Forest Inventory of a Calcium Amended Northern Hardwood Forest: Watershed 1, 2011, Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest

In order to evaluate the role of Ca supply in
regulating the structure and function of base-poor forest and
aquatic ecosystems, the Ca content of soil was increased
through the application of wollastonite (CaSiO3) in October
1999. Forest inventory surveys were initiated in 1996 and
repeated at 5 year intervals. This data set includes 2011
inventory measurements. The data consists of a total
inventory of all trees >=10 cm diameter-at-breast-height
(dbh) on the whole of the watershed (11.8 ha), as measured in
each of the 200 25 m x 25 m plots. Trees >=2 to <=10 cm
dbh were subsampled using a 3 meter wide strip along one edge
of each 25 m x 25 m plot. With the addition of tree tags in
2006 on all trees >=10 cm dbh, tracking of individual
trees is now possible.
These data were gathered as part of the Hubbard Brook
Ecosystem Study (HBES). The HBES is a collaborative effort at
the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, which is operated and
maintained by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research
Station.