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Historic vegetation community and cover maps of the Jornada Basin in southern New Mexico U.S.A. from 1858 to 1998. From Gibbens et al. 2005 paper (provisional)

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:knb-lter-jrn.210404001.1
Title:Historic vegetation community and cover maps of the Jornada Basin in southern New Mexico U.S.A. from 1858 to 1998. From Gibbens et al. 2005 paper (provisional)
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

This dataset contains multiple geospatial layers that describe historical vegetation communities and conditions in the Jornada Basin of southern New Mexico U.S.A. The data were derived from USDA and earlier field surveys, as well as other sources. Spatial information and attributes in this dataset reflect the published information for the study (Gibbens et al. 2005) to the extent known, but the data are under review and should be considered provisional at this time. Further details can be found in:

Gibbens, R. P., R. P. McNeely, K. M. Havstad, R. F. Beck, and B. Nolen. 2005. "Vegetation Changes in the Jornada Basin from 1858 to 1998." Journal of Arid Environments 61: 651–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.10.001.

Publication Date:2022-08-15
Language:English
For more information:
Visit: https://jrn.lternet.edu
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Time Period
Begin:
1858
End:
1998

People and Organizations
Contact:Information Manager (Jornada Basin LTER) [  email ]
Creator:Gibbens, Robert (USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range)
Creator:McNeely, Robert P (New Mexico State University)
Creator:Havstad, Kris (USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range)
Creator:Beck, Reldon F (New Mexico State University)
Creator:Nolen, Barbara (New Mexico State University)

Data Entities
Other Name:
Historic grass cover map of JER, 1858
Description:
A vector geospatial file (polygons) of the 1858 grass cover, or forage quality, map of the Jornada Experimental Range (JER) and Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC)
Other Name:
Historic shrub presence map of JER, 1858
Description:
A vector geospatial file (polygons) of the 1858 shrub presence map of the Jornada Experimental Range (JER) and Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC)
Other Name:
Historic grass cover map of CDRRC, 1858
Description:
A vector geospatial file (polygons) of the 1858 grass cover, or forage quality, map of the Jornada Experimental Range (JER) and Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC)
Other Name:
Historic shrub presence map of CDRRC, 1858
Description:
A vector geospatial file (polygons) of the 1858 shrub presence map of the Jornada Experimental Range (JER) and Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC)
Other Name:
Historic vegetation map of JER, 1915-1916
Description:
A vector geospatial file (polygons) of the 1915-1916 vegetation map of Jornada Experimental Range (JER)
Other Name:
Historic vegetation map of JER, 1928-1929
Description:
A vector geospatial file (polygons) of the 1928-1929 vegetation map of Jornada Experimental Range (JER)
Other Name:
Historic vegetation map of JER, 1998
Description:
A vector geospatial file (polygons) of the 1998 vegetation map of Jornada Experimental Range (JER)
Other Name:
Historic vegetation map of CDRRC, 1938
Description:
A vector geospatial file (polygons) of the 1938 vegetation map of Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC)
Other Name:
Historic vegetation map of CDRRC, 1998
Description:
A vector geospatial file (polygons) of the 1998 vegetation map of Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC)
Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Non-Categorized Data Resource

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Physical Structure Description:
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Name:Historic shrub presence map of JER, 1858
Entity Type:otherEntity
Description:A vector geospatial file (polygons) of the 1858 shrub presence map of the Jornada Experimental Range (JER) and Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC)
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Name:Historic grass cover map of CDRRC, 1858
Entity Type:otherEntity
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Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:Historic shrub presence map of CDRRC, 1858
Entity Type:otherEntity
Description:A vector geospatial file (polygons) of the 1858 shrub presence map of the Jornada Experimental Range (JER) and Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC)
Physical Structure Description:
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Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:Historic vegetation map of JER, 1915-1916
Entity Type:otherEntity
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Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:Historic vegetation map of JER, 1928-1929
Entity Type:otherEntity
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Physical Structure Description:
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Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:Historic vegetation map of JER, 1998
Entity Type:otherEntity
Description:A vector geospatial file (polygons) of the 1998 vegetation map of Jornada Experimental Range (JER)
Physical Structure Description:
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Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:Historic vegetation map of CDRRC, 1938
Entity Type:otherEntity
Description:A vector geospatial file (polygons) of the 1938 vegetation map of Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC)
Physical Structure Description:
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Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:Historic vegetation map of CDRRC, 1998
Entity Type:otherEntity
Description:A vector geospatial file (polygons) of the 1998 vegetation map of Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC)
Physical Structure Description:
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Data Package Usage Rights

