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Fire Response Effects, Biocrust, and Vascular Plant Abundance Following Wildfire near Boise, Idaho (October 2021) Twenty quadrats within the burn perimeter of a September 2021 wildfire outside of Boise, Idaho were surveyed for the abundance of fire effects, biocrusts and vascular plants immediately post-fire. The fire was too small to be named. Char was measured as a proxy for fire intensity. Biocrusts were surveyed by morphogroup (crustose lichens, cup lichens, fruticose lichens, gelatinous lichens, short moss, tall moss) and vascular plants were surveyed by functional group (annual forbs, perennial grasses). Char was measured ocularly and biocrust/plant abundance was measured via point-vertex intercept at 40 points per quadrat. These data support the following publication: Condon, L.A., Shinneman, D.J., Rosentreter, R. and... Categories: Data; Tags: Botany, Great Basin, Idaho, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), biota, All tags... botany, community ecology, environment, fires, lichens, mosses, vascular plants, Fewer tags Greater sage-grouse population structure and connectivity data to inform the development of hierarchical population units (western United States) We present five hierarchical demarcations of greater sage-grouse population structure, representing the spatial structure of populations which can exist due to differences in dispersal abilities, landscape configurations, and mating behavior. These demarcations represent Thiessen polygons of graph constructs (least-cost path [LCP] minimum spanning trees [MST; LCP-MST]) representing greater sage-grouse population structure. Because the graphs included locational information of sage-grouse breeding sites, we have provided polygons of the population structure. We also present two results using graph analytics representing node/connectivity importance based on our population structure. Understanding wildlife population... Tags: California, Centrocercus urophasianus, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, All tags... Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Utah, Washington, Wildlife Biology, Wyoming, biota, centrality measures, connectivity (structural, functional, potential), greater sage-grouse, least-cost paths, population structure, western United States, Fewer tags Spatially-Explicit Predictive Maps of Greater Sage-Grouse Brood Selection Integrated with Brood Survival in Nevada and Northeastern California, USA We used a hierarchical Bayesian modeling framework to estimate resource selection functions and survival for early and late brood-rearing stages of sage-grouse in relation to a broad suite of habitat characteristics evaluated at multiple spatial scales within the Great Basin from 2009 to 2019. Sage-grouse selected for greater perennial grass cover, higher relative elevations, and areas closer to springs and wet meadows during both early and late brood-rearing. Terrain characteristics, including heat load and aspect, were important in survival models, as was variation in shrub height. We also found strong evidence for higher survival for both early and late broods within previously burned areas, but survival within... Tags: Ecology, Geography, Great Basin, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, All tags... adaptive habitat selection, chick survival, ecological trap, ecosystems, fires, habitat functional response, human impacts, maladaptive habitat selection, native species, resource selection function, shrubland ecosystems, western United States, Fewer tags Data Maps of Predicted Raven Density and Areas of Potential Impact to Nesting Sage-grouse within Sagebrush Ecosystems of the North American Great Basin These data represent predicted common raven (Corvus corax) density (ravens/square-km) derived from random forest models given field site unit-specific estimates of raven density that were obtained from hierarchical distance sampling models at 43 field site units within the Great Basin region, USA. Fifteen landscape-level predictors summarizing climate, vegetation, topography and anthropogenic footprint were used to predict average raven density at each unit. A raven density of greater than or equal to 0.40 ravens/square-km corresponds to below-average survival rates of sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) nests. We mapped areas which exceed this threshold within sage-grouse concentration areas to determine where... Tags: Birds, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, All tags... Sage-grouse, The Great Basin, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Utah, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, biota, density, population and community ecology, raven, Fewer tags Selection and Survival of Greater Sage-Grouse Broods in Mesic Areas of Long Valley, California (2003 - 2018) We evaluated brood-rearing habitat selection and brood survival of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter, sage-grouse) in Long Valley, California, an area where the water rights are primarily owned by the city of Los Angeles and water is used locally to irrigate for livestock. This area thus represents a unique balance between the needs of wildlife and people that could increasingly define future water management. In this study, sage-grouse broods moved closer to the edge of mesic areas and used more interior areas during the late brood-rearing period, selecting for greener areas after 1 July. Mesic areas were particularly important during dry years, with broods using areas farther interior than... Categories: Data; Tags: Bistate, California, Ecology, Land Use Change, Long