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Coastal management decisions are complex and include challenging tradeoffs. Decision science offers a useful framework to address such complex problems. We illustrate the process with several coastal restoration studies. Our capstone example is based on a recent barrier island restoration assessment project at Dauphin Island, Alabama, which included the development of geomorphological and ecological models that forecast environmental changes over a 10 year time period from 2015 to 2025. The proposed framework aims to serve as a tool to assist coastal managers with the process of restoration. Specifically, we discuss the importance of considering concepts and techniques from ecology, coastal geology, geomorphology,...
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These data are serum urea nitrogen and creatinine levels for polar bears captured in the southern Beaufort Sea 1983-2016 and the Chukchi Sea 1987-1993 and 2008-2017. The dataset includes relevant information about the bears that were captured including the latitude and longitude of their capture location, capture date, age class and sex, the age and number of cubs accompanying an adult female, and whether the bear denned during the previous winter or exhibited signs of being engaged in mating behavior at the time of or just prior to capture. Version History: First release: October 2017 Revised: January 2021 (ver. 2.0)
This data release contains accumulated precipitation data from the CONUS404 climate forcing variable subset for hydrologic models, downscaled to 1 km and bias-adjusted for precipitation and temperature (CONUS404-BA; Zhang and others, 2024) from January 1980 through September 2021 that is summarized to a monthly time step and a twelve-digit hydrologic unit code for the spatial extent of the conterminous United States. These data can be found in the “huc12_monthly_conus404ba_WY1980_WY2021.nc” file. Additionally, one supplementary file is also included in this data release. The additional file (“weights_grid_to_huc12_conus404ba.csv”) contains the spatial weights, or fraction, that is used to “weight” the source data...
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Annual populations and spatial density estimates are needed for the threatened Alaska-breeding population of Steller’s eiders (Polysticta stelleri) to assess recovery status and guide recovery actions but these quantities are poorly estimated in this rare species using traditional methods. Therefore, population size and spatial variation in density were estimated across the Arctic Coastal Plain (ACP) and Utqiagvik Triangle (Triangle) survey areas using spatio-temporal generalized additive models and compared to traditional design-based estimates. Compared to design-based estimates, model-based estimates were more precise and less variable between years. Moreover, data sets can be combined to produce common estimates,...
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This Data Release contains field topo-bathymetric survey data in a selected saltmarsh shoreline along Gandys Beach, New Jersey, where constructed oyster reefs (CORs, aka oyster castles) were installed to protect the shoreline and enhance habitat for oyster and other species. Oyster castles were constructed as a part of a living shoreline project along Gandys Beach in 2016 in response to the damage by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Wave, current and sediment data were collected, and field topographic and bathymetric surveys were conducted from January 2018 to April 2018. Fine resolution topographic and bathymetric data is needed to assess shoreline structure effectiveness in terms of wave and current energy reduction,...
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Atmospheric mercury (Hg) deposition, which has been declining in North America since 1985, is the preeminent delivery pathway to the Great Lakes, making them sentinels for tracking shifts in atmospheric deposition. Lake productivity is changing as a result of reductions in phosphorus inputs and habitat shifts in productivity due to invasive mussels. This has altered Hg cycling and energetic coupling within the Lakes. Seven fish species were analyzed for bulk carbon, nitrogen, and Hg isotope ratios and amino acid-specific nitrogen isotopes ratios in fish from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lake Fish Monitoring and Surveillance Program archives (1975 – 2021) and the 1994 Lake Michigan Mass Balance...
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This is a child item of the USGS Data Release: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9WEK4JI Provided here are two vector geospatial datasets that characterize the distribution of eelgrass (Zostera marina) and seaweeds in waters adjacent to Togiak National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. These data were derived from: (1) aerial photo imagery acquired on five different summer days 2005-2013 and (2) satellite imagery (Ikonos-2 and Quickbird-2) acquired on five different summer days 2002-2004. Additionally, the ortho-rectified photomosaics of the aerial photographs used for analysis are provided.
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This data release includes 4 child items with geospatial datasets that characterize the distribution of eelgrass (Zostera marina) and seaweeds in waters of southwestern Alaska and Baja California, Mexico. Child Item 1: "Mapping Data of Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Distribution, Alaska Peninsula and Nunivak Island" Child Item 2: "Mapping Data of Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Distribution, Togiak National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska" Child Item 3: "Mapping Data of Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Distribution, Baja California, Mexico" Child Item 4: "Habitat Classification Data of Five Bays Along the West Coast of Baja California, Mexico"
Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge, Angiosperms (flowering plants), Animal and plant census, Animals/Invertebrates, All tags...
