Vermont Forest Health Monitoring: Seedling Measurements on Subplots
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- 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
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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.
► dataset_eml_peopleheader
- Michael Johnson: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Tom Simmons: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Sandra Wilmot: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator
- Florence Peterson: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Jay Lackey: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Ron Wells: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Brad Greenough: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Lars Lund: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Bernie Barton: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Jennifer Pontius: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator
- Alexandra Kosiba: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator
- James Duncan: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator
- David Gudex-Cross: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Helena Murray: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Katlyn Williard: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Christine Sandbach: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- John Truong: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator
- Kirsti Carr: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Diana Gurvich: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Becca Rossell: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Caroline Drayton: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Elizabeth Romaker: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Kelsey Hamm: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Mike Perrin: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Sawyer Updike: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Stephen Rotella: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Danielle Ward: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Josephine Robertson : dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- Gene Desideraggio: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
► Organizations
- Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC) : lead
- Vermont Forest Parks and Recreation : partner
► dataset_eml_locationheader
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- -72.77976988, 43.0544
- -72.77976988, 44.534658
- -73.08333, 44.534658
- -73.08333, 43.0544
► dataset_eml_datatableheader
- dataset_eml_datatabletitle: Seedling Measurements on Subplots
- dataset_eml_datatablestartdate: 1992-01-01
- dataset_eml_datatableendate: 2021-12-31
- dataset_eml_datatabledescription: Counts of seedlings on microplot by species
- dataset_eml_datatablepurpose: Inventory and track regeneration processes on forest health monitoring plots
- dateset_eml_datatableshortname: Z0017_Seedling
- dataset_eml_datatablephysicalobjectname: VMC.17.430
- dataset_eml_datatabledatatype: mySQL
- dataset_eml_datatablecitation: Pontius, J., and S. Wilmot. 2017. Sapling Measurements on Subplots. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/forest-health-monitoring/dataset/prism-measurements-on-subplots
- dataset_eml_datatableonlinedistribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/CI4/data/archive/project/forest-health-monitoring/dataset/seedling-measurements-on-subplots
► dataset_eml_attributelistheader
- dataset_eml_attributelistname: Count
- dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Count
- dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Frequency of specific species occurence
- dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
- dataset_eml_attributelistname: CountClass1
- dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: CountClass1
- dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: A seedling is counted as a class one if it is a conifer that is less than 6 inches in height or a conifer than is less than 12 inches in height.
- dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
- dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
- dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
- dataset_eml_attributelistname: PlotID
- dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Plot ID
- dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Plot ID
- dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
- dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
- dataset_eml_attributelistname: CountClass2
- dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: CountClass2
- dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: A seedling is counted as a class two if it is a conifer that is equal or greater than 6 inches in height or it is a hardwood that is greater than or equal to 12 inches in height.
- dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
- dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
- dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
- dataset_eml_attributelistname: Year
- dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Year
- dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Year
- dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: date
- dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: datetime
- dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: YYYY
- dataset_eml_attributelistname: SubplotID
- dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Subplot ID
- dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Subplot ID
- dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
- dataset_eml_attributelistname: Species
- dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Species
- dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Seedling species
- dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
- dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
- Unit: number
- dataset_eml_attributelistenudomainspecies: VT FHM Seedling Species List
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: 371
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #19462, American beech (Fagus grandifolia)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #28754, striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: 316
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #28728, red maple (Acer rubrum)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #195222, mountain paper birch (Betula cordifolia)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #28758, mountain maple (Acer spicatum)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #19511, eastern hophornbeam; hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #183385, eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #19478, birch (Betula sp.)
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: 999
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #823, (Radiocystis )
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #19489, paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #22463, bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #19227, bitternut hickory; pignut (Carya cordiformis)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #183397, Canada hemlock; hemlock spruce (Tsuga canadensis)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #24764, black cherry (Prunus serotina)
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: 97
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #18034, red spruce (Picea rubens)
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: 12
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #18032, balsam fir (Abies balsamea)
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: 833
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #19408, northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: 356
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #25108, serviceberry (Amelanchier sp.)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #19447, black oak (Quercus velutina)
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: 372
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #19487, sweet birch (Betula lenta)
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: 802
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #19290, white oak (Quercus alba)
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: 71
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #183412, tamarack (Larix laricina)
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: 351
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #19474, red alder (Alnus rubra)
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: 935
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #25319, American mountain-ash (Sorbus americana)
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: 544
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #32929, green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: 310
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #28727, maples (Acer sp.)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #19050, slippery elm (Ulmus rubra)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #24799, pin cherry (Prunus pensylvanica)
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: 317
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #28757, silver maple (Acer saccharinum)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #19504, American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #19242, shagbark hickory (Carya ovata)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #27821, black gum, black tupelo, blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #32945, black ash (Fraxinus nigra)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #195773, quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #183289, Norway spruce (Picea abies)
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: 951
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #21536, American basswood (Tilia americana)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #19497, gray birch (Betula populifolia)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #19466, alnus spp. (Alnus sp.)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #182135, black sugar maple (Acer nigrum)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #19049, American elm (Ulmus americana)
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- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #22445, Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides)
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: 832
- dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #195058, chestnut oak ( Quercus prinus)
► dataset_eml_methodsheader
- dataset_eml_currentMethodsHeader
- Plot establishment
- dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1991-05-01
- dataset_eml_methoddescription: One plot established at Proctor Maple Research Center in 1991.
- dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1991-05-01
- dataset_eml_methodsUnnamed
- dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1992-05-01
- dataset_eml_methoddescription: Eight plots on west slope of Mt. Mansfield paired at 4 elevations: 1400, 2200, 3000, and 3800 feet. Used to assess changes in crown condition, injury to crown and bole, growth, regeneration, understory cover.
- dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1992-05-01
- dataset_eml_methodsUnnamed
- dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1990-05-01
- dataset_eml_methoddescription: One plot established in the Lye Brook Wilderness Area as part of the National Forest Health Monitoring Program at 2300 ft.
- dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1990-05-01
- dataset_eml_methodsUnnamed
- dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1994-05-01
- dataset_eml_methoddescription: Four plots in the Lye Brook Wilderness Area paired at 1400 and 2300 feet, in addition to the NFHM plot at 2300 feet.
- dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1994-05-01
- dataset_eml_methodsUnnamed
- dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1997-05-01
- dataset_eml_methoddescription: Six plots established in 1997 on the east slope of the mountain in Ranch Valley paired at 1400, 2200, and 3000 feet.
- dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1997-05-01
- dataset_eml_methodsPast (dataset_eml_notInUse)
- Ice storm effects
- dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1998-01-30
dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 1998-06-01 - dataset_eml_methoddescription: In 1998, conducted special spring survey on plots affected by the January ice storm. Measurements included bole breakage and crown loss (%).
- dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1998-01-30
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- dataset_eml_noSamplingEquipment
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- dataset_eml_sitecharacteristicsdescription: