Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Lichen Monitoring at Lye Brook and Mount Mansfield: Elevation Diversity on Mount Mansfield 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

    A relatively new monitoring effort conducted by the Forests, Parks and Recreation uses epiphytic lichen community composition and abundance as a measure of forest health. The relative simplicity of lichens makes them ideal for use as indicators of forest response to environmental conditions.

People

  • Tom Simmons: Principal Investigator

  • Sandra Wilmot: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • mt. mansfield, species diversity,

Organizations

  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service : lead
  • Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation: partner

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    Data Table

    • Title: Elevation Diversity on Mount Mansfield Data
    • Start Date: 1991-06-01
    • End Date: 2002-08-01
    • Description: Elevation Diversity on Mount Mansfield.

    • Purpose: Recording species diversity across the elevational gradient on Mount Mansfield.

    • Condensed Title: Z1136_2363_MWPQLD

    • Object Name: VMC.1136.2363

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Sandra Wilmot. Elevation Diversity on Mount Mansfield Data. VT Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/lichen_monitoring_at_lye_brook_and_mount_mansfield/dataset/elevation-diversity-mount-mansfield-data

    • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/lichen_monitoring_at_lye_brook_and_mount_mansfield/dataset/elevation-diversity-mount-mansfield-data

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: Elevation
      • Label: Elevation
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: Species_diversity
      • Label: Species_diversity
      • Storage Type: int

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