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Stanislaus-Tuolumne Experimental Forest 'Methods of Cutting' study plots 8-11: 88+ years of tree regeneration and forest understory cover data

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posted on 2024-09-12, 20:14 authored by Emily G. Brodie, Eric E. Knapp, Celeste S. Abbott, Robert L. Carlson, Marissa A. Vossmer, Sarah M. Bisbing
The data presented here were collected as part of the Sierra Nevada-wide historical ‘Methods of Cutting’ (MOC) study led by USDA Forest Service silviculturist Duncan Dunning and resampled after 88+ years. These data represent forest understory cover and tree regeneration in four large forestry plots (MOC8, MOC9, MOC10, and MOC11) in what is now the Stanislaus-Tuolumne Experimental Forest (Stanislaus National Forest) in California. Historical data were collected before logging in 1928/1929 and almost annually after logging through 1948 to examine progress towards restocking plots in 440 milacre quadrats. After rediscovery, tree regeneration, shrub and ground cover, and presence of adult trees were re-measured partially in 2008 and fully in 2016. Data include quadrat- and individual-level seedling growth measurements as well as quadrat-level herb, shrub, and ground cover measurements. Also included are scans of original hand-drawn maps and data sheets. Maps show individual seedlings and saplings as well as shrub and ground cover between 1928 and 1948. Data sheets contain hand-written tabular data for herb and shrub cover, and tree regeneration counts by species between 1928 and 1931.
The purpose of the MOC study was to determine the influence of different logging practices on residual stand growth and tree regeneration (both advance and post-logging). For MOC plot 8, special interest was taken in whether logging could promote the growth of pine in a stand undergoing natural succession to fir.
Spatial data representing overstory structure from the same plots was published in Knapp and Carlson (2021). For more information about this study and these data, see Dunning (1926) and Brodie et al. (in review).

Funding

USDA-FS

History

Data contact name

Eric E. Knapp

Data contact email

eric.e.knapp@usda.gov

Publisher

Forest Service Research Data Archive

Use limitations

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: Brodie, Emily G.; Knapp, Eric E.; Abbott, Celeste S.; Carlson, Robert L.; Vossmer, Marissa A.; Bisbing, Sarah M. 2023. Stanislaus-Tuolumne Experimental Forest 'Methods of Cutting' study plots 8-11: 88+ years of tree regeneration and forest understory cover data. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2023-0010

Temporal Extent Start Date

1928-01-01

Temporal Extent End Date

2016-12-31

Theme

  • Not specified

Geographic Coverage

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Geographic location - description

Data were collected in four MOC plots, each approximately 10-acres in size, that lie within (MOC 9-11) or partially within (MOC 8) the Stanislaus-Tuolumne Experimental Forest on the Summit Distric...

ISO Topic Category

  • biota
  • environment

National Agricultural Library Thesaurus terms

Forestry, Wildland Management

OMB Bureau Code

  • 005:96 - Forest Service

OMB Program Code

  • 005:059 - Management Activities

Pending citation

  • No

Public Access Level

  • Public

Identifier

RDS-2023-0010