Valley, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States of America, Water Resources, Wildlife Biology, biota, ecology, human impacts, land use change, native species, water resource management, water supply and demand, Fewer tags U.S. range-wide spatial prediction layers of lek persistence probabilities for greater sage-grouse This dataset contains two predictive lek (breeding site) persistence raster layers covering the U.S. greater sage-grouse distribution. In the United States, locations where males display and breed with females (i.e., leks) are often monitored annually by state wildlife agencies, providing valuable information on the persistence of birds in the surrounding areas. A U.S. range-wide lek database was recently compiled for greater sage-Grouse (O’Donnell et al. 2021), providing a standardized source of information to build statistical models to evaluate environmental characteristics associated with lek persistence. The compiled lek database classified a subset of leks as being either active (leks currently used for breeding... Tags: California, Colorado, Ecology, Idaho, Montana, All tags... Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Utah, Washington, Wildlife Biology, Wyoming, biota, greater sage-grouse, lek persistence, Fewer tags Greater Sage-Grouse Nest Observations Before and After Wildfire Disturbance in Northeastern California (2007-2018) We monitored Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter, Sage-Grouse) nests and various habitat characteristics at the nest locations near Susanville in northeastern California, crossing over into northwestern Nevada. We employed a before-after-control-impact (BACI) experimental design to account for spatiotemporal heterogeneity in the system and to derive estimates of relative change in survival parameters. Sage-Grouse nest survival decreased after the Rush Fire but decreased more in the burned area relative to the unburned area. Although female Sage-Grouse continued to occupy burned areas, nest survival was reduced from 52 percent to 19 percent. Using a BACI ratio approach we found that nest survival... Categories: Data; Tags: California, Ecology, Environmental Health, Susanville, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), All tags... Western U.S., Wildlife Biology, biota, ecology, environment, fires, habitat alteration and disturbance, herbivores, human impacts, native species, shrubland ecosystems, Fewer tags Simulation to evaluate response of population models to annual trends in detectability In 'Simulation to evaluate response of population models to annual trends in detectability', we provide data and R code necessary to create simulation scenarios and estimate trends with different population models (Monroe et al. 2019). Literature cited: Monroe, A. P., G. T. Wann, C. L. Aldridge, and P. S. Coates. 2019. The importance of simulation assumptions when evaluating detectability in population models. Ecosphere 10(7):e02791. 10.1002/ecs2.2791, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.2791/full. Categories: Data; Tags: Centrocercus urophasianus, Ecology, Nevada, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, All tags... bias, biota, detection process, environment, population models, population trends, sage-grouse, Fewer tags Data to Inform an Integrated Population Model of Translocated Columbian Sharp-Tailed Grouse, Nevada 2013 - 2017 These data include encounter histories, nest attempts, hatched egg counts, brood counts, time-varying matrices, survival statistics, and lek counts, all used in an integrated population model (IPM) to determine the status of a population of translocated Columbian sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus; CSTG) in Nevada. Sharp-tailed grouse were translocated to a remote site in Nevada starting in 2013 through 2017. These data support the following publication: Mathews, S.R., ​Coates, P.S., Prochazka, B.G., Espinosa, S.P., and Delehanty, D.J., 2021, Offspring of translocated individuals drive the successful reintroduction of Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse in Nevada, USA, Ornithological Applications,... Categories: Data; Tags: Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, Nevada, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, biota, All tags... translocation, wildlife, wildlife population management, Fewer tags Data from: Broad-scale occurrence of a subsidized avian predator: reducing impacts of ravens on sage-grouse and other sensitive prey Expanding human enterprise across remote environments impacts many wildlife species, including sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), an indicator species whose decline is at the center of national conservation strategies and land use policies. Anthropogenic resources provide subsidies for generalist predators, potentially leading to cascading effects on sensitive prey species at lower trophic levels. In semi-arid western ecosystems, common ravens (Corvus corax) are expanding in distribution and abundance, and may be negatively affecting sage-grouse reproductive success at broad spatial scales. Ravens are a common predator of sage-grouse nests, and potentially prey on chicks as well. This research aimed to address... Categories: Data; Tags: Great Basin, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, biota, geographic information systems (GIS), All tags... geospatial analysis, habitat alteration, human impacts, occupancy model, predator-prey interactions, sensitive prey, shrublands, wildlife, Fewer tags Morphogroups of Biocrusts Following Seasons of Grazing Near Boise, Idaho The data were collected at Morley