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Demographic data for Hesperocyparis forbesii on Otay Mountain 2004-2017

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2004-03-01
End Date
2017-09-01

Citation

Brennan-Kane, T.J., and Keeley, J.E., 2019, Demographic data for Hesperocyparis forbesii on Otay Mountain 2004-2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RO7USR.

Summary

This dataset contains demographic data pertaining to Hesperocyparis forbesii on Otay Mountain in San Diego County, California, USA, over a 14-year study period from 2004 to 2017 following the 2003 Otay/Mine Fire. Site variables including elevation, incline, and slope were collected as well as pre-fire tree density and stand age for 16 study site locations. Tree density, height, and cone production was then monitored over the study period with data collection occurring in 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2014, and 2017. These data support the following publication: Brennan, T.J. & Keeley, J.E., 2019, Postfire population dynamics of a fire-dependent cypress, Plant Ecology, 220(6): 605. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-019-00939-8

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Originator :
Teresa J Brennan-Kane, Jon E Keeley
Metadata Contact :
Teresa J Brennan-Kane
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems
SDC Data Owner :
Western Ecological Research Center

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Site_variables_data.csv 1.04 KB text/csv
Tree_density_data.csv 3.2 KB text/csv
Cone_data.csv 949 Bytes text/csv
Height_data.csv 674 Bytes text/csv

Purpose

These data were collected to evaluate the immaturity risk of Hesperocyparis forbesii to wildfire and to examine its recruitment, survivorship, and reproductive maturity over a 14-year period from 2004 to 2017.

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The authors of these data require that data users contact them regarding intended use and to assist with understanding limitations and interpretation. Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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