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CAP LTER: long-term monitoring of herpetofauna along the Salt River in and near the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, ongoing since 2012

Publication date: 2016-09-07

Author(s):

  • Heather Bateman, Arizona State University
  • Nancy Grimm, Arizona State University

Abstract:

Waterways are often the focus of restoration efforts in urban areas. In arid regions, passive discharge of urban water sources may stimulate the recovery or growth of wetland and riparian features in dewatered or ephemeral aquatic systems. In the greater Phoenix metropolitan area (GPMA), sections of the Salt and Gila Rivers have been the targets of active restoration through seeding, planting, and irrigation. At the same time, revegetation has occurred in some sections of the rivers in response to runoff from urban water sources (e.g., storm drains). This dataset catalogs the results of herpetological surveys conducted at several locations along the Salt River in and around the GPMA beginning in March 2012. Survey locations include riparian areas in urban and non-urban locations that have been (actively) restored or have revegetated in response to urban runoff, and that feature ephemeral or perennial sources of water. This is a long-term monitoring effort of the CAP LTER with on-going data collection.

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Temporal Coverage:

2012-03-11 to 2016-06-24

Geographic Coverage:

Geographic Description: CAP LTER study area
Bounding Coordinates:
Longitude:-112.305 to -111.609
Latitude:33.56 to 33.3825

Contact:

Data Manager, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, 
PO Box 875402,Tempe

Methods used in producing this dataset: Show


Data Files (3) :

Tabular: 627_herp_site_observations_8bd2731a2bc8bfcedc9576a69419659d.csv
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Description: sampling location conditions, and incidental herpetofaunal (and other wildlife) observations at river reaches where herpetofaunal surveys are conducted

Column Description Type Units
reach sampling location along the Salt River
 string
Enumeration:
  • Tonto: Salt River, Tonto National Forest, near Usery Road
  • Priest: Salt River flood channel, east of Priest Drive and west of Tempe Town Lake dam
  • Price: Salt River, by Price Drain, northeast of the loop 101 and loop 202 intersection
  • Rio: Salt River at Rio Salado; Central Ave, north of Broadway Rd
  • Ave35: Salt River at 35th Ave north of Broadway Rd
  • Ave67: Salt River at 67th Ave north of Southern Ave
  • BM: Baseline and Meridian Wildlife Area; Salt River at 115th Ave northeast of Phoenix International Raceway
urbanized boolean indicator denoting if the location is in an urban or non-urban setting
 string
Enumeration:
  • urban: in urban area
  • NonUrban: outside urban area
restored boolean indicator denoting if the site was the focus of active restoration through plantings or seeding, or has not received treatment
 string
Enumeration:
  • Restored: site received active restoration
  • NotRestored: site has not been restored
water boolean indicator denoting if the presence of water is perennial or ephemeral
 string
Enumeration:
  • Ephemeral: water in channel intermittently
  • Perennial: water in channel continuously
observation_date observation date
 date Format: YYYY-MM-DD
observer_intitials initials of observers
 string
common_name common name of observed taxon
 string
scientific_name scientific name of observed taxon
 string
quantity quantity of the observed taxon
 float number
sampling_events_notes notes pertaining to the particular reach on that day
 string
sampling_events_observation_notes notes pertaining to a particular observation (usually a specimen) at that reach on that day
 string

Tabular: 627_herp_survey_observations_7b6da2c0bcd9b1b46bf7b0b6f358fbf6.csv
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Description: herpetofauna census data at select locations along the Salt River in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area

Column Description Type Units
reach sampling location along the Salt River
 string
Enumeration:
  • Tonto: Salt River, Tonto National Forest, near Usery Road
  • Priest: Salt River flood channel, east of Priest Drive and west of Tempe Town Lake dam
  • Price: Salt River, by Price Drain, northeast of the loop 101 and loop 202 intersection
  • Rio: Salt River at Rio Salado; Central Ave, north of Broadway Rd
  • Ave35: Salt River at 35th Ave north of Broadway Rd
  • Ave67: Salt River at 67th Ave north of Southern Ave
  • BM: Baseline and Meridian Wildlife Area; Salt River at 115th Ave northeast of Phoenix International Raceway
urbanized boolean indicator denoting if the location is in an urban or non-urban setting
 string
Enumeration:
  • Urban: in urban area
  • NonUrban: outside urban area
restored boolean indicator denoting if the site was the focus of active restoration through plantings or seeding, or has not received treatment
 string
Enumeration:
  • Restored: site received active restoration
  • NotRestored: site has not been restored
water boolean indicator denoting if the presence of water is perennial or ephemeral
 string
Enumeration:
  • Ephemeral: water in channel intermittently
  • Perennial: water in channel continuously
observation_date observation date
 date Format: YYYY-MM-DD
transect transects of varying length that span the riparian zone named based on their relative position
 string
Enumeration:
  • downstream: downstream transect
  • midstream: midstream transect
  • upstream: upstream transect
location sampling location along transect
 string
Enumeration:
  • center: center plot of transect
  • north: north plot of transect
  • south: south plot of transect
time_start plot search start time
 string
time_end plot search end time
 string
common_name common name of observed taxon
 string
scientific_name scientific name of observed taxon
 string
quantity quantity of the observed taxon
 float number
surveys_notes notes pertaining to a particular observation in or about the plot
 string
surveys_observation_notes notes pertaining to a particular specimen observation
 string

File: 627_herp_sampling_areas_a4cab05b9f8a25a20578949985ec25f0.kml
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Description: herpetofauna census locations at select locations along the Salt River in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area; polygons reflect the combined area of all study plots (current & historic) at each river reach.


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