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Hierarchically nested and biologically relevant monitoring frameworks for Greater Sage-grouse, 2019, Cluster Level 7 (Wyoming), Interim wy_lvl7_coarsescale: Wyoming hierarchical cluster level 7 (coarse-scale) for Greater sage-grouse We developed a hierarchical clustering approach that identifies biologically relevant landscape units that can 1) be used as a long-term population monitoring framework, 2) be repeated across the Greater sage-grouse range, 3) be used to track the outcomes of local and regional populations by comparing population changes across scales, and 4) be used to inform where to best spatially target studies that identify the processes and mechanisms causing population trends to change among spatial scales. The spatial variability in the amount and quality of habitat resources can affect local population success and result in different... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Centrocercus urophasianus, Greater sage-grouse, United States, Wyoming, adaptive management, All tags... biota, boundaries, graph theory, habitat connectivity, hierarchical sampling units, population monitoring, Fewer tags North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Master Sample and Grid-Based Sampling Frame The NABat sampling frame is a grid-based finite-area frame spanning Canada, the United States, and Mexico consisting of N total number of 10- by 10-km (100-km2) grid cell sample units for the continental United States, Canada, and Alaska and 5- by 5-km (25km2) for Hawaii and Puerto Rico. This grain size is biologically appropriate given the scale of movement of most bat species, which routinely travel many kilometers each night between roosts and foraging areas and along foraging routes. A Generalized Random-Tessellation Stratified (GRTS) Survey Design draw was added to the sample units from the raw sampling grids (https://doi.org/10.5066/P9M00P17). This sampling design produces an ordered list of units such that... Tags: Alaska, Canada, Hawaii, Mexico, Puerto Rico, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, biota, ecosystem monitoring, location, Fewer tags Visual Surveys Rapid Response Saipan 2016 Nocturnal visual encounter survey data conducted by 29 searchers over 17 transects obtained during a Brown Treesnake rapid response deployment to island of Saipan in 2016. Surveys took place in the vicinity of the Saipan airport and Dandan village (ca. 15.127°N, 145.735°E) from 06 January to 13 March 2016, 6–7 nights/week but with a break in surveying from 26 January through 21 February. During Brown Treesnake searches over 386.8 kilometers, we collected data on selected vertebrate taxa (lizards and small mammals, both potential snake prey) recorded from survey transects with similar vegetation structure (secondary forest dominated by the introduced leguminous tree Leucaena leucocephala; emergent trees were partially... Categories: Data; Tags: Emerald Tree Skink, Green Anole, Saipan, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), biota Hydrogeochemical Mixing data from Lake Michigan Tributaries 2011 This dataset describes the hydrogeomorphic structure and lake-tributary mixing in three intermediate-sized Lake Michigan rivermouths: Ford River, Manitowoc River, and Pere Marquette River. Data were collected from May to October 2011. Water chemistry variables were measured with a multiparameter sonde along longitudinal, lateral, and vertical transects. Magnesium, boron, and stable water isotope concentrations were also determined from grab water samples at particular depths. Categories: Data; Tags: Ford River, Geochemistry, Great Lakes, Hydrology, Lake Michigan, All tags... Manitowoc River, Pere Marquette River, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), conservative tracers, deltas, environment, estuaries, estuarine mixing, geomorphology, hydrogeomorphic processes, hydrology, rivermouth, water chemistry, Fewer tags Hierarchically nested and biologically relevant monitoring frameworks for Greater Sage-grouse, 2019, Cluster Level 2 (Wyoming), Interim wy_lvl2_finescale: Wyoming hierarchical cluster level 2 (fine-scale) for Greater sage-grouse We developed a hierarchical clustering approach that identifies biologically relevant landscape units that can 1) be used as a long-term population monitoring framework, 2) be repeated across the Greater sage-grouse range, 3) be used to track the outcomes of local and regional populations by comparing population changes across scales, and 4) be used to inform where to best spatially target studies that identify the processes and mechanisms causing population trends to change among spatial scales. The spatial variability in the amount and quality of habitat resources can affect local population success and result in different... