Lubrecht State Experimental Forest Prescribed Fire Effects Study 1973-2006

Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Reinhardt, Elizabeth
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
Lubrecht State Experimental Forest Prescribed Fire Effects Study 1973-2006
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Collins, CO
Publisher: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2009-0003
Description:
Abstract:
This data publication contains pre and post fires stand and fuels data collected over a 33 year period. Rod Norum as part of his PhD dissertation work, began this study in 1973. He laid out 32 small (25 by 25 meter) plots in a Douglas fir/western larch stand on the University of Montana's Lubrecht Experimental Forest. Twenty of the plots were burned in separate prescribed fires in 1973. Norum collected pre fire data in 1973 and post fire stand and fuels data in 1975. The plots were resampled in 1983, 1996 and 2006 to monitor post fire fuel and stand dynamics.
Purpose:
The data provides a unique look at temporal dynamics in post fire fuel and stand characteristics.
Supplemental_Information:
Original metadata date was 04/08/2009. Metadata modified on 02/07/2011 to adjust citation to include the addition of a DOI (digital object identifier). Minor changes made to metadata on 05/06/2013 when this data publication became available through R&D Data Archive.

Minor metadata updates on 12/20/2016.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1973
Ending_Date: 2006
Currentness_Reference:
ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
Lubrecht State Experimental Forest is located near Greenough, Montana. Longitude and latitude provided are for the center of the Experimental Forest.
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -113.4333
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -113.43330
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.89167
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.89167
Bounding_Altitudes:
Altitude_Minimum: 4600
Altitude_Maximum: 4800
Altitude_Distance_Units: feet
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: fire effects
Theme_Keyword: wildland fuel
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Research & Development Taxonomy
Theme_Keyword: Fire
Theme_Keyword: Prescribed fire
Theme_Keyword: Fire effects on environment
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Lubrecht Experimental Forest
Place_Keyword: Montana
Taxonomy:
Keywords/Taxon:
Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus:
None
Taxonomic_Keywords: trees
Taxonomic_Keywords: shrubs
Taxonomic_System:
Classification_System/Authority:
Classification_System_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: United States Department of Agriculture
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database
Other_Citation_Details:
Retrieved [March, 20, 2009]
Online_Linkage: https://www.itis.usda.gov
Taxonomic_Procedures:
unknown
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Plantae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subkingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Tracheobionta
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Division
Taxon_Rank_Value: Coniferophyta
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Pinopsida
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Pinales
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Pinaceae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Larix
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Larix occidentalis
Applicable_Common_Name: hackmatack
Applicable_Common_Name: montana larch
Applicable_Common_Name: mountain larch
Applicable_Common_Name: western larch
Applicable_Common_Name: western tamarack
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Pinus
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Pinus contorta
Applicable_Common_Name: scrub pine
Applicable_Common_Name: lodgepole pine
Applicable_Common_Name: shore pine
Applicable_Common_Name: tamarack pine
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Pinus ponderosa
Applicable_Common_Name: bull pine
Applicable_Common_Name: ponderosa pine
Applicable_Common_Name: western yellow pine
Applicable_Common_Name: blackjack pine
Applicable_Common_Name: pinabete
Applicable_Common_Name: rock pine
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Pseudotsuga
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Pseudotsuga menziesii
Applicable_Common_Name: red fir
Applicable_Common_Name: douglas spruce
Applicable_Common_Name: oregon pine
Applicable_Common_Name: Douglas fir
Applicable_Common_Name: Douglas-fir
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Division
Taxon_Rank_Value: Magnoliophyta
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Magnoliopsida
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Asteridae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Dipsacales
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Caprifoliaceae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Symphoricarpos
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Symphoricarpos albus
Applicable_Common_Name: common snowberry
Applicable_Common_Name: snowberry (common)
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Dilleniidae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Ericales
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Ericaceae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Vaccinium
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Vaccinium membranaceum
Applicable_Common_Name: thinleaf huckleberry
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Pyrolaceae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Chimaphila
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Chimaphila umbellata
Applicable_Common_Name: pipsissewa
Applicable_Common_Name: common pipsissewa
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Salicales
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Salicaceae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Salix
Applicable_Common_Name: willow
Applicable_Common_Name: willow species
Applicable_Common_Name: saule
Applicable_Common_Name: saules
Applicable_Common_Name: salix
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Salix scouleriana
Applicable_Common_Name: Scouler's willow
Applicable_Common_Name: Scouler willow
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Rosidae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Rhamnales
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Rhamnaceae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Ceanothus
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Ceanothus velutinus
Applicable_Common_Name: snowbush
Applicable_Common_Name: snowbrush ceanothus
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Rosales
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Rosaceae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Amelanchier
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Amelanchier alnifolia
Applicable_Common_Name: juneberry
Applicable_Common_Name: pacific serviceberry
Applicable_Common_Name: western serviceberry
Applicable_Common_Name: western shadbush
Applicable_Common_Name: Saskatoon serviceberry
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Rosa
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Rosa woodsii
Applicable_Common_Name: Woods' rose
Applicable_Common_Name: woods rose
Applicable_Common_Name: Wood's rose
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Spiraea
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Spiraea betulifolia
Applicable_Common_Name: white spirea
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product please use the following citation:

