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Coachella Valley Fringe-Toed Lizard (Uma inornata) Capture Data (2017 and 2018) This dataset includes location, field measurements, and descriptions of 330 Uma inornata sampled for the research study entitled “Sampling Across 20 Years (1996–2017) Reveals Loss of Diversity and Genetic Connectivity in the Coachella Valley Fringe-Toed Lizard (Uma inornata)”. Field sampling occurred between March and September of 2017 and between April and June of 2018. Lizards were located by visually searching dune habitat in all major populations. Sites included Windy Point, Willow Hole, Train Station, Whitewater, and the South Coachella Valley Preserve. In addition, satellite populations in the Indio Hills and individuals salvaged from Section 24 and translocated to Stebbin’s Dune were also sampled. Lizards... Categories: Data; Tags: Riverside, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, animal populations, biota, All tags... collection (specimen gathering), ecological genetics, lizards, population and community ecology, population dynamics, specimen collecting, Fewer tags Aquatic Prey Resources in Response to Estuary Restoration in Willapa Bay, Washington (2014-2015) The ongoing restoration of more than 200 hectares of estuarine habitat at Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, southwestern Washington, is expected to benefit a variety of species, including salmonids that use estuarine and tidal marshes as rearing and feeding areas as well as migratory waterbirds. During March through June 2014 and 2015, this study was initiated to assess aquatic prey resources. We collected data on environmental variables and invertebrate community structure, and the taskforce provided salmonid diet data at restored (Lewis Stream and Porter Point) and reference (Greenhead Slough and Ellsworth Creek) sites. We analyzed these data to determine the functional capacity of the estuary for supporting invertebrate... Tags: Aquatic Biology, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Willapa Bay, benthic ecosystems, biota, All tags... natural resource management, salinity, water quality, water temperature, Fewer tags Species Distribution Model (SDM) for Lycium andersonii in the Mojave Desert Preserving native species diversity is fundamental to ecosystem conservation. Selecting appropriate native species for use in restoration is a critical component of project design and may emphasize species attributes such as life history, functional type, pollinator services, and nutritional value for wildlife. Determining which species are likely to establish and persist in a particular environment is a key consideration. Species distribution models (SDMs) characterize relationships between species occurrences and the physical environment (e.g., climate, soil, topographic relief) and provide a mechanism for assessing which species may successfully propagate at a restoration site. In conjunction with information... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Arizona, California, Mojave, Nevada, Utah, All tags... biogeography, biota, habitats, maps and atlases, native plant materials development, native species, species distribution model, Fewer tags Species Distribution Model (SDM) for Opuntia basilaris in the Mojave Desert Preserving native species diversity is fundamental to ecosystem conservation. Selecting appropriate native species for use in restoration is a critical component of project design and may emphasize species attributes such as life history, functional type, pollinator services, and nutritional value for wildlife. Determining which species are likely to establish and persist in a particular environment is a key consideration. Species distribution models (SDMs) characterize relationships between species occurrences and the physical environment (e.g., climate, soil, topographic relief) and provide a mechanism for assessing which species may successfully propagate at a restoration site. In conjunction with information... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Arizona, California, Mojave, Nevada, Utah, All tags... biogeography, biota, habitats, maps and atlases, native plant materials development, native species, species distribution model, Fewer tags Species Distribution Model (SDM) for Salvia columbariae in the Mojave Desert Preserving native species diversity is fundamental to ecosystem conservation. Selecting appropriate native species for use in restoration is a critical component of project design and may emphasize species attributes such as life history, functional type, pollinator services, and nutritional value for wildlife. Determining which species are likely to establish and persist in a particular environment is a key consideration. Species distribution models (SDMs) characterize relationships between species occurrences and the physical environment (e.g., climate, soil, topographic relief) and provide a mechanism for assessing which species may successfully propagate at a restoration site. In conjunction with information... