Ecological changes in aquatic communities in the Big Bend reach of the Rio Grande: Synthesis and future monitoring needs

There is a need to understand how alteration of physical processes on the Rio Grande River have impacted aquatic biota and their habitats, and a need to predict potential future effects of climate change on biotic resources in order to prescribe research and management activities that will enhance conservation of aquatic species. We propose a project with the goal of developing monitoring recommendations and identifying research needs for aquatic ecological resources in the Big Bend region of the Rio Grande. This goal will be targeted by synthesizing and analyzing available data and literature for aquatic species in the project region. In particular, we will work to develop time series of abundance and population...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2014, Academics & scientific researchers, Big Bend National Park, Big Bend ‐ Río Bravo & Lower Río Conchos Pilot Area, Conservation NGOs, All tags... Conservation Planning, Data Acquisition and Development, Data Management and Integration, Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperative, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Lake Amistad, Monitoring, Project, Report, Rio Conchos, Rio Grande, TX-23, Texas, United States, aquatic biota, biota, climate change, completed, conservation, monitoring, water resources, Fewer tags

Backbone Ridge and Elephant Tusk. Big Bend National Park, Texas. 1970.

Index card: Backbone Ridge and Elephant Tusk, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas. 1970.

Categories: Image; Tags: Big Bend National Park, Big Bend National Park Collection, Brown, R.L. Collection, National Parks, Photographers, All tags... color transparency (slides), Fewer tags

Burro Mesa. Big Bend National Park, Texas. 1970.

Index card: Burro Mesa. Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas. 1970.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Big Bend National Park, Big Bend National Park Collection, Brown, R.L. Collection, National Parks, Photographers, All tags... color transparency (slides), Fewer tags

Summit of plateau of Santa Helena. Big Bend National Park, Texas. 1899.

Album caption and index card: Summit of plateau of Santa Helena looking off to southeast. Canyon of Rio Grande, 1700 feet deep. Terlingua quadrangle, Brewster County, Texas. 1899.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Big Bend National Park, Big Bend National Park Collection, Hill, R.T. Collection, National Parks, Photographers, All tags... photo print, Fewer tags

Total mercury concentrations in dragonfly larvae from U.S. national parks (ver. 9.0, November 2023)

Comma-separated values (.csv) file containing data related to mercury concentrations in dragonfly samples from U.S. National Parks collected as part of the Dragonfly Mercury Project (DMP). This data release supersedes Eagles-Smith, C.A., Nelson, S.J., Flanagan-Pritz, C.M., Willacker Jr., J.J., and Klemmer, A.J., 2018, Total mercury concentrations in dragonfly larvae from U.S. national parks (ver. 8.0, December 2022): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9TK6NPT. Please contact fresc_outreach@usgs.gov for access.

Categories: Data, Data Release - Revised; Tags: Acadia National Park, Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Amistad National Recreation Area, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, All tags... Aquatic Biology, Assateague Island National Seashore, Battle Creek Cypress Swamp, Bear Creek Lake Park, Bear Meadows Natural Area, Big Bend National Park, Big Cypress National Preserve, Big Thicket National Preserve, Buffalo National River, Cape Cod National Seashore, Capitol Reef National Park, Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Channel Islands National Park, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Chickasaw National Recreation Area, City of Rocks National Reserve, Colorado National Monument, Congaree National Park, Crater Lake National Park, Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Death Valley National Park, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Denali National Park and Preserve, Devils Tower National Monument, East Inlet Natural Area-Connecticut Lakes Nature Preserve, Ecology, Ell Pond Preserve, Everglades National Park, Fort Larned National Historic Site, Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge National Natural Landmark, Gateway National Recreation Area, Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, Glacier National Park, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Portage National Monument, Grand Teton National Park, Great Basin National Park, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Homestead National Monument, Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Hot Springs National Park, Indiana Dunes National Park, Isle Royale National Park, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Joshua Tree National Park, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Lilley Cornett Woods, Mammoth Cave National Park, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Park, Maurice National Wild and Scenic River, Minute Man National Historical Park, Mississippi National River & Recreation Area, Monocacy National Battlefield, Montezuma Castle National Monument, Mount Rainier National Park, Natchez Trace Parkway and National Scenic Trail, New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, Niobrara National Scenic River, North Cascades National Park, Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, Olympic National Park, Oregon Caves National Monument, Ozark National Scenic Riverway, Padre Island National Seashore, Petersburg National Battlefield, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Pinnacles National Park, Pipestone National Monument, Prince William Forest Park, Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site, Redwood National Park, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River, Rock Creek Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites, Saguaro National Park, Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, San Juan Island National Historical Park, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Shenandoah National Park, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Sudbury, Assabet & Concord Wild & Scenic Rivers, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Timucuan Ecological Historic Preserve, Tumacacori National Historical Park, Tuzigoot National Monument, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, Valles Caldera National Preserve, Voyageurs National Park, Water Quality, Weir Farm National Historical Park, Wekiva Wild & Scenic River, White Mountain National Forest, Wildlife Biology, Wind Cave National Park, Women’s Rights National Historical Park, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, Zion National Park, biota, environment, mercury contamination, Fewer tags

