Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Forest Research at Harvard Forest: Role of Moose and Deer Browsing in Unharvested Forests of Southern New England since 2011

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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

  • assessment, browsing, forest regeneration, Harvard Forest, herbivory,

Organizations

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

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    Data Table

    • Title: Role of Moose and Deer Browsing in Unharvested Forests of Southern New England since 2011
    • Start Date: 2011-01-01
    • Description: In the past 20 years, moose have spread south from Vermont and New Hampshire and recolonized their pre-historical range limit in southern New England from which they had been extirpated almost 200 years earlier. Intensive moose browsing in the boreal forest has caused declines in forest density and shifts in species composition in some areas, generating considerable interest and concern among foresters, wildlife managers, and ecologists as to how moose, along with white-tailed deer, will impact forest development in this region. Harvard Forest, in collaboration with researchers at the USGS Massachusetts Cooperative Research Unit, initiated a long-term study of the role of moose and deer in SNE forests using experimental enclosures: full enclosure, partial enclosure, and control plot.

    • Purpose: The goal of this project is to quantify forest composition and structure in unharvested areas (1) exposed to moose and deer browsing,(2) protected from moose and deer browsing, and (3) exposed to deer browsing but protected from moose browsing.

    • Condensed Title:

    • Object Name: VMC.1387.2828

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Faison E, DeStefano S, Foster D. 2019. Role of Moose and Deer Browsing in Unharvested Forests of Southern New England since 2011. Harvard Forest Data Archive: HF241. Available at: http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu:8080/exist/apps/datasets/showData.html?id=hf241

    • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/Harvard_Forest_Research/dataset/role-moose-deer-browsing-unharvested-forests

