Data Package Metadata View Summary

Long-term monitoring of herpetofauna along the Salt and Gila Rivers in and near the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, ongoing since 2012

General Information

Data Package:

Local Identifier:

knb-lter-cap.627.8

Title:

Long-term monitoring of herpetofauna along the Salt and Gila Rivers in and near the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, ongoing since 2012

Alternate Identifier:

DOI PLACE HOLDER

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 and Gila Rivers 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.

Publication Date:

2022-11-04

Language:

english

For more information:
Visit:	https://sustainability.asu.edu/caplter/data/data-catalog/view/knb-lter-cap.627.8/xml/
Visit:	DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period

Begin:

2012-03-11

End:

2022-10-07

People and Organizations
Contact:	Information Manager (Central Arizona–Phoenix LTER) [ email ]
Creator:	Bateman, Heather (Arizona State University)
Creator:	Childers, Dan (Arizona State University)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	627_herp_site_observations.csv
Description:	sampling location conditions, and incidental herpetofaunal (and other wildlife) observations at river reaches where herpetofaunal surveys are conducted
Data Table Name:	627_herp_survey_observations.csv
Description:	herpetofauna census data at select locations along the Salt River in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area
Spatial Vector Name:	627_herpetological_sampling_locations.geojson
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 and historic) at each river reach

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table

Data:

https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-cap/627/8/3c32026005a60a7a231c2d97f881f2db

Name:

627_herp_site_observations.csv

Description:

sampling location conditions, and incidental herpetofaunal (and other wildlife) observations at river reaches where herpetofaunal surveys are conducted

Number of Records:

399

Number of Columns:

Time Period

Begin:

2012-03-11

End:

2022-10-07

Table Structure

Object Name:

627_herp_site_observations.csv

Size:

85358 bytes

Authentication:

f79c28a0fc25e053455ed25e68b1f00d Calculated By MD5

Text Format:

Number of Header Lines:

Record Delimiter:

\r\n

Orientation:

column

Simple Delimited:

Field Delimiter:	,
Quote Character:	"

Table Column Descriptions

Column Name:

reach

urbanized

restored

water

observation_date

observer_intitials

common_name

scientific_name

quantity

sampling_events_notes

sampling_events_observation_notes

Definition:

sampling location along the Salt River

boolean indicator denoting if the location is in an urban or non-urban setting

boolean indicator denoting if the site was the focus of active restoration through plantings or seeding (or has not received treatment)

boolean indicator denoting if the presence of water is perennial or ephemeral

observation date

initials of observers

common name of observed taxon

scientific name of observed taxon

quantity of the observed taxon

notes pertaining to the particular reach on that day

notes pertaining to a particular observation (usually a specimen) at that reach on that day

Storage Type:

string

date

string

float

string

Measurement Type:

nominal

dateTime

nominal

ratio

nominal

Measurement Values Domain:

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	Ave35
Definition	Salt River at 35th Ave north of Broadway Road
Source

Code Definition

Code	Ave67
Definition	Salt River at 67th Ave north of Southern Avenue
Source

Code Definition

Code	BM
Definition	Baseline and Meridian Wildlife Area; Salt River at 115th Ave northeast of Phoenix International Raceway
Source

Code Definition

Code	Price
Definition	Salt River near the Price Drain northeast of the loop 101 and loop 202 intersection
Source

Code Definition

Code	Priest
Definition	Salt River flood channel east of Priest Drive and west of Tempe Town Lake dam
Source

Code Definition

Code	Rio
Definition	Salt River at Rio Salado: Central Avenue north of Broadway Road
Source

Code Definition

Code	Tonto
Definition	Salt River in the Tonto National Forest near Usery Road
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	NonUrban
Definition	outside urban area
Source

Code Definition

Code	Urban
Definition	in urban area
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	NotRestored
Definition	site has not been restored
Source

Code Definition

Code	Restored
Definition	site received active restoration
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	Ephemeral
Definition	water in channel intermittently
Source

