Location of transects on south facing slopes of Santa Cruz Island, CA, in 2004 and 2016
Dates
Publication Date
2018-01-19
Time Period
2004-06-01
Time Period
2016-09-01
Citation
Yelenik, Stephanie, 2018, Channel Island grazer removal data 2004-2016: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7D21WVC.
Summary
This data contains the location of transects on the south facing slopes of Santa Cruz Island, CA that were used to collect percent cover and shrub abundance data. It was used in the analysis for the Manuspcript "Long-term impacts of exotic grazer removal on native shrub recovery, Santa Cruz Island, California". These same transects were sampled in 2004 and 2016 to gain a longer term view on native shrub reestablishment into exotic grasslands after exotic grazer removal.
Summary
This data contains the location of transects on the south facing slopes of Santa Cruz Island, CA that were used to collect percent cover and shrub abundance data. It was used in the analysis for the Manuspcript "Long-term impacts of exotic grazer removal on native shrub recovery, Santa Cruz Island, California". These same transects were sampled in 2004 and 2016 to gain a longer term view on native shrub reestablishment into exotic grasslands after exotic grazer removal.
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Purpose
A combination of overgrazing and exotic species introduction have led to the degradation of habitats worldwide. It is often unclear whether removal of exotic ungulates will lead to the natural reestablishment of native plant communities without further management inputs. Here, I return to sites on Santa Cruz Island, CA twelve years after initial sampling to gain a longer term view on native shrub reestablishment into exotic grasslands after exotic grazer removal. Santa Cruz Island was grazed by feral sheep and cattle for over a century; these exotic grazers were removed in the late 1980’s and feral pigs were removed in 2005-2006. I resampled five sites on south-facing slopes in the Central Valley of the island to quantify native shrub cover, density and size.
