Survey data for chaparral vegetation in masticated fuel treatments on the four southern California national forests (2011-2012)
The sampling design at each of the 149 mechanically masticated fuel treatment study sites consisted of a 10 x 100 m plot established within the treated area at the random point generated in ArcGIS and an adjacent 10 x 100 m control plot placed one meter inside the edge of untreated vegetation to avoid edge affects. Each study plot was further subdivided into 10 100-m2 subplots with a nested 1-m2 quadrat placed along the top edge of the measurement tape. Postfire study sites consisted of a 20 x 50 m plot that was equal in area to a fuel treatment study plot and was also further subdivided into 10 100-m2 subplots with a nested 1-m2 quadrat placed along the outer top and bottom edges of the plot.
Cover and density were recorded for each species within 1-m2 quadrats and a list of additional species present within the rest of the 100-m2 subplot was compiled. Ocular estimates of cover were made and density was either counted, or estimated when there were more than 30 individuals in a quadrat. First year seedlings were recorded separately from mature and resprouting individuals. Comprehensive surveys for additional species were conducted in subplots of mechanical treatments and postfire plots; whereas controls were more limited and as such total species richness in these plots was potentially underrepresented.
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[ "010:12" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Teresa J Brennan", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:tjbrennan@usgs.gov" } |
| description | The sampling design at each of the 149 mechanically masticated fuel treatment study sites consisted of a 10 x 100 m plot established within the treated area at the random point generated in ArcGIS and an adjacent 10 x 100 m control plot placed one meter inside the edge of untreated vegetation to avoid edge affects. Each study plot was further subdivided into 10 100-m2 subplots with a nested 1-m2 quadrat placed along the top edge of the measurement tape. Postfire study sites consisted of a 20 x 50 m plot that was equal in area to a fuel treatment study plot and was also further subdivided into 10 100-m2 subplots with a nested 1-m2 quadrat placed along the outer top and bottom edges of the plot. Cover and density were recorded for each species within 1-m2 quadrats and a list of additional species present within the rest of the 100-m2 subplot was compiled. Ocular estimates of cover were made and density was either counted, or estimated when there were more than 30 individuals in a quadrat. First year seedlings were recorded separately from mature and resprouting individuals. Comprehensive surveys for additional species were conducted in subplots of mechanical treatments and postfire plots; whereas controls were more limited and as such total species richness in these plots was potentially underrepresented. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_579fc27ee4b0589fa1cd569a |
| keyword |
[ "Angeles National Forest", "Cleveland National Forest", "Los Padres National Forest", "San Bernardino National Forest", "USGS:579fc27ee4b0589fa1cd569a", "chaparral", "fuel treatment effects", "invasive species", "mastication", "southern California" ] |
| modified | 2021-01-11T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Geological Survey", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | -119.85964775, 32.643124642, -116.479299058, 34.641425329 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | Survey data for chaparral vegetation in masticated fuel treatments on the four southern California national forests (2011-2012) |