Castolon Peak. Big Bend National Park, Texas. 1970.

Index card: Castolon Peak. Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas. 1970.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Big Bend National Park, Big Bend National Park Collection, Brown, R.L. Collection, National Parks, Photographers, All tags... color transparency (slides), Fewer tags

Mariscal Mountain. Big Bend National Park, Texas.1970.

Index card: Mariscal Mountain and overturned anticlinal fold. Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas. 1970.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Big Bend National Park, Big Bend National Park Collection, Brown, R.L. Collection, National Parks, Photographers, All tags... color transparency (slides), Fewer tags

Mr. Hill's party leaving the canyons of the Rio Grande at Langtry. Valverde County, Texas. 1899.

Mr. Hill's party leaving the canyons of the Rio Grande at Langtry, left to right: James MacMahon boatman, Robert T. Hill, Prentice B. Hill assistant, Shorty Franklin boatman, Henry J. Ware boatman and Serafino Torrez cook. Thus completing the first exploration of the Big Bend portion of the Rio Grande. Valverde County, Texas. October 28, 1899.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Big Bend National Park, Hill, R.T. Collection, National Parks, Photographers, photo print

Croton Peak. Big Bend National Park, Texas. 1970.

Index card: Croton Peak. Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas. 1970.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Big Bend National Park, Big Bend National Park Collection, Brown, R.L. Collection, National Parks, Photographers, All tags... color transparency (slides), Fewer tags

Burro Mesa. Big Bend National Park, Texas. 1970.

Index card: Burro Mesa. Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas. 1970.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Big Bend National Park, Big Bend National Park Collection, Brown, R.L. Collection, National Parks, Photographers, All tags... color transparency (slides), Fewer tags

Carmen Canyon. Big Bend National Park, Texas. 1899.

Album caption: Carmen Canyon. Texas. Handwritten notes on album caption: Brewster County. 1899. No index card.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Big Bend National Park, Big Bend National Park Collection, Hill, R.T. Collection, National Parks, Photographers, All tags... photo print, Fewer tags

Rio Grande River and Sierra San Vicente. Big Bend National Park, Texas. 1970.

Index card: Rio Grande River and Sierra San Vicente. Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas. 1970.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Big Bend National Park, Big Bend National Park Collection, Brown, R.L. Collection, National Parks, Photographers, All tags... color transparency (slides), Fewer tags

Grand Canyon de Santa Helena. Big Bend National Park, Texas. 1899.

Album caption and index card: Grand Canyon de Santa Helena. Terlingua quad, Brewster County, Texas 1899.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Big Bend National Park, Big Bend National Park Collection, Hill, R.T. Collection, National Parks, Photographers, All tags... photo print, Fewer tags

Santa Ana Mesa. Big Bend National Park, Texas. 1970.

Index card: Santa Ana Mesa. Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas. 1970.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Big Bend National Park, Big Bend National Park Collection, Brown, R.L. Collection, National Parks, Photographers, All tags... color transparency (slides), Fewer tags

Laccolith at Fresno Canyon, north of Lajitas. Big Bend National Park, Texas. 1970.

Index card: Laccolith at Fresno Canyon, north of Lajitas. Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas. 1970.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Big Bend National Park, Big Bend National Park Collection, Brown, R.L. Collection, National Parks, Photographers, All tags... color transparency (slides), Fewer tags

Mercury Bioaccumulation in US National Parks Using Dragonfly Larvae as Biosentinels, 2009-2018

Comma-separated values (.csv) files containing data related to a National-scale assessment of mercury bioaccumulation in the US National Parks using dragonfly larvae as biosentinels through a citizen science framework.

