Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Forest Inventory of the Ecosystem Management Demonstration Project area: Revised FOREX: Forest Inventory for FEMDP

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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

    Conduct a modified State Lands Forest Inventory Examination (FOREX) to provide basic forestry information in support of a study design and for use by researchers.

People

  • Michael Johnson: Content Provider

  • Tom Simmons: Content Provider

  • Sandra Wilmot: Content Provider

  • Chuck Vile: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • forest ecology, hardwood health, resource management, trees,

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    Data Table

    • Title: Forest Inventory for FEMDP
    • Start Date: 1995-09-25
    • End Date: 1995-10-19
    • Description: Forest Inventory for the Ecosystem Management Demonstration Project area: Revised FOREX

    • Purpose: Conduct a modified State Lands Forest Inventory Examination (FOREX) to provide basic forestry information in support of a study design and for use by researchers.

    • Condensed Title: Z0052_FOREX

    • Object Name: VMC.52.47

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Chuck Vile. 1995. Forest Inventory for FEMDP. VT Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/forest-inventory-ecosystem-management-demonstration-project/dataset/forex-for-femdp

    • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/forest-inventory-ecosystem-management-demonstration-project/dataset/forex-for-femdp

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: Block
      • Label: Block
      • Description: Block
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      Attribute Name: Canopyposition
      • Label: Canopyposition
      • Description: Canopy position
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      Attribute Name: DBH
      • Label: DBH
      • Description: Diameter at breast height (in)
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      Attribute Name: Health
      • Label: Health
      • Description: Health
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      Attribute Name: IDNUMB
      • Label: IDNUMB
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Point
      • Label: Point
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Pulpwoodlength
      • Label: Pulpwoodlength
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: interval
      Attribute Name: Qualitycode
      • Label: Qualitycode
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      Attribute Name: Sawloglength
      • Label: Sawloglength
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: interval
      Attribute Name: Species
      • Label: Species
      • Description: See Vegetation Species table, forex codes
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Stand
      • Label: Stand
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Tree
      • Label: Tree
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Wildlifecode
      • Label: Wildlifecode
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal

    Methods

    • Current Methods
      • Prism plots
        • Method Description: Ninety permanent, 10 factor prism plots were established on both sides of the Butler Lodge trail from transects beginning at each trail marker. Each plot represents 3 acres. General information on surface features, wildlife understory (duff layer, 0-2' height zone, 2-10' zone, 10-30' zone), regeneration, canopy closure, site quality, and stand damage; trees were scribed at dbh and measurements included: dbh (in 2" categories), sawlog and pulpwood lengths, species, quality code, crown position an

      • Core collection
        • Method Description: Cores taken on a percentage of plots to determine site indices.


    Sampling Equipment

    • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

    Site Characteristics

    • Site Description: Stevensville Brook watershed on Mount Mansfield, in the Ecosystem Management Demonstration Project area. Northern hardwood and yellow birch/spruce forest types.