Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Lichen Monitoring at Lye Brook and Mount Mansfield: Vermont Plot Condition Class 1991-1999

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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

  • forest type, land use,

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

  • Coordinates

    Data Table

    • Title: Vermont Plot Condition Class 1991-1999
    • Start Date: 1991-06-21
    • End Date: 2002-08-01
    • Description: The condition of each plot monitored during the project.

    • Purpose: Determining a condition of plots in Vermont using land use class and forest type.

    • Condensed Title: Z1136_2356_ZR4YB3

    • Object Name: VMC.1136.2356

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Matthew Gorton (2017) Vermont Plot Condition Class 1991-1999. FEMC. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/lichen_monitoring_at_lye_brook_and_mount_mansfield/dataset/vermont-plot-condition-class-1991-1999

    • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/lichen_monitoring_at_lye_brook_and_mount_mansfield/dataset/vermont-plot-condition-class-1991-1999

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: CONDITION_CLASS_CHANGE
      • Label: CONDITION_CLASS_CHANGE
      Attribute Name: CONDITION_CLASS_NBR
      • Label: CONDITION_CLASS_NBR
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: COUNTY
      • Label: COUNTY
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: DISTURB_YEAR1
      • Label: DISTURB_YEAR1
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: DISTURB_YEAR2
      • Label: DISTURB_YEAR2
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: DISTURB_YEAR3
      • Label: DISTURB_YEAR3
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: FHM_SPECIES
      • Label: FHM_SPECIES
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: FOREST_TYPE
      • Label: FOREST_TYPE
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      • Custom List: Forest_Type
        • Code:
          • Definition:
        • Code: 800
          • Definition: MAPLE-BEECH-BIRCH GROUP
        • Code: 130
          • Definition: Red spruce-balsam fir
        • Code: 890
          • Definition: Mixed northern hardwoods
        • Code: 880
          • Definition: N. hardwood reverting from field
        • Code: 840
          • Definition: Red maple-northern hardwoods
        • Code: 810
          • Definition: Sugar maple-beech-yellow birch
        • Code: 998
          • Definition: Indeterminate
        • Code: 140
          • Definition: Northern white-cedar
        • Code: 30
          • Definition: White pine
        • Code: 930
          • Definition: Gray birch
        • Code: 50
          • Definition: Hemlock
        • Code: 40
          • Definition: White pine-hemlock
        • Code: 190
          • Definition: Red spruce
      Attribute Name: FOREST_TYPE_DESCR
      • Label: FOREST_TYPE_DESCR
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: HEXAGON_NBR
      • Label: HEXAGON_NBR
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: LAND_USE_CLASS
      • Label: LAND_USE_CLASS
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: LAND_USE_CLASS_DESCR
      • Label: LAND_USE_CLASS_DESCR
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: P3ID
      • Label: P3ID
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: PAST_DISTURB1
      • Label: PAST_DISTURB1
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: PAST_DISTURB2
      • Label: PAST_DISTURB2
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: PAST_DISTURB3
      • Label: PAST_DISTURB3
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: PLOT_AREA_PCT
      • Label: PLOT_AREA_PCT
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: PLOT_NBR
      • Label: PLOT_NBR
      Attribute Name: PROJECT
      • Label: PROJECT
      Attribute Name: PROJECT_DESCR
      • Label: PROJECT_DESCR
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: SITE_TREE_AGE
      • Label: SITE_TREE_AGE
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: SITE_TREE_HEIGHT
      • Label: SITE_TREE_HEIGHT
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: SPECIES_COMMON_NAME
      • Label: SPECIES_COMMON_NAME
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: STAND_AGE
      • Label: STAND_AGE
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: STAND_ORIGIN
      • Label: STAND_ORIGIN
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: STAND_SIZE_CLASS
      • Label: STAND_SIZE_CLASS
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: STATE
      • Label: STATE
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: STATE_ABBREV
      • Label: STATE_ABBREV
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: STATE_DESCR
      • Label: STATE_DESCR
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: YEAR
      • Label: YEAR
      • Storage Type: int

    Methods

    • No methods recorded for this dataset

    Sampling Equipment

    • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

    Site Characteristics

    • No site characteristics recorded for this dataset