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Centrocercus urophasianus, Greater sage-grouse, United States, Wyoming, adaptive management, All tags... biota, boundaries, graph theory, habitat connectivity, hierarchical sampling units, population monitoring, Fewer tags Potential suitable habitat for Mojave menodora (Menodora spinescens var. mohavensis) in the California desert Here we present the map of potential suitable habitat for Mojave menodora (Menodora spinescens var. mohavensis). The data indicate both how many models predicted each location to be potentially suitable for the species and the average standardized habitat suitability score for each location.Data are presented at a spatial resolution of 10 m pixels, which was required to harmonize the original model inputs. However, maps of suitable habitat should be used at a resolution no smaller than 360 m (i.e., 36 pixels x 36 pixels), which corresponds with the resolution of the coarsest model input. These data are intended to be used only to target future plant surveys in areas where new occurrences are most likely to benefit... Tags: California, biota, species distribution model Potential suitable habitat for Beaver Dam breadroot (Pediomelum castoreum) in the California desert Here we present the map of potential suitable habitat for Beaver Dam breadroot (Pediomelum castoreum). The data indicate both how many models predicted each location to be potentially suitable for the species and the average standardized habitat suitability score for each location.Data are presented at a spatial resolution of 10 m pixels, which was required to harmonize the original model inputs. However, maps of suitable habitat should be used at a resolution no smaller than 360 m (i.e., 36 pixels x 36 pixels), which corresponds with the resolution of the coarsest model input. These data are intended to be used only to target future plant surveys in areas where new occurrences are most likely to benefit future... Tags: California, biota, species distribution model Potential suitable habitat for Spanish needle onion (Allium shevockii) in the California desert Here we present the map of potential suitable habitat for Spanish needle onion (Allium shevockii). The data indicate both how many models predicted each location to be potentially suitable for the species and the average standardized habitat suitability score for each location.Data are presented at a spatial resolution of 10 m pixels, which was required to harmonize the original model inputs. However, maps of suitable habitat should be used at a resolution no smaller than 360 m (i.e., 36 pixels x 36 pixels), which corresponds with the resolution of the coarsest model input. These data are intended to be used only to target future plant surveys in areas where new occurrences are most likely to benefit future habitat... Tags: California, biota, species distribution model Potential suitable habitat for Ash Meadows gum-plant (Grindelia fraxinipratensis) in the California desert Here we present the map of potential suitable habitat for Ash Meadows gum-plant (Grindelia fraxinipratensis). The data indicate both how many models predicted each location to be potentially suitable for the species and the average standardized habitat suitability score for each location.Data are presented at a spatial resolution of 10 m pixels, which was required to harmonize the original model inputs. However, maps of suitable habitat should be used at a resolution no smaller than 360 m (i.e., 36 pixels x 36 pixels), which corresponds with the resolution of the coarsest model input. These data are intended to be used only to target future plant surveys in areas where new occurrences are most likely to benefit... Tags: California, biota, species distribution model Sample collection information, single nucleotide polymorphism, and microsatellite data for white-tailed ptarmigan across the species range generated in the Molecular Ecology Lab during 2016 This data release comprises a dataset that contains sample collection information and microsatellite genotypes, and another dataset that contains single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotypes with sample collection information for populations of white-tailed ptarmigan across the species' range. There is also an additional file (accession numbers.xlsx) linking samples to accession numbers in Genbank. This data was collected in order to address the following: The delineation of intraspecific units that are evolutionarily and demographically distinct is an important step in the development of species-specific management plans. Neutral genetic variation has served as the primary data source for delineating units for... Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Microsatellites, All tags... Montana, Mt. Evans, New Mexico, Rocky Mountain National Park, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Utah, Vancouver, Washington, Yukon Territory, biological population management, biota, genetic diversity, Fewer tags Measurements of plant abundance with reference to dominant plants in Illinois wetlands Data were collected on plant abundance in Illinois with the goal of determining correlations between the abundance of dominant plant taxa and other plant species. Categories: Data; Tags: Illinois, Illinois, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), abundance impact curve, biota, All tags... impact, invasive species, wetlands plants, Fewer tags Conservation easements in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota: characteristics of wetland catchments and key factors for determination of drainage setback distances This data release includes characteristics of wetland catchments associated with U.S. Fish and Wildlife conservation easement lands located in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota. Characteristics include