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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.1384.3362.1"><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:associatedParty><eml:organizationName>United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service </eml:organizationName><eml:role>lead</eml:role></eml:associatedParty><eml:project><eml:title>Federal Forest Inventory and Analysis Data for the Northeast</eml:title><eml:abstract><eml:para>A summary of the latest USDA Forest Inventory and Analysis data for the Northeast. The network of randomly distributed inventory plots are designed to capture broad temporal changes in the condition of the nation&#x2019;s forest resource. Spatial coverages of species distribution, extent of forest cover and biomass compliment the yearly data summaries to capture an unbiased estimated of the northeastern forests.</eml:para></eml:abstract><eml:shortName>Federal Forest Inventory and Analysis Data for the Northeast</eml:shortName><eml:personnel><eml:contentProvider><eml:surName>Nevins</eml:surName><eml:givenName>Matthias</eml:givenName></eml:contentProvider></eml:personnel><eml:keywordSet><eml:keyword>forest health</eml:keyword><eml:keyword>forest inventory</eml:keyword><eml:keyword>northeastern forests</eml:keyword><eml:keyword>forest cover</eml:keyword><eml:keyword>seedling</eml:keyword></eml:keywordSet></eml:project><eml:dataTable><eml:title>Red Spruce Seedling Regeneration for the Northeast</eml:title><eml:coverage scope="document"><eml:temporalCoverage scope="document"><eml:rangeOfDates><eml:beginDate><eml:calendarDate>2007-01-01</eml:calendarDate></eml:beginDate></eml:rangeOfDates></eml:temporalCoverage></eml:coverage><eml:description>Seedling density of red spruce as an indicator of softwood regeneration for New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. Regeneration estimates are calculated as the number of seedlings per acre across the all forest land for each state. This dataset starts in 2007 and is derived from the US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis Program on its permanent plot network.</eml:description><eml:purpose>Softwood regeneration tells us the future composition of the forests dominated by species such as spruce and fir. While assessments of mature trees provide information about the current condition of Vermont&#x2019;s forests, densities of seedlings give details about the likely softwood composition in the future.</eml:purpose><eml:shortName>Z1384_3362_G77V36</eml:shortName><eml:physical><eml:objectName>VMC.1384.3362</eml:objectName><eml:dataFormat><eml:formatName>mySQL</eml:formatName></eml:dataFormat><eml:citation>Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (2020) Red Spruce Seedling Regeneration for the Northeast. FEMC. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/federal-forest-inventory-analysis-data-northeast/dataset/red-spruce-seedling-regeneration-for-northeast</eml:citation><eml:distibution><eml:online><eml:url>https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/federal-forest-inventory-analysis-data-northeast/dataset/red-spruce-seedling-regeneration-for-northeast</eml:url></eml:online></eml:distibution></eml:physical><eml:attributeList><eml:attribute><eml:attributeName>Accessible_Forest_Area</eml:attributeName><eml:attributeLabel>Accessible_Forest_Area</eml:attributeLabel><eml:storageType>text</eml:storageType><eml:measurementType><eml:nominal/></eml:measurementType></eml:attribute><eml:attribute><eml:attributeName>Code</eml:attributeName><eml:attributeLabel>Code</eml:attributeLabel><eml:storageType>text</eml:storageType><eml:measurementType><eml:nominal/></eml:measurementType></eml:attribute><eml:attribute><eml:attributeName>RedSpruce_Seedlings_in_Accessible_Forest</eml:attributeName><eml:attributeLabel>RedSpruce_Seedlings_in_Accessible_Forest</eml:attributeLabel><eml:storageType>text</eml:storageType><eml:measurementType><eml:nominal/></eml:measurementType></eml:attribute><eml:attribute><eml:attributeName>RedSpruce_Seedlings_in_SpFir</eml:attributeName><eml:attributeLabel>RedSpruce_Seedlings_in_SpFir</eml:attributeLabel><eml:storageType>text</eml:storageType><eml:measurementType><eml:nominal/></eml:measurementType></eml:attribute><eml:attribute><eml:attributeName>RedSpruce_Seedlings_Per_Acre_Region</eml:attributeName><eml:attributeLabel>RedSpruce_Seedlings_Per_Acre_Region</eml:attributeLabel><eml:storageType>decimal</eml:storageType></eml:attribute><eml:attribute><eml:attributeName>RedSpruce_Seedlings_Per_Acre_SpFir</eml:attributeName><eml:attributeLabel>RedSpruce_Seedlings_Per_Acre_SpFir</eml:attributeLabel><eml:storageType>decimal</eml:storageType></eml:attribute><eml:attribute><eml:attributeName>Region</eml:attributeName><eml:attributeLabel>Region</eml:attributeLabel><eml:storageType>text</eml:storageType><eml:measurementType><eml:nominal/></eml:measurementType></eml:attribute><eml:attribute><eml:attributeName>Seedlings_Per_Acre_Total</eml:attributeName><eml:attributeLabel>Seedlings_Per_Acre_Total</eml:attributeLabel><eml:storageType>decimal</eml:storageType></eml:attribute><eml:attribute><eml:attributeName>SpFir_Forest_Area</eml:attributeName><eml:attributeLabel>SpFir_Forest_Area</eml:attributeLabel><eml:storageType>text</eml:storageType><eml:measurementType><eml:nominal/></eml:measurementType></eml:attribute><eml:attribute><eml:attributeName>State</eml:attributeName><eml:attributeLabel>State</eml:attributeLabel><eml:storageType>text</eml:storageType><eml:measurementType><eml:nominal/></eml:measurementType></eml:attribute><eml:attribute><eml:attributeName>Year</eml:attributeName><eml:attributeLabel>Year</eml:attributeLabel><eml:storageType>int</eml:storageType></eml:attribute></eml:attributeList></eml:dataTable></eml:dataset></eml:eml>
