public read Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

705 Spear StreetSouth BurlingtonVermont05403United States of America

(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femcUnited States Geological Survey (USGS) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation ServiceForest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC) University of Vermont College of Agriculture and Life SciencesUnited States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National ForestspartnerAs part of a 200-year forest soil monitoring study, soil samples are taken from 5 different locations (three sites in Mt. Mansfield in northern Vermont and two sites in the Lye Brook Wilderness Area in southern Vermont) every 5 years. At each of the five sites 1 50m x 50m plot has been permanently established, with 100 5m x 5m subplots. Samples were taken from the side of the pit that was described, using a knife and trowel. If Oe was sampled, a larger area of soil surface was peeled backward and “mined”. All samples were collected into 60-ounce clear polyethylene sterile bags (Fisher Scientific) and labeled with soil site, soil pit number, and date. Samples collected for mercury analysis were collected using sampling methods that prevent atmospheric contamination. Samples were sent to labs belonging to NRCS, USFS, and UVM for analysis.Forest Ecosystem Monitoring CooperativeJoshuaHalmancontentProviderCarlWaitecontentProviderSandraWilmotcontentProviderNancyBurtcontentProviderJamieShanleycontentProviderDeaneWangcontentProviderSeanLawsoncontentProviderThomasVillarsprincipalInvestigatorScottBaileyprincipalInvestigatorDonaldRossprincipalInvestigatorJamesDuncancontentProviderJenniferWrightcontentProviderAngelicaQuintanacontentProviderLong-term monitoring of forest soils is necessary to understand the effects of continued environmental change, including climate change, atmospheric deposition of metals, and recovery from acidic precipitation. A monitoring program was initiated in 2002 at five protected forest sites in Vermont, three in Mt. Mansfield State Forest and two in the Lye Brook Wilderness Area. Every 5 years at each site, ten soil pits are dug and sampled from subplots in a 50 × 50-m plot.Core Soil ChemistryAs part of a 200-year forest soil monitoring study, soil samples are taken from 5 different locations (three sites in Mt. Mansfield in northern Vermont and two sites in the Lye Brook Wilderness Area in southern Vermont) every 5 years. At each of the five sites 1 50m x 50m plot has been permanently established, with 100 5m x 5m subplots. Samples were taken from the side of the pit that was described, using a knife and trowel. If Oe was sampled, a larger area of soil surface was peeled backward and “mined”. All samples were collected into 60-ounce clear polyethylene sterile bags (Fisher Scientific) and labeled with soil site, soil pit number, and date. Samples collected for mercury analysis were collected using sampling methods that prevent atmospheric contamination. Samples were sent to labs belonging to NRCS, USFS, and UVM for analysis.VMC.161.2458mySQLhttps://www.uvm.edu/femc/CI4/data/archive/project/long-term-soil-monitoring/dataset/core-soil-chemistry2002-06-012202-06-01Al_exchAl_exchNo description for this attributedecimalno dataAl_oxalAl_oxalNo description for this attributeintno dataAl_pyroAl_pyroNo description for this attributeintno dataCa_exchCa_exchNo description for this attributedecimalno dataCEC_nh4CEC_nh4No description for this attributedecimalno dataenuLabenuLabNo description for this attributetextFe_exchFe_exchNo description for this attributedecimalno dataFe_oxalFe_oxalNo description for this attributeintno dataFe_pyroFe_pyroNo description for this attributeintno datafkSoilSampleIDfkSoilSampleIDNo description for this attributeintno dataHgHgNo description for this attributeintno dataK_exchK_exchNo description for this attributedecimalno dataMg_exchMg_exchNo description for this attributedecimalno dataMn_exchMn_exchNo description for this attributedecimalno dataMn_oxalMn_oxalNo description for this attributedecimalno dataMn_pyroMn_pyroNo description for this attributeintno dataNa_exchNa_exchNo description for this attributedecimalno dataODOEODOENo description for this attributedecimalno datapH_saltpH_saltNo description for this attributedecimalno datapH_waterpH_waterNo description for this attributedecimalno dataP_oxalP_oxalNo description for this attributedecimalno dataSi_oxalSi_oxalNo description for this attributeintno dataTotalCTotalCNo description for this attributedecimalno dataTotalNTotalNNo description for this attributedecimalno dataTOtalSTOtalSNo description for this attributedecimalno data