Extended Data Table 1 Information of 12 observational sites

From: Rapid shifts in grassland communities driven by climate change

Label

Site name

Latitude

Longitude

Grass type

Community data collection method

Number of plots

Number of years

Number of data points

Reference

Percentage of non-native species

A

Angelo Coast

−123.653

39.717

Coastal prairie

Cover in 30×0.09-m² quadrats

5

14

70

Suttle & Thomsen61

67.80%

B

Carrizo Plain

−119.863

35.189

Valley

9×9 point-intercepts in 1-m² quadrats, first species hit

8

15

120

Grinath et al.62

49.20%

C

Elkhorn Slough

−121.741

36.867

Coastal prairie

5×5 point-intercepts in 0.25-m² quadrats; each species recorded only once at each sample point

3

20

59

Hayes & Holl63

94.10%

D

Jasper Ridge Serpentine

−122.242

37.406

Serpentine

Cover in 1-m² quadrats

12

33

396

Hobbs & Mooney64,65

10.60%

E/F

McLaughlin Annual/Serpentine

−122.421

38.87

Valley/Serpentine

Cover in 1-m² quadrats

41/38

14

588/532

Fernandez-Going et al.66

85.1%/32.8%

G

Morgan Territory

−121.796

37.818

Valley

70 point-intercepts along four 17-m transects; tallest species only

8

9

59

Gennet et al.67

98.70%

H

Pleasanton Ridge

−121.885

37.615

Valley

70 point-intercepts along four 17-m transects; tallest species only

6

10

60

Dudney et al.28; Gennet et al.67

95.40%

I

Sunol

−121.829

37.51

Valley

70 point-intercepts along four 17-m transects; tallest species only

9

8

69

Dudney et al.28; Gennet et al.67

88.90%

J

Swanton Ranch

−122.221

37.045

Coastal prairie

5×5 point-intercepts in 0.25-m² quadrats; each species recorded only once at each sample point

3

14

42

Hayes & Holl63

95.80%

K

UC Santa Cruz

−122.053

36.986

Coastal prairie

5×5 point-intercepts in 0.25-m² quadrats; each species recorded only once at each sample point

3

14

42

Hayes & Holl63

94.20%

L

Vasco Caves

−121.687

37.805

Valley

70 point-intercepts along four 17-m transects; tallest species only

10

11

99

Dudney et al.28; Gennet et al.67

93.40%