Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Lye Brook Area Ecological Land Type Classification: Frequency of Occurrence for Herbs, Ferns, Mosses and Lichens

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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

    This project performed extensive sampling in the Lye Brook Wilderness are to classify ecological communities based on an integration of soils, vegetation & physiographic data. These communities were then mapped.

People

  • Diane Burbank: Content Provider

  • Nancy Burt: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • ferns, herbs, lichens, mosses, populations,

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates
    • 451456.6947999997, 61580.78020000085
    • 464145.3128000004, 61580.78020000085
    • 464145.3128000004, 74074.30030000024
    • 451456.6947999997, 74074.30030000024
    • 451456.6947999997, 61580.78020000085

Data Table

  • Title: Frequency of Occurrence for Herbs, Ferns, Mosses and Lichens
  • Start Date: 1993-06-01
  • End Date: 1993-08-31
  • Description: Ground vegetation frequency of occurrence

  • Purpose: To classify ecological communities in the Lye Brook Area based on vegetation.

  • Condensed Title: Z0001_HerbsFrequency

  • Object Name: VMC.1.323

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Nancy Burt. 1993. Frequency of Occurrence for Herbs, Ferns, Mosses and Lichens. Green Mountain National Forest. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/lye-brook-area-ecological-land-type/dataset/frequency-occurrence-for-herbs-ferns-mosses

  • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/lye-brook-area-ecological-land-type/dataset/frequency-occurrence-for-herbs-ferns-mosses

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: Frequency
    • Label: Frequency
    • Description: Frequency
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: HerbSpeciesCode
    • Label: HerbSpeciesCode
    • Description: HerbSpeciesCode
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: PlotID
    • Label: PlotID
    • Description: PlotID
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal

Methods

  • Current Methods
    • Ground cover metrics
      • Method Description: Ground flora in each plot were identified to species, including moss and lichens. Plots were divided into 10X10 quadrats and percent cover by species was recorded. Then 3 1 meter square frames were chosen from the quadrat and each species and % cover was recorded.


  • Past Methods (no longer in use)
    • Stand selection criteria
      • Started: 1993-06-01
        Ended: 1993-08-31
      • Method Description: General: Stand selection criteria, greater than 1 hectare; undisturbed; not too heterogenous; not dominated by exotic species. Plot size varied with community homogeneity; permanent plots of 20X40m, 20X20 or 10X20 m on 29 forest communities.

Sampling Equipment

  • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: Extensive mapping in Lye Brook Wilderness Area.