Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Federal Forest Inventory and Analysis Data for the Northeast: Forestland area by age class for the Northeast

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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

    A summary of the latest USDA Forest Inventory and Analysis data for the Northeast. The network of randomly distributed inventory plots are designed to capture broad temporal changes in the condition of the nation’s forest resource. Spatial coverages of species distribution, extent of forest cover and biomass compliment the yearly data summaries to capture an unbiased estimated of the northeastern forests.

People

  • Matthias Nevins: Content Provider

Keywords

  • forestland area, northeastern forests,

Organizations

  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service : lead

Geographic Coverage

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    Data Table

    • Title: Forestland area by age class for the Northeast
    • Start Date: 1983-01-01
    • Description: Data extracted from FIA EVALIDator: forestland area by stand age (20 year age classes).

    • Purpose: Stand age diversity represents the presence of a large range of age classes in the forest. The age of the trees in a forest provides us a sense of the amount of time since a stand-replacing disturbance event has occurred, such as a hurricane or a timber harvest. Across our forests, we want a diversity of stand ages, with some stands being young and new and others being old and in place for a long time. This provides a diversity of habitat for a range of wildlife, and resilience to change.

    • Condensed Title: Z1384_2804_6GDYDC

    • Object Name: VMC.1384.2804

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Federal Forest Inventory and Analysis Data for the Northeast: Forestland area by age class for the Northeast, 1983-01-01

    • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/federal-forest-inventory-analysis-data-northeast/dataset/forestland-area-by-age-class-for

    Attribute List

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      • Label: 0-20_years
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: 100-120_years
      • Label: 100-120_years
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: 121-140_years
      • Label: 121-140_years
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: 141-160_years
      • Label: 141-160_years
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: 161-180_years
      • Label: 161-180_years
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: 181-200_years
      • Label: 181-200_years
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: 200-220_years
      • Label: 200-220_years
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: 21-40_years
      • Label: 21-40_years
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: 221-240_years
      • Label: 221-240_years
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: 41-60_years
      • Label: 41-60_years
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: 61-80_years
      • Label: 61-80_years
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: 81-100_years
      • Label: 81-100_years
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: Mixed
      • Label: Mixed
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: Not_available
      • Label: Not_available
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: Region
      • Label: Region
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: State
      • Label: State
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Total
      • Label: Total
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: Year
      • Label: Year
      • Storage Type: int

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    Sampling Equipment

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    Site Characteristics

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