Details and Metadata

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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

  • Tree metrics
    Started: 1988-06-01

    Permanently tagged trees are evaluated annually for crown condition, injury to bole and crown, taphole closure, seed production, regeneration and early and late season defoliation. Plot consists of 5 subplots, 20 X 20 m size. Trees are permanently tagged. Protocols follow international NAMP methods manual.

Past Methods (No longer in use)

  • Injury assessment after ice storm
    Started: 1998-01-30
    Ended: 1998-06-01

    In 1998, special spring survey was conducted to assess injury from the January ice storm. Addition of regeneration counts was also added.

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
ClusterCluster

Cluster

Measurement type: Nominal
latitudelatitude

latitude

Measurement type: Ratio
Units:
longitudelongitude

longitude

Measurement type: Ratio
Units:

Sampling Equipment

Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.

No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection

No site characteristics recorded for this dataset