Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Remotes Sensing and GIS Group, Denver, Colorado Publication_Date: Unpublished Material Title: Field Plot Points for Zion National Park Vegetation Mapping Project Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/ftp/vegmapping/zion/zionplot.zip Description: Abstract: This metadata is for the vegetation data points spatial database created at/for Zion National Park, Utah. Purpose: Plots were collected to characterize the vegetation at Zion National Park. This GIS layer was created from the GPS coordinates recorded at the center of each plot to map their distribution and location in the Park. Supplemental_Information: This GIS layer was created from the GPS coordinates recorded at the center of each plot. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: Unknown Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Zion National Park and environs Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -113.227522 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -112.866609 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.511325 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.137009 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Vegetation Plots Theme_Keyword: Ground Cover Theme_Keyword: Land Cover Theme_Keyword: Vegetation Theme_Keyword: Plots Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Zion National Park Place_Keyword: National Park Service Place_Keyword: Utah Place_Keyword: Springdale, Utah Place_Keyword: Colorado Plateau Taxonomy: Keywords/Taxon: Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Taxonomic_Keywords: Standardized National Vegetation Classification System Taxonomic_Keywords: vegetation classification Taxonomic_Keywords: alliance Taxonomic_Keywords: community association Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom Taxon_Rank_Value: Plantae Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Acknowledgment of the USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group would be appreciated in products derived from these data. Any person using the information presented here should fully understand the data collection and compilation process before beginning their analysis/use. The burden of determining fitness for use lies with the user. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's (USBR) Remote Sensing and GIS Group Contact_Person: Dan Cogan Contact_Position: Physical Scientist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: USBR, Code D-8260, POB 25007 City: Denver State_or_Province: Colorado Postal_Code: 80225 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 445-2291 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 445-6337 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dcogan@do.usbr.gov Hours_of_Service: 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM MST Contact_Instructions: Call for contract person(s) Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/zion/images/zionplots.pdf Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Graphic file showing vegetation filed plot locations. Low resolution for web browser - 356 KB file size. Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PDF Data_Set_Credit: USBR, Denver, CO: Daniel Cogan, Janet Coles, Doug Crawford, Trudy Meyer, Jean Pennel, ZION: Jeff Bradybaugh, Elena Robish; NatureServe, Boulder, CO: Marion Reid, Keith Schulz. Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700. Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: N/A Logical_Consistency_Report: None Completeness_Report: All plots collected at Zion National Park for this project are included in this coverage. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: GPS accuracy varies for each plot. Error values were recorded on the plot form. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Standard GPS Elevation Error. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Remotes Sensing and GIS Group, Denver, Colorado Publication_Date: Unpublished Material Title: Zion National Park Vegetation Mapping Project Vegetation Plots Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Multiple_Dates/Times: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1999 Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2003 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Vegetation Sample Plots Source_Contribution: Unknown Process_Step: Process_Description: Plots were subjectively places by qualified ecologists to characterize the plant communities. Portions of the methodology were derived from the USGS/NPS Vegetation Mapping Program's Field Methods for Vegetation Mapping standard. Vegetation data in each sample plot was recorded by qualified ecologists using a standard NVC plot data collection form. Data was manually transferred to a MS Access database. Point coverage was created by importing the database into ArcView as an event theme. Process_Date: Unknown Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Dan Cogan Contact_Organization: Bureau of Reclamation Contact_Position: Physical Scientist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physica address Address: P.O. Box 25007 Bldg. 56 Denver Federal Center M.S. D-8260 City: Denver State_or_Province: Colorado Postal_Code: 80225 Country: U.S.A Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 445-2291 Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: (303) 445-2266 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 445-6337 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dcogan@do.usbr.gov Hours_of_Service: 8 am - 5 pm Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 346 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: Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -111 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0 False_Easting: 500000 False_Northing: 0 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate Pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000064 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000064 Planar_Distance_Units: meters Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Attributes were either generated by ArcInfo or assigned by the USBR Remote Sensing GIS Group. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Zion National Park Vegetation Mapping Project Final Report (DOI - USGS/USBR). Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: zion_plots Entity_Type_Definition: Zion National Park Vegetation Mapping Project: Vegetation Plot Coverage Point Attribute Table Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Dan Cogan USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group Attribute: Attribute_Label: %_BEDROCK Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of exposed bedrock. Attribute_Definition_Source: NatureServe Plot Form - Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percentage (i.e. 25.000 = 25%) Attribute: Attribute_Label: %_LITTER Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of litter and duff. Attribute_Definition_Source: NatureServe Plot Form - Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percentage (i.e. 25.000 = 25%) Attribute: Attribute_Label: %_LROCKS Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of large rocks (cobbles, boulders > 10 cm). Attribute_Definition_Source: NatureServe Plot Form - Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percentage (i.e. 25.000 = 25%) Attribute: Attribute_Label: %_OTHER Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of any other unvegetated surface. Attribute_Definition_Source: NatureServe Plot Form - Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percentage (i.e. 25.000 = 25%) Attribute: Attribute_Label: %_SAND Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of sand (0.1-2 mm). Attribute_Definition_Source: NatureServe Plot Form - Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percentage (i.e. 25.000 = 25%) Attribute: Attribute_Label: %_SOIL Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of bare soil. Attribute_Definition_Source: NatureServe Plot Form - Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percentage (i.e. 25.000 = 25%) Attribute: Attribute_Label: %_SROCKS Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of small rocks (gravel, 0.2-10 cm). Attribute_Definition_Source: NatureServe Plot Form - Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percentage (i.e. 25.000 = 25%) Attribute: Attribute_Label: %_WATER Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of standing water. Attribute_Definition_Source: NatureServe Plot Form - Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percentage (i.e. 25.000 = 25%) Attribute: Attribute_Label: %_WOOD Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of dead and down wood. Attribute_Definition_Source: NatureServe Plot Form - Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percentage (i.e. 25.000 = 25%) Attribute: Attribute_Label: ANIMAL_USE Attribute_Definition: General comments on any evidence of use of the plot/polygon by non-domestic animals (i.e., tracks, scat, gopher or prairie dog mounds, etc.). Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual description of animal use. Attribute: Attribute_Label: ASPECT Attribute_Definition: Average aspect of the sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: N Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: North Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Aspect of the slope; measured using a compass. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: NE Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: North East Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Aspect of the slope; measured using a compass. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: E Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Aspect of the slope; measured using a compass. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SE Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southeast Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Aspect of the slope; measured using a compass. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: S Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: South Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Aspect of the slope; measured using a compass. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SW Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southwest Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Aspect of the slope; measured using a compass. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: W Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: West Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Aspect of the slope; measured using a compass. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: NW Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Northwest Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Aspect of the slope; measured using a compass. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Flat (n/a) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No aspect Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Aspect of the slope; measured using a compass. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Variable Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No consistent slope Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Aspect of the slope; measured using a compass. Attribute: Attribute_Label: CLASS_NAME Attribute_Definition: NVC classified plant association name as determined by the NatureServe Regional Ecologists. Attribute_Definition_Source: NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual class name. Attribute: Attribute_Label: COMMENTS Attribute_Definition: General comments about the sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of other general description. Attribute: Attribute_Label: CORRECT_X Attribute_Definition: Corrected (Final) UTM X Value. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews - GPS Units and USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical of X universal transverse mercator location description. Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Meters Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information: Attribute_Value_Accuracy: 0 (unknown) Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation: UTM Values were reprojected to NAD83 by USBR using NADCON for those points recorded in UTM NAD27. Attribute: Attribute_Label: CORRECT_Y Attribute_Definition: Corrected (Final) UTM Y Value. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews - GPS Units and USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical of Y universal transverse mercator location description. Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Meters Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information: Attribute_Value_Accuracy: 0 (unknown) Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation: UTM Values were reprojected to NAD83 by USBR using NADCON for those points recorded in UTM NAD27. Attribute: Attribute_Label: COWARDIN Attribute_Definition: The USFWS system which best describes the hydrology and landform or the accuracy assessment point. "Upland" is used if the system is not a wetland. Attribute_Definition_Source: Cowardian et al. 1979. Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States. US Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory. Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual cowadrin classification description. Attribute: Attribute_Label: DATE Attribute_Definition: Date that the Sample Plot was completed in the field. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical of the date the plot was observed. Attribute: Attribute_Label: DIRECTIONS Attribute_Definition: Precise directions to the site using a landmark readily locatable on a 7.5 minute topo map as the starting point. Distances are presented as closely as possible to 0.1 mile with compass directions. Additional directions to the plot within the site may be provided. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual direction description of locations. Attribute: Attribute_Label: DISTURB Attribute_Definition: General comments about any visible disturbance. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual description of other disturbance. Attribute: Attribute_Label: DRAINAGE Attribute_Definition: General description of the soil drainage at the plot. Classes were defined in terms of (1) actual moisture content (in excess of field moisture capacity) and (2) the extent of the period during which excess water is present in the plant-root zone. It is recognized that permeability, level of groundwater, and seepage are factors affecting moisture status. Soil drainage classes were sometimes based on the presence or absence of mottling. Topographic position and vegetation as well as soil morphology were also used for assessing soil moisture status. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Rapidly Drained Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The soil moisture content seldom exceeds field capacity in any horizon except immediately after water addition. Soils are free from any evidence of gleying throughout the profile. Rapidly drained soils are commonly coarse textured or soils on steep slopes. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Zion National Park Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Well Drained Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The soil moisture content does not normally exceed field capacity in any horizon (except possibly the C) for a significant part of the year. Soils are usually free from mottling in the upper 3 feet, but may be mottled below this depth. B horizons, if present, are reddish, brownish, or yellowish. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Zion National Park Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Moderately Well Drained Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: - The soil moisture in excess of field capacity remains for a small but significant period of the year. Soils are commonly mottled (chroma < 2) in the lower B and C horizons or below a depth of 2 feet. The Ae horizon, if present, may be faintly mottled in fine-textured soils and in medium-textured soils that have a slowly permeable layer below the solum. In grassland soils the B and C horizons may be only faintly mottled and the A horizon may be relatively thick and dark. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Zion National Park Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Somewhat Poorly Drained Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The soil moisture in excess of field capacity remains in subsurface horizons for moderately long periods during the year. Soils are commonly mottled in the B and C horizons; the Ae horizon, if present, may be mottled. The matrix generally has a lower chroma than in the well-drained soil on similar parent material. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Zion National Park Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Poorly Drained Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The soil moisture in excess of field capacity remains in all horizons for a large part of the year. The soils are usually very strongly gleyed. Except in high-chroma parent materials the B, if present, and upper C horizons usually have matrix colors of low chroma. Faint mottling may occur throughout. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Zion National Park Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Very Poorly Drained Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Free water remains at or within 12 inches of the surface most of the year. The soils are usually very strongly gleyed. Subsurface horizons usually are of low chroma and yellowish to bluish hues. Mottling may be present but at the depth in the profile. Very poorly drained soils usually have a mucky or peaty surface horizon. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Zion National Park Attribute: Attribute_Label: ELCODE Attribute_Definition: NVC Code to Classified Plant Association. Attribute_Definition_Source: NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical code. Attribute: Attribute_Label: ELEV_UNITS Attribute_Definition: Elevation Units used to record the elevation of the Accuracy Assessment Point. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Meters Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Zion National Park Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Feet Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Zion National Park Attribute: Attribute_Label: ELEVATION Attribute_Definition: Elevation of the Sample Plots. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews - GPS Units Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of elevation description. Attribute: Attribute_Label: ENVIRO Attribute_Definition: General environmental comments about the sample plots. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of environment description. Attribute: Attribute_Label: FID Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: FRAME Attribute_Definition: Frame number of the photos taked for each sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Whole number of the plots photo frame. Attribute: Attribute_Label: GEOLOGY Attribute_Definition: Surficial geology noting the geologic substrate influencing the plant community (bedrock or surficial materials). Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews, USGS and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual description of the geology surface. Attribute: Attribute_Label: GPS_FILE Attribute_Definition: GPS way point (WP) numbers and/or known datum projection information. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Values may represent one or more of the following: 1. +/- xx indicates GPS error in meters, 2. x.x may indicate GPS error in meters, 3. xxx may indicate downloadable GPS file names. Attribute: Attribute_Label: GPS_TECH Attribute_Definition: The name of the GPS receiver used, other methods used to record location, +/-GPS error readings, and/or general comments about the GPS Techniques used. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: PLGR = "Personal Lightweight GPS Receiver" made by Rockwell CO for the U.S. Military. Attribute: Attribute_Label: H_COVER Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of the Herbaceous stratum for each sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Midpoint of the Cover Scale = Percentage (i.e. 80 = 80%). Attribute: Attribute_Label: H_HGT Attribute_Definition: Average height of the Herbaceous stratum for each sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Range in meters (i.e. 0.5 - 1 m) Attribute: Attribute_Label: HYDRO Attribute_Definition: The hydrologic regime of the plot using general descriptions. Attribute_Definition_Source: NatureServe - adapted from Cowardin et al. 1979 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SEMIPERMANENTLY FLOODED Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Surface water persists throughout growing season in most years except during periods of drought. Land surface is normally saturated when water level drops below soil surface. Includes Cowardin's Intermittently Exposed and Semipermanently Flooded modifiers. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Zion National Park, Utah Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SEASONALLY FLOODED Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Surface water is present for extended periods during the growing season, but is absent by the end of the growing season in most years. The water table after flooding ceases is very variable, extending from saturated to a water table well below the ground surface. Includes Cowardin's Seasonal, Seasonal-Saturated, and Seasonal-Well Drained modifiers. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Zion National Park, Utah Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SATURATED Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Surface water is seldom present, but substrate is saturated to surface for extended periods during the growing season. Equivalent to Cowardin's Saturated modifier. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Zion National Park, Utah Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: TEMPORARILY FLOODED Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Surface water present for brief periods during growing season, but water table usually lies well below soil surface. Often characterizes flood-plain wetlands. Equivalent to Cowardin's Temporary modifier. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Zion National Park, Utah Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: INTERMITTENTLY FLOODED Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Substrate is usually exposed, but surface water can be present for variable periods without detectable seasonal periodicity. Inundation is not predictable to a given season and is dependent upon highly localized rain storms. This modifier was developed for use in the arid West for water regimes of Playa lakes, intermittent streams, and dry washes but can be used in other parts of the U.S. where appropriate. This modifier can be applied to both wetland and non-wetland situations. Equivalent to Cowardin's Intermittently Flooded modifier. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Zion National Park, Utah Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: PERMANENTLY FLOODED Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Water covers the land surface at all times of the year in all years. Equivalent to Cowardin's “permanently flooded.” Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Zion National Park, Utah Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: UNKNOWN Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The water regime of the area is not known. The unit is simply described as a non-tidal wetland. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Zion National Park, Utah Attribute: Attribute_Label: LANDFORM Attribute_Definition: The landform that describes the site where the plot was taken. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of landform description. Attribute: Attribute_Label: LANDSCAPE Attribute_Definition: General comments about the landscape surrounding the sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of landscape description. Attribute: Attribute_Label: LEAF_TYPE Attribute_Definition: The leaf type of the dominant stratum. The dominant stratum is the uppermost stratum that contains at least 10% cover. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of leaf type description. Attribute: Attribute_Label: LOCATION Attribute_Definition: The location of the sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: ZION Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Zion National Park Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Zion National Park, Utah Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Environs Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lands surrounding Zion National Park Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Zion National Park, Utah Attribute: Attribute_Label: N_COVER Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of the Non-vascular stratum for each sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Midpoint of the Cover Scale = Percentage (i.e. 80 = 80%) Attribute: Attribute_Label: N_HGT Attribute_Definition: Average height of the Non-vascular stratum for each sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Range in meters (i.e. 0.5 - 1 m) Attribute: Attribute_Label: OPT1 Attribute_Definition: Optional Field 1. This was used at ZION to record the fire fuel model number for some of the sample plots. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual classification comments. Attribute: Attribute_Label: OPTIONAL Attribute_Definition: Optional Field Description. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual classification comments. Attribute: Attribute_Label: OTHER Attribute_Definition: Description of "%_Other" Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual misc. comments. Attribute: Attribute_Label: OTHER1 Attribute_Definition: Other Measure 1 (Number of trees with certain DBH) Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical measure of trees in DBH. Attribute: Attribute_Label: OTHER2 Attribute_Definition: Other Measure 2 (Misc. Measurements) Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical misc. measure. Attribute: Attribute_Label: PERMANENT Attribute_Definition: Check off that the plot has been permanently marked Yes/No. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of yes/no for permanent plots. Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHENOLOGY Attribute_Definition: The leaf phenology of the dominant stratum. The dominant stratum is the uppermost stratum that contains at least 10% cover. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of leaf phenology type description. Attribute: Attribute_Label: PHYSIO Attribute_Definition: The physiognomic class of the dominant stratum (i.e. Woodland, Shrubland, etc.). The dominant stratum is the uppermost stratum that contains at least 10% cover. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of physiology class type description. Attribute: Attribute_Label: PLOT_CODE Attribute_Definition: Code indicating the specific plot within the vegetation polygon. For the 1999 field season the codes were RH-Zion XXX and for the 2000 field season, the codes were ZION.XXX. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: User-defined feature number. Attribute: Attribute_Label: PLOT_SHAPE Attribute_Definition: The shape of the sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual defining the shape of the plot. Attribute: Attribute_Label: PROV_NAME Attribute_Definition: The provisional name of the vegetation plot assigned by the field crews using either the preliminary list of plant associations or the names of the dominant species. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual defining the provisional name (common name) of the association. Attribute: Attribute_Label: QUAD Attribute_Definition: Appropriate name/scale from survey map used; use 7.5-minute quadrangle if possible. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual quadrangle map name. Attribute: Attribute_Label: QUAD_CODE Attribute_Definition: Code to the USGS 7.5. Minute Topographic Map Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical and textual quadrangle code for location of plots on topographic map. Attribute: Attribute_Label: REPRESENT Attribute_Definition: Comments on the plot’s ability to represent the stand or polygon as one component and the ability of this sample to represent the range of variability of the association in the entire mapping area. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of representiveness description. Attribute: Attribute_Label: ROLL Attribute_Definition: Roll number of the photos taked for each sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical of roll number (whole numbers). Attribute: Attribute_Label: S1_COVER Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of the Tall Shrub stratum for each sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical of S1 cover (whole numbers). Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Midpoint of the Cover Scale = Percentage (i.e. 80 = 80%) Attribute: Attribute_Label: S1_HGT Attribute_Definition: Average height of the Tall Shrub stratum for each sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical of S1 height (whole & decimal numbers). Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Range in meters (i.e. 0.5 - 1 m) Attribute: Attribute_Label: S2_COVER Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of the Short Shrub stratum for each sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical of S2 cover (whole numbers). Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Midpoint of the Cover Scale = Percentage (i.e. 80 = 80%) Attribute: Attribute_Label: S2_HGT Attribute_Definition: Average height of the Short Shrub stratum for each sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical of S2 height (whole & decimal numbers). Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Range in meters (i.e. 0.5 - 1 m) Attribute: Attribute_Label: S3_COVER Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of the Dwarf-shrub stratum for each sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical of S3 cover (whole numbers). Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Midpoint of the Cover Scale = Percentage (i.e. 80 = 80%) Attribute: Attribute_Label: S3_HGT Attribute_Definition: Average height of the Dwarf-shrub stratum for each sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical of S3 height (whole & decimal numbers). Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Range in meters (i.e. 0.5 - 1 m) Attribute: Attribute_Label: Shape Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Attribute: Attribute_Label: SLOPE Attribute_Definition: General description of the average slope of the sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of slope type description. Attribute: Attribute_Label: SPECIES Attribute_Definition: The number of plant species recorded for each sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical count of plant species at each accuracy assessment point. Attribute: Attribute_Label: SUB_LOC Attribute_Definition: The sub-location of the sample plot within Zion National Park. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual description of the sub-location. Attribute: Attribute_Label: SURVEYORS Attribute_Definition: The last names and/or initials of the field crews. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual surveyors last names and/or initials. Attribute: Attribute_Label: T1_COVER Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of the Emergent Tree stratum for each sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical of T1 cover (whole numbers). Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Midpoint of the Cover Scale = Percentage (i.e. 80 = 80%) Attribute: Attribute_Label: T1_HGT Attribute_Definition: Average height of the Emergent Tree stratum for each sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical of T1 height (whole & decimal numbers). Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Range in meters (i.e. 0.5 - 1 m) Attribute: Attribute_Label: T2_COVER Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of the Tree Canopy stratum for each sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical of T2 cover (whole numbers). Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Midpoint of the Cover Scale = Percentage (i.e. 80 = 80%) Attribute: Attribute_Label: T2_HGT Attribute_Definition: Average height of the Tree Canopy stratum for each sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical of T2 height (whole & decimal numbers). Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Range in meters (i.e. 0.5 - 1 m) Attribute: Attribute_Label: T3_COVER Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of the Tree Sub-canopy stratum for each sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical of T3 cover (whole numbers). Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Midpoint of the Cover Scale = Percentage (i.e. 80 = 80%) Attribute: Attribute_Label: T3_HGT Attribute_Definition: Average height of the Tree Sub-canopy stratum for each sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical of T3 height (whole & decimal numbers). Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Range in meters (i.e. 0.5 - 1 m) Attribute: Attribute_Label: TEXTURE Attribute_Definition: Average soil texture for the sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of texture description. Attribute: Attribute_Label: TOPO_POS Attribute_Definition: Topographic position of each accuracy assessment point. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of topology position type description. Attribute: Attribute_Label: UTM_ZONE Attribute_Definition: Universal Transverse Mercator Zone Attribute_Definition_Source: GPS - Field Crews Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: UTM Zone 12 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: All of ZION is in UTM Zone 12. Attribute: Attribute_Label: V_COVER Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of the Vine/liana stratum for each sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical of V cover (whole numbers). Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Midpoint of the Cover Scale = Percentage (i.e. 80 = 80%) Attribute: Attribute_Label: V_HGT Attribute_Definition: Average height of the Vine/liana stratum for each sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical of V height (whole & decimal numbers). Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Range in meters (i.e. 0.5 - 1 m) Attribute: Attribute_Label: XDIMENSION Attribute_Definition: Plot width, the X dimension of the sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical of X dimension (whole numbers). Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Meters Attribute: Attribute_Label: YDIMENSION Attribute_Definition: Plot length, the Y dimension of the sample plot. Attribute_Definition_Source: Field Crews and NatureServe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical of Y dimension (whole numbers). 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