Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Vermont Hardwood Tree Health Survey: Vermont Hardwood Tree Health Survey Plot Visit Data and Crews

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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

  • hardwood health, humans, land cover, locations,

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: Vermont Hardwood Tree Health Survey Plot Visit Data and Crews
  • Start Date: 1986-01-01
  • End Date: 1991-12-31
  • Description: Descriptions of land owners, and crews that visited plots in the 2001 ground survey

  • Purpose: Assessment of tree dieback and mortality for overall evaluation of hardwood tree health

  • Condensed Title: Z0089_2001vhhscrews

  • Object Name: VMC.89.204

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Wilmot S., and B. Schultz. 1991. Vermont Hardwood Tree Health Survey Plot Visit Data and Crews. 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/vermont-hardwood-tree-health-survey-plot

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

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: Year_Est
    • Label: Year_Est
    • Description: Year
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: YYYY
    Attribute Name: Cell_Number
    • Label: Cell_Number
    • Description: Cell_Number
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: County
    • Label: County
    • Description: County
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Crew
    • Label: Crew
    • Description: Crew
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: ForestType_ SAF_or_by_abundance
    • Label: ForestType_ SAF_or_by_abundance
    • Description: ForestType_ SAF_or_by_abundance
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: GPS_Coordinates
    • Label: GPS_Coordinates
    • Description: GPS_Coordinates
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Owner
    • Label: Owner
    • Description: Owner
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Photo_Number
    • Label: Photo_Number
    • Description: Photo_Number
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Plot_Visit_date
    • Label: Plot_Visit_date
    • Description: Plot_Visit_date
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: DD/MM/YYYY
    Attribute Name: Town
    • Label: Town
    • Description: Town
    • Storage Type: text
    • 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