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<eml:eml xmlns:eml="eml://ecoinformatics.org/eml-2.1.1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" system="vmc" xsi:schemaLocation="eml://ecoinformatics.org/eml-2.1.1 eml.xsd" packageId="vmc.7.273.1"><eml:dataset><eml:publisher><eml:metadataProvider><eml:organizationName>Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative</eml:organizationName><eml:phone>(802) 656-0683</eml:phone><eml:electronicMailAddress>femc@uvm.edu</eml:electronicMailAddress><eml:onlineUrl>www.uvm.edu/femc</eml:onlineUrl><eml:address><eml:deliveryPoint>705 Spear Street</eml:deliveryPoint><eml:city>South Burlington</eml:city><eml:administrativeArea>Vermont</eml:administrativeArea><eml:postalCode>05403</eml:postalCode><eml:country>United States of America</eml:country></eml:address></eml:metadataProvider></eml:publisher><eml:researchProject><eml:title>Tree species growing at their elevational limits: bioindicator of climate or atmospheric change</eml:title><eml:abstract><eml:para>Tree cores were collected along with an inventory of regeneration for tree species at and near their elevational limits on five mountains in Vermont.</eml:para></eml:abstract><eml:shortName>Tree species growing at their elevational limits: bioindicator of climate or atmospheric change</eml:shortName><eml:personnel><eml:principalInvestigator><eml:surName>Hughes</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Jeffrey</eml:givenName></eml:principalInvestigator><eml:principalInvestigator><eml:surName>Poleman</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Walter</eml:givenName></eml:principalInvestigator></eml:personnel><eml:keywordSet><eml:keyword>climate change</eml:keyword><eml:keyword>community dynamics</eml:keyword><eml:keyword>elevation</eml:keyword><eml:keyword>atmospheric processes</eml:keyword><eml:keyword>tree growth</eml:keyword></eml:keywordSet></eml:researchProject><eml:dataTable><eml:title>Tree species growing at their elevational limits: Variables </eml:title><eml:coverage scope="document"><eml:temporalCoverage scope="document"><eml:rangeOfDates><eml:beginDate><eml:calendarDate>1992-06-01</eml:calendarDate></eml:beginDate><eml:endDate><eml:calendarDate>1997-01-14</eml:calendarDate></eml:endDate></eml:rangeOfDates></eml:temporalCoverage></eml:coverage><eml:description>Variable information</eml:description><eml:purpose>To 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.</eml:purpose><eml:shortName>Z0007_SMBAIDATA_1993_Variables</eml:shortName><eml:physical><eml:objectName>VMC.7.273</eml:objectName><eml:dataFormat><eml:formatName>mySQL</eml:formatName></eml:dataFormat><eml:citation>Jeffrey Hughes. 1997. Tree species growing at their elevational limits: Variables. 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-2</eml:citation><eml:distibution><eml:online><eml:url>https://www.uvm.edu/femc/CI4/data/archive/project/tree-species-growing-their-elevational-limits/dataset/tree-species-growing-their-elevational-limits-2</eml:url></eml:online></eml:distibution></eml:physical><eml:attributeList><eml:attribute><eml:attributeName>Unit</eml:attributeName><eml:attributeLabel>Unit</eml:attributeLabel><eml:attributeDefinition>Unit</eml:attributeDefinition><eml:storageType>text</eml:storageType><eml:measurementType><eml:nominal/></eml:measurementType></eml:attribute><eml:attribute><eml:attributeName>Variable</eml:attributeName><eml:attributeLabel>Variable</eml:attributeLabel><eml:attributeDefinition>Variable</eml:attributeDefinition><eml:storageType>text</eml:storageType><eml:measurementType><eml:nominal/></eml:measurementType></eml:attribute></eml:attributeList></eml:dataTable></eml:dataset></eml:eml>
