Vegetation Survey Points [ds1020]

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vegetation, plant species, vegetation classification


Summary

This dataset shows the locations of various types of vegetation surveys taken to support the classification and mapping of vegetation throughout the State of California. Most surveys will have a vegetation name that is either accepted by California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program (VegCAMP) and the California Native Plant Society (CNPS), or is undergoing a vetting process. The majority of the surveys have associated plant cover data related to each point. The goal of this dataset is to share ground based vegetation observations and instances of vegetation at the finest classification level (association), as most of the published maps of vegetation are at a coarser classification level (alliance). The surveys also have their related species cover values associated with them. This dataset is not comprehensive for California, as surveys from recent projects are in the process of having plants keyed, undergoing QC, and being classified.

Description

Vegetation surveys included in this dataset have been collected through various vegetation classification and mapping projects, and some were also collected independently from these kinds of projects. Reports for these projects can be found in CDFW's document library see https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/documents/ContextDocs.aspx?cat=VegCAMP . Links to specific projects are provided with project descriptions below. The surveys are of various types, but many follow the rapid assessment/releve protocol which can be seen here: https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/VegCAMP/Publications-and-Protocols

There are associated disturbance and other environmental data taken for many of these surveys that are not included in this dataset. There are also associated photos. These are available upon request.

Credits

This dataset contains contributed data from various entities and individuals. It has been compiled by staff from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program and the California Native Plant Society.

Use limitations

CDFWs VegCAMP appreciates learning how these vegetation datasets are being used so that we can leverage support for classifying and mapping new areas and let users know of any updates. Please contact us at VegCAMP@wildlife.ca.gov or call any of the staff listed here: https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/VegCAMP

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 -124.327186 East -114.125212
North 42.001230 South 32.451720

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

ArcGIS Metadata

Topics and Keywords

* Content type Downloadable Data
Export to FGDC CSDGM XML format as Resource Description No

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Citation

Title Vegetation Survey Points [ds1020]
Publication date 2024-02-1600:00:00


Presentation formats * digital map


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Citation Contacts

Responsible party
Individual's name VegCAMP (Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program)
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact's position Owner
Contact's role originator


Contact information
Address
Type
Delivery point PO Box 944209
City Sacramento
Administrative area CA
Postal code 94244-2090
e-mail address VegCAMP@wildlife.ca.gov

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Responsible party
Individual's name VegCAMP (Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program)
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact's position Owner
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Address
Type
Delivery point PO Box 944209
City Sacramento
Administrative area CA
Postal code 94244-2090
e-mail address VegCAMP@wildlife.ca.gov

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Resource Details

Dataset languages * English(UNITED STATES)
Dataset character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Status completed
Spatial representation type * vector


Supplemental information
Many of the surveys were collected using the combined rapid assessment/releve protocol available here: https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/VegCAMP/Publications-and-Protocols. But there are surveys contributed from other organizations and using other protocols. The general survey type will be noted for each survey and there are project codes that identify the sources for the surveys. There are also reconnaissance and accuracy assessment surveys. The plant lists for these surveys are not as extensive, and sometimes absent. There are also "base points" when the surveyor completed a survey from a position that was not within the stand surveyed. In these instances, the SurveyType for the base point will be Base Point, the the survey will say "Yes" in the projected field, and the BaseID will contain the WayptID for the base point.
* Processing environment Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 19045) ; Esri ArcGIS 13.1.0.41833


Credits
This dataset contains contributed data from various entities and individuals. It has been compiled by staff from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program and the California Native Plant Society.
ArcGIS item properties
* Name ds1020
* Location file://\\geodata.\\BIOSOnline\Refresh\TODOData\BIOSOnlineData.gdb
* Access protocol Local Area Network

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Extents

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type Extent used for searching
* West longitude -124.327186
* East longitude -114.125212
* North latitude 42.001230
* South latitude 32.451720
* Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system
* West longitude -359452.844400
* East longitude 488296.086900
* South latitude -604381.148700
* North latitude 442565.365000
* Extent contains the resource Yes

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Resource Points of Contact

Point of contact
Individual's name VegCAMP (Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program)
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact's position Owner
Contact's role originator


Contact information
Address
Type
Delivery point PO Box 944209
City Sacramento
Administrative area CA
Postal code 94244-2090
e-mail address VegCAMP@wildlife.ca.gov

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Point of contact
Individual's name Julie Evens
Organization's name California Native Plant Society
Contact's position resource provider
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information


Point of contact
Individual's name Rosie Yacoub
Organization's name California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
Contact's position processor
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice 916 557-3413

Address
Type
e-mail address rosalie.yacoub@wildlife.ca.gov

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Resource Maintenance

Resource maintenance
Update frequency unknown


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Resource Constraints

Constraints
Limitations of use

CDFWs VegCAMP appreciates learning how these vegetation datasets are being used so that we can leverage support for classifying and mapping new areas and let users know of any updates. Please contact us at VegCAMP@wildlife.ca.gov or call any of the staff listed here: https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/VegCAMP

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 NAD_1983_California_Teale_Albers
* Coordinate reference details
Projected coordinate system
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Z tolerance 0.001
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High precision true
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Reference system identifier
* Value 3310
* Codespace EPSG
* Version 6.8(9.2.0)


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Spatial Data Properties

Vector
* Level of topology for this dataset geometry only


Geometric objects
Feature class name ds1020
* Object type point
* Object count 0

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ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name ds1020
* Feature type Simple
* Geometry type Point
* Has topology FALSE
* Feature count 0
* Spatial index TRUE
* Linear referencing FALSE

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Geoprocessing history

Process
Date 2024-03-1314:37:18
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Conversion Tools.tbx\ExportFeatures
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Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Date 2024-03-1314:39:27
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Process
Date 2024-03-1314:39:50
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Rename
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Distribution

Distributor
Transfer options
Online source
Location https://apps.wildlife.ca.gov/bios6/?bookmark=940
Function performed information

Transfer options
Online source
Location ftp://ftp.dfg.ca.gov/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/1000_1099/ds1020.zip
Function performed download

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Distribution format
* Name File Geodatabase Feature Class


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

Online source
Location https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/1000_1099/ds1020.zip
Function performed download

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Fields

Details for object ds1020
* 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
Esri
* Description of values
Coordinates defining the features.


