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Flow alteration – from new and existing water supply projects, increased urbanization, and drought conditions – is a pervasive threat to aquatic wildlife throughout the Gulf Coast Prairie region. One species susceptible to this threat is Guadalupe Bass, an economically and ecologically important black bass species endemic to Texas. The area encompassing their range is projected to experience some of the highest population growth in Texas, placing increased demands on the aquifers and watersheds of this region. A previous GCP LCC instream Flow project conducted by the Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership (SARP) produced hypotheses about instream flow requirements of native aquatic species that need to be tested....
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The Blueprint analysis, maps, and data on this site represent the level of value – high or medium – of healthy natural resources and their potential to benefit fish, wildlife and plants. It is part of our effort to reach beyond our Region’s conservation community’s to begin talking with a range of groups about areas that have value for conservation. This information is crafted to help us get a glimpse of the of the Region as we think about emerging trends, better planning and better conversations with everyone who has a stake in what the Southeast Region might look like in 2060. Private lands identified on the map may be good candidates for voluntary conservation programs, which help keep working lands working....
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This project proposes development of a spatial decision support system (DSS) designed to address an identified major conservation goal of the Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers Landscape Conservation Cooperative (ETPBR LCC), in collaboration with adjacent LCCs in the Midwestern U.S. Specifically, the DSS will be designed to identify select geographic areas (watersheds) within the Mississippi River Basin (MRB) where the application of conservation practices (e.g., planting perennial grasses, drainage management systems) can simultaneously (1) reduce nutrient export to the Gulf of Mexico hypoxia zone and (2) enhance habitat and conservation for grassland birds and riparian species (also avian migration corridors),...
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Improved Gulf Hypoxia Planning Tool: Landscape scale planning tools focus conservation priorities through a series of region-specific lenses. These tools include: CHAT; SECAS; Gulf Hypoxia Initiative - Precision Conservation Blueprint v1.5; and landscape designs developed by the Great Plains LCC and Gulf Coast Prairie LCC. Discussions with industry, agency and organizational leaders across the mid-continent suggest that the time is ripe for opening a dialogue about how to bridge the planning between the west and east to find the appropriate stakeholder-driven set of mid-continent connections for a network of lands and waters. The recipient will assist staff from multiple LCCs and other interested entities in setting...
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The impacts from climate change are increasing the possibility of vulnerable coastal species and habitats crossing critical thresholds that could spur rapid and possibly irreversible changes. For species of high conservation concern, improved knowledge of quantitative thresholds could greatly improve management. To meet this need, we synthesized information pertaining to biological responses as tipping points to sea level rise (SLR) and coastal storms for 45 fish, wildlife, and plant species along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and Caribbean through a literature review and expert elicitation. Although these species were selected based on their ecological, economic, and cultural importance, just over half (56%,...
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Improved Gulf Hypoxia Planning Tool: Landscape scale planning tools focus conservation priorities through a series of region-specific lenses. These tools include: CHAT; SECAS; Gulf Hypoxia Initiative - Precision Conservation Blueprint v1.5; and landscape designs developed by the Great Plains LCC and Gulf Coast Prairie LCC. Discussions with industry, agency and organizational leaders across the mid-continent suggest that the time is ripe for opening a dialogue about how to bridge the planning between the west and east to find the appropriate stakeholder-driven set of mid-continent connections for a network of lands and waters. The recipient will assist staff from multiple LCCs and other interested entities in setting...
Monarch butterfly and other pollinators are in trouble. Monarch butterfly habitat— including milkweed host plants and nectar food sources—has declined drastically throughout most of the United States. Observed overwinter population levels have also exhibited a long-term downward trend, suggesting a strong relationship between habitat loss and monarch population declines. Preliminary research results from a U.S. Geological Survey led effort indicate that we need a comprehensive conservation strategy that includes all land types in order to stabilize monarch populations at levels necessary to adequately minimize extinction risk—urban areas will likely play a critical role. Urban Monarch Guides include a Handout, Guidebook,...
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This is a continuous raster dataset identifying grasslands that are currently suitable for mottled duck nesting activities in the Western Gulf Coast. The identification process is based on key biological parameters such as patch size, land use type, distance to brood rearing habitat, etc. Additionally, this raster datasets presents the data in a form that prioritizes habitat from more suitable to less suitable based on landscape metrics. The scale ranges from 9.9999 to .000005, higher value designating higher suitability ranking.
Submersed aquatic vegetation, a critical component of highly productive coastal ecosystems, is greatly affected by sea level rise. The Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative needs consistent information on these natural resources along the Gulf of Mexico Coast to develop computer modeling tools. These tools will contribute to efforts to forecast the effects of climate change on the distribution, abundance, and diversity of submersed aquatic vegetation and the fish and wildlife that depend on them. This project was co-funded by the Gulf Coast Prairie and the Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperatives and the South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center. An alternate reference...
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Based on discussions with the Grassland Decision Support Tool Technical Review Team, NatureServe,and MoRAP regarding combining efforts for an expanded project to address grassland conservation within the Gulf Coast Prairie LCC, we propose 5 tasks. The effort will utilize the expertise of Nature Serve to facilitate, coordinate and communicate the efforts with stakeholders, and MoRAP to focus on the technical elements of the products identified by partners including data development and analysis. MoRAP performed a spatial analysis to identify opportunities for grassland habitat conservation and attributed these polygons with ecological character / biological variables such as patch size, prevailing potential grassland...
Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, Conservation NGOs, Data, Data.gov Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative, EARTH SCIENCE, All tags...
