Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Ozone Bioindicator Plant Monitoring: Ozone Plot Summaries 1997 - 2001

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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

    Detect ozone injury on sensitive native plants, record first occurence data for each species, and evaluate the maximum severity of the damage.

People

  • Michael Johnson: Content Provider

  • Tom Simmons: Content Provider

  • Sandra Wilmot: Principal Investigator

  • Sean Lawson: Content Provider

  • Jay Lackey: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • bioindicator, ozone, permanent plots, plants,

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates
    • -73.0625, 43.04511667
    • -72.868135, 43.04511667
    • -72.868135, 44.529058
    • -73.0625, 44.529058
    • -73.0625, 43.04511667

Data Table

  • Title: Ozone Plot Summaries 1997 - 2001
  • Start Date: 1997-01-01
  • End Date: 2001-12-31
  • Description: Summaries of ozone plot site indices and injury

  • Purpose: Detect ozone injury on sensitive native plants, record first occurence data for each species, and evaluate the maximum severity of the damage.

  • Condensed Title: Z0023_OZplotsum97_01

  • Object Name: VMC.23.23

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: J. Lackey, S. Wilmot. 2001. Ozone Plot Summaries 1997-2001. VT Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/ozone-bioindicator-plant-monitoring/dataset/ozone-plot-summaries-1997-2001

  • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/ozone-bioindicator-plant-monitoring/dataset/ozone-plot-summaries-1997-2001

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: biosite_index
    • Label: biosite_index
    • Description: biosite_index
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: hexagon_number
    • Label: hexagon_number
    • Description: hexagon_number
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: ID_num
    • Label: ID_num
    • Description: ID_num
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: plot_number
    • Label: plot_number
    • Description: plot_number
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: project
    • Label: project
    • Description: project
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Species_evaluation
    • Label: Species_evaluation
    • Description: Species_evaluation
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: interval
    Attribute Name: year
    • Label: year
    • Description: year
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: YYYY

Methods

  • Current Methods
    • Sensitive species monitoring
      • Started: 1990-08-01
      • Method Description: Native plant species known to be senstive to ozone and reliable bioindicators of ozone injury, are monitored annually to determine the presence/absence of injury on up to 10 individuals per species.

    • Species monitored
      • Started: 1991-08-01
      • Method Description: Species monitored include milkweed, blackberry, black cherry and white ash.

    • Voucher specimens
      • Started: 1993-08-01
      • Method Description: Voucher specimens sent to regional expert for verification.

    • Species evaluation
      • Started: 1994-08-01
      • Method Description: Starting in 1994, 10 - 30 individuals of each species evaluated for the % of leaf area injured (amount) and severity of injury using a 5 scale rating system; and dogbane added as a bioindicator.

    • Unnamed Method
      • Started: 1995-08-01
      • Method Description: Pin cherry added as a bioindicator species in 1995.

    • Unnamed Method
      • Started: 1996-08-01
      • Method Description: Definition of amount of injury changed from % of leaf area to % of leaves with injury in 1996.

    • Ozone concentrations
      • Method Description: One-hour average ozone concentrations recorded were obtained from the Vermont Air Pollution Control Agency.

    • Classification and rating of injured foliage
      • Method Description: Classification/Rating methods of injured foliage: (1) A five class system- combines the percentage of injured leaves and the intensity of damage on the 10 most severely injured leaves. (2) An eight class system- rates 30 leaves on each of three terminal shoots from near the top of a tree, or the oldest 30 leaves on a smaller plant.


  • Past Methods (no longer in use)
    • Individual condition
      • Started: 1994-08-01
        Ended: 1995-08-31
      • Method Description: The location and type of injury recorded for each individual.

Sampling Equipment

  • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: West slope of Mt. Mansfield, open field at Proctor Maple Research Center. Sampling done in areas not mowed during current year.



  • Site Description: In 1999 added CASTNet air quality station site to represent the Lye Brook Wilderness Area. Large open field with moist soil. Plants present include: pin cherry, blackberry, black cherry.