Influence of Coarse Wood on Small Mammals in the Oregon Coast Range-Small Mammal Capture Data

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Dr. John P. Hayes and David. L. Waldien

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title:

Influence of Coarse Wood on Small Mammals in the Oregon Coast Range-Small Mammal Capture Data

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Description:

Abstract:

Data set is an Excel spreadsheet that contains variables describing characteristics of small mammals captured in the study conducted in the Oregon State University McDonald-Dunn Forest in western Oregon .

Purpose:

The data were collected to determine the influence of downed wood and silvicultural treatments on small mammal populations.

Supplemental_Information: Science Information System Project #70-11UA Accession # 5003389

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1999

Ending_Date: 2002

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: updated approximately every 3 months through December 2002

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

MacDonald-Dunn Research Forest located north of Corvallis, Oregon. Oregon, western Oregon, west slope of the Oregon Coast Range, Willamette Valley margin, MacDonald-Dunn Research Forest, vicinity of Oak Creek and Soap Creek.

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.5

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.25

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.65

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.33

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: coarse woody debris

Theme_Keyword: conifer forests

Theme_Keyword: silvicultural treatments

Theme_Keyword: small mammals

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: western Oregon

Place_Keyword: McDonald-Dunn Research Forest

Place_Keyword: Benton County

Taxonomy:

Keywords/Taxon:

Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Taxonomic_Keywords: mammals

Taxonomic_Keywords: rodents

Taxonomic_Keywords: insectivores

Taxonomic_Keywords: carnivores

Taxonomic_System:

Classification_System/Authority:

Classification_System_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Verts, B. J., and L. N. Carraway

Publication_Date: 1998

Title: Land mammals of Oregon

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Book chapter

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: University of California Press

Publisher: Berkeley, California, USA

General_Taxonomic_Coverage: Small mammals of forests in the Oregon Coast Range.

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom

Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Division

Taxon_Rank_Value: Chordata

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Sub Phylum

Taxon_Rank_Value: Vertebrata

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Class

Taxon_Rank_Value: Mammalia

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Order

Taxon_Rank_Value: Rodentia

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Muridae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Microtus

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: oregoni

Applicable_Common_Name: deer mouse

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Peromyscus

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: maniculatus

Applicable_Common_Name: Oregon vole

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Clethrionomys

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: californicus

Applicable_Common_Name: western red-backed vole

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Mus

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: musculus

Applicable_Common_Name: house mouse

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Neotoma

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: cinerea

Applicable_Common_Name: bushy-tailed wood rat

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: fuscipes

Applicable_Common_Name: dusky-footed woodrat

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Sciuridae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Tamias

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: townsendii

Applicable_Common_Name: Townsend's chipmunk

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Glaucomys

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: sabrinus

Applicable_Common_Name: northern flying squirrel

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Spermophilus

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: beecheyi

Applicable_Common_Name: California ground squirrel

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Dipodidae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Zapus

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: trinotatus

Applicable_Common_Name: Pacific jumping mouse

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Order

Taxon_Rank_Value: Carnivora

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Mustelidae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Mustela

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: erminea

Applicable_Common_Name: ermine

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Order

Taxon_Rank_Value: Insectivora

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Talpidae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Neurotrichus

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: gibbsii

Applicable_Common_Name: shrew-mole

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Scapanus

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Soricidae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Sorex

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: bairdii

Applicable_Common_Name: Baird's shrew

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: pacificus

Applicable_Common_Name: Pacific shrew

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: sonomae

Applicable_Common_Name: fog shrew

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: trowbridgii

Applicable_Common_Name: Trowbridge's shrew

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: vagrans

Applicable_Common_Name: vagrant shrew

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Order

Taxon_Rank_Value: Lagomorpha

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Leporidae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Sylvilagus

Access_Constraints:

Data are available after study is complete and research results have been published.

Use_Constraints: Please cite CFER

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dr. John P. Hayes

Contact_Organization: Department of Forest Science

Contact_Position: Principal Investigator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

321 Richardson Hall
Oregon State University

City: Corvallis

State_or_Province: OR

Postal_Code: 97331-5752

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541-737-6589

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: John.Hayes@orst.edu

Data_Set_Credit:

This research is conducted by the Cooperative Forest Ecosystem Research Program, with funding provided by the USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center. Additional support was provided by Oregon State University's College of Forestry, MacDonald-Dunn Research Forest, and the FRL Fish and Wildlife Habitat in Managed Forest Research Program.

