Herp Searches - Spears and Didion Ranches [ds323]

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biota, California, Didion Ranch, reptile, Placer County, Sierra Nevada foothills, Placer Legacy Program, environment, amphibian, Spears Ranch, Coon Creek, constrained, sample, area


Summary

These data are intended to represent baseline data for wildlife communities and habitat conditions in these parks. They can be used to assess and monitor the park's ecological viability and sustainability.

Description

These data are detections of reptiles in 2005 from visual encounter searches of an area constrained to a 100-m radius circle around each of 15 fixed sample points at Spears and Didion Ranches, Placer County, California. Surveys were done three times in April and May by trained observers who searched the entire 100-m radius (3.1 ha) circular plot looking on and under rocks, logs, and debris for reptiles and amphibians. Fifty-eight detections were made of five species of reptiles and one species of amphibian.

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Use limitations

These data can be used without constraints.

License: This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). Using the citation standards recommended for BIOS datasets ( https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS/Citing-BIOS ) satisfies the attribution requirements of this license.

Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.

Extent

West -121.207941 East -121.166096
North 38.975614 South 38.959015

Scale Range
Maximum (zoomed in) 1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out) 1:150,000,000

ArcGIS Metadata

Topics and Keywords

Themes or categories of the resource environment, biota


* Content type Downloadable Data


Place keywords California, Didion Ranch, Placer County, Sierra Nevada foothills, Spears Ranch, Coon Creek

Theme keywords reptile, Placer Legacy Program, amphibian, constrained, sample, area

Theme keywords biota, environment

Thesaurus
Title ISO 19115 Topic Category


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Citation

Title Herp Searches - Spears and Didion Ranches [ds323]
Publication date 2007-06-16


Edition Version 1


Presentation formats * digital map


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Citation Contacts

Responsible party
Organization's name Barrett A. Garrison, Resource Assessment Program, California Department of Fish and Game, North Central Region
Contact's role originator


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Resource Details

Dataset languages English(UNITED STATES)


Status completed
Spatial representation type * vector


Supplemental information
Methods Single or multiple observers conducted surveys for reptiles and amphibians of all of each 7.8-acre circular plot where point counts were done for breeding landbirds. Observers completely surveyed the entire plot (within 100-m radius from point count station) while focusing their searches around key habitat elements where reptiles and amphibians are most likely to be found. Survey duration for the entire plot depended on habitat complexity. Observers began their area-constrained searches (ACS) after landbird point counts were done. This saved on travel time and ensured that searches were conducted during the late morning and early afternoon hours when these animals were more active. Two ACS's were conducted at each sample point count location with single visits during two time periods: (1) between late March and April; and (2) between late April and early May. Observers tried to complete an ACS in 1 visit; multiple observers could be used but the total ACS area for the combined observers had to be the entire 7.8-acre (100-m radius) circular plot. Habitat elements likely to support reptiles and amphibians include rocks, logs, talus, cliffs, building debris, wetlands, shorelines of rivers and streams, and shallow water areas. Observers were encouraged to concentrate their searches on, in, and under these elements and search them thoroughly. Logs, rocks, and debris, if turned over, were be returned to their original positions. Observers also searched open grassy areas, bare soil, and trees for reptiles and amphibians when walking to various habitat elements found in the plot. Reference: Garrison, B. May 2005. Field and Data Recording Protocols for Area-Constrained Searches of Reptiles and Amphibians at Spears Ranch. Resources Assessment Program, North Central Region, Calilfornia Department of Fish and Game, Rancho Cordova, CA. 3pp. + field data form. This report can be accessed at https://nrmsecure.dfg.ca.gov/documents/ContextDocs.aspx?cat=BIOS&sub=ds323 .
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ArcGIS item properties
* Name ds323
* Size 0.000
* Location file://\\geodata.\\BIOSOnline\Refresh\TODOData\BIOSOnlineData.gdb
* Access protocol Local Area Network

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Extents

Extent
Description
publication date
Temporal extent
Date and time 2007-06-16

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type Extent used for searching
* West longitude -121.207941
* East longitude -121.166096
* North latitude 38.975614
* South latitude 38.959015
* Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system
* West longitude -104550.039979
* East longitude -100950.016432
* South latitude 105449.952933
* North latitude 107250.014305
* Extent contains the resource Yes

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Resource Points of Contact

Point of contact
Individual's name Barrett A. Garrison
Organization's name Resource Assessment Program, California Department of Fish and Game, North Central Region
Contact's position Staff Environmental Scientist
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice (916) 358-2945
Fax (916) 358-2912

Address
Type postal
Delivery point North Central Region
Delivery point California Department of Fish and Game
Delivery point 1701 Nimbus Road
City Rancho Cordova
Administrative area CA
Postal code 95670
e-mail address bgarrison@dfg.ca.gov

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Resource Maintenance

Resource maintenance
Update frequency as needed


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Resource Constraints

Legal constraints
Limitations of use
Neither the State of California nor the California Department of Fish and Game warrant the correctness or accuracy of the observation data presented in here. They are used at the user's own risk.
Other constraints
Public use.
Constraints
Limitations of use

These data can be used without constraints.

License: This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). Using the citation standards recommended for BIOS datasets ( https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS/Citing-BIOS ) satisfies the attribution requirements of this license.

Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.


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Spatial Reference

ArcGIS coordinate system
* Type Projected
* Geographic coordinate reference GCS_North_American_1983
* Projection Custom
* Coordinate reference details
Projected coordinate system
X origin -16909700
Y origin -8597000
XY scale 10000
Z origin -100000
Z scale 10000
M origin -100000
M scale 10000
XY tolerance 0.001
Z tolerance 0.001
M tolerance 0.001
High precision true
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Spatial Data Properties

Vector
* Level of topology for this dataset geometry only


Geometric objects
Feature class name ds323
* Object type point
* Object count 0

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ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name ds323
* Feature type Simple
* Geometry type Point
* Has topology FALSE
* Feature count 0
* Spatial index TRUE
* Linear referencing FALSE

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Data Quality

Scope of quality information
Resource level dataset


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Data quality report - Completeness omission
Measure description
All data are complete.


