Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Lichen Monitoring at Lye Brook and Mount Mansfield: Lichen Abundance on Mount Mansfield and Lye Brook

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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

  • lichens, lye brook, mt. mansfield,

Organizations

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

Geographic Coverage

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    Data Table

    • Title: Lichen Abundance on Mount Mansfield and Lye Brook
    • Start Date: 2002-06-01
    • End Date: 2003-08-01
    • Description: Lichen abundance at Mount Mansfield and Lye Brook. Includes lichen species names, abundance code (0 being no presence and 5 being highly abundant) and collection year.

    • Purpose: Collecting data on species abundance at Mount Mansfield and Lye Brook from 2002-2003.

    • Condensed Title: Z1136_2364_AGFWSJ

    • Object Name: VMC.1136.2364

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Matthew Gorton (2017) Lichen Abundance. FEMC. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/lichen_monitoring_at_lye_brook_and_mount_mansfield/dataset/lichen-abundance

    • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/lichen_monitoring_at_lye_brook_and_mount_mansfield/dataset/lichen-abundance

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: Abundance_code
      • Label: Abundance_code
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: Collection_year
      • Label: Collection_year
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: Lichen_species
      • Label: Lichen_species
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Plot_ID
      • Label: Plot_ID
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal

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    Sampling Equipment

    • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

    Site Characteristics

    • No site characteristics recorded for this dataset