Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Influence of Commercial Thinning on Recovery from Defoliation in Spruce-Fir Forests: Spruce-Fir Tree Response 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

    Researchers sought to determine the impact of commercial thinning practices on defoliation recovery by examining the ability of red spruce and balsam fir to recover from defoliation by storing non-structural carbohydrates (NSC's) used for foliar growth and secondary defensive compounds such as lignins and tannins.

People

  • Michael Day: Principal Investigator

  • CJ Langley: Principal Investigator

Organizations

  • Northeastern States Research Cooperative : funder
  • University of Maine : lead

Geographic Coverage

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    Data Table

    • Title: Spruce-Fir Tree Response Data
    • Start Date: 2013-01-01
    • Description: Data on tree response to commercial thinning

    • Purpose:

    • Condensed Title: Z1074_Langley_FieldData_5X

    • Object Name: VMC.1074.2170

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Day, M., and CJ Langley. 2017. Spruce-Fir Tree Response Data. University of Maine. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/commercial_thinning_spruce_fir_forests/dataset/spruce-fir-tree-response-data

    • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/commercial_thinning_spruce_fir_forests/dataset/spruce-fir-tree-response-data

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: BLC
      • Label: Live Crown Base Height
      • Description: Height to live crown base
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.1
      • Unit: meter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: DBH
      • Label: DBH
      • Description: Diameter at breast height
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.1
      • Unit: centimeter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: HT
      • Label: Total Height
      • Description: Height to top of tree
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.1
      • Unit: meter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: LCR
      • Label: Live Crown Ratio
      • Description: Live Crown Ratio
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.001
      • Unit: percent
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: SITE
      • Label: Site
      • Description: Site code
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      • Location List: Site List
        • Code: P
          • Definition:
          • Code: R
            • Definition:
            • Code: W
              • Definition:
            Attribute Name: SPECIES
            • Label: Species
            • Description: Species
            • Storage Type: text
            • Measurment Type: nominal
            • Species List: Tree species
              • Code: F
                • Definition: ITIS #18032, balsam fir (Abies balsamea)
              • Code: S
                • Definition: ITIS #18034, red spruce (Picea rubens)
            Attribute Name: TREE
            • Label: Tree ID
            • Description: Tree Identification Number
            • Storage Type: int
            • Measurment Type: nominal
            Attribute Name: TRT
            • Label: Treatment
            • Description: Treatment code
            • Storage Type: text
            • Measurment Type: nominal
            • Custom List: Treatment Codes
              • Code: T
                • Definition: Thinned
              • Code: N
                • Definition: Unthinned, Control

    Methods

    • No methods recorded for this dataset

    Sampling Equipment

    • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

    Site Characteristics

    • Site Description: