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Methods
The methods followed in the creation of the dataset, including description of field, laboratory and processing steps, and quality control procedures
Current Methods
Large Sapling Plot: 26.3โ radius
Started: 2015-06-01Each tree that is between >= 2.5โ and <4.5 DBH is counted, species recorded, azimuth from plot center taken, the distance from plot center to the pith is measured and diameter at breast height, which is defined as 4.5โ, is measured.
Instrumentation: Hypsometer (Haglof Vertex IV), 100โ steel loggerโs diameter tape, 100โ fiber glass ground tape, compass, bark scribe, blue paint pen, PVC pipe, orange, blue, and pink flagging, data collection sheets, pencils, Garmin gps
Large Sapling Plot: 26.3โ radius
Started: 2017-04-28Each tree that is between >= 2.5โ and <4.5 DBH is counted, species recorded, azimuth from plot center taken, the distance from plot center to the pith is measured and diameter at breast height, which is defined as 4.5โ, is measured. Each sapling that is recorded is scribed lightly with a bark scribe (2โ long, ยฝโ high) facing plot center and marked with the paint pen at 4.5โ
Instrumentation: Hypsometer (Haglof Vertex IV), 100โ steel loggerโs diameter tape, 100โ fiber glass ground tape, compass, bark scribe, blue paint pen, PVC pipe, orange, blue, and pink flagging, data collection sheets, pencils, Garmin gps
Plot Location
Plots are randomly distributed within the study area and stratified by natural community type at a density of approximately 1 per 200ac
Plot Design
These are all nested plots. Plot center is marked with PVC pipe painted fluorescent orange. At the plot there are three main plots nested around the center stake. The overstory plot is 52.7โ in radius, the large sapling plot is 26.3โ in radius and the small sapling is 16.6โ in radius. To organize the data each plot is divided into 10, 36 degree sectors. At each plot the sectors are flagged out with a blue flag at 16.6โ, an orange flag at 26.3โ and a pink flag at 52.7โ. At each cardinal direction there are seedling plots located 26.3โ from plot center. At each of the seedling plots an orange painted PVC pipe is at plot center. From plot center a 100โ transect is established at a random azimuth and a PVC pipe is located at the end of the transect. Along this transect course woody material is measured from 0โ-100โ and fine woody material is measured from 80โ-100โ.
Dataset Fields
Detailed documentation of the fields comprising the dataset, including the type of measurement, units where applicable, and any controlled vocabularies or code lists present in the data
Field Name Caption Description Additional Information Azimuth Azimuth Measurement type: DBH_(in) DBH_(in) Measurement type: Distance(ft) Distance(ft) Measurement type: Field10 Field10 Measurement type: Field11 Field11 Measurement type: Field12 Field12 Measurement type: Field8 Field8 Measurement type: Field9 Field9 Measurement type: Location Location Measurement type: Nominal Tree_Id Tree_Id Measurement type: Plot Plot Unique plot identifier
Measurement type: Nominal Year Year Year data was collected
Measurement type: DateTime
Date/Time Format: YYYYTree Id Tree ID Tree identification number
Measurement type: Nominal Sector Sector Plot sector (Ten 36 degree sectors/plot)
Measurement type: Nominal Azimutha Azimuth Azimuth from plot center to sapling
Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 1Species Species Species of large sapling
Measurement type: Nominal
Vermont Continuous Forest Inventory Species Codes
+ showAppears in data as Meaning AB American beech (Fagus grandifolia) - AE American elm (Ulmus americana) - BA black ash (Fraxinus nigra) - BC black cherry (Prunus serotina) - BE boxelder (Acer negundo) - BF balsam fir (Abies balsamea) - BP balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera) - BS black spruce; bog spruce (Picea mariana) - BT bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata) - BW American basswood (Tilia americana) - EH Canada hemlock; hemlock spruce (Tsuga canadensis) - GA green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) - GB gray birch (Betula populifolia) - HH eastern hophornbeam; hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) - MM mountain maple (Acer spicatum) - PB paper birch (Betula papyrifera) - PR pin cherry (Prunus pensylvanica) - PY Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) - QA quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) - RM red maple (Acer rubrum) - RO northern red oak (Quercus rubra) - RP red pine (Pinus resinosa) - RS red spruce (Picea rubens) - SE serviceberry (Amelanchier sp.) - SM sugar maple (Acer saccharum) - ST striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum) - SV silver maple (Acer saccharinum) - TA tamarack (Larix laricina) - WA white ash (Fraxinus americana) - WC arborvitae; eastern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) - WP eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) - WS white spruce (Picea glauca) - YB yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis) - Distance (ft) Distance (feet) Distance from plot center to pith of sapling
Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 0.1DBH (in) DBH (inches) Diameter at breast height (4.5feet)
Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 0.1Sampling Equipment
Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.
Current Equipment
Tools
Hypsometer (Haglof Vertex IV), 100โ steel loggerโs diameter tape, 100โ fiber glass ground tape, compass, bark scribe, blue paint pen, PVC pipe, orange, blue, and pink flagging, data collection sheets, pencils, Garmin gps
Large Sapling Plot: 26.3โ radius
Started: 2015-06-01Each sapling that is recorded is scribed lightly with a bark scribe (2โ long, ยฝโ high) facing plot center and marked with the paint pen at 4.5โ.
Frequency: Each plot will be remeasured on a 7-year rotation following the original measurement protocols.
Large Sapling Plot: 26.3โ radius
Started: 2017-04-28Each tree that is between >= 2.5โ and <4.5 DBH is counted, species recorded, azimuth from plot center taken, the distance from plot center to the pith is measured and diameter at breast height, which is defined as 4.5โ, is measured. Each sapling that is recorded is scribed lightly with a bark scribe (2โ long, ยฝโ high) facing plot center and marked with the paint pen at 4.5โ
Frequency: Each plot will be remeasured on a 7-year rotation following the original measurement protocols.
Site Characteristics
The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection
No site characteristics recorded for this dataset