Validation of Songbird Habitat Models - herbaceous and canopy data
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: W. Daniel Edge, PhD. and Dodie Wilson
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title:
Validation of Songbird Habitat Models - herbaceous and canopy data
Description:
Abstract:
Herbaceous and canopy structure 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: herbaceous
Theme_Keyword: canopy closure
Theme_Keyword: canopy lift
Theme_Keyword: canopy layers
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: herbaceous
Taxonomic_Keywords: ferns
Taxonomic_Keywords: grass
Taxonomic_Keywords: moss
Taxonomic_Keywords: forbs
General_Taxonomic_Coverage:
Overstory and ground cover communities of low elevation forest on the western slopes of the Cascade Range in Oregon.
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Division
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Sub Class
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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.
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Majority of data entered in field with the use of data loggers. Data checked for errors.
Logical_Consistency_Report: Does not apply
Completeness_Report:
Selection Criteria: ferns include horsetails; moss included lichens and liverworts; grass included sedges and rushes; litter was other matter such as fir needles, branches, twigs, leaves, etc; other included rocks, logs, soil, etc.
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 30-m (100-ft) line intercept was established at one end of the belt transect. A 5-m2 circular plot was established at each end of the line intercept. Within each plot the percentage of forbs, ferns, moss, grass, litter, and other was determined by ocular estimation. The maximum height (in inches) for herbaceous vegetation within the plot was determined. Canopy height of a tree nearest plot center that is generally representative of the stand was measured with a clinometer to the nearest foot. Canopy closure was determined with a moosehorn. The values determined from the moosehorn ranged between 0 and 25; 0 represent 0 % canopy cover and 25 represents 100 % canopy cover. The number of canopy layers was determined through observation within a 37.2-foot radius of plot center.
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Original dataset. No Processing
Process_Date: Unknown
Cloud_Cover: 0
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: habitat2.xls:Plot
Entity_Type_Definition:
spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel workbook containing measurements of canopy and herbaceous cover
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Software defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: can_clos
Attribute_Definition:
the number of cells in the grid of the moosehorn obscured by the canopy (range: 0-25).
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 25
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: cells obscured by the canopy
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: can_ht
Attribute_Definition:
the height (to the nearest foot) of the tree closest to plot center generally representative of the stand.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: feet
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: can_layr
Attribute_Definition: the number of layers of canopy within 37.2 ft of plot center.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: can_lift
Attribute_Definition:
the height (in feet) from the ground to the base of the crown of a tree near plot center representative of the stand.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: feet
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: Ferns_p
Attribute_Definition:
the percentage of the plot made up by ferns as determined through ocular estimation.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 100
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Forb_p
Attribute_Definition:
the percentage of the plot made up by forbs as determined through ocular estimation.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 100
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Grass_p
Attribute_Definition:
the percentage of the plot made up by grass as determined through ocular estimation.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 100
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: max_ht
Attribute_Definition:
the height (in inches) of the tallest herbaceous vegetation within the plot.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: inches
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: moss_p
Attribute_Definition:
the percentage of the plot made up by moss as determined through ocular estimation.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 100
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Plot
Attribute_Definition:
the number of the plot (there are 2 plots per line or belt transect)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Identification number integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Stand_no
Attribute_Definition: the stand identification number
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Identification number integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Strip_no
Attribute_Definition: the transect number within the stand
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Identification number integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: total_p
Attribute_Definition:
the percentage of the plot made up by all the above components; this number had to be 100 %.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 100
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
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
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