Gila National Forest Plan Revision: 2016 Q-methodology data on public and manager perspectives of ecosystem services and drivers of change

Research Data Publication File Index

File	Folder	Description
_metadata_RDS-2020-0071.html		Metadata file in HTML format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
_metadata_RDS-2020-0071.xml		Metadata file in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
Gila_data.csv	\Data	Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing data detailing study components such as date and location of data collection, whether participant was an employee of the Forest Service, age, county of residence, race/ethnicity, years they found the Gila National Forest as important, as well as thirty statements of ecosystem services along with drivers of change considered to be relevant. A list and description of the variables in this file can be found in Gila_var_descriptions.csv.
Gila_drivercodes.csv	\Data	Comma-delimited ASCII file containing a list of the driver codes used in Gila_data.csv. These codes represent an expanded view of the drivers of change considered to be relevant (either postively or negatively) for influencing a visitor's relationship with the Gila National Forest and their descriptions.
Gila_var_descriptions.csv	\Data	Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing a list and description of the variables included in the data file Gile_data.csv.
Armatas_etal_2017_ecosystem_services_station_report.pdf	\Supplements	Portable Document Format file containing the November 2017 final report "Gila National Forest Public Planning Meetings: Results of the Ecosystem Services Station" written by Chris Armatas, Bill Borrie, and Alan Watson.
Demographic_instrument.pdf	\Supplements	Portable Document Format file containing four demographic questions used in study: age, county of residence, race/ethnicity, and years the Gila National Forest has been important to participant.
Drivers_of_change_instrument.pdf	\Supplements	Portable Document Format file containing the visual guide for the drivers of change task and a preselected list of drivers of change (provided on separate cards) that participants considered following prioritization of ecosystem services.
Q_sort_instrument.pdf	\Supplements	Portable Document Format file containing the board that participants used to prioritize thirty ecosystem services and a list of ecosystem services (provided on separate white cards) that participants placed into position on the poster board.