Bill E. Davidson Matthew J. Germino 20250521 spreadsheet https://doi.org/10.5066/P13D9H2C Bill E Davidson Matthew J Germino 2025 publication Evaluating factors that affect recovery of canopy-forming, foundational species is needed to guide effective treatment implementation aimed at mitigating their loss due to the changing fire regimes being experienced in semi-arid shrub-steppe of the Western USA. Most inferences on factors influencing recovery are based on one-time measurements taken as a snapshot in time, usually focused on the short-term initial establishment phase or outcomes observed decades after. We measured factors associated with the secondary establishment of big sagebrush in nearly 2000 plots across a heterogeneous landscape five years after a megafire (115,000 ha) and the diverse mosaic of restoration treatments implemented and compare these findings to previously published inferences on initial, first-year germination patterns observed on the same plots. This data was collected in order to determine secondary establishment patterns of sagebrush resulting from post-fire rehabilitation seedings conducted on a heterogenous wildfire area 5 years post fire. 20200930 ground condition Complete None planned Great Basin, Oregon/Idaho border, USA -117.0758 -116.8259 43.6440 43.1651 ISO 19115 Topic Category biota environment elevation USGS Thesaurus population dynamics remediation fires soil resources invasive species plants (organisms) biogeography USGS Metadata Identifier USGS:66da282ad34eef5af66d5537 Common geographic areas Idaho Oregon Geographic Names Information System Owyhee Mountains (GNIS ID: 374291, Range) Biocomplexity Thesaurus Introduced plants Plants Perennial Plants Annual Plants Seedling Survival Indigenous plants Kingdom Plantae plants Subkingdom Viridiplantae green plants Infrakingdom Streptophyta land plants Superdivision Embryophyta Division Tracheophyta vascular plants tracheophytes Subdivision Spermatophytina spermatophytes seed plants Class Magnoliopsida Superorder Asteranae Order Asterales Family Asteraceae sunflowers Genus Artemisia sagebrush Species Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush big sagebush TSN: 35498 No access constraints. Please see 'Distribution Info' for details. Users are advised to read the data set's metadata thoroughly to understand appropriate use and data limitations. Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. The U.S. Geological Survey requests to be acknowledged as originator of these data in future products or derivative research. No use constraints. Users are advised to read the data set's metadata thoroughly to understand appropriate use and data limitations. Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. The U.S. Geological Survey requests to be acknowledged as originator of these data in future products or derivative research. FRESC Science Data Coordinator Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center Supervisory Research Ecologist mailing and physical

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Corvallis OR 97330 United States (541) 750-1030 Fresc_outreach@usgs.gov We thank the dozens of individuals who were part of the USGS FIREss (Fire, Invasives, and Restoration Ecology of Sagebrush Steppe) team who collected the field data as well as the close collaboration with the Bureau of Land Management who implemented the rehabilitation treatments and contributed funding. Dataset was compiled on a Dell desktop computer with Intel Core i7-2600 CPU running Microsoft Excel, ArcGIS Pro, and Rstudio Bruce McCune Dylan Keon 20020813 publication Abstract. Estimation of potential annual direct incident radiation has traditionally required numerical integration with simulation models. As an alternative, we present convenient equations for use in spreadsheet, GIS, and database applications. Input variables are latitude, slope, and aspect. The equations apply to 0-60° north latitude, slopes from 0-90°, and all aspects. By transforming aspect, the equations can also be applied as an index of heat load, symmetrical about a northeast to southwest axis. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1654-1103.2002.tb02087.x Keith J. Beven Michael J. Kirkby 19790301 publication Hydrological Sciences Bulletin. Abstract: A hydrological forecasting model is presented that attempts to combine the important distributed effects of channel network topology and dynamic contributing areas with the advantages of simple lumped parameter basin models. Quick response flow is predicted from a storage/contributing area relationship derived analytically from the topographic structure of a unit within a basin. Average soil water response is represented by a constant leakage infiltration store and an exponential subsurface water store. A simple non-linear routing procedure related to