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This project, part of a broader effort called the Gulf Coast Vulnerability Assessment, involved identifying gaps in data and integrating datasets and corresponding metadata required for a Gulf of Mexico-wide assessment of conditions and variables affecting barrier island vulnerability. Morphologic and geospatial datasets were later incorporated into the Conservation Planning Atlas, an emerging technology that makes a vast amount of geospatial data more easily accessible and available at no cost to conservation partners.
Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2014, AL-01, AL-01, AL-02, AL-02, All tags...
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This dataset features inundated areas connected to the main channel at discharges from 15,000 cfs to 95,000 cfs. The spatial extent for floodplain inundation modeling in the lower Trinity River was from Romayor, Texas, to approximately Moss Bluff, Texas. River sections were modeled using steady flow conditions. For the upper section, discharge and stage were both available for the two gages (Romayor USGS 08066500 and Liberty USGS 08067000). For the lower section, the Moss Bluff gage (USGS 08067100) is tidally-influenced, so gage height didn’t correspond to upstream changes in discharge. To model river stage specific inundation for the upper section, discharge for each Landsat 8 overpass date was entered as the upstream...
Categories: Data; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, ArcGIS Service Definition, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, Alligator Gar, Complete, Conservation Design, Conservation NGOs, All tags...
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Oyster reefs are one of the most important environmental and economic resources within the coastal regions of the United States. Although oyster reefs in deeper water have been mapped, the extent and condition of intertidal reefs has not been sufficiently inventoried in most states. Understanding the geographic extent and condition of intertidal oyster reef and shell bottoms is important for assessing parental stock and to determine potential recruitment bottlenecks for oysters within an estuary. These intertidal areas have traditionally served as a sanctuary from commercial harvest pressure due to closures, safety, and operational barriers preventing the harvesting of oysters in shallow water. The location...
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Rivers and streams of the southeastern United States support the most diverse unionid (freshwater) mussel fauna on earth. Unionids are essential components of riverine ecosystems, often dominating benthic biomass and influencing nutrient cycling and macro-invertebrate diversity. Unionids are one of the most endangered groups of freshwater organisms in the United States. The decline of native freshwater mussels during the past century has resulted from a variety of factors including overharvest, water pollution, land use alteration, and the introduction of invasive species. However, the most influential anthropogenic factor impacting unionids has been habitat degradation. Another factor that compounds efforts to...
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The spatial products described here rate the ecological integrity of six broadly defined habitats (Table 1-1; Appendix Table A-1). We selected these habitats as conservation targets for the Edwards to Gulf Landscape Conservation Design (LCD) through a participatory process (Tarbox et al. 2018). We then conducted a viability assessment of each habitat by identifying their key ecological attributes (KEAs), and appropriate indicators. We assessed the status of KEAs to determine the ecological integrity of each habitat type (FOS 2013). We selected KEAs by prioritizing the needs of relevant focal species (Table 1-1). The Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) selected focal species for a geography...
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The Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy (SECAS) is a shared, long-term vision for lands and waters that sustain fish and wildlife populations and improve human quality of life across the southeastern United States and Caribbean. SECAS provides regional focus for investments across organizations, disciplines, and partnerships on shared and proactive goals. The unique role of SECAS is to identify and support the steps necessary to regionally plan, implement, and evaluate actions that sustain habitat, mitigate threats, and adapt to desired conditions. As a result, SECAS unifies the delivery of conservation activities and supports innovation that can be applied across the region. Funding for this project supports...
map background search result map search result map Prioritization of Currently Suitable Nesting Habitat for Mottled Ducks in the Western Gulf Coast Barrier Island Vulnerability Data Integration and Assessment GAP analysis and spatial Decision Support System for grassland and riparian birds Species data for Gulf Hypoxia Blueprint Mapping shallow reefs using low-cost side scanning sonar and drone photography systems Water Quality Focus Areas data for Gulf Hypoxia Blueprint Gulf Hypoxia Project Area with Participating LCC's Gulf Hypoxia Area of Interest with Sum of Conservation and Watershed Interests Final Report: Strategic Coordination of Quadrula Species Research and Conservation: Support for the Development of a Conservation Plan Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy (SECAS) Conference Call Notes - 2016 Prairie Landscapes Ranks in the Gulf Coast Prairie LCC Southeast Blueprint v2.0 A synthesis of thresholds for focal species along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts: A review of research and applications The Edwards to Gulf Conservation Blueprint - Inputs Final Report: Edwards to Gulf Landscape Conservation Design Pilot Project - Ecological Integrity Ratings River stage-specific GIS data layers depicting connectivity based on inundation in the lower Trinity River of Texas Guadalupe Bass flow-ecology relationships: genetic sample collection data River stage-specific GIS data layers depicting connectivity based on inundation in the lower Trinity River of Texas Mapping shallow reefs using low-cost side scanning sonar and drone photography systems Guadalupe Bass flow-ecology relationships: genetic sample collection data The Edwards to Gulf Conservation Blueprint - Inputs Final Report: Edwards to Gulf Landscape Conservation Design Pilot Project - Ecological Integrity Ratings Prioritization of Currently Suitable Nesting Habitat for Mottled Ducks in the Western Gulf Coast Prairie Landscapes Ranks in the Gulf Coast Prairie LCC Barrier Island Vulnerability Data Integration and Assessment Final Report: Strategic Coordination of Quadrula Species Research and Conservation: Support for the Development of a Conservation Plan Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy (SECAS) Conference Call Notes - 2016 Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy GAP analysis and spatial Decision Support System for grassland and riparian birds Species data for Gulf Hypoxia Blueprint Water Quality Focus Areas data for Gulf Hypoxia Blueprint Gulf Hypoxia Project Area with Participating LCC's Gulf Hypoxia Area of Interest with Sum of Conservation and Watershed Interests A synthesis of thresholds for focal species along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts: A review of research and applications Southeast Blueprint v2.0