Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Lye Brook Area Ecological Land Type Classification: Tree Basal Area by Species at Plot

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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 performed extensive sampling in the Lye Brook Wilderness are to classify ecological communities based on an integration of soils, vegetation & physiographic data. These communities were then mapped.

People

  • Diane Burbank: Content Provider

  • Nancy Burt: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • basal area, ecosystem ecology, forest ecology, trees,

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates
    • 451456.6947999997, 61580.78020000085
    • 464145.3128000004, 61580.78020000085
    • 464145.3128000004, 74074.30030000024
    • 451456.6947999997, 74074.30030000024
    • 451456.6947999997, 61580.78020000085

Data Table

  • Title: Tree Basal Area by Species at Plot
  • Start Date: 1993-06-01
  • End Date: 1993-08-31
  • Description: Basal area of trees by species at each plot

  • Purpose: To classify ecological communities in the Lye Brook Area based on vegetation.

  • Condensed Title: Z0001_TreeBasalArea

  • Object Name: VMC.1.330

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Nancy Burt. 1993. Tree Basal Area by Species at Plot. Green Mountain National Forest.

  • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/lye-brook-area-ecological-land-type/dataset/tree-basal-area-by-species-plot

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: BasalArea
    • Label: BasalArea
    • Description: BasalArea
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Plot
    • Label: Plot
    • Description: Plot
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: TreeSpeciesCode
    • Label: TreeSpeciesCode
    • Description: TreeSpeciesCode
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal

Methods

  • Current Methods
    • Tree cores
      • Method Description: Tree cores were collected from 2 of the dominant species in each plot and age and height were recorded.


  • Past Methods (no longer in use)
    • Stand selection criteria
      • Started: 1993-06-01
        Ended: 1993-08-31
      • Method Description: General: Stand selection criteria, greater than 1 hectare; undisturbed; not too heterogenous; not dominated by exotic species. Plot size varied with community homogeneity; permanent plots of 20X40m, 20X20 or 10X20 m on 29 forest communities.

Sampling Equipment

  • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: Extensive mapping in Lye Brook Wilderness Area.