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Title:
Chaparral biomass measurements in the Cleveland National Forest
Author(s):
Uyeda, Kellie A.; Stow, Douglas A.; O'Leary, John F.; Schmidt, Ian T.; Riggan, Philip J.
Publication Year:
2017
How to Cite:
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Uyeda, Kellie A.; Stow, Douglas A.; O'Leary, John F.; Schmidt, Ian T.; Riggan, Philip J. 2017. Chaparral biomass measurements in the Cleveland National Forest. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2017-0021
Abstract:
This data publication provides plot-based measurements of: stem diameter for each stem > 0.4 centimeters on every sampled shrub, shrub status at time of sampling (live/dead/charred), and estimated shrub height obtained from 5 plots sampled in 2012-2013 on each of three sites (15 total plots) in the Cleveland National Forest. The sites are located near Kitchen Creek Road on southern Laguna Mountain in San Diego County, CA and were characterized by time since last burn -- 7 years, 28 years, or 68 years prior to the study.

These data also include stem diameter, biomass, and representative percent moisture values from shrubs harvested outside of the study plots at 18 locations across the three sites. Locations were outside, but near to, the study plots to avoid destructive sampling within the study plots. These data were collected between 2011 and 2013.

Keywords:
California chaparral; biomass accumulation; stand age; wildfire; vegetation type map; shrub; post-fire recovery; chamise; scrub oak; Adenostoma fasciculatum; Quercus berberidifolia; biota; geoscientificInformation; environment; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Plant ecology; California; Laguna Mountain
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  • Uyeda, Kellie A.; Stow, Douglas A.; O'Leary, John F.; Schmidt, Ian T.; Riggan, Philip J. 2016. Spatial variation of fuel loading within varying aged stands of chaparral. Applied Vegetation Science. 19(2): 267-279. https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12209
  • Uyeda, Kellie A. 2015. Spatial and temporal variation in biomass accumulation in southern California chaparral. Santa Barbara: University of California, Santa Barbara. https://search.proquest.com/docview/1731045115
  • Schmidt, Ian T. ; O'Leary, John F.; Stow, Douglas A.; Uyeda, Kellie A.; Riggan, Philip J. 20161128. Use of ultra-high spatial resolution aerial imagery in the estimation of chaparral wildfire fuel loads. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 188: 697. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-016-5656-x
  • Schmidt, Ian T. 2014. Use of ultra-high resolution imagery in the estimation of wildfire fuel load across chaparral vegetation. San Diego: San Diego State University. https://sdsu-dspace.calstate.edu/handle/10211.3/121597 https://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/121597
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