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Rat mark-recapture data in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park from 2015-2017 In Hawai‘i and other oceanic islands with few native land mammals, black rats (Rattus rattus) are among the most damaging invasive vertebrate species to native forest bird populations and habitats, due to their arboreal behavior and generalist foraging habitats and habitat use. This is a selected data set used to assess the impacts of rodenticide treatment on black rat (Rattus rattus) abundance within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (HAVO). The key objective was to identify rat abundance before and after rodenticide treatment, using paired non-treatment and treatment plots at high elevation (1700-1830m) and low elevation (1220-1340 m). This dataset includes the results of a mark recapture study that took place within... Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: BACI, Hawaii, Hawaii County 2, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, All tags... invasive rat, invasive species, natural resource management, nest success, predator control, Fewer tags Pollinator-Dependent Crops in the Southeast United States (2011) Wild insect pollination has significant positive effects on pollinator-dependent crop production. To assess the spatial distribution of demand for wild insect pollination, we mapped pollinator-dependent crops based on the 2011Cropland Data Layer. Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Data Visualization & Tools, Data and Information Sharing, Florida, All tags... Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Science Tools for Managers, South Carolina, Southeast CASC, Tennessee, agricultural sites, environment, farming, natural resource management, pollination, pollinators, remediation, Fewer tags Beaver dam locations in the Tualatin Basin, Oregon, between 2011 and 2019 This ArcGIS shapefile shows the known locations of beaver dams in the Tualatin Basin. The dam location information was generated by multiple local agencies, groups, and organizations. The local sources had identified the beaver dams between 2011 and 2019. USGS worked with these local sources to combine all data into one inventory. Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Castor canadensis, Oregon, Tualatin River, Washington County, beaver, All tags... biota, dam, data integration, inlandWaters, natural resource management, watershed management, Fewer tags Data from simulations of ecological and hydrologic response to climate change scenarios at Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, 1901-2050 This data release contains data discussed in its larger work citation (Symstad et al., 2017, Climate Risk Management 17:78-91, Associated Item at right). "ClimateComparisonData.csv" contains summary metrics of six climate projections used as climate input for quantitative simulations of hydrologic and ecological responses to climate change at Wind Cave National Park (WCNP) and the same summary metrics for 38 other climate projections available at the time that these simulations were done. "HydroData.csv" contains mean annual streamflow of a stream in WCNP and mean annual hydraulic head of a subterranean lake in Wind Cave as simulated by the rainfall-response aquifer and watershed flow (RRAWFLOW) model for two climate... Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Custer County, Ecology, Forestry, Hydrogeology, South Dakota, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Water Resources, Wind Cave National Park, biota, effects of climate change, environment, fires, forest ecosystems, grassland ecosystems, mathematical simulation, natural resource management, streamflow, vegetation, Fewer tags Corallimorph Invasion Palmyra: Data In 2007, a phase shift from corals to corallimorpharians (CM) was documented at Palmyra Atoll, Line Islands, centered around a shipwreck. Subsequent surveys revealed CM to be overgrowing the reef benthos, including corals and coralline algae, potentially placing coral ecosystems in the atoll at risk. This prompted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the lead management agency of the atoll, to remove the shipwreck. Subsequent surveys showed reversal of spread of CM around the ship impact site. We explain patterns of spread of the CM in terms of life history and local currents and show with a pilot study that pulverized bleach may be an effective tool to eradicate CM on a local scale. If applied strategically, particularly... Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Corralimorpharian, Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), biological population management, biota, All tags... control, coral reefs, ecosystem management, fishery management, health, invasion dynamics, natural resource management, phase shifts, Fewer tags Beaver activity locations in the Tualatin Basin, Oregon, between 2013 and 2016 This ArcGIS shapefile shows the known locations of beaver activity (including beaver chews, lodges, and dams) in the Tualatin Basin. USGS was intending to collect information about the locations of beaver dams. Often, the GPS coordinates of dams were not known, but the beaver-affected areas were known. The information about locations with beaver activity was generated by multiple local agencies, groups, and organizations. The local sources had identified the beaver activity locations between 2013 and 2016. USGS worked with these local sources to combine all data into one inventory. Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Castor canadensis, Oregon, Tualatin River, Washington County, beaver, All tags... beaver chew, beaver lodge, biota, dam, data integration, inlandWaters, natural resource management, watershed management, Fewer tags Application of a Decision Support Tool for Prioritizing Restoration of Private Land Units within a Joint Northern Missouri Focal Area - derived spatial data This shapefile describes the outputs from the application of a decision support tool (Rohweder and others 2015) used to assist the Northern Missouri Private Lands Program make thoughtful and strategic choices about where to spend its limited management resources. It incorporates landscape and management unit features to help prioritize management on 17 oak savanna and open woodland restoration and enhancement project areas. The private lands program and other stakeholders can use this information to prioritize and target management. This shapefile contains the relevant input criteria attributes used in the development of station objective models. Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Ecology, Land Cover - Woodland, Missouri, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), grasslands, All tags... natural resource management, Fewer tags Conservation and Restoration Priorities for Wild Pollinator Habitat in the Southeast United States, by County (2011) Wild insect pollination has significant positive effects on pollinator-dependent crop production. While managed honeybees are often used to provide pollination to pollinator-dependent crops, visits by wild insect pollinators have been shown to be more effective in increasing fruit set than managed pollinators, and wild insect pollination increases fruit set even when managed pollinator visitation is high (Garibaldi et al. 2013). The total value of the pollination services provided by wild, native insects has been estimated at $3.07 billion annually (2003 dollars) in the United States (Losey & Vaughan 2006). To assess the spatial distribution of potential wild insect pollination, we mapped the supply of potential... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Data Visualization & Tools, Data and Information Sharing, Florida, All tags... Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Science Tools for Managers, South Carolina, Southeast CASC, Tennessee, agricultural sites, environment, farming, habitats, natural resource management, pollination, pollinators, remediation, Fewer tags Karner blue butterfly densities, resource densities, and resource use at Sandhill Wildlife Area, Wisconsin, 2016 Insects with morphologically different life stages can face a time tradeoff between foraging and egg-laying behavior when larval and adult resources are spatially segregated. Understanding this tradeoff in the Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) can inform resource management for this federally endangered species under changing resource distribution and availability. We collected data on adult butterfly densities, larval (wild blue lupine, Lupinus perennis) and adult (nectaring plants) resource densities, and adult resource use. We defined “resource use” as anytime a butterfly was found (resting, crawling, feeding, laying eggs, mating) on a resource. Data were collected in eight habitat patches (10... Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Babcock, Wisconsin, Sandhill Wildlife Area, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), biota, butterflies and moths, All tags... conservation, habitats, natural resource management, Fewer tags Riverine Sand Mining/Scofield Island Restoration (BA-40): 2014 habitat classification This data release is currently being revised, and is currently unavailable. This data set includes mosaicked aerial photographs for the Riverine Sand Mining/Scofield Island Restoration (BA-40) project for 2014. This data is used as a basemap habitat classification. If repeated, it can also serve as a visual tool for project managers to help them identify any obvious problems or land loss within their project boundary. To better evaluate the effectiveness of restoration efforts, a habitat classification was performed on specific projects to help assess landscape changes. Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: BA-40, Coastal Louisiana, Ecology, Geography, Geomorphology, All tags... Gulf of Mexico, Land Use Change, Louisiana, Remote Sensing, South Louisiana, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), aerial photography, digital elevation models, ecosystem monitoring, geographic information systems, habitats, image collections, image mosaics, natural resource management, rectification, remote sensing, scan, wetland restoration, wetlands, Fewer tags Conservation Reserve Program Acreage by County This dataset contains information regarding the acreages of land currently (as of 2004) enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) distributed by county and the year the CRP contract was initiated (1987-2004, excluding 1994 and 1995). Additionally, it contains total acreages of land enrolled in the CRP distributed by county and the contract year (1987-2003). USDA Farm Service Agency's (FSA) Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is a voluntary program available to agricultural producers to help them safeguard environmentally sensitive land. Producers enrolled in CRP plant long-term, resource-conserving covers to improve the quality of water, control soil erosion, and enhance wildlife habitat. In return, FSA... Categories: Data, pre-SM502.8; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Arizona, CRP, California, Colorado, Colorado Plateau, All tags... Columbia Plateau, Conservation Resource Program, Ecology, Wildlife Biology, Great Basin, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North America, North Dakota, Oregon, Rocky Mountains, South