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Created in the late 1980s, the Network for the Study and Monitoring of Forest Ecosystems (RESEF) is a network for the long-term monitoring of natural forests, including more than forty stations spread across Quebec. It aims to characterize the main components of these forest ecosystems, to monitor their evolution and to study their functional interactions. Each station consists of a sample plot of 0.5 hectares in deciduous stands and 0.25 hectares in coniferous stands. In order to carry out a detailed monitoring of the characteristics of the vegetation, these plots are subdivided into plots of 100 m2 (10 m × 10 m). Each tree with a diameter at chest height (DHP, measured 1.3 m from the ground) greater than or equal to 11 mm present in the plot is numbered and georeferenced, then its DHP and its height are measured. The dimensions of the crown are noted for trees whose DHP is greater than or equal to 91 mm, and the regeneration is inventoried. Each plot is surrounded by a 100 m protection zone, in which the physicochemical properties of soils and foliage are measured. Analysis of growth rings complete the follow-up. Since 1986, data has been collected at regular intervals of 5 or 10 years according to standardized protocols. **This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

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Name	Format	Description	Link
Data code dictionary	XLS		https://diffusion.mern.gouv.qc.ca/Public/DRF/DRF_internet_pub_ftps_web/Donnee_scientifique/RESEF/DICTIONNAIRE_RESEF.xlsx
READ ME	PDF		https://diffusion.mern.gouv.qc.ca/Public/DRF/DRF_internet_pub_ftps_web/Donnee_scientifique/RESEF/Lisez_moi_RESEF.pdf
Network for the study and monitoring of forest ecosystems (RESEF)	Unknown		https://diffusion.mern.gouv.qc.ca/Public/DRF/DRF_internet_pub_ftps_web/Donnee_scientifique/RESEF/RESEF.gpkg
Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Network (RESEF) soil sampling methodology and sample preparation for analysis	PDF		https://mrnf.gouv.qc.ca/nos-publications/methodologie-echantillonnage-sols-reseau-surveillance-ecosystemes-forestiers/
Development of a new soil sampling method in the Network for the Study and Monitoring of Forest Ecosystems	PDF		https://mrnf.gouv.qc.ca/nos-publications/mise-au-point-nouvelle-methode-echantillonnage-sols/
Network for the study and monitoring of forest ecosystems (RESEF) — Definitions and methods	PDF		https://mrnf.gouv.qc.ca/nos-publications/reseau-surveillance-ecosystemes-forestiers-resef-definitions-methodes/
Web mapping service	Unknown		https://servicesvecto3.mern.gouv.qc.ca/geoserver/Recherche_forestiere_Pub/wms?
Map visualization	HTML		https://www.carte-igo.donneesquebec.ca/?urls=https:%2F%2Fservicesvecto3.mern.gouv.qc.ca%2Fgeoserver%2FRecherche_forestiere_Pub%2Fwms%3F&layers=0,%5BRecherche_forestiere_Pub:RES_ECOSY_FORET_P%5Dn,0t,1v
Original metadata (https://www.donneesquebec.ca)	HTML		https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/fr/dataset/3bbd143c-62da-40f1-bfd4-8c3a818dc689

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