Study Number: 

1064

Project Title:

Watersheds 1 and 17 white pine survey.

Investigator(s):

Brian D. Kloeppel  E-Mail | Tel. 828.524.2128 x127 | Biographical Sketch
Aaron R. Cooper E-Mail | Tel. 919.854.1068
Affiliated Institution(s): University of Georgia  (Kloeppel)
North Carolina State University  (Cooper)
Address: University of Georgia
Institute of Ecology
Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory
3160 Coweeta Lab Road
Otto, NC 28763

North Carolina State University
Department of Botany
4206 Gardner Hall
Raleigh, NC 27695 USA
Study Type: Terrestrial
Project Type: Type 1 
Study Period:

05/2001 - 07/2001
Status/Notes:

 
Funding Sources:

National Science Foundation, DEB-9632854 (Text Version) and DEB-0218001 (Text Version) to Coweeta LTER.
Abstract: This study involves the resampling of 40 0.2 acre plots throughout the two 35 year old white pine stands to determine the changes in stand structure over time (other survey dates include 1967, 1969, 1972, 1984, and 1989). Live and dead stems of each tree in a plot were measured (diameter at breast height, DBH). In addition, due to the recent infestations in both watersheds by the southern pine bark beetle, current status of trees was also noted.


Resources for students about terms used in this study:
Southern pine beetle in North Carolina - Source: North Carolina Division of Forest Resources
White pine - Source: USDA Forest Service
Location(s), Described: Watershed 1 and Watershed 17.
Location(s), Download GPS: ArcView Shape Files (shp.):  UTM, NAD83, Zone 17  |  Lat/Lon
Location(s), Online Maps: Online Map
Methods/Experimental Design: Forty 0.2 acre plots were established in 1967. Diameters at breast height (DBH) of all white pines (live and dead stems) were recorded during the survey dates of 1967, 1969, 1972, 1984, and 1989. Measured trees were marked using paint during these sampling dates. The 2001 survey measured all trees (DBH) and marked the trees using a 3.5 inch aluminum nail. In addition, current status of the white pines was also noted.

Current status of trees:
1 - healthy
2 - pitch tubes present but tree is still green
3 - slightly browning of needles
4 - brown needles, killed by pine bark beetle
5 - dead stem
6 - presumably dead due to pine bark beetle

Species codes:
 ACPE - Acer pensylvanicum L.
ACRU - Acer rubrum L.
ACSA - Acer saccharum Marshall
AMAR - Amelanchier arborea (Michaux f.) Fernald
BELE - Betula lenta L.
CAGL - Carya glabra (Miller) Sweet
CATO - Carya tomentosa (Poiret) Nuttall
FAGR - Fagus grandifolia Erhart
FRAM - Fraxinus americana L.
ILOP - Ilex opaca Aiton
LITU - Liriodendron tulipifera L.
MAAC - Magnolia acuminata L.
OXAR - Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC
PIST - Pinus strobus L.
PRSE - Prunus serotina Erhart
QUPR - Quercus prinus L.
QURU - Quercus rubra L.
QUVE - Quercus velutina Lam.
ROPS - Robinia pseudo-acacia L.
SAAL - Sassafras albidum (Nuttall) Nees
TIHE - Tilia heterophylla Vent
TSCA - Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr
Sampling Frequency: 1967, 1969, 1972, 1984, 1989, 2001
Data Columns:

ID - Record ID
Watershed -  Watershed 1 or Watershed 17
Plot - Plot number
Species - Tree species, described in Methods/Experimental Design.
 DBH - Diameter at breast height; centimeters (cm)
Status - Status of tree health, described in Methods/Experimental Design.

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. 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.
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)