Vegetation and fuels characteristics of four sites in the southern Great Plains: Pyric herbivory study

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Below is a list and description of the files included in this package.

VARIABLE DESCRIPTION FILE (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 in the metadata below.)

Columns include:

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


DATA FILES (1)

\Data\Veg_Fuel_Data.csv: CSV file containing vegetation community composition, structure, and fuels characteristics collected from four sites across the southern Great Plains (Oklahoma and Texas).

Variables include:

Location = Study site from which data were collected (ANWR = Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, APCNWR = Attwater’s Prairie-Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, PACK = Packsaddle Wildlife Management Area, TGPP = Tallgrass Prairie Preserve).

Unit = Burn unit within study site Burn unit within study site. Unit names are permanent burn unit names; at sites without permanent burn units, unit names correspond to burn season, year, and grazing status.

Transect = Transect number (of 8) within burn unit. Unique transect IDs derived from first 2 letters of Location, first letter and number of Unit, and transect number (i.e. ANT16T1 = ANWR, TATTON16, Transect 1).

Sample = Sample plot along transect (5 samples per transect).

Grazed = Binary (Y = yes, N = no) whether unit was grazed by herbivores.

BurnYear = Year unit was last burned by site personnel.

Season = Season in which burn was performed (GROWING or DORMANT).

Collect Year = Year in which data were collected.

MSF = Months since fire.

Collect Month = Month in which data were collected (first three letters of month provided).

TallHerb = Maximum height of herbaceous vegetation (centimeters [cm]).

TallShrub = Maximum height of shrub (woody vegetation) (cm).

AvgHerb = Mean height of herbaceous vegetation (cm).

AvgShrub = Mean height of shrub (woody vegetation) (cm).

Grass = Midpoint of Daubenmire cover class for percent cover of grass(like) vegetation.

Forb = Midpoint of Daubenmire cover class for percent cover of forbs.

Shrub = Midpoint of Daubenmire cover class for percent cover of shrubs (woody vegetation).

Litter = Midpoint of Daubenmire cover class for percent cover of leaf litter on ground.

Bare = Midpoint of Daubenmire cover class for percent cover of bare ground.

1Hour = Midpoint of Daubenmire cover class for percent cover of one-hour fuels.

10Hour = Midpoint of Daubenmire cover class for percent cover of 10-hour fuels.

MaxL1 = Maximum contact point of live vegetation on a 0.5 inch diameter wooden dowel rod at one of four random points within plot.

MaxL2 = Maximum contact point of live vegetation on a 0.5 inch diameter wooden dowel rod at one of four random points within plot.

MaxL3 = Maximum contact point of live vegetation on a 0.5 inch diameter wooden dowel rod at one of four random points within plot.

MaxL4 = Maximum contact point of live vegetation on a 0.5 inch diameter wooden dowel rod at one of four random points within plot.

MaxD1 = Maximum contact point of dead/dormant vegetation on a 0.5 inch diameter wooden dowel rod at one of four random points within plot.

MaxD2 = Maximum contact point of dead/dormant vegetation on a 0.5 inch diameter wooden dowel rod at one of four random points within plot.

MaxD3 = Maximum contact point of dead/dormant vegetation on a 0.5 inch diameter wooden dowel rod at one of four random points within plot.

MaxD4 = Maximum contact point of dead/dormant vegetation on a 0.5 inch diameter wooden dowel rod at one of four random points within plot.

PlotFuel = Wet weight of vegetation (grams [g]) clipped from plots plus 37 g paper bag.

DryFuel = Stable dry weight of fuel clipped from plots plus 37 g paper bag (g).

FuelAdj = Net dry weight of fuel clipped from plots (g).

Moisture = Percent moisture of sample (calculated as: [wet weight minus dry weight]/wet weight * 100).

Biomass = Aboveground biomass (kilograms per hectare [kg/ha]) extrapolated from sample plot.


SUPPLEMENTAL FILES (1)

\Supplements\13-1-06-8_final_report.pdf: Portable Document Format file containing the Joint Fire Science Program Final Report for this project # 13-1-06-8: "Managing fuels while enhancing prairie-chicken habitat".

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Elmore, R. Dwayne; Bielski, Christine H.; Fuhlendorf, Samuel D.; Hovick, Torre J.; Starns, Heath D.; Thacker, Eric T.; Twidwell, Dirac L. 2017. Managing fuels while enhancing prairie-chicken habitat. JFSP Final Report, PROJECT ID: 13-1-06-8. (Included in data publication download \Supplements\13-1-06-8_final_report.pdf.)

Daubenmire, Rexford. 1959. A canopy-coverage method of vegetational analysis. Northwest Sci. 33:43-66.

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Metadata_Date: 20230427

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Contact_Person: R. Dwayne Elmore

Contact_Organization: Oklahoma State University

Contact_Position: Associate Professor

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Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 008C Ag Hall

City: Stillwater

State_or_Province: OK

Postal_Code: 74078

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 405-744-9636

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Dwayne.elmore@okstate.edu

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

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999