Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Shaw Mountain Ice Storm Study 1998-2002: Abiotic Conditions

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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 study tracks forest response to an ice storm. The forest inventory plots, established in 1998 are located at the Nature Conservancy's Shaw Mountain Natural Area in Benson, VT. Used to study the impacts of this disturbance on forest structure and composition. Response variables include abiotic conditions, soil, downed woody material, canopy cover and light penetration, canopy composition, tree recruitment, tree vitality analysis, seedling density by species and height, tree diameter analysis, basal area of trees, and herbaceous layer after an ice storm. Four 20x20m plots were located at 190-215 m elevation, two in heavily ice-damaged forest and two in lightly damaged forest (controls).

People

  • James Graves: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • abiotic, forest, ice storm,

Organizations

  • Vermont Nature Conservancy : partner

Geographic Coverage

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    Data Table

    • Title: Abiotic Conditions
    • Start Date: 1998-07-14
    • End Date: 1998-07-15
    • Description: Abiotic conditions, 1998, on Shaw Mountain, VT.

    • Purpose: Measure and compare abiotic conditions between plots affected by the ice storm and the control plots.

    • Condensed Title: Z1341_2712_2UFI9K

    • Object Name: VMC.1341.2712

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: James Graves (2002) Abiotic Conditions. FEMC. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/shaw_mountain_ice_storm_study/dataset/abiotic_conditions

    • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/shaw_mountain_ice_storm_study/dataset/abiotic_conditions

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: A-30_Climate
      • Label: A-30_Climate
      Attribute Name: ADph
      • Label: ADph
      Attribute Name: Al
      • Label: Aluminum
      • Description: Aluminum available
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Unit: milligrams per kilogram
      Attribute Name: BaseSat_%
      • Label: Base Sat
      • Description: Percent positive cations of the sum of H, K, Ca, Mg
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Unit: percent
      Attribute Name: Bedrock
      • Label: Bedrock
      • Description: Bedrock layer
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Ca
      • Label: Calcium
      • Description: Calcium available
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Unit: milligrams per kilogram
      Attribute Name: CanopyCover_%
      • Label: Canopy Cover
      • Description: Percent canopy cover
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Unit: percent
      Attribute Name: Decl_West
      • Label: West Declination
      • Description: West Declination
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Unit: degree
      Attribute Name: Elevation_m
      • Label: Elevation
      • Description: Elevation of plot in meters
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Unit: meter
      • Number Type: integer
      Attribute Name: ExchAcid
      • Label: ExchAcid
      Attribute Name: Fe
      • Label: Iron
      • Description: Iron available
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Unit: milligrams per kilogram
      Attribute Name: K
      • Label: Potassium
      • Description: Potassium available
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Unit: milligrams per kilogram
      Attribute Name: Lat
      • Label: Latitude
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Unit: decimal degree
      Attribute Name: Lat_NAD27_GPS
      • Label: Latitude NAD27 GPS
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: interval
      Attribute Name: Lat_NAD83_GPS
      • Label: Latitude NAD83 GPS
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Unit: decimal degree
      Attribute Name: LightPenet_%
      • Label: Light Penetration
      • Description: Percent light penetration
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Unit: percent
      Attribute Name: Long
      • Label: Long
      Attribute Name: Location
      • Label: Location
      • Description: Plot location
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Long_NAD27_GPS
      • Label: Longitude NAD27 GPS
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Unit: decimal degree
      Attribute Name: Long_NAD83_GPS
      • Label: Longitude NAD83 GPS
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Unit: decimal degree
      Attribute Name: MacClim
      • Label: MacClim
      Attribute Name: Magnetic_Azm
      • Label: Magnetic Azimuth
      • Description: Magnetic Azimuth
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Unit: degrees
      Attribute Name: Mg
      • Label: Magnesium
      • Description: Magnesium available mg/kg
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Unit: milligrams per kilogram
      Attribute Name: MicClim
      • Label: MicClim
      Attribute Name: Mn
      • Label: Manganese
      • Description: Manganese available mg/kg
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Unit: milligrams per kilogram
      Attribute Name: MoistureContent_%
      • Label: Moisture Content
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Unit: percent
      Attribute Name: ObsDph
      • Label: ObsDph
      Attribute Name: Organic_matter_%_LOI
      • Label: Organic Matter
      • Description: Percent of organic matter within a soil sample using loss of ignition (LOI) analysis
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Unit: percent
      Attribute Name: pH
      • Label: pH
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
        • Bounds:
        • Minimum: 0
        • Maximum: 14
      Attribute Name: Plot
      • Label: Plot
      • Description: Study location
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: P_available
      • Label: Phosphorus
      • Description: Phosphorus available mg/kg
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Unit: milligrams per kilogram
      Attribute Name: Sample_Day
      • Label: Sample Day
      • Description: Day sampled
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Unit: day
      Attribute Name: Sample_Month
      • Label: Sample Month
      • Description: Sample month
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Unit: month
      Attribute Name: Sample_Year
      • Label: Sample Year
      • Description: Sample year
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Unit: Year
      Attribute Name: SlopePos__1_-_9
      • Label: Slope Position
      • Description: Slope position (1=crest, 3=upper, 4=flat plateau, 5=mid, 6=flat valley, 7=lower, 9=base (toe)
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Slope_o
      • Label: Slope_o
      Attribute Name: soil_day_of_year
      • Label: Soil Sample DOY
      • Description: Day of year that soil was sampled
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Unit: day
      Attribute Name: Solar_27_Jul_pot_Iq
      • Label: Solar_27_Jul_pot_Iq
      Attribute Name: temp__dph
      • Label: temp__dph
      Attribute Name: Type
      • Label: Plot Type
      • Description: Type of plot ice storm or control plot
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Zn
      • Label: Zinc
      • Description: Zinc available mg/kg
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Unit: milligrams per kilogram
      Attribute Name: _True_Azm_
      • Label: True Azimuth
      • Description: Azimuth using true north
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: interval
      • Unit: degrees
        • Bounds:
        • Minimum: 0
        • Maximum: 360

    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