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The data release consists of two companion air and water temperature datasets collected as part of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Next Generation Water Observing System (NGWOS) program with data from both the Little Lehigh and White Clay Creek Watersheds in the Delaware River Basin. Data consists of 15-minute temperature data during the 7/2021 – 12/2022 study period for 21 air and 49 water locations (which include 6 continuous monitoring USGS streamgages) in the Little Lehigh Creek watershed and 8/2021 – 1/2023 for 28 air and 36 surface water locations (including 6 continuous monitoring USGS streamgages) in the White Clay Creek watershed. Datalogger installation locations for surface water locations were targeted...
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Using a solutions-oriented, multi-agency collaboration, we propose to pilot a large-scale assessment of an alternative (herding, electric- and virtual-fence) grazing strategy designed to mimic pre-colonial grazing patterns by bison, to ascertain their value for local- and regional-scale assemblages ofsagebrush- and grassland-associated birds in Montana. A fundamental goal of most wildlife-based grazing programs is to foster a mosaic of patches that represent the broadest possible spectrum of habitat types that benefits different sagebrush- and grassland-associated birds in different parts of the landscape (for example, western meadowlarks, vesper sparrows, and thick-billed longspur in open, heavily grazed areas;...
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Conifer removal and management is a key tool for restoring sagebrush ecosystems and Greater Sage-Grouse populations, though the response of other sagebrush-obligate birds, including Pinyon Jays, to conifer management has not been well-studied. Quantifying the response of avian species to conifer management will inform conservation delivery to ensure that agencies achieve sagebrush bird and habitat objectives while minimizing impacts on Pinyon Jays in the sagebrush/pinon-juniper woodland ecotone. The results of this project will address key science needs on Pinyon Jays and directly inform more effective conifer management throughout the eastern Great Basin. Without these data, we will be unable to provide science-based...
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The US Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) has experienced some of the highest rates of grassland loss in North America over a time that coincides with dramatic declines in grassland songbird populations yet increasing abundance of most grassland-nesting duck species except for northern pintail. To provide more insight into this contradiction, we propose to capitalize on long-term databases to evaluate how a key population driver nest survival for North American ducks has responded to system changes in the region including landscape and climatic factors. Outcomes of these analyses will contribute to testing primary conservation planning assumptions for the PPJV a vital component of the PPJV Strategic Habitat Conservation...
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Insect pollinators-particularly native bees-are critically important in the maintenance of terrestrial plant and animal communities, yet our understanding of how contemporary threats influence this group and the pollination services they provide is virtually unstudied with the sagebrush biome. Our investigation will quantify how bee communities respond to widespread threats to sagebrush-wildfire and invasive annual grasses-and provide foundational knowledge needed for undertaking informed management decisions to improve the resilience of the biome.
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Grassland loss to woody encroachment is widespread and ongoing. Mechanical removal of Eastern Red Cedar (ERC) is the most cost-shared practice to address this threat. Cost-share is provided based on acres with different levels of infestation. Delineation of the different levels of infestation is time consuming butrequired to ensure the appropriate amount of cost-share is provided and contractors are not over/under compensated. The Rangeland Brush Estimation Toolbox(RaBET) is geospatial tool that can accurately automate this process. Unfortunately,wet-meadows and other wetland features cause the tool to overestimate woody cover. This project will provide funds to finish the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI). This...
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Communicating the value of keeping existing grass as grass is a high priority of the Northern Great Plains Joint Venture partnership to ensure rangeland retention activities receive recognition as an important strategy for implementing strategic grasslands conservation. This is a pilot effort to assess socio-economic factors associated with avoided loss of grasslands (i.e., what is the value to individual landowners, communities, and to society of voluntarily retaining working grasslands?). This assessment may include the value of ecosystem services but also financial impacts on communities and municipalities, food supply chains, public services, schools, etc.; it is anticipated to be informed by an expert panel....
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The data included here were used to evaluate the prospectivity for lithium in brines of playas of the western part of the Basin and Range Physiographic Province of the United States. Prospectivity is derived from the mappable criteria used in the descriptive deposit model published by Bradley and others (2013) and focused mainly from the remote sensing point of view. The playas in the study area have been ranked according to size (compared to Clayton Valley, the only area where lithium from brines is being produced in the country), the presence and abundance of source rocks, vegetation (as an indicator of water), reported prospects, and remote sensing data. The remote sensing products used are from data acquired...
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This data release contains measured stream discharge and total dissolved solids (TDS) data and estimated values for daily stream TDS loads, daily baseflow discharge, and daily baseflow TDS loads for 205 locations in the Upper Colorado River Basin. The estimated values, which represent conditions between 10/1/1985 and 9/30/2020, were obtained using the Weighted Regressions on Time, Discharge, and Season (WRTDS) program and a previously published method for hydrograph separation.
