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Use of River-Reservoir Interface Habitats by Larval and Juvenile Fishes: Influence of Lateral Connectivity and Multi-Scale Environmental Conditions While siltation in the areas between reservoir and riverine ecosystems can damage habitat, there is emerging evidence to suggest certain water management strategies could promote high fish diversity in these areas—but this needs to be further studied. For example, new information on young fish species in Lake Texoma, a reservoir in the Red River watershed along the Texas/Oklahoma border, will help refine the priorities of the Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative relating to certain LCC focal species, including alligator gar and white bass. Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2014, 2015, 2016, Academics & scientific researchers, Connectivity, All tags... Conservation NGOs, Conservation Planning, FISH, Fisheries, Fisheries of Lake Texoma, Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Informing Conservation Delivery, LAKES/RESERVOIRS, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, OK-02, OK-04, Oklahoma, Project, Publication, Red River Watershed, Report, Reservoirs, State agencies, TX-04, TX-13, Texas, biota, completed, environment, Fewer tags Establishing Explicit Biological Objectives to Guide Strategic Habitat Conservation for the Gulf Coast The RESTORE Act (33 U.S. Code § 1321) directs 80% of Clean Water Act penalties from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (likely to be in the billions) to Gulf of Mexico restoration. Gulf partners profess a common goal of “restoring and protecting the natural resources…and economy of the Gulf Coast region”(Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council 2013:2), yet specific and explicit objectives that quantify what it means to actually achieve this goal remain undefined. Despite the presence of numerous conservation partnerships along the Gulf of Mexico, there is concern that this unprecedented opportunity will lack a coordinated response (NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program 2013). The success of the RESTORE Act will hinge... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, AL-01, All tags... AL-02, AL-03, AL-07, AR-01, AR-02, AR-04, Datasets/Database, Decision Support, EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LANDSCAPE > RECLAMATION/REVEGETATION/RESTORATION, EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS, FL-01, FL-02, FL-04, FL-05, FL-06, FL-09, FL-10, FL-11, FL-12, FL-13, FL-14, FL-16, FL-18, FL-23, FL-25, Federal resource managers, GA-01, GA-02, GA-03, GA-04, GA-05, GA-06, GA-07, GA-08, GA-09, GA-10, GA-11, GA-13, Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative, IL-12, KY-01, LA-01, LA-02, LA-03, LA-04, LA-05, LA-06, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, MO-08, MS-01, MS-02, MS-03, MS-04, Project, Publication, Regional & county planners, Report, State agencies, TN-08, TN-09, TX-02, TX-07, TX-08, TX-09, TX-10, TX-14, TX-15, TX-18, TX-22, TX-25, TX-27, TX-28, TX-29, biota, onGoing, Fewer tags Habitat Loss and Fragmentation Effects in the Management of Northern Bobwhites and Eastern Meadowlarks Habitat fragmentation and degradation are considered to be a leading causes of long-term population declines of Northern Bobwhites and many other species of grassland birds, such as Eastern Meadowlark. Research is needed to understand the factors causing habitat loss and fragmentation and to identify the areas that are high-probability candidates for successful restoration so that optimal decisions can be made. For example, uncertainty exists regarding the impacts of energy development activities or climate change that affect significant portions of wildlife populations in the GCP LCC. Furthermore, changing land ownership coupled with woody shrub and exotic grass encroachment have reduced the amount and quality... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2015, 2016, Academics & scientific researchers, Conservation Design, Conservation NGOs, All tags... EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > HABITAT CONVERSION/FRAGMENTATION, Eastern Meadowlark, Federal resource managers, Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Informing Conservation Delivery, KS-04, LA-01, LA-02, LA-03, LA-04, LA-05, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Louisiana, MS-04, Map, Northern Bobwhite, OK-01, OK-02, OK-03, OK-04, OK-05, Oklahoma, Project, Publication, Report, State agencies, TX-02, TX-03, TX-04, TX-05, TX-06, TX-07, TX-08, TX-09, TX-10, TX-11, TX-12, TX-13, TX-14, TX-15, TX-17, TX-18, TX-19, TX-20, TX-21, TX-22, TX-23, TX-24, TX-25, TX-26, TX-27, TX-28, TX-29, TX-30, TX-31, TX-32, Texas, Texas, biota, completed, fragmentation, Fewer tags Atlantic and Gulf Coast Resiliency Coastal change is an important issue for all coastal regions of the LCC Network, yet there are vast differences in the tools and information available across coastal regions. While the key uncertainties may differ across the Network, all coastal LCCs have been working to advance coastal resilience and adaptation. In some coastal areas, there are significant resources available to communities to understand coastal change and the discussions are now focused upon adaptation and incorporating natural resource considerations. In other regions, few tools exist for either communities or resource managers to address observed and predicted coastal change. The ultimate goal for LCCs is to have decision makers informed about... Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2015, FWS R5 SA Project, Federal resource managers, Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC, All tags... LCC Network Science Catalog, NALCC, North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Project, Publication, completed, environment, environment, Fewer tags Mississippi River Basin Gulf Hypoxia Structured Decision Making Workshop Seven Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) are working together to identify key scientific uncertainties associated with design and management of a sustainable ecosystem/floodplain landscape that provides multiple benefits for agricultural productivity, water quality, and wildlife conservation—both locally and in the Gulf of Mexico. Online meetings through the summer are preparing for a Mississippi River Basin / Gulf Hypoxia Structured Decision Making Workshop to be held August 12 – 14, 2014 at the Ducks Unlimited Headquarters in Memphis, TN, to convene 30 key representatives integrating a range of perspectives. The ultimate goal of this multi-LCC effort is to prioritize agricultural conservation areas by... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2013, 2014, 2015, AR-01, CO-04, All tags... Conservation NGOs, Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, Decision Support, EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LANDSCAPE, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Farm Bill programs, Federal resource managers, Gulf Restoration, Gulf hypoxia, IA-01, IA-02, IA-04, IL-12, IL-13, IL-18, IN-05, IN-06, IN-07, IN-08, KS-01, KS-02, KS-03, KS-04, KY-01, LA-01, LA-03, LA-05, LA-06, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, MN-01, MO-03, MO-06, MO-08, MS-02, MS-03, Memphis, Mississippi River Basin, NE-01, OH-01, OH-02, OH-03, OH-08, OH-10, OH-12, OH-15, Policy makers & regulators, Project, SD-00, State agencies, TN-08, TX-13, Tennessee, Training/Outreach/Workshop, Tribes, WI-03, agriculture, completed, environment, environment, habitat, landscape conservation design, product, structured decision making, water quality, wildlife conservation, Fewer tags A Hydrogeomorphic approach to evaluate ecosystem restoration and habitat management for the Lower Missouri River In FY12, hydrogeomorphic methodology was being applied along 670 miles of the Missouri River from Decatur, Nebraska to St. Louis, Missouri. In FY15, additional resources extended the HGM up river to Gavin’s Point Dam, West Yankton, South Dakota (approximate river mile 811), the location of the most downstream mainstem dam; thus encompassing the entire free flowing reach of the Missouri River and increasing the study area by approximately 800,000 acres. Using this method, engineers and ecologists will incorporate state-of-the-art scientific knowledge of ecological processes and key fish and wildlife species to identify options by which to emulate natural hydrologic and vegetation/ animal community dynamics. Results... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, Conservation NGOs, All tags... Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, Conservation Planning, EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LANDSCAPE, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Federal resource managers, Gulf Restoration, Hydrogeomorphic, IA-03, IA-04, KS-02, KS-03, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Landscape Conservation Cooperatives, Lower Missouri River, MO-01, MO-02, MO-03, MO-04, MO-05, MO-06, Methodology/Protocol, Monitoring, NE-01, NE-02, NE-03, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Population and Habitat Evaluation, Project, SD-00, State agencies, completed, eastern tallgrass prairie and big rivers landscape conservation cooperative, environment, environment, geology, habitat management, hydrogeology, hydrology, lower missouri river, Fewer tags Developing a Framework for Evaluating Tallgrass Prairie Reconstruction Methods and Management The best hope for recovering and maintaining ecosystem function and services for the tallgrass prairie ecosystem is reconstruction. To that end, tallgrass prairie reconstruction efforts are on-going across federal, state, and non-profit organizations and among private landowners throughout the upper Midwest. Despite this heightened activity, a framework for comprehensive evaluation and adaptive learning from past reconstruction efforts is lacking. With an increasing percentage of already limited natural resource budgets being applied to reconstruction activities, it is imperative that we make the best use of these funds by developing best practices for reconstructions. The growing number of completed reconstructions... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2014, 2015, 2016, Conservation NGOs, Data Management and Integration, All tags... Datasets/Database, Decision Support, EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LANDSCAPE, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Federal resource managers, Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge, IA-03, Iowa, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, MN-07, Methodology/Protocol, Minnesota, Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, Private land owners, Project, State agencies, best management practices, environment, environment, funded, onGoing, prairie restoration, Fewer tags Informing the Management and Coordination of Water Resources in the Rio Grande Basin Understanding how to manage scarce water during drought is one of the great challenges we face as a society, particularly for communities in the Rio Grande Basin. Severe drought coupled with human development have profoundly impacted the quantity and quality of water in the basin. Running through Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico, the Rio Grande is a multi-national resource that is managed by many different state, federal, and local authorities and used by diverse stakeholders. Developing the basin-wide responses necessary for drought resilience throughout the Basin can be challenging in such a complex management context. This project seeks to understand how different human and environmental factors affect... