Dataset: Bird captures on Mount Mansfield, 1995-1997

Methods

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Current Methods

• 
  Started: 1998-06-01
  

  Nose Pod Dive plot discontinued after 1997.

• Site establishment and measurements
  Started: 1992-06-01
  

  An 8.8 ha population monitoring plot was established south of the summit of the mountain in 1992, where 5-30 m radius circles per forest type were used for point counts and habitat plots. This ranged in elevation from 1160-1200 m, in krummholz and spruce-fir forests. Measurements included species, frequency, sighting locations, habitat measurements.

• 
  Started: 1995-06-01
  

  Additional plots added in 1995: a 20 ha plot in Ranch Valley, and a 20 ha plot at a lower elevation in the Nose Dive Pod area. Elevation range expanded to 885-1200 m. 25 m grid sampling points used. Measurement include: population density, territory dispersion, sighting locations and movements of known-identity individuals, habitat measurements, survival and productivity and site fidelity.

• 
  Started: 1995-06-01
  

  An additional plot was added in 1996: a 10 ha plot northeast of the Forehead, off the Long Trail in spruce-fir forest.

Dataset Fields

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Sampling Equipment

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Site Characteristics

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• Site Description

  Mount Mansfield summit ridgeline and east slope. Elevation range: 885-1200 m. Krummholz, larger stature spruce-fir, and transitional forest types.