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(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femcCary Institute of Ecosystem Studies leadUniversity of Kentucky partnerData collected on tree size and abundance by species for all plots surveyed, including plot elevation, diameter at breast-height, and seedling abundance.Forest Ecosystem Monitoring CooperativeGaryLovettprincipalInvestigatorKathleenWeathersprincipalInvestigatorJamieDeppencontentProviderMaryArthurprincipalInvestigatorJacobGriffincontentProviderJoyDamoncontentProviderForest plot sampling of 13 watersheds across the Catskill Mountains, New York. Data for this project was collected as part of a larger-scale effort to document the distribution of forest types within the Catskills using three similar methods of determining relative basal area for all canopy species.Vegetative Sampling Plot DataData collected on tree size and abundance by species for all plots surveyed, including plot elevation, diameter at breast-height, and seedling abundance.VMC.1308.2596mySQL/femc/data/archive/project/catskill-vegetative-sampling/dataset/catskill-vegetative-sampling-plot-data1997-01-012000-12-31COUNTCOUNTIf 'LTCODE' = 'GT', 'COUNT'=1 (each tree coded individually). If 'LTCODE"='LT', 'COUNT' = the number of <10cm diameter saplings of that species in the plot.intDBHDiameter at Breast-HeightDiameter at breast height in centimeters, if 'LTCODE'='LT', this field is coded as '0'.decimalELEVElevationElevation of plot surveyed from in feet.intLIVEDEADLive/DeadWhether the tree sampled is live or dead. L=live tree, D=dead tree.textLOCATIONLocationNumber code for each 'location' - or clusters of plots within an area of ~1 ha as outlined by the two transect methods used in the study.intLTCODELTCODESize class descriptor. All trees with a diameter at breast height of >10cm are coded individually as 'GT', with their DBH recorded in the 'DBH' field. All trees with a DBH <10cm are tallied by species in the 'COUNT' field.textPLOTPlotNo description for this attributetextSPECIESSpeciesSpecies codes listed in methods, using three-letter codes for each species based on the common name.textWSWatershedTwo-letter code assigned to each watershed sampled in this study. Codes listed in methods.text