Reinhardt, Elizabeth. 2009. Lubrecht State Experimental Forest Prescribed Fire Effects Study 1973-2006. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2009-0003
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Elizabeth Reinhardt
Contact_Organization: USFS RMRS Missoula Fire Lab
Contact_Position: Research Forester
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical
Address: Missoula Fire Lab
Address: 5775 Highway 10 West
City: Missoula
State_or_Province: MT
Postal_Code: 59808
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 406-329-4800
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: Supplements\Figures\Lumbrecht_Exp_Forest_Map.pdf
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Topography map of Lumbrecht State Experimental Forest. It is a map to the plot area in section 3 from route 200.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PDF
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: Supplements\Figures\Lubrecht_Plot_Locations_Map.pdf
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
The file contains a map of the road and its relation to the plots.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PDF
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: Supplements\Figures\Plot_layout_with_differences.pdf
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
This file contains a description of plot layouts of the years studied. The naming procedure changed from "Block, subplot, line, column" to "Plot, line, column" to "Plot, point" over 30 years or so of study. Changes are outlined here.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PDF
Data_Set_Credit:
Norum, Rod; Harrington, Mick; Miller, Melanie
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Norum, R.A.
Publication_Date: 1975
Title:
Characteristics and effects of understory fires in western larch/Douglas-fir stands
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: PhD dissertation
Issue_Identification:
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Missoula, MT
Publisher: University of Montana
Other_Citation_Details:
(This PhD dissertation contains methods and results for original study and prescribed burns). Document is available in data publication download (Norum_1975_Characteristics and effects of understory fires in western larch-douglas fir stands.pdf).
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Norum, R.A.
Publication_Date: 1977
Title:
Preliminary guidelines for prescribed burning under standing timber in western larch/Douglas-fir forests
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: USDA FS Research Note
Issue_Identification: INT-229
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Ogden, UT
Publisher: Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
Online_Linkage: https://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/32536
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Bevins, C.D.
Publication_Date: 1984
Title:
The effects of prescribed fire on forest fuel distributions eight and eleven years after burning: a case study
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Other_Citation_Details:
Unpublished report. Document is available in data publication download (Bevins_1984_The effects of prescribed fire on fores fuel distributions eight and eleven years after burning--a case study.pdf).
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Ryan, K.C.
Originator: Peterson, D.L.
Originator: Reinhardt, E.D.
Publication_Date: 1988
Title:
Modeling long-term fire-caused mortality of Douglas fir
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Forest Science
Issue_Identification: 34(1):190-199
Other_Citation_Details:
Document is available in data publication download (Ryan_Peterson_Reinhardt_1988_Modeling long-term fire-caused mortality of Douglas-fir.pdf).
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Reinhardt, E.D.
Originator: Ryan, K.C.
Publication_Date: 1988
Title:
Eight-year tree growth following prescribed underburning in a western Montana Douglas-fir/western larch stand
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: USDA FS Research Note
Issue_Identification: INT-387
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Ogden, UT
Publisher: Intermountain Research Station
Online_Linkage: https://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/32718
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Brown, J.K.
Originator: Marsden, M.A.
Originator: Ryan, K.C.
Originator: Reinhardt, E.D.
Publication_Date: 1985
Title:
Predicting duff and woody fuel consumed by prescribed fire in the northern Rocky Mountains
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: USDA FS Research Paper
Issue_Identification: INT-337
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Ogden, UT
Publisher: Intermountain Research Station
Online_Linkage: https://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/32531
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Norum, R.A.
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title:
Study Plan: Fire influences, smoke dispersal cooperative study
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Other_Citation_Details:
Document is available in data publication download (Norum_Fire influences, smoke dispersal cooperative study.pdf).
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Unknown, but we know it varies per year.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
unknown
Completeness_Report:
There is various missing data in the files included in this data publication, but because the data were collected over such a long period of time the reasons are unknown. Throughout the data collection years the naming procedures used to reference measurement locations changed slightly: "Block, subplot, line, column" was changed to "Plot, line, column", which was changed to "Plot, point" over 30 years or so of study. See Plot_layout_with_differences.pdf for a visual explanation.
Lineage:
Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Field
Methodology_Description:
The attached Methodology Citation contains methods and results for original study and prescribed burns. The other documents available in the Cross References section, especially the original study plan (Norum_Fire influences, smoke dispersal cooperative study.pdf) also contain some methodology information.
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Norum, R.A.
Publication_Date: 1975
Title:
Characteristics and effects of understory fires in western larch/Douglas-fir stands
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Missoula, MT
Publisher: University of Montana
Other_Citation_Details:
PhD dissertation. Available in the full data publication download.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
No process steps have been described for this data set.
Process_Date: Unknown
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
See: Plot_layout_with_differences.pdf and Lubrecht_Plot_Locations_Map.pdf in the Browse Graphics section for a visual explanation of plot, line, column, point, and subplot numbers.