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: species_herbaceousLayer
      • Label: Species field in the Herbaceous Layer dataset
      • Description: Species field in the Harvard Forest Herbaceous Layer dataset (hf241_04)
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      • String Format: D-M-YY
      • Number Type: -1
      • Species List: HF Moose and Deer Browsing (unforested) Study Herbacious Layer Species
        • Code: Gaultheria procumbens
          • Definition: ITIS #23657, checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens)
        • Code: Lysimachia borealis
          • Definition: ITIS #24053, northern starflower; starflower (Trientalis borealis)
        • Code: Maianthemum canadense
          • Definition: ITIS #503653, Canada mayflower; twoleaved Solomonseal; false lily-of-the-valley (Maianthemum canadense)
        • Code: Mitchella repens
          • Definition: ITIS #35063, partridgeberry (Mitchella repens)
        • Code: Medeola virginiana
          • Definition: ITIS #42963, Indian cucumber (Medeola virginiana)
        • Code: Vaccinium angustifolium
          • Definition: ITIS #23579, lowbush blueberry; sweet lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium)
        • Code: Fagus grandifolia
          • Definition: ITIS #19462, American beech (Fagus grandifolia)
        • Code: Pinus strobus
          • Definition: ITIS #183385, eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)
        • Code: Dennstaedtia punctilobula
          • Definition: ITIS #17491, eastern hayscented fern; hay-scented fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula)
        • Code: Quercus rubra
          • Definition: ITIS #19408, northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
        • Code: Acer rubrum
          • Definition: ITIS #28728, red maple (Acer rubrum)
        • Code: Betula lenta
          • Definition: ITIS #19487, sweet birch (Betula lenta)
        • Code: Monotropa uniflora
          • Definition: ITIS #23778, Indianpipe; ghost plant; Indian pipe (Monotropa uniflora)
        • Code: Viburnum nudum ssp. cassinoides
          • Definition: ITIS #530807, withe-rod (Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides)
        • Code: Vaccinium fuscatum
          • Definition: ITIS #23573, highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)
        • Code: Prunus serotina
          • Definition: ITIS #24764, black cherry (Prunus serotina)
        • Code: Dendrolycopodium hickeyi
          • Definition: ITIS #503611, Pennsylvania clubmoss (Lycopodium hickeyi)
        • Code: Tsuga canadensis
          • Definition: ITIS #183397, Canada hemlock; hemlock spruce (Tsuga canadensis)
        • Code: Quercus alba
          • Definition: ITIS #19290, white oak (Quercus alba)
        • Code: Carex cf pensylvanica
          • Definition: ITIS #39749, Penn sedge (Carex pensylvanica)
        • Code: Aralia nudicaulis
          • Definition: ITIS #29376, wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis)
        • Code: Dendrolycopodium obscurum
          • Definition: ITIS #17032, ground pine; tree club moss; flat-branched tree-clubmoss (Lycopodium obscurum)
        • Code: Castanea dentata
          • Definition: ITIS #19454, American chestnut (Castanea dentata)
        • Code: Quercus velutina
          • Definition: ITIS #19447, black oak (Quercus velutina)
        • Code: Berberis thunbergii
          • Definition: ITIS #18835, Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
        • Code: Acer saccharum
          • Definition: ITIS #28731, sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
        • Code: Thelypteris noveboracensis
          • Definition: ITIS #17261, New York fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis)
        • Code: Fraxinus americana
          • Definition: ITIS #32931, white ash (Fraxinus americana)
        • Code: Maianthemum racemosum
          • Definition: ITIS #503655, feathery false lily of the valley (Maianthemum racemosum)
        • Code: Athyrium angustum
          • Definition: ITIS #532447, subarctic ladyfern (Athyrium filix-femina)
        • Code: Ulmus americana
          • Definition: ITIS #19049, American elm (Ulmus americana)
        • Code: Uvularia sessilifolia
          • Definition: ITIS #43112, sessile-leaf bellwort; sessileleaf bellwort (Uvularia sessilifolia)
        • Code: Eurybia divaricata
          • Definition: ITIS #513440, white wood aster (Eurybia divaricata)
        • Code: Viburnum dentatum
          • Definition: ITIS #35251, arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum)
        • Code: Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
          • Definition: ITIS #1012094, cinnamon fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum)
        • Code: Corylus cornuta
          • Definition: ITIS #19507, beaked hazel (Corylus cornuta)
        • Code: Acer pensylvanicum
          • Definition: ITIS #28754, striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
        • Code: Betula alleghaniensis
          • Definition: ITIS #19481, yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
        • Code: Osmunda claytoniana
          • Definition: ITIS #17220, interrupted fern (Osmunda claytoniana)
        • Code: Ilex verticillata
