Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Forest Inventory of the Ecosystem Management Demonstration Project Area: Tree health: FOREX

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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

    Conduct a modified State Lands Forest Inventory Examination (FOREX) to provide basic forestry information in support of a study design and for use by researchers.

People

  • Michael Johnson: Content Provider

  • Tom Simmons: Content Provider

  • Sandra Wilmot: Content Provider

  • Chuck Vile: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • forest ecology, hardwood health, resource management, trees,

Geographic Coverage

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    Data Table

    • Title: FOREX
    • Start Date: 1996-06-15
    • End Date: 1996-08-30
    • Description: Inventory of trees by lumber category and condition

    • Purpose: Conduct a State Lands Forest Inventory Examination (FOREX) to provide basic forestry information

    • Condensed Title: Z0081_FOREX

    • Object Name: VMC.81.63

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Chuck Vile. 1996.FOREX. VT Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/forest-inventory-ecosystem-management-demonstration-project-1/dataset/forex-1

    • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/forest-inventory-ecosystem-management-demonstration-project-1/dataset/forex-1

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: block
      • Label: block
      • Description: block
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: canopy_position
      • Label: canopy_position
      • Description: canopy position
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      Attribute Name: DBH
      • Label: DBH
      • Description: DBH
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: interval
      Attribute Name: health
      • Label: health
      • Description: Health
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      Attribute Name: ID
      • Label: ID
      • Description: ID
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: point
      • Label: point
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Pulpwood_length
      • Label: Pulpwood_length
      • Description: pulpwood length
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      Attribute Name: quality_code
      • Label: quality_code
      • Description: quality code
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ordinal
      Attribute Name: Sawlog_length
      • Label: Sawlog_length
      • Description: sawlog length
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      Attribute Name: species
      • Label: species
      • Description: species code
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: stand
      • Label: stand
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: tree
      • Label: tree
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Wildlife_code
      • Label: Wildlife_code
      • Description: wildlife code
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal

    Methods

    • Current Methods
      • Establishment of prism plots
        • Method Description: Ninety permanent, 10 factor prism plots were established on both sides of the Butler Lodge trail from transects beginning at each trail marker. Each plot represents 3 acres.

      • Data collected
        • Method Description: General information on surface features, wildlife understory (duff layer, 0-2' height zone, 2-10' zone, 10-30' zone), regeneration, canopy closure, site quality, and stand damage; trees were scribed at dbh and measurements included: dbh (in 2" categories), sawlog and pulpwood lengths, species, quality code, crown position and wildlife features.

      • Determining site indices
        • Method Description: Cores taken on a percentage of plots to determine site indices.

      • Unnamed Method
        • Method Description: Permanent plots established in 1995 were revisited to determine tree health for individual trees on plots.

      • Tree health ratings
        • Method Description: FOREX tree health ratings consisted of : healthy (<10% dieback), moderate (11-50%), severe (>50%), dead.

      • Crown condition and damage
        • Method Description: Additional crown condition and tree damage data was recorded following National Forest Health Monitoring standard protocols.


    Sampling Equipment

    • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

    Site Characteristics

    • Site Description: Stevensville Brook watershed on Mount Mansfield, in the Ecosystem Management Demonstration Project area. Northern hardwood and yellow birch/spruce forest types.