Filename: ALL_FUELS_SUMMARIZED_BY_PLOT.CSV
This data file of calculated mean fuels data for each plot from previously summarized data by point (ALL_FUELS_SUMMARIZED_BY_POINT.CSV). The following gives the variable name (units) and description. Note: 73 75 83 96 06 refer to sampling year, so 73 means 1973, etc.

1. Plot number 1-32
2. 73 Mean duff depth (inches)
3. 73 Mean fuels depth (inches)
4. 73 Weight of 0-0.25 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 1 hour fuels
5. 73 Weight of 0.25-1.0 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 10 hour fuels
6. 73 Weight of 1.0-3.0 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 100 hour fuels
7. 73 Weight of 3 inches and larger sound fuels (tons/acre)
8. 73 Weight of 3 inches and larger rotten fuels (tons/acre)
9. 75 Mean duff depth (inches)
10. 75 Mean fuels depth (inches)
11. 75 Weight of 0-0.25 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 1 hour fuels
12. 75 Weight of 0.25-1.0 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 10 hour fuels
13. 75 Weight of 1.0-3.0 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 100 hour fuels
14. 75 Weight of 3 inches and larger sound fuels (tons/acre)
15. 75 Weight of 3 inches and larger rotten fuels (tons/acre)
16. 83 Mean duff depth (inches)
17. 83 Mean fuels depth (inches)
18. 83 Weight of 0-0.25 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 1 hour fuels
19. 83 Weight of 0.25-1.0 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 10 hour fuels
20. 83 Weight of 1.0-3.0 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 100 hour fuels
21. 83 Weight of 3 inches and larger sound fuels (tons/acre)
22. 83 Weight of 3 inches and larger rotten fuels (tons/acre)
23. 96 Mean duff depth (inches)
24. 96 Mean fuels depth (inches)
25. 96 Weight of 0-0.25 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 1 hour fuels
26. 96 Weight of 0.25-1.0 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 10 hour fuels
27. 96 Weight of 1.0-3.0 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 100 hour fuels
28. 96 Weight of 3 inches and larger sound fuels (tons/acre)
29. 96 Weight of 3 inches and larger rotten fuels (tons/acre)
30. 06 Mean duff depth (inches)
31. 06 Mean fuels depth (inches)
32. 06 Weight of 0-0.25 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 1 hour fuels
33. 06 Weight of 0.25-1.0 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 10 hour fuels
34. 06 Weight of 1.0-3.0 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 100 hour fuels
35. 06 Weight of 3 inches and larger sound fuels (tons/acre)
36. 06 Weight of 3 inches and larger rotten fuels (tons/acre)