the link frequency distribution of the channel network completes the model and allows distinct basin sub-units, such as headwater and sideslope areas to be modelled separately. The model parameters are physically based in the sense that they may be determined directly by measurement and the model may be used at ungauged sites. Procedures for applying the model and tests with data from the Crimple Beck basin are described. Using only measured and estimated parameter values, without optimization, the model makes satisfactory predictions of basin response. The modular form of the model structure should allow application over a range of small and medium sized basins while retaining the possibility of including more complex model components when suitable data are available. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667909491834 Gerald E Rehfeldt 20060101 publication https://doi.org/10.2737/RMRS-GTR-165 Lindsay Chaney Bryce A Richardson Matthew J Germino 20170406 publication https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/eva.12440 A minimum of 10% of all data was checked for accuracy after being entered to ensure greater than 95% accuracy. All values were checked for errors to ensure that values were within expected ranges, without duplication or omissions. Data is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata carefully for additional details. Measurements of growth were only collected on living seedlings; since seedlings died over time canopy volume and relative growth rates may be absent (cells are blank) at a given time for a given seedling. Other empty cells are the consequence of data not being available or applicable. 3m GPS accuracy Elevation accuracy dependent upon source Digital Elevation Model (DEM) source data. PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University 20171101 application/service www.prism.oregonstate.edu Digital and/or Hardcopy 19500101 20150101 publication date PRISM Climate and weather data at 800m or 4 km pixel resolution US Department of Agriculture 20171101 application/service Soil Survey Staff, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Web Soil Survey https://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/HomePage.htm Digital and/or Hardcopy 20171101 publication date SSURGO Soil taxonomy, soil temperature and moisture regimes, soil depth, and generalized soil-water availability from 0-5 cm depth were estimated for each transect location using the NRCS Soil Web (SSURGO, Soil Survey Staff). US Geological Survey US Forest Service Department of Interior US Department of Agriculture 20171101 tabular digital data https://www.mtbs.gov/ Digital and/or Hardcopy 20171101 publication date MTBS Point location estimates of wildfire burn severity Wildland Fire Science, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey 20161209 raster digital data http://www.landfire.gov/ Digital and/or Hardcopy 20170517 publication date Landfire Characterization and propensity of the site to support the planted sagebrush seedlings US Geological Survey 20170217 tabular digital data https://www.usgs.gov/core-science-systems/national-geospatial-program/national-map Digital and/or Hardcopy 20170518 publication date DEM Enabled calculation of landscape variables related to elevation, aspect, slope, and heatload Jon Dewitz 20230724 2021 raster digital data https://doi.org/10.5066/P9JZ7AO3 Digital and/or Hardcopy 20210724 publication date NLCD NLCD estimates of herbaceous cover were used to assess the role of vegetative cover on sagebrush establishment in comparison to field measurements. In 2016, monitoring plots were established at randomly generated points (using ArcGIS) or were previously established plots as part of the Bureau of Land Management AIM (Assessment, Inventory Monitoring program) within the Soda wildfire boundary (2015) and located using GPS units. Data was measured and recorded for vegetative community, soil pedoderm, and soil redistribution/erosion using a 13 m radius area centered on identified GPS coordinates. Sagebrush abundance was quantified using a Frequency/Density protocol where the search area varies depending on the number of sagebrush; as such, the search area begins with 1 square meter and increases to an 18 m radius plot until a minimum of 3 sagebrush are found. 20160515 Monitoring plots were revisited in 2020 to assess longer-term sagebrush establishment patterns. 20200701 Landscape factors were determined at the coordinates of each transect using ArcGIS. USGS Digital Elevation Models were used to identify elevation, slope, aspect, heatload, and topographic wetness index. Long term mean annual precipitation and temperature data (1950-2014) were downloaded from PRISM (www.prism.oregonstate.edu) as well as temperature and precipitation. Burn Severity was extracted at each transect location from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS, http://www.mtbs.gov/index.html). Soil taxonomy, soil temperature and moisture regimes, soil depth, and generalized soil-water availability from 0-5 cm depth were estimated for each plot location using the NRCS Soil Web (SSURGO, Soil Survey Staff). 