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Data quality report - Quantitative attribute accuracy
Measure description
It is assumed that the locations of the survey points are accurate with regard to the actual locations on the ground where the surveys were done. It is assumed that these species were accurately identified by vocalization and/or visually, and that they were counted accurately. Also, the spatial accuracy of the location of the detected animals in the 100-m count circle radius is presumably accurate to +- 5 m because distances were measured with laser rangefinders and compasses.


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Lineage

Process step
Description
Data from the sample points were gathered in the field using global positioning system units and then uploaded to Arc View 3.2


Process contact
Individual's name Barrett A. Garrison
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Game
Contact's role processor


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Process step
Description
Data were gathered in the field, entered into SYSTAT statistical software as raw field data from the counts, and then an Excel file was created with the summary statistics for detection rates and the average number of individuals per count.


Process contact
Individual's name Barrett A. Garrison
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Game
Contact's role processor


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Geoprocessing history

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Date 2023-10-1113:58:30
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Distribution

Distributor
Contact information
Individual's name Gordon Gould
Organization's name Biogeographic Data Branch, California Department of Fish and Game
Contact's role distributor


Contact information
Address
Type postal
Delivery point California Department of Fish and Game
Delivery point 1416 Ninth St., 12th floor
City Sacramento
Administrative area CA
Postal code 95814
e-mail address ggould@dfg.ca.gov

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Ordering process
Turnaround time
1-2 weeks
Instructions
Contact Distributor

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Distribution format
* Name File Geodatabase Feature Class


Transfer options
* Transfer size 0.000


Online source
Location https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS
Function performed information

Online source
Location https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/300_399/ds323.zip
Function performed download

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Fields

Details for object ds323
* Type Feature Class
* Row count 0


Field OBJECTID
* Alias OBJECTID
* Data type OID
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
* Field description
Internal feature number.
* Description source
Esri
* Description of values
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.


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Field Shape
* Alias Shape
* Data type Geometry
* Width 0
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
* Field description
Feature geometry.
* Description source
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* Description of values
Coordinates defining the features.


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Field LATDD
* Alias LATDD
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Latitude of sample point in NAD83.
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Field LONDD
* Alias LONDD
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Longitude of sample point in NAD83.
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Field POINT
* Alias POINT
* Data type Integer
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Number of the sample point within the parks.
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Details for object SR 2005 herp detectionsB
* Type Table
* Row count 58


Field OID
* Alias OID
* Data type OID
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
* Field description
Internal feature number.
* Description source
ESRI
* Description of values
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.


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Field COM_NAME
* Alias COM_NAME
* Data type String
* Width 25
Field description
Common name of detected species
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Field SCI_NAME
* Alias SCI_NAME
* Data type Number
* Width 11
* Number of decimals 7
Field description
Scientific name of detected species
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Field NUM_INDIV
* Alias NUM_INDIV
* Data type Number
* Width 12
* Number of decimals 7
Field description
Number of animals detected at the sample point
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Field AGE
* Alias AGE
* Data type Number
* Width 10
Field description
Age of detected animal
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Field DATE_SURV
* Alias DATE_SURV
* Data type Date
* Width 8
Field description
Date of reptile and amphibian surveys
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Field TIME_DETEC
* Alias TIME_DETEC
* Data type String
* Width 12
Field description
Time of detection using 24-hour clock
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Field TEMP_F
* Alias TEMP_F
* Data type Number
* Width 9
Field description
Temperature (degrees F) at detection
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Field HABITAT
* Alias HABITAT
* Data type String
* Width 29
Field description
Habitat type in CWHR habitat classification system at location where animal detected
Description source
Mayer and Laudenslayer, 1988; http://www.dfg.ca.gov/bdb/html/wildlife_habitats.html
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Field SAMPLE_PT
* Alias SAMPLE_PT
* Data type Number
* Width 12
Field description
Sample point identification number; matches sample point identification numbers in shapefile.
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Field DISTANCE_M
* Alias DISTANCE_M
* Data type Number
* Width 13
Field description
Distance (m) from sample point to location where animal found
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Field BEARING
* Alias BEARING
* Data type Number
* Width 10
Field description
Bearing (in degrees) from sample point to where animal detected
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Overview Description
Entity and Attribute Overview
These 15 points occur in oak woodland habitat of Spears and Didion Ranch parks in Placer County, California. The sample points were the centers of locations where reptile and amphibian surveys were conducted in 2005.


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Metadata Details

Metadata language English(UNITED STATES)
Metadata character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Scope of the data described by the metadata dataset
Scope name * dataset


* Last update 2023-10-11


ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS1.0
Standard or profile used to edit metadata FGDC


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2023-10-1113:58:50
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2023-10-1113:58:28


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2023-10-1113:58:28


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Metadata Contacts

Metadata contact
Individual's name Barrett A. Garrison
Organization's name Resource Assessment Program, California Department of Fish and Game, North Central Region
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice (916) 358-2945
Fax (916) 358-2945

Address
Type postal
Delivery point North Central Region
Delivery point California Department of Fish and Game
Delivery point 1701 Nimbus Road
City Rancho Cordova
Administrative area CA
Postal code REQUI95670
e-mail address bgarrison@dfg.ca.gov

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Enclosure
Enclosure type File
Description of enclosure original metadata
Original metadata document, which was translated yes
Source metadata format fgdc

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