Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Tree Phenology Monitoring: Understory plant phenology: Understory Plant Phenology 1991-2003

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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

    Observe understory bud development. Annual measurements of tree phenology to establish the timing of developmental events and trends, especially as they relate to changes in weather or insect and disease occurrence.

People

  • Michael Johnson: Content Provider

  • Tom Simmons: Content Provider

  • Sandra Wilmot: Principal Investigator

  • Sean Lawson: Content Provider

Keywords

  • phenology, plant phenology, understory, understory vegetation,

Geographic Coverage

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    Data Table

    • Title: Understory Plant Phenology 1991-2003
    • Start Date: 1991-04-18
    • End Date: 2003-04-18
    • Description: Annual changes in the timing and duration of bud development.

    • Purpose: Measuring the phenology of understory plants to establish the timing of developmental events and trends, especially as they relate to changes in weather or insect and disease occurrence.

    • Condensed Title: Z0160_Understory_plants_phenology_data_91-03

    • Object Name: VMC.160.2158

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Sandra Wilmot. 2003. Understory Plant Phenology 1991-2003. VT Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/tree-phenology-monitoring-understory-plant-phenology/dataset/understory-plant-phenology-1991-2003

    • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/tree-phenology-monitoring-understory-plant-phenology/dataset/understory-plant-phenology-1991-2003

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: Early_leaf_emergence_date
      • Label: Early_leaf_emergence_date
      • Description: Early_leaf_emergence_date
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: datetime
      • String Format: other
      Attribute Name: Flowering_date
      • Label: Flowering_date
      • Description: Flowering_date
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: datetime
      • String Format: other
      Attribute Name: Plant
      • Label: Plant
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Year
      • Label: Year
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal

    Methods

    • Current Methods
      • Observations on phenology plots
        • Started: 1991-04-01
        • Method Description: Observe bud development of selected understory species on tree phenology plots


    Sampling Equipment

    • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

    Site Characteristics

    • No site characteristics recorded for this dataset