Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Green Mountain National Forests Long-term Ecosystem Monitoring Project (LEMP): Subplot Vegetation data

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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

  • canopy cover, foliage, forest dynamics, long term monitoring, natural communities,

Organizations

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

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    Data Table

    • Title: Subplot Vegetation data
    • Start Date: 2008-01-01
    • End Date: 2011-01-01
    • Description: LEMP subplot vegetation data indicates canopy and ground cover classes for all vegetation types as well as the natural community of each subplot.

    • Purpose: The purpose of this dataset is to assess the cover of ground variables (cryptobiotic crust, lichen, leaf litter, mineral soil, moss, road/trail, rock, standing water, streams/lakes, wood, trash/junk/other) as well as total canopy cover for each canopy layer (0-6 feet, >6-16 feet, >16 feet).

    • Condensed Title: Z0338_SubPlotVegData_08_11

    • Object Name: VMC.338.2178

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Diane Burbank. 2011. Subplot Veg data 2008-2011. Green Mountain National Forest. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/green-mountain-national-forest-long-term/dataset/subplot-veg-data-2008-2011

    • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/long-term-ecosystem-monitoring-program-gmfl/dataset/subplot-veg-data-2008-2011

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: CanopyCoverLayer1
      • Label: CanopyCoverLayer1
      • Description: A code that coordinates to a percentage range for canopy cover 0-2 feet above ground.
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      • Custom List: Cover_codes
      Attribute Name: CanopyCoverLayer2
      • Label: CanopyCoverLayer2
      • Description: A code that coordinates to a percentage range for canopy cover >2-6 feet above ground.
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      • Custom List: Cover_codes
      Attribute Name: CanopyCoverLayer3
      • Label: CanopyCoverLayer3
      • Description: A code of t(999), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 that coordinates to a percentage range for canopy cover >6-16 feet above ground.
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      • Custom List: Cover_codes
      Attribute Name: CanopyCoverLayer4
      • Label: CanopyCoverLayer4
      • Description: A code of t(999), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 that coordinates to a percentage range for canopy cover >16 feet above ground.
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      • Custom List: Cover_codes
      Attribute Name: CommunityDescription
      • Label: CommunityDescription
      • Description: CommunityDescription
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: GCCryptobiotic
      • Label: Cryptobiotic Crust Ground Cover
      • Description: A code that coordinates to a percentage range for cryptobiotic ground cover within each subplot.
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      • Custom List: Cover_codes
      Attribute Name: GCLichen
      • Label: Lichen Ground Cover
      • Description: A code that coordinates to a percentage range for lichen ground cover in each subplot.
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      Attribute Name: GCLitterDuff
      • Label: Litter Duff Ground Cover
      • Description: A code that coordinates to a percentage range for litter duff ground cover in each subplot.
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      • Custom List: Cover_codes
      Attribute Name: GCMineralSoil
      • Label: Mineral Soil Ground Cover
      • Description: A code that coordinates to a percentage range for mineral soil ground cover in each subplot.
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      Attribute Name: GCMoss
      • Label: Moss Ground Cover
      • Description: A code that coordinates to a percentage range for moss ground cover in each subplot.
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      Attribute Name: GCRoadTrail
      • Label: Road/Trail Ground Cover
      • Description: A code that coordinates to a percentage range for road/trail ground cover in each subplot.
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      Attribute Name: GCRock
      • Label: Rock Ground Cover
      • Description: A code that coordinates to a percentage range for rock ground cover in each subplot.
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      Attribute Name: GCStreamLake
      • Label: Stream/Lake Ground Cover
      • Description: A code that coordinates to a percentage range for stream/lake ground cover in each subplot.
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      Attribute Name: GCTrash
      • Label: Trash Ground Cover
      • Description: A code that coordinates to a percentage range for trash ground cover in each subplot.
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      Attribute Name: GCWater
      • Label: Standing Water/Flooded Ground Cover
      • Description: A code that coordinates to a percentage range for standing water/flooded ground cover in each subplot.
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      Attribute Name: GCWood
      • Label: Wood
      • Description: A code that coordinates to a percentage range for wood ground cover in each subplot.
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      • Custom List: Cover_codes
      Attribute Name: NonSampleReason
      • Label: NonSampleReason
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: PlotID
      • Label: PlotID
      • Description: PlotID
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: RECLASS_REQUIRED
      • Label: RECLASS_REQUIRED
      • Description: RECLASS_REQUIRED
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: SubplotID
      • Label: SubplotID
      • Description: Sub plot ID
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: VegSubplotStatus
      • Label: VegSubplotStatus
      • Description: Whether or not the subplot vegetation was sampled. A value of 1 indicates sampled and a value of 2 indicates not sampled.
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Year
      • Label: Year
      • Description: Year data was collected
      • Storage Type: date
      • Measurment Type: datetime
      • String Format: YYYY

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    Site Characteristics

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