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USFWS - Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge - Vegetation Mapping Survey - 2012-2013

Dataset homepage

Citation

Keller K, Simpson A (2023). USFWS - Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge - Vegetation Mapping Survey - 2012-2013. Version 1.3. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/p3sdpu accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-24.

Description

Locations of 577 plant occurrences (54 unique taxa) from the US Fish and Wildlife Service Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge Vegetation Mapping Survey for 2012-2013, carried out in collaboration with University of Nevada - Reno.

Additional info

Unique identifiers for each record was generated during data cleaning by combining dataset name, ordinal number of the record, and unique site ID values. County values were derived and included during data cleaning. StateProvince values were derived and included during data cleaning. Species names were updated according to the GBIF taxonomic backbone during data cleaning. Some field names were modified according to Darwin Core / IPT terms during data cleaning.

Taxonomic Coverages

54 plant taxa; 53 species, 1 subspecies.
  1. Achillea millefolium
    rank: species
  2. Achnatherum hymenoides
    rank: species
  3. Agoseris glauca
    rank: species
  4. Agropyron cristatum
    rank: species
  5. Allium atrorubens
    rank: species
  6. Alyssum desertorum
    rank: species
  7. Argemone munita
    rank: species
  8. Artemisia nova
    rank: species
  9. Artemisia tridentata
    rank: species
  10. Astragalus argophyllus
    rank: species
  11. Astragalus calycosus
    rank: species
  12. Astragalus purshii
    rank: species
  13. Atriplex confertifolia
    rank: species
  14. Atriplex gardneri
    rank: species
  15. Atriplex micrantha
    rank: species
  16. Atriplex truncata
    rank: species
  17. Bassia hyssopifolia
    rank: species
  18. Bromus tectorum
    rank: species
  19. Calamagrostis stricta ssp. Inexpansa
    rank: subspecies
  20. Carex praegracilis
    rank: species
  21. Carex utriculata
    rank: species
  22. Castilleja angustifolia
    rank: species
  23. Caulanthus crassicaulis
    rank: species
  24. Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
    rank: species
  25. Cirsium scariosum
    rank: species
  26. Crepis runcinata
    rank: species
  27. Descurainia sophia
    rank: species
  28. Distichlis spicata
    rank: species
  29. Eleocharis macrostachya
    rank: species
  30. Elymus elymoides
    rank: species
  31. Ericameria nauseosa
    rank: species
  32. Erigeron lonchophyllus
    rank: species
  33. Halogeton glomeratus
    rank: species
  34. Hordeum jubatum
    rank: species
  35. Juncus balticus
    rank: species
  36. Juniperus osteosperma
    rank: species
  37. Leymus cinereus
    rank: species
  38. Leymus triticoides
    rank: species
  39. Nitrophila occidentalis
    rank: species
  40. Phlox hoodii
    rank: species
  41. Poa secunda
    rank: species
  42. Potentilla anserina
    rank: species
  43. Pseudoroegneria spicata
    rank: species
  44. Puccinellia lemmonii
    rank: species
  45. Sarcobatus vermiculatus
    rank: species
  46. Schoenoplectus acutus
    rank: species
  47. Sonchus arvensis
    rank: species
  48. Spartina gracilis
    rank: species
  49. Suaeda occidentalis
    rank: species
  50. Tetradymia canescens
    rank: species
  51. Tetradymia spinosa
    rank: species
  52. Thinopyrum intermedium
    rank: species
  53. Tragopogon dubius
    rank: species
  54. Triglochin maritima
    rank: species

Geographic Coverages

USFWS Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge: -115.53 to -115.39 longitude; 40.05 to 40.29 latitude.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Kaylene Keller
originator
position: Inventory and Monitoring Coordinator
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Pacific Southwest Region – Refuges DOI Unified Regions 8 & 10 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-2606
Sacramento
95825
California
US
email: kaylene_keller@fws.gov
homepage: http://www.fws.gov
Annie Simpson
metadata author
position: Biologist and Information Scientist
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mailstop 302
Reston
20192
Virginia
US
Telephone: +1 703-648-4281
email: asimpson@usgs.gov
homepage: http://www.usgs.gov
Kaylene Keller
content provider
position: GIS and Data Manager I & M
US Fish & Wildlife Service
3020 State University Drive, East Modoc Hall Suite 2007
Sacramento
95819
California
US
Telephone: +1 916-278-9419
email: kaylene_keller@fws.gov
homepage: http://www.fws.gov
Annie Simpson
publisher
position: biologist and information scientist
U.S. Geological Survey
12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, Mailstop 302
Reston
20192
Virginia
US
Telephone: +1 703 648 4281
email: asimpson@usgs.gov
homepage: https://www.usgs.gov
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8338-5134
Kaylene Keller
point of contact
position: Inventory and Monitoring Coordinator
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Pacific Southwest Region – Refuges DOI Unified Regions 8 & 10 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-2606
Sacramento
95825
California
US
email: kaylene_keller@fws.gov
homepage: http://www.fws.gov
Kaylene Keller
author
position: Inventory and Monitoring Coordinator
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Pacific Southwest Region – Refuges DOI Unified Regions 8 & 10 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-2606
Sacramento
95825
California
US
email: kaylene_keller@fws.gov
homepage: http://www.fws.gov
Kaylene Keller
administrative point of contact
position: Inventory and Monitoring Coordinator
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Pacific Southwest Region – Refuges DOI Unified Regions 8 & 10 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-2606
Sacramento
95825
California
US
email: kaylene_keller@fws.gov
homepage: http://www.fws.gov
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