California Department of Fish and Wildlife 20190523 vector digital data https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS ftp://ftp.wildlife.ca.gov/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/2800_2899/ds2827.zip Vegetation surveys were conducted at all Great Valley and Mojave Desert study sites between May and July 2016. These surveys followed the California Native Plant Society/Department of Fish and Wildlife protocol for vegetation rapid assessment and were representative of either the lifeform for which the survey site was selected or the dominant vegetation type encountered on site, if the preassigned lifeform is not found. The rapid assessment sample was based not on a plot but on a single representative stand with 12-20 of the dominant or characteristic species and their cover values recorded. The CDFW Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program reviewed and confirmed or corrected all field assessments herein. In response to a drought State of Emergency declared by the Governor in January 2014 and subsequent executive orders, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) was charged to implement projects that respond to drought conditions through habitat restoration and other measures. To provide scientific information necessary to meet these conservation challenges, leadership at CDFW prioritized establishment of a statewide resource assessment program, one component of which would be to monitor wildlife populations and their vulnerability to drought stressors. The purpose of Terrestrial Species Stressor Monitoring (TSM) was to begin the monitoring process by collecting baseline survey data on a wide variety of common wildlife species throughout the Great Valley and Mojave Desert ecoregions. Data collected at some or all study sites include infrared camera trap images, ultrasonic acoustic recordings, audible acoustic recordings, visual encounter surveys for reptiles and amphibians, avian point counts, and vegetation surveys. The data will be used to estimate occupancy and abundance of wildlife species and to model associations with drought and other habitat conditions. Complete None planned -122.071777 -113.890861 39.637979 33.862025 None TSM, Terrestrial Species Stressor Monitoring, drought, central valley, Great Valley, Mojave Desert, environment, California, biodiversity, bird, bat, reptile, amphibian, vegetation, habitat ISO 19115 Topic Categories biota environment None Great Valley, Mojave Desert, California None License: This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Using the citation standards recommended for BIOS datasets (https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS/Citing-BIOS) satisfies the attribution requirements of this license.Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data. California Department of Fish and Wildlife-WFD-WLB Brett Furnas Wildlife Ecologist (530) 227-3998 Brett.Furnas@wildlife.ca.gov California Department of Fish and Wildlife-WFD-WLB Brett Furnas Wildlife Ecologist (530) 227-3998 Brett.Furnas@wildlife.ca.gov Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.6.1.9270 Vector GT-polygon composed of chains 2823 NAD 1983 California Teale Albers 34.0 40.5 -120.0 0.0 0.0 -4000000.0 coordinate pair 0.0001 0.0001 meter D North American 1983 GRS 1980 6378137.0 298.257222101 ds2827 OBJECTID Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. Date Date of survey Species Observed species or taxa Stratum Vegetation type Percent_Cover Percent cover of that plant in that study area Confirmation Post field species validation SiteID Unique study site identifier Ecoregion USDA Ecoregion Lifeform Type of generalized habitat at this location Disturbance_Code_1 Exposure Exposure of the slope the survey was conducted on Steepness Steepness of slope in degrees Fire_Evidence Evidence of previous fire activity Disturbance_Intensity_1 Intensity of disturbance noted by the code Disturbance_Code_2 Code representing types of disturbance based on CNPS/CDFW protocols Disturbance_Intensity_2 Intensity of disturbance noted by the code Disturbance_Code_3 Code representing types of disturbance based on CNPS/CDFW protocols Disturbance_Intensity_3 Intensity of disturbance noted by the code Disturbance_Code_4 Code representing types of disturbance based on CNPS/CDFW protocols Disturbance_Intensity_4 Intensity of disturbance noted by the code Disturbance_Code_5 Code representing types of disturbance based on CNPS/CDFW protocols Disturbance_Intensity_5 Intensity of disturbance noted by the code Disturbance_Code_6 Code representing types of disturbance based on CNPS/CDFW protocols Disturbance_Intensity_6 Intensity of disturbance noted by the code Tree_DBH Diameter at breast height in inches Percent_Non_Vasc_cover Percent cover of non vascular vegetation Percent_Vasc_Veg_cover Percent cover of vascular vegetation Percent_Conifer_Tree_Cover Percent cover of coniferous trees Percent_Hardwood_Tree_Cover Percent cover of hardwood trees Percent_Regen_Tree_Cover Percent cover of regen trees Percent_Shrub_Cover Percent cover of shrubs Percent_Herbaceous_Cover Percent cover of herbaceous vegetation Conifer_Height_Class Modal height for conifers Hardwood_Height_Class Modal height for hardwoods Regen_Height_Class Modal height for regenerating trees Shrub Modal age class of shrubs in study area Herb Modal age class of herbaceous plants in study area Adjacent_Lifeforms Other vegetation types directly adjacent to the assessed stand Desert_Riparian_Tree_Shrub Size class of desert riparian vegetation Desert_Palm_Joshua_Tree Size class of desert palm or joshua tree vegetation Shrub_Height_Class Modal height for shrubs Herbaceous_Height_Class Modal height for herbaceous vegetation Post_field_Notes Post field plant verification or correction Notes Collection site notes Deployment Date of deployment Confirmation_Notes Post collection observer notes Shape_Length Length of feature in internal units. Esri Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. Shape_Area Area of feature in internal units squared. Esri Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. 20210604 California Department of Fish and Wildlife-WFD-WLB Brett Furnas Wildlife Ecologist (530) 227-3998 Brett.Furnas@wildlife.ca.gov FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time