition: ITIS #195058, chestnut oak ( Quercus prinus)
        • Code: arrowwood
          • Definition: ITIS #35251, arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum)
        • Code: red spruce
          • Definition: ITIS #18034, red spruce (Picea rubens)
        • Code: basswood
          • Definition: ITIS #21536, American basswood (Tilia americana)
        • Code: gray birch
          • Definition: ITIS #19497, gray birch (Betula populifolia)
        • Code: striped maple
          • Definition: ITIS #28754, striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
        • Code: grape
          • Definition: ITIS #28606, grape (Vitis sp.)
        • Code: blackberry
          • Definition: ITIS #24866, Allegheny blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis)
        • Code: shagbark hickory
          • Definition: ITIS #19242, shagbark hickory (Carya ovata)
        • Code: balsam fir
          • Definition: ITIS #18032, balsam fir (Abies balsamea)
        • Code: poison sumac
          • Definition: ITIS #28823, poison sumac (Toxicodendron vernix)
        • Code: mountain holly
          • Definition: ITIS #28002, mountain winterberry (Ilex montana)
        • Code: black ash
          • Definition: ITIS #32945, black ash (Fraxinus nigra)
        • Code: swamp dogwood
          • Definition: ITIS #27802, stiff dogwood (Cornus foemina)
        • Code: elm
          • Definition: ITIS #19048, elm (Ulmus sp.)
        • Code: chokecherry
          • Definition: ITIS #24806, chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
        • Code: spicebush
          • Definition: ITIS #18146, spicebush (Lindera sp.)
        • Code: black chokeberry
          • Definition: ITIS #25127, black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)
        • Code: spruce
          • Definition: ITIS #18033, spruce (Picea sp.)
        • Code: tamarack
          • Definition: ITIS #183412, tamarack (Larix laricina)
        • Code: scarlet oak
          • Definition: ITIS #19288, scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea)
        • Code: pignut hickory
          • Definition: ITIS #19231, pignut hickory; sweet pignut (Carya glabra)
        • Code: sugarmaple
          • Definition: ITIS #28731, sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
        • Code: high bush blackberry
          • Definition: ITIS #836667, highbush blackberry (Rubus X ostryifolius)
        • Code: virginia creeper
          • Definition: ITIS #28602, American ivy (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
        • Code: quaking aspen
          • Definition: ITIS #195773, quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)
        • Code: rubus
          • Definition: ITIS #24848, framboises (Rubus sp.)
        • Code: unknown shrub
          • Definition: ITIS #824, (Chlorogloea sp.)
        • Code: lonicera
          • Definition: ITIS #35281, honeysuckle (Lonicera sp.)
        • Code: bittersweet
          • Definition: ITIS #506068, tsuru-ume-mo-doki (Celastrus orbiculatus)
        • Code: whte pine
          • Definition: ITIS #183385, eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)

    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