Ecological and social Interactions in urban parks: bird surveys in local parks in the central Arizona-Phoenix metropolitan area
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.
Keywords:
Temporal Coverage:
2000-12-01 to 2002-11-14Geographic Coverage:
Geographic Description: Phoenix metropolitan area, Arizona, USA, located at the northern edge of the Sonoran DesertBounding 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
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:
|
heard | if bird was heard |
bit |
Enumeration:
|
direction | direction bird was located |
string |
Tabular: 52_pp52_surveys_1.csv
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:
|
cloud_cover | cloud cover percentage |
integer | dimensionless |
notes | addtional notes |
ntext |
Tabular: 52_pp52_sites_1.csv
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
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 |