Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Lichens and Air Quality in the Lye Brook Wilderness Area: Lichen Species

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Metadata Provider

  • 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

    Collect lichens for a lichen species list; collect lichens for elemental analysis; study the health and distributions of species most sensitive to air pollution; and assess the effects of air quality on lichens.

People

  • Clifford Wetmore: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • air quality, lichens, species lists,

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates
    • -73.09523333, 43.05613333
    • -72.9875, 43.05613333
    • -72.9875, 43.15736667
    • -73.09523333, 43.15736667
    • -73.09523333, 43.05613333

Data Table

  • Title: Lichen Species
  • Start Date: 1993-07-01
  • End Date: 1993-08-30
  • Description: Lichen species list from Lye Brook, VT

  • Purpose: Collect lichens for a lichen species list; collect lichens for elemental analysis; study the health and distributions of species most sensitive to air pollution; and assess the effects of air quality on lichens.

  • Condensed Title: Z0051_LichenSpecies

  • Object Name: VMC.51.46

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Clifford Wetmore. 1993. Lichen Species. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/lichens-air-quality-lye-brook-wilderness/dataset/lichen-species

  • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/lichens-air-quality-lye-brook-wilderness/dataset/lichen-species

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: abundance
    • Label: abundance
    • Description: abundance
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: IDnum
    • Label: IDnum
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: S02_sensitivity
    • Label: S02_sensitivity
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Species_info
    • Label: Species_info
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal

Methods

  • Past Methods (no longer in use)
    • Survey and collection locations
      • Started: 1993-07-15
        Ended: 1993-08-31
      • Method Description: Eighteen locations, about 2 acres in size each, were used for the species survey and collections for chemical analysis. Locations represented the wilderness geographically and vegetationally. Undisturbed and disturbed habitats were sampled.

    • Health conditions of lichen
      • Started: 1993-07-15
        Ended: 1993-08-31
      • Method Description: Voucher specimens were collected for all species found. General health of lichens was recorded by looking for damaged or dying lichens on all trees where collections were made (at least 100 trees).

    • Lichen collection
      • Started: 1993-07-30
        Ended: 1993-08-09
      • Method Description: Lichens were collected in spunbound olefin bags at four localities for laboratory analysis: north of Little Mud Pond, hill west of Lye Brook, west side of Bourn Pond and north of Kelly Stand Road. Species collected were: Cladinia rangiferina; Evernia mesomorpha; Hypogyminia physodes; and Parmelia sulcata. Ten to twenty grams of each species was collected at each locality.

    • Chemical analysis
      • Started: 1993-07-30
        Ended: 1993-08-09
      • Method Description: Chemical analysis measurements included: sulfur, Ca, Mg, Na, K, P, Fe, Mn, Al, Cu, Zn, Cd, Cr, Ni, Pb, and B.

Sampling Equipment

  • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: 4 location in Lye Brook; N of Little Mud Pond; hill W of Lye Brook; W side Bourne Pond; N of Kelly Stand.



  • Site Description: Eighteen locations within the Lye Brook Wilderness Area, representing the wilderness geographically, vegetation types, and both disturbed (old logging roads) and undisturbed areas.