systemwide_header_logoalttext

Shaw Mountain Ice Storm Study 1998-2002: Prestorm Trees

Download Metadata
View Metadata in XML Format

dataset_eml_metadataproviderheader

  • 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

dataset_eml_abstractheader

    This study tracks forest response to an ice storm. The forest inventory plots, established in 1998 are located at the Nature Conservancy's Shaw Mountain Natural Area in Benson, VT. Used to study the impacts of this disturbance on forest structure and composition. Response variables include abiotic conditions, soil, downed woody material, canopy cover and light penetration, canopy composition, tree recruitment, tree vitality analysis, seedling density by species and height, tree diameter analysis, basal area of trees, and herbaceous layer after an ice storm. Four 20x20m plots were located at 190-215 m elevation, two in heavily ice-damaged forest and two in lightly damaged forest (controls).

dataset_eml_peopleheader

  • James Graves: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator

dataset_eml_projectkeywordheader

  • basal area, dbh, ice storm,

Organizations

  • Vermont Nature Conservancy : partner

dataset_eml_locationheader

  • dataset_eml_locationcords

    dataset_eml_datatableheader

    • dataset_eml_datatabletitle: Prestorm Trees
    • dataset_eml_datatablestartdate: 1998-07-14
    • dataset_eml_datatableendate: 2002-07-15
    • dataset_eml_datatabledescription: Tracking prestorm trees throughout the Shaw Mountain Ice Storm Study, 1998-2002.

    • dataset_eml_datatablepurpose:

    • dateset_eml_datatableshortname: Z1341_2717_12DQ93

    • dataset_eml_datatablephysicalobjectname: VMC.1341.2717

    • dataset_eml_datatabledatatype: mySQL
    • dataset_eml_datatablecitation: James Graves (2002) Prestorm Trees. FEMC. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/shaw_mountain_ice_storm_study/dataset/prestorm_trees

    • dataset_eml_datatableonlinedistribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/CI4/data/archive/project/shaw_mountain_ice_storm_study/dataset/prestorm_trees

