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HF364

Historical and Ecological GIS Data from Manuel F. Correllus State Forest on Martha’s Vineyard 1830-1994

Related Publications

Data

• hf364-01: soil plow horizon GIS layers
• hf364-02: no soil plow horizon GIS layers
• hf364-03: 1994 bounds, roads, firebreaks GIS layer
• hf364-04: 1908 MFCSF boundary GIS layer
• hf364-05: 1908-1925 MFCSF boundary GIS layer
• hf364-06: 1925-1926 MFCSF foundary GIS layer
• hf364-07: 1942 MFCSF boundary layer
• hf364-08: 1930 and 1946 fire locations GIS layer
• hf364-09: landcover GIS layer
• hf364-10: 1750-1836 West Tisbury land divisions GIS layer
• hf364-11: 1897 open land GIS layer
• hf364-12: 1897 conifer locations GIS layer
• hf364-13: 1928-1965 plantations GIS layer
• hf364-14: 1960s conifer planting GIS layer
• hf364-15: 1830 roads GIS layer
• hf364-16: 1848 roads GIS layer
• hf364-17: 1897 roads and fences GIS layer
• hf364-18: 1933-1934 Civilian Conservation Corps operations GIS layer
• hf364-19: 1974-1977 plantations operations GIS layer

Overview

• Lead: David Foster, Glenn Motzkin
• Investigators: Brian Hall
• Contact: Information Manager
• Start date: 1830
• End date: 1994
• Status: complete
• Location: Martha’s Vineyard (MA)
• Latitude: +41.26 to +41.52 degrees
• Longitude: -70.87 to -70.48 degrees
• Elevation: 0 to 95 meter
• Datum: WGS84
• Taxa:
• Release date: 2023
• Language: English
• EML file: knb-lter-hfr.364.5
• DOI: digital object identifier
• EDI: data package
• DataONE: data package
• Related links:
• Massachusetts Historical Landcover and Census Data 1640-1999
• Land Use on the Southern New England and New York Coasts 1600-2001
• Long-term Vegetation Dynamics on the Massachusetts Coast from 2000 BP to Present
• 1830 Map of Land Cover and Cultural Features in Massachusetts
• Mid-19th Century Land Use on the Southern New England and New York Coasts 1832-1886
• Study type: historical
• Research topic: historical and retrospective studies
• LTER core area: disturbance patterns
• Keywords: biodiversity, forest disturbance, geographic information systems, history, human disturbance, land cover, land use, management, spatial vector
• Abstract:

  Sand-plain ecosystems are a priority for conservation because they are uncommon, support numerous rare or uncommon plant and animal species, serve as groundwater recharge areas, and are threatened by land development. The 5,200-acre Manuel F. Correllus State Forest, in the central part of Martha’s Vineyard, is part of one of the larger sand-plain ecosystems in New England.

  This GIS data package was created as part of a study on the history and ecology of Martha’s Vineyard and the state forest as part of an effort to understand sandplain landscapes and make management recommendations for their maintenance.

• Methods:

  GIS Layers

  Some of the layers in this data package include historic roads, conifer plantations, and larger forest fires. These data can be seen in Harvard Forest Paper No. 23: Foster, D. R., Motzkin, G. 1999. Historical influences on the landscape of Martha's Vineyard: perspectives on the management of the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest.

  GIS layers are in State Plane Meters, NAD83, Massachusetts Mainland.

  hf364-01-ap-layer.zip

  Areas with a soil plow horizon as determined by Harvard Forest researchers

  hf364-02-no-ap-layer.zip

  Areas examined by Harvard Forest researchers and found not to have a soil plow horizon

  hf364-03-bounds-roads.zip

  1994 bounds and interior roads/firebreaks in MFCSF. See attribute table for information. Original source was MassGIS.

  hf364-04-bounds-1908.zip

  MFCSF boundary in 1908

  hf364-05-bounds-1908-1925.zip

  MFCSF boundary between 1908 and 1925

  hf364-06-bounds-1925-1926.zip

  MFCSF boundary in 1925 and 1926

  hf364-07-bounds-1942.zip

  MFCSF boundary in 1942

  hf364-08-fires-1930-1946.zip

  Locations of fires and possible fires in 1930 and 1946 as interpreted from 1938 and 1952 aerial photos

  hf364-09-landcover.zip

  A landcover layer interpreted from aerial photographs by Janice Stone for Bill Patterson at University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The columns are: CODE – numeric codes corresponding to the NAME values; NAME – abbreviation for polygon type. The file named MV-land-cover-types_StoneAndPatterson.pdf, included with this zipped file, contains details on the landcover types.

  hf364-10-west-tisbury-land-div.zip

  Approximate locations of West Tisbury land divisions near MFCSF between 1750 and 1836 digitized from an original map in the Dukes County Historical Society

  hf364-11-openings-1897.zip

  Land near MFCSF that was shown as cleared of forests on the 1897 US Coast and Geodetic Survey map

  hf364-12-conifers-1897.zip

  Locations of conifer symbols (asterisks) near MFCSF on the 1897 US Coast and Geodetic Survey map

  hf364-13-plantations.zip

  Locations of plantations that were created between 1928 and 1965 as determined by unpublished maps at MFCSF, the identification of areas that were machine-planted in the 1960s as interpreted from aerial photographs, and the locations of current plantations. Since plantations can decline or die, these may not always match up with plantations as shown in the modern vegetation layer found in hf364-09-landcover.zip. The columns include: YEAR_PLANT - the year (s) where trees were planted, QUANT_PLAN - the number of seedlings planted if known, SPECIESPLA -the species planted in each plantation.

