Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Effects of Elevation on the Productivity of White Birch: Birch Productivity Soil Data

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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

    Demonstrate the effects of elevation on the productivity of Betula papyrifera growing on Mount Mansfield.

People

  • Jim Hoffman: Content Provider

  • Zachary Landis: Principal Investigator

  • Sonya Lee: Content Provider

Keywords

  • elevation, productivity, soil chemistry, soil nutrients, white birch,

Organizations

  • University of Vermont : lead

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates
    • -72.83423333, 44.52083333
    • -72.8247, 44.52083333
    • -72.8247, 44.52175
    • -72.83423333, 44.52175
    • -72.83423333, 44.52083333

Data Table

  • Title: Birch Productivity Soil Data
  • Start Date: 1996-10-01
  • End Date: 1996-12-01
  • Description: Measurement of Ph, potassium, phosphorous, magnesium, aluminum, and calcium amounts in 3 soil samples per 4 elevation sites

  • Purpose: To demonstrate the effects of elevation on the productivity of Betula papyrifera growing on Mount Mansfield.

  • Condensed Title: Z0098_BP_SoilData

  • Object Name: VMC.98.155

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Zachary Landis. 1996. Birch Productivity Soil Data. University of Vermont. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/effects-elevation-productivity-white-birch/dataset/birch-productivity-soil-data

  • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/effects-elevation-productivity-white-birch/dataset/birch-productivity-soil-data

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: Elevation
    • Label: Elevation
    • Description: Elevation of survey
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: meter
    • Precision: 1000
    • Unit: meter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Sample_Number
    • Label: Sample Number
    • Description: Sample number
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: ordinal
    • Custom List: Sample Number Code
      • Code: A
        • Definition: Soil sample A
      • Code: B
        • Definition: Soil sample B
      • Code: C
        • Definition: Soil sample C
    Attribute Name: pH
    • Label: pH of Survey
    • Description: Soil pH
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: interval
    • Standard Unit: number
    • Precision: 1
    • Unit: number
    • Number Type: integer
    Attribute Name: P_available
    • Label: Phoshorous (available)
    • Description: Available amount of phosphorous in soil
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: customMilligramsPerKilogram
    • Precision: 10
    • Unit: MilligramsPerKilogram
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: K
    • Label: Potassium
    • Description: Amount potassium in soil
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: customMilligramsPerKilogram
    • Precision: 100
    • Unit: MilligramsPerKilogram
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Mg
    • Label: Magnesium
    • Description: Amount magnesium in soil
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: customMilligramsPerKilogram
    • Precision: 100
    • Unit: MilligramsPerKilogram
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: P_reserve
    • Label: Phosphorous (reserve)
    • Description: Amount of phosphorous reserve in soil
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: customMilligramsPerKilogram
    • Precision: 10
    • Unit: MilligramsPerKilogram
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Al
    • Label: Aluminium
    • Description: Amount aluminum in soil
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: customMilligramsPerKilogram
    • Precision: 100
    • Unit: MilligramsPerKilogram
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Ca
    • Label: Calcium
    • Description: Amount of calcium in soil
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: customMilligramsPerKilogram
    • Precision: 100
    • Unit: MilligramsPerKilogram
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Ca_al
    • Label: N/A
    • Description: Ratio of amount of calcium to aluminum in soil
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: customMilligramsPerKilogram
    • Precision: 10
    • Unit: MilligramsPerKilogram
    • Number Type: real

Methods

  • Past Methods (no longer in use)
    • Soil sample collection and analysis
      • Started: 1996-10-01
        Ended: 1996-12-01
      • Method Description: At each of the four elevations, three soil samples were taken for an analysis of soil chemistry. The top 3 cm of soil were used for each sample. Samples were analyzed at the University of Vermont Lab for pH, available phosphorus, reserve phosphorus, potassium, calcium and aluminum.

Sampling Equipment

  • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: Browns River headwaters on Mount Mansfield. Four elevations were used off the Teardrop Trail: 730, 820, 910 and 1000 meters.