Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Forest Research at Harvard Forest: Plantation Biodiversity Plots at Harvard Forest since 2007

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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

  • browsing, forest harvest, forest regeneration, Harvard Forest, moose, regeneration,

Organizations

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

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    Data Table

    • Title: Plantation Biodiversity Plots at Harvard Forest since 2007
    • Start Date: 2007-01-01
    • End Date: 2017-12-31
    • Description: A suite of permanent vegetation plots was established throughout tree plantations to assess vegetation structure in plantations and predict future dynamics in harvested and early seral habitats.

    • Purpose: An initial objective of the baseline survey was to characterize current tree regeneration and understory flora that will, in large part, determine the future composition of these forests as the overstory is harvested or senesces.

    • Condensed Title:

    • Object Name: VMC.1387.2833

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Barker Plotkin A. 2019. Plantation Biodiversity Plots at Harvard Forest since 2007. Harvard Forest Data Archive: HF162. Available at: http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu:8080/exist/apps/datasets/showData.html?id=hf162

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

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: species_trees
      • Label: Species field in the HF Plantation Biodiversity Trees dataset
      • Description: Species field in the Harvard Forest Plantation Biodiversity Plots Trees dataset (hf162-02)
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      • Species List: Plantation Biodiversity Plots at Harvard Forest since 2007 trees
        • Code: Picea abies
          • Definition: ITIS #183289, Norway spruce (Picea abies)
        • Code: Acer rubrum
          • Definition: ITIS #28728, red maple (Acer rubrum)
        • Code: Pinus strobus
          • Definition: ITIS #183385, eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)
        • Code: Acer saccharum
          • Definition: ITIS #28731, sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
        • Code: Betula lenta
          • Definition: ITIS #19487, sweet birch (Betula lenta)
        • Code: Fagus grandifolia
          • Definition: ITIS #19462, American beech (Fagus grandifolia)
        • Code: Pinus resinosa
          • Definition: ITIS #183375, red pine (Pinus resinosa)
        • Code: Fraxinus americana
          • Definition: ITIS #32931, white ash (Fraxinus americana)
        • Code: Quercus rubra
          • Definition: ITIS #19408, northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
        • Code: Betula alleghaniensis
          • Definition: ITIS #19481, yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
        • Code: Acer pensylvanicum
          • Definition: ITIS #28754, striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
        • Code: Prunus serotina
          • Definition: ITIS #24764, black cherry (Prunus serotina)
        • Code: Tsuga canadensis
          • Definition: ITIS #183397, Canada hemlock; hemlock spruce (Tsuga canadensis)
        • Code: Nyssa sylvatica
          • Definition: ITIS #27821, black gum, black tupelo, blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica)
        • Code: Picea glauca
          • Definition: ITIS #183295, white spruce (Picea glauca)
        • Code: Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.
          • Definition: ITIS #27111, pride of India (Lagerstroemia speciosa)
        • Code: Cacalia decomposita A. Gray
          • Definition: ITIS #38291, desert Indianbush (Psacalium decompositum)
        • Code: Quercus alba
          • Definition: ITIS #19290, white oak (Quercus alba)
        • Code: Quercus velutina
          • Definition: ITIS #19447, black oak (Quercus velutina)
        • Code: Proserpinaca pectinata Lam.
          • Definition: ITIS #27050, mermaidweed (Proserpinaca pectinata)
        • Code: Betula papyrifera
          • Definition: ITIS #19489, paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
        • Code: Betula populifolia
          • Definition: ITIS #19497, gray birch (Betula populifolia)
        • Code: Ostrya virginiana
          • Definition: ITIS #19511, eastern hophornbeam; hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana)
        • Code: Picea rubens
          • Definition: ITIS #18034, red spruce (Picea rubens)
        • Code: Tsuga canadensis
          • Definition: ITIS #183397, Canada hemlock; hemlock spruce (Tsuga canadensis)
        • Code: Populus tremuloidies
          • Definition: ITIS #195773, quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)
        • Code: Populus grandidentata
          • Definition: ITIS #22463, bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata)
      Attribute Name: species_seedlings
      • Label: Species field in the HF Plantation Biodiversity Seedlings dataset
      • Description: Species field in the Harvard Forest Plantation Biodiversity Plots Seedlings dataset (hf162-04)
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      • String Format: D-M-YY
      • Number Type: -1
      • Species List: Plantation Biodiversity Plots at Harvard Forest since 2007 seedlings
        • Code: Acer rubrum
          • Definition: ITIS #28728, red maple (Acer rubrum)
        • Code: Fraxinus americana
          • Definition: ITIS #32931, white ash (Fraxinus americana)
        • Code: Picea abies
          • Definition: ITIS #183289, Norway spruce (Picea abies)
