Barrett A. Garrison, California Department of Fish and Game, North Central Region 20070718 vector digital data https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/300_399/ds318.zip These data are the total number and average number of saplings and seedlings of trees detected from 0.05-ha circular plot habitat samples taken in 2005 at sample points at Spears and Didion Ranches, Placer County, California. Seedlings and saplings were counted from nine 1-square meter (0.56-m radius) circular plots located within each 0.05-ha circular habitat sampling plot. There were three 0.05-ha circular habitat sampling plots at each of the 15 sample points. One 1-square meter plot was located at the center of 0.05-ha plot, and the eight remaining plots were located 8 m away from the center point at 45 degree intervals in the circular. These data are intended to represent baseline data for wildlife communities and habitat conditions in these parks. They can be used to assess and monitor the park's ecological viability and sustainability. For more information on how this sampling component fits into the sampling scheme used on the Spears and Didion Ranch Parks project, see the the following documents: Garrison, B.A. May 2004. "Sierra Nevada Foothill Vegetation-Habitat Study, Habitat Sampling Protocols." Resource Assessment Program, Central Sierra Region, Calif. Dept. of Fish and Game, Rancho Cordova, CA. 4pp. These reports can be accessed at https://nrmsecure.dfg.ca.gov/documents/ContextDocs.aspx?cat=BIOS&sub=ds316 . "Sierra Nevada Foothill Wildlife, Habitat Sampling Datasheet." Resource Assessment Program, Central Sierra Region, Calif. Dept. of Fish and Game, Rancho Cordova, CA. 3pp. including methods. These reports can be accessed at https://nrmsecure.dfg.ca.gov/documents/ContextDocs.aspx?cat=BIOS&sub=ds316 . 20050101 ground condition Complete As needed -121.208593 -121.165681 38.975919 38.958581 None Placer Legacy Program seedling sapling reproduction oak trees ISO 19115 Topic Category biota environment None California Didion Ranch Placer County Sierra Nevada foothills Spears Ranch Coon Creek Public use. These data can be used without constraints.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 Game, North Central Region Barrett A. Garrison mailing

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1701 Nimbus Road CA 916-358-2945 bgarrison@dfg.ca.gov Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.6.1.9270 It is assumed that the locations of the survey points are accurate with regard to the actual locations on the ground where the surveys were done. It is assumed that these species were accurately identified, sized, and counted. Also, the spatial accuracy of the 100-m count circle radius is presumably accurate to +- 5 m because boundaries were measured with laser rangefinders and marked in the field with flagging. All vegetation-habitat sampling occurred at 3-circular plots around each of the 15 sample points in the project area. During data compilation the coordinates of the centers of 4-plots (3-2, 11-3, 12-3, and 14-1) were lost and are not shown when this data layer is displayed. However, the attribute data for these points exist in the database and are available for analysis if the exact point is not required (Contact the Data Distributor). See the linked referenced protocols and data sheet in these metadata to evaluate the how the missing coordinates might affect any further analysis of these data Vector Entity point 41 Custom 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 ds318 OBJECTID Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. LATDD Latitude in decimal degrees using NAD83. LONDD Longitude in decimal degrees using NAD83. POINT_PLOT The sample point identification number followed by the vegetation plot identification number. ds318_EX1 OID Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. COM_NAME Common name of tree with seedling or sapling. SCI_NAME Scientific name of seedling or sapling PLOTS_DETE Number of 1-square meter (0.56 m radius) circular plots located off the sample point with seedlings and/or saplings. TOT_SAPLIN Total number of saplings (>1" but <6" dbh) within all nine 0.56-m radius circular plots. TOT_SEEDL Total number of seedings (<1" dbh) within all nine 0.56-m radius circular plots. AVE_SAPLIN Average number of saplings in the entire 0.05-ha circular plot; equals the total number of saplings / nine. AVE_SEEDL Average number of seedling in the entire 0.05-ha circular plot; equals the total number of seedlings / nine. POINT_PLOT The sample point identification number followed by the vegetation plot identification number. The biological data presented are of the numbers of oak seedlings and saplings identified by species. Biogeographic Data Branch, California Department of Fish and Game Gordon Gould 916 445 5006 ggould@dfg.ca.gov Neither the State of California nor the California Department of Fish and Game warrant the correctness or accuracy of the observation data presented in here. They are used at the user's own risk. None1-2 weeks Contact Distributor 20231027 Biogeographic Data Branch, California Department of Fish and Game Gordon Gould mailing

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