20200930 LogisticModel_Occupancy2020_MasterUpdated.csv Comma Separated Value (CSV) file containing data. Producer Defined ProjectID Plot locations were part of two separate monitoring programs targeted on either overall vegetative recovery (BLM) or more specifically targeting sagebrush establishment (JFSP) Producer Defined BLM Plots established for Bureau of Land Management Producer defined JFSP Plots established as part of Joint Fire Science Program funded research Producer defined PointID Unique Identifier for each plot Producer Defined Unique plot identifier Longitude Longitude of plot location (Datum: NAD83) Producer Defined -117.0264942 -116.64389 decimal degrees 0.000001 Latitude Latitude of plot location (Datum: NAD83) Producer Defined 43.0809895 43.55686333 decimal degrees 0.00000001 SpeciesCount Number of species (species richness) present at each plot Producer Defined 2 37 integer count 1 PercentCoverOfARTR Canopy cover (percent) of Artemisia tridentata of the plot Producer Defined 0.0 75.0 percent 5 pBS_Extended Canopy cover (percent) of Bare Soil of the plot Producer Defined 0.0 45.0 percent 5 pL_Extended Canopy cover (percent) of Litter of the plot Producer Defined 2.5 85.0 percent 5 pAG_Extended Canopy cover (percent) of Annual grasses of the plot Producer Defined 0.0 95.0 percent 5 pEF_Extended Canopy cover (percent) of Exotic Forb of the plot Producer Defined 0.0 75.0 percent 5 pPF_Extended Canopy cover (percent) of Native Perennial Forb of the plot Producer Defined 0.0 45.0 percent 5 pPG_Extended Canopy cover (percent) of Perennial Grasses of the plot Producer Defined 0.0 75.0 percent 5 pPOSE_Extended Canopy cover (percent) of Poa secunda of the plot Producer Defined 0.0 75.0 percent 5 pPOBU_Extended Canopy cover (percent) of Poa bulbosa of the plot Producer Defined 0.0 32.5 percent 5 Pedoderm13mDom Dominant Pedoderm (soil surface) condition Producer Defined WP Weak Physical or biological Crust Producer defined RM Rock Mulch Producer defined EP Erosion Pavement Producer defined SA Soil Aggregate Producer defined S Bare mineral soil Producer defined PDB Poorly Developed Biological Crust Producer defined Pedoderm13mSubDom Sub-dominant Pedoderm condition of the plot Producer Defined EP Erosion Pavement Producer defined RM Rock Mulch Producer defined WP Weak Physical or biological crust Producer defined PDB Poorly developed biological crust Producer defined S bare mineral soil Producer defined SA Soil aggregates Producer defined CB Cracking or Curling algal crust Producer defined D Duff Producer defined SP Strongly Physical crust Producer defined LooseSoilOverPed13m Is there loose soil over the pedoderm; an indication of soil redistribution Producer Defined False No loose soil on surface Producer defined True loose soil is present on the surface Producer defined RRC13m Resource Retention Class of the 13 m radius plot Producer Defined 6 Interpatch areas interconnected; scattered or no persistent plants Producer defined 2 Persistent plants interconnected and surrounding round/oval interpatch areas >30cm Producer defined 3 Persistent plant patches fragmented by elongated interpatch areas that are bounded in the plot. Producer defined 5 Interpatch areas interconnected and crossing the plot in several directions; isolated persistent plant patches Producer defined 4 Persistent plant patches fragmented by elongated interpatch areas that cross through the plot Producer defined 1 Interconnected persistent plant cover or dense bunchgrasses and surrounding round interpatch areas <30cm Producer defined RRC_Def Resource Retention Class: short definitions for reference Producer Defined Scattered or no perennial Plants characterization of perennial to bare soil distribution Producer defined G>30cm, oval perennial gaps characterization of perennial to bare soil distribution Producer defined Perens not connect, elong gaps characterization of perennial to bare soil distribution Producer defined Gaps cross several directions characterization of perennial to bare soil distribution Producer defined Gaps cross 13_m plot characterization of perennial to bare soil distribution Producer defined L<30cm, round perennial gaps characterization of perennial to bare soil distribution Producer defined SRC13m Soil Redistribution Class: assessment of soil erosion and deposition within the plot Producer Defined 2 Patchy, slight (<5 cm) soil loss and deposition Producer defined 3a Extensive, moderate soil loss (<10 cm) Producer defined 1 Very slight soil redistribution Producer