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(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femcVermont Agency of Natural Resources Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and RecreationpartnerSmall sapling presence and metrics in plotsForest Ecosystem Monitoring CooperativeEmilyMeachamprincipalInvestigatorThe Vermont State Continuous Forest Inventory is a data collection program with a comprehensive measure of tree health, growth, and decay within Vermont state lands. It serves as a baseline data set for a variety of tree growth, landscape models, and climate predictive models. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to use this data.Small Sapling DataSmall sapling presence and metrics in plotsVMC.344.2024mySQLhttps://www.uvm.edu/femc/CI4/data/archive/project/continuous-forest-inventory/dataset/vtcfi-small-sapling2015-06-01AzimuthAzimuthNo description for this attributeintno dataDBH_inDBH_inNo description for this attributedecimalno dataDistance_ftDistance_ftNo description for this attributedecimalno dataField10Field10No description for this attributeno dataField11Field11No description for this attributeno dataField12Field12No description for this attributeno dataField8Field8No description for this attributeno dataField9Field9No description for this attributeno dataLocationLocationNo description for this attributetextNotesNotesNo description for this attributetextTree_IdTree_IdNo description for this attributeno dataPlotPlotUnique plot identifierintYearYearYear data was collecteddatetimeYYYYTree IdTree IDTree identification numberintSectorSectorPlot sector (Ten 36 degree sectors/plot)intAzimuthaAzimuthAzimuth from plot center to saplingintmeterrational0360SpeciesSpeciesSpecies of small sapling-1ABITIS #19462, American beech (Fagus grandifolia)AEITIS #19049, American elm (Ulmus americana)BAITIS #32945, black ash (Fraxinus nigra)BCITIS #24764, black cherry (Prunus serotina)BEITIS #28749, boxelder (Acer negundo)BFITIS #18032, balsam fir (Abies balsamea)BPITIS #22453, balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera)BSITIS #183302, black spruce; bog spruce (Picea mariana)BTITIS #22463, bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata)BWITIS #21536, American basswood (Tilia americana)EHITIS #183397, Canada hemlock; hemlock spruce (Tsuga canadensis)GAITIS #32929, green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)GBITIS #19497, gray birch (Betula populifolia)HHITIS #19511, eastern hophornbeam; hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana)MMITIS #28758, mountain maple (Acer spicatum)PBITIS #19489, paper birch (Betula papyrifera)PRITIS #24799, pin cherry (Prunus pensylvanica)PYITIS #22445, Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides)QAITIS #195773, quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)RMITIS #28728, red maple (Acer rubrum)ROITIS #19408, northern red oak (Quercus rubra)RPITIS #183375, red pine (Pinus resinosa)RSITIS #18034, red spruce (Picea rubens)SEITIS #25108, serviceberry (Amelanchier sp.)SMITIS #28731, sugar maple (Acer saccharum)STITIS #28754, striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)SVITIS #28757, silver maple (Acer saccharinum)TAITIS #183412, tamarack (Larix laricina)WAITIS #32931, white ash (Fraxinus americana)WCITIS #505490, arborvitae; eastern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis)WPITIS #183385, eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)WSITIS #183295, white spruce (Picea glauca)YBITIS #19481, yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)Distance (ft)DistanceDistance in feet from plot center to pith of saplingdecimalmeterrational016.3DBH (in)DBHDiameter at breast height in inches at 4.5 feetdecimalmeterrational12.5