Vegetation Stratified Random Sampling (SRS) Database Browser

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Vegetation Stratified Random Sampling (SRS) Database Browser

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This Vegetation SRS Database Browser provides the most complete access to raw data using the widest variety of query parameters.

Please read the UMESC LTRMP Database Browser Notes before using this browser.

For Vegetation metadata read the FGDC NBII, Vegetation SRS Metadata page.

For Vegetation SRS component information read the Component Information Page which contains a description, history and value ranges of the data.

Queries made using the Vegetation SRS Database Browser are real time, it may take a few minutes to retrieve your results.

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Query SRS Vegetation Data

Select the Field Station(s) to query

Field Station (required)
Field Station 1 (Lake City, MN)
Field Station 2 (Onalaska, WI)
Field Station 3 (Bellevue, IA)
Field Station 4 (Alton, IL)
Field Station 6 (Havana, IL)

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Vegetation SRS data has been collected every year June through August 1998 to present. Enter a beginning and ending date to query.

Learn more about vegetation srs date ranges

Date Range (Format: mm/dd/yyyy; required)
Beginning : Ending :

A barcode is an eight-digit number that identifies the data sheet where the data were originally recorded. You may use a range of barcodes, a list of barcodes, or a combination of each. Enter the range of barcodes desired.
Barcodes range (not required)
Starting barcode: Ending barcode:

Enter the list of barcodes desired. (separate each barcode with a space)
Barcode list (not required)

The SRS sampling points were stratified by depth (only areas less than 2.5 meters) and grouped by Map Strata according to the Aquatic Area Stratum geographical information system coverage. Select the Map Strata to query.

Map Stratum (not required)
Backwater Contiguous with the main channel (BWC)
Backwater Isolated from the main channel (BWI)
Impounded area (IMP)
Isolated lakes (LK)
Main Channel Border (MCB)
Side Channel (SC)
Tributary Delta Lake - Lake Pepin (TDL)

A brief description of the sediment type (river bottom).
Select the Substrate Type(s) query .

Substrate Type (not required)
Predominantly Silt and/or Clay
Predominantly Silt with some Sand
Predominantly Sand with some Silt or Clay
Hard Clay
Gravel/Rock
Sand

Water depth is measured to the nearest 0.1 meter.
Enter the water depth range desired: (Valid Range: 0 - 10)

Water Depth Range (not required)
Minimum : Maximum :

A brief description of the general types of vegetation (life forms). Unvegetated means no vegetation was collected at that particular location. Select the Life Form(s) to query.

Life Form (not required)
Algae
Emergent
Nonrooted Floating Leaf Vegetation
Rooted Floating Leaf Vegetation
Submergent Vegetation
Unvegetated

Data can be retreived for all species, or species can be selected individually or a combination by pressing the Control key while selecting species desired.

Learn more about life form definitions

Vegetation Species (not required)

Data fields may be specified by clicking the first desired field, pressing the Control key and clicking additional fields.

Learn more about vegetation field name abbreviations

Data Field List (not required)

Download type (1) is the default download method and is suitable for importing into MS-Excel, MS-Access and SAS

Submit Query
1. Download Data As Comma Delimited With Field Names In First Row
2. Download Data As Fixed Column Length Format, No Field Names
3. Download Data As Comma Delimited Format, No Field Names
4. Download Data As ArcView Compatible Format, Field Names e.g. (field1, field2)

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U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/data_library/vegetation/srs/veg_srs_1_query.html
Page Contact Information: Contacting the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Page Last Modified: September 19, 2008

