Ecological zones of California deserts
The dataset delineates ecological zones within California deserts. We derived ecological zones by reclassifying LANDFIRE vegetation biophysical setting types, plus defined various non-wildland (e.g. developed urban/agriculture/roads) and non-burnable (e.g. open water/barren) areas using LANDFIRE existing vegetation types. The 43 biophysical setting types present within the study area were grouped into 13 general vegetation types, which were further grouped into 4 elevation-based ecological zones plus one riparian zone according to their constituent plant associations.
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "010:12" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "John R Matchett", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:jmatchett@usgs.gov" } |
| description | The dataset delineates ecological zones within California deserts. We derived ecological zones by reclassifying LANDFIRE vegetation biophysical setting types, plus defined various non-wildland (e.g. developed urban/agriculture/roads) and non-burnable (e.g. open water/barren) areas using LANDFIRE existing vegetation types. The 43 biophysical setting types present within the study area were grouped into 13 general vegetation types, which were further grouped into 4 elevation-based ecological zones plus one riparian zone according to their constituent plant associations. |
| distribution |
[ { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "Digital Data", "format": "XML", "accessURL": "http://doi.org/10.5066/F75B00MP", "mediaType": "application/http", "description": "Landing page for access to the data" }, { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "Original Metadata", "format": "XML", "mediaType": "text/xml", "description": "The metadata original format", "downloadURL": "https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.584af1dfe4b07e29c706de3b.xml" } ] |
| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_584af1dfe4b07e29c706de3b |
| keyword |
[ "California", "Colorado Desert", "Great Basin", "Mojave Desert", "Mono", "Sonoran Desert", "USGS:584af1dfe4b07e29c706de3b", "deserts", "wildfire regimes" ] |
| modified | 2020-08-30T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Geological Survey", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | -120.49796, 32.10899, -113.80364, 40.86549 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | Ecological zones of California deserts |
