Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Vermont Hardwood Tree Health Survey: Tree Data from 1986 Ground Survey

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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

    Determine the current health of Vermont's hardwood forests using aerial photography and ground surveys.

People

  • Ronald Kelley: Principal Investigator

  • Sandra Wilmot: Content Provider

  • Barbara Schultz: Content Provider

Keywords

  • forests, surveys, trees,

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates
    • -73.4379015767698, 42.72696000804695
    • -71.46528103507033, 42.72696000804695
    • -71.46528103507033, 45.01666491562359
    • -73.4379015767698, 45.01666491562359
    • -73.4379015767698, 42.72696000804695

Data Table

  • Title: Tree Data from 1986 Ground Survey
  • Start Date: 1985-07-01
  • End Date: 1986-12-31
  • Description: Tree-level data from ground surveys of VT Hardwood Tree Health Surveys conducted in 1985-1986

  • Purpose: Determine the current health of Vermont's hardwood forests.

  • Condensed Title: Z0089_VHTHS86

  • Object Name: VMC.89.258

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Wilmot S., and B. Schultz. 1986. Tree Data from 1986 Ground Survey. VT Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/vermont-hardwood-tree-health-survey/dataset/tree-data-from-1986-ground-survey

  • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/vermont-hardwood-tree-health-survey/dataset/tree-data-from-1986-ground-survey

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: BD_FT_VOL_Jack14
    • Label: BD_FT_VOL_Jack14
    • Description: BD_FT_VOL_Jack14
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: CORDS_Jack13
    • Label: CORDS_Jack13
    • Description: CORDS_Jack13
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: CROWNCOND_Jack11
    • Label: CROWNCOND_Jack11
    • Description: CROWNCOND_Jack11
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: CROWNPostition_Jack8
    • Label: CROWNPostition_Jack8
    • Description: CROWNPostition_Jack8
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: CU_ FT_VOL_jack15
    • Label: CU_ FT_VOL_jack15
    • Description: CU_ FT_VOL_jack15
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: DBH_jack6
    • Label: DBH_jack6
    • Description: DBH_jack6
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: interval
    Attribute Name: HT_Pulp_Jack10
    • Label: HT_Pulp_Jack10
    • Description: HT_Pulp_Jack10
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: INFORMATION_JackD
    • Label: INFORMATION_JackD
    • Description: INFORMATION_JackD
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: jack7
    • Label: DBH_jack7
    • Description: DBH_jack7
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: jacke
    • Label: Information_jacke
    • Description: Information_jacke
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: jackf
    • Label: Information_jackf
    • Description: Information_jackf
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: PHOTO_CELL_Number_Jacka
    • Label: PHOTO_CELL_Number_Jacka
    • Description: PHOTO_CELL_Number_Jacka
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: PLOT_jackC
    • Label: PLOT_jackC
    • Description: PLOT_jackC
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: PLOT_number_jackb
    • Label: PLOT_number_jackb
    • Description: PLOT_Number_JackB
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: SAWLOG_Jack9
    • Label: SAWLOG_Jack9
    • Description: SAWLOG_Jack9
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: SITEIndex_Jack3
    • Label: SITEIndex_Jack3
    • Description: SITEIndex_Jack3
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: SPECIES_jack5
    • Label: SPECIES_jack5
    • Description: SPECIES_jack5
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: TREES/ACRE_Jack12
    • Label: TREES/ACRE_Jack12
    • Description: TREES/ACRE_Jack12
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: TREE_jack4
    • Label: TREE_jack4
    • Description: TREE_jack4
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal

Methods

  • Past Methods (no longer in use)
    • Aerial surveys
      • Started: 1985-07-01
        Ended: 2000-12-31
      • Method Description: 360 acre aerial photo blocks taken on a grid of 170 statewide points. Aerial surveys flown in 1985, 1995 and 2000

    • Ground surveys
      • Started: 1986-07-01
        Ended: 2006-12-31
      • Method Description: Ground surveys on 84 plots to assess dieback and mortality, conducted the year following the aerial surveys. Surveys conducted in 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006

    • Images for stereoscope
      • Started: 1985-07-01
        Ended: 2000-12-31
      • Method Description: Bursts of 5 photos taken at each point for use with stereoscope

Sampling Equipment

  • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: Vermont hardwood forests