(SPCODE) Scientifc Names , Common Names ,Life Form
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(ACSA2 ) Acer saccharinum L. , silver maple ,E
(ALPL ) Alisma plantago-aquatica L. , American waterplantain ,E
(AMRU ) Amaranthus rudis Sauer , tall amaranth ,E
(AMTU ) Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) Sauer , roughfruit amaranth ,E
(AMTR ) Ambrosia trifida L. , great ragweed ,E
(AMCO ) Ammannia coccinea Rottb. , valley redstem ,E
(AMCOP ) Ammannia coccinea Rottb. ssp. purpurea (Lam., redstem ,E
(AMFR ) Amorpha fruticosa L. , desert false indigo ,E
(APCA ) Apocynum cannabinum L. , Indianhemp ,E
(ASIN ) Asclepias incarnata L. , swamp milkweed ,E
(AZCA ) Azolla caroliniana Willd. , Carolina mosquitofern ,N
(AZME ) Azolla mexicana Schlect. & Cham. ex K. Presl, Mexican mosquitofern ,N
(BARO ) Bacopa rotundifolia (Michx.) Wettst. , disk waterhyssop ,F
(BENI ) Betula nigra L. , river birch ,E
(BIAR ) Bidens aristosa (Michx.) Britt. , bearded beggarticks ,E
(BICE ) Bidens cernua L. , nodding beggarticks ,E
(BOCY ) Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. , false nettle ,E
(CASES ) Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. ssp sepium , hedge false bindweed ,E
(CARA2 ) Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. ex Bureau , trumpet creeper ,E
(CACR8 ) Carex crus-corvi Shuttlw. ex Kunze , ravenfoot sedge ,E
(CAHY3 ) Carex hyalinolepis Steud. , shoreline sedge ,E
(CATR7 ) Carex tribuloides Wahlenb. , blunt broom sedge ,E
(CEOC ) Celtis occidentalis L. , common hackberry ,E
(CEOC2 ) Cephalanthus occidentalis L. , common buttonbush ,E
(CEDE4 ) Ceratophyllum demersum L. , coontail ,S
(CHSE4 ) Chamaesyce serpens (Kunth) Small , matted sandmat ,E
(CH?AR ) Chara spp. , chara ,S
(CIBU ) Cicuta bulbifera , bulblet-bearing water hemlock,E
(CODI5 ) Commelina diffusa Burm. f. , climbing dayflower ,E
(CONVO ) Convolvulus L. , bindweed ,E
(CYER2 ) Cyperus erythrorhizos Muhl. , redroot flatsedge ,E
(CYOD ) Cyperus odoratus L. , fragrant flatsedge ,E
(CYSQ ) Cyperus squarrosus L. , bearded flatsedge ,E
(CYST ) Cyperus strigosus L. , straw-colored flatsedge ,E
(DEVE ) Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell. , swamp loosestrife ,E
(DESMO ) Desmodium Desv. , ticktrefoil ,E
(DIVI5 ) Diospyrus virginiana L. , common persimmon ,E
(DUAR3 ) Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britt. , threeway sedge ,E
(ECHIN4) Echinochloa Beauv. cock , cockspur grass ,E
(ECCR ) Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv. , barnyardgrass ,E
(ECES ) Echinochloa esculenta (A. Braun) H. Scholz , Japanese millet ,E
(ECMU2 ) Echinochloa muricata (Beauv.) Fern. , rough barnyardgrass ,E
(ECMUM2) Echinochloa muricata (Beauv.) Fern. var muri, common barnyardgrass ,E
(ECMUM ) Echinochloa muricata (Beauv.) Fern. var. mic, very rough barnyardgrass ,E
(ECWA ) Echinochloa walteri (Pursh) Heller , coast cockspur grass ,E
(ECPR ) Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. , false daisy ,E
(ELPA3 ) Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schu, common spikerush ,E
(ELRO2 ) Eleocharis rostellata (Torr.) Torr. , beaked spikerush ,E
(ELCA7 ) Elodea canadensis Michx. , Canadian waterweed ,S
(ELVI3 ) Elymus virginicus L. , Virginia wildrye ,E
(ERFR ) Eragrostis frankii C.A. Mey. ex Steud. , sandbar lovegrass ,E