Dakota, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Utah, Washington, Western United States, Wyoming, Wyoming Basins, acreage, agricultural economics, agriculture, area, biota, environment, environmental conservation, environmental policy, geospatial analysis, geospatial datasets, land area, land resources, land use and land cover, natural resource management, soil conservation, soil resources, soil sciences, vegetation, water conservation, western Great Plains, wildlife, wildlife conservation, Fewer tags Rat mark-recapture plot-area data in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park from 2015-2017 This is a selected data set that outlines the plot areas and trapping grids used to monitor 'Elepaio and black rat activity within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (HAVO) from 2015-2017. These data provide the spatial reference and structure of four field plots used in the study. Please reference the associated metadata and datasets that correspond to this publication for more information on how these locations were used. Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: BACI, Hawaii, Hawaii County 2, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, All tags... invasive rat, invasive species, natural resource management, nest success, predator control, Fewer tags Conservation and restoration priorities for water purification in the southeast United States, by HUC12 subwatershed (2011) Clean water is important for a variety of uses, including drinking, recreation, and as habitat for aquatic species. Nonpoint-source pollution, such as nutrients, sediment, and pesticides from agricultural runoff, is a major cause of impaired water quality in the United States . Vegetation and soil in natural land cover help to remove pollutants from runoff water before it reaches streams and other waterways by slowing water flow and physically trapping sediment. To assess the spatial distribution of water purification potential in the southeastern United States, we mapped the demand for purification as the total area of agricultural land and the supply of natural land cover in the flowpath over which water moves... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, All tags... Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, contamination and pollution, freshwater ecosystems, natural resource management, runoff, water resources, Fewer tags Landward migration of tidal saline wetlands with sea-level rise and urbanization: a comparison of northern Gulf of Mexico estuaries Coastal wetland ecosystems are expected to migrate landward in response to accelerated sea-level rise. However, due to differences in topography and coastal urbanization extent, estuaries vary in their ability to accommodate wetland migration. The landward movement of wetlands requires suitable conditions, such as a gradual slope and land free of urban development. Urban barriers can constrain migration and result in wetland loss (coastal squeeze). For future-focused conservation planning purposes, there is a pressing need to quantify and compare the potential for wetland landward movement and coastal squeeze. For 41 estuaries in the northern Gulf of Mexico (i.e., the USA gulf coast), we quantified and compared... Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Alabama, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Mississippi, All tags... North America, Sea-Level Rise and Coasts, South Central CASC, Southeast CASC, Texas, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Water, Coasts and Ice, Wetlands, biota, climate change, climate change, effects of climate change, environment, estuaries, estuary, natural resource management, planning Cadastre, sea level change, sea-level change, wetlands, wetlands, Fewer tags Conservation and restoration priorities for water purification in the southeast United States, by county (2011) Clean water is important for a variety of uses, including drinking, recreation, and as habitat for aquatic species. Nonpoint-source pollution, such as nutrients, sediment, and pesticides from agricultural runoff, is a major cause of impaired water quality in the United States . Vegetation and soil in natural land cover help to remove pollutants from runoff water before it reaches streams and other waterways by slowing water flow and physically trapping sediment. To assess the spatial distribution of water purification potential in the southeastern United States, we mapped the demand for purification as the total area of agricultural land and the supply of natural land cover in the flowpath over which water moves... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, All tags... Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, contamination and pollution, freshwater ecosystems, natural resource management, runoff, water resources, Fewer tags Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) 2.1 - World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) Submission (ver 1.1, April 2021) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) - Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) - Gap Analysis Project (GAP) manages the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), an Arc10x geodatabase, that includes a full inventory of areas dedicated to the preservation of biological diversity and to other natural, recreation, historic, and cultural uses, managed for these purposes through legal or other effective means. The PAD-US is developed in partnership with many organizations, including coordination groups at the [U.S.] Federal level, lead organizations for each State, and a number of national and other non-governmental organizations whose work is closely related to the PAD-US. Learn more about the