defined 3b Extensive, moderate soil redistribution (<10 cm) Producer defined 0 No evidence of soil erosion or deposition Producer defined 4a Extensive, severe erosion (>10 cm); little deposition Producer defined 4c Extensive, severe sediment deposition (>10 cm) Producer defined SRC_Def Soil Redistribution Class: Short definitions for reference Producer Defined Patchy, <5cm loss_depo characterization of soil redistribution observed on the plot Producer defined Extensive, <10cm loss characterization of soil redistribution observed on the plot Producer defined Very slight soil loss_depo characterization of soil redistribution observed on the plot Producer defined Exten, <10cm loss_depo characterization of soil redistribution observed on the plot Producer defined No evidence redistribution characterization of soil redistribution observed on the plot Producer defined Exten,>10cm loss, little depo characterization of soil redistribution observed on the plot Producer defined Exten, >10cm depo characterization of soil redistribution observed on the plot Producer defined ArtemSpPresent Artemisia species present (or absent) within plot Producer Defined No Artemisia species absent from plot Producer defined Yes Artemisia species present within plot Producer defined yes Artemisia species present within plot Producer defined no Artemisia species absent from plot Producer defined Radius_ARTRonly Search radius of the plot required to find 3 or more big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) individuals up to 18m. If less than 3 individuals were found within the 18m radius plot, the number found is reported. Producer Defined 1.0 18.0 meters 1 Count_ARTRonly Number (count) of Artemisia tridentata seedlings found within search radius Producer Defined 0 276 integer (count) 1 Density_ARTRonly Count of individual Artemisia tridentata seedlings divided by search area (density) Producer Defined 0.0 2.9 sagebrush/Search Area 0.1 Radius_ARARonly Search radius of the plot required to find 3 or more low sagebrush (Artemisia arbuscula) individuals up to 18m. If less than 3 individuals were found within the 18m radius plot, the number found is reported. Producer Defined 0.0 18.0 meters 1 Count_ARARonly Number (count) of Artemisia arbuscula seedlings found within search radius Producer Defined 0 120 integer (count) 1 Density_ARARonly Count of individual Artemisia arbuscula seedlings divided by search area (density) Producer Defined 0.0 9.2 seedlings/search area 0.1 ARTEMdensity_m2_Sum Sum density of all Artemisia species per square meter Producer Defined 0.0 9.23 seedlings/m2 0.01 ARTRpresence Nominal/ numeric indicator of whether Artemisia tridentata is present within the plot Producer Defined 0 Artemisia tridentata absent from plot Producer defined 1 Artemisia tridentata present within plot Producer defined Elevation_30m Elevation of monitoring plot per Digital Elevation Model (30 m pixel resolution) DEM 739.6025391 1926.190308 meter 0.0000001 Slope_30m Slope of the plot location according to Digital Elevation Model at 30 m pixel resolution DEM 0.215697795 48.12691879 degrees 0.00000001 Aspect_30m Aspect of the monitoring plot location as per Digital Elevation Model (30 m pixel resolution) DEM 0.388916 359.6574402 degrees 0.0000001 Heatload_30m Measure of solar incidence at the monitoring plot location (30 m pixel resolution) McCune and Keon 2002 0.399682909 1.044983149 unitless 0.000000001 USGS_NLCD_Ann_Herb_pCover National Land Cover Database estimate of the cover of Annual herbaceous vegetation estimated from satellite data NLCD 2.0 47.0 percent 1 MAT_C Mean Annual Temperature (1950-2014 climate average) of the monitoring plot from PRISM PRISM 7.40 10.78 degrees celsius 0.01 MAP_mm Mean Annual Precipitation (1950-2014 climate average) of the monitoring plot from PRISM PRISM 237.16 593.30 millimeters 0.01 DD5_Apr_Sept Mean growing season Degree Days >5C (1950-2014 climate average) of the monitoring plot from PRISM Data extracted from PRISM and calculated according to Rehfeldt 2006 1705.65 2340.95 unitless 0.01 DD0_Oct_Mar Mean Degree Days <0C (1950-2014 climate average) of the monitoring plot from PRISM Data extracted from PRISM and calculated according to Rehfeldt 2006 209.40 422.78 unitless 0.01 ADI Mean Annual Dryness Index (1950-2014 climate average) of the monitoring plot from PRISM Data extracted from PRISM and calculated according to Chaney et al 2017 0.07 0.22 unitless 0.01 MTWM Mean Temperature of the Warmest Month (1950-2014 climate average) of the monitoring plot from PRISM Data extracted from PRISM and calculated according to Chaney et al 2017 19.77 23.14 Degrees Celsius 0.01 MTCM Mean Temperature of the Coldest Month (1950-2014 climate average) of the monitoring plot from PRISM Data extracted from PRISM and calculated according to Chaney et al 2017 -2.99 -0.84 Degrees