Code Definition

Code	Perennial
Definition	water in channel continuously
Source

Format	YYYY-MM-DD
Precision

Definition

initials of observers

Definition

common name of observed taxon

Definition

scientific name of observed taxon

Unit	number
Type	whole
Min	0
Max	33

Definition

notes pertaining to the particular reach on that day

Definition

notes pertaining to a particular observation (usually a specimen) at that reach on that day

Missing Value Code:

Code	NA
Expl	missing value

Code	NA
Expl	missing value

Code	NA
Expl	missing value

Code	NA
Expl	missing value

Code	NA
Expl	missing value

Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Data Table

Data:

https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-cap/627/8/8fee6ec1675bed257ccedef1a2c4ea96

Name:

627_herp_survey_observations.csv

Description:

herpetofauna census data at select locations along the Salt River in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area

Number of Records:

2174

Number of Columns:

Time Period

Begin:

2012-03-11

End:

2022-10-07

Table Structure

Object Name:

627_herp_survey_observations.csv

Size:

338501 bytes

Authentication:

0d630aad9c0148ec7ea3c9be4b2ceb54 Calculated By MD5

Text Format:

Number of Header Lines:

Record Delimiter:

\r\n

Orientation:

column

Simple Delimited:

Field Delimiter:	,
Quote Character:	"

Table Column Descriptions

Column Name:

reach

urbanized

restored

water

observation_date

observer_intitials

transect

location

time_start

time_end

common_name

scientific_name

quantity

surveys_notes

surveys_observation_notes

Definition:

sampling location along the Salt River

boolean indicator denoting if the location is in an urban or non-urban setting

boolean indicator denoting if the site was the focus of active restoration through plantings or seeding (or has not received treatment)

boolean indicator denoting if the presence of water is perennial or ephemeral

observation date

initials of observers

transects of varying length that span the riparian zone named based on their relative position

sampling location along transect

plot search start time

common name of observed taxon

scientific name of observed taxon

quantity of the observed taxon

notes pertaining to a particular observation in or about the plot

notes pertaining to a particular specimen observation

Storage Type:

string

date

string

float

string

Measurement Type:

nominal

dateTime

nominal

ratio

nominal

Measurement Values Domain:

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	Ave35
Definition	Salt River at 35th Ave north of Broadway Road
Source

Code Definition

Code	Ave67
Definition	Salt River at 67th Ave north of Southern Avenue
Source

Code Definition

Code	BM
Definition	Baseline and Meridian Wildlife Area; Salt River at 115th Ave northeast of Phoenix International Raceway
Source

Code Definition

Code	Price
Definition	Salt River near the Price Drain northeast of the loop 101 and loop 202 intersection
Source

Code Definition

Code	Priest
Definition	Salt River flood channel east of Priest Drive and west of Tempe Town Lake dam
Source

Code Definition

Code	Rio
Definition	Salt River at Rio Salado: Central Avenue north of Broadway Road
Source

Code Definition

Code	Tonto
Definition	Salt River in the Tonto National Forest near Usery Road
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	NonUrban
Definition	outside urban area
Source

Code Definition

Code	Urban
Definition	in urban area
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	NotRestored
Definition	site has not been restored
Source

Code Definition

Code	Restored
Definition	site received active restoration
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	Ephemeral
Definition	water in channel intermittently
Source

Code Definition

Code	Perennial
Definition	water in channel continuously
Source

Format	YYYY-MM-DD
Precision

Definition

initials of observers

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	downstream
Definition	downstream transect
Source

Code Definition

Code	midstream
Definition	midstream transect
Source

Code Definition

Code	upstream
Definition	upstream transect
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	center
Definition	center plot of transect
Source

