Description

From 1986 to 2000, a major ecological inventory program was carried out in the forests of southern Quebec in order to describe the diversity of forest ecosystems. In total, **28,425 ecological observation points (POE) ** were established on a territory covering 760,000 km2, located between 45° and 53° N latitude and 57° and 80° W longitude. The POE is a circular sampling unit that covers an area of 400 m². It collects data on the characteristics of forest stand (composition, structure), soil (texture, deposit, drainage), and topography, as well as location information. The coverage of each plant species in the plot is estimated visually. A detailed description of a soil profile is available in approximately 35% of POEs. The ecological classification elements of POEs (groups of indicator species, forest types, potential vegetation, ecological types, etc.) are determined using computerized identification keys using data on vegetation and the physical environment. The criteria used for this ecological classification are those presented in the guides for the recognition of ecological types. **The levels of the ecological classification system of the territory are also determined for each POE. ** **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.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Points_observation_ecologique/01-Documentation/DICTIONNAIRE_POE.xlsx
READ ME	PDF		https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Points_observation_ecologique/01-Documentation/LISEZ-MOI_POE.pdf
Ecological observation point	Unknown		https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Points_observation_ecologique/02-Donnees/PROV/Poe_prov_gpkg.zip
Ecological observation point	Unknown		https://diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca/Diffusion/DonneeGratuite/Foret/DONNEES_FOR_ECO_SUD/Points_observation_ecologique/02-Donnees/PROV/Poe_prov_mdb.zip
Annual sample re-measurement	PDF		https://mrnf.gouv.qc.ca/documents/forets/inventaire/echantillonnage_POE.pdf
The ecological point of view: technical standards	PDF		https://mrnf.gouv.qc.ca/documents/forets/inventaire/le-point-observation-ecologique-normes-tech-34.pdf
Original metadata (https://www.donneesquebec.ca)	HTML		https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/fr/dataset/7396a043-ee84-4068-9665-a22b509d8038
🌲 Open forest	HTML		https://www.foretouverte.gouv.qc.ca/?pos=@-72.54514,47.84508,8z&ctx=_ecologie&layers=058id,1v,15z;050id,0.65o,0v,8z;049id,0.5o,0v,5z

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