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* Metric Name: Absolute Change in Herbaceous Cover   

* Tier: 3  

* Data Vintage: 2020  

* Unit Of Measure: Percent, absolute change  

* Represent element and pillar: No  

* Type and distribution of data: Normal, skewed distribution representing percentages. Raw data values range from -91.8 to 118.6.  

* Translation: Where is herbaceous cover change low?  

* Translation method and outcome: Raw data values translated to range from +1 to -1 representing more favorable to less favorable conditions, respectively. **** The proposition of more favorable is based on the objective of canopy layers being lower (negative linear slope). More favorable (translated to +1) set at < 35.94, and less favorable (translated to -1) set at -35.385.

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Figure . Histogram and scoring of herbaceous cover change in Southern
California

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Figure . Histogram of translated herbaceous cover change in Southern
California

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Figure . Maps displaying raw metric and translated metric herbaceous cover
change in Southern California

  

* Metric Definition and Relevance: A raster dataset representing absolute change of herbaceous fractional (%) land cover in the Southern California Region.  

* Credits: San Diego State University CWC Project Team \--San Diego State University’s Connecting Wildlands and Communities Project Team