          • Definition: ITIS #27985, common winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
        • Code: Viburnum acerifolium
          • Definition: ITIS #35255, mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium)
        • Code: Brachyelytrum cf aristosum
          • Definition: ITIS #509670, (Brachyelytrum aristosum)
        • Code: Picea sp.
          • Definition: ITIS #18033, spruce (Picea sp.)
        • Code: Nabalus trifoliolatus
          • Definition: ITIS #504596, gall of the earth (Prenanthes trifoliolata)
        • Code: Nabalus sp.
          • Definition: ITIS #38268, rattlesnakeroot (Prenanthes sp.)
        • Code: Polygonatum pubescens
          • Definition: ITIS #43007, hairy Solomon's seal (Polygonatum pubescens)
        • Code: Parthenocissus sp.
          • Definition: ITIS #28601, creeper (Parthenocissus sp.)
        • Code: Crataegus sp.
          • Definition: ITIS #24539, hawthorn (Crataegus )
        • Code: Carex laxiflorae sp.
          • Definition: ITIS #39662, broad looseflower sedge (Carex laxiflora)
        • Code: Arisaema triphyllum triphyllum
          • Definition: ITIS #42525, Jack in the pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
        • Code: Toxicodendron radicans
          • Definition: ITIS #28821, poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)
        • Code: Carya ovata
          • Definition: ITIS #19242, shagbark hickory (Carya ovata)
        • Code: Trillium erectum
          • Definition: ITIS #43070, red trillium (Trillium erectum)
        • Code: Coptis trifolia
          • Definition: ITIS #18767, threeleaf goldthread (Coptis trifolia)
        • Code: Prunus pensylvanica
          • Definition: ITIS #24799, pin cherry (Prunus pensylvanica)
        • Code: Dryopteris intermedia
          • Definition: ITIS #17538, intermediate woodfern (Dryopteris intermedia)
        • Code: Nyssa sylvatica
          • Definition: ITIS #27821, black gum, black tupelo, blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica)
        • Code: Unknown cotyledons
          • Definition: ITIS #823, (Radiocystis )
        • Code: Huperzia lucidula
          • Definition: ITIS #503079, shining clubmoss (Huperzia lucidula)
        • Code: Viburnum lantanoides
          • Definition: ITIS #35265, hobblebush (Viburnum lantanoides)
        • Code: Trillium undulatum
          • Definition: ITIS #43092, painted trillium (Trillium undulatum)
        • Code: Amelanchier sp.
          • Definition: ITIS #25108, serviceberry (Amelanchier sp.)
      Attribute Name: species_seedlings
      • Label: Species field in the Seedlings dataset
      • Description: Species field in the Harvard Forest Seedlings dataset (hf241_02)
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      • String Format: D-M-YY
      • Number Type: -1
      • Species List: HF Moose and Deer Browsing (unforested) Study Seedling Species
        • Code: Pinus strobus
          • Definition: ITIS #183385, eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)
        • Code: Amelanchier
          • Definition: ITIS #25108, serviceberry (Amelanchier sp.)
        • Code: Acer rubrum
          • Definition: ITIS #28728, red maple (Acer rubrum)
        • Code: Castanea dentata
          • Definition: ITIS #19454, American chestnut (Castanea dentata)
        • Code: Viburnum acerifolium
          • Definition: ITIS #35255, mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium)
        • Code: Prunus serotina
          • Definition: ITIS #24764, black cherry (Prunus serotina)
        • Code: Ilex verticillata
          • Definition: ITIS #27985, common winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
        • Code: Quercus alba
          • Definition: ITIS #19290, white oak (Quercus alba)
        • Code: Fraxinus americana
          • Definition: ITIS #32931, white ash (Fraxinus americana)
        • Code: Quercus velutina
          • Definition: ITIS #19447, black oak (Quercus velutina)
        • Code: Betula lenta
          • Definition: ITIS #19487, sweet birch (Betula lenta)
        • Code: Sassafras albidum
          • Definition: ITIS #18158, sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
        • Code: Acer pensylvanicum
          • Definition: ITIS #28754, striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
        • Code: Fagus grandifolia
          • Definition: ITIS #19462, American beech (Fagus grandifolia)
        • Code: Tsuga canadensis
          • Definition: ITIS #183397, Canada hemlock; hemlock spruce (Tsuga canadensis)
        • Code: Corylus cornuta
          • Definition: ITIS #19507, beaked hazel (Corylus cornuta)
        • Code: Viburnum dentatum
          • Definition: ITIS #35251, arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum)
        • Code: Ulmus americana
          • Definition: ITIS #19049, American elm (Ulmus americana)
        • Code: Acer saccharum
          • Definition: ITIS #28731, sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
        • Code: Carya ovata
          • Definition: ITIS #19242, shagbark hickory (Carya ovata)
        • Code: Berberis thunbergii
          • Definition: ITIS #18835, Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
        • Code: Betula papyrifera
          • Definition: ITIS #19489, paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
