Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femc705 Spear StreetSouth BurlingtonVermont05403United States of AmericaBaxter State Park leadBaxter State Park Scientific Forest Management Area - Continuous Forest InventoryThe Scientific Forest Management Area in Baxter State Park, Maine contains 111 plots established in 1996 to provide detailed assessments of the forest condition.Baxter State Park Scientific Forest Management Area - Continuous Forest InventorySypitkowskiEben DunhamSteve PounchMichaelManzoGeorgiatree growthforest inventorytree healthbaxter state parkforest compositionworking forestsBaxter State Park Tree Measurements1999-08-17This dataset contains information that could be used to locate the tree (TreeID, Species, Azimuth, and Distance) of the tree as well as health and physiological measurements (DBH, LCR, TotalHGT, Condition, Status).Z1147_2401_LOE9E8VMC.1147.2401mySQLBaxter State Park, Maine (2017) Baxter State Park Tree Measurements. FEMC. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/Baxter_Park_sfma_cfi/dataset/baxter-state-park-tree-measurementshttps://www.uvm.edu/femc/CI4/data/archive/project/baxter_park_sfma_cfi/dataset/baxter-state-park-tree-measurementsAutoIDAutoIDintAzimuthAzimuthMeasured from the sample CENTER to the TREE to the nearest degree using a mirror sighting compass, compensating for declinationint1whole0360BSPAIDBSPAIDBaxter State Park Area IDintConditionConditionAssessment of tree health (if a tree had more than one condition the first item encountered on the RANKED list of conditions was chosen firsttextBTOPBroken TopDTOPDead TopFTOPForked TopCLNCleanDIEBCrown DiebackRBUTRotten Butt LogUNKWNUnknownNANon-applicableDBHDBHDiameter at breast height. In most cases DBH was measured above the scribe mark to the nearest 1/10 of an inch. All trees >=4/6" were measured. DBH was measured using a DBH tape.decimal0.01rationalDistanceHorizontal DistanceFrom plot center at the ground line to center side of stump –Used Haglof Vertex Hypsometer or distance tape. decimal0.1LCRLive Crown RatioOcular estimate of the ratio between the live crown and the total height of the tree.textMeasurementYearMeasurement YearYear the tree was measureddateQualityQualityStandard assessment of merchantabilitytextAGSAcceptable growing stock, tree capable of producing sawlog product now or in future.UGSUn-acceptable growing stock, tree not capable of producing sawlog product now or in future.NALive Tree unkown AGS or UGS status.AGS+High quality tree potential veneer or clear sawlog now or in future.CULLLive Tree not capable of producing commercial product now or in future.UKNWNQaulity is unknown or un-recordedRemarkRemarkAdditional comments by the researchertextSIDSample IDSample IDintSpeciesSpeciesTree species based on the Forest Vegetation Simulator codes from the US Forest ServicetextABITIS #19462, American beech (Fagus grandifolia)EHITIS #183397, Canada hemlock; hemlock spruce (Tsuga canadensis)HHITIS #19511, eastern hophornbeam; hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana)NCNone #, Custom Species Code ( )PBITIS #19489, paper birch (Betula papyrifera)BFITIS #18032, balsam fir (Abies balsamea)QAITIS #195773, quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)RMITIS #28728, red maple (Acer rubrum)RSITIS #18034, red spruce (Picea rubens)SMITIS #28731, sugar maple (Acer saccharum)STITIS #28754, striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)YBITIS #19481, yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)WSITIS #183295, white spruce (Picea glauca)WPITIS #183385, eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)WCITIS #505490, arborvitae; eastern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis)WAITIS #32931, white ash (Fraxinus americana)TAITIS #183412, tamarack (Larix laricina)RPITIS #183375, red pine (Pinus resinosa)ROITIS #19408, northern red oak (Quercus rubra)PCITIS #24799, pin cherry (Prunus pensylvanica)BTITIS #22463, bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata)BSITIS #183302, black spruce; bog spruce (Picea mariana)bpITIS #22453, balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera)BCITIS #24764, black cherry (Prunus serotina)BAITIS #32945, black ash (Fraxinus nigra)AEITIS #19049, American elm (Ulmus americana)UNNone #, Custom Species Code ( )SWITIS #19300, swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor)HWSNone #, Custom Species Code ( )SWSNone #, Custom Species Code ( )StatusStatusDescription of the health of the treeint1Living2Living Ingrowth6Dead Standing7Dead Uprooted8Dead on the Ground4Harvested5Dead brash failure3Living Previously missed9Dead Ingrowth10Missing11Outside PlotTotalHGTTotal HeightTotal height of the tree measured from the base of the trunk to the top of the tree. Height measurements were taken using the Haglof Vertex IV Hypsometerint1wholeTreeIDTree IDAll trees at a subplot have a unique tree id.intTreeOutofSIDTree Out of Sample PerimeterThis field marks any trees that are out of the sample perimeter text