California Flora Database

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: USDA

Publication_Date: 2000

Title: California Flora Database

Edition:

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: online

Series_Information:

Series_Name:

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Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: CA

Publisher: Digital Library Project, UC Berkeley

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: http://www.calflora.org/

Description:

Abstract:

CalFlora is a comprehensive database of plant distribution information for California, a web accessible, publicly available tool for synthesis of data from disparate sources. Calflora is designed to provide ready access to data needed to identify critical issues in conservation of plant diversity at varying scales and to analyze consequences of land use alternatives and environmental change on distribution of native and exotic species. It also serves research in ecology, botany, and conservation biology, as well as providing an educational and informational resource for the general public. CalFlora is a community resource. It has been built by collaboration among people and institutions who have each brought different ideas, resources, and areas of expertise to our common effort. Funding for Calflora mainly comes from grants and contracts from private foundations, public agencies, and donations from private individuals. The project welcomes new collaborators, data contributors, and volunteers. CalFlora Database Project is nonprofit organization dedicated to providing information about California plants. CalFlora started as a collaborative project of the USDA Forest Service, the UC Berkeley Digital Library Project, the United States Geological Survey, the UC Davis Information Center for the Environment, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, and other organizations and individuals. CalFlora has three interconnected components: * Species Database Summaries of geographic distribution, habitat, and lifeform data for the approximately 8400 vascular plant taxa known to be native or naturalized in California, based on published literature as well as specific documented observations. * Occurrence Database Over 600,000 specific observations of plants at locations within California, uniting data holdings of numerous public agencies, herbaria, private organizations, and individuals. * Nomenclature Database Information on relationships between plants names as used by various observers, past and present, serving as a tool for accessing and summarizing occurrence observations as well as providing a stand-alone source of historical information on usage of plant names in California. The CalFlora Project was initiated in 1994 as part of the USDA Forest Service-Kings River Ecosystem Project, in collaboration with the California Native Plant Society and the UC Davis Information Center for the Environment. Since 1997, the UC Digital Library Project has been a major supporter and project participant. In 1999, the US Geological Survey-Biological Resources Division and the California Department of Transportation joined in supporting the CalFlora Project. Other agencies participating as major data contributors have included the USDA National Plant Data Center, the California Department of Food and Agriculture, the California Department of Fish and Game, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, the UC Berkeley and Jepson Herbaria, and others.

Purpose:

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Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: For a complete set of references, see: "http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=379724"

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20000101

Ending_Date: Unknown

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.9

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -113.61

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.51

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.02

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL PLANT SCIENCE > CROP/PLANT YIELDS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL PLANT SCIENCE > PLANT BREEDING AND GENETICS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL PLANT SCIENCE > RECLAMATION/REVEGETATION/RESTORATION

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL PLANT SCIENCE > WEEDS, NOXIOUS PLANTS OR INVASIVE PLANTS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > DECIDUOUS VEGETATION

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > EXOTIC VEGETATION

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > INDIGENOUS VEGETATION

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION SPECIES

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > EVERGREEN VEGETATION

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PLANTS > GYMNOSPERMS > CONIFERS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PLANTS > FERNS AND ALLIES > FERNS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PLANTS > ANGIOSPERMS (FLOWERING PLANTS)

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PLANTS > MOSSES/HORNWORTS/LIVERWORTS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > FUNGI > LICHENS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > BIODIVERSITY FUNCTIONS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > INVASIVE SPECIES

Theme_Keyword: Agriculture And Food Security > Biota >

Theme_Keyword: Environmental Protection > Biodiversity

Theme_Keyword: Environmental Protection > Biota >

Theme_Keyword: Elevation Flora

Theme_Keyword: Endangered Plants

Theme_Keyword: Geographical Distributions

Theme_Keyword: Plant Habitats

Theme_Keyword: Taxa

Theme_Keyword: Vascular Plants

Theme_Keyword: Applied Sciences

Theme_Keyword: Agricultural Sciences

Theme_Keyword: Botany

Theme_Keyword: Forestry

Theme_Keyword: Horticulture

Theme_Keyword: Conservation

Theme_Keyword: FARMING

Theme_Keyword: BIOTA

Theme_Keyword: ECONOMY

Theme_Keyword: ENVIRONMENT

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CALIFORNIA

Access_Constraints: Not Available

Use_Constraints:

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Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

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Logical_Consistency_Report:

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Lineage:

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Process_Description:

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Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: CALFLORA > Calflora

Contact_Person: CALFLORA

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: The Calflora Database

Address: 937 San Pablo Avenue

City: Albany

State_or_Province: CA

Postal_Code: 94706

Country: USA

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: calflora@calflora.org

Resource_Description: CALFLORA

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Not Available

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://www.calflora.org/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://www.calflora.org/

Access_Instructions:

Access to the CalFlora Database

Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 19980130

Metadata_Review_Date: 20090316

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GCMD User Support Office

Contact_Organization: NASA Global Change Master Directory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Not Available

City: Lanham

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20706

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: Not Available

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time