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iMapInvasives Arizona is an online data management tool that is a standardized, central repository of location information for all invasive species taxon. The tool facilitates data sharing and utilization by land managers, the public and other organizations. The database stores basic point locations of invasive species observations, but also allows for advanced data management, including the capability to input treatment records, survey records, and track infestations over time. Use this tool by contributing data, planning and collaborating projects, or monitoring infestations.
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OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Arizona,
amphibian,
fish,
invasive,
inventory,
Many amenity-rich regions are experiencing rapid land-use change in the form of low-density residential development. This widespread land-use change, exurbanization, has profound implications for regional biological diversity and ecosystem function. In the United States, exurban land use occupies seven times more area than land with urban and suburban densities, and has increased at a rate of about 10 to 15% per year. Drivers of exurbanization include technological advancements and increases in tele-commuting, transportation and road-network improvements, and various push- (crime, crowding, poor education systems, etc.) and pull- (affordable or desirable housing, privacy, better schools, etc.) factors. The rapid...
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OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: development,
fire,
groundwater,
invasive,
map,
Este sitio presenta los mapas digitales de la Dirección General de Investigación de Ordenamiento Ecológico y Conservación de los Ecosistemas. Tiene por objetivo difundir los resultados de los proyectos sobre Ordenamiento Ecológico, Conservación de los Ecosistemas y Manejo Integral de Cuencas Hídricas, relacionados con el manejo de los recursos naturales y la planificación territorial que pueden ser de utilidad para la toma de decisiones en materia ambiental. Al mismo tiempo, la cartografía se presenta a un público general que tenga el interés de conocer algunos aspectos del estado del medio ambiente en nuestro país. La información disponible se presenta en su mayor parte a la escala 1:250,000, encontrándose algunos...
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OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: GIS,
Mexico,
Spanish,
biodiversity,
economic,
A bi-national team was convened in 1998 to compile and analyze biological and ecological data for the 55-million acre (22 million ha) Sonoran Desert Ecoregion, which comprises parts of Arizona, California, Sonora, and Baja, California. The objective of this project was to use a science-based approach to identify a network of Conservation Sites throughout the Ecoregion that, with proper management, would ensure the long-term persistence of the Ecoregion's biodiversity, including rare and common species, native vegetation communities, and the ecological processes needed to maintain these elements of biodiversity. The technical team convened to compile and analyze data included staff from The Nature Conservancy, Sonoran...
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Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
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OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Mexico,
Sonoran Desert,
United States,
ecoregion,
ownership,
El acervo de información geográfica se compone de nueve accesos en la sección Temas: Cartografía urbana, Catastro, Datos de relieve, Geodesia, Imágenes del territorio, Marco geoestadístico nacional, Nombres geográficos, Recursos naturales y Topografía. Lo mismo que en el ámbito estadístico, en el geográfico los recursos normativos y metodológicos son de gran importancia, ya que nos permiten conocer mejor los datos, además de propiciar condiciones que promueven la comparabilidad de la información con la adopción de principios homogéneos: en Aspectos normativos es posible consultar las clasificaciones y los catálogos, los metadatos geográficos, así como las normas técnicas empleadas en la generación de datos geográficos....
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Tags: Chihuahuan Desert,
GIS,
Mexico,
Sonoran Desert,
Spanish,
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (Department) recently revised its State Wildlife Action Plan that provides a framework and information to assist in setting conservation priorities for the state’s wildlife and habitats. Data gathered for Arizona’s State Wildlife Action Plan represents myriad sources and extensive public comment, and is used to support the Department’s efforts to develop proactive conservation goals and objectives. Much of that data (more than 300 data layers) is compiled into a single model of wildlife conservation potential, the Species and Habitat Conservation Guide. To ensure the State Wildlife Action Plan information is accessible and useful to everyone, the Arizona Game and Fish Department...
