Riparian vegetation abundance (percent cover) in the Elwha River estuary, Washington, in 2007 and 2014

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   Shafroth, Patrick B., 2017, Riparian vegetation abundance (percent cover) in the Elwha River estuary, Washington, in 2007 and 2014: data release 10.5066/F75B00N4, U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California.

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   • https://doi.org/10.5066/F75B00N4
   • https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/5927162de4b0b7ff9fb56572

   This is part of the following larger work.
   Foley, Melissa M., Shafroth, Patrick B., Bierne, Matthew M., Paradis, Rebecca, and Ritchie, Andrew C., 2017, Ecological parameters in the Elwha River estuary before and during dam removal: data release 10.5066/F75B00N4, U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA.

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   • https://doi.org/10.5066/F75B00N4

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   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.56071
   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.56009
   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.1477
   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.147
   

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   Calendar_Date: Aug-2007

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   Elwha_riparian_veg_abundance.csv

   Comma Separate Value (CSV) file containing data. (Source: Producer defined)

   Plot

   Vegetation plot number (Source: Producer Defined) alpha numeric codes used to uniquely identify individual vegetation plots

   CoverType

   Vegetation type descriptor (Source: Producer defined)

   Value	Definition
   Dunegrass	Plant communities dominated by Leymus mollis (American dunegrass) with generally high diversity of forb species.
   Emergent marsh transition	Plant assemblages including relatively pure emergent marsh plants such as Juncus spp. (rushes), Carex spp. (sedges), Potentilla anserina (Pacific silverweed), Rumex salicifolius (willow dock), and Eleocharis palustris (spike rush). In addition, this vegetation cover type includes vegetation that typically occurs between the narrow bands of emergent marsh vegetation that are subject to regular and relatively large tidally-driven water level fluctuations and patches of riparian shrub or riparian forest that typically are inundated by river flooding vs. tidal fluctuations.
   Mixed riparian forest	Mature forests composed of deciduous and coniferous trees with shrub understory. Common overstory trees include Acer macrophyllum (bigleaf maple), Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (black cottonwood), Alnus rubra (red alder), Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas-fir), Thuja plicata (western red cedar), and Abies grandis (grand fir).
   Riparian shrub	Plant assemblages characterized by high shrub cover, including: Rosa nutkana (Nutka rose), Rosa pisocarpa (clustered wild rose), Crataegus douglasii (black hawthorne), Lonicera involucrata (black twinberry), Malus fusca (Pacific crab apple), Oemleria cerasiformis (Indian-plum), Rubus spectabilis (salmonberry), and Symphoricarpos albus (common snowberry).
   Willow-alder forest	Young deciduous forest composed primarily of Salix spp. (willow species) and Alnus rubra (red alder).

   Year

   descriptor of time when vegetation plot was sampled, relative to dam removal (Source: Producer Defined)

   Value	Definition
   before	before dam removal (sampled in 2007)
   during	during dam removal (sampled in 2014)

   ACERCIR

   Percent living cover in plot of Acer circinatum (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   ACERMAC

   Percent living cover in plot of Acer macrophyllum (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	62.5
   Units:	Percent

   ACHIMIL

   Percent living cover in plot of Achillea millefolium (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	7.5
   Units:	Percent

   ADENBIC

   Percent living cover in plot of Adenocaulon bicolor (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   AGROCAP

   Percent living cover in plot of Agrostis capillaris (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	62.5
   Units:	Percent

   AGROEXA

   Percent living cover in plot of Agrostis exarata ssp. minor (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	1.5
   Units:	Percent

   AGROSTO

   Percent living cover in plot of Agrostis stolonifera (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	7.5
   Units:	Percent

   AIRACAR

   Percent living cover in plot of Aira caryophyllea (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   ALISPLA

   Percent living cover in plot of Alisma plantago-aquatica (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   ALNURUB

   Percent living cover in plot of Alnus rubra (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	85.0
   Units:	Percent

