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Summary

Intially used for short-term impacts of gyspy moth on forest and to
refine hazard rating systems developed by Herrick and Gansner. Plots
were subsetted in 1986-subset was used to monitor long-term impacts
and stand recovery.

"Central Pennsylvania Risk Rating Plots" is a long-term dataset
monitoring gypsy moth defoliations. Plots monitored during ... 1978 to
1986 were located across Central Pennsylvania--roughly between State
College, Lewisburg, Harrisburg, and Lewistown, Pennsylvania. Plots
monitored during 1986 to 1993 were also located in Central
Pennsylvania--within the boundaries of Tuscarpra and Bald Eagle State
Forests. This area includes some of the most extensive and highest
quality oak forests in Pennsylvania.

Geographic Coverage Spatial coordinates   

N: 40.69

S: 40.11

E: -76.51

W: -77.06

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: USDA/FS Dataset Title: Central Pennsylvania Risk Rating Plots Dataset Release Date: 1995 Dataset Release Place: PA Dataset Publisher: USDA/FS/NE Issue Identification: Catalog #86 Data Presentation Form: computer database Online Resource: http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/global/ltedb/catalogs/cat86.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1978-01-01 Stop Date: 1995-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > PENNSYLVANIA

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > ARTHROPODS > HEXAPODS > INSECTS > GYPSY MOTHS BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION SPECIES BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > FOREST COMPOSITION/VEGETATION STRUCTURE BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > CANOPY CHARACTERISTICS BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > FORESTS AGRICULTURE > FOREST SCIENCE > REFORESTATION AGRICULTURE > FOREST SCIENCE > FOREST MANAGEMENT AGRICULTURE > FOREST SCIENCE > FOREST CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE > FOREST SCIENCE > AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION

ISO Topic Category

FARMING ENVIRONMENT ECONOMY BIOTA

Access Constraints

The data are public domain.

Ancillary Keywords

Environmental Protection > Ecological Environmental Protection > Environmental Ecosystem Processes Forest Regeneration Forests Gypsy Moth Hazard Rating Systems Overstory Applied Sciences Agricultural Sciences Forestry CONSERVATION

Originating Center

USDA

Data Center

Northeastern Research Station, Forest Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture Data Center URL: http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/ Data Center Personnel Name: KURT GOTTSCHALK Phone: (304) 285-1598 Contact Address: USDA Forest Service 180 Canfield St. City: Morgantown Province or State: WV Postal Code: 26505-3101 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: ascii, tape

Related URL

Link: GET DATA Description: Access to USDA Catalog #86 information and data

Publications/References

Feicht, D.L; Fosbroke, S.L.C.; Twery, M.J. 1993. Forest stand
conditions after 13 years of Gypsy Moth infestation. In: Gillespie,
A.; Parker, G.; Pope, P.E.; Rink, G., eds. Proceedings, 9th central
hardwood forest conference; 1993 March 8-10; West Lafayette, IN.,
Purdue University: Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-161. St. Paul, MN.:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest
Experiment Station. 130-143 p.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 1998-02-04 Last DIF Revision Date: 2002-11-05

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