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Project:
Balsam fir and red spruce growth trends along elevation on Whiteface Mountain, NY

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Objectives: This research involved resampling a series of permanent plots established in the 1980's and collecting tree cores from red spruce and balsam fir at many of these sites to identify shifts in tree growth and demography associated with recent environmental changes.

Principal Investigator: Martin Dovciak, Colin Beier, and Jay Wason

Laboratory: Dovciak Lab

Recommended Citation: Wason JW, Dovciak M, Beier CM, Battles JJ. 2012. Balsam fir and red spruce tree cores from Whiteface Mountain, NY

Project Contents: Data for 31 Plots, 114 Trees, 219 Cores

Project Period: 2012-01-01 to 2017-12-31

Species:

Abies balsamea

Picea rubens

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Description: This research involved resampling a series of permanent plots established in the 1980's and collecting tree cores from red spruce and balsam fir at many of these sites to identify shifts in tree growth and demography associated with recent environmental changes. To do this, we studied tree species distributions along elevational gradients on 12 mountains in four states of the northeastern United States (New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine). See Wason et al. (2017) for more information.

Related Publications:

Wason, J.W. and Dovciak, M..2017.Tree demography suggests multiple directions and drivers for species range shifts in mountains of Northeastern United States.Global change biology, 23(8), pp.3335-3347. doi:/10.1111/gcb.13584 View
Wason, J.W., Dovciak, M., Beier, C.M. and Battles, J.J..2017.Tree growth is more sensitive than species distributions to recent changes in climate and acidic deposition in the northeastern United States..Journal of Applied Ecology, 54(6), pp.1648-1657. doi:/10.1111/1365-2664.12899 View

Project Metadata

Taxonomic standard used: USDA Plants Database

How plots were selected: Plots were selected to represent mature forests in all survey periods (i.e., avoided early successional species composition and stand structure).

How trees were selected: We collected increment cores (2 radii per tree > 20 cm DBH) from 55 P. rubens (26 plots) and 57 A. balsamea (22 plots) across each species’ elevational range, thus sampling across many sites to minimize site effects on tree growth. All trees were in canopy positions and were in apparently good health.

Exclusion of trees (if any): None.

How cores were collected: Selected trees were within 20 m of the vegetation plots and cores were taken 1.3 m above the ground parallel to the elevation contour.

How cores were processed: Cores we recrossdated by species and elevation band (Low, Mid, and High)

Exclusion of cores (if any): A small number of cores (<10) were excluded that did not crossdate well.

Added to the database: 04/24/2018

Last modified: 04/24/2018

Sample of Plot Data

Up to 10 rows of data are shown below.

Plot ID	Latitude	Longitude	Site Description
1	44.398392	-73.898374	Not Provided
2	44.402251	-73.893379	Not Provided
3	44.401197	-73.879460	Not Provided
4	44.397749	-73.885001	Not Provided
5	44.395599	-73.887980	Not Provided
6	44.398318	-73.870524	Not Provided
7	44.396798	-73.872487	Not Provided
8	44.395951	-73.873395	Not Provided
9	44.395367	-73.874398	Not Provided
10	44.377320	-73.870237	Not Provided
11	44.375877	-73.868156	Not Provided

Sample of Tree Data

Up to 10 rows of data are shown below.

Plot ID	Tree ID	Species	Status	Diameter	Diameter Units
1	a0t19	ABBA	1	20.6	centimeter
1	a0t26	ABBA	1	21.4	centimeter
1	a0t63	ABBA	1	19.7	centimeter
3	p00t7	PIRU	1	24.1	centimeter
3	p0t43	PIRU	1	22.9	centimeter
3	p0t46	PIRU	1	29.1	centimeter
4	p0t48	PIRU	1	22.9	centimeter
4	p0t93	PIRU	1	29.1	centimeter
4	a0235	ABBA	1	23.5	centimeter
4	a0395	ABBA	1	39.5	centimeter
4	at120	ABBA	1	24	centimeter

Sample of Raw Core Data

Up to 10 rows of data are shown below.