(ERPE ) Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Nees ex Steud, tufted lovegrass ,E
(ERPI2 ) Eragrostis pilosa (L.) Beauv. , Indian lovegrass ,E
(EUSE2 ) Eupatorium serotinum Michx. , lateflowering thoroughwort ,E
(ALGA ) Filamentous algae , filamentous algae ,A
(FOAC ) Forestiera acuminata (Michx.) Poir. , eastern swampprivet ,E
(FRPE ) Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. , green ash ,E
(GAOB ) Galium obtusum Bigelow , bluntleaf bedstraw ,E
(GAOBO ) Galium obtusum Bigelow ssp obtusum , blunt bedstraw ,E
(GLEDI ) Gleditsia L. , locust ,E
(GRVI ) Gratiola virginiana L. , roundfruit hedgehyssop ,E
(ZODU ) Heteranthera dubia (Jacq.) MacM. , water stargrass ,S
(HILA2 ) Hibiscus laevis All. , halberdleaf rosemallow ,E
(HIMOL ) Hibiscus moscheutos L. ssp lasiocarpos (Cav., crimsoneyed rosemallow ,E
(IPLA ) Ipomoea lacunosa L. , whitestar ,E
(JUEF ) Juncus effusus L. , common rush ,E
(LEOR ) Leersia oryzoides(L.) Sw. , rice cutgrass ,E
(LEMI3 ) Lemna minor L. , small duckweed ,N
(LETR ) Lemna trisulca L. , star duckweed ,N
(LEFA ) Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp fascicularis, bearded sprangletop ,E
(LEFI ) Leptochloa panicea (Retz.) Ohwi ssp. Brachia, muronate sprangletop ,E
(LEPA3 ) Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) A.S. Hitchc, Amazon sprangletop ,E
(LIDUD ) Lindernia dubia (L.) Pennell var dubia , yellowseed false pimpernel ,E
(LUDE4 ) Ludwigia decurrens Walt. , wingleaf primrosewillow ,F
(LUPE5 ) Ludwigia peploides (Kunth) Raven , floating primrosewillow ,F
(LYSA2 ) Lythrum salicaria L. , purple loosestrife ,E
(MECA3 ) Menispermum canadense L. , common moonseed ,E
(MIRI ) Mimulus ringens L. , Allegheny monkeyflower ,E
(MORU2 ) Morus rubra L. , red mulberry ,E
(MYSI ) Myriophyllum sibiricum Komarov , northern watermilfoil ,S
(MYSP2 ) Myriophyllum spicatum L. , Eurasian watermilfoil ,S
(NAFL ) Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & Schmidt , nodding waternymph ,S
(NAGR ) Najas gracillima (A. Braun ex Engelm.) Magnu, slender waternymph ,S
(NAGU ) Najas guadalupensis (Spreng.) Magnus , southern waternymph ,S
(NAMI ) Najas minor All. , brittle waternymph ,S
(NELU ) Nelumbo lutea Willd. , American lotus ,F
(NULU ) Nuphar variegata Dur. , yellow pond lily ,F
(NYTU ) Nymphaea odorata Ait. spp tuberosa (Paine) , white waterlily ,F
(OEBI ) Oenothera biennis L. , common evening-primrose ,E
(OXALI ) Oxalis L. , woodsorrel ,E
(PADI ) Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. , fall panicgrass ,E
(PAFL5 ) Paspalum fluitans (Ell.) Kunth , horsetail paspalum ,E
(PESE6 ) Penthorum sedoides L. , ditch stonecrop ,E
(PHAR3 ) Phalaris aruninaceae L. , reed canarygrass ,E
(PHAU7 ) Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. , common reed ,E
(PHLA3 ) Phyla lanceolata (Michx.) Greene , lanceleaf fogfruit ,E
(PHVI8 ) Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. , obedient plant ,E
(PIPU2 ) Pilea pumila (L.) Gray , Canadian clearweed ,E
(POAN ) Poa annua L. , annual bluegrass ,E
(POAM8 ) Polygonum amphibium L. , water knotweed ,E
(POAME ) Polygonum amphibium L. var emersum Michx. , longroot smartweed ,E
(POAMS ) Polygonum amphibium L. var stipulaceum Colem, water smartweed ,E
(POHY2 ) Polygonum hydropiperiodes Michx. , swamp smartweed ,E
(POLA4 ) Polygonum lapathifolium L. , curlytop knotweed ,E
(POLO13) Polygonum pensylvanicum L. , Penn smartweed ,E
