Coastal wetlands from Jamaica Bay to western Great South Bay, New York

This data release contains coastal wetland synthesis products for the geographic region from Jamaica Bay to western Great South Bay, located in southeastern New York State. Metrics for resiliency, including unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR), marsh elevation, and mean tidal range, are calculated for smaller units delineated from a Digital Elevation Model, providing the spatial variability of physical factors that influence wetland health. Through scientific efforts initiated with the Hurricane Sandy Science Plan, the U.S. Geological Survey has been expanding national assessment of coastal change hazards and forecast products to coastal wetlands with the intent of providing Federal, State, and local managers with...

Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Environmental Health, Hydrology, Jamaica Bay, LTER, All tags... Long-Term Ecological Research, Marine Geology, Nassau County, New York, Queens County, South Oyster Bay, United States, Water Resources, coastal ecosystems, coastal processes, environment, estuary, geospatial datasets, inlandWaters, marsh health, oceans, salt marsh, vegetation, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags

Vertical chemical profiles collected across haloclines in the water column of the Ox Bel Ha cave network within the coastal aquifer of the Yucatan Peninsula in January 2015 and January 2016

Natural cave passages penetrating a coastal aquifer in the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico) were accessed to test the hypothesis that chemoclines associated with salinity gradients (haloclines) within the flooded cave networks of the karst subterranean estuary are sites of methane oxidation. Two field trips were carried out to the fully-submerged cave system located 6.6 km inland from the coastline in January 2015 and January 2016. Vertical chemical profiles across the water column haloclines were obtained using the OctoPiPi (OPP), a high-resolution water sampler built by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The sampling efforts resulted in cm-scale profiles of major ions (e.g., chloride and sulfate), as well as concentrations...

Categories: Data; Tags: Cenote Bang, Ecology, Geochemistry, Hydrology, Mexico, All tags... Ox Bel Ha Cave System, Quintana Roo, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, Yucatan Peninsula, anchialine ecosystem, aquatic ecosystem, biogeochemical cycling, biogeochemical cycling, carbon cycling, carbon isotope analysis, cave, cenote, chemical records, coastal aquifer, coastal ecosystems, ecosystem function, environment, environment, estuarine ecosystems, estuarine mixing, field inventory and monitoring, freshwater ecosystems, geochemical data, geochemistry, groundwater, hydrogeology, hydrologic records, hydrology, inland waters, inlandWaters, karst, salinity, subterranean estuary, Fewer tags

Mean tidal range of marsh units in Massachusetts salt marshes

This data release contains coastal wetland synthesis products for Massachusetts, developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management. Metrics for resiliency, including unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR), marsh elevation, and tidal range are calculated for smaller units delineated from a digital elevation model, providing the spatial variability of physical factors that influence wetland health. The U.S. Geological Survey has been expanding national assessment of coastal change hazards and forecast products to coastal wetlands with the intent of providing Federal, State, and local managers with tools to estimate the vulnerability and ecosystem service potential of these wetlands....

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod, Cape Cod Bay, Cape Cod National Seashore, Danvers River, All tags... Duxbury Bay, Essex Bay, Great Marsh Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Ipswich River, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay, Merrimack River, Nantucket, Neponset River, North River, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Parker River/Essex Bay Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Pines River, Pleasant Bay Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Plum Island, Sandy Neck/Barnstable Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Scituate Harbor, South River, United States, Wellfleet Harbor Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Weymouth Back River, Weymouth Fore River, coastal ecosystems, coastal processes, environment, estuary, geospatial datasets, inlandWaters, marsh health, oceans, salt marsh, tidal range, tides (oceanic), vegetation, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags

Elevation of marsh units in Massachusetts salt marshes

This data release contains coastal wetland synthesis products for Massachusetts, developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management. Metrics for resiliency, including unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR), marsh elevation, and tidal range are calculated for smaller units delineated from a digital elevation model, providing the spatial variability of physical factors that influence wetland health. The U.S. Geological Survey has been expanding national assessment of coastal change hazards and forecast products to coastal wetlands with the intent of providing Federal, State, and local managers with tools to estimate the vulnerability and ecosystem service potential of these wetlands....

