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
Natural Community Assessment
Natural community types are based on the criteria provided by Vermont Natural Community Ecologist, Eric Sorenson, in his guide, Wetland, Woodland, Wildland: A Guide to the Natural Communities of Vermont and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department's Natural Community Survey Form.
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 Natural_Community Natural Community Natural community classification
Measurement type: Nominal Plot Plot ID Plot ID
Measurement type: Nominal Year_Classified Year Year the plot was assigned a natural community type.
Measurement type: DateTime
Date/Time Format: YYYYSampling 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