Project dataset for assessing trends and vulnerabilities in the mutualism between whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) and Clark’s nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) in the Sierra region
Ray C, Rochefort RM, Ransom JI, Nesmith JC, Haultain SA, Schaming TD, John BR, Holmgren ML, Wilkerson RL, Siegel RB. 2020. Project dataset for assessing trends and vulnerabilities in the mutualism between whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) and Clark’s nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) in the Sierra region. U.S. National Park Service and The Institute for Bird Populations
This dataset represents inputs into a spatial model associated with a publication that assesses trends and vulnerabilities in the mutalism between whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) and Clark’s nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana, CLNU) in national parks of the Sierra-Cascade region. The study uses avian point-count data, whitebark pine distribution, and foxtail pine distribution data provided in collaboration through The Institute for Bird Populations and the U.S. National Park Service. These data are associated with national parks within the Sierra region, including Yosemite National Park (YOSE) and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI). For data associated with national parks within the Cascade region, including Mount Rainier National Park and North Cascades National Park Service Complex, please refer to: https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2277917 The avian survey data represent the count of Clark's nutcracker individuals at observed at point-count monitoring stations, 2011-2016. Avian survey covariates include: ambient noise level, observer, date, hour, presence of forest cover, presence of dense vegetation cover, elevation, aspect, and slope. Whitebark pine coverage (YOSE and SEKI) and foxtail pine coverage (SEKI) are calculated using park vegetation mapping inventories. Vegetation data are provided here as links. YOSE: https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2252295 SEKI: https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2252079 For more information, please refer to: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0227161
- Type
- Tabular Dataset
- Authors
- Ray, Chris; Rochefort, Regina; Ransom, Jason; Nesmith, Jonathan; Haultain, Sylvia; Schaming, Taza; John, Boetsch; Holmgren, Mandy; Wilkerson, Robert; Siegel, Rodney
- Date of Issue
- 2020-09
- Publisher
- U.S. National Park Service and The Institute for Bird Populations
- Units
- SEKI , SIEN , YOSE
- Keywords
- bird data, birds, California, Clark's nutcracker, five needle pine, foxtail, foxtail pine, KICA, Kings Canyon National Park, National Park, Nucifraga columbiana, nutcracker, Pinus albicaulis, Pinus balfouriana, point count, SEKI, SEQU, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Sequoia National Park, Sierra Nevada, tree surveys, white pine, whitebark, whitebark pine, YOSE, Yosemite National Park
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Forest/Woodland Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Birds