Filename: ALL_FUELS_SUMMARIZED_BY_POINT.CSV
This data file summarizes fuels data from raw fuels data for each point using the equations from Brown 1974. The following gives the variable name (units) and description. Note: 73 75 83 96 06 refer to sampling year, so 73 Means 1973, etc.
1. Plot number 1-32
2. Point 1-25
3. 73 Mean duff depth (inches)
4. 73 Mean fuels depth (inches)
5. 73 Weight of 0-0.25 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 1 hour fuels
6. 73 Weight of 0.25-1.0 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 10 hour fuels
7. 73 Weight of 1.0-3.0 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 100 hour fuels
8. 73 Weight of 3 inches and larger sound fuels (tons/acre)
9. 73 Weight of 3 inches and larger rotten fuels (tons/acre)
10. 75 Mean duff depth (inches)
11. 75 Mean fuels depth (inches)
12. 75 Weight of 0-0.25 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 1 hour fuels
13. 75 Weight of 0.25-1.0 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 10 hour fuels
14. 75 Weight of 1.0-3.0 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 100 hour fuels
15. 75 Weight of 3 inches and larger sound fuels (tons/acre)
16. 75 Weight of 3 inches and larger rotten fuels (tons/acre)
17. 83 Mean duff depth (inches)
18. 83 Mean fuels depth (inches)
19. 83 Weight of 0-0.25 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 1 hour fuels
20. 83 Weight of 0.25-1.0 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 10 hour fuels
21. 83 Weight of 1.0-3.0 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 100 hour fuels
22. 83 Weight of 3 inches and larger sound fuels (tons/acre)
23. 83 Weight of 3 inches and larger rotten fuels (tons/acre)
24. 96 Mean duff depth (inches)
25. 96 Mean fuels depth (inches)
26. 96 Weight of 0-0.25 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 1 hour fuels
27. 96 Weight of 0.25-1.0 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 10 hour fuels
28. 96 Weight of 1.0-3.0 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 100 hour fuels
29. 96 Weight of 3 inches and larger sound fuels (tons/acre)
30. 96 Weight of 3 inches and larger rotten fuels (tons/acre)
31. 06 Mean duff depth (inches)
32. 06 Mean fuels depth (inches)
33. 06 Weight of 0-0.25 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 1 hour fuels
34. 06 Weight of 0.25-1.0 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 10 hour fuels
35. 06 Weight of 1.0-3.0 inch size fuels (tons/acre) = 100 hour fuels
36. 06 Weight of 3 inches and larger sound fuels (tons/acre)
37. 06 Weight of 3 inches and larger rotten fuels (tons/acre)


Filename: BURNED_PLOT_MOISTURE_CONTENT.CSV
This data file gives the moisture content of various variables before burn. The following gives the variable name (units) and description:
1. Plot number 1-32
2. Date of Burn (mm\dd\yyyy)
3. Moisture Content of 0-0.25 inches (%)
4. Moisture Content of 0.25-1.0 inches (%)
5. Moisture Content of upper duff (%)
6. Moisture Content of lower duff (%)
7. Moisture Content of herbaceous fuels (%)


Filename: EFFECTIVE_WINDSPEED_AND_RH.CSV
This data file gives the relative humidity and effective wind speed at time of burn. The following gives the variable name (units) and description:
1. Plot number 1-32
2. Effective wind speed (miles per hour)
3. Relative humidity (%)


