Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Green Mountain National Forests Long-term Ecosystem Monitoring Project (LEMP): Plot Vegetation Visit Information

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Metadata Provider

  • 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

    This project is a 50-year monitoring effort to examine the long-term effects of broad-scale environmental changes--particularly changes in climate, air quality, soil health, and vegetation, in the Green Mountain National Forests.

People

  • Diane Burbank: Content Provider

  • Nancy Burt: Content Provider

  • Angelica Quintana: Content Provider

  • Mary Beth Poli: Content Provider

  • Suzanne Gifford: Principal Investigator

  • John McCann: Content Provider

Keywords

  • forest health, forest regeneration, long-term monitoring, sampling, understory vegetation,

Organizations

  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service Green Mountain National Forest: lead
  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC) : partner

Geographic Coverage

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    Data Table

    • Title: Plot Vegetation Visit Information
    • Start Date: 2008-08-06
    • Description: Tracking plot vegetation visit information. This dataset contains information about the date vegetation sampling occurred, the initials of the crew members involved, the kind of vegetation sampling, and any notes pertaining to a specific visit.

    • Purpose: Track vegetation sampling visits per plot.

    • Condensed Title: Z0338_2470_WJXWK2

    • Object Name: VMC.338.2470

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative, University of Vermont, USDA Forest Service, Green Mountain National Forest and Northern Research Station, and US Geological Survey (2018) Plot Vegetation Visit Information. FEMC. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/long-term-ecosystem-monitoring-program-gmfl/dataset/plot-vegetation-visit-information

    • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/long-term-ecosystem-monitoring-program-gmfl/dataset/plot-vegetation-visit-information

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: PlotID
      • Label: PlotID
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: PlotSpeciesNotes
      • Label: PlotSpeciesNotes
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: PlotVisitNotes
      • Label: PlotVisitNotes
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Quad1Presence
      • Label: Quad1Presence
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: Quad2Presence
      • Label: Quad2Presence
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: Quad3Presence
      • Label: Quad3Presence
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: SpCoverLayer1_2
      • Label: SpCoverLayer1_2
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: SpCoverLayer3
      • Label: SpCoverLayer3
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: SpCoverLayer4
      • Label: SpCoverLayer4
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: Species
      • Label: Species
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: SpecimenLabelNumber
      • Label: SpecimenLabelNumber
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: SpTotalCover
      • Label: SpTotalCover
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: SubplotID
      • Label: SubplotID
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: UniqueSpNumber
      • Label: UniqueSpNumber
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: VegCrewName
      • Label: VegCrewName
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: VegSampleKind
      • Label: VegSampleKind
      Attribute Name: VisitDate
      • Label: VisitDate
      • Storage Type: date
      • Measurment Type: datetime
      • String Format: YYYY-MM-DD
      Attribute Name: Year
      • Label: Year
      • Storage Type: date
      • Measurment Type: datetime
      • String Format: YYYY

    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