Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Wind Disturbance in Temperate Forests: Transect 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

Abstract

    This is a field-based study of intermediate wind disturbance (i.e., blowdown) effects on forest structure, composition, and carbon dynamics. Under Professor William Keeton's supervision, field crews collected data at four sites at multiple points in time. One of the primary outcomes is a journal article in Ecological Applications.

People

  • William Keeton: Principal Investigator

  • Garrett Meigs: Content Provider

Organizations

  • University of Vermont Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources: lead
  • University of Vermont Gund Institute for Ecological Economics: partner

Geographic Coverage

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    Data Table

    • Title: Transect data
    • Start Date: 2007-08-22
    • End Date: 2015-08-13
    • Description: Transect-level data on forest structure, composition, and carbon pools (downed coarse woody detritus).

    • Purpose:

    • Condensed Title: Z1219_2446_GA6MMC

    • Object Name: VMC.1219.2446

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Meigs, Garrett; Keeton, William (2018): Transect data for "Intermediate-severity wind disturbance in mature temperate forests: Legacy structure, carbon storage, and stand dynamics" (Ecological Applications article). Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.18125/D2794D

    • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/cdlwinddisturbance/dataset/transect

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: beginning_plot_num
      • Label: beginning plot number
      • Description: plot number at beginning of transect
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: condition
      • Label: condition - either blowdown or reference
      • Description: blowdown or reference condition
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: rotten_cwd_carbon_mgcha
      • Label: rotten downed coarse woody detritus carbon mass (Mg C per ha)
      • Description: megagrams of carbon per hectare of rotten downed coarse woody detritus
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.01
      • Unit: megagrams of carbon per hectare
      • Number Type: rational
        • Bounds:
        • Minimum: 0
        • Maximum: 33.15
      Attribute Name: rotten_cwd_mass_mgha
      • Label: rotten downed coarse woody detritus mass (Mg per ha)
      • Description: megagrams per hectare of rotten downed coarse woody detritus
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.01
      • Unit: megagrams per hectare
      • Number Type: rational
        • Bounds:
        • Minimum: 0
        • Maximum: 64.29
      Attribute Name: rotten_cwd_vol_m3ha
      • Label: rotten downed coarse woody detritus volume (m3 per ha)
      • Description: cubic meters per hectare of rotten downed coarse woody detritus
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.01
      • Unit: cubic meters per hectare
      • Number Type: rational
        • Bounds:
        • Minimum: 0
        • Maximum: 370.09
      Attribute Name: site
      • Label: site
      • Description: location of blowdown
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: site_condition
      • Label: site and condition
      • Description: combination of site location and blowdown condition
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: sound_cwd_carbon_mgcha
      • Label: sound downed coarse woody detritus carbon mass (Mg C per ha)
      • Description: megagrams of carbon per hectare of sound downed woody detritus
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.01
      • Unit: megagrams of carbon per hectare
      • Number Type: rational
        • Bounds:
        • Minimum: 1.22
        • Maximum: 255.35
      Attribute Name: sound_cwd_mass_mgha
      • Label: sound downed coarse woody detritus mass (Mg per ha)
      • Description: megagrams per hectare of sound downed coarse woody detritus mass
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.01
      • Unit: megagrams per hectare
      • Number Type: rational
        • Bounds:
        • Minimum: 2.5
        • Maximum: 515.93
      Attribute Name: sound_cwd_vol_m3ha
      • Label: sound downed coarse woody detritus volume (m3 per ha)
      • Description: cubic meters per hectare of sound downed coarse woody detritus
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.01
      • Unit: cubic meters per hectare
      • Number Type: rational
        • Bounds:
        • Minimum: 7.53
        • Maximum: 1250.07
      Attribute Name: total_cwd_carbon_mgcha
      • Label: total downed coarse woody detritus carbon mass (Mg C per ha)
      • Description: megagrams of carbon per hectare of sound and rotten downed coarse woody detritus
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.01
      • Unit: megagrams of carbon per hectare
      • Number Type: rational
        • Bounds:
        • Minimum: 1.22
        • Maximum: 260.43
      Attribute Name: total_cwd_mass_mgha
      • Label: total downed coarse woody detritus mass (Mg per ha)
      • Description: megagrams per hectare of sound and rotten downed coarse woody detritus
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.01
      • Unit: megagrams per hectare
      • Number Type: rational
        • Bounds:
        • Minimum: 2.5
        • Maximum: 525.75
      Attribute Name: total_cwd_vol_m3ha
      • Label: total downed coarse woody detritus volume (m3 per ha)
      • Description: cubic meters per hectare of sound and rotten downed coarse woody detritus
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.01
      • Unit: cubic meters per hectare
      • Number Type: rational
        • Bounds:
        • Minimum: 7.53
        • Maximum: 1303.53
      Attribute Name: transect_id
      • Label: transect id
      • Description: transect id for data analysis
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: visit
      • Label: visit number
      • Description: number of visit (first or second)
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Precision: 1
      • Number Type: integer
        • Bounds:
        • Minimum: 1
        • Maximum: 2

    Methods

    • Current Methods
      • Field methods
        • Method Description: See Ecological Applications publication for detailed field sampling.


    Sampling Equipment

    • Current Equipment
      • Field sampling
        • Sampling Description: See Ecological Applications publication for detailed field sampling.

    Site Characteristics

    • Site Description: Wind study sites (See Ecological Applications publication for detailed site descriptions)