Fernow Experimental Forest overstory tree and regeneration data from the "Financial Maturity" study

Research Data Publication File Index

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_metadata_RDS-2020-0015.html   Metadata file in HTML format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
_metadata_RDS-2020-0015.xml   Metadata file in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
FernowFM_Overstory_Trees5+inchDbh.csv \Data Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing overstory tree tally data from 1970 to 2015 (0.5-acre plot sampling).
FernowFM_Regen_WoodyStemsLess1inchDbh.csv \Data Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing regeneration woody stem tally data from 1977 to 2016 (1/1000-acre plot sampling).
FernowFM_Sapling_WoodyStems1to5inchDbh.csv \Data Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing sapling-sized woody stem tally data from 1977 to 2016 (1/100-acre plot sampling).
FernowFM_TreeQual_Trees11+inchDbh.csv \Data Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing sawtimber-sized tree quality data from 1971 to 2014 (variable sampling design).
EstablishmentProgressReport_1976.pdf \Supplements Portable Document Format file containing a scan of the document "Establishment-Progress Report, Financial Rate of Return Areas on the Fernow Experimental Forest" authored by Clay Smith.
Fernow_FM_map.jpg \Supplements JPEG map showing Financial Maturity study locations in compartments 20B, 26A, 26B, 31, 60 and 61 on the Fernow Experimental Forest and the treatment applied to each compartment.
FernowEF_FieldStandardOperProcs_1969.pdf \Supplements Adobe Acrobat PDF file containing a scan of the document "Field Manual of Standard Operating Procedures for Large-Area Comparisons of Forest Management Practices in Appalachian Forest Types" authored by G. R. Trimble, Jr.
RecordKeepingInstrCompartmentExps_NEFES_1954.pdf \Supplements Adobe Acrobat PDF file containing a scan of the document "Record-Keeping Instructions for Compartment Experiments" authored by Northeastern Forest Experiment Station.