Celsius 0.01 TDIFF Temperature Difference (TDIFF): Difference between Mean Temperature of the Warmest Month (MTWM) and the Mean Temperature of the Coldest Month (MTCM, 1950-2014 climate average) of the monitoring plot from PRISM Data extracted from PRISM and calculated according to Chaney et al 2017 21.98 24.44 Degrees Celsius 0.01 SMRP_JulyAugust Mean Summer Precipitation of the plot site received in July through August (1950-2014 climate average) from PRISM Data extracted from PRISM and calculated according to Chaney et al 2017 14.03 27.16 millimeters 0.01 SMRPB_JulyAugSep_AprMayJune Summer Precipitation Balance calculated as the Mean Precipitation received in summer divided by Spring Precipitation (1950-2014 climate average) of the monitoring plot from PRISM Data extracted from PRISM and calculated according to Chaney et al 2017 0.30 0.40 unitless 0.01 SPRP_AprMay Spring Precipitation: Mean Precipitation received in April and May (1950-2014 climate average) of the monitoring plot from PRISM Data extracted from PRISM and calculated according to Chaney et al 2017 50.03 116.20 millimeters 0.01 WINP_NovFeb Winter Precipitation: Mean Precipitation received from November through February (1950-2014 climate average) of the monitoring plot from PRISM Data extracted from PRISM and calculated according to Chaney et al 2017 99.09 277.33 millimeters 0.01 Outplant_Date Post-fire Land Management Treatment Timing implemented on the monitoring plot related to outplanted shrub seedlings Producer Defined 0 No seedlings planted Producer defined FA15 Seedlings planted in the fall of 2015 Producer defined WI16 Seedlings planted in the winter of 2016 Producer defined Sp17 Seedlings planted in the spring of 2017 Producer defined Outplant_Sp Post-fire Land Management Treatment implemented on the monitoring plot related to the shrub species outplanted Producer Defined 0 No seedlings planted Producer defined ARTRW Artemisia tridentata subsp wyomingensis Producer defined Seeded2015 Post-fire Land Management Treatment implemented on the monitoring plot. Values of 1 indicate that Aerial sagebrush seeding was only conducted in 2015 while values of 0 indicate that seeding was not conducted in 2015 or at any other time over the monitoring period. Producer Defined 0 Aerial seeding not conducted on this site Producer defined 1 Aerial seeding implemented on this site Producer defined SeedMix_2015 Post-fire Land Management Treatment implemented on the monitoring plot: Aerially seeded seed mix. Values of 0 indicate that no seeding (and thus no seed mix) was applied at that location. Producer Defined 0 Area not aerially seeded Producer defined Mix8_2A Seed mix 8_2A consisting primarily of big sagebrush Producer defined Trimbly Trimbly seed mix primarily of big sagebrush Producer defined Mix7Low seed mix including low sagebrush (species arbuscula) Producer defined Mix8_2B seed mix consisting of big sagebrush (subsp wyomingensis) Producer defined Mix9Basin seed mix including big sagebrush (subsp tridentata) Producer defined Mix8Wyo1 seed mix including big sagebrush (subsp wyomingensis) Producer defined Sage8A seed mix includes big sagebrush Producer defined Species_2015 Species of sagebrush aerially seeded in 2015. Values of 0 indicate that the plot did not receive any aerial sagebrush seed. Producer Defined 0 plot not aerially seeded in 2015 Producer defined ARTRW plot aerially seeded with Artemisia tridentata subsp wyomingensis Producer defined ARAR plot aerially seeded with Artemisia arbuscula in 2015 Producer defined ARTRT plot aerially seeded with Artemisia tridentata subs tridentata in 2015 Producer defined Lot_2015 Seed lot name aerially seeded on the plot in 2015. Values of 0 indicate that the plot did not receive any aerial sagebrush seed. Seed vendor Unique identifier for specific seed lot aerially applied in 2015 County_2015 County of seed lot origin that was aerially seeded in 2015. Values of 0 indicate that the plot did not receive any aerial sagebrush seed. Seed vendor County of origin of source identified seed that was aerially applied in 2015 Elevation_2015 Elevation (m) of the seed source site that was aerially applied in 2015. Values of 0 indicate that the plot did not receive any aerial sagebrush seed. Seed Vendor Unknown Unable to determine the specific seed lot that was applied OR more than one seed lot was applied (ie two seed lots were mixed) Producer defined 0 2072.64 meters 0.01 SeedingCombination Shrubs were aerially seeded at three time points following the Soda fire. This dataset only contains plots that received one aerial sagebrush seed application (100) or did not receive any aerial sagebrush seed applications (0). Producer Defined 0 monitoring plot was not seeded in 2015, 2016, or 2017 Producer defined 100 monitoring plot was seeded in 2015 but not in 2016 or 2017. Only