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South Atlantic aquatic connectivity assessment and tool The Nature Conservancy (TNC) recently completed an unprecedented assessment of almost 14,000 dams in the Northeastern United States. The Northeast Aquatic Connectivity (NAC) project allows fisheries managers and other interested parties to assess dams at multiple scales based on their potential to benefit anadromous and resident fish species if removed or bypassed. This work has continued, with support from NOAA and USFWS, in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, where data refinements and further analysis have produced a web map and tool that allow users to interactively prioritize dams for mitigation at multiple scales and with varying criteria.The Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership (SARP) has recently completed... Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, All tags... Academics & scientific researchers, Applications and Tools, Conservation NGOs, Data Management and Integration, Datasets/Database, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, MODELS, Policy makers & regulators, Project, Regional & county planners, Report, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, State agencies, Tribes, biota, biota, completed, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, Fewer tags Models of ecological uplift from conservation activities in the SALCC We propose to support the revision and implementation of the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative’s Conservation Blueprint by integrating its Ecosystem Indicators into a structured decision support system that makes explicit how the Indicators are interrelated and how these will respond to management and policy interventions aimed at improving the conservation status of the South Atlantic region. Our specific objectives are to (1) develop ecological production functions that predict theecological impacts of selected conservation actions relative to current conditions, and to propagate these impacts through other affected systems or functions; (2) codify protocols for updating and curating geospatial... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2015, ANTHROPOGENIC/HUMAN INFLUENCED ECOSYSTEMS, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, Academics & scientific researchers, Applications and Tools, All tags... Conservation NGOs, Decision Support, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, MODELS, Policy makers & regulators, Project, Regional & county planners, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, State agencies, TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, Tribes, biota, biota, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, oceans, oceans, onGoing, Fewer tags Managing instream flows of the SALCC The Southeast Aquatic Resource Partnership will direct development of science-based instream flow information for water resource managers and policy makers of the SALCC. The outcome of this project will help inform water resource managers and policy makers about flow requirements of streams, rivers, and estuaries of the SALCC region. It will also identify critical information gaps that must be filled to reduce the uncertainty of streamflow requirements for aquatic ecosystems used by state and federal agencies to protect water resources. Further, the results of this project will include assessments of the likely impacts of climate change to the region’s aquatic resources. Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2011, 2012, 2013, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, Academics & scientific researchers, All tags... Conservation NGOs, Data Acquisition and Development, Datasets/Database, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, MODELS, Policy makers & regulators, Project, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, State agencies, biota, biota, completed, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, Fewer tags Alaska Yukon Delta Nest Plot Survey Annual assessment of nesting populations of geese on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (YKD) provides information for biologists, participants in cooperative goose management plans, and Pacific Flyway technical committees. A ground-based sampling procedure has been used since 1986 to estimate the number of total nests, active nests, and eggs for cackling geese, emperor geese, greater white-fronted geese, and spectacled eiders. Annual information on the size of the nesting population and potential number of young produced contributes long term data needed to understand goose and eider population ecology and better manage these species. The survey has been the primary method of measuring recovery status for the western population... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, All tags... BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, BIOSPHERE, BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS, CRANES AND ALLIES, DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > LOONS, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS, ECOSYSTEMS, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Project, RIVER DELTA, RIVERS/STREAM, WADERS/GULLS/AUKS AND ALLIES, biota, environment, onGoing, Fewer tags Alaska Yukon Delta Double Observer Nest Plot Detection From 1995 to 1999, a subset of nest plots were searched twice by field crews to estimate nest detection probability by mark-recapture methods. Over the five years, 30 plots were searched twice and over 2700 unique nests were found. From these data, nest detection probability is estimated using a Huggins-type mark recapture model where individual-level covariate effects of nest and observer attributes were estimated. These estimates are then used to predict nest detection rates in other years based on covariates of nests and observers. Nest detection rates are then applied to annual plot search to estimate nest populations for each species in the sampled area. Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, All tags... ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, BIOSPHERE, BIOSPHERE, BIOSPHERE, BIOSPHERE, BIOSPHERE, BIOSPHERE, BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS, CRANES AND ALLIES, CRANES AND ALLIES, CRANES AND ALLIES, CRANES AND ALLIES, CRANES AND ALLIES, CRANES AND ALLIES, DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS, DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS, DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS, DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS, DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS, DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > LOONS, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS, ECOSYSTEMS, ECOSYSTEMS, ECOSYSTEMS, ECOSYSTEMS, ECOSYSTEMS, ECOSYSTEMS, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Project, RIVER DELTA, RIVER DELTA, RIVER DELTA, RIVER DELTA, RIVER DELTA, RIVER DELTA, RIVERS/STREAM, RIVERS/STREAM, RIVERS/STREAM, RIVERS/STREAM, RIVERS/STREAM, RIVERS/STREAM, WADERS/GULLS/AUKS AND ALLIES, WADERS/GULLS/AUKS AND ALLIES, WADERS/GULLS/AUKS AND ALLIES, WADERS/GULLS/AUKS AND ALLIES, WADERS/GULLS/AUKS AND ALLIES, WADERS/GULLS/AUKS AND ALLIES, biota, completed, environment, Fewer tags Mechanisms of aquatic species invasions across the SALCC The USGS Southeast Ecological Science Center (SESC) Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) database provides records of sightings and capture data of non-native (introduced) aquatic species over the entire the United States (Benson 1999). For areas within the SALCC region, the NAS currently contains records dating back to 1885 for over 200 nonindigenous plant and animal species. This project seeks to utilize these data along with new GIS-based data on current and future (e.g. SLEUTH) landscape and climate parameters to develop models of invasive species introductions and dispersal across the SALCC region. Both multi- and single species models will be considered in these analyses. We will then utilize a formal decision-analytic... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, All tags... Conservation NGOs, Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, Conservation Planning, Datasets/Database, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, MODELS, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, State agencies, biota, biota, completed, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, Fewer tags South Atlantic aquatic barrier assessment There are myriad barriers to aquatic connectivity beyond dams, with culverts at road crossings primary among them. UGA will lead the effort to develop a database of these non-dam blockages and model the likelihood that each is a barrier to fish movement, including mussel hosts. This process, described in more detail below, will result in a GIS point layer with numeric attributes that describe the likelihood that any given crossing is a blockage to fish passage. This data will be incorporated into the dam database to produce a database of all known and potential barriers in the region. This unified database will form the unit of analysis for the subsequent connectivity assessment in which each of the barriers will... Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2013, 2014, 2015, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, Academics & scientific researchers, All tags... Conservation Design, Conservation NGOs, Datasets/Database, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, MODELS, Methodology/Protocol, Policy makers & regulators, Project, Regional & county planners, Report, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, State agencies, Tribes, biota, biota, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, onGoing, Fewer tags Identifying priority areas for land protection in the South Atlantic: a landscape genetics pilot study This project seeks to develop a tool that strategically identifies priority areas for land protection. This is a pilot study to assess the extent of taxa that contain adequate genetic sampling within the south Atlantic ecoregion for characterization of intraspecific genetic variation. We seek to use genetic data from multiple taxa coupled with GIS data to provide a genetic landscape from which geographic patterns of intraspecific genetic diversity will be inferred. Joint analyses of the resulting genetic landscapes will be used to identify geographic areas where multiple species show atypical patterns of interpopulation divergence or intrapopulation diversity (i.e., a hotspot of high biological value). We will then... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2012, ANTHROPOGENIC/HUMAN INFLUENCED ECOSYSTEMS, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, Academics & scientific researchers, Conservation NGOs, All tags... Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, Conservation Planning, Data Management and Integration, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, MODELS, Pilot/Case Study, Project, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, State agencies, TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, biota, biota, completed, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, Fewer tags South Atlantic Conservation Blueprint Version 1.0 The South Atlantic Conservation Blueprint is a living spatial plan to conserve natural and cultural resources for future generations. It identifies shared conservation priorities across the South Atlantic region. The first Blueprint, Version 1.0, was released in March 2014. Blueprint 1.0 was based on a combination of expert input and partner plans and used a spatial scale of HUC-12 subwatersheds in the terrestrial environment and outer continental shelf lease blocks in the marine environment. More than 300 people from 85 organizations were actively involved in developing this version of the Blueprint. Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2014, ANTHROPOGENIC/HUMAN INFLUENCED ECOSYSTEMS, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, Academics & scientific researchers, Applications and Tools, All tags... Conservation Design, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, Conservation Planning, ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, Hunters & anglers, Informing Conservation Delivery, Interested public, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, MODELS, Map, Policy makers & regulators, Private land owners, Project, Regional & county planners, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, State agencies, TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, Tribes, biota, biota, completed, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, oceans, oceans, society, society, Fewer tags Moloka`i Climate Collaboration: Bridging Climate Science and Traditional Culture The primary objective of this project is to bring together Hawaii’s climate change scientists, Molokai’s traditional fishpond managers, and other natural resource managers to share scientific and cultural knowledge and work together as a team to identify adaptive management strategies for two of Molokai’s ancient fishponds. We will accomplish this through a short series of workshops. A secondary objective is to form new and strengthen existing partnerships so we can pool resources and better respond to climate change as an island. We will incorporate workshop results into our strategic plan for the ponds and upland areas, revise our K-6 educational curriculum, create a climate change video featuring Moloka’i kupuna,... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2014, Conservation Design, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, Cultural resources, All tags... Freshwater ecosystems, Interested public, K-12 students & teachers, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Pacific Islands LCC, Pacific Islands Landscape Conservation Cooperative, People-Place Connections, Project, Terrestrial ecosystems, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Training/Outreach/Workshop, Vulnerability Assessment, completed, Fewer tags Moving from Impacts to Action: Expert Focus Groups for Climate Change Impacts in Coastal/Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. Twelve expert focus groups convened for comprehensive, cross-disciplinary discussions on climate change effects and adaptation strategies in marine/coastal and freshwater ecosystems across the North Pacific LCC landscape. Challenges and science or tool gaps were also discussed. Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2011, AK, AK, AK, AK, All tags... AK-0, AK-1, AK-1, AK-1, Academics & scientific researchers, B.C., B.C., B.C., B.C., CA, CA, CA, CA, CA-2, CA-2, Climate Change, Climate adaptation, Climate adaptation, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Planning, Conservation Planning, Freshwater Ecosystems, Freshwater Ecosystems, Freshwater Ecosystems, Freshwater Ecosystems, Informing Conservation Delivery, Informing Conservation Delivery, Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, LCC Network Science Catalog - LCCScienceCatalog, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Ecosystems, NPLCC, NPLCC, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, OR, OR-1, OR-1, OR-1, OR-1, OR-3, OR-3, OR-3, OR-3, OR-4, OR-4, OR-4, OR-4, OR-5, OR-5, OR-5, OR-5, Pre-Strategy, 2013, Project, Regional & county planners, Report, Science Project, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Training/Outreach/Workshop, WA, WA-1, WA-1, WA-1, WA-1, WA-10, WA-10, WA-10, WA-10, WA-2, WA-2, WA-2, WA-2, WA-3, WA-3, WA-3, WA-3, WA-6, WA-6, WA-6, WA-6, WA-7, WA-7, WA-7, WA-7, WA-9, WA-9, WA-9, WA-9, WA. OR, WA. OR, WA. OR, completed, product, Fewer tags Alaska Yukon Delta Nest Distance Sampling Pilot Project In 2019 a pilot study was conducted to determine the feasibility of using distance sampling to estimate density and population size of goose and eider nests on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (YKD). Distance sampling (Buckland et al. 2001) is a common and well-understood method to estimate wildlife population size or density, especially for sparse and hard-to-detect populations. A main advantage of distance sampling is that it accounts for imperfect detection and gives precise estimates for a given level of effort relative to other methods. The objectives for the pilot project in 2019 was to (1) determine if distance sampling is feasible on the YKD, (2) determine what aspects of the field protocol need to be changed or... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, All tags... BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, BIOSPHERE, BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS, CRANES AND ALLIES, DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION, DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > LOONS, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS, EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES, ECOSYSTEMS, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Project, RIVER DELTA, RIVERS/STREAM, STATISTICAL APPLICATIONS, WADERS/GULLS/AUKS AND ALLIES, biota, completed, environment, Fewer tags South Atlantic Conservation Blueprint Version 2.1 The South Atlantic Conservation Blueprint is a living spatial plan to conserve natural and cultural resources for future generations. It identifies shared conservation priorities across the South Atlantic region. The third iteration of the Blueprint, Version 2.1, was released in August 2016. It used comparable methods and the same spatial scale as Blueprint 2.0, just incorporating updated information for many of the indicators. Version 2.1 was a completely data-driven plan based on ecosystem indicator models for terrestrial, freshwater, and marine environments, as well as a connectivity analysis. It used a 200 m spatial scale. More than 400 people from 100 organizations participated in the development of the Blueprint... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2016, ANTHROPOGENIC/HUMAN INFLUENCED ECOSYSTEMS, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, Academics & scientific researchers, Applications and Tools, All tags... Conservation Design, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, Hunters & anglers, Informing Conservation Delivery, Interested public, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, MODELS, Map, Policy makers & regulators, Private land owners, Project, Regional & county planners, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, State agencies, TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, Tribes, biota, biota, completed, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, oceans, oceans, society, society, Fewer tags Improving the decision science foundation of the South Atlantic Conservation Blueprint FWS and USGS will collaborate to improve the decision science foundation of the South Atlantic Conservation Blueprint. The Blueprint prioritizes areas for shared conservation action in the South Atlantic geography. Priorities in Blueprint 2.0 are driven by natural and cultural resource indicator models and a connectivity analysis.The Conservation Blueprint is a living spatial plan for sustaining natural and cultural resources in the face of future change. More than 400 people from over 100 organizations have actively participated so far in developing the Blueprint. Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2016, 2017, 2018, ANTHROPOGENIC/HUMAN INFLUENCED ECOSYSTEMS, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, All tags... Academics & scientific researchers, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, Conservation Planning, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, MODELS, Policy makers & regulators, Project, Regional & county planners, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, State agencies, TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, biota, biota, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, oceans, oceans, onGoing, projectspage, Fewer tags A Tool for Understanding Climate Change and Invasive Species Impacts on Watersheds In the tropics, ample freshwater is the primary resource supporting thriving human and ecological communities. In the Pacific Islands, many watersheds are threatened by climate change, urban encroachment, and invasion by water-demanding exotic plant species like strawberry guava (SG). To maintain an adequate freshwater supply, adaptive management strategies are needed to address these concerns while confronting operational barriers to implementation. We developed a prototype watershed decision support tool (WDST) that incorporated: (i) distributed hydrology modeling to quantify effects of climate change and SG invasion on freshwater yield; (ii) a decision support tool that linked potential changes in yield with... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2011, Applications and Tools, Climate, Conservation Design, Conservation NGOs, All tags... Decision Support, Federal resource managers, Freshwater ecosystems, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Modeling, Monitoring, Pacific Islands LCC, Pacific Islands Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Pilot/Case Study, Project, State agencies, Terrestrial ecosystems, completed, Fewer tags Climate Change Impacts on Critical Ecosystems in Hawai‘i and US Pacific Islands Territories To anticipate how weather is likely to change as a result of increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases (such as carbon dioxide) in the atmosphere, geophysical and meteorological scientists examined the results of climate models on the fine scale climate patterns of Hawai’i to understand what future climate will look like. Researchers analyzed the relationship of past rainfall with global processes in order to predict future rainfall patterns. They found that the decades-long decrease in rainfall seen in arid and semiarid regions of Hawai‘i during the rainy season (November-April) is likely to continue. The model results show that all of the Hawaiian Islands get drier overall in the 21st century. Of all the islands,... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2010, Academics & scientific researchers, Climate, Datasets/Database, Freshwater ecosystems, All tags... LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Modeling, Pacific Islands Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Publication, Report, Terrestrial ecosystems, completed, data.gov Pacific Islands LCC, Fewer tags South Atlantic LCC website redesign This project involved developing a new design for the South Atlantic LCC website (including development of new code and graphics/images as needed) and designing a factsheet template, an online newsletter template, a powerpoint template, and small info cards based on the modern website redesign. The project initially specified the Ning 3.0 platform, which changed to WordPress when Ning stopped supporting upgrades to Version 3.0. Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, ANTHROPOGENIC/HUMAN INFLUENCED ECOSYSTEMS, All tags... AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, Academics & scientific researchers, Applications and Tools, Conservation NGOs, Data Management and Integration, EDUCATION/OUTREACH, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Interested public, LCC, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, Policy makers & regulators, Project, REFERENCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES, Regional & county planners, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, State agencies, TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, Tribes, biota, biota, completed, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, oceans, oceans, society, society, Fewer tags Template for Strategic Habitat Conservation (SHC) implementation to meet waterbird management needs Managers and scientists are working together in a new project to understand and optimally manage conservation lands along the Atlanta and Mississippi Flyways to support continental populations of waterbirds. It will advance the development of an integrated waterbird monitoring and management program to inform decision-makers and resource managers in an adaptive management context, resulting in improved resource contributions toward waterfowl, shorebirds, and long-legged waders. This project uses adaptive management and modeling tin an innovative way that incorporates their management expertise as well as new conservation planning and modeling tools. We are focusing on wetland-dependent migratory birds that use the... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING, Data Acquisition and Development, All tags... Datasets/Database, Decision Support, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, Hunters & anglers, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, MODELS, Methodology/Protocol, Monitoring, Private land owners, Project, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, biota, biota, completed, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, society, society, Fewer tags Collaborative conservation design project: Science support for the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative Conservation Blueprint (Version 1.0) Project Objective: To provide science support, specifically conservation decision modeling expertise, to the SALCC team developing the regional conservation “blueprint.”Methods: A postdoctoral research associate (postdoc) will be hired to collaborate with the SALCC as they develop first a prototype Blueprint Version 1.0 and then update to Version 1.1. The postdoc’s project is envisioned to encompass three primary stages:Orientation and Version 1.0 Development: While SALCC leads the development of Version 1.0, the postdoc will attend the Blueprint workshops, contribute ideas and alternative design options, assist with the production of Blueprint Version 1.0. In addition to becoming oriented to the project and the... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, ANTHROPOGENIC/HUMAN INFLUENCED ECOSYSTEMS, All tags... AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, Academics & scientific researchers, Conservation Design, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, Conservation Planning, ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, LCC, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, MODELS, Policy makers & regulators, Project, Regional & county planners, Report, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, State agencies, TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, Tribes, WATER QUALITY, biota, biota, completed, environment, environment, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, oceans, oceans, society, society, Fewer tags Identifying and integrating optimal cultural and natural sustainability strategies for the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative region This pilot project will assist the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative (SALCC) identify issues dealing with the integration of natural and cultural resource sustainability and recommend optimal strategies for solving impacts associated with landscape stressors like climate change, invasive species, water scarcity, and habitat fragmentation. The goal of this project will be to provide the SALCC an action plan for use in future efforts to integrate optimal sustainability strategies for natural and cultural resources. The project will identify areas of overlap and disjunction between optimal methods of natural resource sustainability and cultural resource sustainability. Within this framework, cultural... Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2011, 2012, ANTHROPOGENIC/HUMAN INFLUENCED ECOSYSTEMS, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, Conservation NGOs, All tags... Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, Conservation Planning, ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, Methodology/Protocol, Pilot/Case Study, Project, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, State agencies, TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, Tribes, biota, biota, completed, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, society, society, Fewer tags 1 2 »