Wolf Prey Base Studies in Olympic National Park, Washington: Columbian Black-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) Radio Telemetry Data Set: 1998

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Kurt Jenkins

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title:

Wolf Prey Base Studies in Olympic National Park, Washington: Columbian Black-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) Radio Telemetry Data Set: 1998

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Description:

Abstract:

Eleven black-tailed deer were tracked using radio telemetry from Feb-May 1998. The data set includes information on the location of radio-collared deer, characteristics of surrounding habitat and vegetation, sex and age composition of additional deer present and behavior of deer during each observation.

Purpose:

We studied distribution of black-tailed deer to delineate seasonal winter ranges, identify relationships of wintering distribution to winter severity and identify important habitat variables. That information was used to evaluate field methods within Olympic National Park for estimating and monitoring black-tailed deer population.

Supplemental_Information:

Science Information System #: 7109 Accession #: 5001384

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 199802

Ending_Date: 199805

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Data was collected at the Elwha River Valley in a delineated winter range primarily below 2000 feet of elevation. The area included 7.16 and 7.22 km2 on the north and south sides of the river, respectively.

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.61

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.54

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.94

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: animal movement/distribution

Theme_Keyword: radio telemetry

Theme_Keyword: habitat selection

Theme_Keyword: home range

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: Washington

Place_Keyword: Olympic Peninsula

Place_Keyword: Olympic National Park

Place_Keyword: Elwha River Valley

Taxonomy:

Keywords/Taxon:

Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Taxonomic_Keywords: Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus)

Taxonomic_System:

Identification_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Henderson et al.,

Publication_Date: 1989

Title: Forested plant associations of the Olympic National Forest.

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: technical report

Series_Information:

Series_Name:

USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region R6 Ecol. Tech. Pap.

Issue_Identification: 001-88

Identification_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Pojar, J. and MacKinnon, A.

Publication_Date: 1994

Title:

Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast; Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska.

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Unknown

Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing.

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom

Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum

Taxon_Rank_Value: Chordata

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Sub Phylum

Taxon_Rank_Value: Vertebrata

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Class

Taxon_Rank_Value: Mammalia

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Order

Taxon_Rank_Value: Artiodactyla

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Cervidae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Odocoileus

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Odocoileus hemionus columbianus

Applicable_Common_Name: Columbian Black-Tailed Deer

Access_Constraints:

Data are available after final research results have been published

Use_Constraints: Please obtain from author.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jenkins, Kurt

Contact_Organization: USGS Olympic Field Station

Contact_Position: Research Wildlife Biologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 600 E. Park Avenue

City: Port Angeles

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98362

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (360) 565-3041

Data_Set_Credit:

Funding and support for this project were provided by U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Park Service.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Kurt Jenkins

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title:

Wolf Prey Base Studies in Olympic National Park, Washington: Columbian Black-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) and Roosevelt Elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti) Incidental Observation Data Set: 1998

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Kurt Jenkins

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title:

Wolf Prey Base Studies in Olympic National Park, Washington: Columbian Black-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) Pellet Group Survey Data Set: 1998

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Kurt Jenkins

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title:

Wolf Prey Base Studies in Olympic National Park, Washington: Final Report Columbian Black-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) and Roosevelt Elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti) Line Transect Data Set: 1998

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

All field crew were trained in all data recording procedures. Two field biologists worked together to verify each other’s work. The data were reviewed once more at time of computerized data entry. The computer data files were verified against the original field forms by two observers after data entry. All locational data determined using a Geographic Positioning System were compared to a gridded USGS 1:24,000-scale topographic map. Upon finding any error in the GPS unit it was re-calibrated. When recording elevation, the crew utilized an altimeter that had been calibrated at a known elevation. The elevations were always double-checked by referencing the USGS topography maps. Compasses were also relied upon heavily for navigation and assessment that the crew was in the correct location.

Logical_Consistency_Report: No tests were performed in logical consistency.

Completeness_Report:

Data are missing from some records for the following fields: UTM-N, UTM-E, GRP_SIZE, S_DIST, ACT, AL_STAT, SLOPE, ASPECT, ELEV, LOG_DEN1, and LOG_DEN2.

Lineage:

Methodology:

Methodology_Type: Field

Methodology_Description:

Adult female deer were captured and radio-collared in the Elwha study site, between 5-13 February 1998. Each deer was fitted with a 600g radio-transmitter collar containing a motion-sensitive activity switch and mortality sensor. We located each radio-collared deer about 1-4 times weekly from 23 February-19 May 1998 by radio-tracking them from the ground during daylight hours. We attempted to confirm all locations visually, however, occasionally we estimated locations based on familiarity with signal strength characteristics and terrain. Whenever accuracy of locations was not confirmed visually, accuracy was estimated as <100 m (Class 1), 100-500m (Class 2), or >500m (Class 3) based on experience with signal characteristics. All Class 3 observations were excluded from further analyses. Visual and Class 1 observations were used for analyses of habitat selection and daily movements, Class 2 observations were included in home range analyses. For all visual sightings, locations and activity of deer as well as vegetation and topographic characteristics of habitats were recorded. Locations were recorded as Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates determined from a GPS (Rockwell PLGR, Rockwell International, Cedar Rapids, IA) or using a gridded USGS 1:24,000-scale topographic map. For estimated locations, vegetation types were determined from GIS vegetation maps, no attempt to determine slope characteristics or percent canopy cover were made.