plots seeded once (in 2015) were included in this analysis Producer defined Sd2015 Nominal indication of aerially seeded shrubs in 2015 Producer Defined 0 site was not aerially seeded in 2015 Producer defined 1 site was aerially seeded with shrubs in 2015 Producer defined NumberOfTimesSeeded Number of times a given plot was aerially seeded with Artemisia species; only plots that were seeded once (in 2015) were included in this analysis Producer Defined 0 1 integer (count) 1 muname Map Unit Name as indicated by NRCS SSURGO database describing soil characteristics of the monitoring plot SSURGO Map Unit name is a unique identifier for each soil series mukind Map Unit Kind as indicated by NRCS SSURGO database describing soil characteristics of the monitoring plot SSURGO Complex Soil structure is a Complex Producer defined Association Soil structure is an Association Producer defined Consociation Soil structure is a Consociation Producer defined brockdepmin Bedrock minimum depth as indicated by NRCS SSURGO database describing soil characteristics of the monitoring plot SSURGO 0 99 centimeters 1 aws025wta Available Water Storage 0 - 25 cm depth (weighted average) [SSURGO] SSURGO 2.190000057 4.460000038 centimeters of water 0.000000001 aws050wta Available Water Storage 0 - 50 cm depth (weighted average) [SSURGO] SSURGO 2.980000019 9.020000458 centimeters of water 0.000000001 aws0100wta Available Water Storage 0 - 100 cm depth (weighted average) [SSURGO] SSURGO 2.980000019 16.11000061 centimeters of water 0.000000001 aws0150wta Available Water Storage 0 - 150 cm depth (weighted average) [SSURGO] SSURGO 2.980000019 21.51000023 centimeters of water 0000000001 tfact T Factor: soil loss tolerance factor. The maximum rate of soil erosion that will permit a high level of crop production SSURGO 1 5 tons/acre/year 1 wei Wind Erodibility Index assigned to the soil layer or horizon SSURGO 0 134 unitless 1 weg Wind Erodibility Group assigned to the soil layer or horizon SSURGO 2 8 unitless 1 taxclname Soil Taxonomic Class Name SSURGO Description of the soil characteristics taxorder Soil Taxonomic Order SSURGO Aridisols Soil Taxonomic Order SSURGO Alfisols Soil Taxonomic Order SSURGO Entisols Soil Taxonomic Order SSURGO Mollisols Soil Taxonomic Order SSURGO taxsuborder Soil Taxonomic Suborder SSURGO Argids Soil Taxonomic Suborder SSURGO Xeralfs Soil Taxonomic Suborder SSURGO Calcids Soil Taxonomic Suborder SSURGO Psamments Soil Taxonomic Suborder SSURGO Durids Soil Taxonomic Suborder Producer defined Orthents Soil Taxonomic Suborder SSURGO Xerolls Soil Taxonomic Suborder Producer defined Orthids Soil Taxonomic Suborder SSURGO taxgrtgroup Soil Taxonomic Great Group SSURGO Haplargids Soil Taxonomic Great Group SSURGO Durixeralfs Soil Taxonomic Great Group SSURGO Haplocalcids Soil Taxonomic Great Group Producer defined Durargids Soil Taxonomic Great Group SSURGO Torripsamments Soil Taxonomic Great Group SSURGO Argidurids Soil Taxonomic Great Group SSURGO Torriorthents Soil Taxonomic Great Group SSURGO Argixerolls Soil Taxonomic Great Group SSURGO Paleargids Soil Taxonomic Great Group SSURGO Palexerolls Soil Taxonomic Great Group SSURGO Durixerolls Soil Taxonomic Great Group SSURGO Camborthids Soil Taxonomic Great Group SSURGO Haploxerolls Soil Taxonomic Great Group SSURGO taxsubgrp Soil Taxonomic Subgroup SSURGO Description of the soil characteristics Soilsubgrp_short Reformatted text representing Soil Taxonomic Subgroup SSURGO Description of the soil characteristics, shortened name taxpartsize Soil Taxonomic Particle Size SSURGO fine-loamy Soil Taxonomic Particle Size Producer defined loamy-skeletal Soil Taxonomic Particle Size Producer defined fine Soil Taxonomic Particle Size Producer defined coarse-loamy Soil Taxonomic Particle Size Producer defined not used Soil Taxonomic Particle Size Producer defined loamy Soil Taxonomic Particle Size Producer defined sandy Soil Taxonomic Particle Size Producer defined clayey-skeletal Soil Taxonomic Particle Size Producer defined clayey Soil Taxonomic Particle Size Producer defined taxtempcl Soil Taxonomic Temperature Class SSURGO not used undefined SSURGO mesic Soil Taxonomic Temperature Class SSURGO frigid Soil Taxonomic Temperature Class SSURGO taxmoistscl Soil Taxonomic Moisture Subclass SSURGO Typic Moisture Subclass SSURGO Xeric Moisture Subclass SSURGO Aridic (torric) Moisture Subclass SSURGO taxtempreg Soil Taxonomic Temperature Regime SSURGO mesic Soil Taxonomic Temperature Regime Producer defined frigid Soil Taxonomic Temperature Regime Producer defined albedodry_r Representative Albedo of the soil when dry SSURGO 0.08 0.35 unitless 0.01 kffact Soil erodibility factor SSURGO 0.180000007 0.389999986 unitless 0.000000001 RR_Temp_Moist Resistance and Resilience class: Soil temperature and moisture regime SSURGO << empty cell >> No Data