10-year Allegheny hardwood forest type regeneration data

Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Royo, Alejandro A.
Publication_Date: 2021
Title:
10-year Allegheny hardwood forest type regeneration data
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Collins, CO
Publisher: Forest Service Research Data Archive
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2021-0039
Description:
Abstract:
This data publication contains regeneration surveys in an experiment investigating the independent and synergistic effects of both white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) browsing and hay-scented fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula) competition on tree regeneration in a 10-year experiment that ran from 2001 to 2010 in three hardwood forest sites in Pennsylvania, USA. Treatments included fencing (+/-) to examine the role of browsing and the hay-scented fern cover (+/-) to examine the role of competing vegetation. Data were collected in 1 meter squared plots within each experimental unit. Seedling tallies were done to identify both established seedlings, new germinants, as well as height of the tallest seedling, by species.
Purpose:
The experiment was designed to examine how tree seedling establishment, growth, and composition are filtered by fern cover versus fern removal (gaps), browser presence versus absence (exclosures), and their combined effects over ten years at three hardwood forest sites in Pennsylvania, USA.
Supplemental_Information:
These data were published on 09/02/2021. Minor metadata updates were made on 11/08/2024.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 2001
Ending_Date: 2010
Currentness_Reference:
Ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
We conducted this study within the Allegheny High Plateau Region of northwestern Pennsylvania, USA in three mature second growth forests sites (> 75 years) dispersed across three counties: Marienville (Forest County: 41.535215°, -79.162134°), Long Run (Elk County: 41.620797°, -78.711654°), and Clermont (McKean County: 41.714761°, -78.447591°). Forest composition at all sites is representative of the Allegheny hardwoods forest subtype of the hemlock northern hardwoods association.
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.162134
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -78.447591
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.714761
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.535215
Bounding_Altitudes:
Altitude_Minimum: 2000
Altitude_Maximum: 1900
Altitude_Distance_Units: feet
Keywords:
Theme:
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Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme:
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Theme_Keyword: Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment
Theme_Keyword: Plant ecology
Theme:
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Theme_Keyword: seedlings
Theme_Keyword: seedling establishment
Theme_Keyword: disturbance
Theme_Keyword: recruitment
Theme_Keyword: succession
Theme_Keyword: Odocoileus virginianus
Theme_Keyword: Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Theme_Keyword: Picea engelmannii
Theme_Keyword: Abies lasiocarpa
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Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania
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Originator: ITIS
Publication_Date: 2021
Title:
Integrated Taxonomic Information System
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Retrieved [June, 3, 2021]
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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:

Royo, Alejandro A. 2021. 10-year Allegheny hardwood forest type regeneration data. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2021-0039
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Contact_Person: Alejandro R. Royo
Contact_Position: Research Ecologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: Forestry Sciences Laboratory
Address: 335 National Forge Road
City: Irvine
State_or_Province: PA
Postal_Code: 16329
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 814-516-5910
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: alejandro.royodesedas@usda.gov
Contact Instructions: This contact information was current as of original publication date. For current information see Contact Us page on: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS.
Data_Set_Credit:
This project was funded by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station and the University of Pittsburgh.
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Royo, Alejandro A.
Originator: Carson, Walter P.
Publication_Date: 2022
Title:
Stasis in forest regeneration following deer exclusion and understory gap creation: a ten-year experiment
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Ecological Applications
Issue_Identification: 32(4): e2569
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2569
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Data collection in the field was done on paper sheets and these are stored at the USDA Forest Service Research Laboratory in Irvine, PA in a secured location. Data were entered and checked for accuracy by Cori Weldon, data manager (retired). Checks consisted of printing the data entered into Excel and comparing printout against the paper copies. To the best of our knowledge, the values are true and accurate.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The data are logically consistent. The consistency was verified as part of the quality assurance that occurred during data analysis.
Completeness_Report:
Missing data are denoted as “.”. In the vast majority of cases, this missing (“.”) value will apply to height measures (e.g., acpe_ht) in cases where there are no seedlings for that particular species in a plot.

There was no data collection in 2006 and 2009 as insufficient workforce capacity did not permit us to survey in these years during the critical summer time period.
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Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Field
Methodolgy_Identifier:
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None
Methodology_Keyword: Field-based regeneration survey
Methodology_Description:
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN

We used a randomized, complete block, split-plot design with the exclusion of deer as the main-plot factor and the creation of understory gaps (fern removal) as the within-plot factor (see \Supplements\Allegheny_regen_images_design.pdf). At each of the three stands, we established 6 paired (14 x 20 meter [m]) main plots in areas where the forest floor was entirely covered by hay-scented fern and largely devoid of taller advance regeneration. In October 2000, one plot from each pair was randomly selected as a fence treatment and the other served as an unfenced control. Fences were made of black polypropylene (4.45 × 5.1 centimeter [cm] mesh size) and were 2.1 m tall. In addition, we established four, 2.5 m × 2.5 m (6.25 m²) subplots within each fence and adjacent control plot in August 2000. In two of these four subplots (randomly selected), we created gaps within the fern layer with herbicide in September 2000 using the rate recommended for this specific forest type (1.15 kilograms [kg] of glyphosate per hectare using Accord™ and X-77™ surfactant, Horsley 1981). All subplots were separated from each other and from the main plot perimeter by at least 3.0 m. To avoid edge effects, we sampled vegetation within 1 m² sampling plots placed in the center of each understory gap and control subplot. Overall, we had 4 subplots (2 with understory gaps and two serving as controls) nested within 12 main plots (6 fences paired with 6 control plots) × 3 different forest stands for a total of 144 sampling units total.


