Fire and Population History of Torrey Pine - Pollen and Charcoal Data

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Cole, Ken and Eugene Wahl

Publication_Date: 2000

Title:

Fire and Population History of Torrey Pine - Pollen and Charcoal Data

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Table (non-digital)

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Cole, Ken and Eugene Wahl

Publication_Date: 2000

Title:

A Late Holocene Paleoecological Record from Torrey Pines State Reserve, California

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Journal article

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Quaternary Research

Issue_Identification: 53, 341 - 351(2000)

Online_Linkage: <http://www.idealibrary.com>

Description:

Abstract:

These data sets describe the distribution of pollen and charcoal in Los Penasquitos Lagoon in southern California. These data are included in the journal article cited as a Larger Work.

Purpose:

These data were collected to aid in the reconstruction of the past environments of Torrey Pines State Reserve.

Supplemental_Information:

Science Information System Record #: 758 SIS Accession #: 5001411

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Geologic_Age:

Geologic_Age:

Geologic_Time_Scale: Absolute

Geologic_Age_Estimate: 3625 ^14C yr B.P.

Geologic_Age_Uncertainty: +- 190 years

Geologic_Age_Explanation:

Radiocarbon date from wood chip collected at the base of a core sample from the bottom of the lagoon.

Ending_Geologic_Age:

Geologic_Age:

Geologic_Time_Scale: Absolute

Geologic_Age_Estimate: 1975

Geologic_Age_Explanation: Date based on pollen collection and sedimentation rates

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Los Penasquitos Lagoon in southern California

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -117.16

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -117.12

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 33

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.75

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: pollen

Theme_Keyword: charcoal

Theme_Keyword: chemical stratigraphy

Theme_Keyword: estaurine marsh

Theme_Keyword: sedimentation rates

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: California

Place_Keyword: Los Penasquitos Lagoon

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: International Geologic Time Scale

Temporal_Keyword: late Holocene

Taxonomy:

Keywords/Taxon:

Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Taxonomic_Keywords: Pinus torreyana

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: Pinus

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Pinus torreyana

Applicable_Common_Name: Torrey pine

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20020107

Metadata_Review_Date:

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