Process_Step:

Process_Description: original data-no processing

Process_Date: Unknown

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Deertrak4.xls

Entity_Type_Definition:

Excel spreadsheet containing survey data for wolf prey base studies.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: software generated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ACT

Attribute_Definition: Activity of radio-collared deer when first sighted

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: F

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: feeding

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: L

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: lying

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: W

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: walking

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: R

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: running

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: S

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: standing

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AD_MALE

Attribute_Definition: Number of adult males present

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AL_STAT

Attribute_Definition: Alarm status of radio-collared deer when first sighted

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: U

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: unaware

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: L

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: looking periodically, generally unconcerned

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: At

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: attention fixed on tracker

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Al

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: alarmed, running

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ASPECT

Attribute_Definition: direction, using a Silva Ranger Compass

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: N

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: north

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: northeast

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NW

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: northwest

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: W

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: west

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: E

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: east

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CON_CAN

Attribute_Definition:

Ocular estimate of conifer canopy (to the nearest percent) where deer was located

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 100

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COV_TYPE

Attribute_Definition: Cover Type

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: GB

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: gravel bar

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: AW

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: alder/ willow thicket

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MA

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mature alder

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: M

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Big Leaf Maple, Spruce, Cottonwood

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FCV

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Forest Clearing-Vine Maple

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FCH

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Forest Clearing-Herbaceous

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SH

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Spruce-Hemlock

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: H

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Hemlock

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: DF

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Douglas Fir

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: S

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Swamp/Wetland

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: R

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Roadside/Disturbed Site

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: B

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Burn

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OF

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Old Field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: D_QUAL

Attribute_Definition: Data Quality

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: VGPS

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Visual observation, location determined by GPS

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: VEST

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Visual observation, location estimated from gridded map

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NV1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Non-visual observation, deer estimated<100m away

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NV2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Non-visual observation, deer estimated 101-500m away

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: GEN

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Non-visual observation, signal heard but accuracy >500 m

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DAY

Attribute_Definition: Day of observation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: list of days of observation

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DOM_SH

Attribute_Definition:

Characterized dominant shrub in 25m circular foraging patch centered on radio-collared deer (12.5m radius)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ALRU

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Alnus rubra (red alder)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ACCI

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Acer circinatum (vine maple)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ARCO

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Arctostaphylos columbiana (Hairy manzanita)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ARUV

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (kinnickinnick)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: BENE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Berberis nervosa (oregongrape)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: GASH

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Gaultheria shallon (salal)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: HODI

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Holodiscus discolor (oceanspray)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MEFE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Menziesia ferruginea (false azalea)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PHCA

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Physocarpus capitatus (Pacific Ninebark)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RHPU

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rhamnus purshiana (cascara)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RISP

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ribes species (currents)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ROGY

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rosa gymnocarpa (Bald hip rose)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RONU

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rosa nutkana (nootka rose)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ROSP

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rose species

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RULE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rubus leucodermis (blackcap raspberry)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RUPA

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rubus parviflora (thimbleberry)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RUSP

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rubus species (salmonberry)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RUUR

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rubus ursinus (trailing blackberry)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SARA

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sambucus racemosa (elderberry)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SASP

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Salix species (willow)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SYAL

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Symphoricarpos albus (snowberry)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: VASP

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vaccinium species (huckleberry)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ELEV

Attribute_Definition:

Elevation (feet above sea level) recorded from 1:24,000-scale topographic maps

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: feet

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FEMS

Attribute_Definition: Number of adult female deer present

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FREQ

Attribute_Definition: Frequency of radio-collar

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: list of frequencies

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GRP_SIZE

Attribute_Definition: Total number of animals in group

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HERB_PAT

Attribute_Definition:

Characterized dominant herbaceous vegetation in 25m foraging patch centered on radio-collared deer (12.5m)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: G

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Grass

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SF

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Seral Forb

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: GF

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Grass-Forb

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SR

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sedge/Rush

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MF

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Moss/Forb

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: F

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Forb

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LOCATOR

Attribute_Definition:

inside or outside the transect study area (as referenced in the 1998 transect study)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: in

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: out

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LOG_DEN1

Attribute_Definition:

Recorded number of logs (0.5-1m diameter) lying partially within the 25m foraging patch

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LOG_DEN2

Attribute_Definition:

Recorded number of logs (>1m) lying partially within 25m foraging patch

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MONTH

Attribute_Definition: Numerical representation of month of observation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 12

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBS#

Attribute_Definition:

Unique identification number of data record (sequential number starting with 001)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: list of integers

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: S_DIST

Attribute_Definition:

Distance (meters) of observer from nearest deer in the group when first sighted.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHR_CAN

Attribute_Definition:

Ocular estimate of shrub canopy (to the nearest percent) within a 25m circular foraging patch centered on the radio-collared deer (12.5-m radius)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 100

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SLOPE

Attribute_Definition: Estimated degrees of slope in 5-degree intervals

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 100

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SPECIES

Attribute_Definition: Species of animal

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: D

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Columbian black-tailed deer

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: E

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Roosevelt elk

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TIME

Attribute_Definition: 24hr time at observation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 2400

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: hours

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: UTM-E

Attribute_Definition:

Easterly UTM coordinates acquired either by a GPS unit or USGS gridded topographic map

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1,000,000

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: UTM-N

Attribute_Definition:

Northerly Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates acquired either by a GPS unit or USGS gridded topographic map

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: YLG_MALE

Attribute_Definition: Number of yearling males present

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: YNG

Attribute_Definition:

Number of deer that are the young-of-the-year (~8 to 10 months old)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: no limit

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20010509

Metadata_Review_Date: 20010516

Metadata_Future_Review_Date:

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Metadata Coordinator

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 3200 SW Jefferson Way

City: Corvallis

State_or_Province: OR

Postal_Code: 97331

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541-750-7343

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 541-758-7761

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: george_lienkaemper@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name:

FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998