Fernow Experimental Forest: Growth and productivity data for a 45-year-old Norway spruce plantation

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Below you will find a description of the files (2) included in this data publication.

1. \Data\FernowWS6_2018_Tree_Data.csv: Comma delimited ASCII text file containing data which describe the growth and productivity of a Norway spruce plantation over 45 years.

Variables include:

PLOT = Plot number tallied

SPP = Common species name

DBH = diameter at breast height to nearest tenth of an inch

CROWN CLASS (CC) = Tree position in forest canopy
1 - Dominant: Tree crows receive full light from above and partly from the sides. Crowns tend above the level of the crown cover of others of the same stratum and are not physically restricted from above although possible somewhat crowded by trees on the sides. In even-aged stands, dominant trees rise somewhat above the general canopy.

2 - Codominant: Tree crows received full light from above, but comparatively little from the sides. Crowns form a general level of canopy stratum, are not physically restricted from above, and are crowded by other trees from the sides. In even-aged stands, codominants form the general canopy.

3 - Intermediate: Tree crows occupy a definitely subordinate position and are subject to lateral competition from crows of dominants and codominants. They received little direct light from above through small holes in the canopy, but no light from the sides.

4 - Suppressed: Trees receive no direct light from above or from the sides, and are entirely below the general level of dominant and codominant trees.

STATUS = Tree condition, determined on standing trees only, where
1 - Live: Tree was alive above breast height (4.5 feet).

2 - Dead: Tree has no live branches or foliage above breast height.

COMMENTS = Additional comments


2. \Supplements\WS6_overstory_plots.pdf: Portable Document Format file containing a map of watershed 6 on the Fernow Experimental Forest and plot locations, along with summary information about these plots.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Adams, Mary Beth; Kelly, Charlene; Simpson, Brian; Juracko, John. Growth and productivity of a 45-year-old Norway spruce plantation on the Fernow Experimental Forest. Research Note NRS-253. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 11 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-RN-253

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Metadata_Date: 20210414

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Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Contact_Person: Dr. Mary Beth Adams

Contact_Position: Research Soil Scientist

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Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 180 Canfield Street

City: Morgantown

State_or_Province: WV

Postal_Code: 26505

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 304-285-1520

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mary.b.adams@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