Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Forest Research at Harvard Forest: Ungulate Browsing and Foundation Tree Regeneration in Central New England 2010

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  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • 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

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, deer browse, Harvard Forest, moose, understory vegetation,

Organizations

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

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    Data Table

    • Title: Ungulate Browsing and Foundation Tree Regeneration in Central New England 2010
    • Start Date: 2010-01-01
    • End Date: 2010-01-31
    • Description: In the summer of 2010, we initiated a landscape-scale observational study on ungulate habitat use and browsing on foundation tree species (Quercus spp. and Tsuga canadensis) in unlogged forests. Seventy-two forest plots were sampled across several ecoregions in central and western Massachusetts, southern Vermont and New Hampshire and Northern Connecticut. Tree seedlings, overstory characteristics, browsing, pellet piles, and shrub densities were sampled; and site attributes such as mean annual temperature and forest fragmentation were examined.

    • Purpose: The goal of this project was to quantify browsing on hemlock and oak species.

    • Condensed Title:

    • Object Name: VMC.1387.2829

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Faison E, DeStefano S, Foster D. 2015. Ungulate Browsing and Foundation Tree Regeneration in Central New England 2010. Harvard Forest Data Archive: HF242. Available at: http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu:8080/exist/apps/datasets/showData.html?id=hf242

    • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/Harvard_Forest_Research/dataset/ungulate-browsing-foundation-tree-regeneration-central

