Data Release: Peat collapse and vegetation shift after storm-driven saltwater surge in a tidal freshwater swamp, tree height and density 2021
type: Dataset
description: On November 11, 2021, the height, density, and species richness of trees were recorded in five plots along a 175 m transect at Hickory Point State Forest near Pocomoke City, Maryland. This data was divided into categories depending on if the tree was alive, dead, or a sapling. Emergent species' height, density, and richness was also recorded.
issued: 2025-09-23T21:55:32.910099
modified: 2022-11-16T00:00:00+00:00
spatial: Location
contact point: Organization
  fn: Beth A Middleton
keyword: AmeriGEO
keyword: AmeriGEOSS
keyword: CKAN
keyword: GEO
keyword: GEOSS
keyword: National
keyword: North America
keyword: United States
keyword: biota
keyword: chesapeake-bay
keyword: climate-change
keyword: droughts
keyword: forested-wetland
keyword: freshwater-ecosystems
keyword: freshwater-swamp
keyword: global-warming
keyword: hickory-point-state-forest
keyword: maryland
keyword: pocomoke-city
keyword: pocomoke-river
keyword: regime-shift
keyword: relict-forest
keyword: relict-tidal-inlet
keyword: united-states
keyword: usgs-634ec19cd34e47431c1544a8
keyword: wetlands
theme: {geospatial}

Original Metadata
type: Distribution
description: The metadata original format
format: XML
issued: 2025-09-17T04:55:30.681529
modified: 2025-09-23T21:55:32.872930
access URL: https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.634ec19cd34e47431c1544a8.xml
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Digital Data
type: Distribution
description: Landing page for access to the data
format: XML
issued: 2025-09-14T11:05:28.550382
modified: 2025-09-23T21:55:32.871987
access URL: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9V1N524
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US Migrating
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