The conservation value of residential yards: Linking birds and people
Author(s):
- Susannah Lerman, USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station
Abstract:
Keywords:
Temporal Coverage:
2006-12-15 to 2008-03-31Geographic Coverage:
Geographic Description: CAP LTER study areaBounding Coordinates:
Longitude:-113.34 to -111.59
Latitude:34.01 to 32.91
Contact:
Data Manager, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University,PO Box 875402,Tempe
caplter.data@asu.edu
Methods used in producing this dataset: Show
Data Files (7) :
Tabular: 638_pass_birds_74dab3d61b0b23b72faf4346924a2ec2.csv
Description: number and identity of birds observed during bird surveys
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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Site ID | Survey 200 site name |
string | |
Survey Date | Date in format mm/dd/yyyy |
date | Format: YYYY-MM-DD |
Species | Four letter AOU species code |
string | |
Num. Indiv. | Number of birds seen |
float | number |
Distance | Distance from observer in meters |
string |
Enumeration:
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Seen | Whether the bird was seen |
string |
Enumeration:
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Heard | Whether the bird was heard |
string |
Enumeration:
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Direction | Direction the bird was observed |
string |
Enumeration:
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QCComment | Additional comment regarding observation |
string |
Tabular: 638_site_description_habitat_d4265ad5de14c6fd32fc070e0ba21985.csv
Description: general description of habitat transect location
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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SITE | Survey 200 site name |
string | |
PLOT | The 100m transect from which habitat data were collected; plot B is centered at the bird survey location, whereas plots A and C are randomly placed within a 300m radii of the bird survey location; all transects run along the street. |
string |
Enumeration:
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NAME | Identifying name of the survey 200 site name |
string | |
TYPE | Land-use of the plot |
string | |
DESCRIPTION | Address and description of start location for transect |
string |
Tabular: 638_habitat_a65c577b1b3d824926dc81698c943512.csv
Description: types and numbers of trees, shrubs, other vegetation, and ground cover in study transects
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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SITE | Survey 200 site name |
string | |
PLOT | The 100m transect from which habitat data were collected; plot B is centered at the bird survey location, whereas plots A and C are randomly placed within a 300m radii of the bird survey location; all transects run along the street. |
string |
Enumeration:
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DATE | Date |
date | Format: YYYY-MM-DD |
BD0 | Number of broad-leaf deciduous trees 0-10m tall along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
BD10 | Number of broad-leaf deciduous trees 10-20m tall along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
BD20 | Number of broad-leaf deciduous trees >20m tall along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
BE0 | Number of broad-leaf evergreen trees 0-10m tall along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
BE10 | Number of broad-leaf evergreen trees 10-20m tall along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
BE20 | Number of broad-leaf evergreen trees >20m tall along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
TE0 | Number of thin-leaf evergreen trees 0-10m tall along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
TE10 | Number of thin-leaf evergreen trees 10-20m tall along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
TE20 | Number of thin-leaf evergreen trees >20m tall along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
CON0 | Number of coniferous trees 0-10m tall along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
CON10 | Number of coniferous trees 10-20m tall along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
CON20 | Number of coniferous trees >20m tall along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
MON0 | Number of monocots 0-10m tall along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
MON10 | Number of monocots 10-20m tall along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
MON20 | Number of monocots >20m tall along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
BD | Total number of broad-leaf deciduous trees along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
BE | Total number of broad-leaf evergreen trees along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
TE | Total number of thin-leaf evergreen trees along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
CON | Total number of coniferous trees along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
MON | Total number of monocots along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
HT0 | Total number of trees 0-10m tall along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
HT10 | Total number of trees 10-20m tall along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
HT20 | Total number of trees >20m tall along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
SHR L1 | Total number of shrubs <1m tall along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
PRUN L1 | Total number of PRUNED shrubs <1m tall along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
SHR G1 | Total number of shrubs >1m tall along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
PRUN G1 | Total number of PRUNED shrubs >1m tall along 100x40 m transect |
float | number |
XERIC | Total number of parcels along 100x40 m transect with crushed gravel gound cover |
float | number |
MESIC | Total number of parcels along 100x40 m transect with turf gound cover |
float | number |
OASIS | Total number of parcels along 100x40 m transect with mix of crushed gravel and turf gound cover |
float | number |
BARE | Total number of parcels along 100x40 m transect with bare soil gound cover |
float | number |
CEMENT | Total number of parcels along 100x40 m transect with cement gound cover |
float | number |
DESERT | Total number of parcels along 100x40 m transect with natural desert gound cover |
float | number |
PER XER | Percent of transect xeric ground cover |
float | dimensionless |
PER MES | Percent of transect mesic ground cover |
float | dimensionless |
PER OAS | Percent of transect oasis ground cover |
float | dimensionless |
PER BARE | Percent of transect bare soil ground cover |
float | dimensionless |
PER CEM | Percent of transect cement ground cover |
float | dimensionless |
PER DES | Percent of transect natural desert ground cover |
float | dimensionless |
TOT PAR | Total number of parcels per 100x40m transect |
float | number |
Tabular: 638_landcover_a2fa3ab3922c1d9ee6e97ac060788ece.csv
Description: Landcover of study locations; quantity of soil, impervious surface, and vegetation at multiple spatial scales around the CAP LTER Survey200 monitoring location. The bird survey locations are co-located with the Survey200 monitoring locations. Distance from CAP LTER Survey200 monitoring location to area of contiguous desert.