   AMBRCHA

   Percent living cover in plot of Ambrosia chamissonis (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	37.5
   Units:	Percent

   ANAPMAR

   Percent living cover in plot of Anaphalis margaritacea (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.1
   Units:	Percent

   ANTEDIM

   Percent living cover in plot of Antennaria dimorpha (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.1
   Units:	Percent

   ARBUMEN

   Percent living cover in plot of Arbutus menziesii (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	1.5
   Units:	Percent

   ARTESUK

   Percent living cover in plot of Artemisia suksdorfii (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	7.5
   Units:	Percent

   ARUNDIO

   Percent living cover in plot of Aruncus dioicus (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   ASPLTRI

   Percent living cover in plot of Asplenium trichomanes (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.1
   Units:	Percent

   ATHYFIL

   Percent living cover in plot of Athyrium filix-femina (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	17.5
   Units:	Percent

   BROMDIA

   Percent living cover in plot of Bromus diandrus var. rigidus (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   BROMINE

   Percent living cover in plot of Bromus inermis ssp. inermis (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   BROMSIT

   Percent living cover in plot of Bromus sitchensis (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	17.5
   Units:	Percent

   BROMVUL

   Percent living cover in plot of Bromus vulgaris (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   CAKIMAR

   Percent living cover in plot of Cakile maritima (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.1
   Units:	Percent

   CARDOLG

   Percent living cover in plot of Cardamine olgiosperma (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   CAREDEW

   Percent living cover in plot of Carex deweyana var. deweyana (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	1.5
   Units:	Percent

   CARELEN

   Percent living cover in plot of Carex lenticularis (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   CARELYN

   Percent living cover in plot of Carex lyngbyei (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	3.5
   Units:	Percent

   CAREOBN

   Percent living cover in plot of Carex obnupta (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	62.5
   Units:	Percent

   CARESTI

   Percent living cover in plot of Carex stipata var. stipata (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   CHAMANG

   Percent living cover in plot of Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   CIRCALP

   Percent living cover in plot of Circaea alpina (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   CIRSARV

   Percent living cover in plot of Cirsium arvense (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	7.5
   Units:	Percent

   CIRSVUL

   Percent living cover in plot of Cirsium vulgare (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	7.5
   Units:	Percent

   CLAYSIB

   Percent living cover in plot of Claytonia sibirica (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   CRATDOU

   Percent living cover in plot of Crataegus douglasii (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	85.0
   Units:	Percent

   CRATMON

   Percent living cover in plot of Crataegus monogyna (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.1
   Units:	Percent

   CYTISCO

   Percent living cover in plot of Cystisus scoparius (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   DACTGLO

   Percent living cover in plot of Dactylis glomerata (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	3.5
   Units:	Percent

   DESCELO

   Percent living cover in plot of Deschampsia elongata (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   DIGIPUR

   Percent living cover in plot of Digitalis purpurea (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	1.5
   Units:	Percent

   ELEOPAL

   Percent living cover in plot of Eleocharis palustris (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	62.5
   Units:	Percent

   ELYMREP

   Percent living cover in plot of Elymus repens (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   EPILCIL

   Percent living cover in plot of Epilobium ciliatum ssp. watsonii (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   EPIPGIG

   Percent living cover in plot of Epipactis gigantea (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   EQUIARV

   Percent living cover in plot of Equisetum arvense (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	17.5
   Units:	Percent

   EQUIFLU

   Percent living cover in plot of Equisetum fluviatile (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.1
   Units:	Percent

   EQUIHYE

   Percent living cover in plot of Equisetum hyemale var. affine (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	62.5
   Units:	Percent

   FESTRUB

   Percent living cover in plot of Festuca rubra (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	17.5
   Units:	Percent

   FESTSUB

   Percent living cover in plot of Festuca subuliflora (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   FESTVIR

   Percent living cover in plot of Fragaria virginiana (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   FRAGVIR

   Percent living cover in plot of Fragaria virginiana (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   GALIAPA