Filename: LUBRECHT_FUELS_1973.CSV
This data file is the raw fuels data for 1973. The following gives the variable name (units) and description:
1. Unit 0-8
2. Line number1-9
3. Column number 1-9
4. Plot number 1-32
5. Point 1-25
6. Subplot 6-9, where 6=A,7=B, 8=C, and 9=D
7. Slope (%)
8. Azimuth (degrees) 1-360
9. Duff cover (%)
10. 1st Duff depth (centimeters)
11. 2nd Duff depth (centimeters)
12. 3rd Duff depth (centimeters)
13. Number of pieces of woody material that are 0-0.25 inches in diameter that intercept the sampling transect
14. Number of pieces of woody material that are 0.25-1.0 inches in diameter that intercept the sampling transect
15. Number of pieces of woody material that are 1.0-3.0 inches in diameter that intercept the sampling transect
16. 1st Fuel depth (centimeters)
17. 2nd Fuel depth (centimeters)
18. 3rd Fuel depth (centimeters)
19. Percentage of transect covered in rotten wood (%)
20. Status of 1st piece of large woody debris (LWD) (1=Sound or 2=Rotten)
21. Diameter of 1st piece of LWD (inches)
22. Status of 2nd piece of large woody debris (LWD) (1=Sound or 2=Rotten)
23. Diameter of 2nd piece of LWD (inches)
24. Status of 3rd piece of large woody debris (LWD) (1=Sound or 2=Rotten)
25. Diameter of 3rd piece of LWD (inches)
26. Status of 4th piece of large woody debris (LWD) (1=Sound or 2=Rotten)
27. Diameter of 4th piece of LWD (inches)
28. Status of 5th piece of large woody debris (LWD) (1=Sound or 2=Rotten)
29. Diameter of 5th piece of LWD (inches)
30. Status of 6th piece of large woody debris (LWD) (1=Sound or 2=Rotten)
31. Diameter of 6th piece of LWD (inches)
32. Status of 7th piece of large woody debris (LWD) (1=Sound or 2=Rotten)
33. Diameter of 7th piece of LWD (inches)
34. Status of 8th piece of large woody debris (LWD) (1=Sound or 2=Rotten)
35. Diameter of 8th piece of LWD (inches)
36. Status of 9th piece of large woody debris (LWD) (1=Sound or 2=Rotten)
37. Diameter of 9th piece of LWD (inches)


Filename: LUBRECHT_FUELS_1975.CSV
This data file is the raw fuels data for 1975. The following gives the variable name (units) and description:
1. Plot 1-31
2. Line 1-5
3. Column 1-5
4. Point 1-25
5. Azimuth (degrees) 1-360
6. # 0-0.25 inch intercepts
7. # 0.25-1.0 inch intercepts
8. # 1.0-3.0 inch intercepts
9. 1st Duff depth (inches)
10. 2nd Duff depth (inches)
11. Diameter of first Sound log (inches)
12. Diameter of second Sound log (inches)
13. Diameter of third Sound log (inches)
14. Diameter of first Rotten log (inches)
15. Diameter of second Rotten log (inches)
16. Diameter of third Rotten log (inches)
17. 1st Fuel depth (inches)
18. 2nd Fuel depth (inches)
19. 3rd Fuel depth (inches)
20. Slope (%)
21. Notes


Filename: LUBRECHT_FUELS_1983.CSV
This data file is the raw fuels data for 1983. The following gives the variable name (units) and description:
1. Plot number 1-32
2. Point 1-25
3. Slope (%)
4. # 0-0.25 inches intercepts
5. # 0.25-1.0 inches intercepts
6. # 1.0-3.0 inches intercepts
7. 1st Duff depth (inches)
9. 2nd Duff depth (inches)
9. Diameter of first Sound log (inches)
10. Diameter of second Sound log (inches)
11. Diameter of third Sound log (inches)
12. Diameter of fourth Sound log (inches)
13. Diameter of fifth Sound log (inches)
14. Diameter of sixth Sound log (inches)
15. Diameter of first Rotten log (inches)
16. Diameter of second Rotten log (inches)
17. Diameter of third Rotten log (inches)
18. Diameter of fourth Rotten log (inches)
19. Diameter of fifth Rotten log (inches)
20. Diameter of sixth Rotten log (inches)
21. Diameter of seventh Rotten log (inches)
22. 1st Fuel depth (inches)
23. 2nd Fuel depth (inches)
24. 3rd Fuel depth (inches)


