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Catskill Mountains Vegetation Sampling: Vegetative Sampling Plot Data

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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

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    Forest plot sampling of 13 watersheds across the Catskill Mountains, New York. Data for this project was collected as part of a larger-scale effort to document the distribution of forest types within the Catskills using three similar methods of determining relative basal area for all canopy species.

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  • Gary Lovett: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator

  • Kathleen Weathers: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator

  • Jamie Deppen: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

  • Mary Arthur: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator

  • Jacob Griffin: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

  • Joy Damon: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

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  • catskills, forest composition, vegetation,

Organizations

  • Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies : lead
  • University of Kentucky : partner

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    • dataset_eml_datatabletitle: Vegetative Sampling Plot Data
    • dataset_eml_datatablestartdate: 1997-01-01
    • dataset_eml_datatableendate: 2000-12-31
    • dataset_eml_datatabledescription: Data collected on tree size and abundance by species for all plots surveyed, including plot elevation, diameter at breast-height, and seedling abundance.

    • dataset_eml_datatablepurpose: Inventory tree species distribution in the Catskill Mountains, and link watershed vegetation to stream and soil chemistry.

    • dateset_eml_datatableshortname: Z1308_2596_GAJ3ZG

    • dataset_eml_datatablephysicalobjectname: VMC.1308.2596

    • dataset_eml_datatabledatatype: mySQL
    • dataset_eml_datatablecitation: Lovett, G. M., Weathers KC, and Arthur, MA. (2000) Vegetative Sampling Plot Data. FEMC. Available at https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/catskill-vegetative-sampling/dataset/catskill-vegetative-sampling-plot-data

    • dataset_eml_datatableonlinedistribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/CI4/data/archive/project/catskill-vegetative-sampling/dataset/catskill-vegetative-sampling-plot-data

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      dataset_eml_attributelistname: COUNT
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: COUNT
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: If 'LTCODE' = 'GT', 'COUNT'=1 (each tree coded individually). If 'LTCODE"='LT', 'COUNT' = the number of <10cm diameter saplings of that species in the plot.
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ordinal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: DBH
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Diameter at Breast-Height
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Diameter at breast height in centimeters, if 'LTCODE'='LT', this field is coded as '0'.
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ordinal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: ELEV
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Elevation
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Elevation of plot surveyed from in feet.
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ordinal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: LIVEDEAD
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Live/Dead
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Whether the tree sampled is live or dead. L=live tree, D=dead tree.
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: LOCATION
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Location
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Number code for each 'location' - or clusters of plots within an area of ~1 ha as outlined by the two transect methods used in the study.
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: LTCODE
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: LTCODE
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Size class descriptor. All trees with a diameter at breast height of >10cm are coded individually as 'GT', with their DBH recorded in the 'DBH' field. All trees with a DBH <10cm are tallied by species in the 'COUNT' field.
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: PLOT
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Plot
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: SPECIES
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Species
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Species codes listed in methods, using three-letter codes for each species based on the common name.
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: WS
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Watershed
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Two-letter code assigned to each watershed sampled in this study. Codes listed in methods.
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal

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    • Stratified Random Sampling
      • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1997-01-01
        dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 2000-12-31
      • dataset_eml_samplingdescription: Stratified random sampling of 5 watersheds throughout the Catskill Mountain Preserve ranging in size from 63-476 hectares. Stands were sampled along a series of transects perpendicular to the stream axis, with sampling occurring at a randomly chosen elevation within each 100m elevation band. Stands sampled within each watershed were proportional to its area. Each stand consisted of 5 plots, 6 x 30 meters each. The five plots were places 20 meters apart along the contour line. DBH of all trees >10cm in the plot was recorded, and all stems <10cm and at least 1.6 meters tall were tallied by species. Organic horizon soils were collected for carbon-nitrogen analysis.

    • Stratified Random Sampling
      • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1997-01-01
        dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 2000-12-31
      • dataset_eml_samplingdescription: Stratified random sampling of 5 watersheds throughout the Catskill Mountain Preserve ranging in size from 63-476 hectares. Stands were sampled along a series of transects perpendicular to the stream axis, with sampling occurring at a randomly chosen elevation within each 100m elevation band. Stands sampled within each watershed were proportional to its area. Each stand consisted of 5 plots, 6 x 30 meters each. Five plots were laid out within a larger 58 x 90 meter rerctangle, one in each corner and one in the center. Elevation was recorded at the center plot for this method. DBH of all trees >10cm in the plot was recorded, and all stems <10cm and at least 1.6 meters tall were tallied by species. Organic horizon soils were collected for carbon-nitrogen analysis.

    • Tract Surveys
      • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1997-01-01
        dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 2000-12-31
      • dataset_eml_samplingdescription: Three tracts not necessarily comprising a watershed were sampled at stands at randomly chosen latitude and longitude coordinates evenly distributed across elevation. At each stand, four prism survey plots (metric wedge prism, BAF 2) were established within a hectare, one in the center of each quadrant. Species and DBH of each tree included by the prism were recorded. Organic horizon soils were collected for carbon-nitrogen analysis.

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