Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Department of the Interior Publication_Date: 200212 Title: Field Plot Points for Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Vegetation Mapping Project Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Database Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Issue_Identification: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: USGS, Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics Other_Citation_Details: Created in part by e2m under contract from NPS. Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/ftp/vegmapping/flfo/flfoplot.zip Description: Abstract: Vegetation field plots at Florissant Fossil Beds NM were visited, described, and documented in a digital database. The database consists of 2 parts - (1) Physical Descriptive Data, (2) Species Listings, and strata descriptive Data. Purpose: Provide National Parks with the necessary tools to effectively manage their natural resources. Plot data are collected and analyzed to develop a classification (using the Standardized National Vegetation Classification System) and description of vegetation types in preparation for photointerpretation and mapping of the monument's vegetation types. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 200107 Ending_Date: 200108 Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -105.311935 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -105.245676 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.941112 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.884081 Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: National Park Service Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: vegetation classification Theme_Keyword: sampling plots Theme_Keyword: alliance Theme_Keyword: association Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Colorado Place_Keyword: CO Place_Keyword: Florissant Place_Keyword: Teller County Place_Keyword: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Any person using the information presented here should fully understand the data collection and compilation procedures, as described in these metadata, before beginning analyses. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. For purposes of publication or dissemination, citations or credit should be given to the U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: USGS BRD Center for Biological Informatics Contact_Person: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Room 8000, MS 302 City: Denver State_or_Province: Colorado Postal_Code: 80225 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4220 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4219 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov Data_Set_Credit: Jim von Loh, in cooperation with NatureServe, collected field data. Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Excel Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior Publication_Date: 200212 Title: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Spatial Vegetation Data: Cover type / Asociation Level of the National Vegetation Classification System Base for Vegetation Mapping Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Database Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Issue_Identification: Florissant Fossil Bed National Monument Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: USGS, Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics Other_Citation_Details: Created in large part by USGS Rocky Mountain Mapping Center under agreement from the National Park Service Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/flfo/index.html Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior Publication_Date: 200212 Title: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Accuracy Assessment Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Database Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Issue_Identification: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: USGS, Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics Other_Citation_Details: Created in large part by e2m and USGS RMMC under contract with the National Park Service Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/flfo/index.html Taxonomy: Keywords/Taxon: Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Taxonomic_Keywords: vegetation classification Taxonomic_Keywords: Standardized National Vegetation Classification System Taxonomic_Keywords: alliance Taxonomic_Keywords: community association Taxonomic_System: Classification_System/Authority: Classification_System_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Government; Federal Geographic Data Committee Publication_Date: 19971022 Title: National Vegetation Classification Standard (NVCS) Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington D.C. Publisher: Federal Geographic Data Committee Online_Linkage: http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/projects/FGDC-standards-projects/vegetation/index_html Taxonomic_Procedures: Vegetation associations were identified; no specimens nor vouchers were collected as a part of this process. Taxonomic_Completeness: Conforms with FGDC standardized vegetation classification system. Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom Taxon_Rank_Value: Plantae Applicable_Common_Name: plants Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/flfo/images/flfoplots.pdf Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Locations of vegetation plot samples; low resolution for web browsing. Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PDF Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Physical description - Descriptive plot data were collected for 99 sites and 60 observation points whose vegetation represents a full spectrum of alliance types present within Florissant Fossil BEds National Monument. Attributes collected for each site include: a unique plot identification code, park name, quad name, UTM coordinates, UTM projection, plot survey date, surveyor's name, length, width, photo type, elevation, slope aspect, topographic position, landform, surface geology, Cowardin System category, hydrology, surface material description, soil texture, soil drainage, leaf phenology, leaf type, and physiognomy. Species - Descriptive plot data were collected for 99 sites whose vegetation represents a full spectrum of alliance types present within Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. This database, which is the second of two databases containing plot field data, delineates species. Individual species described at each of 99 plots is listed, one line per species, with the following information: Plot Identification Code, Numeric Species Code, Species Name, Species Cover ( 0=trace, 1=< 1%, 2=1-5%, 3=5-25%, 4=25-50%, 5=50-75%, 6=75-100%), Plantcode, and Strata Code (T1=emergent, T2=canopy, T3=sub-canopy, S1=tall shrub, S2=short shrub, H=herbaceous, N=non-vascular, V=vinae/liana, E=epiphyte). Most of the 99 plots have multiple strata, with each listed as a separate line entry in the species database. Strata are described by plot code, descriptive name, height, cover, and an alpha-numeric strata code. Descriptive names include canopy, sub-canopy, tall shrub, short shrub, herbaceous, and emergent. Height classes, in meters, range from 1 to 7: 1=<0.5 m, 2=0.5-1m, 3=1-2m, 4=2-5m, 5=5-10m, 6=10-15m and 7=15-20m. Cover groupings, in percent, range from 1 to 4: 1=0-10%, 2=10-25%, 3=25-60%, and 4=60-100%. The diagnostic species for each stratum is listed by latin name. Stratum codes are defined in the following manner: T1=emergent, T2=canopy, T3=sub-canopy, S1=tall shrub, S2=short shrub, and H=herbaceous. Less extensive data were collected at the 60 observation points in two tables. Logical_Consistency_Report: Physical description - Entries for each of the listed attributes are in the form of consistent groupings of either textual or numerical descriptors. Species & Strata - Entries for each of the listed attributes are in the form of consistent groupings of either textual or numerical descriptors, as defined above under "Attribute Accuracy Report". Completeness_Report: Physical description - Descriptive entries for each of the 99 plots and 60 observation points are complete for each of the applicable attributes listed in the database. Species - One species is entered per line, by plot code, with multiple species listed for each plot, one per row. Plot codes and species names are complete for each row, but some species codes, cover and strata information is missing (because it was not present on the original field forms). Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: X,Y UTM coordinates representing each of the 99 plots were collected via GPS under selective availability with post processing for differential correction. The differentially correted GPS coordinates have accuracies in the X and Y direction of +/- 2 to 5 meters. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Elevations for plots were obtained from the USGS 24,000 quad map for Lake George, and are estimated to be +/- 15 m. Lineage: Methodology: Methodology_Type: Field Methodology_Identifier: Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Methodology_Keyword: releve Methodology_Keyword: plot Methodology_Keyword: sampling Methodology_Description: Field sampling using releve plots Methodology: Methodology_Type: Field Methodology_Description: Field Methods for Vegetation Mapping Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: National Biological Survey (Now USGS/Biological Resources Division) Originator: and National Park Service Publication_Date: 199411 Title: Standardized National Vegetation Classification System; protocol document for the USGS-NPS Vegetation mapping Program Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Edition: Final Draft Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Issue_Identification: Protocol documents Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: USGS/BRD, Center for Biological Informatics Other_Citation_Details: Report prepared under contract by The Nature Conservancy, 1815 N. Lynn Street, Arlington, Virginia 22209 and Environmental Systems Research Institute, 380 New York Street, Redlands, California 92373 Online_Linkage: http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/projects/FGDC-standards-projects/vegetation/NVCS_V2_FINAL_2008-02.pdf/ Type_of_Source_Media: Online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 199411 Ending_Date: 2010 Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date and indefinitely Source_Citation_Abbreviation: SNVCS protocol document Source_Contribution: This document describes and defines the vegetation classification system which is to be used for describing and mapping the vegetation at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USGSBRD, Center for Biological Informatics Publication_Date: 19980223 Title: Vegetation Mapping Project Report at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Issue_Identification: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: USGS/BRD, Center for Biological Informatics Other_Citation_Details: This report was generated by e2m, NatureServe and the USGS Rocky Mountain Mapping Center under contract with the National Park Service Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/flfo/index.html Type_of_Source_Media: Online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 200106 Ending_Date: 200207 Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition, summer 2001 Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FLFO sample and classification Source_Contribution: Report summarizing plot data collection effort Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: United States Dept. of the Interior, National Biological Survey (now USGS Biological Resources Division) and the National Park Service Publication_Date: 199412 Title: Field Methods for Vegetation Mapping Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: USGS/Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics Other_Citation_Details: This report was generated by The Nature Conservancy under contract to the USGS/BRD, CBI Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/standards/fieldmethodsrpt.pdf Type_of_Source_Media: Online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 199412 Ending_Date: 2010 Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date and indefinitely Source_Citation_Abbreviation: field methods protocol document Source_Contribution: This document defines the methods