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod, Cape Cod Bay, Cape Cod National Seashore, Danvers River, All tags... Duxbury Bay, Essex Bay, Great Marsh Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Ipswich River, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay, Merrimack River, Nantucket, Neponset River, North River, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Parker River/Essex Bay Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Pines River, Pleasant Bay Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Plum Island, Sandy Neck/Barnstable Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Scituate Harbor, South River, United States, Wellfleet Harbor Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Weymouth Back River, Weymouth Fore River, coastal ecosystems, coastal processes, elevation, elevation, environment, estuary, geospatial datasets, inlandWaters, marsh health, oceans, salt marsh, vegetation, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags

Geospatial Characterization of Salt Marshes for Massachusetts

This data release contains coastal wetland synthesis products for Massachusetts, developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management. Metrics for resiliency, including unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR), marsh elevation, and tidal range are calculated for smaller units delineated from a digital elevation model, providing the spatial variability of physical factors that influence wetland health. The U.S. Geological Survey has been expanding national assessment of coastal change hazards and forecast products to coastal wetlands with the intent of providing Federal, State, and local managers with tools to estimate the vulnerability and ecosystem service potential of these wetlands....

Tags: Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod, Cape Cod Bay, Cape Cod National Seashore, Danvers River, All tags... Duxbury Bay, Essex Bay, Great Marsh Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Ipswich River, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay, Merrimack River, Nantucket, Neponset River, North River, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Parker River/Essex Bay Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Pines River, Pleasant Bay Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Plum Island, Sandy Neck/Barnstable Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Scituate Harbor, South River, United States, Wellfleet Harbor Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Weymouth Back River, Weymouth Fore River, coastal ecosystems, coastal processes, environment, estuary, geospatial datasets, inlandWaters, marsh health, oceans, salt marsh, vegetation, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags

Estimated Post-Emergence Period for Denning Polar Bears of the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas

These data are estimates of den emergence date, den site departure dates, and duration at den sites as well as post-emergence observations for female polar bears sampled in the southern Beaufort Sea subpopulation 1985-2016 and the Chukchi Sea subpopulation 2008-2017. The data were used to better understand the importance of time spent at the den site post-emergence. Emergence dates and departure dates were determined using collar temperature sensor data.

Tags: Alaska, Animals/Vertebrates, Bears, Beaufort Sea, Behavior, All tags... Biota, Carnivores, Chukchi Sea, Coastal ecosystems, Dens, Environment, Mammals, Marine ecosystems, Marine mammals, Phenology, Polar Bear, Species life history, Threatened species, USGS:ASC591, Ursus maritimus, Wildlife, Fewer tags

Measurement Data of Polar Bears Captured in the Chukchi and Southern Beaufort Seas, 1981-2017

This dataset includes measures collected on polar bears captured in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, 1981-2017 by the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Data collected include body length, body mass, axillary girth, skull width and tail lengths. Bears were also aged as described in the methods. For some bears, an adipose tissue sample was collected and percent lipid content was measured, percent body fat was measured via bioelectrical impedance analysis, and/or recent feeding behavior was assessed via gut palpitation or blood urea and creatinine levels, all of which are further described in the methods.

Tags: Alaska, Animal behavior, Animals/Vertebrates, Bears, Beaufort Sea, All tags... Biota, Carnivores, Chukchi Sea, Coastal ecosystems, Consumer Behavior, Environment, Mammals, Marine ecosystems, Marine mammals, Species Life History, Threatened Species, USGS:ASC287, Wildlife, Fewer tags

Data from Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) Overwintering in Three Lagoons Along the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico

This data package includes two folders of data from Pacific Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) during winter and migration periods. One folder has data from brant wintering along the Baja California Peninsula and Sonoran coasts of Mexico. The data include: (1) body mass and morphological measurements from sport hunter harvested brant, and (2) census counts of brant in Bahia de San Quintin, (3) counts for flock age ratio determination, and (4) behavior. The other folder has data from brant tagged with VHF radio transmitters in July 1999 on the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska and detected in the following two years during their annual migration. Data include: 1) one table with attributes of the tagged brant, 2)...

