The impacts of storm surges on breeding waterbirds on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska: past effects and future projected impacts

This project evaluated the potential impacts of storm surges and relative sea level rise on nesting geese and eider species that commonly breed on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (Y-K Delta). Habitat suitability maps for breeding waterbirds were developed to identify current waterbird breeding habitat and distributions. Short-term climate change impacts were assessed by comparing nest densities in relation to magnitude of storms that occurred in the prior fall from 2000-2013. Additionally, nest densities were modeled using random forests in relation to the time-integrated flood index (e.g., a storm specific measure accounting for both water depth and duration of flooding) for four modeled storms (2005, 2006, 2009, and...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: DELTAS, DELTAS, DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS, DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS, Decision Support, All tags... ENDANGERED SPECIES, ENDANGERED SPECIES, EROSION, EROSION, ESTUARINE WETLANDS, ESTUARINE WETLANDS, FLOODS, FLOODS, Federal resource managers, INUNDATION, INUNDATION, LCC Network Science Catalog, Map, PALUSTRINE WETLANDS, PALUSTRINE WETLANDS, Policy makers & regulators, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Presentation, Project, Publication, Report, SALTWATER INTRUSION, SALTWATER INTRUSION, SEA LEVEL RISE, SEA LEVEL RISE, SEDIMENT TRANSPORT, SEDIMENT TRANSPORT, SEDIMENTATION, SEDIMENTATION, SEVERE STORMS, SEVERE STORMS, SPECIES LIFE HISTORY, SPECIES LIFE HISTORY, STORM SURGE, STORM SURGE, Tribes, USE/FEEDING HABITATS, USE/FEEDING HABITATS, Vulnerability Assessment, WETLANDS, WETLANDS, biota, biota, completed, environment, environment, Fewer tags

Environmental and ecological conditions at Arctic breeding sites have limited effects on true survival rates of adult shorebirds

Many Arctic shorebird populations are declining, and quantifying adult survival and the effects of anthropogenic factorsis a crucial step toward a better understanding of population dynamics. We used a recently developed, spatially explicitCormack–Jolly–Seber model in a Bayesian framework to obtain broad-scale estimates of true annual survival rates for 6species of shorebirds at 9 breeding sites across the North American Arctic in 2010–2014. We tested for effects ofenvironmental and ecological variables, study site, nest fate, and sex on annual survival rates of each species in thespatially explicit framework, which allowed us to distinguish between effects of variables on site fidelity versus truesurvival. Our...

Categories: Data, Publication; Types: Citation, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Arctic Landscape Conservation Cooperative data.gov, BIRDS, BIRDS, BREEDING PRODUCTIVITY, BREEDING PRODUCTIVITY, All tags... Conservation NGOs, Federal resource managers, LCC Network Science Catalog, Publication, biota, biota, completed, Fewer tags

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments of Selected Species in the North Atlantic LCC Region

Final report of the a project completed by NatureServe for the North Atlantic Landscape Conservaiton Cooperative, using the Climate Change Vulnerability Index to assess the vulnerability to climate change of 64 species occurring in the region.

Categories: Data; Tags: LCC Network Science Catalog, North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative Data.gov, Report, completed

Predicting Geese and Eider Nest Distributions on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of Alaska, 1985–2013

To determine the current spatial distribution of waterfowl nesting areas and understand the importance of environmental variables in the selection of nest locations, we modeled nest densities for six species of geese and eiders that commonly breed on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, including cackling goose ( Branta hutchinsii minima), emperor goose ( Chen canagica), black brant ( B. bernicla nigricans), greater white-fronted goose ( Anser albifrons frontalis), spectacled eider ( Somateria fischeri), and common eider ( S. mollissima). The data used were from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's long-term waterbird monitoring program in which single-visit nest searches were conducted during incubation (typically from early...

Tags: AK-00, Alaska, Data, Datasets/Database, LCC, All tags... Map, Map, Project, Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, eider, geese, nest density, predicted distribution, random forests, waterbirds, waterfowl, Fewer tags

Modeling Shorebird Distribution on the North Slope

Shorebirds are among the most abundant and visible high-latitude vertebrates. Their ecology makes them particularly sensitive to climate change in the arctic. The current distribution of shorebirds on the Arctic Coastal Plain is poorly known because accurate data exist from just a few locations. The Arctic LCC has supported development of habitat selection models that combine bird survey data with remotely-sensed habitat maps to “fill in the gaps” where observations are sparse. In future phases, the distribution maps generated from these models could be ground-truthed and improved, and subsequently used as the basis from which to forecast future shorebird distribution for projected future climate scenarios.