Plot ID	Tree ID	DBH	Sample ID	Species	First Year	Last Year	Estimated Age	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992	1991	1990	1989	1988	1987	1986	1985	1984	1983	1982	1981	1980	1979	1978	1977	1976	1975	1974	1973	1972	1971	1970	1969	1968	1967	1966	1965	1964	1963	1962	1961	1960	1959	1958	1957	1956	1955	1954	1953	1952	1951	1950	1949	1948	1947	1946	1945	1944	1943	1942	1941	1940	1939	1938	1937	1936	1935	1934	1933	1932	1931	1930	1929	1928	1927	1926	1925	1924	1923	1922	1921	1920	1919	1918	1917	1916	1915	1914	1913	1912	1911	1910	1909	1908	1907	1906	1905	1904	1903	1902	1901	1900	1899	1898	1897	1896	1895	1894	1893	1892	1891	1890	1889	1888	1887	1886	1885	1884	1883	1882	1881	1880	1879	1878	1877	1876	1875	1874	1873	1872	1871	1870	1869	1868	1867	1866	1865	1864	1863	1862	1861	1860	1859	1858	1857	1856	1855	1854	1853	1852	1851	1850	1849	1848	1847	1846	1845	1844	1843	1842	1841	1840	1839	1838	1837	1836	1835	1834	1833	1832	1831	1830	1829	1828	1827	1826	1825	1824	1823	1822	1821	1820	1819	1818	1817	1816	1815	1814	1813	1812	1811	1810	1809	1808	1807	1806	1805	1804	1803	1802	1801	1800	1799	1798	1797	1796	1795	1794	1793	1792	1791	1790	1789	1788	1787	1786	1785	1784	1783	1782	1781	1780	1779	1778	1777	1776	1775	1774	1773	1772	1771	1770	1769
1	a0t19	20.6	a0t19A	ABBA	1894	2011	63	1.46	1.78	1.48	1.7	1.52	1.57	1.69	1.68	1.28	0.96	0.93	0.69	0.85	0.7	0.66	0.57	0.64	0.41	0.53	0.39	0.32	0.52	0.41	0.45	0.69	0.76	1.04	0.88	0.8	0.58	0.89	1.12	0.64	0.58	0.69	0.82	0.7	0.8	1.21	0.94	1.21	1.45	1.67	2.17	1.77	1.65	2.16	2.15	2.07	1.62	2.21	1.86	2.25	2.69	2.77	1.96	3.37	3.24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	a0t19	20.6	a0t19B	ABBA	1894	2011	63	1.72	2.08	1.91	2.36	3	2.67	1.73	0.95	0.78	0.69	0.99	0.73	1	0.92	0.95	0.78	1.08	0.82	0.95	0.58	0.54	1.03	1.1	1.21	1.2	1.26	1.36	1.15	0.85	0.56	1	1.35	0.72	0.74	1.33	1.12	1.02	1.25	1.29	1.08	1.08	1.25	1.78	2.06	1.74	1.6	1.86	1.81	1.43	1.15	1.56	1.72	2.15	2.74	3.11	2.11	2.92	3.29	2.8	2.97	2.73	2.06	1.95	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	a0t26	21.4	a0t26A	ABBA	1894	2011	90	0.41	0.66	0.64	0.43	0.74	0.4	1	0.55	0.57	0.49	0.47	0.55	0.57	0.46	0.66	0.57	0.53	0.66	0.68	0.61	0.34	0.57	0.46	0.59	0.53	0.61	0.66	0.38	0.85	0.93	0.85	0.59	0.53	0.61	0.64	0	0	1.4	1.77	1.73	1.59	2.14	2.2	2.3	1.94	1.44	1.44	2.05	2.6	1.8	2.11	2.24	2.12	2.37	2.58	2.35	3.12	2.71	2.31	