public read Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

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(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femcCary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Vassar College Vassar Farm and Ecological PreserveTeatown Lake Reservation Ward Pound Ridge Reservation Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Station Mianus River Gorge Mohonk Preserve partnerData collected on indicator species in paired exclosed and unexclosed plots at Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve. Indicator species are species that have been identified as preferred by white-tailed deer.Forest Ecosystem Monitoring CooperativeLynnChristensonprincipalInvestigatorVickyKellyprincipalInvestigatorJamieDeppencontentProviderKeriVanCampprincipalInvestigatorLindsayCharlopcontentProviderHillarySienerprincipalInvestigatorDanAitchisonprincipalInvestigatorMeganNapoliprincipalInvestigatorChrisNagyprincipalInvestigatorErinSandersoncontentProviderElizabethLongprincipalInvestigatorMichaelViviritocontentProviderCatherineFerrericontentProviderAnneRhoadscontentProviderAmyKarpatiprincipalInvestigatorThe Environmental Monitoring and Management Alliance (EMMA) is examining the effects of deer overabundance on forest regeneration at seven upland oak forest sites centered in the Hudson Valley. These data, coupled with deer management programs, will allow us to both assess the impact deer are having on the survival of native species and evaluate the effectiveness of various deer management strategies across the region.Deer Exclosure Monitoring Indicator Species Data for VassarData collected on indicator species in paired exclosed and unexclosed plots at Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve. Indicator species are species that have been identified as preferred by white-tailed deer.VMC.347.3955mySQL/femc/data/archive/project/deer-exclosure-monitoring/dataset/deer-exclosure-monitoring-indicator-species-data2023-06-27CountCountNumber of stemsintmeternaturalHeightHeightHeight of plantdecimalmeternaturalITIS_CodeITIS_CodeNo description for this attributeintno dataMeasurement_DateMeasurement_DateNo description for this attributedateM/D/YYYYNotesNotesNo description for this attributetextPlotPlotNo description for this attributeintno dataReproductiveReproductiveReproductive Status - if flowers or fruit presenttextSpeciesSpeciesNo description for this attributetextTreatmentTreatmentFenced or unfencedtextTreatment_NumberTreatment_Number1=fenced, 2=unfencedintmeternatural