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Tags: Chihuahuan Desert,
English,
GIS,
Mojave Desert,
OHV,
The REA estimates the condition of 14.2 million acres of land in southern New Mexico. It is based on states described in “ecological site descriptions” (ESDs) and expert knowledge. ESDs have been developed by the Natural Resource Conservation Service, and they are a consistent, science and expert-based resource increasingly used by land managers. It focuses on public rangelands - grasslands, shrublands, and savannas - managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and includes some other lands as well. The REA compares current condition to the expected or “reference” condition, and summarizes the vegetation, ecological processes and restorative management options of these states. Depending on these management options...
Categories: Data;
Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service,
ArcGIS Service Definition,
Downloadable,
Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Chihuahuan Desert,
English,
GIS,
US,
climate,
Abstract: Topock Marsh is a large wetland adjacent to the Colorado River and the main feature of Havasu National Wildlife Refuge (Havasu NWR) in southern Arizona. In 2010, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and Bureau of Reclamation began a project to improve water management capabilities at Topock Marsh and protect habitats and species. Initial construction required a drawdown, which caused below-average inflows and water depths in 2010–11. U.S. Geological Survey Fort Collins Science Center (FORT) scientists collected an assemblage of biotic, abiotic, and hydrologic data from Topock Marsh during the drawdown and immediately after, thus obtaining valuable information needed by FWS. Building upon that work,...
Categories: Data;
Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service,
ArcGIS Service Definition,
Downloadable,
Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: 2013,
AZ-04,
Applications and Tools,
Arizona,
CA-08,
We performed plant removal (devegetation) experiments across a suite of ecologically diverse wetland settings (tidal salt marshes, river floodplain, rotational rice fields, and freshwater wetlands with permanent or seasonal flooding) to determine the extent to which the presence (or absence) of actively growing plants influences the activity of the Hg(II)-methylating microbial community and the availability of Hg(II) to those microbes. Vegetated control plots were paired with neighboring devegetated plots in which photosynthetic input was terminated 4–8 months prior to measurements, through clipping aboveground biomass, severing belowground connections, and shading the sediment surface to prevent regrowth. Across...
Solar development has the potential to have widespread impacts on the California desert. Thus, it is important to have as much information as possible regarding the impacts of facilities and related infrastructure on the natural ecosystem and surrounding desert communities, how current policies are influencing development, and how the federal process is working on evaluating solar development applications. This research is detailed in this website. "Renewable Energy in the California Desert: Mechanisms for Evaluating Solar Development on Public Lands" is the result of sixteen months of research conducted by ten graduate students from the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environmen t through...
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Tags: BMP,
English,
GIS,
Mojave Desert,
OHV,
Chihuahuan Desert landscapes exemplify the ecological conditions, vulnerability, and management challenges in arid and semi-arid regions around the world. The goal of the Jornada Basin Long Term Ecological Research program (JRN LTER) established in 1982 is to understand and quantify the key factors and processes controlling ecosystem dynamics and patterns in Chihuahuan Desert landscapes. In collaboration with the Jornada Experimental Range (USDA ARS), studies initiated in 1915 have been incorporated into the JRN LTER program. Previous research focused on desertification, a state change from perennial grasslands to woody plant dominance that occurs globally. Based on findings from growing long-term databases, the...
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OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: CMQ3,
Chihuahuan Desert,
DLCC,
Desert LCC,
English,
This dataset is based on the output from a project funded by the California Landscape Conservation Cooperative: “Decision support for climate change adaptation and fire management strategies for at risk species in southern California”. The potential distribution of Ceanothus verrucosus was modeled using a MaxEnt species distribution model using recent and future climate data with presence records from the San Diego Natural History Museum. Species distributions were modeled only for the South Coast Ecoregion in California, USA as this is where management options and climate change adaptation possibilities are currently being examined for the species. Recent climate data were based on the Parameter-Elevation Regressions...
REAs synthesize the best available information about resource conditions and trends within an ecoregion. They highlight and map areas of high ecological value, including important wildlife habitats and corridors, and gauge their potential risks from climate change, wildfires, invasive species, energy development, and urban growth. REAs also map areas that have high energy development potential, and relatively low ecological value, which could be best-suited for siting future energy development. In addition, REAs establish landscape-scale baseline ecological data to gauge the effect and effectiveness of future management actions. The Sonoran Desert REA was initiated in July 2010. It has been completed and peer reviewed...
