Herp Coverboard Sampling - Spears and Didion Ranches [ds324]

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coverboards, biota, reptiles, California, Didion Ranch, Placer County, Sierra Nevada foothills, Placer Legacy Program, environment, Spears Ranch, mammals, amphibians, Coon Creek, sample


Summary

These data are intended to represent baseline data for wildlife communities and habitat conditions in these parks. They can be used to assess and monitor the park's ecological viability and sustainability.

Description

These data are detections of reptiles in 2006 under 2 ft x 2 ft dimension plywood coverboards at four of the 15 sample points at Spears and Didion Ranches, Placer County, California. There are 81 coverboards in a 9 board by 9 board array (on 15 m spacing) centered on the sample points. Coverboards were placed in oak woodland and annual grassland habitat in November-December 2006 and checked on a bi-weekly basis between March-July 2006. All 204 animals found under the coverboards were counted, identified to species, and aged and sexed.

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Use limitations

These data can be used without constraints.

License: This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). Using the citation standards recommended for BIOS datasets ( https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS/Citing-BIOS ) satisfies the attribution requirements of this license.

Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.

Extent

West -121.207941 East -121.166096
North 38.975614 South 38.959015

Scale Range
Maximum (zoomed in) 1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out) 1:150,000,000

ArcGIS Metadata

Topics and Keywords

Themes or categories of the resource environment, biota


* Content type Downloadable Data


Place keywords California, Didion Ranch, Placer County, Sierra Nevada foothills, Spears Ranch, Coon Creek

Theme keywords coverboards, reptiles, Placer Legacy Program, mammals, amphibians, sample

Theme keywords biota, environment

Thesaurus
Title ISO 19115 Topic Category


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Citation

Title Herp Coverboard Sampling - Spears and Didion Ranches [ds324]
Publication date 2007-06-16


Edition Version 1


Presentation formats * digital map


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Citation Contacts

Responsible party
Organization's name Barrett A. Garrison, Resource Assessment Program, California Department of Fish and Game, North Central Region
Contact's role originator


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Resource Details

Dataset languages English(UNITED STATES)


Status completed
Spatial representation type * vector


Supplemental information
Methods Plywood coverboards of a 61 cm x 61 cm (24" x 24") dimension (1.2 cm [15/32"] thickness) were placed on a 9 station x 9 station grid (total 81 stations) on 15 m spacing (15 m x 15 m [49 ft x 49 ft] grid; 1.44 ha [3.6 ac]) at each sample point. The center of 9 x 9 grid was at station #41, which was centered at the randomly selected sample point used for point counts and other wildlife census and inventory efforts. The grid and boards were square and oriented so that the sides were N-S and E-W. The sample points were predetermined. Boards were placed at or near the grid intersection (within 5 m) in grass, leaves, bare soil, small rock scatters, rock outcrops, and/or litter so long as they were flat with the ground surface and not raised substantially above the ground level or uneven. The boards were lightly pressed into the ground to imbed them, and a hand trowel sometimes used to remove rocks, sticks, or other debris to allow the board to lie as flat as possible. Boards were unattended for 30 days to allow them to weather, and reptiles and amphibians to acclimate to them; regular checks will followed that will be made on a bi-weekly basis (approximately every 10-14 days) until early to late-May depending on weather conditions and animal use. Checks were made on alternating morning and late afternoon schedules. Reference: CDFG Resource Assessment Program's Coverboard Study Instructions. Un-dated. Resources Assessment Program, California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento, CA. 1pp. + field data form. This report can be accessed at https://nrmsecure.dfg.ca.gov/documents/ContextDocs.aspx?cat=BIOS&sub=ds324 .
* Processing environment Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 19045) ; Esri ArcGIS 13.1.0.41833


ArcGIS item properties
* Name ds324
* Size 0.000
* Location file://\\geodata.\\BIOSOnline\Refresh\TODOData\BIOSOnlineData.gdb
* Access protocol Local Area Network

