Details and Metadata

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Methods

The methods followed in the creation of the dataset, including description of field, laboratory and processing steps, and quality control procedures

Current Methods

  • Prism plots

    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. 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 an

  • Core collection

    Cores taken on a percentage of plots to determine site indices.

Dataset Fields

Detailed documentation of the fields comprising the dataset, including the type of measurement, units where applicable, and any controlled vocabularies or code lists present in the data


Field Name Caption Description Additional Information
BlockBlock

Block

Ordinal
CanopypositionCanopyposition

Canopy position

Ordinal
DBHDBH

Diameter at breast height (in)

Ratio Units:
HealthHealth

Health

Ordinal
IDNUMBIDNUMB

Nominal
PointPoint

Nominal
PulpwoodlengthPulpwoodlength

Interval Units:
QualitycodeQualitycode

Ordinal
SawloglengthSawloglength

Interval Units:
SpeciesSpecies

See Vegetation Species table, forex codes

Nominal
StandStand

Nominal
TreeTree

Nominal
WildlifecodeWildlifecode

Nominal

Sampling Equipment

Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.

No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection

  • Site Description

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