Spotted Owl Mitochondrial Sequence Data (1990-2004)

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• What does this data set describe?
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  3. What does it look like?
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  5. What is the general form of this data set?
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
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  8. What biological taxa does this data set concern?
• Who produced the data set?
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• How was the data set created?
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What does this data set describe?

1. How should this data set be cited?

   Haig, Susan, Unpublished Material, Spotted Owl Mitochondrial Sequence Data (1990-2004).

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -125

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -109

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 31

   Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

   Throughout the range of the Northern spotted owl in the Pacific Northwest (BC, WA, OR and CA) also Arizona.

3. What does it look like?

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Beginning_Date: 1990

   Beginning_Time: Unknown

   Ending_Date: 2004

   Ending_Time: Unknown

   Currentness_Reference: ground condition

5. What is the general form of this data set?

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   SOcontrolmtDNA.txt

   ASCII file (Source: Database developer)

   Identifier

   Unique identification of individual organism sampled.

   List of identification codes.

   Sequence

   Sequence of DNA base pairs. These sequences may appear as multiple entries for each organism.

   Value	Definition
   A	Adenine
   C	cytosine
   G	guanine
   T	thymine

8. What biological taxa does this data set concern?

   Taxonomy:

   Keywords/Taxon:

   Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

   Taxonomic_Keywords: Spotted owl

   Taxonomic_Keywords: Strix occidentalis

   Taxonomic_Classification:

   Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom

   Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia

   Taxonomic_Classification:

   Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum

   Taxon_Rank_Value: Chordata

   Taxonomic_Classification:

   Taxon_Rank_Name: SubPhylum

   Taxon_Rank_Value: Vertebrata

   Taxonomic_Classification:

   Taxon_Rank_Name: Class

   Taxon_Rank_Value: Aves

   Taxonomic_Classification:

   Taxon_Rank_Name: Order

   Taxon_Rank_Value: Strigiformes

   Taxonomic_Classification:

   Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

   Taxon_Rank_Value: Strigidae

   Taxonomic_Classification:

   Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

   Taxon_Rank_Value: Strix

   Taxonomic_Classification:

   Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

   Taxon_Rank_Value: Strix occidentalis

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • Haig, Susan

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

   The U.S. Forest Service helped collect samples and Eric Forsman is a partner in the project.

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   Haig, Susan M.
   US Geological Survey Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
   3200 SW Jefferson Way
   Corvallis, OR 97331
   

   (541) 750-7482 (voice)
   (541) 758-8806 (FAX)
   susan_haig@usgs.gov
   

Why was the data set created?

The data were collected to define population structure, population status, and population identity in Northern Spotted Owl populations.

How was the data set created?

1. What methods were used to collect the data?

   Method 0 of 1

   Type: Lab

   Methods used in this study include DNA extraction, PCR, and fragment analysis, tests for recent population bottlenecks, and Bayesian tests. This data set was developed using standard mtDNA laboratory techniques and analysis.

   Reference:

   From what previous works were the data drawn?

   How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   Date: Unknown (process 1 of 1)

   Original data collection. No processing steps.

   What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

1. How well have the observations been checked?

   Data sets were verified before samples were selected for use in the study.

2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

   Only unrelated individuals were used from each population, i.e. only one individual was taken from each family group.

5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

   Standard laboratory controls were incorporated into the procedure to verify all results.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: Data are available after research results are published.

Use_Constraints: Please cite study originators when data are used.

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 27-Sep-2007
Last Reviewed: 04-Oct-2007

Metadata author:

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Forest and Rangeland Ecosystems Science Center (FRESC)
c/o Metadata Coordinator
777 NW 9th St
Suite 400
Corvallis, Oregon 97330

541-750-1030 (voice)
541-750-1069 (FAX)

Metadata standard:

FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1999)