Filename: LUBRECHT_FUELS_1996.CSV
This data file is the raw fuels data for 1996. The following gives the variable name (units) and description:
1. Plot number 1-32
2. Point 1-25
3. Slope (%)
4. # 0-0.25 in. intercepts
5. # 0.25-1.0 in. intercepts
6. # 1.0-3.0 in. intercepts
7. 1st Litter depth (inches)
8. 2nd Litter depth (inches)
9. 1st Duff depth (inches)
10. 2nd Duff depth (inches)
11. 1st Wood depth (inches)
12. 2nd Wood depth (inches)
13. Diameter (inches)
14. Quality class of preceding log (1-5)
15. Diameter (inches)
16. Quality class of preceding log (1-5)
17. Diameter (inches)
18. Quality class of preceding log (1-5)
19. Diameter (inches)
20. Quality class of preceding log (1-5)
21. Diameter (inches)
22. Quality class of preceding log (1-5)
23. Diameter (inches)
24. Quality class of preceding log (1-5)
25. Diameter (inches)
26. Quality class of preceding log (1-5)


Filename: LUBRECHT_FUELS_2006.CSV
This data file is the raw fuels data for 2006. The following gives the variable name (units) and description:
1. Plot 1-31
2. Line 1-5
3. Column 1-5
4. Point 1-25
5 Azimuth (degrees) 1-360
6. # 0-0.25 inches intercepts
7 # 0.25-1.0 inches intercepts
8. # 1.0-3.0 inches intercepts
9 % Organic Cover
10. 1st Duff depth (centimeters)
11 % Litter cover
12. 2nd Duff depth (centimeters)
13. % Litter cover
14. 3rd Duff depth (centimeters)
15. % Litter cover
16. 1st Fuel depth (centimeters)
17. 2nd Fuel depth (centimeters)
18. 3rd Fuel (centimeters)
19. Crew
20. Notes


Filename: LUBRECHT_GRASS_FORB_LITTER_2006.CSV
This data file is raw data for each point describing grass, forb, and litter percentages on each of 4 quadrats per plot. The following gives the variable name (units) and description:
1. Plot number 1-32
2. Line number 1-5
3. Column number 1-5
4. Point 1-25
5. Grass and forb % cover in quadrat 1
6. Grass and forb % cover in quadrat 2
7. Grass and forb % cover in quadrat 3
8. Grass and forb % cover in quadrat 4
9. Needle % cover in quadrat 1
10. Needle % cover in quadrat 2
11. Needle % cover in quadrat 3
12. Needle % cover in quadrat 4


Filename: LUBRECHT_HERB_DATA_2006.CSV
This data file is raw data for each point describing herb weights. The following gives the variable name (units) and description:
1. Plot number 1-32
2. Point 1-25
3. Wet weight (grams)
4. Tare weight (grams) = Wet weight - Dry weight
5. Dry weight (grams)


Filename: LUBRECHT_LOGS_2006.CSV
This data file is raw data for each point describing sound and rotten logs intercepts. Crew included: Holley Willson. The following gives the variable name (units) and description:
1. Plot number 1-32
2. Line number 1-5
3. Column number 1-5
3. Point 1-25
4. Sound (s) or Rotten (r)
5. Log Diameter (centimeters)
6. Notes ("No Logs" or "Point Marker Missing")


Filename: LUBRECHT_SEEDLINGS_2006.CSV
This data file is raw data for each point describing seedlings by point. Crew included: Deyo Doherty. The following gives the variable name (units) and description:
1. Plot number 1-32
2. Line number 1-5
3. Column number 1-5
4. Species (LO= Larix Occidentalis, PM= Pseudotsuga menziesii, PC= Pinus contorta, PP=Pinus ponderosa, SS= Salix species, or No Seedlings=no seedlings present)
5. Height of seedlings (feet)
6. Number (count) of seedlings at the given height
7. Seedling Status (L=Live or d=Dead)
8. Notes


Filename: LUBRECHT_SHRUB_DATA_2006.CSV
This data file is raw data for each point describing size and species of shrubs by point. These subplots (quadrats) are 1/4 million-acre plots (0.5 meters). Crew include: John Rider and Kinzie Raser. The following gives the variable name (units) and description:
1. Plot number 1-32
2. Line number 1-5
3. Column number 1-5
4. Point 1-25
5. Quadrat (1 or 2)
6. Species (AMEALN=Amelanchier alnifolia, CEAVEL=Ceanothus velutinus, CHIUMB=Chimaphila umbellate, ROSWOO=Rosa woodsii, SALSCO=Salix scouleriana
SPIBET = Spiraea betulifolia, SYMALB=Symphoricarpus albus, and VACGLO=Vaccinium globulare)
7. Shrub counts in 0.0-0.5 centimeter size class
8. Shrub counts in 0.5-1.0 centimeter size class
9. Shrub counts in 1.0-1.5 centimeter size class
10. Shrub counts in 1.5-2.0 centimeter size class
11. Shrub counts in 2.0-3.0 centimeter size class
12. Shrub counts in 3.0-5.0 centimeter size class
13. Shrub counts in 5.0 plus centimeter size class


