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(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femcTeatown Lake Reservation leadCanopy cover was estimated at each plot using a densiometer. Canopy cover was measured over the outer plot center, and over each subplot center, such that 5 total estimates within the plot were recorded. One record is recorded per plot facing plot center and at the center stake facing north. Forest Ecosystem Monitoring CooperativeVickyKellycontentProviderDanielleBegley-MillerprincipalInvestigatorUpland deciduous forest is the most common habitat type at Teatown. The most common species that dominate Teatown’s forests to create various natural communities are oak, hickory, maple, beech, birch, and tulip poplar. The forests of northern Westchester County and throughout much of the northeast are threatened by numerous factors including overabundant deer, invasive species, climate change and development. While these issues are often connected such that one may occur or worsen because of the presence of another, overabundant deer are considered the greatest current threat to the forest ecosystem. White-tailed deer overabundance has been extensively studied at Teatown since 2009. A healthy forest, defined as one with a dense understory of native trees and shrubs, is necessary for the forest to continue thriving into the future and to support all organisms within it. Anecdotal observations of loss of the understory started in the 1980s. To address the forest health issues, Teatown initiated a deer management program in 2014 and has an invasive management plan. To understand the success of our management programs and to determine if other management activities are needed, forest monitoring of forest plots was initiated in 2015 and is ongoing.Teatown Forest Inventory, Forest Plot Data, Canopy CoverageCanopy cover was estimated at each plot using a densiometer. Canopy cover was measured over the outer plot center, and over each subplot center, such that 5 total estimates within the plot were recorded. One record is recorded per plot facing plot center and at the center stake facing north. VMC.1767.3894mySQL/femc/data/archive/project/teatown-lake-reservation-forest-plot-monitoring/dataset/teatown-forest-inventory-forest-plot-data2015-08-19DateDateNo description for this attributedateMM/DD/YYPlotPlot NumberNo description for this attributeintmeter-1LocationLocation Within PlotNo description for this attributetextReading1Densiometer Reading 1No description for this attributeintmeter-1Reading2Densiometer Reading 2No description for this attributeintmeter-1Reading3Densiometer Reading 3No description for this attributeintmeter-1Reading4Densiometer Reading 4No description for this attributeintmeter-1Average_Closed_CanopyAverage Densiometer ReadingNo description for this attributeintmeter-1