Nelson, Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (NCA) where known grazing regimes, including the season of grazing, have been in practice for the last 30 years. Surveyed plots were placed to account for intensity of grazing and to avoid confounding disturbances. Data were collected on the morphogroups of biological soil crusts (biocrusts) found within the NCA, and include measurements on soils related to texture, carbon, nitrogen and the abundance of soil aggregating cyanobacteria in the soil. These data support the following publication: Condon, L.A., Rosentreter, R., Veblen, K.E. and Coates, P.S., 2024. Season of grazing interacts with soil texture, selecting for associations... Categories: Data; Tags: BLM AIM data, Birds of Prey National Conservation Area, Ecology, Great Basin, Idaho, All tags... National Canservation Lands, Rangeland Administration System, Soil Sciences, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), biological soil crusts, biota, botany, community ecology, cyanobacteria, ecology, farming, lichens, mosses, sagebrush ecosystem, soil sciences, soil texture, vascular plants, Fewer tags Spatially Explicit Modeling of Annual and Seasonal Habitat for Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) in Northeastern California Successful adaptive management hinges largely upon integrating new and improved sources of information as they become available. Updating management tools for greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus, hereafter referred to as “sage-grouse”) populations, which are indicators for the large-scale health of sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystems in the Great Basin of North America, provide a timely example for this tenet. Recently developed spatially-explicit habitat maps derived from empirical data played a key role in the conservation of this species facing listing under the Endangered Species Act. The spatial data provided herein represent a previously unmapped area of northeastern California spanning 1,169,765... Tags: California, Ecology, Great Basin, Greater Sage-Grouse, Habitat, All tags... Nevada, North America, Sagebrush Ecosystem Council, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Wildlife Biology, biota, boundaries, environment, Fewer tags Trend Estimates of Common Raven Populations in the United States and Canada, 1966 - 2018 These data identify the mean population growth rate and ratio change in abundance of common raven (Corvus corax; ravens) populations from 1966 through 2018, delineated by ecoregions defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This enables researchers and land managers to identify regions which may be more heavily affected by growing raven populations. These data support the following publication: Harju, S.M., Coates, P.S., Dettenmaier, S.J., Dinkins, J.B., Jackson, P.J. and Chenaille, M.P., 2022. Estimating trends of common raven populations in North America, 1966–2018. Human–Wildlife Interactions, 15(3), p.5. https://doi.org/10.26077/c27f-e335 Tags: Bayesian modeling, Canada, North America, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, All tags... Wildlife Biology, biota, ecoregions, management, population trends, subsidized predator, wildlife, Fewer tags Rasters Representing Greater Sage-grouse Space Use, Habitat Selection, and Survival to Inform Habitat Management We expanded developed methodology to incorporate habitat selection and survival during reproductive life stages and specific seasons with updated greater sage-grouse location and known fate datasets. We included brood-rearing areas that are understood to be threatened and important for population persistence. We combined predictive habitat map surfaces for each life stage and season with updated information on current occupancy patterns to classify habitat based on its suitability and probability of occupancy. We performed additional steps to delineate example habitat management areas, specifically: (1) incorporated corridors connecting key nesting and brood-rearing habitat; (2) corrected outputs for pre-wildfire... Tags: California, Ecology, Geography, Great Basin, Nevada, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States of America, Wildlife Biology, biota, native species, shrubland ecosystems, wildlife, Fewer tags Geospatial Information and Predictive Maps of Greater Sage-grouse Habitat Selection in Southwestern North Dakota, USA We use locations from previously released radio-marked greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter sage-grouse) in a resource selection function framework to evaluate habitat selection following translocation and identify areas of seasonal habitat to inform habitat management and potential restoration needs. We also evaluate possible changes in seasonal habitat since the late 1980s using spatial data provided by the Rangeland Analysis Platform coupled with resource selection modeling results. Our results serve as critical baseline information for habitat used by translocated individuals across life stages in this study area, and will inform future evaluations of population performance and potential... Tags: Ecology, North Dakota, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, biota, All tags... brood, habitats, nest, resource Selection Function, sage-grouse, shrubland ecosystems, summer, Fewer tags Data to Support Hierarchical Models and Decision Support Maps to Guide Management of Subsidized Avian Predator Densities We combined approximately 28,000 raven point count surveys with data from more than 900 sage-grouse nests between 2009 and 2019 within the Great Basin, USA. We modeled variation in raven density using a