Quebec Forest Station Plots Sampled 1999-2009

Southern Quebec's public forest was sampled using 1,644 installed plots and 12,215 analyzed plots between 1999 and 2009. The data characterizes station productivity by recording physical and vegetation characteristics, including stem counts and ecological types, with selected trees felled for detailed study.

Use Cases

• Analyze station productivity by correlating ecological type classifications with recorded stem counts across plots.
• Map the spatial distribution of forest characteristics using GPS-recorded plot locations for the 12,215 analyzed sites.
• Model physical and vegetation characteristics to identify patterns across the 1,644 installed sampling units.
• Study tree growth patterns using data from trees felled and cut at multiple heights within each plot.

Strengths

• Contains data from 12,215 analyzed plots, providing a substantial sample size.
• Covers a defined 10-year sampling period from 1999 to 2009.
• Geographic scope includes most of the public forest in southern Quebec.
• Data collection involved detailed physical measurements and vegetation characterization.

Limitations

• Dataset is static and will not be updated, representing conditions from over a decade ago.
• Specific column names and data structure are not provided, complicating immediate analysis.
• Data may be biased towards public forest lands in southern Quebec, excluding other regions or land types.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec

Collection Method

Field sampling using circular plots where stems were counted, ecological types determined, and selected trees were felled and measured.

Time Range

1999 to 2009

Freshness

Static dataset; last metadata update was 2026 03 25, but underlying data is from 1999-2009.

Geography

Most of the public forest in the territory of the ecoforestry inventory of southern Quebec