Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Root Starch Analysis and Forest Tent Caterpillar: 2004-2007 & 2016 Root Starch Analysis Data

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Metadata Provider

  • 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

    Root starch analysis can be used to indicate the impact of defoliation on tree health. Root starch analyses in stands defoliated by forest tent caterpillar were conducted in 2004-2007 and in 2016.

People

  • Sandra Wilmot: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • forest tent caterpillar, sugarbush,

Organizations

  • Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Vermont Division of Forestry: lead

Geographic Coverage

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    Data Table

    • Title: 2004-2007 & 2016 Root Starch Analysis Data
    • Start Date: 2004-01-01
    • End Date: 2016-12-31
    • Description: The sugarbush and tree data for the Root Starch Analysis and Forest Tent Caterpillar project.

    • Purpose:

    • Condensed Title: Z1138_2377_7ZSQ5N

    • Object Name: VMC.1138.2377

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Matthew Gorton (2017) 2004-2007 & 2016 Root Starch Analysis Data. FEMC. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/Root-Starch-Analysis-and-Forest-Tent-Caterpillar/dataset/2004-2007

    • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/Root-Starch-Analysis-and-Forest-Tent-Caterpillar/dataset/2004-2007

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: County
      • Label: County
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Date
      • Label: Date
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Location_Notes
      • Label: Location_Notes
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Starch_Rating
      • Label: Starch_Rating
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Sugarbush_Owner
      • Label: Sugarbush_Owner
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Town
      • Label: Town
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Tree_No_
      • Label: Tree_No_
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal

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    • No methods recorded for this dataset

    Sampling Equipment

    • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

    Site Characteristics

    • No site characteristics recorded for this dataset