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Extents

Extent
Description
ground condition
Temporal extent
Beginning date
Indeterminate date 3/9/2006
Ending date
Indeterminate date 7/12/2006

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type Extent used for searching
* West longitude -121.207941
* East longitude -121.166096
* North latitude 38.975614
* South latitude 38.959015
* Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system
* West longitude -104550.039979
* East longitude -100950.016432
* South latitude 105449.952933
* North latitude 107250.014305
* Extent contains the resource Yes

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Resource Points of Contact

Point of contact
Individual's name Barrett A. Garrison
Organization's name Resource Assessment Program, California Department of Fish and Game, North Central Region
Contact's position Staff Environmental Scientist
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice (916) 358-2945
Fax (916) 358-2912

Address
Type postal
Delivery point North Central Region
Delivery point California Department of Fish and Game
Delivery point 1701 Nimbus Road
City Rancho Cordova
Administrative area CA
Postal code 95670
e-mail address bgarrison@dfg.ca.gov

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Resource Maintenance

Resource maintenance
Update frequency as needed


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Resource Constraints

Legal constraints
Limitations of use
Neither the State of California nor the California Department of Fish and Game warrant the correctness or accuracy of the observation data presented in here. They are used at the user's own risk.
Other constraints
Public use.
Constraints
Limitations of use

These data can be used without constraints.

License: This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). Using the citation standards recommended for BIOS datasets ( https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS/Citing-BIOS ) satisfies the attribution requirements of this license.

Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.


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Spatial Reference

ArcGIS coordinate system
* Type Projected
* Geographic coordinate reference GCS_North_American_1983
* Projection Custom
* Coordinate reference details
Projected coordinate system
X origin -16909700
Y origin -8597000
XY scale 10000
Z origin -100000
Z scale 10000
M origin -100000
M scale 10000
XY tolerance 0.001
Z tolerance 0.001
M tolerance 0.001
High precision true
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Reference system identifier
* Value 0


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Spatial Data Properties

Vector
* Level of topology for this dataset geometry only


Geometric objects
Feature class name ds324
* Object type point
* Object count 0

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ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name ds324
* Feature type Simple
* Geometry type Point
* Has topology FALSE
* Feature count 0
* Spatial index TRUE
* Linear referencing FALSE

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Data Quality

Scope of quality information
Resource level dataset


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Data quality report - Completeness omission
Measure description
All data are complete.


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Data quality report - Quantitative attribute accuracy
Measure description
It is assumed that the locations of the survey points are accurate with regard to the actual locations on the ground where the surveys were done. It is assumed that these species were accurately identified by vocalization and/or visually, and that they were counted accurately. Also, the spatial accuracy of the 100-m count circle radius is presumably accurate to +- 5 m because boundaries were measured with laser rangefinders and marked in the field with flagging. The accuracy of distance estimation for birds is +- 10 m, and distance estimates for vocalizing birds is less than visually detected birds.


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Data quality report - Absolute external positional accuracy
Dimension horizontal


Measure description
The boundary distance of the point count radii are accurate to +- 5 m, while the bird detections are accurate to +- 10 m.


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Lineage

Process step
Description
Data were gathered in the field, entered into SYSTAT statistical software as raw field data from the counts, and then an Excel file was created with the summary statistics for detection rates and the average number of individuals per count.


Process contact
Individual's name Barrett A. Garrison
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Game
Contact's role processor


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Process step
Description
Data from the sample points were gathered in the field using global positioning system units and then uploaded to Arc View 3.2


Process contact
Individual's name Barrett A. Garrison
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Game
Contact's role processor


Contact information


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Geoprocessing history

Process
Process name
Date 2023-10-1013:52:21
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Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Date 2023-10-1114:08:30
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Conversion Tools.tbx\FeatureClassToFeatureClass
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Date 2023-10-1114:09:07
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Date 2023-10-1114:09:37
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Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


