Soil and vegetation responses to 1967-1968 disturbances on the Miller Creek Demonstration Forest: thirty year data

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Below you will find a list and description of the files included in the data publication.

DATA FILES

\Data\Miller_Creek_Disturbance_Soil.xlsx: Microsoft Excel Open XML spreadsheet file containing field and laboratory data for woody residue, forest floor, and mineral soil characteristics for 11 disturbance types on the Miller Creek Demonstration Forest in northwestern Montana, USA. Samples collected and processed between 1996 and 1998. This file contains 6 worksheets, which are described below.

1. Data Description: Worksheet containing a complete list and description of the different variables included in the data worksheets included in this file. NOTE: not every variable defined is available in every worksheet.

2. Forest Floor Biomass CN: Worksheet containing forest floor biomass, carbon, and nitrogen for each plot (16 plots x 16 samples).

3. Woody Residue Biomass: Worksheet containing woody residue biomass for each plot (16 plots x 20 transects).

4. Woody Residue CN: Worksheet containing woody residue carbon and nitrogen concentrations for each plot (16 plots x 3 samples for each size class)

5. Mineral Soil Horizons: Worksheet containing horizon designations, depth, mass, rock mass, root mass, total and fine bulk density, and gravimetric and volumetric rock content for each plot (16 plots x 16 samples x 4-6 horizons)

6. Mineral Soil CN: Worksheet containing mineral soil carbon and nitrogen concentration for each plot (16 plots x 2 composites x 4-6 horizons)


\Data\Miller_Creek_Disturbance_Plants.xlsx: Microsoft Excel Open XML spreadsheet file containing field and laboratory data for herbaceous and woody shrubs and trees for 11 disturbance types on the Miller Creek Demonstration Forest in northwestern Montana, USA. Samples collected and processed between 1996 and 1998. This file contains 7 worksheets, which are described below.

1. Data Description: Complete list and description of the different variables included in the data worksheets included in this file. NOTE: not every variable defined is available in every worksheet.

2. 1 M Biomass: Worksheet containing herbaceous biomass.

3. 4 M Shrubs: Worksheet containing basal diameter class of shrubs in each plot, and actual diameter when basal diameter > 5. (See Species_Codes_and_Taxonomy.xlsx for a description of the species codes).

4. 4 M Seedlings: Worksheet containing diameter class for all tree seedlings and heights for about two-thirds of the seedlings. (See Species_Codes_and_Taxonomy.xlsx for a description of the species codes).

5. 15 M Tree: Worksheet containing DBH (diameter breast height) for trees. (See Species_Codes_and_Taxonomy.xlsx for a description of the species codes).

6. 1 M C & N: Worksheet containing carbon and nitrogen concentrations of herbaceous material (quadrats composited).

7. 4 & 15 M C & N: Worksheet containing carbon and nitrogen concentrations for foliage and wood of tree seedlings based on seedling basal diameter. (See Species_Codes_and_Taxonomy.xlsx for a description of the species codes).


\Data\Species_Codes_and_Taxonomy.xlsx: Microsoft Excel Open XML spreadsheet file containing taxonomic classification for each species measured in this study and the corresponding species code used in the data files. (NOTE: "DEAD" is not defined in this file, but in the data files it means the plant was dead and the species was not defined.) This file contains 2 worksheets, which are described below.

1. Data Description: Complete list and description of the different variables included in the data worksheet included in this file.

2. Species_codes_and_taxonomy: Worksheet containing taxonomic classification and associated species code used.



SUPPLEMENTAL FILES

\Supplements\Miller_Creek_Map.pdf: Portable Document Format file containing a map showing the location of the Miller Creek Demonstration Forest study plots.

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Dumroese, R. Kasten; Jurgensen, Martin F.; Page-Dumroese, Deborah S. 2020. Vegetative and edaphic responses in a northern, mixed-conifer forest three decades after harvest and fire: implications for regeneration and carbon and nitrogen pools. Forests 11: 1040. 35 p. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11101040

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Metadata_Date: 20210512

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Contact_Person: Deborah S. Page-Dumroese

Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station

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Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 1221 South Main Street

City: Moscow

State_or_Province: ID

Postal_Code: 83843

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-882-3557

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: debbie.dumroese@usda.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999