TV010

Long-term growth, mortality and regeneration of trees in permanent vegetation plots in the Pacific Northwest, 1910 to present

• Creator(s): Jerry F. Franklin, David Bell, Suzanne M. Remillard, Matt Powers
• PI(s): David Bell, Matt Powers
• Originator(s): Jerry F. Franklin
• Other researcher(s): Andrew Bluhm, Robert J. Pabst, Suzanne M. Remillard, Charles B. Halpern, Janneke HilleRisLambers, Andrew J. Larson, James A. Lutz, Todd M. Wilson, Julia A. Jones
• Dates of data collection: Feb 1 1910 - Aug 17 2022
• Data collection status: Study continues and further data collection is planned
• Data access: Online
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/5835a1fadb7fd65842f90256edae999c
• Last update: Jun 22 2023 (Version 24)

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Franklin, J.; Bell, D.; Remillard, S.; Powers, M. 2023. Long-term growth, mortality and regeneration of trees in permanent vegetation plots in the Pacific Northwest, 1910 to present. Long-Term Ecological Research. Forest Science Data Bank, Corvallis, OR. [Database]. Available: http://andlter.forestry.oregonstate.edu/data/abstract.aspx?dbcode=TV010. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/5835a1fadb7fd65842f90256edae999c. Accessed 2024-04-19.

Data were provided by the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest research program, funded by the National Science Foundation's Long-Term Ecological Research Program (DEB 2025755), US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, and Oregon State University.

While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is". The Andrews LTER shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of data sets.

ABSTRACT:
	A network of more than 130 permanent vegetation plots provides long-term information on patterns and rates of forest succession in most of the major forest zones of the Pacific Northwest. The plot network extends from the coast to the Cascades in western Oregon and Washington and east to ponderosa pine forests in the Oregon Cascades. Most of the permanent plots were established during two intervals: from 1910 to 1948, and from 1970 to 1989. The earlier plots were established by U.S. Forest Service researchers to quantify timber growth in young stands of important commercial species and to help answer other applied forestry questions. The more recent period of plot establishment began under the Coniferous Forest Biome program of the International Biological Program during the 1970s, and continued under the Long-term Ecological Research program. A broader set of objectives motivated plot establishment since 1970, especially quantification of composition, structure, and population and ecosystem dynamics of natural forests. Plots have one of three spatial arrangements: (1) contiguous rectangles subjectively placed within an area of homogeneous forest; (2) circular plots subjectively placed within an area of homogeneous forest; and (3) circular plots systematically located on long transects to sample an entire watershed, ridge, or reserve. Rectangular study areas are mostly 1.0 ha or 0.4 ha (1.0 ac) in size (slope-corrected). Circular plots are 0.1 ha (0.247 ac), not corrected for slope. The tree stratum is the focus of work in closed-forest study areas. All trees larger than a minimum diameter (5 cm for most areas) are permanently tagged. Plots are censused every 5 or 6 years. Attributes measured or assessed at each census include tree diameter, tree vigor, and the condition of the crown and stem. The same attributes are recorded for trees (ingrowth) that have exceeded the minimum diameter since the previous census. In many plots tree locations are surveyed to provide a plot-specific x-y location. A mortality assessment is done for trees that have died since the previous census. The assessment characterizes rooting, stem, and crown condition, obvious signs of distress or disturbance, and the apparent predisposing and proximate causes of tree death.

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ENTITY TITLES:
1	Initial tree conditions with spatial coordinates (Oct 1 1910 - Apr 1 2010)	METADATA	DATA
2	Individual tree remeasurement (Feb 1 1910 - Aug 17 2022)	METADATA	DATA
	Table containing periodic remeasurement data of individual trees within reference stands
3	Individual tree mortality (Feb 1 1910 - Aug 17 2022)	METADATA	DATA
	Table recording individual tree mortality year and contributing conditions and causes of mortality
4	Tree heights (Feb 1 1910 - Aug 1 2004)	METADATA	DATA
	Height data of selected trees.
5	Plot description and establishment year	METADATA	Data not online
6	Stand characteristics and sampling status	METADATA	Data not online
7	Stand GPS spatial data	METADATA	Data not online
8	Stem tallies in three stands of the Cascade Head EF (Jun 1 1935 - Sep 1 1941)	METADATA	Data not online
9	Summaries for density, basal area, volume, biomass, bole npp, and mortality	METADATA	Data not online
RELATED MATERIALS:
	PSP web site - Web site for the Pacific Northwest Permanent Sample Plot Program
	Permanent Plots of the Pacific Northwest, USA - An electronic publication series describing preliminary results from long-term permanent vegetation plots
	Ecology of Common Understory Plants in Northwestern Oregon and Southwestern Washington Forests - A summary to key ecological characteristics of the most prominent plant species in the understory of forests in northwestern Oregon and southwestern Washington
	Mortality Rates - Sheil, D., D.F. Burslem and D. Alder. 1995. The interpretation and misinterpretation of mortality rate measures. Journal of Ecology 83(2): 331-333.
RELATED DATABASES:
	Post-logging community structure and biomass accumulation in Watershed 10, Andrews Experimental Forest , 1974 to present (TP041)
	Ecosystem dynamics in a mature (Hagan block) and old-growth (Watershed 2) forest, Andrews Experimental Forest, 1981 to present (TP091)
	Plant succession and biomass dynamics following logging and burning in Watersheds 1 and 3, Andrews Experimental Forest, 1962 to Present (TP073)
	Plant biomass dynamics following logging, burning, and thinning in Watersheds 6 and 7, Andrews Experimental Forest, 1979 to present (TP114)
	Plant biomass dynamics in old-growth Watersheds 8 and 9 at the Andrews Experimental Forest, 2003 to present (TP115)
RELATED PUBLICATIONS:
	LaManna, J.A., Jones, F.A., Bell, D.M., Pabst, R.J., Shaw, D.C. 2022, Tree species diversity increases with conspecific negative density dependence across an elevation gradient (Pub. No: 5225)
	Harmon, Mark E., Bell, David M. 2020, Mortality in Forested Ecosystems: Suggested Conceptual Advances (Pub. No: 5136)
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	Acker, Steven A., Kertis, Jane A., Pabst, Robert J. 2017, Tree regeneration, understory development, and biomass dynamics following wildfire in a mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana) forest (Pub. No: 4957)
	Bell, David M., Spies, Thomas A., Pabst, Robert 2017, Historical harvests reduce neighboring old-growth basal area across a forest landscape (Pub. No: 5004)
	Harmon, M.E., Pabst, R.J. 2015, Testing predictions of forest succession using long-term measurements: 100 yrs of observations in the Oregon Cascades (Pub. No: 4880)
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