   Percent living cover in plot of Galium aparine (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   GALIBOR

   Percent living cover in plot of Galium boreale (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	17.5
   Units:	Percent

   GALIKAM

   Percent living cover in plot of Galium kamtschaticum (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.1
   Units:	Percent

   GALITRI

   Percent living cover in plot of Galium trifidum (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	1.5
   Units:	Percent

   GAULSHA

   Percent living cover in plot of Gaultheria shallon (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	37.5
   Units:	Percent

   GERAROB

   Percent living cover in plot of Geranium robertianum (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	37.5
   Units:	Percent

   HEDEHEL

   Percent living cover in plot of Hedera helix (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   HIERALB

   Percent living cover in plot of Hieracium albiflorum (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.1
   Units:	Percent

   HOLCLAN

   Percent living cover in plot of Holcus lanatus (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   HOLODIS

   Percent living cover in plot of Holodiscus discolor (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	17.5
   Units:	Percent

   HYPEPER

   Percent living cover in plot of Hypericum perforatum (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	3.5
   Units:	Percent

   HYPORAD

   Percent living cover in plot of Hypochaeris radicata (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	1.5
   Units:	Percent

   IMPAESC

   Percent living cover in plot of Impatiens escalcarata (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   IRISPSE

   Percent living cover in plot of Iris pseudacorus (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   JUNCACU

   Percent living cover in plot of Juncus acuminatus (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   JUNCARC

   Percent living cover in plot of Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	85.0
   Units:	Percent

   JUNCART

   Percent living cover in plot of Juncus articulatus (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	7.5
   Units:	Percent

   JUNCBAL

   Percent living cover in plot of Juncus balticus (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	37.5
   Units:	Percent

   JUNCBOL

   Percent living cover in plot of Juncus bolanderii (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   JUNCBUF

   Percent living cover in plot of Juncus bufonius (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   JUNCEFF

   Percent living cover in plot of Juncus effusus (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	7.5
   Units:	Percent

   JUNCENS

   Percent living cover in plot of Juncus ensifolius (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   LAPSCOM

   Percent living cover in plot of Lapsana communis (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	1.5
   Units:	Percent

   LATHJAP

   Percent living cover in plot of Lathyrus japonicus (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	17.5
   Units:	Percent

   LATHPAL

   Percent living cover in plot of Lathyrus palustris (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   LATHSYL

   Percent living cover in plot of Lathyrus sylvestris (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	3.5
   Units:	Percent

   LEPICAM

   Percent living cover in plot of Lepidium campestre (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   LEPIVIR

   Percent living cover in plot of Lepidium virginicum (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   LEUCVUL

   Percent living cover in plot of Leucanthemum vulgare (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	3.5
   Units:	Percent

   LEYMMOL

   Percent living cover in plot of Leymus mollis (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	85.0
   Units:	Percent

   LONICIL

   Percent living cover in plot of Lonicera ciliosa (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	3.5
   Units:	Percent

   LONIINV

   Percent living cover in plot of Lonicera involucrata (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	37.5
   Units:	Percent

   LOTUCOR

   Percent living cover in plot of Lotus corniculatus (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	62.5
   Units:	Percent

   MAIADIL

   Percent living cover in plot of Maianthemum dilatatum (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.1
   Units:	Percent

   MALUFUS

   Percent living cover in plot of Malus fusca (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	85.0
   Units:	Percent

   MATRDIS

   Percent living cover in plot of Matricaria discoidea (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   MENTARV

   Percent living cover in plot of Mentha arvensis (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	3.5
   Units:	Percent

   MENTXPIP

   Percent living cover in plot of Mentha xpiperita (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	17.5
   Units:	Percent

   MIMULEW

   Percent living cover in plot of Mimulus lewisii (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   MYCEMUR

   Percent living cover in plot of Mycelis muralis (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   MYOSSCO

   Percent living cover in plot of Myosotis scorpioides (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	1.5
   Units:	Percent