        • Code: Viburnum nudum
          • Definition: ITIS #35252, possumhaw viburnum (Viburnum nudum)
        • Code: Crataegus
          • Definition: ITIS #24539, hawthorn (Crataegus )
      Attribute Name: species_herbs
      • Label: Species field in the Herbs dataset
      • Description: Species field in the Harvard Forest Herbs dataset (hf241_03)
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      • String Format: D-M-YY
      • Number Type: -1
      • Species List: HF Moose and Deer Browsing (unforested) Study Herb Species
        • Code: Maianthemum canadense
          • Definition: ITIS #503653, Canada mayflower; twoleaved Solomonseal; false lily-of-the-valley (Maianthemum canadense)
        • Code: Trientalis borealis
          • Definition: ITIS #24053, northern starflower; starflower (Trientalis borealis)
        • Code: Dennstaedtia punctilobula
          • Definition: ITIS #17491, eastern hayscented fern; hay-scented fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula)
        • Code: Mitchella repens
          • Definition: ITIS #35063, partridgeberry (Mitchella repens)
        • Code: Lycopodium clavatum
          • Definition: ITIS #17024, running clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum)
        • Code: Gaultheria procumbens
          • Definition: ITIS #23657, checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens)
        • Code: Aralia nudicaulis
          • Definition: ITIS #29376, wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis)
        • Code: Medeola virginiana
          • Definition: ITIS #42963, Indian cucumber (Medeola virginiana)
        • Code: Monotropa uniflora
          • Definition: ITIS #23778, Indianpipe; ghost plant; Indian pipe (Monotropa uniflora)
        • Code: Unknown 1
          • Definition: ITIS #823, (Radiocystis )
        • Code: Thelypteris noveboracensis
          • Definition: ITIS #17261, New York fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis)
        • Code: Aster divaricatus
          • Definition: ITIS #513440, white wood aster (Eurybia divaricata)
        • Code: Uvularia sessilifolia
          • Definition: ITIS #43112, sessile-leaf bellwort; sessileleaf bellwort (Uvularia sessilifolia)
        • Code: Osmunda cinnamomea
          • Definition: ITIS #1012094, cinnamon fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum)
        • Code: Smilacina racemosa
          • Definition: ITIS #524297, feathery false lily of the valley (Maianthemum racemosum)
        • Code: Trillium grandiflorum
          • Definition: ITIS #43074, snow trillium; white trillium; great white trillium; white wakerobin (Trillium grandiflorum)
        • Code: Thelypteris simulata
          • Definition: ITIS #17272, bog fern (Thelypteris simulata)
        • Code: Unknown 3
          • Definition: ITIS #827, (Entophysalis sp.)
        • Code: Arisaema atrorubens
          • Definition: ITIS #42525, Jack in the pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
        • Code: Onoclea sensibilis
          • Definition: ITIS #17637, sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis)
        • Code: Viola sp.
          • Definition: ITIS #22030, violettes (Viola sp.)
        • Code: Graminoid
          • Definition: ITIS #823, (Radiocystis )
        • Code: Osmunda claytonia
          • Definition: ITIS #17220, interrupted fern (Osmunda claytoniana)
      Attribute Name: species_trees
      • Label: Species field in the Trees dataset
      • Description: Species field in the Harvard Forest Trees dataset (hf241_01)
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      • String Format: D-M-YY
      • Number Type: -1
      • Species List: HF Moose and Deer Browsing (unforested) Study Tree Species
        • Code: Pinus strobus
          • Definition: ITIS #183385, eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)
        • Code: Quercus velutina
          • Definition: ITIS #19447, black oak (Quercus velutina)
        • Code: Quercus rubra
          • Definition: ITIS #19408, northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
        • Code: Acer rubrum
          • Definition: ITIS #28728, red maple (Acer rubrum)
        • Code: Betula lenta
          • Definition: ITIS #19487, sweet birch (Betula lenta)
        • Code: Castanea dentata
          • Definition: ITIS #19454, American chestnut (Castanea dentata)
        • Code: Quercus alba
          • Definition: ITIS #19290, white oak (Quercus alba)
        • Code: Fagus grandifolia
          • Definition: ITIS #19462, American beech (Fagus grandifolia)
        • Code: Tsuga canadensis
          • Definition: ITIS #183397, Canada hemlock; hemlock spruce (Tsuga canadensis)
        • Code: Fraxinus americana
          • Definition: ITIS #32931, white ash (Fraxinus americana)
        • Code: Betula alleghaniensis
          • Definition: ITIS #19481, yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
        • Code: Acer saccharum
          • Definition: ITIS #28731, sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
        • Code: Acer pennsylvanicum
          • Definition: ITIS #28754, striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
        • Code: Picea abies
          • Definition: ITIS #183289, Norway spruce (Picea abies)

    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