Plant survey of current vegetation, central Arizona Phoenix: desert vegetation site locations.
Author(s):
- Arthur Stiles, Arizona State University - West
- Kevin Fantozzi, Arizona State University - West
- Samuel Scheiner, National Science Foundation
Abstract:
An extensive survey was conducted to assess the species diversity of natural desert vegetation around the CAP-LTER study area. Remnant patch habitats (mostly parks and preserves) occurring within the urban matrix / fringe were emphasized. Three outlying areas (White Tank mountains west of town, Union Hills north of town, and Usery Mountain Park east of town) were surveyed for comparison. The original intent was to provide data on the woody and spring / summer herbaceous species in each area, but drought conditions allowed the spring herbs to be surveyed twice (1998, 2001) and summer herbs surveyed only once (1999). Thus, all locations have woody data but only a subset has herbaceous data. Surveys consisted of transects (elaborated below) summarized by the patch or outlying area name followed by a number (e.g. Unhill-11, Squaw-40, Hayden-8). Herb datasets are signified by a ‘P’ for spring and a ‘U’ for summer following the transect number (e.g. PaPk-1P, PaPk-1U).
Keywords:
Temporal Coverage:
1998-01-01 to 2000-12-31Geographic Coverage:
Geographic Description: Phoenix metropolitan area and surrounding Sonoran Desert in Arizona, USABounding Coordinates:
Longitude:-112.538847 to -111.581443
Latitude:33.799832 to 33.298366
Contact:
Information Manager, Arizona State University,Global Institute of Sustainability,POB 875402,TEMPE
caplter.data@asu.edu
Data Files (1) :
Spatial Vector: DesertVegSurvey_sites
Description:
Horizontal Coordinate System:WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_12N
Geometry Type: Point
Column | Description | Type | Units |
---|---|---|---|
FID | Internal feature number. |
OID | |
Shape | Feature geometry. |
Geometry | |
TRANSECT_I | TRANSECT I |
String | |
SAMPLE_DAT | SAMPLE DATE |
dateTime | Format: MM/DD/YYYY |
X | X coordinate of point in UTM |
Number | meter |
Y | Y coordinate of point in UTM |
Number | meter |