    dataset_eml_attributelistheader

      dataset_eml_attributelistname: ba_00
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Stem Basal Area, 2000
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Stem basal area from 2000 (sq cm)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.000000001
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: ba_01
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Stem Basal Area, 2001
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Stem basal area from 2001 (sq cm)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.000000001
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: ba_02
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Stem Basal Area, 2002
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Stem basal area from 2002 (sq cm)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.000000001
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: ba_98
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Basal Area, 1998
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Stem basal area from 1998 (sq cm)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.000000001
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: ba_99
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Basal Area, 1999
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Stem basal area from 1999 (sq cm)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.000000001
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: bn_98
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Bent Not Trapped, 1998
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Damage code (bn) is bent, not trapped, 1998 (1=bent, not trapped)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: btr_98
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Broken Trunk, 1998
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Damage code (btr) is broken trunk, 1998 (0=not broken trunk, 1=broken trunk)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: bt_98
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Bent and Trapped, 1998
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Damage code (bt) is bent and trapped, 1998 (0=not bent and trapped, 1=bent and trapped)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: b_98
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Broken Branches, 1998
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Damage code (b) is broken branches, 1998 (0=no broken branches, 1=broken branches)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: cr_98
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Crown Damage, 1998
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Crown damage of 1998 (0=no crown damage, 1-low, 2=medium, 3=high)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: dbh_00
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: DBH, 2000
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: DBH (cm) from 2000
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: dbh_01
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: DBH, 2001
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: DBH (cm) from 2001
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: dbh_02
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: DBH, 2002
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: DBH (cm) from 2002
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: dbh_99
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: DBH, 1999
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: DBH (cm) from 1999
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: dbh_98
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: DBH, 1998
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: DBH (cm) from 1998
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: gro_02
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Leader Growth, 2002
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Length of the longest new stem growth, from bud scale scars of previous winter to present apical meristem (cm)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: Ice
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Ice
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Plots 1 and 2 = heavy ice damage, plots 3 and 4 = control (light ice damage)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: i_98
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Intact, 1998
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Damage code (i) is intact, 1998 (0=not intact, 1=intact)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: m_00
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Mortality, 2000
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Mortality from 2000 (0=alive, 1=dead)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: m_01
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Mortality, 2001
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Mortality from 2001 (0=alive, 1=dead)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: m_02
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Mortality, 2002
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Mortality from 2002 (0=alive, 1=dead)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: m_97
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Mortality, 1997
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Mortality from 1997 (0=alive, 1=dead)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: m_98
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Mortality, 1998
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Mortality from 1998 (0=alive, 1=dead)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: m_99
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Mortaliy, 1999
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Mortality from 1999 (0=alive, 1=dead)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: notes
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Notes
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: new
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: New Recruits
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Plots with new recruits (0=no recruits, 1=new recruits reaching >1.3m after the ice storm)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: Plot
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Plot
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: r0_00
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Root Sprouts, 2000
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Root sprouts in 2000 less than 1 cm at base
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: r0_01
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Root Sprouts (<1cm), 2001
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Root sprouts in 2001 less than 1 cm at base
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: r0_99
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Root Sprouts (<1cm), 1999
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Root sprouts in 1999 less than 1 cm at base
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: r0_02
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Root Sprouts (<1cm), 2002
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Root sprouts in 2002 less than 1 cm at base
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: r1_00
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Root Sprouts (1-2.5cm), 2000
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Root sprouts in 2000 between 1-2.5 cm at base
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: r1_01
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Root Sprouts (1-2.5cm), 2001
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Root sprouts in 2001 between 1-2.5 cm at base
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: r1_02
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Root Sprouts (1-2.5cm), 2002
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Root sprouts in 2002 between 1-2.5 cm at base
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: r1_99
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Root Sprouts (1-2.5cm), 1999
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Root sprouts in 1999 between 1-2.5 cm at base
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: r2_00
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Root Sprouts (2.5-5cm), 2000
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Root sprouts in 2000 between 2.5-5 cm at base
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: r2_01
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Root Sprouts (2.5-5cm), 2001
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Root sprouts in 2001 between 2.5-5 cm at base
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: r2_99
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Root Sprouts (2.5-5cm), 1999
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Root sprouts in 1999 between 2.5-5 cm at base
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: r2_02
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Root Sprouts (2.5-5cm), 2002
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Root sprouts in 2002 between 2.5-5 cm at base
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: r_98
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Root sprouts (total), 1998
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Root sprouts (total), 1998
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: Species
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Species
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: spe_00
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Epicormic Sprouts, 2000
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Epicormic sprouts in 2000 (0=none, 1=1-10, 2=11-50, 3=more than 50
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: spe_01
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Epicormic Sprouts, 2001
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Epicormic sprouts in 2001 (0=none, 1=1-10, 2=11-50, 3=more than 50
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: spe_99
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Epicormic Sprouts, 1999
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Epicormic sprouts in 1999 (0=none, 1=1-10, 2=11-50, 3=more than 50
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: spe_02
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Epicormic Sprouts, 2002
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Epicormic sprouts in 2002 (0=none, 1=1-10, 2=11-50, 3=more than 50
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: spt_00
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Top Sprouts, 2000
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Top sprouts in 2000 (0=none, 1=1-10, 2=11-50, 3=more than 50
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: spt_01
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Top Sprouts, 2001
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Top sprouts in 2001 (0=none, 1=1-10, 2=11-50, 3=more than 50
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: spt_02
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Top Sprouts, 2002
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Top sprouts in 2002 (0=none, 1=1-10, 2=11-50, 3=more than 50
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: spt_99
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Top Sprouts, 1999
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Top sprouts in 1999 (0=none, 1=1-10, 2=11-50, 3=more than 50
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: tot_spe_98
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Epicormic Sprouts (total), 1998
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Epicormic sprouts in 1998 (total)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: tot_spt_98
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Top Sprouts (total), 1998
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Top sprouts in 1998 (total)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: interval
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: Tree_ID
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Tree ID
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: u_98
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Uprooted, 1998
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Damage code (u) is uprooted, 1998 (0=not uprooted, 1=uprooted)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: vit_00
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Vitality, 2000
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Vitality from 2000 (1=vigorous, 2=moderately vigorous, 3=weak, 4=dead)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: vit_01
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Vitality, 2001
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Vitality from 2001 (1=vigorous, 2=moderately vigorous, 3=weak, 4=dead)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: vit_02
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Vitality, 2002
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Vitality from 2002 (1=vigorous, 2=moderately vigorous, 3=weak, 4=dead)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: vit_98
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Vitality, 1998
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Vitality from 1998 (1=vigorous, 2=moderately vigorous, 3=weak, 4=dead)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: vit_99
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Vitality, 1999
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Vitality from 1999 (1=vigorous, 2=moderately vigorous, 3=weak, 4=dead)
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal

    dataset_eml_methodsheader

    • dataset_eml_noMethods

    dataset_eml_samplingheader

    • dataset_eml_noSamplingEquipment

    dataset_eml_sitecharacteristicsheader

    • dataset_eml_noSiteCharacteristics