Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Vegetation Analysis: Vegetation Survey: Vegetation Analysis: Vegetation Survey Physical

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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

Abstract

    Establishment of long-term sampling sites on the Mt. Mansfield Summit and Sunset Ridge for monitoring plant distribution and environmental conditions. Survey vegetation changes with elevation on the western slopes of Mt. Mansfield. Survey the floristic composition of vegetation on the western slopes of Mt. Mansfield based on elevation.

People

  • William Howland: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • aspect, hillslopes, locations, soil, soil ph,

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates
    • -72.83195, 44.51216667
    • -72.81885, 44.51216667
    • -72.81885, 44.54341667
    • -72.83195, 44.54341667
    • -72.83195, 44.51216667

Data Table

  • Title: Vegetation Analysis: Vegetation Survey Physical
  • Start Date: 2004-07-01
  • End Date: 2004-07-30
  • Description: Physical measurements at vegetation survey locations

  • Purpose: Provide a baseline photographic database of disturbed alpine communities in the trailside zones of the Mount Mansfield Natural Area

  • Condensed Title: Z0016_Physical

  • Object Name: VMC.16.196

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: William Howland. 2004. Vegetation Analysis: Vegetation Survey Physical. Lake Champlain Basin Program. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/vegetation-analysis-vegetation-survey/dataset/vegetation-analysis-vegetation-survey-physical

  • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/vegetation-analysis-vegetation-survey/dataset/vegetation-analysis-vegetation-survey-physical

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: Location
    • Label: Location
    • Description: Location
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Max soil depth - cm
    • Label: Max soil depth - cm
    • Description: Max soil depth - cm
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Measured Soil pH
    • Label: Measured Soil pH
    • Description: Measured Soil pH
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Quadrat Number
    • Label: Quadrat Number
    • Description: Quadrat Number
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: interval
    Attribute Name: Slope Angle
    • Label: Slope Angle
    • Description: Slope Angle
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Slope Aspect
    • Label: Slope Aspect
    • Description: Slope Aspect
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio

Methods

  • Past Methods (no longer in use)
    • Belt transects
      • Started: 1991-06-01
        Ended: 1994-09-30
      • Method Description: At 200 foot elevation intervals on hiking trails, belt transects were run on the upslope side of the trails, 25 transects of 25 m length and 1 m width. Presence/absence data were collected for vascular flora and for the most abundant visible cryptogams. Plus 2 - 1 m square quadrats per belt transect to survey the herb-level flora, including frequency and cover data.

    • Additional data collection
      • Started: 1994-05-01
        Ended: 1994-09-30
      • Method Description: Additional sampling included a 10 m diameter area for sampling tall shrubs and trees, including stem counts in two dbh classes (less than 2 cm and greater than 2 cm dbh) by species.

Sampling Equipment

  • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: Browns River and Stevensville Brook headwaters, west slope of Mt. Mansfield.