Harvey Monroe Hall Research Natural Area trail monitoring study: 1993 vegetation and trail conditions

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

VARIABLE DESCRIPTION FILE (1)

1. _Variable_descriptions.csv: Comma-separated values (CSV) file containing a list and description of variables found in tabular data and supplemental files, if applicable. (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)
Precision = Precision (if applicable)
Description = Description of variable


DATA FILES (2)

1. \Data\Species_by_transect.csv: CSV file containing plant species located along vegetation transects every 0.1 meters (m) and notes on visible trail impacts.

Variables include:

Transect Number = Transect identifier (LAC1 - LAC6)

Transect Point = Point id on transect (1-80)

Species = Species found at that point on that transect

Notes on visible impacts = Notes on visible impact (tramping, trail, etc.). No notes = no visible impact.


2. \Data\Transect_information.csv: CSV file containing transect latitude, longitude, elevation, length, vegetation type, and description of starting point.

Variables include:

Transect number = Transect identifier (LAC1 - LAC6)

Latitude = Latitude of transect in degrees (°), minutes ('), and seconds (")

Longitude = Longitude of transect in degrees (°), minutes ('), and seconds (")

Elevation (m) = Elevation of mid-point of transect in meters (calculated in a GIS from Latitude and Longitude)

Notes = Notes regarding transect

Vegetation type = Type of vegetation (Wet meadow, Dry meadow, Wet/Dry meadow)

Transect length (m) = Length of transect in meters

Description of starting point = Description of transect starting point



SUPPLEMENTAL FILES (44)

1. \Supplements\HMHRNA_TrailPlot_Photos\_Photograph_descriptions.csv: CSV file containing a description of each transect photograph.

Columns include:

Photograph number = Unique photograph number (slide number)

Transect number = Transect identifier (LAC1 - LAC6). Two additional photographs capturing other trail impacts in the vicinity of LAC1 are also included and these are labeled “EXTRA”.

Photograph description = Description of photo (start/end/overview of transect & other relevant details)


2-38. \Supplements\HMHRNA_TrailPlot_Photos\HallRNA_Slide##_LAC#.jpg: Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) files (37) containing photographs of the starting points, ending points and overview of 6 transects (LAC# = LAC1 - LAC6). Each photograph has a unique slide number (Slide## = Slide1 - Slide40). (See \Supplements\HMHRNA_TrailPlot_Photos\_Photograph_descriptions.csv for information about each photograph.)


39-40. \Supplements\HallRNA_Slide##_EXTRA.jpg: JPEG files (2) containing additional photographs capturing other trail impacts. Photographs have a unique slide number (Slide##). (See \Supplements\HMHRNA_TrailPlot_Photos\_Photograph_descriptions.csv for information about each photograph.)


41. \Supplements\Knapp_1994_HMHRNA_Trail_Monitoring_Report.pdf: Portable Document Format (PDF) file containing the original unpublished Knapp (1994) trail monitoring report "Application of the Limits of Acceptable Change (LAC) system for wilderness planning to monitoring human impacts on vegetation in the Harvey Monroe Hall Research Natural Area".


42. \Supplements\HMHRNA_TrailMonitoring_LAC_Transects.pdf: PDF file containing a map showing the boundaries of the Harvey Monroe Hall Research Natural Area and the LAC1 - LAC6 transect locations.


43. \Supplements\HMHRNA_TrailMonitoring_VegMonitoring_Transects.pdf: PDF file containing a map showing the boundaries of the Harvey Monroe Hall Research Natural Area and all vegetation monitoring transect locations.


44. \Supplements\GTR-INT-176_LimitsAcceptableChange.pdf: PDF file containing USDA Forest Service General Technical Report "The Limits of Acceptable Change (LAC) System for wilderness planning."

Stankey, George H.; Cole, David N.; Lucas, Robert C.; Petersen, Margaret E.; Frissell, Sidney S. 1985. The Limits of Acceptable Change (LAC) system for wilderness planning. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-176. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 37 p. https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/66741

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Metadata_Date: 20231013

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Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station

Contact_Person: Eric E. Knapp

Contact_Position: Research Ecologist

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Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 3644 Avtech Parkway

City: Redding

State_or_Province: CA

Postal_Code: 96002

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 530-226-2555

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: eric.e.knapp@usda.gov

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

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999