All measurements and observations were taken by Rochelle Streker, Faren Worthington, and Will Ziegler during the tuesday lab section of NR 25-Measurements and Mapping at the University of Vermont taught by Walt Poleman. We went to Niquette Bay State Park 4 times to visit our sites, collect data, and record our observations (spending approximately 10 hours total in the field studying our site). We collected data pertaining to soil formtation, soil pH, natural community types, forest covers, tree measurements, coarse woody debris, snags and other wildlife habitat features. We also took all of the photos, unless indicated otherwise.
Here is a link to the Niquette Bay State Park website.
For our soil types, surficial geology, and bedrock geology, we used the following resources:
Official Soil Series Descriptions (OSD)
The Chittenden County Survey of SoilsFor our wildlife analysis, we used the the following resources:
Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas
NEWILD
For our forest covers and vegitation analysis, we used the following resources:
Forest Cover Types of the United States and Canada
Natural Communities are referenced from Eric R. Sorenson and Elizabeth H. Thompson's Wetland, Woodland, Wildland: A Guide to the Natural Communities of Vermont.
Natural Communities are referenced from Eric R. Sorenson and Elizabeth H. Thompson's Wetland, Woodland, Wildland: A Guide to the Natural Communities of Vermont.
Basal Area formula (Basal Area of a single tree in ft² = DBH inches² x 0.005454)
Board Feet formula (Cubic Feet = Area (ft) X Height (ft))
Board Feet formula (Cubic Feet = Area (ft) X Height (ft))
Coarse Woody Debris Formula (V= 1.2223/(d^2)L)
Snag Decay Code Table (Below)
Snag Decay Code Table (Below)
