LUQ DATA SET METADATA

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Data Files and Variables

Data File Identifier Data File Collected
Wood fall from Hurricane Hugo in the 9ha Grid
text/plain icon9hwood.txt
 06/06/1990 - 01/17/1992

Measurements:

Start Date
Length of Diagonal I
Length of Diagonal II
Length of Transect I
Length of Transect II
Diameter classes
Diameter classes
Diameter classes
Diameter classes
Diameter class 20-25cm
Diameter class 25-30cm
Diameter classes greater than 30cm
Remarks
Initial of the observers
Plot identifier
39
Regeneration after Hurricane Hugo woody species greater than 1m tall (9ha grid, El Verde)(Wood fall from Hurricane Hugo 9Ha Grid)

Research Sites:

El Verde Research Area 9-ha plot Grid transect

Methods:

Hurricane Hugo wood-fall estimates: Lenght of hurricane-associated dead wood > 1 cm

Abstract

Purpose was to document vegetation damage and recovery following Hurricane Hugo.

Related Project:

Owner:

Nicholas Brokaw

Contact(s):

Nicholas Brokaw

Associated:

Jean Lodge
Lawrence R. Walker

Researcher's Keywords:

Luquillo
Puerto Rico
Greater Antilles
Caribbean
Sites
Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)
Projects
Sites Projects Programs
hurricane wood-fall
hurricane damage
gap formation
natural disturbance
revegetation
forest recovery
Recovery
Disturbance and Land Use

LTER Vocab Keywords:

recovery
revegetation
landscape change
disturbance
processes
land use
spatial properties
hurricane damage
disturbance properties
measurements
hurricanes
disturbances
events

LTER Core Area(s):

primary production

Complete Metadata:

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