Plant cover, climate, grazing disturbance, and soil class data from 1991-2020 compiled from remotely sensed data on two retired grazing allotments in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA
Data for journal manuscript: Halting livestock grazing increases plant cover across a heterogeneous dryland landscape on the Colorado Plateau
Dates
Publication Date
2023-01-26
Start Date
1991
End Date
2020
Citation
McNellis, B.E., Knight, A.C., Nauman, T.W., Chambers, S., Brungard, C.W., Fick, S.E., Livensperger, C.G., Borthwick, S., and Duniway, M.C., 2023, Plant cover, climate, grazing disturbance, and soil class data from 1991-2020 compiled from remotely sensed data on two retired grazing allotments in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9EK2PHY.
Summary
These data were compiled for use by researchers and land managers in studies of post-grazing change in Capitol Reef National Park. The data were initially used for and are associated with the McNellis et al., 2023 (see Larger Work Citation). Objective(s) of our study were to study landscape change (specifically plant cover measured through remote sensing) through time in Capitol Reef National Park. These data represent land cover and eight explanatory covariates measured through remote sensing over 21-30 years on two grazing allotments in Capitol Reef National Park, USA. These data were compiled and created for Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA from December 2020 to December 2022. These data were created by the U.S. Geological [...]
Summary
These data were compiled for use by researchers and land managers in studies of post-grazing change in Capitol Reef National Park. The data were initially used for and are associated with the McNellis et al., 2023 (see Larger Work Citation). Objective(s) of our study were to study landscape change (specifically plant cover measured through remote sensing) through time in Capitol Reef National Park. These data represent land cover and eight explanatory covariates measured through remote sensing over 21-30 years on two grazing allotments in Capitol Reef National Park, USA. These data were compiled and created for Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA from December 2020 to December 2022. These data were created by the U.S. Geological Survey – Southwest Biological Science Center using remotely-sensed data and statistical analysis. These data can be used to study landscape change through time in Capitol Reef National Park. Caution (and appropriate statistical methodology) should be used due to the high degree of spatial and temporal autocorrelation present within this dataset. Some measures (e.g. the counterfactual estimate, “CE”) should be used in accordance with limitations described by previous literature.
The purpose of these data are to be used to study post-grazing plant trajectories in a dryland landscape, especially on the Colorado Plateau. These data were created to study post-grazing plant trajectories in a dryland landscape, especially on the Colorado Plateau. Future researcher can utilize this data for further analysis on the Colorado Plateau, or they can be used to expand or test the methodology further in the same landscape setting. Follow-up analysis could also add to this dataset when more products become available from the satellite record, or when data in other parts of the landscape becomes amenable to statistical analysis (e.g. in the “Hartnet” grazing allotment).
Rights
The author(s) of these data request that data users contact them regarding intended use and to assist with understanding limitations and interpretation. 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 for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.