DATA COLLECTION

On each subplot all established woody seedlings (xxxx_dens) and new germinants were tallied (xxxx_germ) by species. New seedlings (i.e., germinants) were differentiated from established seedlings by the presence of cotyledons and the lack of stem lignification. In addition, the height of the tallest seedling was also recorded for each species (xxxx_ht) in millimeters. Data were collected in the summers of 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, and 2010.
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Horsley, Stephen B.
Publication_Date: 1981
Title:
Control of herbaceous weeds in Allegheny hardwood forests with herbicides
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Weed Science
Issue_Identification: 29(6): 655-662
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0043174500040224
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Royo, Alejandro A.
Originator: Carson, Walter P.
Publication_Date: 2022
Title:
Stasis in forest regeneration following deer exclusion and understory gap creation: a ten-year experiment
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Ecological Applications
Issue_Identification: 32(4): e2569
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2569
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
No process steps have been described for this data set.
Process_Date: Unknown
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Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Below you will find a list and description of the files included in this data publication.

DATA

\Data\allegheny_regen_data.csv: Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing seedlings tallies (density), new germinant tallies (density), and tallest seedling heights for each species found in 1 meter squared plots at three hardwood forest sites in Pennsylvania.

Variables include:

year = year of survey (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010)
site = Name of experimental site (Clermont, Long Run, Marienville)
block = Experimental blocks (1 - 6 in each site)
mp = Main plot (1 - 12 in each site)
sp = Subplot, 1 meter squared subplots in each main plot
fence = Fence treatment (0 = no fence, 1 = fenced)
dist = Disturbance (0 = fern cover, 100 = fern removed)
acpe_dens = Acer pensylvanicum seedling density
acpe_germ = Acer pensylvanicum germinant density
acpe_ht = Acer pensylvanicum seedling maximum height (millimeters [mm])
acru_dens = Acer rubrum seedling density
acru_germ = Acer rubrum germinant density
acru_ht = Acer rubrum seedling maximum height (mm)
acsa2_dens = Acer saccharum seedling density
acsa2_germ = Acer saccharum germinant density
acsa2_ht = Acer saccharum seedling maximum height (mm)
amar2_dens = Amelanchier arborea seedling density
amar2_germ = Amelanchier arborea germinant density
amar2_ht = Amelanchier arborea seedling maximum height (mm)
arnu2_dens = Aralia nudicaulis seedling density
arnu2_germ = Aralia nudicaulis germinant density
arnu2_ht = Aralia nudicaulis seedling maximum height (mm)
betul_dens = Betula seedling density
betul_germ = Betula germinant density
betul_ht = Betula seedling maximum height (mm)
fagr_dens = Fagus grandifolia seedling density
fagr_germ = Fagus grandifolia germinant density
fagr_ht = Fagus grandifolia seedling maximum height (mm)
fram2_dens = Fraxinus americana seedling density
fram2_germ = Fraxinus americana germinant density
fram2_ht = Fraxinus americana seedling maximum height (mm)
havi4_dens = Hamamelis virginiana seedling density
havi4_germ = Hamamelis virginiana germinant density
havi4_ht = Hamamelis virginiana seedling maximum height (mm)
ilmo_dens = Ilex montana seedling density
ilmo_germ = Ilex montana germinant density
ilmo_ht = Ilex montana seedling maximum height (mm)
maac_dens = Magnolia acuminata seedling density
maac_germ = Magnolia acuminata germinant density
maac_ht = Magnolia acuminata seedling maximum height (mm)
osvi_dens = Ostrya virginiana seedling density
osvi_germ = Ostrya virginiana germinant density
osvi_ht = Ostrya virginiana seedling maximum height (mm)
prpe2_dens = Prunus pensylvanica seedling density
prpe2_germ = Prunus pensylvanica germinant density
prpe2_ht = Prunus pensylvanica seedling maximum height (mm)
prse2_dens = Prunus serotina seedling density
prse2_germ = Prunus serotina germinant density
prse2_ht = Prunus serotina seedling maximum height (mm)
rubus_dens = Rubus seedling density
rubus_germ = Rubus germinant density
rubus_ht = Rubus seedling maximum height (mm)
unk_dens = Unknown seedling density
unk_germ = Unknown germinant density
unk_ht = Unknown seedling maximum height (mm)


SUPPLEMENTAL FILES

\Supplements\Allegheny_regen_images_design.pdf: Portable Document Format file containing pictures illustrating typical hay-scented fern dominated understories at our research sites (top left), a representation of an experimental pair of plots either fenced (solid line) or unfenced (dashed line) with the nested fern gap manipulation subplots either present (green) or absent (white; top right), polypropylene exclosure (bottom left), and fern gap (bottom right).
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Address: 240 West Prospect Road
City: Fort Collins
State_or_Province: CO
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Country: USA
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Metadata_Date: 20241108
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Contact_Person: Alejandro R. Royo
Contact_Position: Research Ecologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: Forestry Sciences Laboratory
Address: 335 National Forge Road
City: Irvine
State_or_Province: PA
Postal_Code: 16329
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 814-516-5910
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: alejandro.royodesedas@usda.gov
Contact Instructions: This contact information was current as of original publication date. For current information see Contact Us page on: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS.
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