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These data represent trapping effort and captures of deer mice at Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California. Deer mice were captured and marked with ear tags to allow identification of individuals. The location of captures can be used in a spatially explicit capture recapture model to estimate density of mice and how mouse density varies by site and habitat type.
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This dataset provides estimated Remote Sensing Streamflow (RSQ) data at selected river reaches in Alaska. Reach-specific relations between satellite-derived water-surface elevation data and dynamic surface water extent data were used with a modified form of the Manning's streamflow equation to estimate streamflows. The streamflow estimates were used to create rating tables that define the relation between discharge and satellite-observed water-surface elevation. The streamflow estimates in the gage_data.csv files are derived from these rating tables, interpolated using a polynomial regression equation. Data are organized in child items named for each river reach. Reach-specific details are provided in a README file...
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Slug additions are often the most accurate method for determining discharge when traditional current meter or acoustic measurements are unreliable because of high turbulence, rocky streambed, shallow or sheet flow, or the stream is physically inaccessible (e.g., under ice or canyon walls) or unsafe to wade (Zellweger et al., 1989, Kilpatrick and Cobb 1984, Ferranti 2015). The slug addition method for determining discharge requires an injection of a known amount of a single salt and high-frequency downstream measurement of solute concentration to capture the response curve (Kilpatrick and Cobb 1984). A new slug method was developed to determine stream discharge utilizing specific conductance and ionic molal conductivities...
map background search result map search result map Serum Urea and Creatinine Levels of Spring-Caught Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) in the Southern Beaufort and Chukchi Seas Topo-bathymetric survey at Gandys Beach, New Jersey, 2018 Evaluating patterns of long-term system change and demographic response for grassland nesting ducks in the US Prairie Pothole Region Wetland Mask to Improve Woody Cover Mapping Assessing Traditional and Emerging Grazing Strategies for Creating a Mosaic of Diverse Habitat Patches for Grassland- and Sagebrush Associated Birds Data from: Decision science as a framework for combining geomorphological and ecological modeling for the management of coastal systems Effect of conifer treatments and landscape management on sagebrush obligate songbirds and Pinyon Jays in the Great Basin Mapping Data of Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Distribution, Alaska and Baja California, Mexico Assessing the impact of invasive annual grasses and wildfire on native pollinators within the sagebrush-steppe biome Quantifying the Value of Intact Grasslands Paired Air and Water Temperature Data for Two Watersheds in the Delaware River Basin Captures and Trapping Effort for Deer Mice (Peromyscus sonoriensis) at Point Reyes National Seashore, California, USA from 2021 to 2022 Specific conductance data collected during slug additions Daily baseflow discharge and daily stream and baseflow total dissolved solids (TDS) loads for selected locations in the Upper Colorado River Basin for water years 1986 – 2020 Mercury, carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios in seven Great Lake fish species from 1975 to 2021 Estimated Streamflow Using Satellite Data for Selected Rivers in Alaska Geospatial database for the spectral characteristics and mapping of lithium-rich playas in the Western U.S. Basin and Range Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri) population and density estimates from the Arctic Coastal Plain and Utqiagvik Triangle surveys using generalized additive models Child Item 2: Mapping Data of Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Distribution, Togiak National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska Topo-bathymetric survey at Gandys Beach, New Jersey, 2018 Data from: Decision science as a framework for combining geomorphological and ecological modeling for the management of coastal systems Paired Air and Water Temperature Data for Two Watersheds in the Delaware River Basin Child Item 2: Mapping Data of Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Distribution, Togiak National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska Wetland Mask to Improve Woody Cover Mapping Assessing the impact of invasive annual grasses and wildfire on native pollinators within the sagebrush-steppe biome Specific conductance data collected during slug additions Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri) population and density estimates from the Arctic Coastal Plain and Utqiagvik Triangle surveys using generalized additive models Assessing Traditional and Emerging Grazing Strategies for Creating a Mosaic of Diverse Habitat Patches for Grassland- and Sagebrush Associated Birds Daily baseflow discharge and daily stream and baseflow total dissolved solids (TDS) loads for selected locations in the Upper Colorado River Basin for water years 1986 – 2020 Effect of conifer treatments and landscape management on sagebrush obligate songbirds and Pinyon Jays in the Great Basin Mercury, carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios in seven Great Lake fish species from 1975 to 2021 Geospatial database for the spectral characteristics and mapping of lithium-rich playas in the Western U.S. Basin and Range Evaluating patterns of long-term system change and demographic response for grassland nesting ducks in the US Prairie Pothole Region Serum Urea and Creatinine Levels of Spring-Caught Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) in the Southern Beaufort and Chukchi Seas Quantifying the Value of Intact Grasslands Estimated Streamflow Using Satellite Data for Selected Rivers in Alaska Mapping Data of Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Distribution, Alaska and Baja California, Mexico