Ventenata dubia in the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve in northeastern Oregon: Biomass and foliar cover response to cattle grazing

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Below you will find a list and detailed description of the files included in this data publication.


VARIABLE DESCRIPTION FILE (1)

1. \Data\_variable_descriptions.csv: Comma-separated values (CSV) file containing a list and description of variables found in all data files. (A description of these variables is also provided below.)

Columns include:

Filename = name of data file
Variable = name of variable
Units = units (if applicable)
Description = description of variable


DATA FILES (2)

1. \Data\Ridder_GrazFW_FoliarCover.csv: Comma-Separated values (CSV) file containing a sample of the foliar cover of Ventenata dubia and other plant functional groups of the Pacific Northwest Bunchgrass Prairie.

Variables include:

Year = The year in which the data were collected (2018).

Paddock = The identification code for areas in which plots are located. Also referred to as experimental blocks.

Plot = Identification code for plots.

Graze = Field specifying whether the data relate to grazed (Grzd) or non-grazed (NoGrz) treatments.

FunctGroup = Field specifying whether the data relate to ventenata or other functional groups (A-GRASS = annual grass, P-GRASS = perennial grass, FORB = forbs, VEDU = Ventenata dubia).

FoliarCov_pct = The percent foliar cover in 1% increments.


2. \Data\Ridder_GrazFW_StCrop.csv: CSV file containing a sample of the live aboveground biomass (standing crop) of Ventenata dubia and other plant functional groups of the Pacific Northwest Bunchgrass Prairie.

Variables include:

Year = The year in which the data were collected (2018).

Paddock = The identification code for areas in which plots are located. Also referred to as experimental blocks.

Plot = Identification code for plots.

Graze = Field specifying whether the data relate to grazed (Grzd) or non-grazed (NoGrz) treatments.

FunctGroup = Field specifying whether the data relate to ventenata or other functional groups (OTHER = other vegetation standing crop, VEDU = Ventenata dubia standing crop).

StCrop = The dried above ground biomass weight in grams per meter squared.


SUPPLEMENTAL FILES (2)

1. \Supplements\16-1-01-21_final_report.pdf: Portable Document Format (PDF) file containing the 2021 Joint Fire Science Program Final Report for JFSP Project ID: 16-1-01-21, "Ecosystem change in the Blue Mountains Ecoregion: Exotic invaders, shifts in fuel structure, and management implications".

2. \Supplements\RidderLukeWilliam2019.pdf: PDF file containing the 2019 dissertation, "The response of Ventenata dubia to prescribed fire and ungulate grazing on the Pacific Northwest Bunchgrass Prairie".

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Lemons, Rebecca E.; Dye, Alex W.; Kerns, Becky K. 2021. Ecosystem change in the Blue Mountains Ecoregion: Exotic invaders, shifts in fuel structure, and management implications. Joint Fire Science Program Final Report: JFSP # 16-1-01-21. (Report is included in full data publication download: \Supplements\16-1-01-21_final_report.pdf.)

Ridder, Luke W. 2019. The Response of Ventenata dubia to prescribed fire and ungulate grazing on the Pacific Northwest Bunchgrass Prairie. Master of Science Thesis. Oregon State University. https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/5m60qx937

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Metadata_Date: 20230118

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Contact_Person: Becky K. Kerns

Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station

Contact_Position: Research Ecologist

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Address: 3200 SW Jefferson Way

City: Corvallis

State_or_Province: OR

Postal_Code: 97331-8550

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541-750-7497

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: becky.kerns@usda.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999