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: species_trees
      • Label: Species field in the Trees dataset
      • Description: Species field in the Harvard Forest Trees dataset (hf242-02)
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      • String Format: D-M-YY
      • Number Type: -1
      • Species List: HF Ungulate Browsing and Renegeration Study Tree Study
        • Code: Acer rubrum
          • Definition: ITIS #28728, red maple (Acer rubrum)
        • Code: Betula lenta
          • Definition: ITIS #19487, sweet birch (Betula lenta)
        • Code: Pinus strobus
          • Definition: ITIS #183385, eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)
        • Code: Amelanchier spp.
          • Definition: ITIS #25108, serviceberry (Amelanchier sp.)
        • Code: Prunus pennsylvanica
          • Definition: ITIS #24799, pin cherry (Prunus pensylvanica)
        • Code: Quercus rubra
          • Definition: ITIS #19408, northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
        • Code: Quercus velutina
          • Definition: ITIS #19447, black oak (Quercus velutina)
        • Code: Prunus serotina
          • Definition: ITIS #24764, black cherry (Prunus serotina)
        • Code: Betula populifolia
          • Definition: ITIS #19497, gray birch (Betula populifolia)
        • Code: Acer pennsylvanica
          • Definition: ITIS #28754, striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
        • Code: Fraxinus americana
          • Definition: ITIS #32931, white ash (Fraxinus americana)
        • Code: Betula papyrifera
          • Definition: ITIS #19489, paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
        • Code: Fagus grandifolia
          • Definition: ITIS #19462, American beech (Fagus grandifolia)
        • Code: Populus tremuloides
          • Definition: ITIS #195773, quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)
        • Code: Rhus typhina
          • Definition: ITIS #28777, staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina)
        • Code: Populus grandidentata
          • Definition: ITIS #22463, bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata)
        • Code: Vaccinium stamineum?
          • Definition: ITIS #23615, deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum)
        • Code: Lonicera spp.
          • Definition: ITIS #35281, honeysuckle (Lonicera sp.)
        • Code: Populus deltoides
          • Definition: ITIS #22445, Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides)
        • Code: Nyssa sylvatica
          • Definition: ITIS #27821, black gum, black tupelo, blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica)
        • Code: Quercus alba
          • Definition: ITIS #19290, white oak (Quercus alba)
        • Code: Hamamelis virginiana
          • Definition: ITIS #19033, witch-hazel; witchhazel; American witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
        • Code: Aronia melanocarpa
          • Definition: ITIS #25127, black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)
        • Code: Rhus copalina
          • Definition: ITIS #504754, flameleaf sumac (Rhus copallinum)
        • Code: Quercus rubs
          • Definition: ITIS #19408, northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
        • Code: Sambucus racemosa
          • Definition: ITIS #35326, European red elder (Sambucus racemosa)
        • Code: Viburnum cassinoides
          • Definition: ITIS #530807, withe-rod (Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides)
        • Code: Betula alleghnaniensis
          • Definition: ITIS #19481, yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
        • Code: Ilex verticilata
          • Definition: ITIS #27985, common winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
        • Code: Acer saccharum
          • Definition: ITIS #28731, sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
        • Code: Prunus virginiana
          • Definition: ITIS #24806, chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
        • Code: Smooth buckthorn
          • Definition: ITIS #28579, glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula)
        • Code: Cornus alternifolia
          • Definition: ITIS #27813, alternate-leaf dogwood; alternateleaf dogwood (Cornus alternifolia)
        • Code: Toothed buckthorn
          • Definition: ITIS #508018, sharp-tooth buckthorn (Rhamnus arguta)
        • Code: Corylus cornuta
          • Definition: ITIS #19507, beaked hazel (Corylus cornuta)
        • Code: Quercus rubra
          • Definition: ITIS #19408, northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
        • Code: Sorbus aucuparia?
          • Definition: ITIS #25320, rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
        • Code: Quercus rubrum
          • Definition: ITIS #19408, northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
        • Code: Kalmia latifolia
          • Definition: ITIS #23677, mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
        • Code: Lireodendron tulipifera
          • Definition: ITIS #18086, yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)
      Attribute Name: species_seedlings
      • Label: Species field in the Seedlings dataset
      • Description: Species field in the Harvard Forest Oak and Hemlock Seedlings dataset (hf242-03)
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      • String Format: D-M-YY
      • Number Type: -1
      • Species List: HF Ungulate Browsing and Renegeration Study Seedlings Study
        • Code: Pinus strobus
          • Definition: ITIS #183385, eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)
        • Code: Amelanchier
          • Definition: ITIS #25108, serviceberry (Amelanchier sp.)
        • Code: Acer rubrum
          • Definition: ITIS #28728, red maple (Acer rubrum)
        • Code: Castanea dentata
          • Definition: ITIS #19454, American chestnut (Castanea dentata)
        • Code: Viburnum acerifolium
          • Definition: ITIS #35255, mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium)
        • Code: Prunus serotina
          • Definition: ITIS #24764, black cherry (Prunus serotina)
        • Code: Ilex verticillata
          • Definition: ITIS #27985, common winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
        • Code: Quercus alba
          • Definition: ITIS #19290, white oak (Quercus alba)
        • Code: Fraxinus americana
          • Definition: ITIS #32931, white ash (Fraxinus americana)
        • Code: Quercus velutina
          • Definition: ITIS #19447, black oak (Quercus velutina)
        • Code: Betula lenta
          • Definition: ITIS #19487, sweet birch (Betula lenta)
        • Code: Sassafras albidum
          • Definition: ITIS #18158, sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
        • Code: Acer pensylvanicum
          • Definition: ITIS #28754, striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
        • Code: Fagus grandifolia
          • Definition: ITIS #19462, American beech (Fagus grandifolia)
        • Code: Tsuga canadensis
          • Definition: ITIS #183397, Canada hemlock; hemlock spruce (Tsuga canadensis)
        • Code: Corylus cornuta
          • Definition: ITIS #19507, beaked hazel (Corylus cornuta)
        • Code: Viburnum dentatum
          • Definition: ITIS #35251, arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum)
        • Code: Ulmus americana
          • Definition: ITIS #19049, American elm (Ulmus americana)
        • Code: Acer saccharum
          • Definition: ITIS #28731, sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
        • Code: Carya ovata
          • Definition: ITIS #19242, shagbark hickory (Carya ovata)
        • Code: Berberis thunbergii
          • Definition: ITIS #18835, Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
        • Code: Betula papyrifera
          • Definition: ITIS #19489, paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
        • Code: Viburnum nudum
          • Definition: ITIS #35252, possumhaw viburnum (Viburnum nudum)
        • Code: Crataegus
          • Definition: ITIS #24539, hawthorn (Crataegus )
      Attribute Name: species_herbs
      • Label: Species field in the Herbs dataset
      • Description: Species field in the Harvard Forest Herbs dataset (hf242-07)
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      • String Format: D-M-YY
      • Number Type: -1
      • Species List: HF Ungulate Browsing and Renegeration Study Herbs Study
        • Code: Maianthemum canadense
          • Definition: ITIS #503653, Canada mayflower; twoleaved Solomonseal; false lily-of-the-valley (Maianthemum canadense)
        • Code: Trientalis borealis
          • Definition: ITIS #24053, northern starflower; starflower (Trientalis borealis)
        • Code: Dennstaedtia punctilobula
          • Definition: ITIS #17491, eastern hayscented fern; hay-scented fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula)
        • Code: Mitchella repens
          • Definition: ITIS #35063, partridgeberry (Mitchella repens)
        • Code: Lycopodium clavatum
          • Definition: ITIS #17024, running clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum)
        • Code: Gaultheria procumbens
          • Definition: ITIS #23657, checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens)
        • Code: Aralia nudicaulis
          • Definition: ITIS #29376, wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis)
        • Code: Medeola virginiana
          • Definition: ITIS #42963, Indian cucumber (Medeola virginiana)
        • Code: Monotropa uniflora
          • Definition: ITIS #23778, Indianpipe; ghost plant; Indian pipe (Monotropa uniflora)
        • Code: Unknown plant
          • Definition: ITIS #, Unknown plant species ( )
        • Code: Thelypteris noveboracensis
          • Definition: ITIS #17261, New York fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis)
        • Code: Aster divaricatus
          • Definition: ITIS #513440, white wood aster (Eurybia divaricata)
        • Code: Uvularia sessilifolia
          • Definition: ITIS #43112, sessile-leaf bellwort; sessileleaf bellwort (Uvularia sessilifolia)
        • Code: Osmunda cinnamomea
          • Definition: ITIS #1012094, cinnamon fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum)
        • Code: Smilacina racemosa
          • Definition: ITIS #524297, feathery false lily of the valley (Maianthemum racemosum)
        • Code: Trillium grandiflorum
          • Definition: ITIS #43074, snow trillium; white trillium; great white trillium; white wakerobin (Trillium grandiflorum)
        • Code: Thelypteris simulata
          • Definition: ITIS #17272, bog fern (Thelypteris simulata)
        • Code: Arisaema atrorubens
          • Definition: ITIS #42525, Jack in the pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
        • Code: Onoclea sensibilis
          • Definition: ITIS #17637, sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis)
        • Code: Viola sp.
          • Definition: ITIS #22030, violettes (Viola sp.)
        • Code: Graminoid
          • Definition: ITIS #, Unknown plant species ( )
        • Code: Osmunda claytonia
          • Definition: ITIS #17220, interrupted fern (Osmunda claytoniana)

    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