Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Forest Research at Harvard Forest: Hemlock History Plots at Harvard Forest since 1995

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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

Abstract

    Since 1907, the Harvard Forest has served as a center for research and education in forest biology and conservation. The Forest's Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program, established in 1988 and funded by the National Science Foundation, provides a framework for much of this activity.

People

  • Emery Boose: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • forest inventory, Harvard Forest, hemlock woolly aldelgid, vegetation,

Organizations

  • Harvard University Harvard Forest: lead
  • Duke Forest : partner

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    Data Table

    • Title: Hemlock History Plots at Harvard Forest since 1995
    • Start Date: 1995-01-01
    • Description: Hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) has the potential to change hemlock (Tusga canadensis) forests in New England, and at Harvard Forest in particular. For this project, the investigators surveyed four hemlock-dominated plots in Harvard Forest for community vegetation structure and composition.

    • Purpose: This project aimed to link the long-term history of hemlock stands at Harvard Forest to other studies of hemlock response to hemlock woolly adelgid infestation, and to provide a baseline for continued intensive study of hemlock dynamics within the stands.

    • Condensed Title:

    • Object Name: VMC.1387.2873

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Foster D, McLachlan J. 2015. Hemlock History Plots at Harvard Forest since 1995. Harvard Forest Data Archive: HF053. Available at: http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu:8080/exist/apps/datasets/showData.html?id=hf053

    • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/Harvard_Forest_Research/dataset/hemlock-history-plots-harvard-forest-since

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: Species
      • Label: Species
      • Description: Tree species
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      • String Format: D-M-YY
      • Number Type: -1
      • Species List: hemlock history harvard
        • Code: ACRU
          • Definition: ITIS #28728, red maple (Acer rubrum)
        • Code: BELE
          • Definition: ITIS #19487, sweet birch (Betula lenta)
        • Code: BEAL
          • Definition: ITIS #19481, yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
        • Code: BEPA
          • Definition: ITIS #19489, paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
        • Code: FAGR
          • Definition: ITIS #19462, American beech (Fagus grandifolia)
        • Code: NYSY
          • Definition: ITIS #27821, black gum, black tupelo, blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica)
        • Code: PIRU
          • Definition: ITIS #18034, red spruce (Picea rubens)
        • Code: PIST
          • Definition: ITIS #183385, eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)
        • Code: PRSE
          • Definition: ITIS #24764, black cherry (Prunus serotina)
        • Code: QURU
          • Definition: ITIS #19408, northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
        • Code: TSCA
          • Definition: ITIS #183397, Canada hemlock; hemlock spruce (Tsuga canadensis)
        • Code: UNK
          • Definition: ITIS #823, (Radiocystis )
        • Code: ACPE
          • Definition: ITIS #28754, striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
        • Code: CADE
          • Definition: ITIS #19454, American chestnut (Castanea dentata)

    Methods

    • No methods recorded for this dataset

    Sampling Equipment

    • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

    Site Characteristics

    • No site characteristics recorded for this dataset