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Methods
The methods followed in the creation of the dataset, including description of field, laboratory and processing steps, and quality control procedures
Current Methods
Field methods
See publication in Ecological Applications for detailed field methods.
Dataset Fields
Detailed documentation of the fields comprising the dataset, including the type of measurement, units where applicable, and any controlled vocabularies or code lists present in the data
Field Name Caption Description Additional Information big_trees_perha_total big trees per ha, total number of trees per hectare greater than or equal to 50 cm dbh
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: trees per hectare
Precision: 0.01canopyclosure_perc canopy closure (%) percent canopy closure of live trees
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: percent
Precision: 1condition condition - either blowown or reference blowdown or reference condition
Measurement type: Nominal dead_above_bmass_mgha dead tree aboveground biomass (Mg per ha) megagrams per hectare of dead tree aboveground biomass based on a volumetric component ratio method
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: megagrams per hectare
Precision: 0.01dead_above_carbon_mgcha dead tree aboveground carbon mass (Mg C per ha) megagrams of carbon per hectare of dead tree aboveground biomass based on a volumetric component ratio method
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: megagrams of carbon per hectare
Precision: 0.01dead_tree_ba_m2ha dead tree basal area (m2 per ha) dead tree basal area (square meters per hectare)
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: square meters per hectare
Precision: 0.01dead_tree_density_per_ha dead trees per ha number of dead trees per hectare
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: trees per hectare
Precision: 0.01herb_percov herbaceous vegetation cover (%) percent cover of herbaceous vegetation
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: percent
Precision: 0.001h_size structural complexity index based on tree size (H') structural complexity index based on overstory tree size (dbh)
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: H'
Precision: 0.001h_spp structural complexity index based on tree species (H') structural complexity index based on overstory tree species composition
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: H'
Precision: 0.001live_above_bmass_mgha live tree aboveground biomass (Mg per ha) megagrams per hectare of dead tree aboveground biomass based on allometric equations
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: megagrams per hectare
Precision: 0.01live_above_carbon_mgcha live tree aboveground carbon mass (Mg C per ha) megagrams of carbon per hectare of live tree aboveground biomass
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: megagrams of carbon per hectare
Precision: 0.01live_tree_ba_m2ha live tree basal area (m2 per ha) live tree basal area (square meters per hectare)
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: square meters per hectare
Precision: 0.01live_tree_density_per_ha live trees per ha number of live trees per hectare
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: trees per hectare
Precision: 0.01moss_percov moss vegetation cover (%) percent cover of moss vegetation
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: percent
Precision: 0.01number_size_classes number of tree size classes number of tree size classes for structural complexity estimates
Measurement type: Ratio
Units:
Precision: 1plot_id plot id plot id for data analysis
Measurement type: Nominal plot_num plot number plot number within a given stand
Measurement type: Nominal qmd quadratic mean diameter quadratic mean tree diameter (cm)
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: cm
Precision: 0.01rel_dens relative tree density relative tree density
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: index
Precision: 0.01saplings_per_ha sapling density (per ha) number of tree saplings per hectare
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: trees per hectare
Precision: 1seedlings_per_ha seedling density (per ha) number of tree seedlings per hectare
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: trees per hectare
Precision: 0.1shrub_percov shrub vegetation cover (%) percent cover of shrub vegetation
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: percent
Precision: 0.01site site location of blowdown
Measurement type: Nominal site_condition site and condition combination of site location and blowdown condition
Measurement type: Nominal spp_richness tree species richness species richness of overstory trees
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: number of species
Precision: 1total_above_bmass_mgha total tree aboveground biomass (Mg per hectare) megagrams per hectare of live and dead tree aboveground biomass
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: megagrams per hectare
Precision: 0.01total_above_carbon_mgcha total tree aboveground carbon mass (Mg C per ha) megagrams of carbon per hectare of live and dead tree aboveground biomass
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: megagrams of carbon per hectare
Precision: 0.01total_tree_ba_m2ha total tree basal area (m2 per ha) total tree basal area (square meters per hectare)
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: square meters per hectare
Precision: 0.01total_tree_density_per_ha total tress per ha number of live and dead trees per hectare
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: trees per hectare
Precision: 0.01total_understory_percov total understory vegetation cover (%) percent cover of total understory vegetation (heraceous, moss, shrub)
Measurement type: Ratio
Units: percent
Precision: 0.001visit visit number number of visit (first or second)
Measurement type: Interval
Units:
Precision: 1Sampling Equipment
Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.
Current Equipment
Field sampling
See publication in Ecological Applications for detailed field sampling.
Site Characteristics
The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection
- Site Description
Wind study sites (See Ecological Applications publication for detailed site descriptions)