public read Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

705 Spear StreetSouth BurlingtonVermont05403United States of America

(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femcTree diameter information for Burlington i-Tree Eco monitoring plotsForest Ecosystem Monitoring CooperativeCarlWaiteprincipalInvestigatorLawrenceForciercontentProviderJamesDuncanprincipalInvestigatorAswiniCherukuricontentProviderEmily Van WagonercontentProviderJohnTruongprincipalInvestigatorYearly monitoring of the urban forest in Burlington, VT, using 200 permanent, randomly selected plots and the USDA Forest Service i-Tree Eco methodology. Data collected and analyzed by i-Tree Eco provide information on the relative abundance and importance of tree species, land use characteristics, net carbon sequestration, effects on energy use, carbon emissions, and other information useful for valuing and managing Burlington’s urban forest. Plots are regularly resurveyed to monitor for changes in condition and forest health.Burlington i-Tree Tree Diameter DataTree diameter information for Burlington i-Tree Eco monitoring plotsVMC.334.379mySQL/femc/data/archive/project/burlington-urban-forest-monitoring-using-i/dataset/burlington-i-tree-tree-diameter-data2011-08-31LocationNameLocation NameName of sample/inventory location (e.g., city name)textSeriesProject SeriesProject series nametextYearYearYear of data collectiondatetimeYYYYPlotIDPlot IDPlot ID numberintSubplotIDSubplot IDSubplot ID numberintTreeIDTree IDTree ID numberintStemIDTree Stem IDUnique Number of a stem on a particular treeintDiameterStem DiameterStem diameterdecimalmeterrealDiameterHeightDBH Measurement HeightHeight on the tree at which diameter was measureddecimalmeterrealWasMeasuredDiameter MeasuredFlag indicating whether the diameter was measured or estimatedint0Diameter was estimated1Diameter was measured