USGS... Categories: Data, Data Release - Revised; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Biodiversity, Conservation, Data integration, IUCN Category, Land use and land cover, All tags... Marine Protected Areas, Natural resource management, Protected Areas, Protected Status, Protection Status, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Fewer tags Genetically informed seed transfer zones for Astragalus lonchocarpus, Cleome serrulata, and Heliomeris multiflora across the Colorado Plateau and adjacent regions These data were compiled to provide seed transfer and native plant materials development guidance to managers and practitioners across the Colorado Plateau and in adjacent regions. This data release contains empirical seed transfer zones derived from molecular genetic data for Cleome serrulata (syn. Peritoma serrulata), Heliomeris multiflora, and Astragalus lonchocarpus. These species show distinct population structure (i.e., genetic differentiation) across their ranges; as such, seed transfer zones reflect both patterns of genetic differentiation and information on each species' unique adaptations to climatic gradients. These shapefile data may support successful restoration outcomes if, for example, seed transfer... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Arizona, Astragalus lonchocarpus, Botany, Cleome serrulata (syn. Peritoma serrulata), Colorado, All tags... Colorado Plateau, Ecology, Genetics, Geography, Heliomeris multiflora, Information Sciences, Intermountain West, Nevada, New Mexico, North America, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Utah, Wyoming, adaptation, air temperature, biogeography, biota, climatic gradients, data release, differentiation, effects of climate change, environment, environmental restoration, field inventory and monitoring, flora restoration, genetic differentiation, genetic diversity, genetic resources, genetic variation, mean annual precipitation, molecular biology, molecular genetic data, native plant, native species, natural resource management, plants (organisms), population and community ecology, population differentiation, population dynamics, precipitation (atmospheric), precipitation seasonality, restoration, seed accessions, seed strategies, seed transfer, seed transfer zones, species diversity, species' adaptations, temperature seasonality, Fewer tags Elepaio nest monitoring data in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park from 2015-2017 We evaluated the nesting response of Hawai‘i ‘Elepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis; Monarchidae), a generalist insectivore, to the removal of black rats using rodenticide in a before-after-control-impact study in high and low, mesic montane habitat recovering from long-term damage from introduced ungulates and weeds. We monitored nesting activity during 2015–2016 before applying diphacinone bait in 2017 to remove rats from two 700 x 700-m treatment plots that were paired with two non-treatment plots. We continued monitoring through July 2017. This data set includes a summarized account of Elepaio nests during the 2015, 2016, and 2017 breeding seasons. There is a unique identifier for each nest ('NestID '), along with... Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: BACI, Hawaii, Hawaii County 2, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, All tags... invasive rat, invasive species, natural resource management, nest success, predator control, Fewer tags Conservation and Restoration Priorities for Wild Pollinator Habitat in the Southeast United States, by Subwatershed (2011) Wild insect pollination has significant positive effects on pollinator-dependent crop production. While managed honeybees are often used to provide pollination to pollinator-dependent crops, visits by wild insect pollinators have been shown to be more effective in increasing fruit set than managed pollinators, and wild insect pollination increases fruit set even when managed pollinator visitation is high (Garibaldi et al. 2013). The total value of the pollination services provided by wild, native insects has been estimated at $3.07 billion annually (2003 dollars) in the United States (Losey & Vaughan 2006). To assess the spatial distribution of potential wild insect pollination, we mapped the supply of potential... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Data Visualization & Tools, Data and Information Sharing, Florida, All tags... Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Science Tools for Managers, South Carolina, Southeast CASC, Tennessee, agricultural sites, environment, farming, habitats, natural resource management, pollination, pollinators, remediation, Fewer tags Shell Island East Barrier Island Restoration (BA-0110): 2013 habitat pre-construction classification This data set includes mosaicked aerial photographs for the Shell Island East Barrier Island Restoration (BA-0110) project for 2013. This data is used as a basemap habitat classification. If repeated, it can also serve as a visual tool for project managers to help them identify any obvious problems or land loss within their project boundary. To better evaluate the effectiveness of restoration efforts, a habitat classification was performed on specific projects to help assess landscape changes. Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: BA-110, Coastal Louisiana, DOQQ, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, All tags... South Louisiana, aerial photography, digital elevation models, ecosystem monitoring, geographic information systems, habitats, image collections, image mosaics, natural resource management, remote sensing, wetland ecosystems, wetland restoration, Fewer tags 1 2 »