About this Dataset

Riparian Vegetation Structure And Composition Of Wadeable Streams Monitoring For The Northern Colorado Plateau Network: 2008-2021 – Raw Data

Because of the scarcity of water on the Colorado Plateau and their disproportionately high use by flora and fauna, riparian areas have been identified as an ecosystem of concern for Northern Colorado Plateau Network (NCPN) parks. Riparian ecosystems are potentially sensitive indicators of landscape-level change because they are linked to both aquatic and upland systems, perform important ecological functions, and are biologically diverse. Riparian systems face a number of anthropogenic threats, including stream-flow damming or diversion, channel-stabilization structures, invasive exotic species, livestock grazing, timber harvesting, agricultural clearing, groundwater pumping, and trail creation. These disturbances can alter watershed conditions and directly or indirectly influence downstream riparian ecosystems.

In the Northern Colorado Plateau Network, riparian monitoring of wadeable streams occurs in the streams of four parks: Courthouse Wash in Arches National Park, Armstrong Canyon in Natural Bridges National Monument, the Fremont River in Capitol Reef National Park, and the East Fork Virgin River in Zion National Park. This data package pertains to the vital sign riparian vegetation structure and composition. The goal for monitoring this vital sign is to determine long-term trends in vegetation dynamics in the context of changes in other ecological drivers, stressors, and processes. Above-ground structures of riparian plants modify the physical environment by shading and depositing litter, strongly affecting spatial and temporal patterns of soil-resource availability to other organisms. The data herein includes vegetation and surface cover, tree seedling counts, diameter and counts of overstory trees, canopy closure, and frequency of exotic species.
Organization: Department of the Interior
Last updated: 2025-09-14T20:33:59.558762
Tags: canopies, climate, diameter-at-breast-height, long-term-monitoring, riparian, trees, vegetation, water-resources

Tables

Canopy Closure Raw 240723

@usgov.doi_gov_riparian_vegetation_structure_and_composition__d016f410.canopy_closure_raw_240723

13.63 kB
1,501 rows
11 columns

CREATE TABLE canopy_closure_raw_240723 (
  "unit_code" VARCHAR,
  "stream_name" VARCHAR,
  "plot_id" BIGINT,
  "start_date" TIMESTAMP,
  "visit_year" BIGINT,
  "transect" BIGINT,
  "point" VARCHAR,
  "total1" BIGINT,
  "total2" BIGINT,
  "total3" BIGINT,
  "total4" BIGINT
);

Exotic Frequency Long 240726

@usgov.doi_gov_riparian_vegetation_structure_and_composition__d016f410.exotic_frequency_long_240726

12.22 kB
16,280 rows
9 columns

CREATE TABLE exotic_frequency_long_240726 (
  "unit_code" VARCHAR,
  "stream_name" VARCHAR,
  "plot_id" BIGINT,
  "transect" BIGINT,
  "start_date" TIMESTAMP,
  "visit_year" BIGINT,
  "species" VARCHAR,
  "transect_position" VARCHAR,
  "status" BIGINT
);

Ncpn Plants Lookup 231205

@usgov.doi_gov_riparian_vegetation_structure_and_composition__d016f410.ncpn_plants_lookup_231205

357.63 kB
3,201 rows
44 columns

CREATE TABLE ncpn_plants_lookup_231205 (
  "master_family" VARCHAR,
  "master_plant_code" VARCHAR,
  "master_species" VARCHAR,
  "ut_family" VARCHAR,
  "co_family" VARCHAR,
  "wy_family" VARCHAR,
  "utah_plant_code" VARCHAR,
  "utah_species" VARCHAR,
  "co_plant_code" VARCHAR,
  "co_species" VARCHAR,
  "wy_plant_code" VARCHAR,
  "wy_species" VARCHAR,
  "add_synonyms" VARCHAR,
  "taxonomic_notes" VARCHAR,
  "master_common_name" VARCHAR,
  "arch" VARCHAR,
  "blca" VARCHAR,
  "brca" VARCHAR,
  "cany" VARCHAR,
  "care" VARCHAR,
  "cebr" VARCHAR,
  "colm" VARCHAR,
  "cure" VARCHAR,
  "dino_ut" VARCHAR  -- DINO (UT),
  "dino_co" VARCHAR  -- DINO (CO),
  "fobu" VARCHAR,
  "gosp" VARCHAR,
  "hove_ut" VARCHAR  -- HOVE (UT),
  "hove_co" VARCHAR  -- HOVE (CO),
  "nabr" VARCHAR,
  "pisp" VARCHAR,
  "tica" VARCHAR,
  "zion" VARCHAR,
  "lifeform" VARCHAR,
  "duration" VARCHAR,
  "nativity" VARCHAR,
  "trinomial" BIGINT,
  "unique_species" BIGINT,
  "lu_code" VARCHAR,
  "wetland_code" VARCHAR,
  "wetland_code_info_source" VARCHAR,
  "photosynthetic_pathway" VARCHAR,
  "protectedstatusid" BIGINT,
  "protectedstatusnotes" VARCHAR
);

Overstory Tree Census Raw 240723

@usgov.doi_gov_riparian_vegetation_structure_and_composition__d016f410.overstory_tree_census_raw_240723

19.54 kB
1,358 rows
10 columns

CREATE TABLE overstory_tree_census_raw_240723 (
  "unit_code" VARCHAR,
  "stream_name" VARCHAR,
  "start_date" TIMESTAMP,
  "visit_year" BIGINT,
  "plot_id" BIGINT,
  "tag_no" BIGINT,
  "species" VARCHAR,
  "dbh" DOUBLE,
  "crown_health" BIGINT,
  "notes" VARCHAR
);

Seedling Count Raw 240723

@usgov.doi_gov_riparian_vegetation_structure_and_composition__d016f410.seedling_count_raw_240723

8.43 kB
496 rows
8 columns

CREATE TABLE seedling_count_raw_240723 (
  "unit_code" VARCHAR,
  "stream_name" VARCHAR,
  "start_date" TIMESTAMP,
  "visit_year" BIGINT,
  "plot_id" BIGINT,
  "transect" BIGINT,
  "species" VARCHAR,
  "total" VARCHAR
);

Tree Belt Raw 240723

@usgov.doi_gov_riparian_vegetation_structure_and_composition__d016f410.tree_belt_raw_240723

13.85 kB
2,721 rows
9 columns

CREATE TABLE tree_belt_raw_240723 (
  "unit_code" VARCHAR,
  "stream_name" VARCHAR,
  "start_date" TIMESTAMP,
  "visit_year" BIGINT,
  "plot_id" BIGINT,
  "transect" BIGINT,
  "species" VARCHAR,
  "alive" BIGINT,
  "dbh" DOUBLE
);

Wadeable Pi Long2024-07-24

@usgov.doi_gov_riparian_vegetation_structure_and_composition__d016f410.wadeable_pi_long2024_07_24

138.6 kB
55,275 rows
11 columns

CREATE TABLE wadeable_pi_long2024_07_24 (
  "unit_code" VARCHAR,
  "stream_name" VARCHAR,
  "start_date" TIMESTAMP,
  "visit_year" BIGINT,
  "plot_id" BIGINT,
  "transect" BIGINT,
  "point" DOUBLE,
  "layer" VARCHAR,
  "species" VARCHAR,
  "status" VARCHAR,
  "master_species" VARCHAR
);