Categories: Data; Tags: Acadia National Park, Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Aquatic Biology, All tags... Battle Creek Cypress Swamp, Bear Creek Lake Park, Bear Meadows Natural Area, Big Bend National Park, Big Cypress National Park, Big Thicket National Preserve, Buffalo National River, Cape Cod National Seashore, Capitol Reef National Park, Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, Channel Islands National Park, Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Colorado National Monument, Congaree National Park, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Death Valley National Park, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Denali National Park and Preserve, Devils Tower National Monument, East Inlet Natural Area-Connecticut Lakes Nature Preserve, Ecology, Environmental Health, Everglades National Park, Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge National Natural Landmark, Gateway National Recreation Area, Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, Glacier National Park, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Portage National Monument, Grand Teton National Park, Great Basin National Park, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Homestead National Historic Site, Hot Springs National Park, Indiana Dunes National Park, Isle Royale National Park, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, Lake Clark National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Mammoth Cave National Park, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Park, Maurice National Wild & Scenic River, Minute Man National Historical Park, Mississippi National River & Recreation Area, Monocacy National Battlefield, Montezuma Castle National Monument, Mount Rainier National Park, Natchez Trace Parkway and National Scenic Trail, Niobrara National Scenic River, North Cascades National Park, Olympic National Park, Oregon Caves National Monument, Ozark National Scenic Riverway, Padre Island National Seashore, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Pinnacles National Park, Pipestone National Monument, Prince William Forest Park, Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site, Redwood National Park, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Rock Creek Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites, Saguaro National Park, Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, San Juan Island National Historical Park, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Shenandoah National Park, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Timucuan Ecological Historic Preserve, Tumacacori National Historical Park, Tuzigoot National Monument, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, Valles Caldera National Preserve, Voyageurs National Park, Water Quality, Weir Farm National Historic Site, Wildlife Biology, Wind Cave National Park, Women’s Rights National Historical Park, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, Zion National Park, biota, environment, mercury contamination, Fewer tags

Tule Mountain and Burro Mesa. Big Bend National Park, Texas. 1970.

Index card: Tule Mountain and Burro Mesa. Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas. 1970.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Big Bend National Park, Big Bend National Park Collection, Brown, R.L. Collection, National Parks, Photographers, All tags... color transparency (slides), Fewer tags

Rio Grande River, Sierra Ponce, Santa Elena Canyon, and Mesa de Anguila. Big Bend National Park, Texas. 1970.

Index card: Rio Grande River, Sierra Ponce, Santa Elena Canyon, and Mesa de Anguila. Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas. 1970.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Big Bend National Park, Big Bend National Park Collection, Brown, R.L. Collection, National Parks, Photographers, All tags... color transparency (slides), Fewer tags

Rooney Camp and strata of Sierra San Vincente. Big Bend National Park, Texas. 1970.

Index card: Rooney Camp and strata of Sierra San Vincente. Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas. 1970.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Big Bend National Park, Big Bend National Park Collection, Brown, R.L. Collection, National Parks, Photographers, All tags... color transparency (slides), Fewer tags

Rio Grande 2012 Vegetation and Water Classification Data in the Big Bend Region

These data are spatial polygon data and remote sensing image-based classification maps of surface water and vegetation species for 2012 along the Rio Grande River in Big Bend National Park in Texas. The geographic extent of the classification spans from the end of Mariscal Canyon to 5 km after the end of Boquillas Canyon, totaling approximately 77 Km of the river. The maps are also restricted to a digitized extent of riparian vegetation that is defined by the alluvial valley of the Rio Grande River. The 2012 classification maps are created using 20 cm multispectral (Near Infrared (NIR), Red and Green) imagery and LiDAR data collected in June 2012. The accuracy assessment for the classification product is based on...

Tags: Aquatic Biology, Big Bend National Park, Big Bend Region, Ecology, GIS vector data, All tags... Geography, Information Sciences, NAIP, National Agriculture Imagery Program, Rio Grande River, Texas, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Wildlife Biology, biota, biota, change detection, classification, geographic information system, geography, high-resolution multispectral airborne imagery, hyperspectral imaging, image classification, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, management, monitoring, multispectral image analysis, multispectral imaging, remote Sensing, remote sensing image-based classification maps, research, supervised image classification, unsupervised image classification, vegetation, vegetation classification, water classification, Fewer tags