Details and Metadata

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Methods

The methods followed in the creation of the dataset, including description of field, laboratory and processing steps, and quality control procedures

Current Methods

  • Soil population monitoring
    Started: 1989-05-01

    Method 2. Soil populations are monitored using fall soil samples with forced emergence to estimate relative populations. Two bulb-planter soil samples are collected in the fall from 2 and 4 m from each of 5 selected sugar maple trees. Injury to foliage is recorded on associated trees.

Past Methods (No longer in use)

  • Adult population monitoring
    Started: 1991-04-01
    Ended: 1991-06-13

    Method 1. Adult population levels are monitored weekly using 4 yellow sticky traps located at 3 feet above ground during flight period (April - June). Damage to sugar maple foliage is assessed using 8 trees.

Dataset Fields

Detailed documentation of the fields comprising the dataset, including the type of measurement, units where applicable, and any controlled vocabularies or code lists present in the data


Field Name Caption Description Additional Information
IDID

Automated ID number

Ordinal
StudySiteStudy Site

Study site

Nominal
LocationLocation

Location of study site

Nominal
ElevationElevation

Elevation

Ratio
Unit: foot
Precision: 100
YearnumberYear Number

Year of collection

DateTime Date/Time Format: YYYY
weeknumberWeek Number

Week number of collection

Ordinal
trapplaceTrap Place

Date of trap placement

DateTime Date/Time Format: other
collectionCollection

Date of trap collection

DateTime Date/Time Format: other
trapnumberTrap Number

Trap number (1-4 per site)

Ordinal
emergencecountEmergence Count

Emergence count of thrips

Ordinal

Sampling Equipment

Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.

Current Equipment

  • Sticky traps, bulb planter
    Started: 1989-05-01

    Yellow sticky traps. Bulb planter.

Site Characteristics

The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection

  • Site Description

    West slope of Mt. Mansfield, in sugar maple stand at Proctor Maple Research Center, and at 3 elevations in the Stevensville Brook headwaters (1500, 2000, and 2500 feet) as part of the Forest Management Study.