UTM coordinates of transects:
|                      Excel file,
| layout,
| notes
Ecological Site Designation for transects:
|    Excel file,
| layout,
| notes
Livestock Grazing History
This spreadsheet reports the record of cattle use since 1908 across the Santa Rita Experimental Range (SRER). The file includes 35 separate worksheets; 33 of those are for individual pastures, and the other 2 are summary
 reports for cattle use across the entire SRER and the change in the size of pastures throughout the length of the record.
- Livestock Grazing History spreadsheet:
                 
Excel file, 
notes
| History by individual pastures 33 worksheets:
|         
Layout
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| History of Total Use worksheet:
|         
Layout
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| History of Pasture Size:
|         
Layout
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Comparison of Planned Livestock Use and Actual Use Since 2006
These pdf files report the planned use and the actual use for each year since the start of the new grazing management program in October 2006.
Spatial Data (in ArcMap shapefile format, NAD 83 UTM Zone 12)
- Downloading instructions
- Spatial shapefiles
| Boundaries of the SRER:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata
|
| Boundaries of USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangles:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata
|
| Corona de Tucson USGS Quad Level 2 DEM:
|    Raster data, 
| metadata
|
| Green Valley USGS Quad Level 2 DEM:
|    Raster data, 
| metadata
|
| Helvetia USGS Quad Level 2 DEM:
|    Raster data, 
| metadata
|
| Sahuarita USGS Quad Level 2 DEM:
|    Raster data, 
| metadata
|
| Mosaic of USGS Level 2 DEM's:
|    Raster data, 
| metadata
|
| Active rain gauges:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata
|
| 1996 NRCS Soil Survey:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata,
| soil descriptions,
| survey text
|
| 1996 NRCS Ecological Site Survey:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata,
| site descriptions,
| survey text
|
| Headquarters buildings locations:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata
|
| Old pastures:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata
|
| New pastures:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata
|
| Roads:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata
|
| Electric transmission lines:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata
|
| Dirt and other water tanks:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata
|
| Metal water rims:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata
|
| Water wells:
|    Shapefile, 
| metatada
|
| Transect locations for Study FSRM 1706-09:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata
|
| Transect locations for Study FSRM 1706-12:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata
|
| Transect locations for Study FSRM 1706-15:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata
|
| Transect locations for Study FSRM 1706-25:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata
|
| On-going Long-term Measurement Transects:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata
|
| Existing pipelines:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata
|
| Photo station locations:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata
|
| Study areas:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata
|
| Old fences:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata
|
| New fences:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata
|
| 2005 DOQQ:
|    tiff file, 
| metadata
|
| Water developments:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata
|
| USDA-ARS instrumented watersheds:
|    Shapefile, 
| metadata
|
Spatial Data (in kml file format (keyhole markup language) for use in Google Earth).
The separate kml files were zipped together in a single kmz file for ease in downloading. The files were created from the ArcMap shapefiles found immediately above this section, and other sources identified in the following list.
- Download kmz file
- Description of kml files
| Repeat Photos: location of repeat photography sites, based on the shapefile "Photo station locations."
|
| Permanent Transects: location of on-going long-term measurement transects, based on the shapefile "On-going Long-term Measurement Transects."
|
| Wells: location of ground water wells, based on the shapefile "Water wells."
|
| Rims: location of metal water tanks for use by livestock and wildlife, based on the shapefile "Metal water rims."
|
| Tanks: location of earthen catchments that capture surface runoff for use as drinking water for livestock and wildlife, based on the shapefile "Dirt and other water tanks."
|
| Rain Gauges: location of rain gauges measured monthly (see data at "Precipitation" above), based on the shapefile "Active rain gauges."
|
| NEON FSU (October 2012): location of potential sites for NEON (National Ecological Observatory Network) FSU (Fundamental Sentinel Unit) sites, based on coordinates provided by NEON.
|
| ARS Watersheds: location of the eight instrumented watersheds in service since 1975. These are operated by the Southwest Watershed Research Center (USDA Agricultural Research Service), and links to precipitation at these sites is provided under the "Precipitation" heading.
|
| New Fences: location of fences separating pastures, based on the shapefile "New fences."
|
| New Pastures: location of pastures, based on the shapefile "New pastures."
|
| Powerlines: location of electric transmission lines, based on the shapefile "Electric transmission lines."
|
| Study Areas: location of historic study areas that are described in greater detail under "Historical Research Digital Archive." Those descriptions include study plans, data, and photographs for studies performed from 1902 through 1954. Based on the shapefile "Study areas."
|
| Roads: location of dirt and paved roads, based on the shapefile "Roads."
|
| SRER Boundary: location of boundaries of the Santa Rita Experimental Range, based on the shapefile "Boundaries of the SRER."
|
| TIFF: tiff format of the DOQQ (Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangle) for the Santa Rita taken in 2005 (see spatial coverage "2005 DOQQ").
|
Archived Spatial Data (2001-2008)
Repeat Photography
Annotated Bibliography
- This database is a digital version of Medina's (1996) compilation of the SRER history and all known publications made between 1903 and 1988 about work completed on the SRER and by SRER researchers. The bibliography can be accessed at http://ag.arizona.edu/SRER/history.
- The bibliography includes over 450 citations with short annotations about their content. The citations are given in alphabetical order. Four appendices list soils, vertebrates, and plant species known from the SRER, and annotated historical maps.
Update Log
- This update log records the date and information regarding revisions made to the database.
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Data files or information last updated - 19 June 2013
Page content or text last updated - 19 June 2013
Mitchel McClaran - mcclaran@u.arizona.edu
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