Using Genetic Information to Understand Drought Tolerance and Bark Beetle Resistance in Whitebark Pine Forests

Forests are of tremendous ecological and economic importance. They provide natural places for recreation, clean drinking water, and important habitats for fish and wildlife. However, the warmer temperatures and harsher droughts in the west that are related to climate change are causing die-offs of many trees. Outbreaks of insects, like the mountain pine beetle, that kill trees are also more likely in warmer, drier conditions. To maintain healthy and functioning forest ecosystems, one action forest managers can take is to make management decisions that will help forests adapt to future climate change. However, adaptation is a process based on genetic change and few tools are currently available for managers to use...

Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2016, CASC, Completed, Data Visualization & Tools, Data Visualization & Tools, All tags... Drought, Drought, Drought, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Forest adaptation, Forests, Forests, Forests, Landscapes, Landscapes, Landscapes, Northwest, Northwest, Northwest CASC, Other Wildlife, Other Wildlife, Other Wildlife, Plants, Plants, Plants, Projects by Region, Projects by Region, Science Tools For Managers, Science Tools for Managers, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, genetic screening, mountain pine beetle, Fewer tags

Bigheaded carp ichthyoplankton qPCR screening tool: data

This dataset includes information from ichthyoplankton sampling for silver carp and bighead carp collected from three main reaches in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, including the La Grange, Peoria, Starved Rock, and Marseilles reaches of the Illinois River, Pool 20 of Mississippi River, and the St. Croix River. Data include the number of bigheaded carp eggs and larvae identified using traditional manual sorting techniques, and genetic data derived from quantitative PCR (qPCR) and 4 bigheaded carp markers (SCTM4/5 and BHTM1/2) that were used to identify the amount of DNA in ichthyoplankton tow samples. These data provide information for natural resource agencies and managers who could use this qPCR screening...

Categories: Data; Tags: Hypophthalmichthys, Illinois, Illinois River, USA, Iowa, Midwest Region, USA, All tags... Minnesota, Mississippi River, USA, St Croix River, USA, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wisconsin, bighead carp, biota, eggs, genetic screening, larvae, silver carp, Fewer tags