Filename: LUBRECHT_SMALL_STEM_1975.CSV
This data file is small stem tree data for each plot. The following gives the variable name (units) and description:
1. Plot number 1-32
2. Species (DF=Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), LP=Lodgepole pine (Pinus Contorta), OT=other, PP=ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), WI=Willow (Salix spp.), WL=western larch (Larix Occidentalis))
3. Diameter at Breast Height (inches)
4. Status (1=Live, 0=Dead)


Filename: LUBRECHT_SMALL_STEM_2006.CSV
This data file is small stem tree data for each plot. The following gives the variable name (units) and description:
1. Plot number 1-32
2. Line number 1-5
3. Column number 1-5
3. Diameter class (0-1 inches, 1-2 inches, 2-3 inches, 3-4 inches, 4-5 inches, or no small trees)
4. Species (LO=Larix Occidentalis, PM= Pseudotsuga menziesii, PC= Pinus contorta, PP= Pinus ponderosa, SS= Salix spp.)
5. Status (L=Live or D=Dead)
6. Number of stems
7. Height (feet)
8. Height to Base of Crown (feet)
9. Cover Class (D= Dominant, C= Codominant, I=Intermediate, S=supressed)
10. Notes
11. Crew


Filename: LUBRECHT_SUMMARIZED_TREE_DATA_ALL_YEARS.CSV
This data file summarizes tree data for each point from raw data. The following gives the variable name (units) and description (74 81 96 06 refer to sampling year, so 74 means 1974, etc.):
1. Plot number 1-32
2. 74 Basal Area per plot (square feet/acre)
3. 81 Basal Area per plot (square feet/acre)
4. 96 Basal Area per plot (square feet/acre)
5. 06 Basal Area per plot (square feet/acre)
6. 06 Existing Trees (previously measured trees) Basal Area per plot (square feet/acre)
7. 06 In Growth (new trees not previously measured) Basal Area per plot (square feet/acre)
8. 74 Trees per Acre per plot
9. 81 Trees per Acre per plot
10. 96 Trees per Acre per plot
11. 06 Trees per Acre per plot (which is existing trees + in growth trees)
12. 06 Existing Trees (previously measured trees) per Acre per plot
13. 06 In Growth Trees (new trees not previously measured) per Acre per plot


Filename: LUBRECHT_TREES_ALL_YEARS.CSV
This data file is tree data for each point from raw data. The following gives the variable name (units) and description:
1. Plot number 1-32
2. Tree number 1-1859
3. New tree or replacement number (n=new tree, XXX(n#)=new tag number for tree is XXX)
4. Species (LO=Larix Occidentalis, PM= Pseudotsuga menziesii, PC= Pinus contorta, PP= Pinus ponderosa, SS= Salix spp.)
5. 1974 Diameter Breast Height (inches)
6. 1974 Height (feet)
7. 1974 Height to clear bole (feet)
8. 1981 Diameter Breast Height (inches)
9. 1981 Status (L=live, D=dead, DD=dead & down)
10. 1996 Diameter Breast height (inches)
11. 1996 Height (feet)
12. 1996 Height to clear bole (feet)
13. 1996 Status (L=live, D=dead, DD=dead & down, LD=live & down)
14. 2006 Diameter Breast Height (inches)
15. 2006 Height (feet)
16. 2006 Height of clear bole (feet)
17. 2006 Status (L=live, D=dead)
18. 2006 Crown Width 1 (feet)
19. 2006 Crown Width 2 (feet)
20. 2006 Notes (d/d=dead and down, other comments about status added)
21. 2006 Cover class (D=dominant, C=codominant, I=intermediate, S=suppressed)
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
Brown, J.K. 1974. Handbook for inventorying downed woody material. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report INT-16. 22 pages.

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