Harmon, M. 2011. Radial thickness of structural-anatomical components of woody plant parts, 1985-2005 Long-Term Ecological Research Andrews Forest LTER Site. [Database]. Available: https://andrewsforest-stage.forestry.oregonstate.edu/data/fsdb-data-catalog/TD027 Accessed 2026-05-10.

Measurement data is provided for the radial thickness of various tissue types in wood of varying diameters. These data can be used to create equations to predict the fraction of trees comprised of outer bark, inner bark, sapwood, and heartwood.

Temporal coverage: 1985-01-09 to 2005-01-01

Geographic coverage: Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Mexico, Russia.

Spatial coverage:

Bounds: W -122.17041700, E -122.12611200, N 44.26604000, S 44.22852400

• This data set was created in conjunction with other studies conducted on coarse and fine woody debris. It is intended as a reference dataset on the radial thickness of woody plant tisssues.

Title: Long-Term Ecological Research

• Mark E. Harmon
  Role: Principal Investigator
  Oregon State University;Dept. of Forest Science;321 Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR, 97331-5752, USA
  Phone: (541) 737-8455, (978) 724-0045 ext 223
  Email: mark.harmon@oregonstate.edu
  URL: http://fes.forestry.oregonstate.edu/people?path=people/harmon-mark
• Becky Fasth
  Role: Other Researcher
  Oregon State University;College of Forestry;Dept. of Forest Ecosystems and Society; 201L Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
  Phone: (541) 737-8431, (541) 737-8460
  Email: becky.fasth@oregonstate.edu
• Mark E. Harmon
  Role: Creator
  Oregon State University;Dept. of Forest Science;321 Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR, 97331-5752, USA
  Phone: (541) 737-8455, (978) 724-0045 ext 223
  Email: mark.harmon@oregonstate.edu
  URL: http://fes.forestry.oregonstate.edu/people?path=people/harmon-mark

• Information Manager
  Andrews Forest LTER Program, US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR, 97331
  Email: hjaweb@fsl.orst.edu
  URL: http://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/
• Mark E. Harmon
  Oregon State University;Dept. of Forest Science;321 Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR, 97331-5752, USA
  Phone: (541) 737-8455, (978) 724-0045 ext 223
  Email: mark.harmon@oregonstate.edu
  URL: http://fes.forestry.oregonstate.edu/people?path=people/harmon-mark

• Andrews Forest LTER Site
  Role: Publisher
  Forest Ecosystems and Society Department in Forestry, Oregon State University, 201K Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR, 97331-5752
  Phone: (541) 737-8480
  Email: lterweb@fsl.orst.edu
  URL: http://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/

Measurement data is provided for the radial thickness of various tissue types in wood of varying diameters. These data can be used to create equations to predict the fraction of trees comprised of outer bark, inner bark, sapwood, and heartwood. This data set was created in conjunction with other studies conducted on coarse and fine woody debris. It is intended as a reference dataset on the radial thickness of woody plant tisssues. Field Methods - TD027

Purpose: This data set was created in conjunction with other studies conducted on coarse and fine woody debris. It is intended as a reference dataset on the radial thickness of woody plant tisssues.

Method Steps

Sampling

No software entries listed in this EML file.

• LTER controlled vocabulary: wood (theme), organic matter (theme), logs (theme), roots (theme)
• Andrews Experimental Forest site thesaurus: Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) (theme), tissue samples (theme)
• LTER core research areas: organic matter (theme)

• All Organisms: All Organisms
• Highest common category (ca. kingdom): Plantae
• Division or Phylum: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• Subclass: Dilleniidae
• Order: Ericales
• Family: Ericaceae
• Genus: Rhododendron
• Species: Rhododendron macrophyllum
• Order: Salicales
• Family: Salicaceae
• Genus: Populus
• Species: Populus tremuloides
• Genus: Salix
• Species: Salix scouleriana
• Subclass: Hamamelididae
• Order: Fagales
• Family: Betulaceae
• Genus: Alnus
• Species: Alnus incana
• Species: Alnus rubra
• Family: Fagaceae
• Genus: Quercus
• Species: Quercus garryana
• Subclass: Caryophyllidae
• Order: Caryophyllales
• Family: Nyctaginaceae
• Genus: Abronia
• Species: Abronia latifolia
• Subclass: Rosidae
• Order: Rosales
• Family: Rosaceae
• Genus: Sorbus
• Species: Sorbus aucuparia
• Genus: Purshia
• Species: Purshia tridentata
• Order: Sapindales
• Family: Aceraceae
• Genus: Acer
• Species: Acer macrophyllum
• Class: Liliopsida
• Subclass: Commelinidae
• Order: Cyperales
• Family: Poaceae
• Genus: Poa
• Species: Poa trivialis
• Division or Phylum: Coniferophyta
• Class: Pinopsida
• Order: Pinales
• Family: Cupressaceae
• Genus: Calocedrus
• Species: Calocedrus decurrens
• Genus: Thuja
• Species: Thuja plicata
• Family: Pinaceae
• Genus: Tsuga
• Species: Tsuga heterophylla
• Genus: Abies
• Species: Abies magnifica
• Species: Abies amabilis
• Species: Abies concolor
• Species: Abies procera
• Genus: Picea
• Species: Picea sitchensis
• Species: Picea engelmannii
• Genus: Pinus
• Species: Pinus ponderosa
• Species: Pinus flexilis
• Species: Pinus contorta
• Species: Pinus monticola
• Genus: Pseudotsuga
• Species: Pseudotsuga menziesii

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Data Use Agreement:

The re-use of scientific data has the potential to greatly increase communication, collaboration and synthesis within and among disciplines, and thus is fostered, supported and encouraged. This Data Set is released under the Creative Commons license CC BY "Attribution" (see: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Creative Commons license CC BY - Attribution is a license that allows others to distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work (even commercially), as long as you are credited for the original creation. This license accommodates maximum dissemination and use of licensed materials.

It is considered professional conduct and an ethical obligation to acknowledge the work of other scientists. The Data User is asked to provide attribution of the original work if this data package is shared in whole or by individual parts or used in the derivation of other products. A recommended citation is provided for each Data Set in the Andrews LTER data catalog (see: http://andlter.forestry.oregonstate.edu/data/catalog/datacatalog.aspx). A generic citation is also provided for this Data Set on the website https://portal.edirepository.org in the summary metadata page. Data Users are thus strongly encouraged to consider consultation, collaboration and/or co-authorship with the Data Set Creator.

While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed and all data are made available "as is." The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data. The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of the data.

General acknowledgement: 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.

License: N/A

Maintenance update frequency: notPlanned

Description

• An update history is logged and maintained with each new version of every dataset.

Change History

• Version1 (2002-01-01)
  Original metadata creation.
• Version2 (2002-02-06)
  Metadata restructured and moved into SQLServer metadata database LTERMETA. Data moved into SQLServer database FSDBDATA.
• Version5 (2011-10-07)
  Corrected attribute_taxonomic_classif and other species issues with data for EML metacat harvest