Bayesian hierarchical distance sampling approach with environmental covariates on detection and abundance. Concurrently, we modeled sage-grouse nest survival using a hierarchical frailty model as a function of raven density as well as other environmental covariates that influence risk of failure. Raven density commonly exceeded more than 0.5 ravens per square kilometer and increased at low relative elevations with prevalent anthropogenic development and/or agriculture. Reduced sage-grouse nest survival was strongly... Tags: Anthropogenic subsidies, California, Ecology, Great Basin, Idaho, All tags... Nevada, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), bi-state, biota, conservation planning, decision support, density surface model, distance sampling, ecology, human impacts, native species, nest survival, population decline, predation, predator-prey, sagebrush, species distribution, species of concern, wildlife, Fewer tags Raven Occurrence and Density in the Great Basin Region of the Western United States (2007-2019) We generated a spatially explicit map of categories of expected occurrence and density associated with predicted concentrations of resident and transient common ravens (Corvus corax; ravens) using the residuals from a generalized linear regression between the occurrence and density parameters. These data support the following publication: Webster, S.C., O'Neil, S.T., Brussee, B.E., Coates, P.S., Jackson, P.J., Tull, J.C. and Delehanty, D.J., 2021. Spatial modeling of common raven density and occurrence helps guide landscape management within Great Basin sagebrush ecosystems. Human–Wildlife Interactions, 15(3), p.10. https://doi.org/10.26077/djza-3976. Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: California, Colorado, Great Basin, Idaho, Montana, All tags... Nevada, Oregon, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Utah, Wildlife Biology, Wyoming, biota, density, occurrence, predator-prey, space use, species distribution models, transients, wildlife, Fewer tags Median Estimates of Impact Potential from Geothermal Energy Production Activities on Greater Sage-Grouse Populations in Nevada and California (2022) These data are the result of an intersection between a surface representing the delta-finite rate of population change and another surface representing Greater Sage-grouse abundance and space-use. It was used to rank candidate sites according to greatest potential impact to Greater Sage-grouse populations resulting from the presence of geothermal energy activity. In 2022, candidate geothermal sites were identified in Nevada and eastern California, then buffered by 10 kilometers. While the extent of the overall raster layer encompasses a very large swath of the western US, data values are limited to fall within these 10 kilometer buffers. These data support the following publications: Coates, P.S., Prochazka, B.G.,... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: California, Ecology, Great Basin, Nevada, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), All tags... Wildlife Biology, before-after-control-impact, biota, decision support tool, habitat alteration and disturbance, human impacts, land use change, native species, sagebrush ecosystem, shrubland ecosystems, state space model, survival analysis, western United States, Fewer tags Greater Sage-Grouse Adult and Nest Observations Before and After Wildfire in Northwest Nevada (2008-2019) Wildfire events are becoming more frequent and severe on a global scale. Rising temperatures, prolonged drought, and the presence of pyrophytic invasive grasses are contributing to the degradation of native vegetation communities. Within the Great Basin region of the Western United States, increasing wildfire frequency is transforming the ecosystem toward a higher degree of homogeneity, one dominated by invasive annual grasses and declining landscape productivity. Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter sage-grouse) are a species of conservation concern that rely on large tracts of structurally and functionally diverse sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) communities. Using a 12-year (2008-2019) telemetry... Categories: Data; Tags: Climatology, Ecology, Great Basin, Land Use Change, Nevada, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, biota, ecology, fires, habitat alteration and disturbance, shrubland ecosystems, vegetation, western United States, Fewer tags Additional Mapping Tools for Great Basin Wildfire and Conifer Management to Increase Operational Resilience: Integrating Sagebrush Ecosystem and Sage-grouse Response Conservation planning efforts for sagebrush ecosystems of western North America increasingly focus on enhancing operational resilience though decision-support tools that link spatially explicit variation in soil and plant processes to outcomes of biotic and abiotic disturbances spanning large spatial extents. However, failure to consider higher trophic-level fauna (e.g. wildlife) in these tools can hinder efforts to operationalize resilience owing to spatiotemporal lags between slower reorganization of plant and soil processes following disturbance, and faster behavioral and demographic responses of fauna to disturbance. These spatial products provide additional examples for managers of sagebrush ecosystems and... Tags: California, Great Basin, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, All tags... Oregon, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Utah, Western United States, Wildlife Biology, biota, conservation planning, decision support, fires, sage-grouse, suitability, umbrella species, wildfire, Fewer tags 1 2 »