University of California Riverside Center for Conservation Biology 2009 vector digital data https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS https://ccb.ucr.edu/ https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/600_699/ds635.zip The University of California Riverside's Center for Conservation Biology (CCB) began developing methods and collecting data to describe coastal sage scrub and riparian communities in the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (WRCMSHCP) preserve system as part of the Community Monitoring Program (Barrows et al. 2005; CCB 2005). This data was used to help determine the status of many of the 146 species protected by the WRCMSHCP plan and provide information on ecological relationships and processes important in managing these communities. Effective monitoring of this community requires characterizing changes in coastal sage scrub habitats, predicting areas susceptible to conversion, and determining how these altered environmental conditions are affecting Covered Species. Eight sites were selected for CSS community monitoring in 2004 based on habitat variation, presence of non-native grasses and level of anthropogenic disturbance. The aim was to characterize the distribution and abundance of native coastal sage scrub shrubs and herbaceous plants in comparison to the distribution of invasive, non-native grasses and herbs (Allen et al. 2005). At each site, a grid of survey points was established that spanned the transition zone from coastal sage scrub to non-native grassland with survey points 250 m apart. These sites were surveyed for vegetation, arthropods, reptiles, small mammals, and birds. Shrub vegetation was sampled at the CSS grid points using 100-m line transects, which extended in the two opposite directions at the grid point. Transects were surveyed from the central point of the transect outward by one or two biologists. The locations (start and end) that the living foliage of a shrub was observed along the transect were recorded and the height measured (excluding flowering portions). If any portion of the plant was dead, the percent dead was estimated and recorded.This data layer was compiled as part of the Southern California Data Integration Project and represents the shrub cover data of the CSS community shrub sampling, which was conducted May - August 2004.REFERENCESAllen, M.F., John T. Rotenberry, Kristine L. Preston, Ken J. Halama, Tracy Tennant, Cameron W. Barrows, Vanessa Rivera del Rio, Antonio Celis Murrillo, Xiongwen Chen, and Veronique M. Rorive. 2005. CCB 2005: Towards developing a monitoring framework for Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plans. Part I. Center for Conservation Biology. Paper CCB2005. http://repositories.cdlib.org/ccb/CCB2005Barrows, C.W., M.B. Swartz, W.L. Hodges, M.F. Allen, J.T. Rotenberry, and B.L. Li. 2005. A framework for monitoring multiple species conservation plans. Journal of Wildlife Management 69: 1333-1345.Center for Conservation Biology. 2005. Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan. Calif. Dept. of Fish and Game, Inland Ecosystems of California: Resource Assessment Program.Roberts, F.M., Jr., S.D. White, A.C. Sanders, D.E. Bramlett, and S. Boyd. 2004. The Vascular Plants of Western Riverside County, California: An Annotated Checklist. F.M. Roberts Publications, San Luis Rey, CA. The primary goal for coastal sage scrub monitoring in 2004 was to begin characterizing plant and animal communities in coastal sage scrub and transition zones between CSS and non-native grassland habitats at different sites across the Plan Area. Other objectives of the study were to identify taxa and processes that could be monitored to indicate the quality of habitat at a particular location or that were associated with Covered Species, to develop initial community sampling protocols, and to gather location data for use in niche modeling (CCB 2005). 2004 ground condition Complete None planned -117.268840 -116.971011 33.873674 33.576743 None Coastal Sage Scrub Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan Community sampling Vegetation ISO 19115 Topic Category biota environment None Riverside County California Government Users of BIOS. Distribution Requests must be approved by CCB. 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.Recommended Citation: Center for Conservation Biology (CCB). (2005). UCRCCB_CSSshrubcover2004 [ds XXX]. Digital Data. Biogeographic Information and Observation System (BIOS). Retrieved on DATE from http://bios.dfg.ca.gov. University of California Riverside Center for Conservation Biology Darrel Jenerette Professor and Landscape Ecologist (951) 827-7113 darrel.jenerette@ucr.edu University of California Riverside Center for Conservation Biology Darrel Jenerette Professor and Landscape Ecologist (951) 827-7113 darrel.jenerette@ucr.edu Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4095 The grid of survey points was generated by randomly placing a network of regularly spaced points every 250 m across the western Riverside County region using the Fishnet procedure in ArcInfo. All generated maps were projected in UTM NAD 1927 Zone 11 CONUS. Observational and location data are maintained in the CCB Species Database and were submitted in an MS Excel file. These data were imported into ArcGIS 9.3 to create the final dataset and metadata. Data were reviewed and edited for consistency among scientific name spelling and proper code usuage. Attribute fields were reordered and CNAME field was added. California Department of Fish and Wildlife Sophie Klenner bios@wildlife.ca.gov Dataset copied. Reprojected data into California Teale Albers NAD83. Edited original metadata by adding ISO keywords. 20100421 091444 California Department of Fish and Game Nancy Ying bios@dfg.ca.gov Vector Entity point 3875 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 ds635 Shrub cover sampling conducted in Coastal Sage Scrub habitat in Riverside County for the WRMSHCP. 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 observered. CNAME Common name of species observed. PT_NAME Point Name. Includes Site Code and Point ID. CRVC Shipley-Skinner Crown Valley CSS Grid LOCC Shipley-Skinner Lopez Canyon CSS Grid MSHC Shipley-Skinner Headquarters CSS Grid MOTC Motte Reserve CSS Grid NHEC North Hills CSS East Grid NHIC North Hills CSS West Grid POCC Potrero West CSS Grid POMC Potrero Middle CSS Grid HEIGHT Tallest living foliage part of the shrub in meters. PER_DEAD Percentage of shrub that is dead, if any. FLOWERING Flowering phenology. FS Few Seeds (less than 25% fruits or seeds are ripe) HB Heavy Bloom (more than 75% buds are open) HS Heavy Seeds (more than 75% seeds/fruits are ripe) LB Low Bloom (more than 75% of blooms are no longer fresh and going to seed but there are still some flowers open) LS Low/ Light Seeds MB Moderate Bloom (25% to <75% buds are open) MS Moderate Seeds (25 - <75% of seeds/fruits are ripe) NB Not Blooming, vegetation is fresh and green SB Starting to bloom (less than 25% of buds are open) SS Setting seed (no open blooms or mature fruits or seeds) UB Unopened Buds DECIDUOUS Deciduous phenology. AD Abundantly Drought Deciduous (more than 50% of shrub's leaves are drying up, yellowing, curling up or falling off) MD Moderately Drought Deciduous (25 - 50% of shrub's leaves are drying up, yellowing, curling up or falling off) COMMENTS Comments about the shrub. TAPE_START The beginning location in meters where interspace crossed the line intercept. TAPE_END The ending location in meters where interspace crossed the line intercept. COMPASS The compass direction (degrees) for each 50-m transect segment.,The compass direction (degrees) for each 50-m transect segment. RECORDER Initials of person recording data. MEASURER Initials of person measuring the data. UTM_E UTM Easting (NAD 27 CONUS) UTM_N UTM Northing (NAD27 CONUS) 20210720 University of California Riverside Center for Conservation Biology Darrel Jenerette Professor and Landscape Ecologist (951) 827-7113 darrel.jenerette@ucr.edu FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time