Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Forest Research at Harvard Forest: Impacts of Hemlock Harvesting in Central Massachusetts 2003-2009

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  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • Address:
      705 Spear Street
      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
      Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

Abstract

    Since 1907, the Harvard Forest has served as a center for research and education in forest biology and conservation. The Forest's Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program, established in 1988 and funded by the National Science Foundation, provides a framework for much of this activity.

People

  • Emery Boose: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • forest management, forest regeneration, Harvard Forest, hemlock woolly aldelgid, inventory,

Organizations

  • Harvard University Harvard Forest: lead
  • Duke Forest : partner

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    Data Table

    • Title: Impacts of Hemlock Harvesting in Central Massachusetts 2003-2009
    • Start Date: 2003-01-01
    • End Date: 2009-12-31
    • Description: The recent unimpeded infestation of the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA; Adelgids tsugae) across the Northeastern U.S. is driving large-scale hemlock decline and mortality. HWA has already infested over 40% of the towns in Massachusetts and, as a result, many landowners are considering pre-emptively harvesting their eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) stands. To examine the local impacts of this cutting activity, this study examined stand and ecosystem dynamics in 10 hemlock-dominated sites on public and private lands where hemlocks were harvested between 1 to12 years ago with nearby uncut forests.

    • Purpose: To observe the local impacts of the cutting of Hemlock trees in the past 1 to 12 years on public and private lands with nearby uncut forests.

    • Condensed Title:

    • Object Name: VMC.1387.2857

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Orwig D, Foster D. 2009. Impacts of Hemlock Harvesting in Central Massachusetts 2003-2009. Harvard Forest Data Archive: HF128. Available at: http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu:8080/exist/apps/datasets/showData.html?id=hf128

    • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/Harvard_Forest_Research/dataset/impacts-hemlock-harvesting-central-massachusetts-2003

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: species
      • Label: Species field in the HF Impacts of Hemlock Harvesting datasets
      • Description: Species field in the Harvard Forest Impacts of Hemlock Harvesting in Central MA datasets (hf028)
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      • String Format: D-M-YY
      • Number Type: -1
      • Species List: Harvard Forest - impacts hemlock harvesting
        • Code: acru
          • Definition: ITIS #28728, red maple (Acer rubrum)
        • Code: beal
          • Definition: ITIS #19481, yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
        • Code: bele
          • Definition: ITIS #19487, sweet birch (Betula lenta)
        • Code: bepa
          • Definition: ITIS #19489, paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
        • Code: fagr
          • Definition: ITIS #19462, American beech (Fagus grandifolia)
        • Code: fram
          • Definition: ITIS #32931, white ash (Fraxinus americana)
        • Code: losp
          • Definition: ITIS #35281, honeysuckle (Lonicera sp.)
        • Code: pire
          • Definition: ITIS #183375, red pine (Pinus resinosa)
        • Code: pist
          • Definition: ITIS #183385, eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)
        • Code: prse
          • Definition: ITIS #24764, black cherry (Prunus serotina)
        • Code: qual
          • Definition: ITIS #19290, white oak (Quercus alba)
        • Code: quru
          • Definition: ITIS #19408, northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
        • Code: quve
          • Definition: ITIS #19447, black oak (Quercus velutina)
        • Code: tsca
          • Definition: ITIS #183397, Canada hemlock; hemlock spruce (Tsuga canadensis)

    Methods

    • No methods recorded for this dataset

    Sampling Equipment

    • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

    Site Characteristics

    • No site characteristics recorded for this dataset