   MYRIAQU

   Percent living cover in plot of Myriophyllum aquaticum (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.1
   Units:	Percent

   OEMLCER

   Percent living cover in plot of Oemleria cerasiformis (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	62.5
   Units:	Percent

   OENASAR

   Percent living cover in plot of Oenanthe sarmentosa (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	3.5
   Units:	Percent

   OSMOBER

   Percent living cover in plot of Osmorhiza berteroi (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	1.5
   Units:	Percent

   PETAFRI

   Percent living cover in plot of Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.1
   Units:	Percent

   PHALARU

   Percent living cover in plot of Phalaris arundinacea (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	17.5
   Units:	Percent

   PHLEPRA

   Percent living cover in plot of Phleum pratense (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.1
   Units:	Percent

   PIPEELO

   Percent living cover in plot of Piperia elongata (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	1.5
   Units:	Percent

   PLANLAN

   Percent living cover in plot of Plantago lanceolata (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   PLANMAJ

   Percent living cover in plot of Plantago major (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.1
   Units:	Percent

   PLANMAR

   Percent living cover in plot of Plantago maritima (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   POA_PAL

   Percent living cover in plot of Poa palustris (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   POA_TRV

   Percent living cover in plot of Poa trivialis (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   POLYGLY

   Percent living cover in plot of Polypodium glycyrrhiza (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	1.5
   Units:	Percent

   POLYMUN

   Percent living cover in plot of Polystichum munitum (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	17.5
   Units:	Percent

   POPUTRI

   Percent living cover in plot of Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	62.5
   Units:	Percent

   POTEANS

   Percent living cover in plot of Potentilla anserina ssp. egedii (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	62.5
   Units:	Percent

   PRUNVUL

   Percent living cover in plot of Prunella vulgaris (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   PSEUMEN

   Percent living cover in plot of Pseudotsuga menziesii (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	17.5
   Units:	Percent

   PTERAQU

   Percent living cover in plot of Pteridium aquilinum (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   RANUREP

   Percent living cover in plot of Ranunculus repens (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	1.5
   Units:	Percent

   RIBEDIV

   Percent living cover in plot of Ribes divaricatum (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	7.5
   Units:	Percent

   RIBELAC

   Percent living cover in plot of Ribes lacustre (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   RORIISL

   Percent living cover in plot of Rorippa islandica (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   ROSANUT

   Percent living cover in plot of Rosa nutkana var. nutkana (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	62.5
   Units:	Percent

   ROSAPIS

   Percent living cover in plot of Rosa pisocarpa (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	62.5
   Units:	Percent

   RUBUARM

   Percent living cover in plot of Rubus armeniacus (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	1.5
   Units:	Percent

   RUBUPAR

   Percent living cover in plot of Rubus parviflorus (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	7.5
   Units:	Percent

   RUBUSPE

   Percent living cover in plot of Rubus spectabilis (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	85.0
   Units:	Percent

   RUBUURS

   Percent living cover in plot of Rubus ursinus (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	3.5
   Units:	Percent

   RUMEACE

   Percent living cover in plot of Rumex acetosella (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   RUMECRI

   Percent living cover in plot of Rumex crispus (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   RUMESAL

   Percent living cover in plot of Rumex salicifolius var. salicifolius (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	37.5
   Units:	Percent

   SALIHOO

   Percent living cover in plot of Salix hookeriana (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	7.5
   Units:	Percent

   SALILAS

   Percent living cover in plot of Salix lasiandra ssp. lasiandra (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	3.5
   Units:	Percent

   SALILUC

   Percent living cover in plot of Salix lucida (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	1.5
   Units:	Percent

   SALISIT

   Percent living cover in plot of Salix sitchensis (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	85.0
   Units:	Percent

   SAMBRAC

   Percent living cover in plot of Sambucus racemosa (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	61.3
   Units:	Percent

   SCHEPRA

   Percent living cover in plot of Schedonorus pratensis (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   SCIRMIC

   Percent living cover in plot of Scirpus microcarpus (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   SENEJAC