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Field SurveyID
* Alias SurveyID
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The unique identifier of a survey
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field SurveyType
* Alias SurveyType
* Data type String
* Width 75
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
What type of survey point this is. Surveys can be taken in many steps of a classification and mapping project, and use different protocols depending on which purpose they are serving. "Rapid Assessment" is a survey taken to characterize and classify data. A survey is taken within a homogenous stand and the dominant and characteristic species are recorded and cover is estimated. A "Releve" is similar to a rapid assessment, but all species within a bounded plot are recorded and given a cover estimate. "Reconnaissance" surveys are taken to give vegetation type information for mapping purposes. "Accuracy Assessments" are surveys taken to check a subset of polygons mapped in an area to see if they were typed correctly. "Field Verification" points are like accuracy assessments, but they may be done without a sampling plan, or the samples might not be distributed among all classes. "Transects" are used to characterize vegetation by counting "hits" of a species along a line. "Base Point Only" is a location where vegetation was surveyed at a distance from the base point at a measured distance, bearing, and inclination. "Multivisit" surveys happen when a site is returned to at different time and the same type of survey is taken.
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field SurveyDate
* Alias SurveyDate
* Data type Date
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The date the survey was taken on
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field MCVName
* Alias MCVName
* Data type String
* Width 255
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Names will be the same as ones used in the Manual of California Vegetation and California Natural Community List (https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/VegCAMP/Natural-Communities). These standardized names correspond as much as possible to the National Vegetation Classification System (see http://usnvc.org/) or are submitted to the regional editors for induction. Unvetted communities will also appear here, but these will not have CaCodes
Description source
https://vegetation.cnps.org/
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Field MCVLevel
* Alias MCVLevel
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The standardized level of the vegetation description in the Manual of California Vegetation corresponding with levels of the National Vegetation Classification System Values include: Alliance, Association, Provisional Alliance, Provisional Association, Provisional Semi-natural Alliance, Provisional Semi-natural Association, Semi-natural Alliance, Semi-natural Association, Group, Macrogroup
Description source
https://vegetation.cnps.org/
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Field MCVMethod
* Alias MCVMethod
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The method used to give the point a community name. "classified" means that the NVCS_Name was given as the result of a project where surveys were compared using cluster analysis or a related statistical method. "keyed" means that the cover values of the dominant and character species were used to key to a classification name using either a project, regional, or statewide key. "field guess" means that the community name was estimated in the field without access to a regional or local key (this typically happens with Reconnaissance points taken before a map classification has been completed)
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Field CaCode
* Alias CaCode
* Data type String
* Width 25
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The official California code of an alliance or association. If a CaCode is empty for a community at the alliance or association, it is undergoing a vetting process.
Description source
https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/VegCAMP/Natural-Communities
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Field Projected
* Alias Projected
* Data type String
* Width 3
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Indicates whether a point was projected (used an offset), is a base point only (no veg data associated with location), was digitized using imagery or mapped polygons as a guide. This is a domain in ArcGIS that takes the values: B (Base Only), D (Digitized), No, Yes.
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Field BaseID
* Alias BaseID
* Data type String
* Width 25
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
This is the ID of the base GPS point, where the surveyors were standing to record the distance survey. This is required for both projected points and points digitized in the field (gathering projection data is preferred).
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field Bearing
* Alias Bearing
* Data type Integer
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The bearing, in degrees, to a projected or offset survey from the base point.
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field Distance
* Alias Distance
* Data type Integer
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The distance, in meters, to a projected or offset survey from the base point.
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field Inclination
* Alias Inclination
* Data type Integer
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The inclination, in degrees slope, to a projected or offset survey from the base point.
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field Notes
* Alias Notes
* Data type String
* Width 254
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
These are typically field taken notes about the point. They are often processed into other fields, but this field can be used to store important information about other values in the survey that are not supported by this schema. This can also be updated to include processing or corrections of locations.
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Field PhotoDesc
* Alias PhotoDesc
* Data type String
* Width 254
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
This field is used to store the camera, photo numbers and photo notes. It should be filled out in the field to help with the movement of images into associated folders. It will also be used to label photos that are not ordinal photos.
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Field Stand_Size
* Alias Stand_Size
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The size of the stand being assessed. This is a domain in ArcGIS, which takes the values 1 (less than 1 acre), 2 (1-5 acres), and 3 (> 5 acres) for most projects.
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field FieldAlliance
* Alias FieldAlliance
* Data type String
* Width 150
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The name of the Alliance following the Manual of California Vegetation (MCV) Online. Please use scientific nomenclature, e.g., Quercus agrifolia forest. Alliance and association names in the MCV follow the USDA Plants nomenclature in order to conform with the national standard. An Alliance is based on the dominant or diagnostic species of the stand, and usually reflects the uppermost and/or dominant height stratum. A dominant species tends to cover the greatest area, while a diagnostic species is consistently found in some vegetation types but not others.The field-assessed Alliance name may not always exist in the current MCV.
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field FieldAssociation
* Alias FieldAssociation
* Data type String
* Width 150
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The name of the species in the Alliance and additional dominant/diagnostic species from any strata. In following naming conventions, species in differing strata are separated with a slash, and species in the uppermost stratum are listed first (e.g., Quercus douglasii / Toxicodendron diversilobum). Species in the same stratum are separated with a dash (e.g., Quercus lobata Quercus douglasii). The field-assessed Association name may not exist in the current MCV.
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field ErrorMeasurement
* Alias ErrorMeasurement
* Data type Single
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The measurement of error in the location of the point. This is typically GPS error, but can also be based on the size of a mapped polygon, or how tight a digitized point might be based on verbal, knowledge of a location. For some Forest Service Ecoplots, only Township,Range,Section information was available and the error measurement reflects that the point's location is the center of a section
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Field ErrorUnits
* Alias ErrorUnits
* Data type String
* Width 10
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The units of the error measurement. Typically this is either m, ft, or PDOP.
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Field Location_name
* Alias Location_name
* Data type String
* Width 150
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The location where the survey was taken. For projected points, this the base location. Since often surveys are done on public and other protected land, the California Protected Areas Database is often used to give standardized names. Permitted private parcels will have a name associated with the permit.
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Field Elevation_m
* Alias Elevation_m
* Data type Integer
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The elevation, in meters, as calculated using Intermap's NextMap Digital Terrain Model with 5 m resolution.
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Field PHOTO
* Alias PHOTO
* Data type String
* Width 200
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The hyperlink field for photos. The cardinal photos of projected points should be associated with the base point to match vantage.
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Field ConCov
* Alias ConCov
* Data type Single
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
