Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femc705 Spear StreetSouth BurlingtonVermont05403United States of AmericaUnited States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service Green Mountain National ForestleadForest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC) partnerGreen Mountain National Forests Long-term Ecosystem Monitoring Project (LEMP)This project is a 50-year monitoring effort to examine the long-term effects of broad-scale environmental changes--particularly changes in climate, air quality, soil health, and vegetation, in the Green Mountain National Forests.Green Mountain National Forests Long-term Ecosystem Monitoring Project (LEMP)BurbankDianeBurtNancyQuintanaAngelicaPoliMary BethGiffordSuzanneMcCannJohnlong term monitoringforestsforest healthforest inventorycontinuous forest inventory forest compositionSubplot Vegetation data2008-01-012011-01-01LEMP subplot vegetation data indicates canopy and ground cover classes for all vegetation types as well as the natural community of each subplot.The purpose of this dataset is to assess the cover of ground variables (cryptobiotic crust, lichen, leaf litter, mineral soil, moss, road/trail, rock, standing water, streams/lakes, wood, trash/junk/other) as well as total canopy cover for each canopy layer (0-6 feet, >6-16 feet, >16 feet).Z0338_SubPlotVegData_08_11VMC.338.2178mySQLDiane Burbank. 2011. Subplot Veg data 2008-2011. Green Mountain National Forest. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/green-mountain-national-forest-long-term/dataset/subplot-veg-data-2008-2011https://www.uvm.edu/femc/CI4/data/archive/project/long-term-ecosystem-monitoring-program-gmfl/dataset/subplot-veg-data-2008-2011CanopyCoverLayer1CanopyCoverLayer1A code that coordinates to a percentage range for canopy cover 0-2 feet above ground.intCanopyCoverLayer2CanopyCoverLayer2A code that coordinates to a percentage range for canopy cover >2-6 feet above ground.intCanopyCoverLayer3CanopyCoverLayer3A code of t(999), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 that coordinates to a percentage range for canopy cover >6-16 feet above ground.intCanopyCoverLayer4CanopyCoverLayer4A code of t(999), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 that coordinates to a percentage range for canopy cover >16 feet above ground.intCommunityDescriptionCommunityDescriptionCommunityDescriptiontextGCCryptobioticCryptobiotic Crust Ground CoverA code that coordinates to a percentage range for cryptobiotic ground cover within each subplot.intGCLichenLichen Ground CoverA code that coordinates to a percentage range for lichen ground cover in each subplot.intGCLitterDuffLitter Duff Ground CoverA code that coordinates to a percentage range for litter duff ground cover in each subplot.intGCMineralSoilMineral Soil Ground CoverA code that coordinates to a percentage range for mineral soil ground cover in each subplot.intGCMossMoss Ground CoverA code that coordinates to a percentage range for moss ground cover in each subplot.intGCRoadTrailRoad/Trail Ground CoverA code that coordinates to a percentage range for road/trail ground cover in each subplot.intGCRockRock Ground CoverA code that coordinates to a percentage range for rock ground cover in each subplot.intGCStreamLakeStream/Lake Ground CoverA code that coordinates to a percentage range for stream/lake ground cover in each subplot.intGCTrashTrash Ground CoverA code that coordinates to a percentage range for trash ground cover in each subplot.intGCWaterStanding Water/Flooded Ground CoverA code that coordinates to a percentage range for standing water/flooded ground cover in each subplot.intGCWoodWoodA code that coordinates to a percentage range for wood ground cover in each subplot.intNonSampleReasonNonSampleReasontextPlotIDPlotIDPlotIDintRECLASS_REQUIREDRECLASS_REQUIREDRECLASS_REQUIREDtextSubplotIDSubplotIDSub plot IDintVegSubplotStatusVegSubplotStatusWhether or not the subplot vegetation was sampled. A value of 1 indicates sampled and a value of 2 indicates not sampled.intYearYearYear data was collecteddateYYYY