wetland catchment areas, slope length, land use, soil mapping unit, and slope grades of representative soils. County and ecoregion also are included. Summary data pertaining to lateral setback distances, or drainage setbacks, also are presented by county and soil mapping unit for a range of subsurface drainage system characteristics (i.e., drain pipe depth and diameter). Additionally, calculated variables used for data analyses and presentation in the manuscript associated with this data release are included. Categories: Data; Tags: North Dakota, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), conservation easements, environment, hydrology, All tags... inlandWaters, lateral effect distance, subsurface drainage systems, wetland ecosystems, Fewer tags Wetland birds of the Prairie Pothole Region of North and South Dakota, 1995-1997, data release The data set consists of data collected in 1995, 1996, and 1997 in wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota and South Dakota. The data were summarized and used in the analysis for two publications in peer-reviewed journals. The data consists of one data set that includes bird abundance and richness data, wetland class (temporary, seasonal, semipermanent, permanent, alkali), and wetland type (private or federal). In conjunction with surveys of wetland birds, the following wetland variables also were recorded: wetland size, date, local-level habitat variables (percent coverage of open water, emergent vegetation, wet meadow, and shoreline/mudflat), and landscape-level habitat variables (percent cover... Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Aquatic birds, Arrowwood Wetland Management District, Audubon Wetland Management District, Biodiversity, All tags... Chase Lake Wetland Management District, Des Lacs Wetland Management District, Devils Lake Wetland Management District, Ecology, Environmental restoration, Huron Wetland Management District, J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District, Kulm Wetland Management District, Lake Andes Wetland Management District, Land Use Change, Land ownership, Landscape, Long Lake Wetland Management District, Lostwood Wetland Management District, Madison Wetland Management District, North Dakota, Prairie Pothole Region, Sand Lake Wetland Management District, South Dakota, Species diversity, Tewaukon Wetland Management District, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Valley City Wetland Management District, Waubay Wetland Management District, Wetlands, Wildlife Biology, biodiversity, biota, birds, landscape factors, local factors, wetland birds, wetland classification, wetland ecosystems, Fewer tags Target-Chemical Concentration Results of Mixed-Organic/Inorganic Chemical Exposures in Cape Cod, Massachusetts Tapwater, 2018 This dataset provides the water-quality results for organic and inorganic concentrations analyzed from samples collected at residential tapwater faucets, sourced from private drinking water wells in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Samples were collected in July and August, 2018 from 20 locations. Samples were analyzed at various U.S. Geological Survey laboratories: the National Water Quality Laboratory in Denver, Colorado for organic compounds; the Redox Chemistry Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado for inorganic constituents; the Organic Geochemistry Laboratory in Lawrence, Kansas for microcystin analyses; and the Organic Chemistry Research Laboratory in Sacramento, California for disinfectant byproduct analyses. Additionally,... Tags: Cape Cod, Environmental Health, Massachusetts, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), biota, All tags... emerging contaminants, none, point of use, tapwater, Fewer tags Data used to model and map arsenic concentration exceedances in private wells throughout the conterminous United States for human health studies This data release contains data used to develop models and maps that estimate the probabilities of exceeding various thresholds of arsenic concentrations in private domestic wells throughout the conterminous United States. Three boosted regression tree (BRT) models were developed separately to estimate the probability of private well arsenic concentrations exceeding 1, 5, and 10 micrograms per liter (µg/L). A random forest (RF) model was developed to estimate the most probable arsenic concentration category (≤5, >5 to ≤10, or >10 µg/L). The models use arsenic concentration data from private domestic wells located throughout the conterminous United States and independent variables that are available as geospatial... Categories: Data; Tags: Environmental Health, Geochemistry, Hydrology, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, All tags... Water Quality, arsenic, drinking water use, environment, environmental health (human), geoscientificInformation, groundwater quality, health, machine learning models, private wells, Fewer tags Potential productivity and change estimates for eight grassland species to evaluate vulnerability to climate change in the southern Great Plains This data set includes the relative production scenarios for eight (8) grass species based on linear models from Epstein, et al. (1998). We selected two indicator species for each community: shortgrass prairie: blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis; BOGR) and