Tags: Animal populations, Animals/Vertebrates, Bahía San Quintín, Baja California, Baja California Sur, All tags... Biota, Birds, Black Brant, Brent Goose, Coastal ecosystems, Ecological dynamics, Environment, Laguna Ojo de Liebre, Laguna San Ignacio, Mexico, Migratory birds, Population dynamics, Species life history, Species/population interactions, USGS:ASC533, Waterfowl, Wildlife, Fewer tags

Bird Species Checklists from USGS Alaska Science Center Field Camps v1.0

These data are daily summary checklists of all bird species observed at U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center (ASC) field camps. Data include species observation details such as observers, dates, location, and number of individuals seen.

Tags: Alaska, Albatrosses/Petrels and Allies, Animals/Vertebrates, Biota, Birds, All tags... Coastal ecosystems, Cranes, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Eagles/Falcons/Hawks and Allies, Environment, Fowl, Game birds, Loons, Migration (organisms), Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Owls, Perching Birds, Raptors, Sandpipers, Seabirds, Seasonal distribution, Shorebirds, Songbirds, Tundra ecosystems, USGS:ASC367, United States, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Waterfowl, Wetland ecosystems, Wildlife, Fewer tags

Bird Species Checklists from USGS Alaska Science Center Field Camps: Southwest Alaska

These data are daily summary checklists of all bird species observed at U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center (ASC) field camps in Southwest Alaska. Data include species observation details such as observers, dates, location, and number of individuals seen. Included are data from three camps along the Alaska Peninsula, in and around Izembek National Wildlife Refuge ("Izembek NWR", "Cold Bay", and "Neumann Island") during field seasons: 1986-1993.

Tags: Alaska, Albatrosses/Petrels and Allies, Animals/Vertebrates, Biota, Birds, All tags... Coastal ecosystems, Cold Bay, Cranes, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Eagles/Falcons/Hawks and Allies, Environment, Fowl, Game birds, Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Loons, Migration (organisms), Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Neumann Island, Owls, Perching Birds, Raptors, Sandpipers, Seabirds, Seasonal distribution, Shorebirds, Songbirds, Tundra ecosystems, USGS:ASC436, United States, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Waterfowl, Wetland ecosystems, Wildlife, Fewer tags

February 2020 National Wetlands Inventory, Mississippi Barrier Islands Habitat Classification: (Cat Island, Ship Island, Petit Bois Island and Horn Island)

This data set consists of digital data describing wetlands and uplands habitats for the Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program (MsCIP) area, consisting of Cat, Ship, Horn and Petit Bois Islands for the year 2020. Wetlands were classified using the Cowardin, et al., wetlands classification scheme to the level of freshwater and tidal, salinity modifiers. Uplands were classified using a customized classification scheme which can be cross-referenced to Anderson, et. al. For this dataset, upland dunes were delineated as areas at or above 1.524 meters (5 feet) as determined in the Lidar data that was referenced without modification for this classification. With this elevation criteria some delineated upland dune features...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Cat Island, Geography, Habitats, Horn Island, Land Use Change, All tags... Land Use Change, Mississippi Barrier Islands, Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program (MSCIP), National Wetlands Inventory, National Wetlands Inventory (NWI), Petit Bois Island, Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing, Ship Island, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wetland ecosystems, avian resources, biota, coastal ecosystems, environment, habitat analysis, habitat monitoring, marine, terrestrial, turtle resources, wetland restoration, Fewer tags

Topo-bathymetric survey at Gandys Beach, New Jersey, 2018

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,...

Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Climatology, Climatology, Ecology, Ecology, All tags... Environmental Health, Environmental Health, Gandys Beach, Hydrology, Hydrology, New Jersey, Sedimentology, Sedimentology, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, coastal ecosystems, Fewer tags

A subset of 2017 Louisiana Coastal Master Plan model output to estimate climate change mitigation potential of Louisiana’s coastal area

A subset of the Louisiana's 2017 Coastal Master Plan model output was used to estimate the potential climate mitigation role of Louisiana’s coastal area. Model output of surface water salinity, land/water classification, and area of eight habitats for elapsed years of 6, 11, 16, 26, and 36 were post-processed to estimate habitat areas at years of 2020, 2025, 2030, 2040, and 2050, that align with the Governor of Louisiana’s greenhouse gas reduction targets. In addition, the Louisiana coastal boundary and a static mask of upland and developed area were used to define the coastal area. The modeled habitat areas with literature review of net ecosystem carbon balance fluxes per habitat were used in an analytical framework...

Tags: Aquatic Biology, Botany, Climatology, Ecology, Gulf of Mexico, All tags... Land Use Change, Louisiana, Louisiana Coastal, Soil Sciences, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), biota, carbon sequestration, coastal ecosystems, coastal processes, coastal submergence, environment, estuary, habitats, inlandWaters, wetlands, Fewer tags

Saginaw Bay Restoration Assessment Composite Model

Well-established conservation planning principles and techniques framed by geodesign were used to assess the restorability of areas that historically supported coastal wetlands along the U.S. shore of Saginaw Bay. The resulting analysis supported planning efforts to identify, prioritize, and track wetland restoration opportunity and investment in the region. To accomplish this, publicly available data, criteria derived from the regional managers and local stakeholders, and geospatial analysis were used to form an ecological model for spatial prioritization.

Types: Citation; Tags: Great Lakes, LIDAR, Saginaw Bay, biogeography, coastal ecosystems, All tags... coastal processes, decision support methods, digital elevation models, ecological processes, environmental assessment, estuarine ecosystems, estuarine processes, freshwater ecosystems, geodesign, geographic information systems, geography, geospatial analysis, geospatial datasets, habitats, hydrographic datasets, interagency programs, land use change, surface-water level, water resources, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags

Standard deviation of the vegetated fraction in coastal wetlands along the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Coast (16-bit GeoTIFF)

Prior research has shown that sediment budgets, and therefore stability, of microtidal marsh complexes scale with areal unvegetated to vegetated marsh ratios (UVVR) suggesting these metrics are broadly applicable indicators of microtidal marsh vulnerability. This effort has developed the UVVR metric using Landsat 8 satellite imagery for the coastal areas of the contiguous United States (CONUS). These datasets provide annual averages of 1) developed, 2) vegetated, 3) unvegetated fractional covers and 4) an unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR) at 30-meter resolution over the coastal areas of the contiguous United States for the years 2014-2018. Additionally, multi-year average values of vegetated fractional cover...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: GeoTIFF, Gulf of Mexico Ocean, USGS:5f5a86e482cefd9f208671b5, United States, coastal ecosystems, All tags... coastal processes, inlandWaters, marsh health, marsh stress, resilience, salt marsh, sedimentation, society, vegetation, vulnerability, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags

Standard deviation of the vegetated fraction in coastal wetlands along the U.S. Pacific Coast (16-bit GeoTIFF)

