Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Montane Bird Habitat and Demographics: Mt. Mansfield Overstory Tree Measurements

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Metadata Provider

  • 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

    Sample vegetation and establish site characteristics at two permanent VINS plots on Mount Mansfield. Determine and track migratory routes of montane bird species, including the Blackpoll Warbler.

People

  • Christopher Rimmer: Principal Investigator

  • Kent McFarland: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • birds, canopy cover, population and community properties, trees,

Geographic Coverage

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    Data Table

    • Title: Mt. Mansfield Overstory Tree Measurements
    • Start Date: 1995-09-01
    • End Date: 1995-10-31
    • Description: Overstory measurements of a Mt. Mansfield plot.

    • Purpose: Sample vegetation and establish site characteristics at two permanent VINS plots on Mount Mansfield.

    • Condensed Title: Z0155_Overstory1

    • Object Name: VMC.155.365

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: McFarland, K., and C. Rimmer. 1995. Mt. Mansfield Overstory Tree Measurements. Vermont Center for Ecoustudies. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/bicknells-thrush-population-demographics-ecology-vins/dataset/mt-mansfield-overstory-tree-measurements

    • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/bicknells-thrush-population-demographics-ecology-vins/dataset/mt-mansfield-overstory-tree-measurements

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: location
      • Label: location
      • Description: Location
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: m²/ha
      • Label: m²/ha
      • Description: m²/ha
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      Attribute Name: m²/ha_1
      • Label: m²/ha_1
      • Description: m²/ha_1
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      Attribute Name: Species
      • Label: Species
      • Description: Species
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: stems/ha
      • Label: stems/ha
      • Description: stems/ha
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      Attribute Name: stems/ha_1
      • Label: stems/ha_1
      • Description: stems/ha_1
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio

    Methods

    • Past Methods (no longer in use)
      • Plot establishment
        • Started: 1995-09-01
          Ended: 1995-10-31
        • Method Description: There are two 20 a (500mX400m) grids laid out by VINS at Ranch Brook and the Nose Dive area. Sixty 100m^2 plots were established w/in that grid. Samples were collected in the 10mX10m quadrats cornered at the intersections of a 100m grid and square w/in the grid. Within each plot all trees over 5 cm dbh were measured to nearest cm; ditto dead trees. A species list of vascular plants was compiled. A few trees were cored for age.

    Sampling Equipment

    • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

    Site Characteristics

    • No site characteristics recorded for this dataset