Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

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

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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 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).

People

  • James Graves: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • dbh,

Organizations

  • Vermont Nature Conservancy : partner

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    Data Table

    • Title: Tree Diameter Analysis
    • Start Date: 1998-07-14
    • End Date: 2002-07-15
    • Description: Tree diameter analysis and annual percent changes between 1998-2002 on Shaw Mountain, VT. Elevation 190-215m.

    • Purpose:

    • Condensed Title: Z1341_2735_T9MWKB

    • Object Name: VMC.1341.2735

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: 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

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

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: 1998
      • Label: 1998
      • Description: Average diameter at breast height (cm).
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Precision: 0.00000001
      Attribute Name: 1999
      • Label: 1999
      • Description: Average diameter at breast height (cm).
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Precision: 0.00000001
      Attribute Name: 2000
      • Label: 2000
      • Description: Average diameter at breast height (cm).
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Precision: 0.00000001
      Attribute Name: 2001
      • Label: 2001
      • Description: Average diameter at breast height (cm).
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Precision: 0.00000001
      Attribute Name: 2002
      • Label: 2002
      • Description: Average diameter at breast height (cm).
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Precision: 0.00000001
      Attribute Name: 1998-1999
      • Label: 1998-1999
      • Description: Percent diameter change between 1998 and 1999.
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Precision: 0.00000001
      Attribute Name: 1999-2000
      • Label: 1999-2000
      • Description: Percent diameter change between 1999 and 2000.
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Precision: 0.00000001
      Attribute Name: 2000-2001
      • Label: 2000-2001
      • Description: Percent diameter change between 2000 and 2001.
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Precision: 0.00000001
      Attribute Name: 2001-2002
      • Label: 2001-2002
      • Description: Percent diameter change between 2001 and 2002.
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Precision: 0.00000001
      Attribute Name: n1998
      • Label: Number in 1998
      • Description: Number of samples from 1998.
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Precision: 1
      Attribute Name: Plot
      • Label: Plot
      • Description: Plot: 1 and 2 with heavy ice damage, 3 and 4 as controls with less ice damage.
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Species
      • Label: Species
      • Description: ACSA; Acer saccharum, BELE; Betula lenta, BEPA; Betula papyrifera, CACA; Carpinus caroliniana, CACO; Carya cordiformis, CAOV; Carya ovata, FRAM; Fraxinus americana, OSVI; Ostrya virginiana.
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal

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    Sampling Equipment

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    Site Characteristics

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