total foliar cover (considering porosity) of all live conifer species, disregarding overlap of individual trees. Estimate conifer and hardwood covers separately. When using the standard protocol, these cover values should not include the coverage of regenerating tree species (i.e., tree seedlings and saplings).
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field HdwdCov
* Alias HdwdCov
* Data type Single
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
total foliar cover (considering porosity) of all live hardwood species, disregarding overlap of individual trees. Estimate conifer and hardwood covers separately. When using the standard protocol, these cover values should not include the coverage of regenerating tree species (i.e., tree seedlings and saplings).
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field TreeCov
* Alias TreeCov
* Data type Single
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
total foliar cover (considering porosity) of all live tree species, disregarding overlap of individual trees. When using the standard protocol, these cover values should not include the coverage of regenerating tree species (i.e., tree seedlings and saplings).
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field RegenTreeCov
* Alias RegenTreeCov
* Data type Single
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The total foliar cover of seedlings and saplings, disregarding overlap of individual recruits.
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field ShrubCov
* Alias ShrubCov
* Data type Single
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The total foliar cover (considering porosity) of all live shrub species disregarding overlap of individual shrubs
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field HerbCov
* Alias HerbCov
* Data type Single
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The total foliar cover (considering porosity) of all live herb species disregarding overlap of individual herb
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field TotalVegCov
* Alias TotalVegCov
* Data type Single
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The total foliar cover (considering porosity) of all live plant species disregarding overlap. This is typically less than the sum of the other strata covers.
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field ExoticLevel
* Alias ExoticLevel
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Refers to implied competition for resources between native and introduced nonnative plant species. The level of impact is determined by the proportion of the total cover occupied by exotic species compared to total cover of all species. Estimate total vegetation cover and total non-native cover then divide the latter by the former.Light/Low: less than 33% of total cover is non-native; Moderate: between 33% and 66% of total cover is non-native; Heavy: more than 66% of total cover is non-native
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field ViewRadius
* Alias ViewRadius
* Data type Integer
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Rapid Assessments only. Estimated radius of the area of the stand viewable from the sample point. This value is separate from the Stand Size of vegetation being sampled and any additional details/constraints can be documented in the Site History. The radius must fall completely within the stand boundary and therefore cannot be greater than the distance from the sample point to the edge of the stand in any direction. If you can see the entire stand, then the radius will be the distance from your GPS point to the closest edge of the stand. For example, the radius will be constrained in long linear stands to the minimum width of the stand and thus the RA radius may not capture the full area that you survey. If your point is on the edge of the stand, record the radius into the stand, but note your location and the direction to which the RA Radius applies in the Site History section. RA Radius informs mappers and the image analysts of the dimensions of the stand visible from the sample point, so they can make connections between the vegetation on the ground and information in imagery and other GIS datasets.
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field ViewPercent
* Alias ViewPercent
* Data type Integer
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Estimated percentage of a polygon that was seen; species list and cover values apply to this area (for accuracy assessments)
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Field MicroTopo
* Alias MicroTopo
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
Field description
Microtopography - is the stand on a convexity, concavity, flat, is the ground undulating?
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Field MacroTopo
* Alias MacroTopo
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
Field description
Macrotopography - what part of the landscape/terrain does the stand occupy (part of slope, bottom, top)
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Field Substrate
* Alias Substrate
* Data type String
* Width 75
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Geologic substrate
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field Soil_text
* Alias Soil_text
* Data type String
* Width 200
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Soil texture
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field Upl_Wet_text
* Alias Upl_Wet_text
* Data type String
* Width 200
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Is the stand Upland or Wetland/Riparian
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field Aspect_actual
* Alias Aspect_actual
* Data type Integer
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Aspect (or exposure) in degrees
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field Slope_actual
* Alias Slope_actual
* Data type Integer
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Slope in degrees
Description source
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18599&inline
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Field Site_history
* Alias Site_history
* Data type String
* Width 2147483647
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Brief description of the stand including details about age/seral stage, disturbance history, nature and extent of land use, and other environmental and vegetation factors, such as distribution of species. Examples of disturbance history: fire, landslides, avalanching, drought, flood, animal burrowing, or pest outbreak. Examples of land use: grazing, timber harvest, or mining. Examples of other site factors: exposed rocks, soil with fine-textured sediments, high litter/duff build-up, multi storied vegetation structure, or other stand dynamics. Structural and phenological constraints to estimates of strata cover and height and any peculiarities of the site or observation that impact the vegetation measurements taken may be noted. Examples include: late phenology within deciduous tree stands reducing cover estimates or pygmy forests or other stunted growth. Include any additional details or constraints about the extent of the area assessed, meaning the area that has contributed to strata, height, and cover estimates.
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Field Tree
* Alias Tree
* Data type String
* Width 50
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Field description
Average tree size (dbh), in classes from Wildlife Habitat Relations (WHR) classification. Size class is based on the average diameter at breast height (dbh) of each trunk (standard breast height is 4.5ft or 137cm). When marking the main size class, make sure to estimate the mean diameter of all trees over the entire stand, weighing the mean toward the larger tree dbhs if large trees are consistent in the stand, though they may be low in cover. The T6 multi-layered dbh size class signifies a multi-layered tree canopy, with a size class T3 and/or T4 layer growing under a T5 layer and a distinct height separation between the classes. Stands in the T6 class must contain a total absolute tree cover that exceeds 60% including at least 10% cover of size class 5 (>24 dbh) trees growing over a distinct layer of trees in size classes 3 (>6-11 dbh) or 4 (>11-24 dbh) with at least 10% combined cover.
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Field Shrub
* Alias Shrub
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Shrub type from WHR. When shrub canopy closure exceeds 10% (except in desert types) by recording which class is predominant in the survey. Shrub class is based on the average amount of crown decadence (dead standing vegetation on live shrubs when looking across the crowns of the shrubs).
Description source
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Field Herbaceous
* Alias Herbaceous
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Herb height classes from WHR . When herbaceous cover exceeds 2% by recording the predominant class in the survey. Note: This height class is based on the average plant height at maturity, not necessarily at the time of observation.
Description source
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Field SurveyDimensions
* Alias SurveyDimensions
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
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Field description
If survey is a releve, transect, or a survey constrained by stand shape a description of the survey dimensions.
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Field Conif_ht_txt
* Alias Conif_ht_txt
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Modal height for conifer tree. Modal height is based on the count of the most frequent height of plants within each layer, and is recorded in the following classes: 1 = <1/2 m, 2 = 1/2-1 m, 3 = 1-2 m, 4 = 2-5 m, 5 = 5-10 m, 6 = 10-15 m, 7 = 15-20 m, 8 = 20-35 m, 9 = 35-50 m, 10 => 50 m.
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Field Hdwd_ht_txt
* Alias Hdwd_ht_txt
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Modal height for hardwood tree. Modal height is based on the count of the most frequent height of plants within each layer, and is recorded in the following classes: 1 = <1/2 m, 2 = 1/2-1 m, 3 = 1-2 m, 4 = 2-5 m, 5 = 5-10 m, 6 = 10-15 m, 7 = 15-20 m, 8 = 20-35 m, 9 = 35-50 m, 10 => 50 m.
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Field RegenTr_ht_txt