2.17	2.23	1.62	1.72	1.39	1.5	1.09	1.2	1.47	1.48	0.97	1.57	1.4	0.95	0.96	0.38	0.43	0.34	0.41	0.75	0.66	0.7	0.56	0.54	0.6	0.43	0.47	0.41	0.37	0.26	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	a0t26	21.4	a0t26B	ABBA	1894	2011	90	0.47	0.66	0.36	0.3	0.59	0.32	0.4	0.3	0.38	0.36	0.28	0.32	0.3	0.15	0.23	0.4	0.4	0.38	0.34	0.38	0.36	0.59	0.53	0.57	0.55	0.49	0.47	0.4	0.8	0.81	0.85	1	0.64	0.78	1.02	1.02	0.7	1.02	1.38	1.16	1.74	2.04	1.85	1.84	2.05	1.87	1.87	2.35	2.37	1.84	2.39	1.97	2.05	2.71	2.86	2.12	3.01	2.73	2.37	2.08	1.74	1.25	1.57	1.1	1.15	0.96	1.19	1.16	1.38	0.89	1.12	1.06	0.91	0.72	0.25	0.25	0.15	0.25	0.47	0.38	0.23	0.28	0.3	0.32	0.28	0.38	0.25	0.32	0.22	0.32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	a0t63	19.7	a0t63B	ABBA	1894	2011	65	3.42	3.2	2.76	2.55	2.81	2.21	2.06	1.58	1.84	1.51	0.99	0.97	0.93	0.72	0.62	0.56	0.56	0.53	0.38	0.3	0.23	0.32	0.24	0.43	0.35	0.35	0.28	0.24	0.18	0.15	0.26	0.49	0.28	0.26	0.34	0.56	0.54	0.76	1.05	0.93	0.94	1.16	1.57	1.58	1.32	1.6	2.15	2.45	2.67	2.22	3.02	2.57	3.03	2.93	3.29	2.95	3.51	2.96	3.3	2.01	1.86	1.43	1.37	1.12	1.12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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3	p00t7	24.1	p00t7B	PIRU	1769	2011	78	0	1.71	1.67	0.9	0.9	1.14	0.66	0.12	0.21	0.94	0.73	0.49	0.68	0.62	0.72	0.83	0.77	0.64	1.79	1.42	0.98	1.03	1.26	1.35	1.39	0.76	0.53	0.64	0.82	0.33	0.56	0.8	0.96	0.7	0.71	0.7	1.03	0.73	1.43	1.47	1.11	1.1	1.1	1.61	1.86	3.25	4.19	3.2	3.57	3.24	3.49	3.54	4.05	5.09	4.7	3.64	3.7	3.83	3.05	2.41	2.64	2.8	1.96	1.41	1.41	1.55	1.21	1.26	1.25	1.03	1.15	0.94	0.86	1.05	0.5	0.94	0.72	0.76	1.12	1.24	1.31	1.03	1.15	1.2	1.2	1.16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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3	p0t43	22.9	p0t43B	PIRU	1769	2011	91	2.67	2.52	1.88	1.48	1.55	0.77	0.17	0.16	0.57	1.13	0.82	0.56	0.55	0.33	0.33	0.3	0.57	0.53	0.82	0.72	0.5	0.78	0.97	0.95	0.75	0.62	0.68	0.73	0.59	0.48	0.29	0.57	0.51	0.41	0.36	0.58	0.65	0.63	0.6	0.85	0.93	0.91	0.66	0.62	0.77	1.05	1.27	1.43	1.33	1.4	2.72	2.34	2.96	2.62	3.13	1.98	2.58	2.3	1.87	1.76	1.77	1.43	1.59	0.73	1.02	0.97	1.05	1.05	1.34	1.29	1.36	0.62	0.52	0.76	0.73	0.79	0.82	1.01	1.08	1.29	1.18	1.73	2.28	1.66	1.84	1.48	1.82	1.65	1.48	1.77	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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