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<eml:eml xmlns:eml="eml://ecoinformatics.org/eml-2.1.1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" system="vmc" xsi:schemaLocation="eml://ecoinformatics.org/eml-2.1.1 eml.xsd" packageId="vmc.347.3955.1"><eml:dataset><eml:publisher><eml:metadataProvider><eml:organizationName>Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative</eml:organizationName><eml:phone>(802) 656-0683</eml:phone><eml:electronicMailAddress>femc@uvm.edu</eml:electronicMailAddress><eml:onlineUrl>www.uvm.edu/femc</eml:onlineUrl><eml:address><eml:deliveryPoint>705 Spear Street</eml:deliveryPoint><eml:city>South Burlington</eml:city><eml:administrativeArea>Vermont</eml:administrativeArea><eml:postalCode>05403</eml:postalCode><eml:country>United States of America</eml:country></eml:address></eml:metadataProvider></eml:publisher><eml:associatedParty><eml:organizationName>Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies </eml:organizationName><eml:organizationName>Vassar College Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve</eml:organizationName><eml:organizationName>Teatown Lake Reservation </eml:organizationName><eml:organizationName>Ward Pound Ridge Reservation </eml:organizationName><eml:organizationName>Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Station </eml:organizationName><eml:organizationName>Mianus River Gorge </eml:organizationName><eml:organizationName>Mohonk Preserve </eml:organizationName><eml:role>partner</eml:role></eml:associatedParty><eml:project><eml:title>The Impact of Deer Overabundance on Forest Regeneration</eml:title><eml:abstract><eml:para>The Environmental Monitoring and Management Alliance (EMMA) is examining the effects of deer overabundance on forest regeneration at seven upland oak forest sites centered in the Hudson Valley. These data, coupled with deer management programs, will allow us to both assess the impact deer are having on the survival of native species and evaluate the effectiveness of various deer management strategies across the region.</eml:para></eml:abstract><eml:shortName>The Impact of Deer Overabundance on Forest Regeneration</eml:shortName><eml:personnel><eml:principalInvestigator><eml:surName>Christenson</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Lynn</eml:givenName></eml:principalInvestigator><eml:principalInvestigator><eml:surName>Kelly</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Vicky</eml:givenName></eml:principalInvestigator><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Deppen</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Jamie</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:principalInvestigator><eml:surName>VanCamp</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Keri</eml:givenName></eml:principalInvestigator><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Charlop</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Lindsay</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:principalInvestigator><eml:surName>Siener</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Hillary</eml:givenName></eml:principalInvestigator><eml:principalInvestigator><eml:surName>Aitchison</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Dan</eml:givenName></eml:principalInvestigator><eml:principalInvestigator><eml:surName>Napoli</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Megan</eml:givenName></eml:principalInvestigator><eml:principalInvestigator><eml:surName>Nagy</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Chris</eml:givenName></eml:principalInvestigator><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Sanderson</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Erin</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:principalInvestigator><eml:surName>Long</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Elizabeth</eml:givenName></eml:principalInvestigator><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Vivirito</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Michael</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Ferreri</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Catherine</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Rhoads</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Anne</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:principalInvestigator><eml:surName>Begley-Miller</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Danielle</eml:givenName></eml:principalInvestigator><eml:principalInvestigator><eml:surName>Karpati</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Amy</eml:givenName></eml:principalInvestigator></eml:personnel><eml:keywordSet><eml:keyword>growth</eml:keyword><eml:keyword>herbivory</eml:keyword><eml:keyword>regeneration</eml:keyword><eml:keyword>forest health</eml:keyword><eml:keyword>EMMA</eml:keyword><eml:keyword>white-tailed deer</eml:keyword><eml:keyword>sapling</eml:keyword><eml:keyword>odocoileus virginianus</eml:keyword><eml:keyword>deer browse</eml:keyword><eml:keyword>enclosure</eml:keyword></eml:keywordSet></eml:project><eml:dataTable><eml:title>Deer Exclosure Monitoring Indicator Species Data for Vassar</eml:title><eml:coverage scope="document"><eml:temporalCoverage scope="document"><eml:rangeOfDates><eml:beginDate><eml:calendarDate>2023-06-27</eml:calendarDate></eml:beginDate></eml:rangeOfDates></eml:temporalCoverage></eml:coverage><eml:description>Data collected on indicator species in paired exclosed and unexclosed plots at Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve. 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