Validation of Songbird Habitat Models-snag and stump 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Publication_Date: Unpublished Material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-snag and stump data

Description:

Abstract:

Snag and stump 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: snags

Theme_Keyword: stumps

Theme_Keyword: dead trees

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: Cypressaceae

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: Magnoliopsida

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.

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: Stumps were defined to be > 1 foot and < 10 feet and to be included in the dataset they had to be 30 inches either across the top or at breast height (4.5 ft). Snags were defined as dead trees <10 feet in height. If they were <10 feet in height then they had to be > 10 inches dbh (diameter at breast heighth-4.5 ft) to be included in the dataset. The species of the tree was determined by the bark.

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. Each snag or stump (defined above) and meeting the above criteria were tallied, identified to species (if possible), and had their height measured to the nearest foot and their dbh measured to the nearest inch.

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Original data collection. No processing

Process_Date: Unknown

Cloud_Cover: 0

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: habitat.xls:sng_stp

Entity_Type_Definition:

spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel workbook containing data describing snags and stumps

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: DBH

Attribute_Definition:

the diameter (inches) of the stump or snag measured at breast height (4.5 feet) if 4.5 feet or across the top if < 4.5 feet. If a dead tree was < 10 ft in height it was considered a stump; stumps had to be 30 inches dbh to be tallied. Snags were dead trees 10 feet in height; snags had to be 10 inches dbh to be tallied.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: by definition

Range_Domain_Maximum: by definition

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: inches

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: Ht

Attribute_Definition: the height to the nearest foot of the stump or snag

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: see completeness report

Range_Domain_Maximum: see completeness report

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: feet

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Spec

Attribute_Definition: the 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: 40

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Red Alder

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 44

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bigleaf Maple

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

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