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Ecological and social Interactions in urban parks: bird surveys in local parks in the central Arizona-Phoenix metropolitan area

Publication date: 2005

Author(s):

  • Paige Warren, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
  • Ann Kinzig, Arizona State University
  • Chris Martin, Arizona State University
  • Louis Machabee, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University

Abstract:

Our central objective is to use small, neighborhood parks in Phoenix to study: (1) the ways in which ecological processes are influenced by human values, use, and management; and (2) the ways in which human attitudes and activities, and the services valued by humans, are influenced by ecological characteristics and processes. Elucidating this coupling in Phoenix parks will itself be a significant step towards understanding the complexities of human-nature interactions. The information gathered in addressing the central objective, though, can and should be used to assess potential trajectories for ecological processes. Our second objective is to develop trajectories for potential changes in ecosystem services in the Phoenix metropolitan area, given economic and demographic trends, and given the signal of human-nature interactions among different social groups.


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Temporal Coverage:

2000-12-01 to 2002-11-14

Geographic Coverage:

Geographic Description: Phoenix metropolitan area, Arizona, USA, located at the northern edge of the Sonoran Desert
Bounding Coordinates:
Longitude:-112.163232 to -111.965822
Latitude:33.689813 to 33.350666

Contact:

Information Manager, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, 
Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, POB 875402,TEMPE
 caplter.data@asu.edu

Data Files (4) :

Tabular: 52_pp52_birds_1.csv
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Description: bird observations

Column Description Type Units
survey_id survey id number
 integer
site_id site id number
 string
species_id species id code
 string
distance approximate distance of birds in meter
 string
bird_count brid count
 integer number
notes Extra Observations
 ntext
seen if bird was seen
 bit
Enumeration:
  • 0: false
  • 1: true
heard if bird was heard
 bit
Enumeration:
  • 0: false
  • 1: true
direction direction bird was located
 string

Tabular: 52_pp52_surveys_1.csv
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Description: date and other information for each survey event

Column Description Type Units
site_id site id number
 string
survey_id survey id number
 integer
survey_date Date the survey was taken
 datetime Format: MM/DD/YYYY
time_start Time the survey started
 datetime Format: hh:mm:ss A/P
time_end Time the survey ended
 datetime Format: hh:mm:ss A/P
observer observer's name
 string
wind_speed wind speed
 integer milesPerHour
wind_dir wind direction
 string
air_temp air temperature in Fahrenheit
 integer fahrenheit
temp_units air temperature units
 string
Enumeration:
  • F: fahrenheit
cloud_cover cloud cover percentage
 integer dimensionless
notes addtional notes
 ntext

Tabular: 52_pp52_sites_1.csv
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Description: sites at which the bird surveys were conducted

Column Description Type Units
site_id site id number
 string
park_code park code
 string
park_district park district
 string
park_name park name
 string
point_code point code
 string
point_location point location
 string
park_acreage park acreage
 float acre

Tabular: 52_pp52_taxalist_1.csv
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Description: lookup table for bird taxon names

Column Description Type Units
species_id species id code
 string
common_name bird common name
 string
asu_itis Arizona State University Integrated Taxonomic Information System Code
 integer

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