Cottonwood Management at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Dates
Publication Date
2017-06-27
Start Date
2010-06-24
End Date
2012-04-24
Citation
Friedman, J.M., and Griffin, E.R., 2017, Cottonwood Management at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7Z60M9V.
Summary
This data release consists of the following components: Sex ratio data from cottonwood trees at random points on the floodplain in the North and South units of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND. These data were used to investigate the effects of age, height above, and distance from the channel on mortality of male and female trees of plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera) as described in the Friedman and Griffin (2017) report. Tree core and tree ring data from the North and South Units of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota. South Unit data was collected in April 2012, North Unit data was collected in the summer and fall of 2010. The trees are located on the floodplain of the Little Missouri River in [...]
Summary
This data release consists of the following components:
Sex ratio data from cottonwood trees at random points on the floodplain in the North and South units of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND. These data were used to investigate the effects of age, height above, and distance from the channel on mortality of male and female trees of plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera) as described in the Friedman and Griffin (2017) report.
Tree core and tree ring data from the North and South Units of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota. South Unit data was collected in April 2012, North Unit data was collected in the summer and fall of 2010. The trees are located on the floodplain of the Little Missouri River in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. These data were used to reconstruct flow and climate as described in the Friedman and Griffin (2017) report and in other documents cited by that report. The tree ring data is presented in Standard Tucson format.
Floodplain and riparian cottonwood forest areas in the South Unit were digitized as separate shapefiles using 2010 NAIP imagery. They were mapped to assist management of cottonwood forests by increasing understanding of the relation between geomorphic setting, flow, precipitation, temperature, and other factors.
Edges of water, channel centerline, valley bottom centerline, extent of valley bottom, and estimated bankfull channel data for the Little Missouri River in the North and South Units were mapped as separate shapefiles from 2010 NAIP imagery as well.
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Related External Resources
Type: Related Primary Publication
Friedman JM and Griffin ER. 2017. Management of plains cottonwood at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota. Natural Resource Report. NPS/THRO/NRR—2017/1395. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
This data was collected to assist management of cottonwood forests by increasing understanding of how tree growth and survival are influenced by flow, precipitation, temperature, weed control and other factors.