buffalo grass (Bouteloua dactyloides; BODA); mixedgrass prairie: sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula; BOCU) and little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium; SCSC); tallgrass prairie: big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii; ANGE) and Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans; SONU); and semiarid grasslands: black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda; BOER) and tobosagrass (Pleuraphis mutica; PLMU). Soil texture (percent by weight) came from the Earth Systems Science Center (2008) which provided... Tags: Colorado, Great Plains Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, All tags... Oklahoma, Rapid Ecological Assessment, South Dakota, Southern Great Plains, Southern Great Plains, Texas, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wyoming, biota, disturbance, energy, environment, management, vegetation, wilderness, wildlife, Fewer tags Data on interannual seed set variation, weather, and reproductive traits for global plants Data were collected on seed production dynamics of long-lived plants, reproductive plant traits of those plant species, and weather variability for sites where those species live. Data include the coefficient of variation in seed production over time, the variation (coefficient of variation or standard deviation) in weather over years, and reproductive traits such as pollination mode and seed dispersal mechanism. Data series were distributed globally and encompass 920 data series containing 311 plant species. Data series are all 6 or more years in length. Categories: Data; Tags: USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), biota, forest dynamics, global, interannual variability, All tags... masting, seed production, Fewer tags Flea abundance and body condition data for black-tailed prairie dogs on sites treated and not treated with “FipBit” fipronil pellets, South Dakota, 2018-2020 Flea abundance and body condition data for black-tailed prairie dogs on sites treated and not treated with “FipBit” fipronil pellets. We sampled prairie dogs at Conata Basin, Buffalo Gap National Grassland, and Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA. We sampled fleas from live-trapped prairie dogs during June–October 2018, May–October 2019, and July-August 2020. Prairie dogs were sampled before and after FipBit treatments. We anesthetized each prairie dog with isoflurane and combed it thoroughly for 30 seconds to dislodge fleas, which fell into a plastic bin. Fleas were counted and allowed to recover from anesthesia and placed back on prairie dogs, to minimize any removal effect. We weighed prairie dogs with... Categories: Data; Tags: Cynomys, Ecology, Environmental Health, Flea, Plague, All tags... Prairie dog, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Disease, Yersinia pestis, biota, disease vectors, Fewer tags Disturbance characteristics, vegetation and biocrust cover from the northern Great Basin (USA) 2012-2013 Fifteen fires from the Chronosequence dataset (see Knutson et al. 2014) were visited in 2012 and 2013 and surveyed for cover of lichens and mosses. Fires were selected to cover the range of average precipitation for each of three water years following fire, fire severity, time since fire, season of ignition, total acres burned and grazing intensity. Cattle grazing was characterized by distance from water sources for cattle, cow dung density counts and Animal Unit Months from the Rangeland Administration System of the Bureau of Land Management. Fire was characterized by whether or not a site burned, time since fire, the area burned, and an estimated amount of shrub cover consumed by the fire as compared to seemingly... Categories: Data; Tags: Botany, Ecology, Great Basin, Idaho, Land Use Change, All tags... Nevada, Oregon, Soil Sciences, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Utah, biota, botany, community ecology, environment, lichens, mosses, vascular plants, Fewer tags Time and Distance of Detection and Stop Locations along North American Breeding Bird Survey routes within the Gulf Coastal Plains & Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative. These data identify the time (0-1 min, 1-2 min,or 2-3 min) and distance (≤50 meters, >50 meters) category when birds were first detected during 3-minutes point counts at stop locations associated with North American Breeding Bird Survey routes or route equivalents that were surveyed on dates between 2009 and 2016 and provide point location coordinates of stop locations along North American Breeding Bird Survey routes or route equivalents within (or within 60 miles) the Gulf Coastal Plains & Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative boundary. Categories: Data; Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Birds, Central Hardwoods, East Gulf Coastal Plain, All tags... Ecology, Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Analysis, Gulf Coastal Plain and Ozarks, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Missouri, North American Breeding Bird Survey, Oklahoma, Statistical Analysis, Tennessee, Texas, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), West Gulf Coastal Plain, Wildlife Biology, birds, field monitoring stations, location, statistical surveying, Fewer tags 1 2 3 4 5 ... »