| _metadata_RDS-2021-0092-2.html |
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Metadata file in HTML format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data. |
| _metadata_RDS-2021-0092-2.xml |
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Metadata file in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data. |
| _Ancillary_Data_CSVs_Attributes.csv |
\Data\Ancillary_Data_CSVs |
Comma-separated values (CSV) file containing a complete description of each variable found in the CSV files included in the Ancillary_Data_CSVs folder. |
| Basal_Cover_per_Species_by_Quadrat_and_Year.csv |
\Data\Ancillary_Data_CSVs |
CSV file containing the cumulative basal area in square centimeters, and the proportion of the 1-square meter quadrat, covered by each plant species on each quadrat each year. |
| Cover_Species_Tabular_Version.csv |
\Data\Ancillary_Data_CSVs |
CSV file containing all perennial graminoids, along with three low-growing, mat-forming forbs (Eremogone fendleri (A. Gray) Ikonn. [formerly Arenaria fendleri A. Gray], Antennaria rosulata Rydb., and Antennaria parvifolia Nutt.) were mapped as polygons (i.e., 'cover' features). The UTM coordinates reflect the polygon centroid in the UTM Zone 12 coordinate system, projected from the North American Datum of 1983. The coordinates within the quadrat show the position within the 1-square meter quadrat itself, and range between 0 and 1. These polygon centroid coordinates only reflect the center of mass of each polygon and do not necessarily lie inside the polygon. To see the true shape of the polygon, please refer to the actual polygon feature classes. |
| Density_Species_Tabular_Version.csv |
\Data\Ancillary_Data_CSVs |
CSV file containing annual or perennial forbs, annual graminoids, subshrubs, shrubs, or tree seedlings are mapped as points in the field (i.e., 'density' features). Then, for display and analyses, these points are converted to 1 millimeter-radius circular polygons. The UTM coordinates reflect the polygon centroid in the UTM Zone 12 coordinate system, projected from the North American Datum of 1983. The coordinates within the quadrat show the position within the 1-square meter quadrat itself, and range between 0 and 1. |
| Overstory_Data_and_Quadrat_Locations.csv |
\Data\Ancillary_Data_CSVs |
CSV file containing quadrat coordinates in the NAD 1983 UTM Zone 12 coordinate system, tree canopy cover and tree basal area of tree species, soil parent material, and topographic information within the larger 20 meter x 20 meter plots surrounding each quadrat. |
| Plant_Species_List.csv |
\Data\Ancillary_Data_CSVs |
CSV file containing a list all plant species observed within all quadrats over the temporal extent of the study, including 6-letter abbreviations for each species, a history of any species name changes that occurred during the study and other relevant comments. |
| Quadrat_Locations_and_Data.csv |
\Data\Ancillary_Data_CSVs |
CSV file containing quadrat coordinates in UTM Zone 12 and latitude/longitude units, both projected from the North American Datum of 1983. Quadrat descriptors also include the site name, a "Site-Specific" name that gives additional information on where the quadrat can be found within the site, an "AKA" field listing an alternative quadrat naming system used by some studies, elevation in meters, an "Exclosure" value indicating whether the quadrat is within a livestock exclosure, and a "Note" field and "Comment" field describing various other attributes of the quadrat. |
| Summarize_by_Site.csv |
\Data\Ancillary_Data_CSVs |
CSV file containing the total count of each individual species observed within all quadrats over the temporal extent of the study for each site. |
| Summarize_by_Quadrat.csv |
\Data\Ancillary_Data_CSVs |
CSV file containing the total count of each individual species observed over the temporal extent of the study for each quadrat. |
| Summarize_Quadrats_by_Year.csv |
\Data\Ancillary_Data_CSVs |
CSV file containing the year each quadrat was surveyed, along with summary statistics describing the proportion of years that quadrat was surveyed and the proportion of quadrats surveyed each year. If a quadrat was not surveyed in a particular year, this table explains why it was not surveyed that year. No quadrats were surveyed in 2008 due to time and funding constraints that year. |
| Ancillary_Data_GDB.gdb |
\Data\Ancillary_Data_GDB |
Geodatabase containing data provided in CSV tables described above, formatted as file geodatabase feature classes and tables to facilitate use with ArcGIS software for these four entities:
1) Basal_Cover_per_Species_by_Quadrat_and_Year,
2) Overstory_Data_and_Quadrat_Locations,
3) Plant_Species_List, and
4) Quadrat_Locations_and_Data.
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| Hill_Wild_Bill_Maps_2002_2024_wOCR.pdf |
\Data\Quadrat_Map_Image_Files |
A text-searchable Portable Document Format (PDF) file containing exported map images of all digitized quadrats along with a table of contents. This PDF is especially useful for quickly stepping through all years for a single quadrat, and to visualize the evolving spatial arrangement of plant species. |
| LOC-#####_YYYY.tif |
\Data\Quadrat_Map_Image_Files\ YYYY\LOCATION |
Tagged Image Format (TIF) files (1877) containing each individual exported map image of all digitized quadrats (LOCATION = location name, LOC = acronym for location name, YYYY = year of sample, and ##### = Quadrat ID number). |
| _Quadrat_Spatial_Data_Attributes.csv |
\Data\Quadrat_Spatial_Data |
CSV file containing a complete description of each variable in the SHP and GDB files in this folder. |
| Combined_by_Site.gdb |
\Data\Quadrat_Spatial_Data |
Geodatabase containing all mapped quadrat data, including file geodatabase versions of all LOCATION_Cover and LOCATION_Density shapefiles listed below. The file geodatabase format stores attribute data with more precision and accuracy than shapefiles, and is faster to work with in ArcGIS software, while the shapefile format works better for non-Esri software such as R. |
| Cover_All.shp |
\Data\Quadrat_Spatial_Data\Shapefiles |
Shapefile and associated files containing all records of plants recorded as Cover species, stored in a single shapefile to facilitate SQL queries on the full dataset. |
| Density_All.shp |
\Data\Quadrat_Spatial_Data\Shapefiles |
Shapefile and associated files containing all records of plants recorded as Density species, stored in a single shapefile to facilitate SQL queries on the full dataset. |
| LOCATION_Cover.shp |
\Data\Quadrat_Spatial_Data\Shapefiles |
Shapefiles (17) and associated files containing all Cover species recorded on all quadrats at that site (where LOCATION = location name). |
| LOCATION_Density.shp |
\Data\Quadrat_Spatial_Data\Shapefiles |
Shapefiles (17) and associated files containing all Density species recorded on all quadrats at that site (where LOCATION = location name). |
| _Species_Shapefile_Extractions_Attributes.csv |
\Data\Species_Shapefile_Extractions |
CSV file containing a complete description of each variable in the SHP files in this folder. |
| Quadrat_#####_YYYY.shp |
\Data\Species_Shapefile_Extractions\SCI_NAME_2002-2024\LOCATION_2002-2024\Quadrat_#####_2002-2024 |
Shapefiles (32918 shapefiles, comprised of 197448 individual files) containing the recorded observations of a single species (where SCI_NAME = scientific name of species, LOCATION = location name, 2002-2024 are the years surveyed, YYYY = year of sample, and ##### = Quadrat ID number). |