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Arizona, California, Mojave, Nevada, Utah, All tags... biogeography, biota, habitats, maps and atlases, native plant materials development, native species, species distribution model, Fewer tags Species Distribution Model (SDM) for Krameria erecta in the Mojave Desert Preserving native species diversity is fundamental to ecosystem conservation. Selecting appropriate native species for use in restoration is a critical component of project design and may emphasize species attributes such as life history, functional type, pollinator services, and nutritional value for wildlife. Determining which species are likely to establish and persist in a particular environment is a key consideration. Species distribution models (SDMs) characterize relationships between species occurrences and the physical environment (e.g., climate, soil, topographic relief) and provide a mechanism for assessing which species may successfully propagate at a restoration site. In conjunction with information... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Arizona, California, Mojave, Nevada, Utah, All tags... biogeography, biota, habitats, maps and atlases, native plant materials development, native species, species distribution model, Fewer tags Sagebrush Restoration Following Fire Disturbance in the Virginia Mountains, Nevada (2018) We developed a framework that strategically targets burned areas for restoration actions (e.g., seeding or planting sagebrush) that have the greatest potential to positively benefit Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter sage-grouse) populations through time. Specifically, we estimated sagebrush (Artemisia Spp.) recovery following wildfire and risk of non-native annual grass invasion under three scenarios: passive recovery, active restoration with seeding, and active restoration with seedling transplants. We then applied spatial predictions of integrated nest site selection and survival models before wildfire, immediately following wildfire, and at 30 and 50 years post-wildfire based on each restoration... Tags: Ecology, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, biota, fires, All tags... habitat alteration and disturbance, human impacts, native species, western U.S., Fewer tags Mangrove Elevation and Species' Responses to Sea-level Rise Across Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (ver. 1.1, December 2021) Future sea-level rise poses a risk to mangrove forests. To better understand potential vulnerability, we developed a new numerical model of soil elevation for mangrove forests. We used the model to generate projections of elevation and mangrove forest composition change under four sea-level rise scenarios through 2100 (37, 52, 67, and 117 cm by 2100). We employed a data-driven modeling approach, utilizing new and existing data to inform model parameters. The model was calibrated using dated soil cores and used a spin-up period to establish the soil column prior to future projections. Additional field data, including water level monitoring and elevation surveys, were used to estimate the initial elevation of the... Categories: Data; Tags: Botany, Ecology, Pacific Ocean, Pohnpei, Senyavin Islands, All tags... Tidal Mangrove Forest, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), biota, sea-level change, Fewer tags Mojave Desert Ecoregion This is a shapefile of the Mojave Desert, which was used as our study area boundary (MojaveEcoregion_TNS_UTM83.shp). Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Mojave Desert, biota, burn severity, co-occurence invasives, desert ecosystems, All tags... ecosystems, environmental gradients, field methods, fire disturbance, fire frequency, fires, geographic gradients, geographic information systems, grass-fire cycle, ignition, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, invasive plant species, invasive species, machine learning, maximum entropy, plants (organisms), random forests, remote sensing, spatial dynamics, vegetation, Fewer tags 2. Photographs and count results for Red-footed Boobies (Sula sula) nesting at Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauaʻi, in 2019 During 13-18 May, 2019, we censused Red-footed Boobies (Sula sula) at Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge (KPNWR), Kauaʻi. To evaluate ground-based visual counts and assess variability among methods, we employed photographic techniques to count nesting Red-footed Boobies at KPNWR in three distinct sub-colony areas: Crater Hill East, Crater Hill Interior, and Crater Hill West (see associated data series report for delineation of sub-colony areas). For ground-based photos, we used a Sony a7rii camera (42 megapixel full-frame) equipped with a Sony 100-400 mm F4.5-5.6G lens to allow sufficient resolution to count nests and birds. We achieved pixel resolutions (as a function of camera resolution, focal length, and... Tags: Kauai, USGS-EMA-LOW-SB SMC: Seabirds, animal and plant census, biota Egg Mass Counts from Foothill Yellow-Legged Frogs (Rana boylii) in California from 1992-2021 We compiled time series of egg mass counts (an index of adult female abundance) from Rana boylii populations in 36 focal streams and fit a Multiple Population Viability Analysis (MPVA) model to quantify how streamflow metrics, stream temperature, and surrounding land cover affect population growth. In addition, data on streamflow, stream temperature, and surrounding land cover for each stream were compiled from existing sources. These data support the following publication: Rose, J.P., Kupferberg, S.J., Peek, R.A., Ashton, D., Bettaso, J.B., Bobzien, S., Bourque, R.M., Breedveld, K.G., Catenazzi, A., Drennan, J.E., Gonsolin, E., Grefsrud, M., Herman, A.E., House, M.R., Kluber, M.R., Lind, A.J., Marlow, K.R., Striegle,... Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Aquatic Biology, California, Ecology, Hydrology, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), All tags... Wildlife Biology, amphibians, biota, ecology, modeling, population dynamics, Fewer tags Bias-Corrected Topobathymetric Elevation Model for South Florida, 2018 Accurate elevation data in coastal ecosystems are crucial for understanding vulnerability to sea-level rise. Lidar has become increasingly available; however, in tidal wetlands such as mangroves and salt marsh, vertical bias from dense vegetation reduces accuracy of the delivered 'base earth' products. To increase accuracy of elevation models across south Florida, we applied the LEAN technique to six different lidar collections from 2007-2018. On average, LEAN correction increased DEM accuracy by 46.1 percent, reducing the vertical bias. After correction and post-processing, the DEMs were merged together with a bathymetric dataset to create a seamless topobathy product. Tags: Bathymetry and Elevation, Florida, Remote Sensing, Southern Florida, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), All tags... digital elevation models, elevation, lidar, Fewer tags Post-fire conifer regeneration observations for National Forest land in California (2009 - 2017) This data consists of presence/absence observations for post-fire conifer regeneration. The data also includes estimates of plot-level topography (slope, aspect), relativized differenced normalized burn ratio (RdNBR), post-fire climate, live basal area, and seed rain. These data support the following publication: Stewart, J.A.E., van Mantgem, P.J, Young, D.J.N., Shive, K.L., Preisler, H.K., Das, A.J., Stephenson, N.L., Keeley, J.E., Safford, H.D., Wright, M.C., Welch, K.R., Thorne, J.H. 2020. Influence of variable postfire climate and seed production on postfire conifer regeneration. Ecological Applications. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2280 Categories: Data; Tags: Eldorado National Forest, Forestry, Klamath National Forest, Lassen National Forest, National Forest land in California, All tags... Plumas National Forest, San Bernardino National Forest, Shasta National Forest, Stanislaus National Forest, Tahoe National Forest, Trinity National Forest, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), biota, coniferous trees, fire damage, forest ecosystems, post-fire conifer regeneration, precipitation (atmospheric), terrestrial surface, Fewer tags Snag Fall Data from Long Term Forest Dynamics Plots in the Sierra Nevada of California through 2021 These snag (dead tree) fall data were collected as part of long term forest dynamics data. Tree fall data were collected non-systematically as text comments until 2013, after which explicit snag fall data were collected on an annual basis. This particular dataset includes data from 23 plots in old-growth mixed conifer and montane conifer forests in Sequoia-Kings Canyon and Yosemite National Parks. The plots range in size from 0.9 ha to 2.5 ha and were established from 1982 to 2001. We used demography plot data through 2021 (collected before the extensive KNP Complex wildfire burned many of the plots). Before 2021, four of the 23 plots had experienced relatively recent prescribed burns or wildfires. When established,... Categories: Data; Tags: California, Forestry, Sequoia National Park, Sierra Nevada, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), All tags... Yosemite National Park, biota, droughts, forest dynamics, forest ecosystems, mixed conifer, snag, tree fall, tree mortality, vegetation, Fewer tags Marsh Vegetation Surveys Across the San Francisco Bay Estuary, 2008-2018 Fifty-one tidal marsh sites across five regions (sub-embayments) were surveyed in the Delta, Suisun Bay, San Pablo Bay, central San Francisco Bay, and South San Francisco Bay. Vegetation surveys spanned ten years, from July 2008 to January 2018. A total of 5,112 plots were surveyed. Plots were positioned on transects along an elevation gradient and evenly distributed across each site, where possible, to capture spatial variability along elevation and distance gradients. At each plot, percent cover of all plant species, bare ground, and litter as well as average height was visually assessed within a 0.25 m2 quadrat. Total plant cover in a plot could exceed 100 percent due to vegetation layering. Bare ground and litter... Categories: Data; Tags: Botany, Ecology, Ecology, Emergent Tidal Marsh, Freshwater and Brackish Tidal Aquatic Vegetation, All tags... Salinity, San Francisco Bay, San Joaquin Delta, San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), bays, biodiversity, biogeography, community ecology, elevation, estuary, plants (organisms), salinity, species diversity, vegetation, wetland, wetland ecosystems, wetlands, Fewer tags « 1 ... 17 18 19 20 21