Dataset Overview
Field data collected on sapling measurements, species abundances, health metrics, and damage indicators. A sapling is classified as any tree with a diameter at breast height between 1 and 5 inches within the microplot.
- Purpose
To compare species distributions between the under and over story in order to predict future forest composition/structure.
- Data Collection Status
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Data collection for this dataset is ongoing
- Start date
2008-01-01
- Anticipated end date
2016-01-01
- Contents
193 records with 17 fields
- Data Availability
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Available for download
- Data License
- Preferred Citation
Diane Burbank. 2016. Microplot data from 2008-2016. Green Mountain National Forest. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/green-mountain-national-forest-long-term/dataset/microplot-data-from-2008-2016
- Update Frequency
Other maintenance period
- Maintenance Plan
The project will continue for the next 50 years or so. Sampling happens over the course of 4 years every 10 years. Sampling will resume again in 2018 and go over the same plots through 2021 and so forth.
- Links
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No links available for this dataset
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- Previous Versions
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- Version 5 - Microplotdata_2019 (created 2020-05-27 by Jake Van Deursen)
- Version 4 - Microplot Sapling Data (created 2020-05-27 by Jake Van Deursen)
- Version 3 - 2018 LEMP Sapling Data (created 2019-02-22 by John Truong)
- Version 2 - LEMP_Sapling_08_17 (created 2018-02-09 by John Truong)
- Version 1 - LEMP_Sapling_08_16 (created 2018-02-09 by John Truong)