Producer defined 3 - Mesic/Aridic-Typic Warm/Dry, Low Resistance and Resilience SSURGO 3 - Mesic/Aridic bordering on Xeric Warm/dry bordering on moist, low Resistance and Resilience SSURGO 2 - Mesic/Xeric-Typic Warm/Moist, Moderate Resistance and Resilience SSURGO 1 - Frigid/Xeric-Typic Cool/moist, High Resistance and Resilience SSURGO 2 - Frigid/Xeric bordering on Aridic Cool/moist bordering on dry, moderate Resistance and Resilience SSURGO 2 - Frigid/Aridic bordering on Xeric Cool/dry bordering on moist SSURGO TWI Topographic Wetness Index: A measure of basin hydrologic inflow and outflow Beven and Kirkby 1979 5.169912 15.47429 unitless 0.000001 LF_vegType Landfire Vegetation Type: an estimation of the plant community derived from satellite imagery. LandFire Four-digit code describing vegetation type Precipitation Mean annual precipitation received from 2015 (time of seeding) to end of monitoring period (2020) based upon PRISM PRISM 234 530 millimeters 1 BurnHistory Burn History: the number of times that a given plot has burned MTBS 0 2 integer (count) 1 pFertIsland13m Percent of plot cover consisting of fertile islands observed in 2016: Fertile islands are the legacy effects of shrubs and perennial grasses consumed by wildfire that result in biogeochemical alterations of the soil Producer Defined 0.0 95.0 percent 5 Shrub_Mix7_2015 Nominal indicator of whether plot received Shrub Seed Mix #7 in 2015 Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined Shrub_Mix8_2015 Nominal indicator of whether plot received Shrub Seed Mix #8 in 2015 Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined Shrub_Mix9_2015 Nominal indicator of whether plot received Shrub Seed Mix #9 in 2015 Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined ShrubStripSeeding_2015 Nominal indicator of whether plot received Shrub Seeding treatment in the Trimbly area in 2015 Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined Seedling_Planting_2015 Nominal indicator of whether shrub seedlings were planted on the plot in 2015 Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined Bitterbrush_Seeding_2015 Nominal indicator of whether plot received bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata) Seeding in 2015 Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined Forb_Mix10_2015 Nominal indicator of whether plot received Forb Seed Mix #10 in 2015 Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined AerialGrass_Mix1_2015 Nominal indicator of whether plot received perennial grass Seed Mix #1 in 2015 Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined AerialGrass_Mix2_2015 Nominal indicator of whether plot received perennial grass Seed Mix #2 in 2015 Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined AerialGrass_Mix3_2015 Nominal indicator of whether plot received perennial grass Seed Mix #3 in 2015 Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined AerialGrass_Mix4_2015 Nominal indicator of whether plot received perennial grass Seed Mix #4 in 2015 Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined AerialGrass_Mix5_2015 Nominal indicator of whether plot received perennial grass Seed Mix #5 in 2015 Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined BDO_DrillMixA_2015 Nominal indicator of whether plot was drill seeded with Seed Mix A in 2015 Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined BDO_DrillMixB_2015 Nominal indicator of whether plot was drill seeded with Seed Mix B in 2015 Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined BDO_Herbicide_Spring2016 Nominal indicator of whether plot received herbicide in the spring of 2016 Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined BDO_HerbicideFall_16 Nominal indicator of whether plot received herbicide in the fall of 2016 Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined Seedling_Planting_17 Nominal indicator of whether shrub seedlings were planted on the plot in 2017 Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined Drill_2016_CoalMine Nominal indicator of whether plot was drill seeded with Seed Mix "Coal Mine" in 2016 Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined Drill_2016_RockvilleNative Nominal indicator of whether plot was drill seeded with Seed Mix "Rockville" in 2016 Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined Drill_2016_SharesBasin Nominal indicator of whether plot was drill seeded with Seed Mix "Shares Basin" in 2016 Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined USGS_DrillLeave_Areas Nominal indicator of whether plot was drill seeded or not despite being within a drill seeded area Producer Defined 0 Drill seeded Producer defined 1 Not drill seeded Producer defined BroadcastForb17 Nominal indicator of whether plot received aerial forb seed, broadcast in 2017 Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined DrillSeeded Nominal indicator of whether plot was drill seeded at any time Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined AerialGrassSeeding Nominal indicator of whether plot was aerially seeded with perennial grasses at any time Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined AerialForbSeeding Nominal indicator of whether plot was aerially seeded with forbs at any time Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined Herbicide Nominal indicator of whether plot received herbicide at any time Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined SeedlingPlanting Nominal indicator of whether plot was planted with seedlings at any time Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined NLCD_herbCover National Land Cover Database estimate of annual plant cover National Land Cover Database 2.0 47.0 percent 1 TxCombo Treatment combination conducted on the plot Producer Defined << empty cell >> No Data Producer defined NoTx no land management treatments conducted Producer defined Herbicide herbicide was applied on the plot Producer defined Drill plot was drill seeded with perennial grasses Producer defined Seeded plot was aerially seeded Producer defined HerbicideDrill plot was drill seeded and also received an herbicide application Producer defined SeededHerbicide plot was aerially seeded and also received an herbicide application Producer defined SeededDrill plot was drill seeded and also received an aerial seeding Producer defined SeededHerbicideDrill plot was drill seeded, aerially seeded, and also received an herbicide application Producer defined ARTRPresence2016 Nominal indication of whether big sagebrush was present on the plot in 2016 Producer Defined 0 no Producer defined 1 yes Producer defined Presence2016All_Tx Concatenated field of ARTRPresence and TxCombo Producer Defined 0NoTx ARTR absent, no treatments applied Producer defined 0Herbicide ARTR absent, herbicide applied Producer defined 1NoTx ARTR present, no treatments applied Producer defined 0Drill ARTR absent, drill seeding applied Producer defined 1Drill ARTR present, drill seeding applied Producer defined 0Seeded ARTR absent, aerial sagebrush seeded Producer defined 1Seeded ARTR present, aerial sagebrush seeding was applied Producer defined 1Herbicide ARTR present, herbicide applied Producer defined 1HerbicideDrill ARTR present, herbicide and drill seeding applied Producer defined 0SeededHerbicide ARTR absent, herbicide and aerial sagebrush seed applied Producer defined 1SeededDrill ARTR present, aerial sagebrush seed and drill seeding applied Producer defined 1SeededHerbicide ARTR present, aerial sagebrush seed and herbicide applied Producer defined 0SeededDrill ARTR absent, aerial sagebrush seed and drill seeding applied Producer defined 1SeededHerbicideDrill ARTR present, aerial sagebrush, drill seeding, and herbicide applied Producer defined 0SeededHerbicideDrill ARTR absent, aerial sagebrush, drill seeding, and herbicide applied Producer defined RemnPresence2016All_Tx Remnant sagebrush present on the plot and treatments applied Producer Defined << empty cell >> No Data Producer defined 0NoTx Remnant ARTR absent, no treatments applied Producer defined 0Herbicide Remnant ARTR absent, herbicide treatment applied Producer defined 0Drill Remnant ARTR absent, drill seeding treatment applied Producer defined 1Drill Remnant ARTR present, drill seeding treatment applied Producer defined 0Seeded Remnant ARTR absent, aerial sagebrush seeding treatment applied Producer defined 1Seeded Remnant ARTR present, aerial sagebrush seeding treatment applied Producer defined 1NoTx Remnant ARTR present, no treatment applied Producer defined 0HerbicideDrill Remnant ARTR absent, herbicide and drill seeding treatment applied Producer defined 0SeededHerbicide Remnant ARTR absent, herbicide and aerial sagebrush seeding treatment applied Producer defined 0SeededDrill Remnant ARTR absent, drill seeding and aerial sagebrush seeding treatment applied Producer defined 1SeededDrill Remnant ARTR present, drill seeding and aerial sagebrush seeding treatment applied Producer defined 0SeededHerbicideDrill Remnant ARTR absent, herbicide, aerial sagebrush seeding, and drill seeding treatment applied Producer defined 1SeededHerbicideDrill Remnant ARTR present, herbicide, aerial sagebrush seeding, and drill seeding treatment applied Producer defined PresenceChange16_20_2recruit_0absent_1present_-1mortality Numerical code indicating change in sagebrush presence from 2016 to 2020 Producer Defined << empty cell >> No Data Producer defined 0 sagebrush absent in 2016 and 2020 Producer defined 1 sagebrush present in 2016 and 2020 Producer defined 2 sagebrush not present in 2016 but present in 2020 Producer defined -1 Sagebrush present in 2016 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