Vertebrate Habitat Relationships Data Bank (VHRDB)

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Steven L. Garman and Eric K.Cole

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: Vertebrate Habitat Relationships Data Bank (VHRDB)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Data Bank

Description:

Abstract:

The Vertebrate Habitat Relationships Data Bank (VHRDB) contains data from 23 separate studies conducted primarily in the Oregon Coast Range and the western side of the Oregon Cascade Range. The 300+ sampled stands span a range of Douglas-fir forest conditions, including clearcuts with and without experimental snag and downed-log retention treatments, plantations, young managed stands with and without thinning, and naturally regenerated young, mature, and old-growth forests. A limited number of studies sampled coastal upland and riparian hardwood stands. Observational data sets consist primarily of stand-level surveys of breeding birds and of ground-dwelling vertebrates (i.e. small mammals, amphibians, and to a limited extent, reptiles). The level of information available for each study ranges from raw observational records (i.e. species' observations and habitat measures from individual sample points) to stand-level summaries.

Purpose:

The goal of the Vertebrate Habitat Relationships Data Bank (VHRDB) is to provide an organized and documented repository of empirical wildlife-habitat data sets from throughout western Oregon. The purpose of VHRDB is to facilitate access to data from multiple studies for more inclusive assessments of habitat relationships of vertebrate species over a range of forest conditions and by geographic area. Moreover, the VHRDB serves as a primary source of information for development of new species-habitat models and for testing and enhancing existing models.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1999

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Data sets in VHRDB are from studies conducted primarily in the Oregon Coast Range and the western side of the Oregon Cascade Range.

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.3

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 46

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 43

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: data management

Theme_Keyword: data bank

Theme_Keyword: wildlife habitat

Theme_Keyword: forest management

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: Oregon

Place_Keyword: Cascade Range

Place_Keyword: Coast Range

Access_Constraints:

Agreements with the data contributors preclude distribution of data sets in VHRDB.

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Steve Garman

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address:

Department of Forest Science
Oregon State University

City: Corvallis

State_or_Province: Oregon

Postal_Code: 97331

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (541) -737-2777

Data_Set_Credit:

Data in the VHRDB were generously provided by researchers associated with the Forest Science Department at Oregon State University, the USDA Forest Service PNW Research Station, and the US Geological Survey. Funding was provided by the US Geological Survey Forest & Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20001013

Metadata_Review_Date: 20001013

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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