Wesley M Daniel

Climate change is expected to worsen the harmful effects of invasive species on native wildlife. This presents a growing conservation challenge for invasive species managers in the southeastern United States where thousands of invasive species exist. While many of these invasive species currently have relatively small ranges in the southeastern U.S., climate change may allow them to expand into new regions. To effectively plan and respond to the redistribution of invasive species, it is crucial to coordinate existing information and identify future information needs across regional boundaries. The ultimate goal of this project is to improve invasive species management in the face of climate change by establishing...

Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2021, Birds, Birds, CASC, Fish, All tags... Fish, Mammals, Mammals, Other Wildlife, Other Wildlife, Plants, Plants, Projects by Region, Science Tools for Managers, Science Tools for Managers, Southeast, Southeast CASC, State of the Science, State of the Science, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags

The North American Freshwater Migratory Fish Database (NAFMFD): Characterizing the migratory life histories of freshwater fishes of Canada, the United States, and Mexico

We developed the North American Freshwater Migratory Fish Database (NAFMFD) that synthesizes current knowledge of migratory status, pattern, and behavior for native and non-native freshwater fish species throughout North America, including 1,241 species representing 79 families and 322 genera.

Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Ecology, Ecology, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), farming, All tags... fish, inlandWaters, migratory species, Fewer tags

National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP) 2015 Cumulative Habitat Condition Scores and Disturbance Indices Linked to HUC 12 Watersheds in Alaska of the Watershed Boundary Dataset

This shapefile contains fish habitat condition index (HCI) scores as well as specific disturbance indices for 6th level Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC12) watersheds of the Watershed Boundary Dataset. The source datasets compiled and attributed to spatial units were identified as being: (1) meaningful for assessing fluvial fish habitat; (2) consistent across the entire study area in the way that they were assembled; (3) broadly representative of conditions in the past 10 years, and (4) of sufficient spatial resolution that they could be used to make valid comparisons among HUC12 units. In this data set, variable summaries are linked to HUC12 watersheds developed for the Watershed Boundary Dataset downloaded on March 18,...

Categories: Data; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, Map Service; Tags: 2015 National Assessment, 2015 National Assessment, DataProduct, Direct habitat alteration, Environmental condition, All tags... Habitat Characterization, Lotic, NFHP, NFHP Cooperator, Spatial Data, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Visual, Watershed Boundary Dataset, drainage basins, environmental assessment, inlandWaters, watershed, Fewer tags

Nonindigenous aquatic species and potential spread after Hurricane Maria

This map was created to help assess impacts on nonindigenous aquatic species distributions due to flooding associated with Hurricane Maria. Storm surge and flood events can assist expansion and distribution of nonindigenous aquatic species through the connection of adjacent watersheds, backflow of water upstream of impoundments, increased downstream flow, and creation of freshwater bridges along coastal regions. This map will help natural resource managers determine potential new locations for individual species, or to develop a watch list of potential new species within a watershed. These data include a subset of data from the Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, that fall within the general area of the 2017...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation; Tags: AIS, ANS, Aquatic Biology, GIS, Island, All tags... Puerto Rico, San Juan, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), amphibians, animals, biota, biota, crustaceans, environment, fish, flooding, frogs, hurricanes, hurricanes, inlandWaters, introduced species, invasives, invertebrates, mollusks, non-indigenous, non-native, nonindigenous, nonnative species, plants, reptiles, storm, turtles, vertebrates, Fewer tags

National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP) 2015 Cumulative Habitat Condition Scores and Disturbance Indices Linked to Catchments of Southeast Alaska

This shapefile contains cumulative fish habitat condition index (HCI) scores as well as specific disturbance indices for local and network catchments of Southeast Alaska. Catchments were created in support of Jared Ross's Master’s thesis. The source datasets compiled and attributed to spatial units were identified as being: (1) meaningful for assessing fluvial fish habitat; (2) consistent across the entire study area in the way that they were assembled; (3) broadly representative of conditions in the past 10 years, and (4) of sufficient spatial resolution that they could be used to make valid comparisons among local catchment units. Citations: Ross, J.A. Influences of timber management and natural landscape factors...

Categories: Data; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, Citation, Map Service; Tags: 2015 National Assessment, 2015 National Assessment, DataProduct, Direct habitat alteration, Environmental condition, All tags... Habitat Characterization, Lotic, NFHP, NFHP Cooperator, NHDHR, Regional Assessment, Spatial Data, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Visual, drainage basins, environmental assessment, inlandWaters, watershed, Fewer tags