* Alias RegenTr_ht_txt
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Modal height for tree regeneration. Modal height is based on the count of the most frequent height of plants within each layer -- so if seedlings are more common than saplings the modal height of the seedlings is estimated, and is recorded in the following classes: 1 = <1/2 m, 2 = 1/2-1 m, 3 = 1-2 m, 4 = 2-5 m, 5 = 5-10 m, 6 = 10-15 m, 7 = 15-20 m, 8 = 20-35 m, 9 = 35-50 m, 10 => 50 m.
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Field Shrub_ht_txt
* Alias Shrub_ht_txt
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Modal height for shrubs. Modal height is based on the count of the most frequent height of plants within each layer, and is recorded in the following classes: 1 = <1/2 m, 2 = 1/2-1 m, 3 = 1-2 m, 4 = 2-5 m, 5 = 5-10 m, 6 = 10-15 m, 7 = 15-20 m, 8 = 20-35 m, 9 = 35-50 m, 10 => 50 m.
Description source
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Field Herb_ht_txt
* Alias Herb_ht_txt
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Modal height for herbs. Modal height is based on the count of the most frequent height of plants within each layer, and is recorded in the following classes: 1 = <1/2 m, 2 = 1/2-1 m, 3 = 1-2 m, 4 = 2-5 m, 5 = 5-10 m, 6 = 10-15 m, 7 = 15-20 m, 8 = 20-35 m, 9 = 35-50 m, 10 => 50 m. Note: For the herbaceous layer height, this height class is based on the modal average plant height at the time of observation, as opposed to how this is recorded in the CWHR section (at maturity).
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Field Phen_He
* Alias Phen_He
* Data type String
* Width 10
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
General phenology of herbaceous layer (E=early; P=peak; L=late; NA = not applicable). For herbs this is primarily whether the plants are at a flowering stage that allows for identification.
Description source
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Field Phen_Sh
* Alias Phen_Sh
* Data type String
* Width 10
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
General phenology of shrub layer (E=early; P=peak; L=late; NA = not applicable)
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Field Phen_Tr
* Alias Phen_Tr
* Data type String
* Width 10
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
General phenology of tree layer (E=early; P=peak; L=late; NA = not applicable)
Description source
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Field ProjectCode
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* Data type String
* Width 25
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AIM: BLM Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring The Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) program was initiated to improve the effectiveness of monitoring activities on BLM land. The AIM program provides a standardized process for the BLM to collect quantitative information on the status, conditi http://aim.landscapetoolbox.org/ ALSC: Alluvial Fan Scrub The Vegetation Program of the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) has worked collaboratively with the Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District (RCRCD) to produce a vegetation classification of alluvial scrub habitat https://cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/alluvial_scrub-diaz_evans2011.pdf ANZA: Anza-Borrego Classification and mapping project 500 surveys were taken within the State Park boundaries and in some of the area around it. Sampling plan did not include a formal sample allocation or GRADSECT. Samples were plot-based, using ocular cover estimation, and then classified. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18246&inline=1 AWSF: Alameda Creek Watershed, SF Public Utilities Commission At the request of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), Nomad Ecology (Nomad) conducted a pilot vegetation mapping project on 5,894 acres of SFPUC-owned lands in the Alameda Creek watershed. CAMO-VegMap: Castle Mountains National Monument Fieldwork for MOJN Vegetation Mapping Additional surveys contracted to CNPS after Castle Mountains National Monument was designated in 2016 to add to Mojave National Preserve Vegetation Map and Classification for the Mojave Network of the National Park Service. https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2279201 CARR: Carrizo Plain Area Surveys Starting in 2008, CDFW and CNPS collected Rapid assessments and Releves in the area with the goals of characterizing the vegetation, supporting the mapping of the Carrizo Plains ER by CDFW, and supporting the mapping of the Carrizo Plain NM by CNPS. Various expansions of mapping and surveying continued afterwards. https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/carrizo-vegetation-report-2011.pdf CAVA: California Valley This project was to map a portion of California Valley using the Carrizo classification in order to help with selection of mitigation parcels by region 4. Project is ongoing. CCBLM: Inner Central Coast (Clear Creek Managment Area, Joaquin Ridge,...) Evens, J. A. Klein, J. Taylor, T. Keeler-Wolf, and D. Hickson. 2006. Vegetation Classification, Descriptions, and Mapping of the Clear Creek Management Area, Joaquin Ridge, Monocline Ridge, and Environs in San Benito and Western Fresno Counties, CA https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/central-coast-inner-vegetation-report-2006.pdf CDLO: Canada de los Osos The vegetation of CDLO was sampled using the Rapid Vegetation Assessment (RVA) protocol as prescribed by the California Native Plant Society. Fifty-six sample sites were selected. Sampling was conducted in 2005 2006, and subsequently the area was mapped for vegetation. CdSV: Canada de San Vicente VegCAMP mapped this DFW property as an aid in preparation of a management plan Canada de San Vicente and to provide points that can serve as future vegetation monitoring areas. Rapid Assessments, Reconnaissance and Field Verification points were taken. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=28651&inline CHICH: Channel Islands Chapter Data collected by the CNPS Chapter Channel Islands. CHIS: Channel Islands Project to classify and map the Channel Islands National Park. Islands in the park include Santa Cruz Island, which is classified as part of this project, but was surveyed using a different protocol. CHSP: Chino Hills State Park Vegetation sampling was conducted in 2001 at Chino Hills State Park as part of the California Department of Parks and Recreation Inventory, Monitoring and Assessment Program (IMAP) pilot program. http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/734/files/vegetation_chino.pdf CNLM: Center for Natural Lands Management - Panoche Preserve Surveys in rare habitats of the Panoche Preserve COYO: Coyote Ridge Serpentine Grassland Releves Releves collected in coordination with the Santa Clara Valley Chapter of CNPS. https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/veg-coyote_ridge_veg_report.pdf CRTR: Coyote Ridge Transects in Grassland Transects sampled by Creekside Science for the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/veg-coyote_ridge_veg_report.pdf CVPA: Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area CNPS received funds from BLM, TNC and donations to survey, classify and map vegetation in the north-western portion of the Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area (CPNA) covering 85,000 acres. https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ciervo_panoche_summary_report_2014-15.pdf CVPAA: Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area north mapping AA Field verification surveys collected to ground truth the northern Ciervo Panoche mapping area. https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ciervo_panoche_summary_report_2014-15.pdf CVRP: Central Valley Riparian Central Valley Riparian sampling effort by Geographical Information Center of Chico State University and California Department of Fish and Game https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=64011&inline CZPOF: Post-fire surveys in CZU fire perimeter Surveys including burn severity indicators taken after the CZU fire which was in Santa Cruz and San Mateo Counties in August and September 2020 https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SCSCDescriptionwPhotos_AppD_bookmarked-1-1.pdf CZPOFL: Post-fire LTM redwood surveys in CZU fire perimeter Long-term monitoring plots were installed in redwood stands within the CZU fire perimeter in Santa Cruz and San Mateo Counties. The fire occurred in August and September 2020. Post-fire surveys included burn severity indicators. https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SCSCDescriptionwPhotos_AppD_bookmarked-1-1.pdf DEDW: Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge Vegetation Data from 780 quadrats along 49 transects of varying lengths perpendicular to coast, varying in elevation across a gradient. Quadrats are 0.5 m x 0.5 m, along the transect between 10-25 m apart from each other. DEVA-DelFavero: Exotic Species Surveys, Death Valley Rapid assessments with complete or partial plant data for Death Valley. The focus was for exotic species inventory, which included data on plant communities/habitats in which exotics both do and do not occur. DEVA-ROOT: Ground truthing NASA-NPS Landsat Mapping (Death Valley) Ground truthing NASA-NPS Landsat Mapping (Death Valley). Substrate values were derived by GIS. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=13890&inline DEVA-Slaton: Vegetation Plots Death Valley Vegetation Plot database provided by Michele Slaton, Death Valley area survey only. https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2279201 DEVA-Springs: Death Valley Springs Monitoring dataset Detailed field mapping at 42 representative springs including quadrats (1m2), transects, photo lines, and vegetation patches with over 800 polygons (minimum size 10 m2) of the dominant vegetation in Death Valley. https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2279201 DEVA-VegMap: Death Valley Fieldwork for Mojave Network Vegetation Mapping, NPS Sampling undertaken specifically for the vegetation mapping effort in the Mojave Network, National Park Service https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2279201 DFGRF: Region 4 Lands Vegetation Vegetation data collected in Wildlife Areas and Ecological Reserves by California Department of Fish and Game Staff of Region 4 https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=64011&inline DKY: Dorothy King Young Chapter of CNPS Vegetation data collected by CNPS Chapter volunteers, coastal Mendocino County DOLO: Doyle-Loyalton The purpose of this project was to collect vegetation surveys to contribute to the state-wide vegetation classification and to create a comprehensive digital map of vegetation communities within the Doyle and Loyalton deer herds ranges. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=211213 EBRP: East Bay Regional Parks This code to be used for surveys funded by East Bay Regional Parks and provided to us for use in the Alameda/Contra Costa mapping project. It includes data collected by Shelly Benson and by Nomad Ecology using CNPS/CDFW methods. EDGW: Grassland surveys, Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve Releve data provided by Creekside Science and Friends of Edgewood and Mid-Penninsula Open Space. Grassland surveys were conducted at Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve from April-May, 2018 to April-May, 2020. FCPC: Fitzhugh Creek and Pine Creek Classification and vegetation map to aid management of the Pine Creek and Fitzhugh Creek Wildlife Area. 76 vegetation rapid assessment samples were collected in June of 2006. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=24566&inline FISH: Fish Slough Classification and mapping project of the Fish Slough Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) including the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Fish Slough Ecological Reserve. Work completed by VegCAMP staff. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=76530&inline FNWS: Fallbrook Naval Weapons Station Project to map the vegetation of the Fallbrook Naval Weapons Station. Plots were taken to create the classification for the area. FSECO: Forest Service Ecoplots FSMEAD: USFS Meadow Surveys Rooted frequency of plant species, ground cover, and rooting depth/density are metrics used to provide a standardized system for determining ecological condition and long-term trend in meadow sites. GAVRAN: Field trip to Gabilan Ranch Surveys in conjunction with AIS mapping project of TNC easement property https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=17939&inline GRASS: CNPS Grassland Initiative CNPS received funds from NRCS and other partners to survey herbaceous plant communities within the Great Valley and Carrizo Plain. New samples were collected from 2010-2013 including numerous revisits both seasonally and annually to capture variation. https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/grassland_nrcs_report-2013c.pdf GRSS-CJ: Cort Johnson's thesis data Johnson, Cort, Native grass stand rarity, threat, and structure in the central coast ranges (2001). Master's Theses. 2221. Surveys were done throughout the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Greater Bay Area. https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/etd_theses/2221/ HEAD: Headlands 421 releve samples collected on private and public lands in a belt of grasslands that ranged from the immediate coast to approximately 12 miles inland. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=115807&inline HETH: Hermit Thrush Habitat Surveys collected in Redwood forests in Hermit Thrush habitat. Portola Redwoods site is unburned, while Big Basin was burned in CZU fire. HUBB: Vegetation of Hubbard Hill Unit, San Luis Obispo County CNPS produced a fine-scale vegetation map for ~7,300 acres across three U.S. BLM allotments in San Luis Obispo County: Hubbard Hill, Anderson Canyon, and Freeborn Mt (HUBB). HYPSSU: Mapping of Land Cover with Simulated Hyspiri Imagery Vegetation surveys were done in 2013 and 2014 along with Leaf Area Index (LAI) readings as a baseline for this remote sensing project. Locations in Marin, Napa, and Sonoma Counties, with pre-existing vegetation maps were assessed. JAWB: Jawbone Area, BLM Vegetation surveying, mapping, and accuracy assessment by CNPS of the Jawbone area of the Tehachapi Mountains. Project funded by BLM. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=187919&inline JAWB-Recon: Jawbone Area, BLM Vegetation surveying, mapping, and accuracy assessment by CNPS of the Jawbone area of the Tehachapi Mountains. Project funded by BLM. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=187919&inline KNOX: Knoxville The vegetation classification was derived from data collected in the field during the periods November 1820, 2013 and April 28May 1, 2014. Vegetation polygons were drawn using heads-up digitizing using the 2011 Napa County 30-cm resolution color imagery https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=164824&inline LABE: Lava Beds Volcanic NM The National Park Service Vegetation Mapping Inventory Program funded an effort, beginning in 2010, to classify and map the vegetation at Lava Beds National Monument. Southern Oregon University and Klamath Network staff performed the inventory work. https://www.nps.gov/im/vmi-labe.htm LAVO-E2M: Lassen National Volcanic Park Releves/Observations Observation (training) points for the Aerial Photo-interpretation Mapping Methodology at Lassen Volcanic National Park 2006. Fieldwork by Engineering-environmental Management, Inc. (e2M). https://home.nps.gov/im/vmi-lavo.htm LOMA: Loma Post Fire Habitat Study On behalf of the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority , Vollmar Natural Lands Consulting conducted a three-year habitat study within the area burned by the 2016 Loma Fire, in the Santa Cruz Mountains. MACH: Maritime Chaparral Vegetation surveys collected along the California Coast in maritime chaparral. These plots are described as macroplots. MARIN: Marin Countywide fine scale vegetation map New surveys were collected in 2018 and 2019 in preparation for the mapping. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=195295&inline MCOSD: Marin County Open Space District Surveys, Classification and Mapping of Marin County Parklands. https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/veg-marin_co_open_sp-vegreport.pdf MCV95: Community sampling for the Manual of California Vegetation, first edition Surveys were made in a variety of plant communities across the state in order to inform the 1995 publication. MDEI_Central: Mojave Desert Ecosystem Inventory of Central Mojave Vegetation The project team collected relev data at 1,242 locations in the fall of 1997, winter and spring of 1998, and spring of 1999. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=13890&inline MILOB: Milo Baker CNPS Chapter, Sonoma County Vegetation data collected by CNPS Chapter volunteers, Sonoma County. Some records imported from CVIS. MMWD: Marin Municipal Water District Surveys were taken in 2005 and classified in 2006. The vegetation of the Marin Municipal Water District was mapped in 2004, 2009, and 2014. Eighty-three of the Rapid Assessment surveys were revisited in 2010 and 2011 to document the effects of Sudden Oak Death. https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/veg-mmwd_vegetation_report_2006_06.pdf MOJA-Evens: Watercourse vegetation in the eastern Mojave Desert Watercourse plots for masters thesis and desert riparian/wash classification around Mojave National Preserve https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=13890&inline MOJA-JCima: High resolution imagery project, MOJA Point intercept data from 24 transects within 4 macroplots located in the Cima Dome quad of Mojave National Preserve https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2279201 MOJA-McAuliffe: Mojave National Preserve subset of perennial grass-dominated communities Subset of vegetation data of perennial grass-dominated communities from the southeastern quarter of the Mojave desert. Study sites were distributed along elevation gradients with sets of adjacent sites. These plots are essentially modified releves. https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2279201 MOJA-NRCS: NRCS Mojave National Preserve Sampling undertaken by NRCS and used in the vegetation mapping effort in the Mojave Network, National Park Service https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2279201 MOJA-VegMap: Mojave National Preserve Fieldwork for MOJN Vegetation Mapping Sampling undertaken specifically for the vegetation mapping effort in the Mojave Network, National Park Service https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2279201 MOJD: Mojave Desert Surveys for Classification This project code was used for additional DRECP surveys in Searles Valley and West Mojave Trails. These data were classified along with regional legacy data. Some Reconnaissance surveys are also included under this code with the prefix MOJDR. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=47996 MOJN-Johnson-EastMojave: Unit Resources Inventory for Desert Plan Eastern Mojave Scenic Area (751 plots) originally split into two sets because of previous analysis format; the first set of 226 here numbered 494 to 935. Georeferenced using township, range, section info. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=13890&inline MOJN-Johnson-EastMojave2: Unit Resources Inventory for Desert Plan Eastern Mojave Scenic Area (751 plots) split into two sets because of previous analysis format; Second set 525, here numbered 0 to 694. Georeferenced using township, range, section info. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=13890&inline MOLA: Modoc-Lassen Classification and Mapping Project Project includes field sampling, data classification, and vegetation mapping for the Likely Tableland and Likely Mountain ecological subsection, the Whittinger Mountain area and the Shinn Mountain/Snowstorm Mountain area. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=183030&inline MTYC: Monterey County Chapter Data NRCS_LTB: (no information available) NSAM: Naval Support Activity Monterey Surveys collected for a vegetation map by Garcia And Associates on behalf of Naval Support Activity Monterey (NSA) OAKG: Oak Grove Rapid Assessment data were collected from 74 vegetation stands from May 24-28, 2010 following the California Native Plant Societys Rapid Assessment protocol. Additional field reconnaissance data were collected from 51 locations. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=35611&inline OC: Orange County Classification and Accuracy Assessment 345 Rapid Assessments were classified and 543 Accuracy Assessments were performed to support this project http://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=110881 OWVA: Owens Valley Classification analysis included Jawbone and Fish Slough as well as other legacy surveys in the adjacent ecoregion subsections. There were also 40 rapid assessments, 7 releves, and 22 accuracy assessments taken to support this classification and mapping effort. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=131751 OWVA-InyoCo: Owens Valley - Inyo County Water Dept Inyo Co. Water Department annually monitors vegetation conditions on the Owens Valley floor. According to the Long-Term Water Agreement (Green Book) technical appendix, the primary monitoring goal is to detect any significant decreases or changes in Owen https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=187919&inline OWVA-Recon: Owens Valley Reconnaissance surveys taken to support vegetation mapping of the Owens Valley. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=187919&inline PGAA: Accuracy Assessment Surveys for Point Reyes NS and Golden Gate NRA Data received from online NPS data for project. Basic point data with vegetation type calls but no separate plant data. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18209&inline PINN: Pinnacles National Monument Kittel et al. 2009, Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report: Pinnacles National Monument, Fully published in 2012. https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/veg-pinnacle_2012.pdf PORE: Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate NRA Surveys taken for Point Reyes vegetation map. Plot ID prefixes include PORE (cited as PRNS in Keeler-Wolf 2003), GGNRA, and MARINSP. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18209&inline PSMA: USFS Bigcone Douglas-fir https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317236005_Bigcone_Douglas-Fir_Mapping_and_Monitoring_Report_Angeles_National_Forest PTAR: Point Arena - Stornetta Vegetation surveying, mapping, and accuracy assessment by CNPS of the Pt. Arena - Stornetta area of the California Coastal National Monument. Project funded by BLM https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=174856 PVPLC: Palos Verdes Conservancy Lands "The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (PVPLC) received grant funding through the California Department of Fish and Games Local Assistance Grant program to produce a finescale, spatially and floristically accurate vegetation map of the Palos Verde Nature Preserve. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=24261&inline PWPOF: Post-fire surveys in Pt. Reyes Woodward Fire Perimeter Rapid assessment surveys including burn severity indicators. The Woodward fire began August 17, 2020 and was 100% contained in October 1, 2020, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County. PYGM: Pygmy Forest Characterization CDFW VegCAMP and Region 1 staff worked cooperatively with CNPS experts to characterize pygmy forest vegetation and map it in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties where it occurs on coastal terraces. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=161736&inline QHQ: Quail Hollow Quarry Habitat Long-Term Management and Maintenance Plan Dr. Jodi McGraw conducted plot-based vegetation sampling and performed multivariate statistical analyses to develop a classification for the sandhills communities and then mapped the communities within the ~100-acre Quail Hollow Quarry Conservation Areas. https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SCSCDescriptionwPhotos_AppD_bookmarked-1-1.pdf RAWD: CNPS/CDFW Rapid Assessment & Releve Workshops Surveys taken during various CNPS/CDFW Rapid Assessment & Releve Workshops RUSR: Russian Ridge Pilot Vegetation Data Pilot data for creating a grassland monitoring protocol at Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve. Grassland monitoring took place in May 2014 at Russian Ridge, with the goal of establishing a baseline of conditions within different strata. https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SCSCDescriptionwPhotos_AppD_bookmarked-1-1.pdf SACT: Sacramento Valley CNPS Chapter Vegetation surveys taken by the Sacramento Valley Chapter of CNPS including plots from Cosumnes River Preserve, Caswell Memorial State Park, and numerous vernal pool grasslands in Sacramento County. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=64011&inline SAMO: Santa Monica Mountains NRA The Santa Monica Mountains were surveyed and classified between 2002 and 2006. This project was the first effort to extensively employ the CNPS Rapid Assessment/Releve Vegetation Sampling Protocol, and an NPS accuracy assessment protocol. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18243&inline=1 SASU: Santa Susanas Collection of classification data to support the classification and mapping of the Santa Susana mountain range. https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SantaSusanaMappingReport_Phase-I_Dec2019.pdf SBI: Santa Barbara Island The vegetation of Santa Barbara Island, one of five islands within Channel Islands National Park was censused in the spring of 2010 to develop a detailed vegetation classification. This vegetation classification was used to support fine scale vegetation mapping. SCLAR: Santa Clara CNPS Chapter, Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties Vegetation data collected by CNPS Chapter volunteers, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. Includes Coyote Ridge Rapid Assessments. SCPOF: Post-fire surveys in SCU fire perimeter Surveys including burn severity indicators taken after the SCU fire in Henry Coe State Park, in Santa Clara and Stanislaus Counties. The fire burned in August and September 2020. https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SCSCDescriptionwPhotos_AppD_bookmarked-1-1.pdf SCR: Santa Clara River The primary objective of this project is to provide a preliminary vegetation classification and detailed vegetation map for the mainstem Santa Clara River riparian corridor and its three major tributaries within Ventura County. http://parkway.scrwatershed.org/wkb/projects/lowerscrvegmap.html SCRUZ: Santa Cruz Mountains Vegetation Map Data collected for a vegetation map of Santa Cruz and Santa Clara Counties. Beginning with a training in the fall of 2020, the SCMSN field staff (Emma Wheeler) joined a team from UC Santa Cruz Arboretum, led by Lucy Ferneyhough, and Santa Clara Valley Water to perform vegetation surveys throughout the project area. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=219807 SCRUZL: Santa Cruz Redwood Long Term Monitoring Unburned plots were allocated to match burned plots based on 3 enviromental variables. The redwood layer for the county was split into 2 classes for 3 environmenal variables (fog, rainfall, and distance to coast). https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SCSCDescriptionwPhotos_AppD_bookmarked-1-1.pdf SDG: San Diego CNPS Chapter Rapid assessments and releves taken by CNPS volunteers between 2002 and 2010. SDMA: San Diego Maritime Chaparral RA surveys collected by AECOM in coastal SD County to provide definition of Maritime Chaparral and Coastal Suculent Scrub. The classification tables for this project uses the types recognized in the current western SD manual (AECOM, CDF 2011). SDRP: San Dieguito River Parkway The Vegetation Program of the CNPS worked collaboratively with local and regional agencies, including the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), in producing a vegetation classification and map of the San Dieguito River Park. https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/veg-san_dieguito_veg_report.pdf SEKI: Sequoia - Kings Canyon While SEKI is technically composed of two separate national parks, Sequoia and Kings Canyon, they are managed as one entity. Together they total 865,256 acres. Staff ecologists at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park conducted the field sampling effort to support development of the National Vegetation Classification System (NVCS), to provide feedback for the photo interpreters, and to assess the accuracy of the cartographic map products. http://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=88515&inline SERP: Serpentine Rapid Assessments Rapid Assessments were collected in areas of serpentine habitat in Northern California ranging from Sonoma to Tehama County. One of the first uses of this methodology. SFANVM: Vegetation Monitoring for NPS San Francisco Bay Area Network Vegetation monitoring permanent plots that are resampled on an annual basis. Herb species cover was calculated as a percent of quadrat hits divided by total number of points for quadrats (three 1x1m) . If species were present in the quadrat but not hit https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/veg-sanmateo_county-classification-2021.pdf SFPUC: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Releves were collected in 2004 and 2009 by Orion Environmental Associates in Peninsula Watershed lands (San Francisco Watershed Lands) in San Mateo County. SFVW: San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area The Vegetation Program of the CNPS has worked collaboratively with local and regional agencies, including the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFW), in producing a vegetation classification of the San Dieguito River Parkway . Surveys collected in the San Felipe WA were then used to produce a map of that area. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=14652&inline SHAW: California Valley West Vegetation Sampling conducted by Brian Shaw, owner of Klamath Wildlife Resources consulting firm in Redding, under contract from BLM. Collect data on vegetation at the following BLM lands: Hubbard Hill (3,100 acres), Freeborn Mountain (1,700 acres), and Anderson Canyon (2,300 acres). SJV: San Joaquin Valley CDFW contracted with CNPS to survey vegetation within the San Joaquin Valley largely using a gradient-directed transect (gradsect) sample design. https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/grassland_nrcs_report-2013c.pdf SLTN_EA-CA: Slaton_Eastern_California USFS Ecologist (and previously NPS Vegetation Ecologist), M. Slaton collected plot data within Eastern California. SMAT: San Mateo Countywide fine scale Vegetation Map New surveys were collected in 2019 in preparation for the mapping. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=212667&inline SNFN: Sierra Nevada Foothills - North Classification and collection of releve and RA data from the northern Sierra Nevada Foothills. Data collection specifically for this project occurred in 2005 and 2006, while additional releves from Deer Creek Hills in 2005 and Peoria Wildlife Area in 2003. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18236&inline SNI: San Nicolas Island Vegetation Classification and Mapping Vegetation classification and mapping was conducted at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) San Nicolas Island (SNI), California using the National Vegetation Classification Standard (NVCS). The vegetation map classes represented the association level of the https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=88543&inline SONO: Sonoma County Classification and Mapping Project In December 2012, the Sonoma County Vegetation Mapping Program assembled the Vegetation Mapping and Remote Sensing Advisory Committee to provide guidance and expertise on a five-year effort to map the countys topography, physical and biotic features, and diverse plant communities. CDFW's Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program, with CNPS' Vegetation Program, developed the vegetation classification for Sonoma County. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=115808&inline SPCC: State Park Central Coast Sampling conducted by GIC in support of State Park vegetation mapping within the Central Coast region. SSJD: Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta VEGETATION AND LAND USE CLASSIFICATION AND MAP OF THE SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN RIVER DELTA https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18211&inline SSNF: Southern Sierra Nevada Foothills Sampling of the SSNF was undertaken from 2008 to 2018 under contract to CDFW, largely using a gradient-directed transect (gradsect) sample design This work supported a classification and vegetation map of the region. Surveys include rapid assessments, releves, and accuracy assessments. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=199213&inline SUMA: Suisun Marsh Initial vegetation surveys from 1999 and revisits from 2006 and 2012. The foundation for the vegetation sampling field form used in this project was the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) Vegetation Sampling Protocol (see Sawyer and Keeler-Wolf 1995) https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=90000&inline TAMG: One Tam Grasslands Releves Surveys taken in the Mount Tamalpais Area on various land ownerships. TEHA: Tehachapi Corridor Vegetation surveying, mapping, and accuracy assessment in the corridor surrounding Hwy 58. GIC partnered with CDFW to produce the map with funding from SGC, DWR, WCB. The goal was to provide information necessary for advanced mitigation. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=100932&inline TEVA: Tennessee Valley Wetland Delineation VAWA: Santa Clara Valley Water District Reference Vegetation Study Dataset includes vegetation specific data for reference ecosystems in Santa Clara County. Dataset includes site specific data including site location (point), mapped vegetation type of the point, site description, slope, aspect, soil texture, and topography and plant com https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=219807 VPBA: Barbour Vernal Pool Project Michael Barbour organized a team of international and California scientists to study vernal pool communties across CA. Surveyors collected data from homogeneous zones of vegetation within pools and in adjacent uplands. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=64011&inline WASL: Watsonville Slough Ecological Reserve Rapid Assessments collected in 2005 by DFG region 3 staff WLKR: Molok Luyuk (Walker Ridge) Vegetation Classification sampling, key produced, AA completed (prefix WRAA without a dot). The study area of about 22,000 acres, referred to as Walker Ridge or Molok Luyuk (which means Condor Ridge in the Native American Patwin language of the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation) is located in the inner North Coast Ranges, east of Clear Lake and west of the town of Williams in the Sacramento Valley. https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WalkerRidge_FinalReport.pdf WRBL: Eric Wrubel This data was collected for a masters thesis study on pattern and diversity in northen coastal scrub of the San Francisco Bay Area between 2007 and 2010 (Wrubel 2013), and published in Ecology and Evolution (2018). https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.4104 WRIV: Western Riverside County The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) contracted with the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) and Aerial Information Systems (AIS) to produce an alliance-level vegetation classification and map of Western Riverside County, California. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18245&inline=1 WSD: Western San Diego Under contract to the San Diego Association of Governments , Biologists from AECOM Technical Services, Conservation Biology Institute, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program collaborated on the collection of survey data and classification of the surveys. This supported subsequent mapping work. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=28651&inline=1 YERBA: Yerba Buena CNPS Chapter, San Francisco Vegetation data collected by CNPS Chapter volunteers, San Francisco area. Some records imported from original CVIS database. YOSE: Yosemite National Park Vegetation Map Veg map data were permanently marked releves. In general, herb-dominated plots in the patchy alpine and subalpine were 100 m2 while scrub and riparian plots were 400 m2, and large stands of wooded vegetation were sampled with 1,000 m2 plots. Map and inventory includes Devil's Postpile. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=15601&inline
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The code of the project that gives the survey its community name (NVCS_Name). This is not always the same as the ProjectCode because sometimes surveys are used in a subsequent project and reclassified. The codes listed here are only those that are not listed under the ProjectCode already. GV: Great Valley Ecoregion Classification Buck-Diaz, J., S. Batiuk, and J. M. Evens. 2012. Vegetation Alliances and Associations of the Great Valley Ecoregion, California. Analysis of 2615 surveys compiled from 15 projects using cluster and indicator species analyses through PC-ORD https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=64011&inline MCVS: Splits of existing vegetation types in MCV When an existing type is split, surveys that were previously classified as that type may be reclassified to one of the types that is a product of the split. This code may be used as the classification code in these cases. MOJN: Mojave Network Classification (NPS) Vegetation Classification of Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE), Mojave National Preserve (MOJA), and Death Valley National Park (DEVA). Classification of legacy and new data for the vegetation mapping of three parks within the Mojave Network, https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2279201 OWVAadj: Classification of Owens Valley and region See OWVA project description. This project code used for surveys that were classified but not included in the report stand tables because types not found within the study area. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=131751 RNCM: Rare Natural Communities Mapping CNPS is working towards creating a state-wide map of rare natural communities and Important Plant Areas to be used for conservation planning purposes. SCSC: Vegetation Classification of Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties Samples collected for this classification were coded SCRUZ or VAWA https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=219807&inline SMATadj: San Mateo Countywide Classification and Vegetation Map adjacent See SMAT project description. This project code used for surveys that were classified but not included in the report stand tables because types not found within the study area. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=212667&inline SONOadj: Sonoma County Classification and Mapping Project adjacent This project captures the records classified in adjacent areas to the project but not included in the Sonoma Classification Report. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=115808&inline VegBank: Archiving Vegetation Data from California in VegBank Vegetation Plot Data Harvest in Support of the U.S. National Vegetation Classification: Archiving Vegetation Data from Ecological Subregions of California into the VegBank Model WBP: Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) assessment Pilot project to find and assess the health of Whitebark pine in National Forests https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/veg-whitebark_pine-cons-assessment-2016.pdf
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Field MCVAlliance
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The standardized name for the alliance within the NVCS as interpreted in the Manual of California Vegetation
Description source
https://vegetation.cnps.org/
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Field MCVGroup
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* Width 255
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The standardized name for the group (level above alliance) within the NVCS as interpreted in the Manual of California Vegetation
Description source
https://vegetation.cnps.org/
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Field MCVMacrogroup
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The standardized name for the macrogroupgroup (level above group) within the NVCS as interpreted in the Manual of California Vegetation
Description source
https://vegetation.cnps.org/
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Field GlobalRank
