California Department of Fish and Wildlife 20190523 vector digital data https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/2800_2899/ds2828.zip Vegetation surveys were conducted at each Great Valley and Mojave Desert study site between March and June 2017. The surveys followed the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Vegetation Reconnissance Field Protocol 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 lieform was not found. These reconnaissance vegetation surveys are based on a representative stand with a subset of dominant or characteristic plant species and their cover values recorded rather than a plot based survey. Field crews determined the primary alliance for the stand and identified the dominant species present, along with percent cover and phenology information. If there was any uncertainty in keying to alliance, a secondary alliance was also described, along with any details to aid in later determination. 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 -122.262150 -114.107112 40.217404 33.909532 None TSM, Terrestrial Species Stressor Monitoring, drought, central valley, Great Valley, Mojave Desert, environment, California, biodiversity, bird, bat, reptile, amphibian, vegetation 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 2331 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 ds2828 OBJECTID Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. SName Scientific name of species observed Date Date of survey Stratum Vegetation type Species_Type Dominant species within the study area Species_Alliance Vegetation classification Percent_Cover Percent cover of that plant in the study area Phenology_Stage Stage of leaf growth Notes Observation notes Collection Was a specimen collected? 0: no 1: yes Stand_Size Estimated size of representative vegetation stand Conifer_Percent_Cover Percent cover of coniferous trees Hardwood_Percent_Cover Percent cover of hardwoods Regen_Tree_Percent_Cover Percent cover of regenerating trees Total_Tree_Percent_Cover Total percent tree cover Shrub_Percent_Cover Percent cover of shrubs Herb_Percent_Cover Percent cover of herbaceous vegetation Non_Vascular_Percent_Cover Percent cover of nonvascular vegetation Total_Vegetation_Percent_Cover Percent cover of vascular vegetation Exotics The extent to which the stand is impacted by exotic/non-native species Divide the total exotic cover by the total vegetation cover and miultiply by 100 to get the percent relative cover of exotics L: 0-33% M: 34-66% H: greater than 66% Primary_Field_Alliance Primary vegetation alliance assigned in the field Primary_Alliance_Comments Additional information to support field alliance determination Secondary_Field_Alliance Secondary vegetation alliance assigned in the field Secondary_Alliance_Comments Additional information to support field alliance determination Stand_Notes Additional site comments SiteID Unique study site identifier Ecoregion USDA Ecoregion Lifeform Type of generalized habitat at this location 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, Biogeographic Data Branch mailing

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