Study Number: 

1022

Project Title:

Gradient dendrometer band measurements.

Investigator(s):

James M. Vose  E-Mail | Tel. 828.524.2128 x 114 | Biographical Sketch
 Brian D. Kloeppel  E-Mail | Tel. 828.524.2128 x127 | Biographical Sketch
Affiliated Institution(s): USDA Forest Service  (Vose)
University of Georgia  (Kloeppel)
Address: Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory
3160 Coweeta Lab Road
Otto, North Carolina 28763
Study Category: Terrestrial
Project Type: Coweeta Core Research
Study Period:

07/1992 - 12/2001
Date Type:

Type 1
Funding Source(s): National Science Foundation, DEB-9632854 (Text Version) and DEB-0218001 (Text Version) to Coweeta LTER.
Abstract: Trees for this project were banded with aluminum bands and growth increment markers to accurately measure tree growth at multiple times during the year. Trees were located on each of the five terrestrial gradient plots. Tree species, initial diameter, and subsequent calculated diameters are included for each tree.


 Resources for students about terms used in this study:
Dendrometer Tree Bands, p.19-21- Source: 2001 Coweeta Field Technician Procedure Manual
Location(s), Described: Watershed 18 and Watershed 27.

See Project Summary Sheet 1048 and Terrestrial Gradient Sites: Characteristics (photographs) for detailed information about plot locations and physical descriptions, respectively.
Location(s), Download GPS: ArcView Shape Files (shp.):  UTM, NAD83, Zone 17  |  Lat/Lon
Location(s), Online Map(s): USGS Topographic-based Maps of Research Sites
(Printable for fieldwork)
Methods/Experimental Design: See Abstract above.

Species:
PIRI - Pinus rigida (Pitch Pine)
QUCO - Quercus coccinea  (Scarlet Oak)
QURU - Quercus rubra (Northern Red Oak)
CAGL - Carya glabra (Pignut Hickory)
QUPR - Quercus prinus (Chestnut Oak)
ACRU - Acer rubrum (Red Maple)
LITU - Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip Poplar)
BELU - Betula lenta (Sweet Birch)
TSCA - Tsuga canadensis (Eastern Hemlock)
QUSP - Quercus sp. (Oak)
ACSA - Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple)

Comment Codes:
1 - dead tree
2 - not read (tree not found or band needs scale extended)
3 - band missing
4 - replacement tree for dead tree
5 - extended scale

Sampling Frequency: Monthly between March and November.
Data Columns: Site - site number (see Locations, Describe above)
Tree ID # - tree identification number
Tree Sp. - tree species, defined in Methods/Experimental Design
Initial Year - year tree was initially banded
Initial Month - month tree was initially banded
Initial Day - day tree was initially banded
Initial DBH - initial tree diameter at breast height (DBH); centimeters
calc DBH + date - subsequent calculated tree diameter at breast height readings; inches-circumference
DIFF + (calc-meas) - difference between calculated and measured DBH on 12/3/2001; inches-circumference

All trees were banded at an initial reading of 0.10 inches. All calculated DBH values include that measurement.

Missing Data Codes:  . (Period)
Publications:

Kloeppel Brian D.; Clinton, Barton D.; Vose, James M.; Cooper, Aaron R. 2003. Drought impacts on tree growth and mortality of southern Appalachian forests. LTER Climate variability book chapter. In: Greenland, D.; Goodin, D.G.; Smith, R.C.; editors. Climate variability and ecosystem response at long-term ecological research sites. Oxford University Press, New York. 43-55.

Additional publications and research data from investigator(s) of this study:
Kloeppel - Global search
Vose - Global search
Data Restrictions: Users must adhere to the Coweeta LTER Data Policy.
Metadata: EML Format (XML Schema) | Information about EML
Data Downloads: Microsoft® Excel (.xls)
 Text Comma Delimited (.csv)
 DBase (.dbf)