and protocols for field data collection to be used as part of the USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Process_Step: Process_Description: The following describes the tasks performed by The Nature Conservancy to produce descriptive data for 99 vegetation sampling plots in two separate database files and 60 observation points. The first contains general descriptive information at each of the plots. Plot sites were selected by information obtained during a reconnaissance visit to the park in June of 2001, and by examining tone and textural patterns on the FLFO AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS. Site physical parameters, species types, and vegetation strata were described at each site. The PLOTS database contains tabulations of site physical factors, listed under the ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT for each of the 99 plots. Plot data were manually recorded on field forms on-site, and subsequently keyed into the database files described herein. Information in the plot database was then used to develop the classification system and plant identification keys contained in the Project Report. Process_Date: 200107 Process_Step: Process_Description: The following describes the tasks performed by The Nature Conservancy to produce descriptive data for 99 vegetation sampling plots in three separate database files. The second table contains listings of individual species found in each plot, along with height and cover estimates, and strata delineations. The SPECIES LISTING database contains line entries for each species including the Plot Code, Numeric species code, full scientific species name, cover estimate, a unique alphnumeric species identifier (plant code), and Plant Strata delineation. Plot sites were selected subjectively because of the heterogeneity of the vegetation and the small number of samples per type. Since aerial photos were not available at the time of plot selection, visual reconnaissance was conducted at the summit of the bluff to examine vegetation patterns for the purpose of plot placement. . Plot data were manually recorded on field forms on-site, and subsequently keyed into the database files described herein. Information in the plot database was then used to develop the classification system and plant identification keys contained in the Project Report. Process_Date: 200107 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: SNVCS protocol document Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Field Methods for Vegetation Mapping Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: flfo sample and classification Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: flfo Vegetation Descriptions Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jim Von Loh Contact_Organization: e2m Contact_Position: Senior Biologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: Physical Address Address: 7000 South Yosemite Street Address: Suite 295 City: Engelwood State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80112 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303-721-9219 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jvonloh@e2m.net Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: vector Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Grid_Coordinate_System: Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator Universal_Transverse_Mercator: UTM_Zone_Number: 13 Transverse_Mercator: Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -105 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0 False_Easting: 500000 False_Northing: 0 Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: .9996 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 100 Ordinate_Resolution: 100 Planar_Distance_Units: Meters Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 Ellipsoid_Name: Geodedic Reference System 80 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Each of 99 vegetation plots has attributes for physical description, species and strata. Physical description - (Plot number, plot code, common name, scientific name, state, park name, quad name, utm zone, map project, gps file, raw utm x, raw utm y, corrected utm x, corrected utm y, surveyors date, surveyors, length, width, photos, permenant, elevation, slope, aspect, topographical position, landform, surficial geology, cowardin system type, hydrography, bedrock, large rock, small rock, sand, litter duff, wood, bare soil, other soil, soil texture, soil drainage, leaf phenology, leaf type, and physiololgy). Species - (sp_code is a project specific code for each species found, species is the scientific name for that species, spcover is the species present and the percent cover for each species, plant code is the first two letters of the genus and first two letters of the species. If the code are not unique a number is added to make the code unique). Strata - (height and cover are average percent cover of that particular species, 1 = 0-10%, 2 = 10-25%, 3 = 25-60% and 4 = 60-100%, pstrata is the type of vegetation, T1 = emergent, T2 = canopy, T3 = sub-canopy, S1 = tall shrub, S2 = short shrub, H = herbaceous, N = non-vascular, V = vine/liana, and E = epiphyte). Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Field Methods for Vegetation mapping, December 1994. Prepared for: the United States Department of the Interior, National Biological Survey (now the USGS Biological Resources Division) and the National Park Service. Prepared by: The Nature Conservancy, and Environmental Systems Research Institute. http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/standards/fieldmethodsrpt.pdf Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: USGS BRD Center for Biological Informatics Contact_Person: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Room 8000, MS 302 City: Denver State_or_Province: Colorado Postal_Code: 80225 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4220 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4219 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov Resource_Description: FLFO Plots Data; Physical Descriptive Data and Species Listing Data Distribution_Liability: The U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. 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