Title:

Bartlett Experimental Forest permanent cruise plot data (2nd Edition)

Author(s):

Belair, Ethan P.; Fraser, Olivia L.; Leak, William B.; Yamasaki, Mariko; Ducey, Mark J.

Publication Year:

2024

How to Cite:

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Belair, Ethan P.; Fraser, Olivia L.; Leak, William B.; Yamasaki, Mariko; Ducey, Mark J. 2024. Bartlett Experimental Forest permanent cruise plot data. 2nd Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2017-0036-2

Abstract:

This data publication contains overstory tree measurements collected between 1931 and 2017 at the Bartlett Experimental Forest in Bartlett, New Hampshire. These cruise plots measure all trees greater than 1.5 inches in diameter at breast height, across a 0.25 acre plot. Plots were installed and first inventoried in 1931-1932, with follow-up in 1939-1940. Since then, there were partial remeasurements in the 1950s and 1960s of compartments scheduled for harvesting treatment followed by complete remeasurements in 1991-1992, 2001-2003 and 2015-2017. Data are available in several data sets. 1) Overstory measurements from 1931-1992 including species codes, diameter class (1 inch classes), and count; 2) Overstory measurements from 2001-2003 including species codes, diameter class (1 inch classes), and count; 3) Overstory measurements from 2015-2017 including species codes, diameter class (1 inch classes), live/dead, and count; 4) Seedling data from 2015-2017 including species codes, live/dead, and count; 5) Sapling data from 2015-2017 including species codes diameter class (1 inch classes), live/dead, and count; 6) Height data from 2015-2017 including species codes, diameter at breast height (to the nearest 0.1 inch), location, and height; 7) compartment spatial data; and 8) compartment history. Additionally, approximately 3% of the over 56,000 tree records from 2001-2003 include height, crown and diameter at breast height (to the nearest 0.1 inch) measurements.

Keywords:

silviculture; species composition; timber supply; forest management; forest stand dynamics; tree regeneration; tree and stand growth; tree height; tree crown; canopy; crown width; woody plants; northern hardwoods; songbird habitat; small mammals; biota; Forest & Plant Health; Botany; Inventory, Monitoring, & Analysis; Monitoring; Natural Resource Management & Use; Forest management; Wildlife (or Fauna); Habitat management; Bartlett Experimental Forest; New Hampshire; United States

Related publications:

• Leak, William B.; Yamasaki, Mariko; Belair, Ethan P.; Knapp, Rachel A.; Brissette, John C. 2017. Bartlett Experimental Forest permanent cruise plot data. 1st Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2017-0036
• Ducey, Mark J.; Fraser, Olivia L.; Yamasaki, Mariko; Belair, Ethan P.; Leak, William B. 2023. Eight decades of compositional change in a managed northern hardwood landscape. Forest Ecosystems. 10(2): 100121. 13 p. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fecs.2023.100121 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/66536
• Filip, Stanley M.; Little, Elbert L. Jr. 1971. Trees and shrubs of the Bartlett Experimental Forest, Carroll County, New Hampshire. Research Paper. NE-211. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 20 p. https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/23687
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