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OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: English,
GIS,
OHV,
US,
agriculture,
Our Mission & History Volunteers in the Tumacacoris. Photo by Trevor Hare Sky Island Alliance is a science-based conservation organization. We are dedicated to the protection and restoration of the rich natural heritage of native species and habitats in the Sky Island region of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. We work with volunteers, scientists, land owners, public officials, and government agencies to establish protected areas, restore healthy landscapes, and promote public appreciation of the region's unique biological diversity. Sky Island Alliance pioneered landscape-level conservation planning by integrating the science of conservation biology with grassroots organizing and on-the-ground...
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OGC WMS Service;
Tags: English,
Madrean,
Mexico,
OHV,
US,
Information about the condition of the land and related natural resources is needed at many different scales to inform decision makers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) gathers rangeland on-site data as part of the National Resources Inventory (NRI). This report focuses on information derived from NRI rangeland data collected on-site 2004 to 2011. The findings reported here focus on key issues in rangeland science, including rangeland health, non-native plant species, non-native and native invasive plant species, bare ground, inter-canopy gaps and soil surface aggregate stability. Future reports will provide monitoring results based on data collected at revisited...
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Types: Citation,
Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: erosion,
grassland,
grazing,
invasive,
map,
This dataset depicts Critical Plant Habitat for sensitive species on the Klamath National Forest. Excerpt from Forest Plan: Klamath National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan July 1995 Management Area 5 - Special Habitat Calochortus persistens (Siskiyou mariposa lily) Description This 100-acre area consists of dry rocky outcroppings within the westside mixed conifer forest. The habitat for this State-listed Rare perennial species has been managed since 1982 under guidelines developed by the Forest in a species management guide. No other populations of this plant are known to exist on the Forest. Management Goals Maintain the currently known, and any newly discovered, Calochortus population's habitat in an...
Web site provides links to extensive information, including: conservation planning, agronomy, air resources, climate data, cultural resources, economics and sociology, energy, environmental compliance, soils, snow survey, water resources, and more. Access: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/wy/technical/
This report is volume 1 of a two-volume ecological assessment of grassland ecosystems in the Southwestern United States. Broadscale assessments are syntheses of current scientific knowledge, including a description of uncertainties and assumptions, to provide a characterization and comprehensive description of ecological, social, and economic components within an assessment area. Volume 1 of this assessment focuses on the ecology, types, conditions, and management practices of Southwestern grasslands. The second volume, due to be published in 2005, describes wildlife and fish species, their habitat requirements, and species-specific management concerns, in Southwestern grasslands. This assessment is regional in...
Categories: Publication;
Types: Citation,
Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: BMP,
Chihuahuan Desert,
English,
GIS,
OHV,
This virtual flora and fauna was created to serve as a gateway for the environmental research community, as well as the general public, to access and contribute to a growing collection of specimen records and observations. These data represent the products of MABA research expeditions as well as historic data from herbaria, museum collections, and scientific literature. Sky Island Alliance's MABA project is a visionary initiative to catalog, protect, and restore one of the world's premier biodiversity hotspots - the Southwestern U.S. and Northwestern Mexico’s Madrean Sky Island region (Sonora, Arizona, Chihuahua, and New Mexico). MABA is committed to inventorying the wildlands and wildlife of these Sky Islands —...
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OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Arizona,
English,
Madrean,
Mexico,
New Mexico,
Heritage Data Management System - HDMS The HDMS is part of a global network of more than 80 Natural Heritage Programs and Conservation Data Centres. HDMS information is available so Arizonans can make prudent decisions weighing future development, economic growth, and environmental integrity. Using published and unpublished reports, data collected by cooperating agencies, review of scientific collections, collaboration with professionals and many other sources of information, HDMS identifies wildlife, plants and geographic areas of special concern in Arizona, and consolidates information about their status and distribution within the State. Learn more about Arizona HDMS. -On-line Environmental Review Tool (ERT)....
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OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Arizona,
amphibian,
bird,
fish,
invertebrate,
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