This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The consumer of these data ("Data User" herein) is required 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 co-authorship 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 Core Research Areasland use and land cover change
LTER Controlled Vocabulary v1grasses, historical value, history, land use history, landscape change, plant cover, shrubs, vegetation, vegetation dynamics
Jornada Basin place namesCDRRC, JER

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:

Dataset description

This dataset contains multiple geospatial layers that describe historical vegetation communities and conditions in the Jornada Basin of southern New Mexico U.S.A. The data were derived from USDA and earlier field surveys, as well as other sources. Further details can be found in the Gibbens et al. 2005 publication below.

Data for each layer are provided as ESRI shapefiles compressed and archived within individual ZIP files. Each shapefile is a multi-polygon layer that is mapped across either the Jornada Experimental Range (JER) or the Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC). Metadata for each layer are provided within the QGIS metadata file (.qmd extesion) included in the ZIP archive. The attributes of each polygon layer describe the vegetation community or condition.

Spatial information and attributes in this dataset reflect the published information for the study (Gibbens et al. 2005) to the extent known, but the data are under review and should be considered provisional at this time.

References

Gibbens, R. P., R. P. McNeely, K. M. Havstad, R. F. Beck, and B. Nolen. 2005. "Vegetation Changes in the Jornada Basin from 1858 to 1998." Journal of Arid Environments 61: 651–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.10.001.

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: Robert Gibbens
Organization:USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range
Address:
P.O. Box 30003; MSC 3JER New Mexico State University,
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 U.S.A.
Individual: Robert P McNeely
Organization:New Mexico State University
Address:
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 U.S.A.
Individual: Kris Havstad
Organization:USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range
Address:
P.O. Box 30003; MSC 3JER New Mexico State University,
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 U.S.A.
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0133-8519
Individual: Reldon F Beck
Organization:New Mexico State University
Address:
Las Cruces, NM U.S.A.
Email Address:
rfbeck63@outlook.com
Individual: Barbara Nolen
Organization:New Mexico State University
Address:
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 U.S.A.
Contacts:
Organization:Jornada Basin LTER
Position:Information Manager
Phone:
575-322-2430
Email Address:
jornada.data@nmsu.edu
Web Address:
https://lter.jornada.nmsu.edu/information-management/
Metadata Providers:
Organization:Jornada Basin LTER
Position:Jornada Basin LTER program
Address:
P.O. Box 30003; MSC 3JER New Mexico State University,
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 USA
Email Address:
jornada.lter@nmsu.edu
Web Address:
https://lter.jornada.nmsu.edu
Id:https://ror.org/05976ta47

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period
Begin:
1858
End:
1998
Geographic Region:
Description:Shrub cover rasters (pkg100 - Ji/Hanan): Bounding box for the extent of 2 shrub cover raster datasets
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  32.893828Southern:  32.402962
Western:  -107.067321Eastern:  -106.486796

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:Jornada Basin LTER
Personnel:
Individual:Dr. Niall Hanan
Address:
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3JER,
New Mexico State University,
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 United States
Phone:
575-646-3335 (voice)
Email Address:
nhanan@nmsu.edu
Role:Principal Investigator
Abstract:

The Jornada Basin Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program is part of a national network of long-term ecological research sites funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF). The Jornada LTER program has been continuously funded since 1982 to develop general principles governing changes between grassland and shrubland ecosystems based on long-term data collected in the Chihuahuan Desert. We translate our findings to dryland ecosystems around the world, and forecast the dynamics of future ecosystem states in response to changing climate and land use.

Funding:

JRN LTER is funded by the National Science Foundation under award DEB 2025166.

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:complete
Frequency:asNeeded
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