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The global rarity ranking of the plant community mapped (ranks are available for all California alliances, and some associations). Ranks are based on a set of criteria including the rarity of the community (extent and occupancy), the threats that the community is subject to, and any known trends in the quality, size, or quantity of stands within the state. Ranks go from G1 which is critically imperiled/has very few occurrences to G5, when a community is demonstrably secure due to broad distribution with area not subject to threats. Ranks G1-G3 are considered sensitive
Description source
http://www.natureserve.org/sites/default/files/publications/files/natureserveconservationstatusmethodology_jun12_0.pdf and https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/VegCAMP/Natural-Communities Ranks
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Field StateRank
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* Width 10
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The state rarity ranking of the plant community mapped (ranks are available for all California alliances, and some associations). Ranks are based on a set of criteria including the rarity of the community (extent and occupancy), the threats that the community is subject to, and any known trends in the quality, size, or quantity of stands within the state. Ranks go from S1 which is critically imperiled/has very few occurrences to S5, when a community is demonstrably secure due to security globally. Ranks S1-S3 are considered sensitive.
Description source
http://www.natureserve.org/sites/default/files/publications/files/natureserveconservationstatusmethodology_jun12_0.pdf and https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/VegCAMP/Natural-Communities Ranks
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Field Sensitive
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s the vegetation type considered sensitive? Y= yes, sensitive natural community. Alliances and associations with global ranks of G1-G3 state ranks of S1-S3 are considered sensitive natural communities. Additionally, if an association has not gone through the ranking process, but is estimated to be sensitive Y will be shown without a G or S rank. Ranks are current as of the publication date or update date.
Description source
https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/VegCAMP/Natural-Communities/Background
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Field Hierarchy
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The name of the hierarchy used for group and macrogroup.
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Field PlotOther1
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Project specific variable, described using the ProjCode AIM: Directions to the plot, from tblPlots. ALSC: Concatenation of DEM elevation, Channel/Terrace, Terrace Position, Geologic Formation ANZA: Location Method: entered coordinates ( NAD27), AnzaGPS, digitized based on polys and SiteLocation AWSF: County CAMO-VegMap: General_Comments, incl. phenology 1=leaf out, 2=flower, 3=past fl, 4=winter/leafless, for H, S, T CARR: Life Form; for Carrizo Extension Area accuracy assessments, this has a note about herb cover classes CdSV: Map unit for Field Verifications. CHIS: life form for 3 records CPVC: Plot_Directions - specific locality CRTR: County CVPA: Long-Term Monitoring Plot (LTM) notation CVRP: Lifeform of dominant CZPOF: County CZPOFL: County DEDW: County DEVA-DelFavero: DEVARegion, Basin DEVA-Slaton: SeralStage DEVA-Springs: original sqm value from GIS data of vegpatches DEVA-VegMap: General_Comments, incl. phenology 1=leaf out, 2=flower, 3=past fl, 4=winter/leafless, for H, S, T DKY: County of collection, taken from original CVIS data source DOLO: Restoration Code EDGW: County FNWS: Plot_Directions - specific locality FSECO: a concatenation of SAMPLE_TYPE and PROTOCOL. FSMEAD: 2 key species for the survey, many are in USDA code format. Not all records will have this. GRASS: Life Form GRSS-CJ: County of collection, taken from original CVIS data source HEAD: County Name derived from GIS HETH: County HYPSSU: County LABE: Soil_Drainage LOMA: County MACH: County Name derived from GIS MARIN: County MCOSD: County MCV95: County of collection, taken from original CVIS data source MDEI_Central: Topo Class selected for plot location (key not available) MILOB: County MMWD: County MOJA-Evens: Width of watercourse (m) MOJA-McAuliffe: Dominant grass MOJA-NRCS: Soil Taxonomy MOJA-VegMap: General_Comments, incl. phenology 1=leaf out, 2=flower, 3=past fl, 4=winter/leafless, for H, S, T MOJN-Johnson-EastMojave: a soil code between 0 and 75, with one 84 MOJN-Johnson-EastMojave2: a soil code between 0 and 75, with one 84 MOLA: Restoration code. Type of restoration observed. For AAs/Bird Surveys, this is the Adjacent Alliance. MTYC: county, input using JurisdictionID in CVIS OAKG: Life form (Herb, Shrub, or Tree). OC: For AAs (in SurveyPoints), this is OtherVegType Y/N; for RAs this is Stand Lifeform (Tree,Shrub,He) OWVA-InyoCo: Holland Code from baseline monitoring of parcel PGAA: County name derived from GIS, or site history, or date,collector,county match PINN: USGS quad name 7.5' (only releve data) PORE: County name derived from GIS PSMA: Pseudotsuga macrocarpa presence PVPLC: NVC Macrogroup PWPOF: County PYGM: Soil Type from GIS QHQ: County RAWD: OTAY001, OTAY003, OTAY004 UTM coordinates=NAD27. RAPlots & SurveyPoints UTME & UTMN updated to NAD83 RUSR: County SACT: Life Form SAMO: sub-project, which shows whether it was collected for classification or the Topanga Fire, or etc. SCLAR: County SCPOF: County SCR: Tamarisk present or absent SCRUZ: County SCRUZL: County SDMA: Contains the orginal RA Stand_ID generated by AECOM SFANVM: County Name derived from GIS SJV: Life Form SLTN_EA-CA: Seral stage SNFN: WHR Habitat type SPCC: County SSJD: Map quad name SSNF: For 2008 records, this is the life form (Shrub, Tree, Herb) SUMA: keyed alliance, this is for 2006 and 2012 TAMG: Notes TEHA: Levels of Yucca Brevifolia cover, like were taken for DRECP veg. VAWA: County VPBA: Life Form for upland plots, Geomorphic surface for vernal pool basins WLKR: County
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Field PlotOther7
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* Width 8
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* Scale 0
Field description
Project specific variable, described using the ProjCode CAMO-VegMap: Large_Rock CARR: Estimated Cover of Forbs (originally PlotOther5) CCBLM: Estimated size of stand in acres. CPVC: PerWood - percent cover of wood on the ground CRTR: rock cover DEDW: Number of quadrats merged, or 1 when one quadrat was used DEVA-DelFavero: Acres from GDB of stand "DEVA-Slaton: Litter Depth in cm (0.2 if ""<1"")" DEVA-Springs: Shape_Area (m) DKY: Percent rock (of unknown size) by transect hits EDGW: Thatch field in original dataset FNWS: PerWood - percent cover of wood on the ground FSECO: Age of the vegetation. For multistory plots, age of the top layer. GRASS: Estimated Cover of Forbs (originally PlotOther5) GRSS-CJ: Percent rock (of unknown size) by transect hits HEAD: SURF_AREA MCV95: Percent rock (of unknown size) by transect hits MDEI_Central: Cover of height stratum from 1m to 3m MILOB: Percent rock (of unknown size) by transect hits MMWD: Percentage of Dead/Down wood on ground (bird's eye percent cover) MOJA-Evens: Cover of height stratum from 3m to 5m MOJA-JCima: Avg Percent Rock Fragment (same value placed under gravels) MOJA-McAuliffe: Relative cover of grass MOLA: For AAs/Bird Surveys, this is the grid-cell# OWVA-InyoCo: Acres of mapped parcel from baseline monitoring of parcel PINN: Elevation derived from Digital Elevation Model (only releve data) PYGM: none RUSR: Thatch cover SAMO: Shift_secant (after some processing) SBI: ShiftSecant SEKI: %_Sand SFANVM: EventID from NPS database SJV: Estimated Cover of Forbs (originally PlotOther5) SNFN: for DCH0001-0400 Carol Witham data, this is percent cowpie surface cover SNI: part of ground cover: % cover by wood SUMA: Herb_cover<.5m This was field observed in 2012, but estimated in 06 and 99 based spp and strata cov. TEHA: Radius that observation applies to in meters VAWA: Total Native Cover Class VPBA: Cover of droppings (typically cow pies) YERBA: Percent rock (of unknown size) by transect hits
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Field PlotOther8
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* Data type Integer
* Width 4
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* Scale 0
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Project specific variable, described using the ProjCode CAMO-VegMap: Small_Rock CARR: Estimated Cover of Graminoids (originally PlotOther6) CPVC: PerSand - percent cover of sand CRTR: cowpie cover CVRP: Terrain, a number between 1 and 10 DEDW: litter average depth in cm DEVA-DelFavero: Ground_Pct_cover DEVA-ROOT: Plot species richness DOLO: for AA this is Secondary map unit call FNWS: PerSand - percent cover of sand FSECO: Age of the tree layer below the top layer. GRASS: Estimated Cover of Graminoids (originally PlotOther6) HEAD: COVERSCALE LABE: Releve number (for plots) MDEI_Central: Cover of height stratum from 3m to 5m MOJA-Evens: Spp richness (#/plot) MOJA-JCima: Avg Percent cyanobacteria MOJA-McAuliffe: sum of Bouteloua eriopoda, Pleuraphis jamesii, & P. rigida MOJN-Johnson-EastMojave: geomorphology code, a number between 1 and 44, with one 63 MOJN-Johnson-EastMojave2: geomorphology code, a number between 1 and 44, with one 63 MOLA: For AAs/Bird Surveys, this is the secondary map unit. OC: For AAs (in SurveyPoints), this is OccupiedPercent OWVA-InyoCo: Number of transects (50m) that were recorded within each Parcel for the monitoring PYGM: none QHQ: Distance to nearest tree in meters RAWD: Comments from identifying locations in GIS SCR: Arundo cover in percent SDRP: Comments from identifying locations in GIS SEKI: %_Wood SFVW: Comments from identifying locations in GIS SJV: Estimated Cover of Graminoids (originally PlotOther6) SNI: part of ground cover: % cover by sand. Sand assumed < 2 mm so RAPlots.Bare_fines has sand + bare SUMA: Herb_cover>.5m This was field observed in 2012, but estimated in 06 and 99 based spp and strata cov. VAWA: Total Nonnative Cover Class VPBA: maximum depth of whole pool, measured using a laser rangefinder in centimeters from mean water level
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