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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.17.2547.1"><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>Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC) </eml:organizationName><eml:role>lead</eml:role></eml:associatedParty><eml:associatedParty><eml:organizationName>Vermont Forest Parks and Recreation </eml:organizationName><eml:role>partner</eml:role></eml:associatedParty><eml:project><eml:title>Vermont Forest Health Monitoring</eml:title><eml:abstract><eml:para>The Forest Health Monitoring Program was established in 1991 as a joint effort between the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) and the Vermont Monitoring Cooperative (VMC) (as of March 2017 renamed to Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC)) to monitor the condition of a range of tree species in Vermont. Plot design follows the structure set by the National Forest Health Monitoring Program with additional metrics added to reflect improvements in monitoring technologies and additions to monitoring objectives.</eml:para></eml:abstract><eml:shortName>Vermont Forest Health Monitoring</eml:shortName><eml:personnel><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Johnson</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Michael</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Simmons</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Tom</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:principalInvestigator><eml:surName>Wilmot</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Sandra</eml:givenName></eml:principalInvestigator><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Peterson</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Florence</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Lackey</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Jay</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Wells</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Ron</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Greenough</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Brad</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Lund</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Lars</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Barton</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Bernie</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:principalInvestigator><eml:surName>Pontius</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Jennifer</eml:givenName></eml:principalInvestigator><eml:principalInvestigator><eml:surName>Kosiba</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Alexandra</eml:givenName></eml:principalInvestigator><eml:principalInvestigator><eml:surName>Duncan</eml:surName><eml:givenName>James</eml:givenName></eml:principalInvestigator><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Gudex-Cross</eml:surName><eml:givenName>David</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Murray</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Helena</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Williard</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Katlyn</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Sandbach</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Christine</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:principalInvestigator><eml:surName>Truong</eml:surName><eml:givenName>John</eml:givenName></eml:principalInvestigator><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Carr</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Kirsti</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Gurvich</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Diana</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Rossell</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Becca</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Drayton</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Caroline</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Romaker</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Elizabeth</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Hamm</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Kelsey</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Perrin</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Mike</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Updike</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Sawyer</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Rotella</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Stephen</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Ward</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Danielle</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Robertson </eml:surName><eml:givenName>Josephine </eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Desideraggio</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Gene</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider></eml:personnel><eml:keywordSet><eml:keyword>long term monitoring</eml:keyword><eml:keyword>forest health</eml:keyword><eml:keyword>continuous forest inventory </eml:keyword><eml:keyword>forest regeneration</eml:keyword><eml:keyword>forest composition</eml:keyword><eml:keyword>forest health monitoring</eml:keyword></eml:keywordSet></eml:project><eml:dataTable><eml:title>Fern Diversity at Forest Health Monitoring Plots</eml:title><eml:coverage scope="document"><eml:temporalCoverage scope="document"><eml:rangeOfDates><eml:beginDate><eml:calendarDate>2018-06-11</eml:calendarDate></eml:beginDate><eml:endDate><eml:calendarDate>2018-08-22</eml:calendarDate></eml:endDate></eml:rangeOfDates></eml:temporalCoverage></eml:coverage><eml:description>An inventory on fern diversity at Forest Health Monitoring Plots and a measurement of their abundance.</eml:description><eml:purpose>Inventory fern diversity on FEMC's forest health monitoring plots.</eml:purpose><eml:shortName>Z0017_2547_88B1MN</eml:shortName><eml:physical><eml:objectName>VMC.17.2547</eml:objectName><eml:dataFormat><eml:formatName>mySQL</eml:formatName></eml:dataFormat><eml:citation>Jo Robertson (2018) Fern Diversity at Forest Health Monitoring Plots. FEMC. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/forest-health-monitoring/dataset/fern-diversity-forest-health-monitoring-plots</eml:citation><eml:distibution><eml:online><eml:url>https://www.uvm.edu/femc/CI4/data/archive/project/forest-health-monitoring/dataset/fern-diversity-forest-health-monitoring-plots</eml:url></eml:online></eml:distibution></eml:physical><eml:attributeList><eml:attribute><eml:attributeName>Abundance_(1-5)</eml:attributeName><eml:attributeLabel>Abundance_(1-5)</eml:attributeLabel><eml:attributeDefinition>Measurement of abundance of present ferns on plots. 1= 0-5%, 2= 5-15%, 3= 15-30%, 4= 30-50%, 5= &gt;50%.</eml:attributeDefinition><eml:storageType>int</eml:storageType><eml:measurementType><eml:nominal/></eml:measurementType></eml:attribute><eml:attribute><eml:attributeName>Plot</eml:attributeName><eml:attributeLabel>Plot</eml:attributeLabel><eml:attributeDefinition>The Forest Health Monitoring Plot where sample was taken.</eml:attributeDefinition><eml:storageType>text</eml:storageType><eml:measurementType><eml:nominal/></eml:measurementType></eml:attribute><eml:attribute><eml:attributeName>Species</eml:attributeName><eml:attributeLabel>Species</eml:attributeLabel><eml:attributeDefinition>Species of fern present.</eml:attributeDefinition><eml:storageType>text</eml:storageType><eml:measurementType><eml:nominal/></eml:measurementType></eml:attribute><eml:attribute><eml:attributeName>Subplot</eml:attributeName><eml:attributeLabel>Subplot</eml:attributeLabel><eml:attributeDefinition>The subplot where study was completed.</eml:attributeDefinition><eml:storageType>int</eml:storageType><eml:measurementType><eml:nominal/></eml:measurementType></eml:attribute></eml:attributeList></eml:dataTable></eml:dataset></eml:eml>
