Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Green Mountain National Forests Long-term Ecosystem Monitoring Project (LEMP): Seedling Measurements on Subplots

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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

    This project is a 50-year monitoring effort to examine the long-term effects of broad-scale environmental changes--particularly changes in climate, air quality, soil health, and vegetation, in the Green Mountain National Forests.

People

  • Diane Burbank: Content Provider

  • Nancy Burt: Content Provider

  • Angelica Quintana: Content Provider

  • Mary Beth Poli: Content Provider

  • Suzanne Gifford: Principal Investigator

  • John McCann: Content Provider

Keywords

  • forest regeneration, regeneration, seedlings,

Organizations

  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service Green Mountain National Forest: lead
  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC) : partner

Geographic Coverage

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    Data Table

    • Title: Seedling Measurements on Subplots
    • Start Date: 2008-01-01
    • End Date: 2058-12-31
    • Description: Counts of seedlings on microplot by species

    • Purpose: Inventory and track regeneration processes on forest health monitoring plots

    • Condensed Title: Z0338_2455_D7ZDPG

    • Object Name: VMC.338.2455

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Green Mountain National Forest, USFS (2018) Seedling Measurements on Subplots. FEMC. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/long-term-ecosystem-monitoring-program-gmfl/dataset/seedling-measurements-subplots

    • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/long-term-ecosystem-monitoring-program-gmfl/dataset/seedling-measurements-subplots

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: Count
      • Label: Count
      • Description: Number of seedlings of a particular species present inside the microplot.
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 1
      • Number Type: whole
      Attribute Name: PlotID
      • Label: PlotID
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Species
      • Label: Species
      • Description: A code that coordinates to a particular species.
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      • Species List: GMNF LEMP Seedling Species
        • Code: FAGR
          • Definition: ITIS #19462, American beech (Fagus grandifolia)
        • Code: PIRU
          • Definition: ITIS #18034, red spruce (Picea rubens)
        • Code: ACPE
          • Definition: ITIS #28754, striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
        • Code: ACRU
          • Definition: ITIS #28728, red maple (Acer rubrum)
        • Code: ABBA
          • Definition: ITIS #18032, balsam fir (Abies balsamea)
        • Code: BEAL2
          • Definition: ITIS #19481, yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
        • Code: ACSP2
          • Definition: ITIS #28758, mountain maple (Acer spicatum)
        • Code: FRAM2
          • Definition: ITIS #32931, white ash (Fraxinus americana)
        • Code: BEPA
          • Definition: ITIS #19489, paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
        • Code: CADE12
          • Definition: ITIS #19454, American chestnut (Castanea dentata)
        • Code: QURU
          • Definition: ITIS #19408, northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
        • Code: PRSE2
          • Definition: ITIS #24764, black cherry (Prunus serotina)
        • Code: BELE
          • Definition: ITIS #19487, sweet birch (Betula lenta)
        • Code: CACA18
          • Definition: ITIS #19504, American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana)
        • Code: OSVI
          • Definition: ITIS #19511, eastern hophornbeam; hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana)
        • Code: ACSA3
          • Definition: ITIS #28731, sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
        • Code: ACSA2
          • Definition: ITIS #28757, silver maple (Acer saccharinum)
        • Code: AMELA
          • Definition: ITIS #25108, serviceberry (Amelanchier sp.)
        • Code: QUMO4
          • Definition: ITIS #19279, chestnut oak (Quercus prinus)
        • Code: ACSA
          • Definition: ITIS #28731, sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
        • Code: CATO6
          • Definition: ITIS #19247, mockernut hickory (Carya tomentosa)
        • Code: HAVI
          • Definition: ITIS #19033, witch-hazel; witchhazel; American witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
        • Code: TSCA
          • Definition: ITIS #183397, Canada hemlock; hemlock spruce (Tsuga canadensis)
      Attribute Name: SubplotID
      • Label: SubplotID
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: Year
      • Label: Year
      • Description: Year the data was collected.
      • Storage Type: date
      • Measurment Type: datetime
      • String Format: YYYY

    Methods

    • No methods recorded for this dataset

    Sampling Equipment

    • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

    Site Characteristics

    • No site characteristics recorded for this dataset