Code Definition

Code	north
Definition	north plot of transect
Source

Code Definition

Code	south
Definition	south plot of transect
Source

Definition

plot search start time

Definition

plot search start time

Definition

common name of observed taxon

Definition

scientific name of observed taxon

Unit	number
Type	natural
Min	1
Max	100

Definition

notes pertaining to a particular observation in or about the plot

Definition

notes pertaining to a particular specimen observation

Missing Value Code:

Code	NA
Expl	missing value

Code	NA
Expl	missing value

Code	NA
Expl	missing value

Code	NA
Expl	missing value

Code	NA
Expl	missing value

Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Spatial Vector

Name:

627_herpetological_sampling_locations.geojson

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 and historic) at each river reach

Physical Structure Description:

Object Name:

627_herpetological_sampling_locations.geojson

Size:

3030 byte

Authentication:

c892ec642ff34c70f6de8190a2ac1c68 Calculated By MD5

Externally Defined Format:

Format Name:

GeoJSON

Coverage Description:

Geographic Region:

Description:

CAP LTER study area: greater Phoenix, Arizona (USA) metropolitan area and surrounding Sonoran desert region

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	33.5602	Southern:	33.3825
Western:	-112.305	Eastern:	-111.6089

Taxonomic Range:

Classification:

Rank Name:

Species

Geometry:

Polygon

Number of Geometric Objects:

Spatial Reference:

Name of Coordinate System:

GCS_WGS_1984

Attribute(s) Info:

Column Name:

reach

Definition:

sampling location along the Salt River

Storage Type:

string

Measurement Type:

nominal

Measurement Values Domain:

Definition

sampling location along the Salt River

Missing Value Code:

Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Data:

https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-cap/627/8/f67df69f674a6245ea9a59215808d67f

Data Package Usage Rights

This data package is released to the "public domain" under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 "No Rights Reserved" (see: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). The consumer of these data ("Data User" herein) has an ethical obligation to cite it appropriately in any publication that results from its use. The Data User should realize that these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research and that coordination may be necessary to prevent duplicate publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about methodology or results occur. Where appropriate, the Data User is encouraged to consider collaboration or coauthorship with the authors. The Data User should realize that misinterpretation of data may occur if used out of context of the original study. While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is". The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data. The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of the data. Thank you.

Keywords

By Thesaurus:
LTER controlled vocabulary	animals, reptiles, restoration, salamanders, lizards, rivers, riparian, aquatic ecosystems, wetlands
LTER core areas	parks and rivers, adapting to city life, population studies
Creator Defined Keyword Set	herpetofauna, catchment
CAPLTER Keyword Set List	cap lter, cap, caplter, central arizona phoenix long term ecological research, arizona, az, salt river, arid land

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package

Description:

Visual surveys that included flipping rocks to locate hidden individuals were employed to quantify herpetofauna occurrence and abundance. Sampling is conducted in three plots (10x20m) established along each of three transects (for a total of nine plots per site) located perpendicular to the stream at each of the study reaches. The sampling design ensures equal sampling effort across all sites. Surveys are conducted in the morning when herpetofauna are most active, and always under similar environmental conditions (sunny, warm, low wind).

People and Organizations

Publishers:

Organization:

Environmental Data Initiative

Email Address:

info@edirepository.org

Web Address:

https://edirepository.org

Id:

https://ror.org/0330j0z60

Creators:

Individual:

Heather Bateman

Organization:

Arizona State University

Email Address:

heather.l.bateman@asu.edu

Individual:

Dan Childers

Organization:

Arizona State University

Email Address:

dan.childers@asu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3904-0803

Contacts:

Organization:

Central Arizona–Phoenix LTER

Position:

Information Manager

Address:

Arizona State University,

Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation,

Tempe, AZ 85287-5402 USA

Email Address:

caplter.data@asu.edu

Web Address:

https://sustainability-innovation.asu.edu/caplter/

Metadata Providers:

Individual:

Stevan Earl

Organization:

Arizona State University

Email Address:

stevan.earl@asu.edu

Id:

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4465-452X

Individual:

Mélanie Banville

Organization:

