Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femc705 Spear StreetSouth BurlingtonVermont05403United States of AmericaTree species growing at their elevational limits: bioindicator of climate or atmospheric changeTree cores were collected along with an inventory of regeneration for tree species at and near their elevational limits on five mountains in Vermont.Tree species growing at their elevational limits: bioindicator of climate or atmospheric changeHughesJeffreyPolemanWalterclimate changecommunity dynamicselevationatmospheric processestree growthTree species growing at their elevational limits: 19931993-06-281993-07-22Measurements of tree age, DBH, growth, basal area, and circumference on several VT mountainsTo compare growth rates and regeneration of tree species at and near their elevational limits as an evaluative tool to understanding community changes that are mediated by climate-atmospheric change.Z0007_SMBAIDATA_1993VMC.7.272mySQLJeffrey Hughes. 1993. Tree species growing at their elevational limits: 1993. University of Vermont. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/tree-species-growing-their-elevational-limits/dataset/tree-species-growing-their-elevational-limits-1https://www.uvm.edu/femc/CI4/data/archive/project/tree-species-growing-their-elevational-limits/dataset/tree-species-growing-their-elevational-limits-1Date_analyzedDate AnalyzedDay of year on which data was analyzeddatetimeotherSiteSiteLocation of data collectiontextSample_numberSample NumberSample Numberintnumber1integerDate_collectedDate CollectedDay of year on which data was collecteddatetimeotherElevationElevationElevation at which sample was collectedintmeter10real0_5_years_ago0-5 Year Age Class0-5ya age classdecimalcentimeter0.01real6_10_years_ago6-10 Year Age Class6-10ya age classdecimalcentimeter0.01real11_15_years_ago11-15 Year Age Class11-15ya age classdecimalcentimeter0.01real16_20_years_ago16-20 Year Age Class16-20 ya age classdecimalcentimeter0.01real21_25_years_ago21-25 Year Age Class21-25 ya age classdecimalcentimeter0.01real26_30_years_ago26-30 Year Age Class26-30 ya age classdecimalcentimeter0.01realCore elevationElevationElevation at which sample was collectedintmeter10realCirumferenceCircumferenceCircumference of the sampled tree (the length of the outer perimeter of the tree)intcentimeter1integerdbhDBHDiamter at breast height (standard forestry measurement of tree girth)decimalcentimeter0.00001realdbh-bdbh-bdbh-bdecimalcentimeter0.00001realradiusRadiusDistance from the center of the tree to any point on its perimeterdecimalcentimeter0.00001real0_5_ra_RG0-5 Year RG0-5 yr Radial Growthdecimalcentimeter0.001real0_5_Bala0-5 Year BAI0-5 yr Basal Area IncrementdecimalsquareCentimeters0.00001real6_10_ya_RG 6-10 Year RG6-10 yr Radial Growthdecimalcentimeter0.001real 6_10_ya_BAIb 6-10 Year BAI6-10 yr Basal Area IncrementdecimalsquareCentimeters0.00001real 11_15_ya_RG11-15 Year RG11-15 yr Radial Growthdecimalcentimeter0.001real11_15_ya_BAIc 11-15 Year BAI11-15 yr Basal Area IncrementdecimalsquareCentimeters0.00001real16_20_ya_RG16-20 Year RG16-20 yr Radial Growthdecimalcentimeter0.001real16_20_ya_BAId 16-20 Year BAI16-20 yr Basal Area IncrementdecimalsquareCentimeters0.00001real21_25_ya_RG21-25 Year RG21-25 yr Radial Growthdecimalcentimeter0.001real21_25_ya_BAIe21-25 Year BAI21-25 yr Basal Area IncrementdecimalsquareCentimeters0.00001real26_30_ya_RG26-30 Year RG26-30 yr Radial Growthdecimalcentimeter0.001real26_30_ya_BAIf 26-30 Year BAI26-30 yr Basal Area IncrementdecimalsquareCentimeters0.00001real