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/ds636.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 (Allen et al. 2005). Transects were surveyed from the central point of the transect outward by one or two biologists. The type of and number of each shrub species was counted within one meter of each side of the transect tape for each five meter interval along the transect. When a seedling was detected, the location along the transect tape, the species, and number of seedlings within one-meter of each other was counted along the transect. Plant names follow Roberts et al. 2004.This datalayer was compiled as part of the Southern California Data Integration Project and represents the shrub density and seedling 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/CCB2005 Barrows, 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 Monitoring 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_CSSshrubs2004 [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. Observational and location data are maintained in the CCB Species Database and were submitted in MS Excel spreadsheets. These data were imported into ArcGIS 9.3 to create the final dataset and metadata. Date of observation, interval number, or observer and recorder information was not provided in the original spreadsheet with seedling data. This information was calculated based upon comparison to the Shrub Density data so that the two datasets could be merged together. Reordered attribute table fields and added CName field. 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 091717 California Department of Fish and Game Nancy Ying bios@dfg.ca.gov Vector Entity point 3968 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 ds636 Shrub density 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 observed. CName Common name of species observed. PtName Survey Point 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 SurveyDate Date of Survey. Count Number of species observed. Interval Interval number that shrub density measurement was taken. Compass_D The compass direction (degrees) for each 50-m transect segment. Comments Additional information about the observation. Measurer Initials of person measuring the data. Recorder Initials of person recording data. UTM_E UTM Easting (NAD27 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