   Percent living cover in plot of Senecio jacobaea (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   SENESER

   Percent living cover in plot of Senecio serra (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   SENESYL

   Percent living cover in plot of Senecio sylvaticus (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	7.5
   Units:	Percent

   SOLADUL

   Percent living cover in plot of Solanum dulcamara (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	7.5
   Units:	Percent

   SOLICAN

   Percent living cover in plot of Solidago canadensis (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	7.5
   Units:	Percent

   SONCOLE

   Percent living cover in plot of Sonchus oleraceus (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	3.5
   Units:	Percent

   STACCHA

   Percent living cover in plot of Stachys chamissonis (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.1
   Units:	Percent

   STELCAL

   Percent living cover in plot of Stellaria calycantha (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   STELCRI

   Percent living cover in plot of Stellaria crispa (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	1.5
   Units:	Percent

   SYMPALB

   Percent living cover in plot of Symphoricarpos albus (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	17.5
   Units:	Percent

   TARAOFF

   Percent living cover in plot of Taraxacum officinale (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   TELLGRA

   Percent living cover in plot of Tellima grandiflora (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	7.5
   Units:	Percent

   THUJPLI

   Percent living cover in plot of Thuja plicata (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	17.5
   Units:	Percent

   TOLMMEN

   Percent living cover in plot of Tolmiea menziesii (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	17.5
   Units:	Percent

   TRIEBOR

   Percent living cover in plot of Trientalis borealis (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.1
   Units:	Percent

   TRIFDUB

   Percent living cover in plot of Trifolium dubium (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.1
   Units:	Percent

   TRIFREP

   Percent living cover in plot of Trifolium repens (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   TYPHLAT

   Percent living cover in plot of Typha latifolia (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	62.5
   Units:	Percent

   URTIDIO

   Percent living cover in plot of Urtica dioica (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	17.5
   Units:	Percent

   VACCPAR

   Percent living cover in plot of Vaccinium parvifolium (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.1
   Units:	Percent

   VEROAME

   Percent living cover in plot of Veronica americana (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   VICIHIR

   Percent living cover in plot of Vicia hirsuta (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   VICINIG

   Percent living cover in plot of Vicia nigricans ssp. gigantea (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	3.5
   Units:	Percent

   VULPMYU

   Percent living cover in plot of Vulpia myuros (Source: Producer Defined)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	0.5
   Units:	Percent

   Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

   The entity and attribute information provided here describes the tabular data associated with the data set. Please review the detailed descriptions that are provided (the individual attribute descriptions) for information on the values that appear as fields/table entries of the data set.

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Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • Patrick B. Shafroth
2. Who also contributed to the data set?

   Matt Beirne and Rebecca Paradis (Lower Elwha Klallam tribe) contributed to all aspects of this work. Tracy Fuentes, Cindy Pritekel, and Vanessa Beauchamp helped with the 2007 vegetation data collection and analysis. Jarrett Schuster, Cody Thomas, and Jamie Michel helped with 2014 vegetation data collection. Aaron Freeman helped with planform habitat mapping and metadata creation.

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   Patrick B. Shafroth

   U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Region

   Research Ecologist

   2150 Centre Avenue Bldg C

   Fort Collins, CO
   

   United States

   970-226-9327 (voice)

   970-226-9230 (FAX)

   shafrothp@usgs.gov

Why was the data set created?

Data were obtained to assess the change in plant species composition in the Elwha estuary following the removal of two dams on the Elwha River between 2011 and 2014.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   Date: Aug-2007 (process 1 of 5)

   Riparian plant species abundance (percent cover) were estimated in 21, 100 square meter vegetation plots within five vegetation types in the Elwha River estuary, Washington, in 2007 and 2014. We visually estimated percent cover by species of all vascular plants within one of ten cover classes: trace; 0-1 percent; 1-2 percent; 2-5 percent; 5-10 percent; 10-25 percent; 25-50 percent; 50-75 percent; 75-95 percent; 95-100 percent and used the midpoints of the classes for analysis.