(POPE2 ) Polygonum pensylvanicum L. , Pennsylvania smartweed ,E
(POPEL2) Polygonum pensylvanicum L. var. laevigatum F, commom Pennsylvania smartweed,E
(POPU5 ) Polygonum punctatum Ell. , dotted smartweed ,E
(POCO14) Pontederia cordata L. , pickerelweed ,E
(PODE3 ) Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. , eastern cottonwood ,E
(POOL ) Portulaca oleracea L. , little hogweed ,E
(POAL8 ) Potamogeton alpinus Balbis , alpine pondweed ,S
(POCR3 ) Potamogeton crispus L. , curly pondweed ,S
(POEP2 ) Potamogeton epihydrus Raf. , ribbonleaf pondweed ,S
(POFO3 ) Potamogeton foliosus Raf. , leafy pondweed ,S
(NLPW ) Potamogeton foliosus Raf./pusillus L. , leafy/small pondweed ,S
(PONO2 ) Potamogeton nodosus Poir. , longleaf pondweed ,S
(POPU7 ) Potamogeton pusillus L. , small pondweed ,S
(PORI2 ) Potamogeton richardsonii (Benn.) Rydb. , Richardson's pondweed ,S
(POZO ) Potamogeton zosteriformis Fern. , flatstem pondweed ,S
(RALO2 ) Ranunculus longirostris Godr. , longbeak buttercup ,S
(RATR ) Ranunculus trichophyllus Chaix , threadleaf crowfoot ,S
(RIFL4 ) Riccia fluitans L. , slender liverwort ,N
(RINA2 ) Ricciocarpos natans (L.) Corda , liverwort ,N
(RONA2 ) Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek , watercress ,E
(ROISF2) Rorippa palustris (L.) Bess. ssp fernaldiana, Fernald's yellowcress ,E
(RUCR ) Rumex crispus L. , curly dock ,E
(RUOR2 ) Rumex orbiculatus Gray , greater water dock ,E
(RUVE3 ) Rumex verticillatus L. , swamp dock ,E
(SACU ) Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon , arumleaf arrowhead ,E
(SALA2 ) Sagittaria latifolia Willd. , broadleaf arrowhead ,E
(SARI ) Sagittaria rigida Pursh. , stiff arrowhead ,E
(SAAM2 ) Salix amygdaloides Anderss. , peachleaf willow ,E
(SACA5 ) Salix caroliniana Michx. , coastal plain willow ,E
(SAEX ) Salix exigua Nutt. , sandbar willow ,E
(SANI ) Salix nigra Marsh. , black willow ,E
(SCFL ) Schoenoplectus fluviatilis (Torr.) M.T. Stro, river bulrush ,E
(SCVA ) Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) , softstem bulrush ,E
(SIAN ) Sicyos angulatus L. , oneseed burr cucumber ,E
(SISP ) Sida spinosa L. , prickly fanpetals ,E
(SMTA2 ) Smilax tamnoides L. , bristly greenbrier ,E
(SPEU ) Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. ex Gray , giant burreed ,E
(SPPO ) Spirodela polyrrhiza (L.) Schleid. , big duckweed ,N
(POPE6 ) Stuckenia pectinatus (L.) Boerner , sago pondweed ,S
(SYLAL7) Symphyotrichum lateriflorum (L.) A. & D. Lov, calico aster ,E
(TADI2 ) Taxodium distichum (L.) L.C. Rich. , bald cypress ,E
(TORA2 ) Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze , eastern poison ivy ,E
(TROH ) Tradescantia ohiensis Raf. , bluejacket ,E
(TYAN ) Typha angustifolia L. , narrowleaf cattail ,E
(TYLA ) Typha latifolia L. , common cattail ,E
(ULAM ) Ulmus americana L. , American elm ,E
(URDI ) Urtica dioica L. , stinging nettle ,E
(UTMA ) Utricularia macrorhiza Le Conte , common bladderwort ,S
(VAAM3 ) Vallisneria americana Michx. , wildcelery ,S
(VEHA2 ) Verbena hastata L. , swamp verbena ,E
(VICI2 ) Vitis cinerea (Engelm.) Millard , graybark grape ,E
(VIVU ) Vitis vulpina L. , frost grape ,E
(WOCO ) Wolffia columbiana Karst. , Columbian watermeal ,N
(XAST ) Xanthium strumarium L. , rough cocklebur ,E
(ZAPA ) Zannichellia palustris L. , horned pondweed ,S
(ZIAQ ) Zizania aquatica L. , wild rice ,E

