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Vegetation Analysis: Long-term Vegetation Monitoring: Long Term Vegetation Species Data

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  • 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

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    Establishment of long-term sampling sites on the Mt. Mansfield Summit and Sunset Ridge for monitoring plant distribution and environmental conditions.

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  • William Howland: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator

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  • long term, permanent plots, plant species composition,

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    • dataset_eml_datatabletitle: Long Term Vegetation Species Data
    • dataset_eml_datatablestartdate: 1991-06-01
    • dataset_eml_datatableendate: 1994-08-30
    • dataset_eml_datatabledescription: Vegetation species number, frequency, and percent cover measurements for four long-term sites

    • dataset_eml_datatablepurpose: Monitor plant distribution and environmental conditions on Mt. Mansfield Summit and Sunset Ridge

    • dateset_eml_datatableshortname: Z0063_longtermspeciesdata

    • dataset_eml_datatablephysicalobjectname: VMC.63.56

    • dataset_eml_datatabledatatype: mySQL
    • dataset_eml_datatablecitation: William Howland. 1994. Long Term Vegetation Species Data. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/vegetation-analysis-long-term-vegetation-monitoring/dataset/long-term-vegetation-species-data/overview

    • dataset_eml_datatableonlinedistribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/CI4/data/archive/project/vegetation-analysis-long-term-vegetation-monitoring/dataset/long-term-vegetation-species-data

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      dataset_eml_attributelistname: IDNUM
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: ID Number
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: ID Number
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: SiteCounter
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Site Number
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Site Number
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: Species
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Species of Vegetation
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Species of vegetation found in quadrats
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: Presence_Absence
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Presence or Absence
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: List of species without numeric frequencies have presence/absence data to note if the species existed in the quadrant
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      • dataset_eml_attributelistenudomainCustom: Presence/Absence Code
        • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: 1
          • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: Presence
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: Q1
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Frequency of species in Q1
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Number of each species present in Quadrant 1 of each sample site
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: number
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
      • Unit: number
      • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: integer
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: Q2
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Frequency of species in Q2
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Number of each species present in Quadrant 2 of each sample site
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: number
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
      • Unit: number
      • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: integer
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: lessthan_2
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Less Than 2
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: unknown
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: greaterthan_2
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Greater Than 2
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: unknown
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: Qxminus_percent_Fr
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: % Frequency per Quadrat
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Percent frame frequency for all visible species in vegetation sample quadrat
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: percent
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.01
      • Unit: percent
      • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real
        • dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
        • dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 0
        • dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 100
      dataset_eml_attributelistname: Qxminus_percent_Cr
      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: % Cover per Quadrat
      • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Percent cover for all visible species in vegetation sample quadrat
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
      • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
      • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: percent
      • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
      • Unit: percent
      • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: integer
        • dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
        • dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 0
        • dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 100

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    • dataset_eml_currentMethodsHeader
      • Sample site establishment
        • dataset_eml_methoddescription: Four sites were established for vegetation sampling so that each site may be accurately relocoated for re-study in future years for comparative purposes. Each sample site (20x30m) is subdivided into a 10x10 grid of 100 intersections, spaced 2x3m apart. A random number array determined the x, y coordinates of grid intersections to be sampled. Frequency and cover data were gathered in addition to general observations.


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    • dataset_eml_samplingCurrentEqupment
      • Laser theodolite
        • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1991-06-01
        • dataset_eml_samplingdescription: Laser theodolite (Nikeon DTM-5 Total Survey Stystem) to survey each quadrat.

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    • dataset_eml_sitecharacteristicsdescription: West slope of Mt. Mansfield above 2500 feet. Sites at Thunderbolt Gap, West Chin Top, West Chin Low and Summit Saddle.