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Distribution

Distributor
Contact information
Individual's name Gordon Gould
Organization's name Biogeographic Data Branch, California Department of Fish and Game
Contact's role distributor


Contact information
Address
Type postal
Delivery point California Department of Fish and Game
Delivery point 1416 Ninth St., 12th floor
City Sacramento
Administrative area CA
Postal code 95814
e-mail address ggould@dfg.ca.gov

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Ordering process
Turnaround time
1-2 weeks
Instructions
Contact Distributor

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Distribution format
* Name File Geodatabase Feature Class


Transfer options
* Transfer size 0.000


Online source
Location https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS
Function performed information

Online source
Location https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/300_399/ds324.zip
Function performed download

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Fields

Details for object ds324
* Type Feature Class
* Row count 0


Field OBJECTID
* Alias OBJECTID
* Data type OID
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
* Field description
Internal feature number.
* Description source
Esri
* Description of values
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.


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Field Shape
* Alias Shape
* Data type Geometry
* Width 0
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
* Field description
Feature geometry.
* Description source
ESRI
* Description of values
Coordinates defining the features.


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Field LATDD
* Alias LATDD
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Latitude of sample point in NAD83.
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Field LONDD
* Alias LONDD
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Longitude of sample point in NAD83.
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Field POINT
* Alias POINT
* Data type Integer
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Number of the sample point within the parks.
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Details for object SR 2006 herp coverboard detectionsB
* Type Table
* Row count 204


Field OID
* Alias OID
* Data type OID
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
* Field description
Internal feature number.
* Description source
ESRI
* Description of values
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.


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Field COM_NAME
* Alias COM_NAME
* Data type String
* Width 29
Field description
Common name of detected animal.
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Field SCI_NAME
* Alias SCI_NAME
* Data type Number
* Width 11
* Number of decimals 7
Field description
Scientific name of detected animal.
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Field SEX
* Alias SEX
* Data type Number
* Width 12
* Number of decimals 7
Field description
Sex of detected animal.
Accuracy information
Explanation
Possible values are Female, Male, and Unknown.
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Field AGE
* Alias AGE
* Data type Number
* Width 10
Field description
Age of detected animal.
Accuracy information
Explanation
Possible values are Adult and Juvenile.
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Field DATE_SURV
* Alias DATE_SURV
* Data type Date
* Width 8
Field description
Date that the array was checked and the animal was detected.
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Field START_TIME
* Alias START_TIME
* Data type Number
* Width 12
Field description
Time (in military time) that the survey started and is the best indicator of the time the animal was detected.
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Field START_TEMP
* Alias START_TEMP
* Data type Number
* Width 14
Field description
Temperature (degrees F) at the time the survey started and is the best indicator of the temperature when the animal was detected.
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Field POINT
* Alias POINT
* Data type Number
* Width 14
Field description
Sample point number matching shapefile with sample points.
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Field COVERBOARD
* Alias COVERBOARD
* Data type Number
* Width 14
Field description
Number of individual coverboard; boards are numbered from 1-81 in a 9 board by 9 board array.
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Overview Description
Entity and Attribute Overview
The 15 points here were locations where point count surveys for birds were conducted in 2005 and 2006. Only four of the points had coverboard arays to sample reptiles and amphibians.


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Metadata Details

Metadata language English(UNITED STATES)
Metadata character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Scope of the data described by the metadata dataset
Scope name * dataset


* Last update 2023-10-11


ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS1.0
Standard or profile used to edit metadata FGDC


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2023-10-1114:09:00
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2023-10-1114:08:28


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2023-10-1114:08:28


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Metadata Contacts

Metadata contact
Individual's name Gordon Gould
Organization's name Resource Assessment Program, California Department of Fish and Game, North Central Region
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice (916) 445-5006

Address
Type postal
Delivery point 1416 Ninth St., 12th floor
Delivery point Biogeographic Data Branch
Delivery point California Department of Fish and Game
City Sacramento
Administrative area CA
Postal code 95814
e-mail address ggould@dfg.ca.gov

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