PLOT METADATA

Dataset Identity: seedling plot #12, Rocky Plot
Dataset Description: 
Reference: 
Current area: 250 sq. m
Previous area(s): n/a
Dimensions: 5 transects, each 50m (X) x 1m (Y)
Geo-coordinates of plot corners: n/a
Geo-coordinate precision:
Plot X,Y units:cm
Composition:
Plot notes:
Minimum stem size:0 mm height
Maximum stem size:2000 mm height
Description of recording protocol:
Land owner:
Principal investigators:
Data collectors:
Dates of observation:1978 (1314 stems)
1979 (1452 stems)
1980 (1501 stems)
1981 (1611 stems)
1982 (1501 stems)
1984 (1603 stems)
1985 (1253 stems)
1986 (1380 stems)
1987 (2031 stems)
1988 (1487 stems)
1989 (1266 stems)
1990 (1629 stems)
1991 (1467 stems)
1992 (1563 stems)
1993 (1728 stems)
1994 (993 stems)
1997 (404 stems)
1998 (998 stems)
1999 (921 stems)
2000 (1039 stems)
2001 (1133 stems)
Latest Update:2001
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STEM RECORD METADATA
plotNumber: Plot number
Transect: Transect on which the stem was observed.  PSP and mapped tree plots have transects that are contiguous, seedling and sapling plots have discontiguous transects.
plotStemID: Stem ID that is unique only within the plot
ClonePlotStemID: Unique PlotStemID of parent stem of a clone (usually the first measured) This does NOT reference globalStemID
SpeciesCode: 4-letter species code for the species of the stem.  These code are translated into scientific names in another export.
ScientificName: Full scientific name of the species
X: X coordinate of the stem.
Y: Y coordinate of the stem.
Year: Year the stem was observed in yearly data.
conditionCode: 1 = alive and reasonably intact, 2 = dead (confirmed as such by the presence of a dead stem), 3 = missing (presumed dead, but no stem could be found for verification), 4  die back to below breast height (a marginal note was usually made indicating the possible cause of damage), 5  cut (sawed down by humans), 6  Damage from Hurricane (see special hurricane fields), Missing value = not a tree or not observed.
SeedlingCrownClass: 
BasalDiameter: Diameter at stem base, in mm
SeedlingHeight: Seedling height, in mm, up to 2000 (=2m).  -1 indicates taller than 2000mm
LeafCount: The number of leaves on the seedling, up to 20.  99 indicates more than 20.  Pine leaves were not counted, but were always listed as 99.
SeedlingAge: Estimated age of the seedling when first added to the dataset, estimated from the number of internodes observed.
hurricane1_uproot: Uprooting status (1 = OK, 2 = partial uproot, 3 = complete uproot)
hurricane2_breakage: Breakage (1 = less than 10% canopy loss, 2 = 10-35% canopy loss, 3 = 35-90% canopy loss, 4 = more than 90% canopy loss)
hurricane3_leaning: Leaning (1 = OK, 2 = leaning free, with lean over 10%, 3 = supported by another tree, 4 = down (on ground)
hurricane4_leanedon: Leaned on (1 = free, 2 = upright, supporting a tree ( DBH >30% size of host), 3 = bent or leaning (crown displaced at least 10%), 4 = pinned