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, BIRDS, BIRDS, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Planning, All tags... Datasets/Database, Federal resource managers, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, LCC Network Science Catalog, MODELS, MODELS, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Publication, Report, Training/Outreach/Workshop, biota, biota, completed, environment, environment, Fewer tags

Completing Northeast Regional Vulnerability Assessment Incorporating the NatureServe Climate Change Vulnerability Index

Numerous studies show that ongoing climate change will have major effects on the distribution and conservation status of much of our biodiversity. Resource managers urgently need a means to identify which species and habitats are most vulnerable to decline in order to direct resources where they will be most effective. To address this need, NatureServe and Heritage Program collaborators have developed a Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) to provide a rapid, scientifically defensible assessment of species’ vulnerability to climate change. The CCVI integrates information about exposure to altered climates and species-specific sensitivity factors known to be associated with vulnerability to climate change. This...

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2010, 2011, Academics & scientific researchers, Applications and Tools, Applications and Tools, All tags... Conservation NGOs, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Planning, Conservation planning, Data Acquisition and Development, Data Acquisition and Development, Datasets/Database, Datasets/Database, Decision Support, Decision support, FWS R5 SA Project, Federal resource managers, Federal resource managers, Informing Conservation Delivery, Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, LCC Network Science Catalog, Map, Map, Methodology/Protocol, Methodology/Protocol, NALCC, North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Policy makers & regulators, Policy makers & regulators, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Population and Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Report, Report, State agencies, State agencies, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, environment, environment, onGoing, Fewer tags

ASDN: a Network of Sites to Evaluate How Climate-mediated Change in the Arctic Ecosystem are Affecting Shorebird Distribution, Ecology, and Demography

The Shorebird Demographic Network is an international collaboration designed to evaluate how climate mediated changes in the arctic ecosystem are affecting shorebird distribution, ecology, and demography. The main purpose of the network is to monitor demographic parameters (e.g. nest success, adult survival) of widely distributed shorebirds, so that we may develop conservation strategies that tackle the most pressing problems facing these declining species. The Arctic LCC contribution adds monitoring components that track key environmental attributes (e.g. water and prey availability) that are expected to link climate with changing shorebird populations.This project attempted to evaluate portions of two conceptual...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: BIRDS, BIRDS, BREEDING PRODUCTIVITY, BREEDING PRODUCTIVITY, Conservation NGOs, All tags... Conservation Planning, Federal resource managers, LCC Network Science Catalog, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Publication, Training/Outreach/Workshop, Vulnerability Assessment, biota, biota, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, onGoing, Fewer tags

Shorebird Demographic Network Factsheet

The Arctic Shorebird Demographic Network (Network) is aninternational collaboration dedicated to gaining a betterunderstanding of why arctic-nesting shorebirds are in declineand determine which life history stage (i.e., breeding success vs.adult survival) is limiting shorebird population growth ordriving declines.

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Arctic Landscape Conservation Cooperative data.gov, BIRDS, BIRDS, BREEDING PRODUCTIVITY, BREEDING PRODUCTIVITY, All tags... Conservation NGOs, Federal resource managers, LCC Network Science Catalog, completed, environment, environment, factSheet, Fewer tags

Vulnerabilities to Climate Change of Northeast Fish and Wildlife Habitats, Phase II

This project built off a first phase of work funded by Northeast states through the Regional Conservation Needs program by assessing the vulnerability to climate change of 7-10 additional northeastern habitat types, including forests, wetlands, and aquatic systems. Tidally-influenced habitat vulnerability was also assessed and included development of a database of ongoing coastal climate change projects and tools.The project will also build capacity in the Northeastern states for Regional Vulnerability Assessments and will coordinate with NOAA in the development of an on-line catalog of coastal climate change assessments.

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: Applications and Tools, Conservation Planning, FWS R5 SA Project, Federal resource managers, LCC, All tags... LCC Network Science Catalog, LCC Network Science Catalog, NALCC, North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Project, completed, environment, environment, Fewer tags