Percent cover of plants on south facing slopes of Santa Cruz Island, CA, in 2004 and 2016

This data contains the percent cover of all species found along transect on the south facing slopes of Santa Cruz Island, CA. 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 sites were sampled in 2004 and 2016 to gain a longer term view on native shrub reestablishment into exotic grasslands after exotic grazer removal.

Data and Resources

Field Value
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publisher U.S. Geological Survey
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Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • artemisia-californica
  • california-grasslands
  • ckan
  • coastal-sage-scrub
  • drought
  • eriogonum-arborescens
  • exotic-plants
  • farming
  • geo
  • geoss
  • grazer-removal
  • national
  • north-america
  • united-states
  • usgs-5a305d4ae4b08e6a89d58d7d
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maintainer Stephanie G Yelenik
maintainer_email syelenik@usgs.gov
metadata_created 2025-11-22T12:51:59.280849
metadata_modified 2025-11-22T12:51:59.280854
notes This data contains the percent cover of all species found along transect on the south facing slopes of Santa Cruz Island, CA. 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 sites 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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num_tags 17
title Percent cover of plants on south facing slopes of Santa Cruz Island, CA, in 2004 and 2016