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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UNIT | Survey 200 site name |
string | |
Landuse | Landuse category |
string | |
Neighb_typ | PASS categorization of site including income and distance to desert |
string | |
15m - Soil | At Survey 200 plot center, decimal fraction of a 15 m plot classified as soil |
float | dimensionless |
15m - Imp | At Survey 200 plot center, decimal fraction of 15 m plot classified as impervious surface |
float | dimensionless |
15m - Veg | At Survey 200 plot center, decimal fraction of 15 m plot classified as vegetation |
float | dimensionless |
1km - Soil | At Survey 200 plot center, decimal fraction of 1 km plot classified soil |
float | dimensionless |
1km - Imp | At Survey 200 plot center. decimal fraction of 1 km plot classified impervious surface |
float | dimensionless |
1 km - Veg | At Survey 200 plot center, decimal fraction of 1 km plot vegetation |
float | dimensionless |
3ha Dist | At Survey 200 plot center, distance to 3.2 ha contiguous desert tract (m) |
float | meter |
Tabular: 638_UScensus_7799ffda6c84f9fa00fea4f6d97c8e7c.csv
Description: select US census data (2000) from block groups corresponding to bird survey locations
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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SITE | Survey 200 site name |
string | |
HISP | Percent of US Census Block Group identified as Hispanic |
float | dimensionless |
INCOME | Median household income of US Census Block Group |
float | number |
OWNEROCC | Percent of US Census Block Group living in owner occupied home |
float | dimensionless |
AGE18 | Percent of US Census Block Group identified as under 18 |
float | dimensionless |
AGE1864 | Percent of US Census Block Group identified as between 18-64 |
float | dimensionless |
AGE65 | Percent of US Census Block Group identified as older than 64 |
float | dimensionless |
BA | Percent of US Census Block Group with Bachelor degree |
float | dimensionless |
YRBUILT | Average age of housing stock in US Census Block Group |
date | Format: YYYY |
Tabular: 638_satisfaction_a22fc7d2a7f9a731664400672bef45ec.csv
Description: select responses from the 2006 CAP LTER Phoenix Area Social Survey (PASS) concerning satisfaction with neighborhood bird diversity, and the number of native bird species at the corresponding bird survey location
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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SITE | Survey 200 site name |
string | |
%HIGH_Desire_BirdVar | Decimal fraction of respondents the from PASS rating the variety of birds in their ideal neighborhood as high |
float | dimensionless |
%HIGH_Satisfaction_BirdVar | Decimal fraction of respondents the from PASS highly satisfied with the variety of birds in their neighborhood |
float | dimensionless |
Native Richness | Number of native birds observed in neighborhood during PASS bird surveys |
float | number |
Spatial Vector: 638_passBirds_a3caf4de45e3b6e98ff2df21c746b83d.zip
Description:
This zipped file contains a shapefile detailing the bird survey location in each of the 40 CAP LTER Phoenix Area Social Survey (PASS; 2006) neighborhoods.
Horizontal Coordinate System:GCS_WGS_1984
Geometry Type: Point
Column | Description | Type | Units |
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POINT_ID | bird monitoring location id |