Vermont Hardwood Tree Health Survey: Tree Mortality Status from 1996 Ground Survey
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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
Determine the current health of Vermont's hardwood forests using aerial photography and ground surveys.
► People
- Ronald Kelley: Principal Investigator
- Sandra Wilmot: Content Provider
- Barbara Schultz: Content Provider
► Geographic Coverage
- Coordinates
- -73.4379015767698, 42.72696000804695
- -71.46528103507033, 42.72696000804695
- -71.46528103507033, 45.01666491562359
- -73.4379015767698, 45.01666491562359
- -73.4379015767698, 42.72696000804695
► Data Table
- Title: Tree Mortality Status from 1996 Ground Survey
- Start Date: 1996-01-01
- End Date: 1996-12-31
- Description: Categorization of tree mortality status
- Purpose: Assessment of tree mortality on Vermont hardwood health plots
- Condensed Title: Z0089_FNLCNTS_1996
- Object Name: VMC.89.205
- Data Type: mySQL
- Citation: Sandra Wilmot. 1996. Tree Mortality Status from 1996 Ground Survey. VT Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/vermont-hardwood-tree-health-survey/dataset/tree-mortality-status-from-1996-ground
- Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/vermont-hardwood-tree-health-survey/dataset/tree-mortality-status-from-1996-ground
► Attribute List
- Attribute Name: CELL_numb
- Label: CELL_numb
- Description: Cell number
- Storage Type: text
- Measurment Type: nominal
- Attribute Name: DECLINING
- Label: DECLINING
- Description: Declining
- Storage Type: int
- Measurment Type: interval
- Attribute Name: OLDERDEAD
- Label: OLDERDEAD
- Description: OLDERDEAD
- Storage Type: int
- Measurment Type: interval
- Attribute Name: PHOTOnumb
- Label: PHOTOnumb
- Description: Photo number
- Storage Type: int
- Measurment Type: nominal
- Attribute Name: RECENTLYDEAD
- Label: RECENTLYDEAD
- Description: RECENTLY DEAD
- Storage Type: int
- Measurment Type: interval
- Attribute Name: TOTAL
- Label: TOTAL
- Description: TOTAL
- Storage Type: int
- Measurment Type: interval
- Attribute Name: VEG_MORTALITY
- Label: VEG_MORTALITY
- Description: VEG_MORTALITY
- Storage Type: text
- Measurment Type: nominal
► Methods
- Past Methods (no longer in use)
- Aerial surveys
- Started: 1985-07-01
Ended: 2000-12-31 - Method Description: 360 acre aerial photo blocks taken on a grid of 170 statewide points. Aerial surveys flown in 1985, 1995 and 2000
- Started: 1985-07-01
- Ground surveys
- Started: 1986-07-01
Ended: 2006-12-31 - Method Description: Ground surveys on 84 plots to assess dieback and mortality, conducted the year following the aerial surveys. Surveys conducted in 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006
- Started: 1986-07-01
- Images for stereoscope
- Started: 1985-07-01
Ended: 2000-12-31 - Method Description: Bursts of 5 photos taken at each point for use with stereoscope
- Started: 1985-07-01
► Sampling Equipment
- No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset
► Site Characteristics
- Site Description: Vermont hardwood forests