Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Tree species growing at their elevational limits: bioindicator of climate or atmospheric change: Tree species growing at their elevational limits: 1993

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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

    Tree cores were collected along with an inventory of regeneration for tree species at and near their elevational limits on five mountains in Vermont.

People

  • Jeffrey Hughes: Principal Investigator

  • Walter Poleman: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • basal area, elevation, plant species composition, tree growth,

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates
    • -72.84136667, 44.50558333
    • -72.81993333, 44.50558333
    • -72.81993333, 44.51508333
    • -72.84136667, 44.51508333
    • -72.84136667, 44.50558333

Data Table

  • Title: Tree species growing at their elevational limits: 1993
  • Start Date: 1993-06-28
  • End Date: 1993-07-22
  • Description: Measurements of tree age, DBH, growth, basal area, and circumference on several VT mountains

  • Purpose: To compare growth rates and regeneration of tree species at and near their elevational limits as an evaluative tool to understanding community changes that are mediated by climate-atmospheric change.

  • Condensed Title: Z0007_SMBAIDATA_1993

  • Object Name: VMC.7.272

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Jeffrey Hughes. 1993. Tree species growing at their elevational limits: 1993. University of Vermont. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/tree-species-growing-their-elevational-limits/dataset/tree-species-growing-their-elevational-limits-1

  • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/tree-species-growing-their-elevational-limits/dataset/tree-species-growing-their-elevational-limits-1

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: Date_analyzed
    • Label: Date Analyzed
    • Description: Day of year on which data was analyzed
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: other
    Attribute Name: Site
    • Label: Site
    • Description: Location of data collection
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Sample_number
    • Label: Sample Number
    • Description: Sample Number
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    • Standard Unit: number
    • Precision: 1
    • Unit: number
    • Number Type: integer
    Attribute Name: Date_collected
    • Label: Date Collected
    • Description: Day of year on which data was collected
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: other
    Attribute Name: Elevation
    • Label: Elevation
    • Description: Elevation at which sample was collected
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: meter
    • Precision: 10
    • Unit: meter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: 0_5_years_ago
    • Label: 0-5 Year Age Class
    • Description: 0-5ya age class
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: centimeter
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: centimeter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: 6_10_years_ago
    • Label: 6-10 Year Age Class
    • Description: 6-10ya age class
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: centimeter
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: centimeter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: 11_15_years_ago
    • Label: 11-15 Year Age Class
    • Description: 11-15ya age class
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: centimeter
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: centimeter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: 16_20_years_ago
    • Label: 16-20 Year Age Class
    • Description: 16-20 ya age class
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: centimeter
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: centimeter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: 21_25_years_ago
    • Label: 21-25 Year Age Class
    • Description: 21-25 ya age class
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: centimeter
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: centimeter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: 26_30_years_ago
    • Label: 26-30 Year Age Class
    • Description: 26-30 ya age class
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: centimeter
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: centimeter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Core elevation
    • Label: Elevation
    • Description: Elevation at which sample was collected
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: meter
    • Precision: 10
    • Unit: meter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Cirumference
    • Label: Circumference
    • Description: Circumference of the sampled tree (the length of the outer perimeter of the tree)
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: centimeter
    • Precision: 1
    • Unit: centimeter
    • Number Type: integer
    Attribute Name: dbh
    • Label: DBH
    • Description: Diamter at breast height (standard forestry measurement of tree girth)
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: centimeter
    • Precision: 0.00001
    • Unit: centimeter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: dbh-b
    • Label: dbh-b
    • Description: dbh-b
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: centimeter
    • Precision: 0.00001
    • Unit: centimeter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: radius
    • Label: Radius
    • Description: Distance from the center of the tree to any point on its perimeter
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: centimeter
    • Precision: 0.00001
    • Unit: centimeter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: 0_5_ra_RG
    • Label: 0-5 Year RG
    • Description: 0-5 yr Radial Growth
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: centimeter
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: centimeter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: 0_5_Bala
    • Label: 0-5 Year BAI
    • Description: 0-5 yr Basal Area Increment
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: squareCentimeters
    • Precision: 0.00001
    • Unit: squareCentimeters
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: 6_10_ya_RG
    • Label: 6-10 Year RG
    • Description: 6-10 yr Radial Growth
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: centimeter
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: centimeter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name:  6_10_ya_BAIb
    • Label: 6-10 Year BAI
    • Description: 6-10 yr Basal Area Increment
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: squareCentimeters
    • Precision: 0.00001
    • Unit: squareCentimeters
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name:  11_15_ya_RG
    • Label: 11-15 Year RG
    • Description: 11-15 yr Radial Growth
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: centimeter
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: centimeter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: 11_15_ya_BAIc
    • Label: 11-15 Year BAI
    • Description: 11-15 yr Basal Area Increment
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: squareCentimeters
    • Precision: 0.00001
    • Unit: squareCentimeters
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: 16_20_ya_RG
    • Label: 16-20 Year RG
    • Description: 16-20 yr Radial Growth
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: centimeter
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: centimeter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: 16_20_ya_BAId
    • Label: 16-20 Year BAI
    • Description: 16-20 yr Basal Area Increment
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: squareCentimeters
    • Precision: 0.00001
    • Unit: squareCentimeters
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: 21_25_ya_RG
    • Label: 21-25 Year RG
    • Description: 21-25 yr Radial Growth
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: centimeter
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: centimeter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: 21_25_ya_BAIe
    • Label: 21-25 Year BAI
    • Description: 21-25 yr Basal Area Increment
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: squareCentimeters
    • Precision: 0.00001
    • Unit: squareCentimeters
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: 26_30_ya_RG
    • Label: 26-30 Year RG
    • Description: 26-30 yr Radial Growth
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: centimeter
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: centimeter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: 26_30_ya_BAIf
    • Label: 26-30 Year BAI
    • Description: 26-30 yr Basal Area Increment
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: squareCentimeters
    • Precision: 0.00001
    • Unit: squareCentimeters
    • Number Type: real

Methods

  • Current Methods
    • Mean annual basal increment changes
      • Method Description: Raw data collected (1993) by Jeffrey Hughes to study changes in mean annual basal area increment (BAI) of canopy sugar maple trees growing at and below the species' elevation limit on Five Vermont mountainsides, in 5 year intervals, from 1963 to 1992.


  • Past Methods (no longer in use)
    • Sampling for differences in distribution
      • Started: 1992-06-01
        Ended: 1997-01-14
      • Method Description: Evaluation of sugar maple, yellow birch, paper birch and mountain birch on several Vermont mountains to measure differences in distriubtion as it relates to elevation-related climate.

    • Evaluation
      • Started: 1992-06-01
        Ended: 1997-01-14
      • Method Description: Overstory and understory individuals evaluated.

    • Composition of data
      • Started: 1992-06-01
        Ended: 1997-01-14
      • Method Description: Data includes species, density, relative density, basal area, relative basal area, and radial growth.

Sampling Equipment

  • Increment core, dbh tape
    • Started: 1992-06-01
      Ended: 1997-01-14
    • Sampling Description: Increment core, dbh tape

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: West slope of Mount Mansfield in the Stevensville Brook watershed.



  • Site Description: Five elevations off the Butler Lodge trail: 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 m



  • Site Description: 3-5 10 X 30 m sampling plots/elevation for trees and saplings.



  • Site Description: 30 - 1 X 1 m sampling plots/elevation for germinants and seedlings.