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The Arctic Coastal Plain (ACP) of Alaska is an important region for millions of migrating and nesting shorebirds. However, this region is threatened by climate change and increased human development (e.g., oil and gas production) that have the potential to greatly impact shorebird populations and breeding habitat in the near future. Because historic data on shorebird distributions in the ACP are very coarse and incomplete, we sought to develop detailed, contemporary distribution maps so that the potential impacts of climate-mediated changes and development could be ascertained. To do this, we developed and mapped habitat suitability indices for eight species of shorebirds (Black-bellied Plover [Pluvialis squatarola],...
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The Caribbean Landscape Conservation Cooperative (CLCC) recently completed the CLCC Science Strategy: Mission Alignment to outline shared conservation values among CLCC partner entities. After meeting this important benchmark, Steering Committee (SC) members and outside reviewers suggested that the CLCC adopt a structured approach for integrating shared values and providing greater context and guidance for Science Strategy planning and implementation. This report summarizes the early design and development phases of a Structured Decision Making (SDM) approach applied during a June 2015 SC face-to-face meeting (hereafter referred to as the “CLCC SDM Workshop”) and outlines the next steps in the process.SDM is a formal,...
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This report communicates survey results to the Pacific Flyway Representative for incorporation into harvest management reports and regulatory processes. This memorandum also is shared widely with partners outside the FWS. The major products are a memo, automatically generated from an R Quarto document, and 19 comma delimited table files, one for each management index and table in the memo.
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Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) are public-private partnerships composed of states, tribes, federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, universities, international jurisdictions, and others working together to address landscape and seascape scale conservation issues. LCCs inform resource management decisions to address broad-scale stressors-including habitat fragmentation, genetic isolation, spread of invasive species, and water scarcity-all of which are magnified by a rapidly changing climate. For further information go to https://www.fws.gov/science/catalog. The previous 2011 LCC Network Areas data is available at https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/52f2735ee4b0a6f0bd498c2f
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This GeoPackage contains the analysis strata ("YKG_AnalysisStrata") used in calculating population indices for geese, swans, and cranes. This layer was created from the file ("YKD_DesignStrata") when the existing rotating panel design was developed in 1999. This layer was originally created as an ArcInfo coverage, saved to a shapefile, and imported to SQLite Database format.
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As a USFWS Fellow, I worked with Caribbean Landscape Conservation Cooperative (CLCC) staff, USFWS Ecological Services (ES) staff, US Forest Service to (1) develop and implement an acoustic monitoring network to assess native bat habitat use in Puerto Rico and (2) assist in creating an acoustic database structure the existing CLCC web –based data portal to form a base for developing a wider acoustic monitoring program. For the first objective, we were interested in developing a sampling design to assess the potential impacts of habitat variables and habitat disturbance on bat populations and activity. We also posited that the data would be useful for managers of proposed wind farms. This route will help inform permitting...
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Bats play an important role in stabilizing ecosystems by the various ecological functions they provide (Kunz et al., 2011). Mangroves, as well as marshes and estuaries, are productive ecosystems that often provide resources for terrestrial and aquatic organisms, but are vulnerable to human disturbance and sea-level rise, which may eliminate critical habitat for bats. Coastal regions are important during migration, especially for insectivorous bats that depend on these ecosystems for prey Eastern Red Bats play important role in insect population control, especially for agricultural crop pests (Boyles et al., 2011).
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This appendix presents detailed proceedings of the Caribbean Landscape Conservation Cooperative (CLCC): Deriving Shared Objectives Workshop held on June 3-4, 2015 and June 9-10, 2015 (hereafter referred to as the “CLCC SDM Workshop”).CLCC SDM Workshop discussions and products for each of the four days are summarized below. Detailed information can also be found on the workshop webpage at the CLCC website (click here).
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The Stilt Sandpiper is an uncommon to common breeding shorebird on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska that typically nests near the coast from the Canadian border to the Barrow area (Johnson et al. 2007, Klima and Jehl 2012). Highest known breeding densities occur in Arctic Canada where they often nest in taiga and boreal habitats
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ABSTRACT: The Lower Colorado River and Rio Grande Basins are home to many riparian vertebrate species with different degrees of rarity. In our study, we focused on two species of birds and two species of gartersnakes that are associated with riparian areas: the Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens), the Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia), the Northern Mexican Gartersnake (Thamnophis eques megalops) and the Narrow-headed Gartersnake (T. rufipunctatus). While the extent of distributions of these species is relatively large, they are often patchily distributed in populations that are small; in addition, both gartersnake species are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Aside from detrimental effects...
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Results indicate that the regions most vulnerable to ecological shifts under the influence of climate change are likely to be the interior and northern mountainous portions of Alaska; the northern Yukon; and much of the Northwest Territories. Although the A1B and A2 emissions scenarios predict more cliome shift overall, as compared to the more conservative B1 scenario, the patterns hold true across all three. Notably, there are no areas of the NWT predicted to retain their current cliomes.
    map background search result map search result map 12 Digit Hucs for Winter Roost Sites for Northern Long-eared Bats in Eastern North Carolina Final Report: Predicting Effects of Climate Change on Riparian Obligate Species in the Southwestern United States Changing Climate-Biomes Prediction Output Predicting breeding shorebird distributions on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska Stilt Sandpiper The Bats of Cabo Rojo: USFWS Faculty Fellowship Differences in the Activity of Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) Among Coastal Regions and Mainlands Developing a landscape scale framework to guide conservation planning for cays within the U.S. Caribbean: A preliminary strategy CARIBBEAN LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION COOPERATIVE DERIVING SHARED OBJECTIVES WORKSHOP: Summary of proceedings and preliminary outputs of a decision analytic process Caribbean Landscape Conservation Cooperative Deriving Shared Objectives Workshop: Appendix 1. Proceedings and preliminary outputs of a decision analytic process Alaska Goose, Swan, and Crane Population Indices Memorandum Alaska Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Aerial Survey Goose Analysis Strata Final Report: Predicting Effects of Climate Change on Riparian Obligate Species in the Southwestern United States The Bats of Cabo Rojo: USFWS Faculty Fellowship Differences in the Activity of Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) Among Coastal Regions and Mainlands Developing a landscape scale framework to guide conservation planning for cays within the U.S. Caribbean: A preliminary strategy CARIBBEAN LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION COOPERATIVE DERIVING SHARED OBJECTIVES WORKSHOP: Summary of proceedings and preliminary outputs of a decision analytic process Caribbean Landscape Conservation Cooperative Deriving Shared Objectives Workshop: Appendix 1. Proceedings and preliminary outputs of a decision analytic process 12 Digit Hucs for Winter Roost Sites for Northern Long-eared Bats in Eastern North Carolina Alaska Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Aerial Survey Goose Analysis Strata Predicting breeding shorebird distributions on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska Stilt Sandpiper Alaska Goose, Swan, and Crane Population Indices Memorandum Changing Climate-Biomes Prediction Output