Arizona State University

Email Address:

mbanvill@asu.edu

Individual:

Sally Wittlinger

Organization:

Arizona State University

Email Address:

salwitt@asu.edu

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period

Begin:

2012-03-11

End:

2022-10-07

Geographic Region:

Description:

CAP LTER study area: greater Phoenix, Arizona (USA) metropolitan area and surrounding Sonoran desert region

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	33.5602	Southern:	33.3825
Western:	-112.305	Eastern:	-111.6089

Taxonomic Range:

Classification:

Rank Name:

Species

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to Data Table: 627_herp_site_observations.csv

Time Period

Begin:

2012-03-11

End:

2022-10-07

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to Data Table: 627_herp_survey_observations.csv

Time Period

Begin:

2012-03-11

End:

2022-10-07

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Central Arizona–Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research Project

Personnel:

Individual:

Daniel Childers

Organization:

Arizona State University

Email Address:

dan.childers@asu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3904-0803

Role:

Principal Investigator

Individual:

Nancy Grimm

Organization:

Arizona State University

Email Address:

nbgrimm@asu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9374-660X

Role:

Co-principal Investigator

Individual:

Sharon Hall

Organization:

Arizona State University

Email Address:

sharonjhall@asu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8859-6691

Role:

Co-principal Investigator

Individual:

Billie Turner II

Organization:

Arizona State University

Email Address:

Billie.L.Turner@asu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6507-521X

Role:

Co-principal Investigator

Individual:

Abigail York

Organization:

Arizona State University

Email Address:

Abigail.York@asu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2313-9262

Role:

Co-principal Investigator

Abstract:

Phase IV of the Central Arizona-Phoenix LTER (CAP) continues to focus on the question: How do the ecosystem services provided by urban ecological infrastructure (UEI) affect human outcomes and behavior, and how do human actions affect patterns of urban ecosystem structure and function and, ultimately, urban sustainability and resilience? The overarching goal is to foster social-ecological urban research aimed at understanding these complex systems using a holistic, ecology of cities perspective while contributing to an ecology for cities that enhances urban sustainability and resilience. This goal is being met through four broad programmatic objectives: (1) use long-term observations and datasets to articulate and answer new questions requiring a long-term perspective; (2) develop and use predictive models and future-looking scenarios to help answer research questions; (3) employ existing urban ecological theory while articulating new theory; and (4) build transdisciplinary partnerships to foster resilience and enhance sustainability in urban ecosystems while educating urban dwellers of all ages and experiences. CAP IV research is organized around eight interdisciplinary questions and ten long-term datasets and experiments, and researchers are organized into eight Interdisciplinary Research Themes to pursue these long-term research questions.

Funding:

NSF Awards: CAP I: DEB-9714833, CAP II: DEB-0423704, CAP III: DEB-1026865, CAP IV: DEB-1832016

Additional Award Information:

Funder:

National Science Foundation

Funder ID:

https://ror.org/021nxhr62

Number:

1832016

Title:

LTER: CAP IV - Investigating urban ecology and sustainability through the lens of Urban Ecological Infrastructure

URL:

https://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1832016&HistoricalAwards=false

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:	it is expected that dataset will receive regular updates (approximately annually or as needed)
Frequency:	asNeeded

Other Metadata

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Data Package Metadata View Summary

Long-term monitoring of herpetofauna along the Salt and Gila Rivers in and near the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, ongoing since 2012

Data Entities

Data Table

Data Table

Spatial Vector

Data Package Usage Rights

Keywords

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

People and Organizations

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to Data Table: 627_herp_site_observations.csv

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to Data Table: 627_herp_survey_observations.csv

Project

Parent Project Information:

Maintenance

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Data Package Metadata View Summary

Long-term monitoring of herpetofauna along the Salt and Gila Rivers in and near the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, ongoing since 2012

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Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to Data Table: 627_herp_site_observations.csv

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to Data Table: 627_herp_survey_observations.csv

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