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Data were entered and then verified by 2 people from the raw data. Any discrepancies in tag numbers from among trap seasons were resolved with the raw data.

Logical_Consistency_Report: No tests for logical consistency were conducted.

Completeness_Report: Refer to methods

Lineage:

Methodology:

Methodology_Description:

Two stands of four silvicultural treatments (clearcut, patch-cut, two-story, and control) located in three geographic blocks were selected for study; one additional clearcut was included in Spring 2000 (25 stands total). Twenty-two of the stands were randomly selected from blocks in the College of Forestry Integrated Research Project (CFIRP) stands, and three additional stands were selected in the nearby area. The four silvicultural treatments were applied to the CFIRP stands between 1989 and 1991. Clearcuts retained 0.5 green trees/acre; patch-cuts removed one-third of the volume in 1/2-acre circular plots; two-story stands uniformly removed three-quarters of the volume; and control stands did not receive any treatment. Prior to treatment, stands were 90 to 130 years old. One clearcut and one patch cut within each block were randomly identified to receive 600 ft3/acre of downed wood. The volume of wood to be added is based on Oregon Department of Forestry's structure-based management plan and reflects levels needed to achieve downed wood management objectives for some areas of the MacDonald-Dunn Research Forest. A total of 1,474 ft^3 of downed wood (piece size is approximately 40 ft length and 20 to 26 inches mean diameter) will be added to each stand within 30 m of the trap grid (grid + 30 m buffer = 2.97 acres). Wood is scheduled to be added to the stands between December 2000 and March 2001. An 8 x 10 trapping grid was established with 10-m spacing between grid points in each stand. A buffer of at least 35 m (generally >50 m) was maintained between the outer set of traps and the edge of the stand, depending on the size and shape of the stand. One large, collapsible Sherman live-trap was placed within 1 m of each trap station (80 Sherman traps per trap grid). In Spring 2000, one additional No. 201 Tomahawk live trap (41cm x 13cm x 13cm) was placed at 20 stations in each grid (20m interval; 20 traps per trap grid). Traps were baited with peanut butter and a commercial mixture of rolled barley, rolled corn, rolled oats, and cane molasses, and were covered for insulation and protection from the rain. Three trap sessions will be conducted each year, Spring (April and May), Summer (July and August), and Fall (October and November); the first trapping session was conducted in Summer 1999. Each block will be sampled for five consecutive nights. Traps will be checked once a day starting shortly after sunrise. Captured animals will be identified to species, weighed, and individually marked, and the sex, age, and reproductive condition of each animal will be determined.

Process_Step:

Process_Description: original data collection - no processing

Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference:

MacDonald-Dunn Research Forest located north of Corvallis, Oregon. Oregon, western Oregon, west slope of the Oregon Coast Range, Willamette Valley margin, MacDonald-Dunn Research Forest, vicinity of Oak Creek and Soap Creek

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: CombinedCaptures

Entity_Type_Definition:

Microsoft Excel spreadsheet containing characteristics of captured mammals

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Block

Attribute_Definition: Study block identifier

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Saddle

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Peavy

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dunn

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Comments

Attribute_Definition:

a descriptive field to contain any notes made in on the field data sheets

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Comments field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Date

Attribute_Definition: refers to the date and year the data were collected

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: date field (dd/mm/yy)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Fate

Attribute_Definition: codes to designate the status of the animal in the data set

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: live and first time capture

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: live and recapture

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: dead and first time capture

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: dead and recapture

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: E

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

live animal that escaped prior to marking or an animal that was intentionally released with no mark

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Nipples

Attribute_Definition: a code to identify the reproductive condition of a female

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

nipples are not enlarged, on some species they may still be visible

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

nipples moderately enlarged and showing signs of having been nursed in the near past

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

greatly enlarged nipples, often with milk and other evidence of the animal currently nursing

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pelage

Attribute_Definition:

measure primarily used to estimate the age of deer mice and to a lesser degree other species

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: A

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: adult, a rich brown color

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: S

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: subadult, no grey in the pelage but not rich brown

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: J

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: juvenile, grey in the pelage

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pregnant

Attribute_Definition: a code to indicate if the animal is pregnant.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: yes

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: obvious pregnancy

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: no

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: the animal is not obviously pregnant.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Processed

Attribute_Definition:

field to identify the date that a dead animal was processed to confirm species, sex, or reproductive condition