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2015, CASC, Completed, Data Visualization & Tools, Data Visualization & Tools, All tags... Drought, Landscapes, Landscapes, Other Landscapes, Other Landscapes, Projects by Region, Rio Grande, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Science Tools For Managers, Science Tools for Managers, Science Tools for Managers, Social Science, Social Science, South Central, South Central CASC, Water, Water, Coasts and Ice, Water, Coasts and Ice, Fewer tags Peninsular Florida LCC 2015 statewide state of Florida scenarios update During 2015, Dr. Michael Flaxman will provide support for linking a number of projects with the Peninsular Florida landscape Conservation Cooperatives (PFLCC) tools. Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2015, Conservation Planning, Datasets/Database, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, All tags... Other, Peninsular Florida Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Project, completed, environment, environment, scenario impact assessment, Fewer tags Assessment of South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative Aquatic Indicators In 2012, the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative (SALCC) began development of its process to select natural resource indicators and targets as specific landscape scale measures of success for natural resources. An indicator was defined by the SALCC as a metric designed to inform easily and quickly about the conditions of a system, where as a target is a numeric goal established for an indicator. Recommendations were made to the SALCC steering committee in March to recommend indicators for aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Recommendations were based on input from 235 experts in marine, freshwater and terrestrial resources in the SALCC geography and adjacent LCCs. Indicator recommendations were considered... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, Academics & scientific researchers, All tags... Conservation Design, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Planning, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Project, Publication, Report, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, State agencies, biota, biota, biota, completed, completed, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, projectspage, Fewer tags Development of regional estuarine and marine natural resource maps for the South Atlantic The South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative (SALCC) project area supports a wide variety of critical estuarine and marine habitats. However, the existing maps of these resources were created at different scales and are housed in a variety of locations. This can be challenging for users and limits their utility for a regional approach to analysis. Looking across boundaries is important to understanding relative value when making habitat conservation decisions. With this project, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) proposes to: (1) develop a suite of regional natural resource maps for the South Atlantic; (2) create a report describing data source, analytical methods and mapping results that includes a summary of... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2013, 2014, 2015, Academics & scientific researchers, Conservation NGOs, All tags... Conservation Planning, Data Management and Integration, Datasets/Database, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS, Federal resource managers, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Policy makers & regulators, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Report, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, biota, biota, completed, oceans, oceans, Fewer tags Global Assessment of River Fish Production and Potential Global Change Implications Better understanding of the overall fishery production in river systems around the world may influence general development policies and practices for aquatic systems and sustainable maintenance of an important protein source (particularly for poorer countries where fish are relatively readily available to the local human population). With this study, researchers worked to fill this knowledge gap by estimating the overall fishery production in river networks globally using multivariate statistical models with explanatory variables compiled from remotely sensed and in‐situ observations. The freshwater fish production in rivers was estimated by: 1. Developing models using key drivers (temperature, precipitation,... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2015, CASC, Completed, Fish, Fish, All tags... Fish biomass, Inland Fish, National CASC, National CASC, National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center, Projects by Region, Remote Sensing, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Water, Coasts and Ice, Water, Coasts and Ice, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags The Effects of Drought on Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout: The Role of Stream Flow and Temperature Increasing temperatures and decreasing precipitation threaten the persistence of the Rio Grande cutthroat trout, the southernmost subspecies of cutthroat trout, found only in parts of New Mexico and Colorado. This subspecies appears to be more vulnerable to drought than more northern subspecies, because it occupies small and fragmented streams which are at greater risk of drying up during drought. Most notably, in 2002 drought in the Southwest resulted in the loss of 14 different Rio Grande cutthroat trout populations – about 10% of the total population. While it is known that drought is having an effect on Rio Grande cutthroat trout, the specific ways in which individuals and populations are affected by drought... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2015, CASC, Climate Change, Completed, Discharge, All tags... Drought, Drought, Drought, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Fish, Fish, Growth, National CASC, National CASC, Persistence, Projects by Region, Recruitment, Rio Grande cutthroat trout, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Stream Intermittency, Survival, Temperature, Water, Coasts and Ice, Water, Coasts and Ice, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags Ecological Drought: Assessing Vulnerability and Developing Solutions for People and Nature As global temperatures continue to rise, the frequency and severity of droughts in North America are expected to increase, leading to a wide range of social and ecological impacts. Identifying these impacts and the consequences for ecosystems and human communities are essential for effective drought management. Equally important is to improve the capacity of nature and people to prepare for and cope with drought by identifying management strategies that benefit both. An interdisciplinary working group within the Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP) was established by the U.S. Geological Survey, The Wildlife Conservation Society, and The Nature Conservancy to synthesize our current understanding of... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2015, CASC, Completed, Decision support, Drought, All tags... Drought, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Ecological drought, Ecological impacts, National CASC, National CASC, Projects by Region, Science Tools for Managers, Science Tools for Managers, Social Science, Social Science, State of the Science, Water supplies, Fewer tags River’s End: Mapping Patterns of Stream Drying in the Western United States Water in the western United States is disappearing, and several states are facing severe water shortages as drought conditions worsen. Many streams are drying up, and there is growing concern that this trend will only continue as climate change produces warmer and drier conditions. The loss of stream ecosystems has far reaching ecological, social, and economic implications. Species that depend on these ecosystems for habitat will be at greater risk of extinction and humans will lose vital sources of water relied upon for agriculture, drinking water, and recreation. This project aimed to identify how water availability is changing in the West, focusing specifically on when and where streams go dry. Researchers... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2015, CASC, Completed, Drought, Drought, All tags... Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, National CASC, National CASC, Projects by Region, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Water, Coasts and Ice, Water, Coasts and Ice, drought, water quality, water scarcity, Fewer tags An Assessment of Midwestern Lake and Stream Temperatures under Climate Change Water temperatures are warming in lakes and streams, resulting in the loss of many native fish. Given clear passage, coldwater stream fishes can take refuge upstream when larger streams become too warm. Likewise, many Midwestern lakes “thermally stratify” resulting in warmer waters on top of deeper, cooler waters. Many of these lakes are connected to threatened streams. To date, assessments of the effects of climate change on fish have mostly ignored lakes, and focused instead on streams. Because surface waters represent a network of habitats, an integrated assessment of stream and lake temperatures under climate change is necessary for decision-making. This work can be used to inform the preservation of lake/stream... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2015, CASC, Completed, Fish, Fish, All tags... Northeast, Northeast CASC, Projects by Region, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Water, Coasts and Ice, Water, Coasts and Ice, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags Evaluation of Downscaled Climate Modeling Techniques for the Northeast U.S.: A Case Study of Maple Syrup Production Downscaling is the process of making a coarse-scale global climate model into a finer resolution in order to capture some of the localized detail that the coarse global models cannot resolve. There are two general approaches of downscaling: dynamical and statistical. Within those, many dynamical models have been developed by different institutions, and there are a number of statistical algorithms that have been developed over the years. Many past studies have evaluated the performance of these two broad approaches of downscaling with respect to climate variables (e.g., temperature, precipitation), but few have translated these evaluations to ecological metrics that managers use to make decisions in planning for... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2015, CASC, Completed, Landscapes, Landscapes, All tags... Northeast, Northeast CASC, Other Landscapes, Other Landscapes, Plants, Plants, Projects by Region, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags Arid Lands Initiative Categories: Project; Tags: 2013, 2014, 2015, Adaptation, Bureau of Land Mangement (BLM), All tags... Climate Change, Columbia Basin, Grazing, Land Management, Other, Washington, Fewer tags Climate Change Impact and Multi‐Tribal Government Adaptation Planning to Protect Hood Canal Fish and Wildlife Resources Categories: Project; Tags: 2015, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Other Paleoclimate at Rimrock Draw Categories: Project; Tags: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, All tags... 2016, Bureau of Land Mangement (BLM), Burns, Climate Change, Human Use, Oregon, Other, Pacific Northwest, Paleoclimate, Rimrock Draw, Vegetation Changes, Fewer tags « 1 ... 3 4 5 6 7 ... 11 »