Validation of Songbird Habitat Models-downed log data

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: W. Daniel Edge PhD. and Dodie Wilson

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: Validation of Songbird Habitat Models-downed log data

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Description:

Abstract:

Downed log data collected for the testing of songbird-habitat relationship models. These data were collected for each of 50 forest stands located on public and private forest land in the western Cascades of Oregon in the vicinity of Cottage Grove, Oregon, in 1998 and 1999.

Purpose:

These data were collected specifically for testing previously developed habitat-relationship models.

Supplemental_Information:

Science Information System Project # 70-11G, Accession # 5003137

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Multiple_Dates/Times:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1998

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1999

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Western Cascades of Oregon in the vicinity of Cottage Grove

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.74

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.86

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.52

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: downed logs

Theme_Keyword: coarse woody debris

Theme_Keyword: habitat structure

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Oregon

Place_Keyword: western Cascades

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Temporal_Keyword: Spring

Temporal_Keyword: Summer

Taxonomy:

Keywords/Taxon:

Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Taxonomic_Keywords: trees

Taxonomic_Keywords: conifers

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom

Taxon_Rank_Value: Plantae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Division

Taxon_Rank_Value: Coniferophyta

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Class

Taxon_Rank_Value: Pinopsida

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Order

Taxon_Rank_Value: Pinales

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Pinaceae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Pseudotsuga

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: menziesii

Applicable_Common_Name: Douglas Fir

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Tsuga

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: heterophylla

Applicable_Common_Name: Western Hemlock

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Cupressaceae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Thuja

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: plicata

Applicable_Common_Name: Western Redcedar

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Division

Taxon_Rank_Value: Magnoliophyta

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Class

Taxon_Rank_Value: Magnoliophsida

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Order

Taxon_Rank_Value: Sapindales

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Aceraceae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Acer

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: macrophyllum

Applicable_Common_Name: Bigleaf Maple

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Order

Taxon_Rank_Value: Fagales

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Betulaceae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Alnus

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: rubra

Applicable_Common_Name: Red Alder

Access_Constraints: Data available only after publication

Use_Constraints: Please cite CFER

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dr. W. Daniel Edge

Contact_Organization: Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

Contact_Position: Principal Investigator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address:

Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife
Oregon State University
104 C Nash Hall

City: Corvallis

State_or_Province: OR

Postal_Code: 97331

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (541) 737-2910

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (541) 737-3590

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: edgew@ucs.orst.edu

Data_Set_Credit:

The Cooperative Forest Ecosystem Research Program conducted this research, with funding provided by the USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center and Weyerhaeuser Company. Supplies and logistical support was provided by the Eugene District of the Bureau of Land Management and vehicles were supplied by the Springfield office of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Austin, K.

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title:

Wildlife habitat data collection standards for Habitat Management

Other_Citation_Details:

Planning (HMP): Training Manual for HMP, version 2. Weyerhaeuser Company

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Majority of data entered in field with data loggers. Data checked for errors.

Logical_Consistency_Report: Does Not Apply

Completeness_Report:

Selection criteria: Downed logs had to be 12 inches diameter at any point along their length to be tallied.

Lineage:

Methodology:

Methodology_Type: Field

Methodology_Description:

The number of transects used for data collection was determined by stand size (acreage) and represented approximately 10 % of the area of the stand. The transects measured 20-m x 200-m and were randomly placed throughout each stand. The azimuth of the transect was also randomly selected. A 100-ft (30-m) line intercept transect was established at one end of the belt transect. Downed logs were defined as a dead tree that has fallen to the ground or is severed from its original source of growth. A leaning dead tree is "down" if the bole is leaning 45 degrees from vertical and one end is in contact with the ground. Downed logs which crossed either above or below the line and met the above criteria were tallied. The horizontal and vertical diameters and length were measured. Diameters were measured to the nearest inch; length to the nearest foot.

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Origional Data collection. No processing

Process_Date: Unknown

Cloud_Cover: 0

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: habitat2.xls:dnlogs

Entity_Type_Definition:

spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel workbook containing measurement and descriptive information on downed logs.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Software Defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Date

Attribute_Definition: the date the data was collected

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Date Value (dd/mm/yy)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Decay

Attribute_Definition: the decay class (1-5) of the stump or snag

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

bark: intact; current year twigs and branches present; texture of wood: intact; shape: round; color of wood: original color; structural integrity: sound

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

bark: mostly intact; twigs: large twigs present, smaller twigs absent; branches: branch system entire; texture of wood: intact to partly soft; shape: round; color: original color; structural integrity: sapwood somewhat decayed, heartwood mostly sound

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

bark: sloughing, trace or absent; twigs: absent; branches: larger branches present; texture of wood: hard large pieces; shape: round; color: original color to faded; structural integrity: heartwood mostly sound, supports own weight

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

bark: detached or absent; twigs: absent; branches: branch stubs present; texture of wood: small, soft, blocky pieces; shape: round to oval; color: light brown to faded brown or yellowish; structural integrity: heartwood rotten, does not support own weight

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

bark: detached or absent; twigs: absent; branches: absent; texture of wood: soft and powdery; shape: oval; color: faded to light yellow or gray; structural integrity: none

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Log_hdia

Attribute_Definition:

the diameter (inches) in the horizontal direction of the downed log.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: inches

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: log_lnth

Attribute_Definition: the length to the nearest foot of the downed log

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: feet

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Log_sp

Attribute_Definition: Species of tree

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Western Redcedar

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 14

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Douglas-fir

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Western Hemlock

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 37

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unknown

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 38

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unknown Conifer

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 39

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unknown Hardwood

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 40

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Red Alder

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 44

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bigleaf Maple

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Log_vdia

Attribute_Definition:

the diameter (inches) in the vertical direction of the downed log

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: inches

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Stand_no

Attribute_Definition: the stand identification number

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Integer Identification number

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Strip_no

Attribute_Definition: the transect number within the stand

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Integer Identification number

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20000724

Metadata_Review_Date: 20000808

Metadata_Future_Review_Date:

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Metadata Coordinator

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 3200 SW Jefferson Way

City: Corvallis

State_or_Province: OR

Postal_Code: 97331

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541-750-7343

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 541-758-7761

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: george_lienkaemper@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name:

FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998