   Date: 19-Jul-2018 (process 2 of 5)

   Keywords section of metadata edited for consistency across the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center and to further optimize discovery in search engines and data catalogs. Metadata was modified to bring up to current USGS PCMSC standards. Minor typos were corrected. No data information was changed. Person who carried out this activity:
   

   Susan A Cochran

   U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

   Geologist

   2885 Mission Street

   Santa Cruz, CA
   

   USA

   (831) 460-7545 (voice)

   scochran@usgs.gov

   Date: 05-Sep-2018 (process 3 of 5)

   Corrected Point of Contact and Metadata Contact phone number prefix. Person who carried out this activity:
   

   Susan A Cochran

   U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

   2885 Mission St.

   Santa Cruz, CA
   

   United States

   831-460-7545 (voice)

   scochran@usgs.gov

   Date: 19-Oct-2020 (process 4 of 5)

   Edited metadata to add keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword. No data were changed. Person who carried out this activity:
   

   U.S. Geological Survey

   Attn: VeeAnn A. Cross

   Marine Geologist

   384 Woods Hole Road

   Woods Hole, MA
   

   508-548-8700 x2251 (voice)

   508-457-2310 (FAX)

   vatnipp@usgs.gov

   Date: 13-Oct-2021 (process 5 of 5)

   Performed minor edits to the metadata to correct typos. No data were changed Person who carried out this activity:
   

   U.S. Geological Survey

   Attn: Susan A. Cochran

   Geologist

   2885 Mission Street

   Santa Cruz, CA
   

   831-460-7545 (voice)

   scochran@usgs.gov

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
   Foley, Melissa M., Warrick, Jonathan A., Ritchie, Andrew, Stevens, Andrew W., Shafroth, Patrick B., Duda, Jeffrey J., Beirne, Matthew M., Paradis, Rebecca, Gelfenbaum, Guy, McCoy, Randall, and Cubley, Erin S., 2017, Coastal habitat and biological community response to dam removal on the Elwha River: Ecological Monographs, Ecological Society of America, Washington DC.

   Online Links:

   • http://doi.org/10.1002/ecm.1268

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

1. How well have the observations been checked?
   Field estimates of percent cover are subject to variability associated with different observers. At the beginning of each field campaign, all observers work together and practice estimating percent cover so that variability is likely to be reduced. When estimating cover in plots, two people provide independent estimates and then average values if they are within 10 percent or discuss and reconcile larger differences. Formal checking and double-checking of data entry was conducted by two people, following the initial data entry.
2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
   A formal accuracy assessment of the horizontal positional information in the data set has not been conducted.
3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
   A formal accuracy assessment of the vertical positional information in the data set has either not been conducted, or is not applicable.
4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
   The data set represents species composition (percent cover by species) in August 2007 and August 2014 within sample plots within the Elwha estuary study area (see Spatial_Domain information).
5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
   No formal logical accuracy tests were conducted.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints:

USGS-authored or produced data and information are in the public domain from the U.S. Government and are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize and acknowledge the U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service as the originator(s) of the dataset and in products derived from these data.

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
   
   U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

   Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Mail Stop 302

   Denver, CO
   

   United States

   1-888-275-8747 (voice)

   sciencebase@usgs.gov
2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? These data are available in comma-delimited (.csv) format (Elwha_riparian_veg_abundance.csv), which also includes CSDGM FGDC-compliant metadata.
3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   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.

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

     Data format:	comma-delimited text Size: 0.012
     Network links:	https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/5927162de4b0b7ff9fb56572 https://doi.org/10.5066/F75B00N4

   • Cost to order the data: None. No fees are applicable for obtaining the data set.

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 13-Oct-2021

Metadata author:

USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Attn: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator

2885 Mission St

Santa Cruz, CA

USA

831-427-4747 (voice)

pcmsc_data@usgs.gov

Metadata standard:

Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)