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Shaw Mountain Ice Storm Study 1998-2002: Tree Diameter Analysis

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  • 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

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    This study tracks forest response to an ice storm. The forest inventory plots, established in 1998 are located at the Nature Conservancy's Shaw Mountain Natural Area in Benson, VT. Used to study the impacts of this disturbance on forest structure and composition. Response variables include abiotic conditions, soil, downed woody material, canopy cover and light penetration, canopy composition, tree recruitment, tree vitality analysis, seedling density by species and height, tree diameter analysis, basal area of trees, and herbaceous layer after an ice storm. Four 20x20m plots were located at 190-215 m elevation, two in heavily ice-damaged forest and two in lightly damaged forest (controls).

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  • James Graves: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator

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  • dbh,

Organizations

  • Vermont Nature Conservancy : partner

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    • dataset_eml_datatabletitle: Tree Diameter Analysis
    • dataset_eml_datatablestartdate: 1998-07-14
    • dataset_eml_datatableendate: 2002-07-15
    • dataset_eml_datatabledescription: Tree diameter analysis and annual percent changes between 1998-2002 on Shaw Mountain, VT. Elevation 190-215m.

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    • dataset_eml_datatabledatatype: mySQL
    • dataset_eml_datatablecitation: James Graves (2002) Tree diameter analysis, 1998-2002. FEMC. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/shaw_mountain_ice_storm_study/dataset/tree-diameter-analysis-1998-2002-1

    • dataset_eml_datatableonlinedistribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/CI4/data/archive/project/shaw_mountain_ice_storm_study/dataset/tree-diameter-analysis-1998-2002-1

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      dataset_eml_attributelistname: 1998
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: 1998
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Average diameter at breast height (cm).
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      dataset_eml_attributelistname: 1999
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      dataset_eml_attributelistname: 2000
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      dataset_eml_attributelistname: 2001
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      dataset_eml_attributelistname: 2002
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      dataset_eml_attributelistname: 1998-1999
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: 1998-1999
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      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.00000001
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: 1999-2000
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: 1999-2000
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      dataset_eml_attributelistname: 2000-2001
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      dataset_eml_attributelistname: 2001-2002
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      dataset_eml_attributelistname: n1998
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      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Plot: 1 and 2 with heavy ice damage, 3 and 4 as controls with less ice damage.
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      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: ACSA; Acer saccharum, BELE; Betula lenta, BEPA; Betula papyrifera, CACA; Carpinus caroliniana, CACO; Carya cordiformis, CAOV; Carya ovata, FRAM; Fraxinus americana, OSVI; Ostrya virginiana.
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