Details and Metadata
Printer-friendly version View XML version Download Ecological Metadata Language file
Methods
The methods followed in the creation of the dataset, including description of field, laboratory and processing steps, and quality control procedures
Current Methods
Prism plots
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
Cores taken on a percentage of plots to determine site indices.
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 Block Block Block
Measurement type: Ordinal Canopyposition Canopyposition Canopy position
Measurement type: Ordinal DBH DBH Diameter at breast height (in)
Measurement type: Ratio
Units:Health Health Health
Measurement type: Ordinal IDNUMB IDNUMB Measurement type: Nominal Point Point Measurement type: Nominal Pulpwoodlength Pulpwoodlength Measurement type: Interval
Units:Qualitycode Qualitycode Measurement type: Ordinal Sawloglength Sawloglength Measurement type: Interval
Units:Species Species See Vegetation Species table, forex codes
Measurement type: Nominal Stand Stand Measurement type: Nominal Tree Tree Measurement type: Nominal Wildlifecode Wildlifecode Measurement type: Nominal 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
- Site Description
Stevensville Brook watershed on Mount Mansfield, in the Ecosystem Management Demonstration Project area. Northern hardwood and yellow birch/spruce forest types.