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

Past Methods (No longer in use)

  • Site characterizations
    Started: 2013-05-15
    Ended: 2013-08-31

    At each site (elevation) 15 subplots were spaced 15 meters apart along the elevation contour. At subplots 1, 5, 10, and 15 canopy openness, soil depth, slope, and aspect were measured.

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
mountainName of mountain

Name of mountain where sample plots are located

Measurement type: Nominal
siteElevation

Elevation of plot site

Measurement type: Interval
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 100
slope(d)Slope

Steepness of topography, averaged from 4 readings

Measurement type: Interval
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 0.01
aspect(d.from.South)Aspect

Aspect is the compass direction that a slope faces. In this case it was taken from the south and is an average of 4 measures.

Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 0.01
canopy.opennessCanopy openness

Percent canopy openness as an average of 4 densiometer readings

Measurement type: Interval
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 0.001
soildepth(cm)Soil depth

Average of 4 measures of soil depth

Measurement type: Interval
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 0.001

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

    Plots every 100 m from 500 m to 1100 m on Mt Mansfield

    Minimum Altitude: 500 meter

    Maximum Altitude: 1100 meter