Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Department of the Interior Publication_Date: 199710 Title: Field Plot Points for Tuzigoot National Monument Vegetation Mapping Project Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Database Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Issue_Identification: Tuzigoot National Monument Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: USGS, Biological Resource 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/ftp/vegmapping/tuzi/tuziplot.zip Description: Abstract: Vegetation field plots at Tuzigoot NM were visited, described, and documented in a digital database. The database consists of 3 parts - (1)Physical Descriptive Data, (2) Species Listings, and (3) Vegetative Strata. 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: 19951010 Ending_Date: 19951027 Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned Spatial_Domain: Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Tuzigoot National Monument and environs Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -112.028 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -112.017 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.78583 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.6584 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: Arizona Place_Keyword: Verde Valley Place_Keyword: Cottonwood Place_Keyword: Tuzigoot National Monument Place_Keyword: Yavapai county Place_Keyword: Verde Valley Place_Keyword: Verde River Place_Keyword: Clarkdale 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 alliances were identified; no specimens nor vouchers were collected as a part of this process Taxonomic_Completeness: Conforms with FGDC standardized vegetation classifiction system. Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom Taxon_Rank_Value: Plantae 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 analysis. 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 Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/tuzi/images/tuziplots.pdf Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Locations of vegetation plot samples; low resolution for web browsing. Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PDF Data_Set_Credit: Bill Rosenberg, in cooperation with The Nature Conservancy, collected field data. Native_Data_Set_Environment: DB4 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Department of the Interior Publication_Date: 199710 Title: Tuzigoot National Monument, Spatial Data: Cover type / Association 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: Tuzigoot National Monument Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: USGS, Biological Resource 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/tuzi/index.html Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Department of the Interior Publication_Date: 199710 Title: Tuzigoot National Monument, Accuracy Assessment Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Database Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Issue_Identification: Tuzigoot National Monument Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: USGS, Biological Resource Division, Center for Biological Informatics Other_Citation_Details: Created by USGS/BRD/CBI Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/tuzi/aa_rpt.pdf Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Physical description - Descriptive plot data were collected for 35 sites whose vegetation represents a full spectrum of alliance types present within Tuzigoot National Monument 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 35 sites whose vegetation represents a full spectrum of alliance types present within Tuzigoot National Monument and its immediate surroundings. This database which is the second of three databases containing plot field data, delineates species. Individual species described at each of 35 plots is listed, one line per species, with the following information: Plot Identification 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 (first 2 letters of genus+first 2 letters of spp.), and Plant Strata (T, S, H, v.s, and no entry). Strata - Descriptive plot data were collected for 35 sites whose vegetation represents a full spectrum of alliance types present within Tuzigoot National Monument and its immediate surroundings. This database which is the third of three databases containing plot field data, delineates plot strata. Most of the 35 plots have multiple strata, with each listed as a separate line entry in the 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. 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 described under 2.1.1: attribute accuracy report. NOTE1: The significance of numbers appended to some of the Plant Codes is not known. NOTE2: entries under Plant Strata were not clearly defined on the original field forms. It is assumed that T=tree, S=shrub, and H=herbaceous. It is also assumed that numbers represent canopy levels (starting with 1 as tallest), v.s. = very short. Plant strata entries in this database are not always consistent with these assumed labeling conventions. Completeness_Report: Physical description - Descriptive entries for each of the 35 plots are complete for each of the applicable attributes listed in the database. Species & Strata - Descriptive entries for each of the 35 plots are complete for each of the applicable attributes listed in the database, with the exception of one missing plant code in plot 95ROS29. According to convention, the code should be "CINE". Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: X,Y UTM coordinates representing each of the 35 plots were collected by P-code PLGR (Precise Lightweight GPS Receiver) receivers, with an accuracy ranging from +/- 10 m. to +/- 30 m. based on 60 second averaging at each point. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Vertical accuracies are approximately twice the horizontal accuracy. 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: Kenney Aerial mapping Company, Pheonix, AZ Publication_Date: 19950912 Title: Tuzigoot National Monument CIR Aerial Photography Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: photos Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Phoenix, AZ Publisher: Kenney Aerial Mapping Company Other_Citation_Details: The aerial photography is CIR and 1:6000 scale. The camera calibration report is USGS Report Number OSL/2066 dated January 10, 1995. Source_Scale_Denominator: 6000 Type_of_Source_Media: Transparency Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 19950912 Source_Currentness_Reference: Date photos flown Source_Citation_Abbreviation: tuzi Aerial Photos Source_Contribution: Color Infrared (CIR) aerial photos were used for selection of plot locations, and as the basis for the photointerpretation process. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USGS, BRD, Center for Biological Informatics Publication_Date: 19960405 Title: Tuzigoot National Monument Sampling and Classification Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report 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, CBI. Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/tuzi/tuzirpt.pdf Type_of_Source_Media: Online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 199510 Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: tuzi sample and classification Source_Contribution: Report summarizing plot data collection effort Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: US Dept of Interior 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 (unpublished report) Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Edition: Final Draft 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: Report prepared under contract by The Nature Conservancy, 1815 N. Lynn Street, Arlington, VA and the Environmental Systems Research Institute, 380 New York Street, Redlands, CA 92373. Describes the structure, content, and origins of the Standard National Vegetation Classification System, and it describes the process by which the system is to be applied to changing requirements. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: United States Department of 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 35 vegetation sampling plots in three separate database files. The first of the three contains general descriptive information at each of the plots. Plot sites were selected by information obtained during a reconnaissance visit to the park in April of 1995, and by examining tone and textural patterns on the TUZI 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 35 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 TNC TUZI SAMPLING AND CLASSIFICATION REPORT. Process_Date: 19960405 Process_Step: Process_Description: The following describes the tasks performed by The Nature Conservancy to produce descriptive data for 35 vegetation sampling plots in three separate database files. The second of the three contains listings of individual species found in each plot, along with cover estimates and height (strata) delineations. The SPECIES LISTING database contains line entries for each species including the Plot Code, a unique numerical species code, full species name, Species Cover, Plant Code, and Plant Strata delineation. See 2.1.1 (Accuracy Assessment Report) for explanations of these attributes. 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 TNC TUZI SAMPLING AND CLASSIFICATION REPORT. Process_Date: 19960405 Process_Step: Process_Description: The following describes the tasks performed by The Nature Conservancy to produce descriptive data for 35 vegetation sampling plots in three separate database files. The third of the three contains 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. See 2.1.1 (Accuracy Assessment Report) for explanations of these attributes. 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 TNC TUZI SAMPLING AND CLASSIFICATION REPORT. Process_Date: 19960405 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: tuzi Aerial Photos Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: SNVCS protocol document Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Field Methods for Vegetation Mapping Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: tuzi sample and classification Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: tuzi Veg Descriptions Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: The Nature Conservancy Contact_Person: Dennis Grossman Contact_Position: Chief Ecologist, The Nature Conservancy Contact_Address: Address_Type: Physical Address Address: 1815 Lynn Street City: Arlington State_or_Province: VA Postal_Code: 22209 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (703) 841-5305 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dgrossman@tnc.org Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Indirect_Spatial_Reference: The Ecology Field Sites were digitized to indicate the area for which a TNC ecologist conducted an ecological field sampling. 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: 12 Transverse_Mercator: Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -111 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: 1 Ordinate_Resolution: 1 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 35 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). Species - Each of 35 vegetation mapping plot sites has attributes of species found. Strata - Plot strata are defined according to plot identification code, physiognomic descriptors, height and cover estimates, diagnostic species, and an alphanumeric structure code. Plot strata information in the database is listed by plot identification code, with most plots containing multiple strata. Descriptive factors include physiognomic type, height and cover estimates, latin name of diagnostic plant species, and a strata code delineating type and structure. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Field Methods for Vegetation Mapping,December 1994, Prepared for: the United States Department of Interior, National Biological Survey (Now the USGS Biological Resources Division) and 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: TUZI 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. 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. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. Mention of trade names or commercial products in this metadata report does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use by the U. S. Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey and National Park Service. 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/tuzi/index.html Access_Instructions: Internet Access Fees: none Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20011022 Metadata_Review_Date: 20100616 Metadata_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 Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999 Metadata_Extensions: Online_Linkage: http://www.nbii.gov/portal/server.pt/community/fgdc_metadata/255