All Fields
Field Station Number (FLDNUM)
Project Code (PROJCD)
Pool/Reach (POOL)
Date (DATE)
Crew Leader Code (LDRCODE)
Recorder Code (RCRDCODE)
Detritus (DETRITUS)
Predominant Substrate (SBSTRATE)
Site Code (SITECD)
Map Stratum (MSTRATUM)
Actual Stratum (ASTRATUM)
River Mile (RIVMILE)
Submersed Vegetation (VEG_S)
Rooted Floating Leaf Vegetation (VEG_RF)
Emergent Vegetation (VEG_E)
Algae (VEG_A)
Nonrooted Floating Leaf Vegetation (VEG_NRF)
Unvegetated (VEG_U)
Nonrooted Floating Cover (COV_NRF)
Rooted Floating Cover (COV_RF)
Emergent Cover (COV_E)
1st UTM Easting (EAST1)
1st UTM Northing (NORTH1)
UTM Zone (ZONE)
1st Accuracy (ACCUR1)
UTM Method (METHOD)
2nd UTM Easting (EAST2)
2nd UTM Northing (NORTH2)
2nd UTM Accuracy (ACCUR2)
UMESC UTM Zone (ZONE_U)
UMESC UTM Easting (EAST_U)
UMESC UTM Northing (NORTH_U)
GIS Grid Code (GRIDCODE)
Zone15 East/West (EAST_15)
Zone15 North/South (NORTH_15)
Habitat Subsamples 1 (HABITAT1)
Habitat Subsamples 2 (HABITAT2)
Habitat Subsamples 3 (HABITAT3)
Habitat Subsamples 4 (HABITAT4)
Habitat Subsamples 5 (HABITAT5)
Habitat Subsamples 6 (HABITAT6)
Water Depth Subsamples 1 (DEPTH1)
Water Depth Subsamples 2 (DEPTH2)
Water Depth Subsamples 3 (DEPTH3)
Water Depth Subsamples 4 (DEPTH4)
Water Depth Subsamples 5 (DEPTH5)
Water Depth Subsamples 6 (DEPTH6)
Plant Density Subsamples 1 (DENSITY1)
Plant Density Subsamples 2 (DENSITY2)
Plant Density Subsamples 3 (DENSITY3)
Plant Density Subsamples 4 (DENSITY4)
Plant Density Subsamples 5 (DENSITY5)
Plant Density Subsamples 6 (DENSITY6)
Site Batch Number (BATCHNUM)
Species Code (SPPCD)
Visual Subsamples 1 (VISUAL1)
Visual Subsamples 2 (VISUAL2)
Visual Subsamples 3 (VISUAL3)
Visual Subsamples 4 (VISUAL4)
Visual Subsamples 5 (VISUAL5)
Visual Subsamples 6 (VISUAL6)
Rake Subsamples 1 (RAKE1)
Rake Subsamples 2 (RAKE2)
Rake Subsamples 3 (RAKE3)
Rake Subsamples 4 (RAKE4)
Rake Subsamples 5 (RAKE5)
Rake Subsamples 6 (RAKE6)
Additional Species (ADDSPP)
Species Cover (COVSPP)
QE Code (QECODE)
Voucher (VOUCHER)
Comment (Na comma delimited) (COMMENT)