Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Department of the Interior Publication_Date: 199808 Title: Isle Royale National Park, Field Plots Data Base for Vegetation Mapping Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Database Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Issue_Identification: Isle Royale National Park Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: USGS, Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics Other_Citation_Details: Created in part by Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. Redlands, CA under contract from USGS/BRD/CBI. Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/isro/index.html Description: Abstract: Vegetation field plots at Isle Royale National Park were visited, described, and documented in a digital database. The database consists of 2 parts - (1) Physical Descriptive Data and (2) Species Listings. Purpose: The vegetation plots were used to describe the vegetation in and around Wind Cave National Park and to assist in developing a final mapping classification system. 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 Park's vegetation types. Supplemental_Information: Isle Royale National Park was authorized on March 3, 1931; it was formally established in 1940, and officially dedicated in 1946. Most of the park's land area (98%) was designated as a Wilderness area in October 1976, and later additions increased the total Wilderness to 99% of the park. The park was designated an International Biosphere Reserve in 1980. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 199706 Ending_Date: 199709 Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition and as written in report: Plot sampling was conducted from June 4, 1997 to September 23, 1997. Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -89.125 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.4 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.2 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.8 Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Isle Royale National Park, Michigan and environs. Isle Royale National Park is an archipelago of islands located in the northwestern region of Lake Superior close to the United States-Canada border. The park is located about 60 miles northwest of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, about 22 miles east of Grand Portage, Minnesota, and about 35 miles southeast of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: National Park Service Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Service Theme_Keyword: The Nature Conservancy Theme_Keyword: Aerial Information Systems Theme_Keyword: Environmental System Research Institute Theme_Keyword: association Theme_Keyword: vegetation classification Theme_Keyword: sampling plots Theme_Keyword: alliance Theme_Keyword: land cover Theme_Keyword: vegetation Theme_Keyword: community Theme_Keyword: land use Theme_Keyword: vegetation plots Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Michigan Place_Keyword: Lake Superior Place_Keyword: Isle Royale National Park 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_Keywords: plant communities Taxonomic_System: Classification_System/Authority: Classification_System_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: United States Department of the Interior, National Biological Survey and National Park Service Publication_Date: 19941101 Title: Standardized National Vegetation Classification System Edition: Version 1 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Document - Classification System Series_Information: Series_Name: NBS/NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Issue_Identification: Final Draft Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Redlands, California Publisher: ESRI Other_Citation_Details: Created under contract to the USGS-BRD-CBI by The Nature Conservancy. 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 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_Person: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator Contact_Organization: USGS Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics Contact_Address: Address_Type: Physical Address Address: USGS Address: Biological Resources Division, CBI Address: Building 810, Room 8000 City: Denver State_or_Province: Colorado Postal_Code: 80225-0046 Country: USA Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing Address Address: USGS Address: Biological Resources Division, CBI Address: PO BOX 25046, DFC, MS302 City: Denver State_or_Province: Colorado Postal_Code: 80225-0046 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4220 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4229 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4219 (org) Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/isro/images/isroplots.pdf Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Locations of vegetation plot samples; low resolution for web browsing. Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PDF Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior Publication_Date: 19990909 Title: Isle Royale National Park, Plot Database Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Database Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Issue_Identification: Isle Royale National Park Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: USGS, Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics Other_Citation_Details: Created in large part by Environmental Research Institute, Inc. Redlands, CA under contract from USGS/BRD/CBI. Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/isro/index.html Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior Publication_Date: 200009 Title: Isle Royale National Park, Accuracy Assessment Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Database Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Issue_Identification: Isle Royale National Park Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: USGS, Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics Other_Citation_Details: Created in large part by Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., Redlands, CA under contract from USGS/BRD/CBI. Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/isro/isrorpt.pdf Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Physical description - Descriptive plot data were collected for 182 sites whose vegetation represents a full spectrum of alliance types present within Isle Royale National Park and its immediate surroundings. 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 182 sites whose vegetation represents a full spectrum of alliance types present within Isle Royale National Park. Species - this database, is the second of two databases containing plot field data, delineates species and stratum information. Individual species described at each of 182 plots is listed, one line per species, with the following information: Plot Identification Code, Numeric Species Code, Species Name, Species Cover Plantcode, and Strata Code, height, cover, and an alpha-numeric strata code. 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 - 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 182 plots 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 71 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 maps for Isle Royale, 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 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: protocol 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://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/classification/index.html 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 Isle Royale National Park Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USGSBRD, Center for Biological Informatics Publication_Date: 20000909 Title: Classification of the Vegetation of Isle Royale National Park Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: isro classification document Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Issue_Identification: Isle Royale National Park Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: USGS/BRD, Center for Biological Informatics Other_Citation_Details: This report was generated by The Nature Conservancy under contract to the USGS/BRD, Center for Biological Informatics Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/isro/isrorpt.pdf Type_of_Source_Media: Online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 199706 Ending_Date: 199709 Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition, summer 1997 Source_Citation_Abbreviation: isro 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: report 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/fieldmethods/index.html 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 182 vegetation sampling plots in two separate database files. The second of the three 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), listings of individual strata found in each plot, along with cover estimates and height (strata) delineations. The STRATA LISTING database contains line entries for each strata including the Plot Code, full species name, height, cover, and 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 ISLE ROYALE SAMPLING AND CLASSIFICATION REPORT. Process_Date: 19990909 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: SNVCS protocol document Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Field Methods for Vegetation Mapping Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: isro sample and classification Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: isro Vegetation Descriptions Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jim Drake Contact_Organization: The Association for Biodiversity Information Contact_Position: Vegetation Program Manager Contact_Address: Address_Type: Physical Address Address: 1313 5th Street SE Address: Suite 314 City: Minneapolis State_or_Province: MN Postal_Code: 55414 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 612-331-0729 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jdrake@abi.org Cloud_Cover: 0 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: 16 Transverse_Mercator: Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -105 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0 False_Easting: 0 False_Northing: 0 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 182 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/fieldmethods/index.html. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator Contact_Organization: USGS/BRD, Center for Biological Informatics Contact_Position: Geospatial Technology Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: Physical Address Address: USGS Biological Resources Address: Center for Biological Informatics Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810 Address: Room 8000, MS302 City: Denver State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80225-0046 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4220 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4229 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4219 (org) Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov 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. These data and related graphics (if available) are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistent within the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Any related graphics (if available) are intended to aid the data user in acquiring relevant data; it is not approriate to use the related graphics as data. The U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from an U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service servers and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. 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Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: HTML Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/isro/index.html Fees: None Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20010222 Metadata_Review_Date: 20080507 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Biological Informatics, MS 302, Room 8000, Building 810, Denver Federal Center City: Denver State_or_Province: Colorado Postal_Code: 80225 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4220 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 202-4219 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999 Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata, 1998 Part 1: Biological Data Profile, 1999 Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Extensions: Online_Linkage: http://metadata.nbii.gov/portal/community/Communities/Toolkit/Metadata/FGDC_Metadata/ Profile_Name: Biological Data Profile FGDC-STD-001.1-1999