  hf364-14-conifers-1960s.zip

  Areas that were plowed and planted with conifers in the mid-1960s as determined by USCGS aerial photos from June 14, 1970. The plowing left distinctive furrows between otherwise intact soils with shrubby vegetation.

  hf364-15-roads-1830.zip

  Roads near MFCSF as shown in the Massachusetts 1830 layer. For more information, see Foster D, Motzkin G. 2009. 1830 Map of Land Cover and Cultural Features in Massachusetts. Harvard Forest Data Archive: HF122.

  hf364-16-roads-1848.zip

  Roads near MFCSF as shown on the US Coastal Survey maps. For more information see HF367 Mid-19th Century Land Use on the Southern New England and New York Coasts 1832-1886

  hf364-17-roads-fences-1897.zip

  Roads and fences near MFCSF as shown on the US Coast and Geodetic Survey map made in 1897. The Type field identifies roads versus fences.

  hf364-18-ccc-operations.zip

  Areas planted or thinned by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933-1934 from information in unpublished maps at MFCSF

  hf364-19-plantation-operations.zip

  Commercial plantation thinnings and salvage operations from 1974-1977 from unpublished maps at MFCSF

• Organization: Harvard Forest. 324 North Main Street, Petersham, MA 01366, USA. Phone (978) 724-3302. Fax (978) 724-3595.

• Project: The Harvard Forest Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program examines ecological dynamics in the New England region resulting from natural disturbances, environmental change, and human impacts. (ROR).

• Funding: National Science Foundation LTER grants: DEB-8811764, DEB-9411975, DEB-0080592, DEB-0620443, DEB-1237491, DEB-1832210.

• Use: This dataset is released to the public under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 (No Rights Reserved). Please keep the dataset creators informed of any plans to use the dataset. Consultation with the original investigators is strongly encouraged. Publications and data products that make use of the dataset should include proper acknowledgement.

• License: Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal (CC0-1.0)

• Citation: Foster D, Motzkin G. 2023. Historical and Ecological GIS Data from Manuel F. Correllus State Forest on Martha’s Vineyard 1830-1994. Harvard Forest Data Archive: HF364 (v.5). Environmental Data Initiative: https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/37d00ac3ac3a597ac5f71ec15cff326d.

Detailed Metadata

hf364-01: soil plow horizon GIS layers

• Compression: zip
• Format: Esri shapefile
• Type: vector GIS

hf364-02: no soil plow horizon GIS layers

• Compression: zip
• Format: Esri shapefile
• Type: vector GIS

hf364-03: 1994 bounds, roads, firebreaks GIS layer

• Compression: zip
• Format: Esri shapefile
• Type: vector GIS

hf364-04: 1908 MFCSF boundary GIS layer

• Compression: zip
• Format: Esri shapefile
• Type: vector GIS

hf364-05: 1908-1925 MFCSF boundary GIS layer

• Compression: zip
• Format: Esri shapefile
• Type: vector GIS

hf364-06: 1925-1926 MFCSF foundary GIS layer

• Compression: zip
• Format: Esri shapefile
• Type: vector GIS

hf364-07: 1942 MFCSF boundary layer

• Compression: zip
• Format: Esri shapefile
• Type: vector GIS

hf364-08: 1930 and 1946 fire locations GIS layer

• Compression: zip
• Format: Esri shapefile
• Type: vector GIS

hf364-09: landcover GIS layer

• Compression: zip
• Format: Esri shapefile
• Type: vector GIS

hf364-10: 1750-1836 West Tisbury land divisions GIS layer

• Compression: zip
• Format: Esri shapefile
• Type: vector GIS

hf364-11: 1897 open land GIS layer

• Compression: zip
• Format: Esri shapefile
• Type: vector GIS

hf364-12: 1897 conifer locations GIS layer

• Compression: zip
• Format: Esri shapefile
• Type: vector GIS

hf364-13: 1928-1965 plantations GIS layer

• Compression: zip
• Format: Esri shapefile
• Type: vector GIS

hf364-14: 1960s conifer planting GIS layer

• Compression: zip
• Format: Esri shapefile
• Type: vector GIS

hf364-15: 1830 roads GIS layer

• Compression: zip
• Format: Esri shapefile
• Type: vector GIS

hf364-16: 1848 roads GIS layer

• Compression: zip
• Format: Esri shapefile
• Type: vector GIS

hf364-17: 1897 roads and fences GIS layer

• Compression: zip
• Format: Esri shapefile
• Type: vector GIS

hf364-18: 1933-1934 Civilian Conservation Corps operations GIS layer

• Compression: zip
• Format: Esri shapefile
• Type: vector GIS

hf364-19: 1974-1977 plantations operations GIS layer

• Compression: zip
• Format: Esri shapefile
• Type: vector GIS