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: date field (mm\dd\yy)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PubicSymphysis

Attribute_Definition: a measure of the reproductive status of female voles.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: pubic bones joined with a very small gap

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

moderate sized gap between the pubic bones resulting from giving birth in the past

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

large gap between the pubic bones resulting from a recent or imminent birth.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Season

Attribute_Definition: season that trapping occurred

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SU99

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: summer 1999

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FA99

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: fall 1999

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SP00

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: spring 2000

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SU00

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: summer 2000

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FA00

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: fall 2000

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SP01

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: spring 2001

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SU01

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: summer 2001

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FA01

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: fall 2001

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SP02

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: spring 2002

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SU02

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: summer 2002

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FA02

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: fall 2002

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sex

Attribute_Definition: cade designating the sex of an individual.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: F

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: female

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: M

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: male

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: U

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: undetermined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Species

Attribute_Definition:

generally a 4 letter acronym representing the species. Mole and rabbit are also used to identify the few individuals captured.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CLCA

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Clethrionomys californicus (western red-backed vole)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: GLSA

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Glaucomys sabrinus (northern flying squirrel)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MIOR

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Microtus oregoni (Oregon vole)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MUMU

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mus musculus (house mouse)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MUER

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mustela eminea (ermine)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NECI

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Neotoma cinerea (bushy-tailed wood rat)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NEFU

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Neotoma fuscipes (dusky-footed woodrat)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NEGI

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Neurotrichus gibbisii (shrew-mole)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PEMA

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Peromyscus maniculatus (deer mouse)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: mole

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scapanus sp. (unidentified mole)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SOBA

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sorex bairdi (Baird's shrew)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SOPA

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sorex pacificus (Pacific shrew)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SOSO

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sorex sonomae (fog shrew)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SOTR

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sorex trowbridgii (Trowbridge's shrew)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SOVA

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sorex vagrans (Vagrant shrew)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SPBE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Spermophilus beecheyi (California ground squirrel)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: rabbit

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sylvilagus sp. (unidentified rabbits)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: TATO

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tamias townsendii (Townsend's chipmunk)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ZATR

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Zapus trinotatus (Pacific jumping mouse)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Stand

Attribute_Definition: refers to the stand the data was associated with

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Saddle Block 1 (S1)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Saddle Block 2 (S2)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Saddle Block 3 (S3)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Saddle Block 6 (S6)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Saddle Block 7 (S7)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Saddle Block 8 (S8)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Saddle Block 11 (S11)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Saddle Block (SACC)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Saddle Block (SACNT)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Peavy Block 1 (P1)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Peavy Block 2 (P2)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Peavy Block 3 (P3)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Peavy Block 4 (P4)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Peavy Block 9 (P9)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Peavy Block 10 (P10)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Peavy Block 11 (P11)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Peavy Block (PACNT)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dunn Block 1 (D1)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dunn Block 3 (D3)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dunn Block 5N (D5N)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dunn Block 5S (D5S)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dunn Block 7 (D7)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dunn Block 8 (D8)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dunn Block 8 (D8)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dunn Block 9 (D9)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dunn Block 11 (D11)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Station

Attribute_Definition: refers to the trap station the data was associated with

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Trap station numbers range from 1 to 80 in each stand

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TagComments

Attribute_Definition:

a descriptive field containing notes about efforts taken to resolve any tag discrepancies.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Comment field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TagL

Attribute_Definition: a number or letter associated with an ear tag in the left ear

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: List of unique identification values

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TagR

Attribute_Definition: a number or letter associated with an ear tag in the right ear.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: List of unique identification values

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Tare

Attribute_Definition:

represents the weight of the capture bag in which an animal was initially weighed in the field

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: no maximum value

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: grams

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Testes

Attribute_Definition: a code to identify the reproductive condition of a male

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: A

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Abdominal, testes have not descended into the scrotum

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: S

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: scrotal, testes have descended into the scrotum

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Trap

Attribute_Definition: refers to the type of trap the data were from

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: S

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sherman live-trap

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: T

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tomahawk trap

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: weight

Attribute_Definition: actual weight of the individual

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: no maximum value

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: grams

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WeightField

Attribute_Definition:

refers to the weight of the animal in the field. This weight could be the actual weight of the animal or it could represent the weight of the animal in a capture sack.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: no maximum value

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: grams

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20001016

Metadata_Review_Date: 20001219

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

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time