        • Code: Pinus strobus
          • Definition: ITIS #183385, eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)
        • Code: Quercus rubum
          • Definition: ITIS #19408, northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
        • Code: Acer pensylvanicum
          • Definition: ITIS #28754, striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
        • Code: Betula lenta
          • Definition: ITIS #19487, sweet birch (Betula lenta)
        • Code: Picea glauca
          • Definition: ITIS #183295, white spruce (Picea glauca)
        • Code: Prunus serotina
          • Definition: ITIS #24764, black cherry (Prunus serotina)
        • Code: Tsuga canadensis
          • Definition: ITIS #183397, Canada hemlock; hemlock spruce (Tsuga canadensis)
        • Code: Betula alleghaniensis
          • Definition: ITIS #19481, yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
        • Code: Nyssa sylvatica
          • Definition: ITIS #27821, black gum, black tupelo, blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica)
        • Code: Quercus alba
          • Definition: ITIS #19290, white oak (Quercus alba)
        • Code: Fagus grandifolia
          • Definition: ITIS #19462, American beech (Fagus grandifolia)
        • Code: Prunus pensylvanicum
          • Definition: ITIS #24799, pin cherry (Prunus pensylvanica)
        • Code: Pinus resinosa
          • Definition: ITIS #183375, red pine (Pinus resinosa)
        • Code: Betula papyrifera
          • Definition: ITIS #19489, paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
        • Code: Quercus velutina
          • Definition: ITIS #19447, black oak (Quercus velutina)
        • Code: Cacalia decomposita A. Gray
          • Definition: ITIS #38291, desert Indianbush (Psacalium decompositum)
        • Code: Sorbus americana
          • Definition: ITIS #25319, American mountain-ash (Sorbus americana)
        • Code: Acer saccharum
          • Definition: ITIS #28731, sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
        • Code: Betula alleghaniensis
          • Definition: ITIS #19481, yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
        • Code: Populus grandidentata
          • Definition: ITIS #22463, bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata)
        • Code: Populus grandidentata
          • Definition: ITIS #22463, bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata)
        • Code: Prunus spinosa
          • Definition: ITIS #24802, blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
        • Code: Betula populifolia
          • Definition: ITIS #19497, gray birch (Betula populifolia)
        • Code: Picea rubens
          • Definition: ITIS #18034, red spruce (Picea rubens)
        • Code:
          • Definition: #, ( )
      Attribute Name: species_saplings
      • Label: Species field in the HF Plantation Biodiversity Saplings dataset
      • Description: Species field in the Harvard Forest Plantation Biodiversity Plots Saplings dataset (hf162-03)
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      • String Format: D-M-YY
      • Number Type: -1
      • Species List: Plantation Biodiversity Plots at Harvard Forest since 2007 saplings
        • Code: Betula lenta
          • Definition: ITIS #19487, sweet birch (Betula lenta)
        • Code: Fagus grandifolia
          • Definition: ITIS #19462, American beech (Fagus grandifolia)
        • Code: Fraxinus americana
          • Definition: ITIS #32931, white ash (Fraxinus americana)
        • Code: Acer rubrum
          • Definition: ITIS #28728, red maple (Acer rubrum)
        • Code: Pinus stronbus
          • Definition: ITIS #183385, eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)
        • Code: Prunus serotina
          • Definition: ITIS #24764, black cherry (Prunus serotina)
        • Code: Quercus rubra
          • Definition: ITIS #19408, northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
        • Code: Tsuga canadensis
          • Definition: ITIS #183397, Canada hemlock; hemlock spruce (Tsuga canadensis)
        • Code: Acer pensylvanicum
          • Definition: ITIS #28754, striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
        • Code: Betula alleghaniensis
          • Definition: ITIS #19481, yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
        • Code: Prunus pensylvanica
          • Definition: ITIS #24799, pin cherry (Prunus pensylvanica)
        • Code: Quercus alba
          • Definition: ITIS #19290, white oak (Quercus alba)
        • Code: Picea resinosa
          • Definition: ITIS #18034, red spruce (Picea rubens)
        • Code: Quercus velutina
          • Definition: ITIS #19447, black oak (Quercus velutina)
        • Code: Betula papyrifera
          • Definition: ITIS #19489, paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
        • Code: Picea abies
          • Definition: ITIS #183289, Norway spruce (Picea abies)
        • Code: Nyssa sylvatica
          • Definition: ITIS #27821, black gum, black tupelo, blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica)
        • Code: Populus grandidentata
          • Definition: ITIS #22463, bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata)
        • Code: Populus tremuloidies
          • Definition: ITIS #195773, quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)
        • Code: Betula populifolia
          • Definition: ITIS #19497, gray birch (Betula populifolia)
        • Code: Magnolia splendens Urb.
          • Definition: ITIS #18079, laurel magnolia (Magnolia splendens)
        • Code:
          • Definition: #, ( )

    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