Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Vermont Long-Term Soil Monitoring Program: Core Soil Chemistry

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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

    Long-term monitoring of forest soils is necessary to understand the effects of continued environmental change, including climate change, atmospheric deposition of metals, and recovery from acidic precipitation. A monitoring program was initiated in 2002 at five protected forest sites in Vermont, three in Mt. Mansfield State Forest and two in the Lye Brook Wilderness Area. Every 5 years at each site, ten soil pits are dug and sampled from subplots in a 50 × 50-m plot.

People

  • Joshua Halman: Content Provider

  • Carl Waite: Content Provider

  • Sandra Wilmot: Content Provider

  • Nancy Burt: Content Provider

  • Jamie Shanley: Content Provider

  • Deane Wang: Content Provider

  • Sean Lawson: Content Provider

  • Thomas Villars: Principal Investigator

  • Scott Bailey: Principal Investigator

  • Donald Ross: Principal Investigator

  • James Duncan: Content Provider

  • Jennifer Wright: Content Provider

  • Angelica Quintana: Content Provider

Keywords

  • forest health, long-term monitoring, soil chemistry, soil horizons, soils,

Organizations

  • United States Geological Survey (USGS) : partner
  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service: partner
  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC) : partner
  • University of Vermont College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: partner
  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests: partner

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates
    • -73.059551667, 43.05681667
    • -72.79543333, 43.05681667
    • -72.79543333, 44.53525
    • -73.059551667, 44.53525
    • -73.059551667, 43.05681667

Data Table

  • Title: Core Soil Chemistry
  • Start Date: 2002-06-01
  • End Date: 2202-06-01
  • Description: As part of a 200-year forest soil monitoring study, soil samples are taken from 5 different locations (three sites in Mt. Mansfield in northern Vermont and two sites in the Lye Brook Wilderness Area in southern Vermont) every 5 years. At each of the five sites 1 50m x 50m plot has been permanently established, with 100 5m x 5m subplots. Samples were taken from the side of the pit that was described, using a knife and trowel. If Oe was sampled, a larger area of soil surface was peeled backward and “mined”. All samples were collected into 60-ounce clear polyethylene sterile bags (Fisher Scientific) and labeled with soil site, soil pit number, and date. Samples collected for mercury analysis were collected using sampling methods that prevent atmospheric contamination. Samples were sent to labs belonging to NRCS, USFS, and UVM for analysis.

  • Purpose: A 200-year forest soil monitoring study that will aid future efforts to detect changes in forest soil properties, essential plant nutrient, mineral, trace element concentrations, soil morphology and soil taxonomy.

  • Condensed Title: Z0161_2458_92DIBA

  • Object Name: VMC.161.2458

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: John Truong (2018) Core Soil Chemistry. FEMC. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/long-term-soil-monitoring/dataset/core-soil-chemistry

  • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/long-term-soil-monitoring/dataset/core-soil-chemistry

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: Al_exch
    • Label: Al_exch
    • Storage Type: decimal
    Attribute Name: Al_oxal
    • Label: Al_oxal
    • Storage Type: int
    Attribute Name: Al_pyro
    • Label: Al_pyro
    • Storage Type: int
    Attribute Name: Ca_exch
    • Label: Ca_exch
    • Storage Type: decimal
    Attribute Name: CEC_nh4
    • Label: CEC_nh4
    • Storage Type: decimal
    Attribute Name: enuLab
    • Label: enuLab
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Fe_exch
    • Label: Fe_exch
    • Storage Type: decimal
    Attribute Name: Fe_oxal
    • Label: Fe_oxal
    • Storage Type: int
    Attribute Name: Fe_pyro
    • Label: Fe_pyro
    • Storage Type: int
    Attribute Name: fkSoilSampleID
    • Label: fkSoilSampleID
    • Storage Type: int
    Attribute Name: Hg
    • Label: Hg
    • Storage Type: int
    Attribute Name: K_exch
    • Label: K_exch
    • Storage Type: decimal
    Attribute Name: Mg_exch
    • Label: Mg_exch
    • Storage Type: decimal
    Attribute Name: Mn_exch
    • Label: Mn_exch
    • Storage Type: decimal
    Attribute Name: Mn_oxal
    • Label: Mn_oxal
    • Storage Type: decimal
    Attribute Name: Mn_pyro
    • Label: Mn_pyro
    • Storage Type: int
    Attribute Name: Na_exch
    • Label: Na_exch
    • Storage Type: decimal
    Attribute Name: ODOE
    • Label: ODOE
    • Storage Type: decimal
    Attribute Name: pH_salt
    • Label: pH_salt
    • Storage Type: decimal
    Attribute Name: pH_water
    • Label: pH_water
    • Storage Type: decimal
    Attribute Name: P_oxal
    • Label: P_oxal
    • Storage Type: decimal
    Attribute Name: Si_oxal
    • Label: Si_oxal
    • Storage Type: int
    Attribute Name: TotalC
    • Label: TotalC
    • Storage Type: decimal
    Attribute Name: TotalN
    • Label: TotalN
    • Storage Type: decimal
    Attribute Name: TOtalS
    • Label: TOtalS
    • Storage Type: decimal

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Sampling Equipment

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Site Characteristics

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