Prior research has shown that sediment budgets, and therefore stability, of microtidal marsh complexes scale with areal unvegetated to vegetated marsh ratios (UVVR) suggesting these metrics are broadly applicable indicators of microtidal marsh vulnerability. This effort has developed the UVVR metric using Landsat 8 satellite imagery for the coastal areas of the contiguous United States (CONUS). These datasets provide annual averages of 1) developed, 2) vegetated, 3) unvegetated fractional covers and 4) an unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR) at 30-meter resolution over the coastal areas of the contiguous United States for the years 2014-2018. Additionally, multi-year average values of vegetated fractional cover...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: GeoTIFF, Pacific Ocean, USGS:5f5aa0f282cefd9f20868a81, United States, coastal ecosystems, All tags... coastal processes, inlandWaters, marsh health, marsh stress, resilience, salt marsh, sedimentation, society, vegetation, vulnerability, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags

Unvegetated to vegetated ratio at Thompsons Beach and Stone Harbor, New Jersey from 2014 to 2018

In 2012, Hurricane Sandy struck the Northeastern US causing devastation among coastal ecosystems. Post-hurricane marsh restoration efforts have included sediment deposition, planting of vegetation, and restoring tidal hydrology. The work presented here is part of a larger project funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to monitor the post-restoration ecological resilience of coastal ecosystems in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The U.S. Geological Survey Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center made in-situ observations during 2018-2019 and 2022-2023 at two sites: Thompsons Beach, NJ and Stone Harbor, NJ. Marsh creek hydrodynamics and water quality including currents, waves, water levels, water...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic, Hurricane Sandy, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, New Jersey, Stone Harbor, All tags... Thompsons Beach, UVVR, coastal ecosystems, coastal processes, geospatial datasets, inlandWaters, marsh resilience, oceans, vegetation, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags

Geospatial characterization of salt marshes in Connecticut (ver. 2.0, April 2024

This data release contains coastal wetland synthesis products for the state of Connecticut. Metrics for resiliency, including the unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR), marsh elevation, tidal range, wave power, and exposure potential to environmental health stressors are calculated for smaller units delineated from a digital elevation model, providing the spatial variability of physical factors that influence wetland health. The U.S. Geological Survey has been expanding national assessment of coastal change hazards and forecast products to coastal wetlands with the intent of providing federal, state, and local managers with tools to estimate the vulnerability and ecosystem service potential of these wetlands. For...

Tags: Connecticut, Long Island Sound, United States, coastal ecosystems, coastal processes, All tags... environment, estuary, geospatial datasets, inlandWaters, marsh health, none, oceans, salt marsh, vegetation, wetland ecosystems, wetland functions, Fewer tags

Seed biomass from shallow coastal water areas along a salinity gradient in Barataria Bay, Louisiana (2015)

This dataset provides bi-monthly data on seed biomass collected in shallow water habitats across the fresh to saline gradient at coastal sites in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. This project was co-funded by the Gulf Coast Prairie and the Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperatives and the South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center. An alternate reference to this product can be found here: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5a78c158e4b00f54eb1e84a6.

Categories: Data; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, Alabama, BIOSPHERE, BIOSPHERE, COASTAL, All tags... COASTAL, Conservation NGOs, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, ECOSYSTEMS, ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, Gulf of Mexico, LCC Network Science Catalog, Louisiana Coastal, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, Mississippi Coastal, SAV/SEA GRASS BED, SAV/SEA GRASS BED, State agencies, Texas, coastal ecosystems, coastal zones, completed, nonGeographicDataset, oceans, wetlands, Fewer tags

Otolith chemistry of fishes in Rodeo Lagoon, Marin County, California, 2016

The dataset includes multiple file types (CSV, ArcGIS shapefiles, and images), data relates to the elemental analysis of fish otoliths. Otoliths examined in this study were from randomly-sampled individual Tidewater Goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) and Prickly Sculpin (Cottus asper) from the adult population of Rodeo Lagoon and Rodeo Creek, Marin County, California. The fish were collected in April and August 2016.

Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, California, Coastal fishes, Ecology, Environmental Health, All tags... Marin County, Otolith chemistry, Rodeo Lagoon, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Water Resources, Wildlife Biology, biota, coastal ecosystems, ecology, environment, marine biology, marine chemistry, oceans, Fewer tags