Report and Publications: Assessing Evapotranspiration Rate Changes for Proposed Restoration of the Forested Uplands of the DLCC

Final Report - Executive Summary: This final project report is prepared to summarize the research project titled “Assessing evapotranspiration rate changes for proposed restoration of the forested uplands of the Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCC)” for the Desert LCC of the Bureau of Reclamation as a requirement for closing out the project. This report includes the scope of work, summary of research project, results, and conclusions.Among all of the components of the terrestrial water cycle, evapotranspiration (ET) consumes the largest amount of water. Accurate estimation of ET is very important to understand the influence of ET to the hydrologic response of recharge and runoff processes in the water...

Categories: Data, Publication; Types: Citation, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2012, ATMOSPHERE, ATMOSPHERE, ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR, ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR, All tags... AZ-01, Applications and Tools, Arizona, Datasets/Database, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EVAPOTRANSPIRATION, EVAPOTRANSPIRATION, Federal resource managers, LCC Network Science Catalog, Northern Arizona, Publication, Publication, Publication, Report, United States, WATER VAPOR PROCESSES, WATER VAPOR PROCESSES, adaptation, best management practice (BMP), biota, climate change, completed, drought, ecosystem services, fire, forest, groundwater, hydrology, land cover, management, model, native, plant, product, remote sensing, resilience, restoration, snow, soil, topography, vegetation, water availability, water budget, watershed, Fewer tags

At-risk and range restricted species models: Geographic Datasets for Echinacea laevigata (Smooth coneflower)

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation – Natural Heritage Program (DCRDNH) and the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) at Florida State University (collectively, Project Partners) were funded by the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative (SALCC) in April 2015 to develop ten species distribution models (SDM) of priority at-risk and range-restricted species (Ambystoma cingulatum, Echinacea laevigata, Heterodon simus, Lindera melissifolia, Lythrum curtissii, Notophthalmus perstriatus, Phemeranthus piedmontanus, Rhus michauxii, and Schwalbea americana) for the purposes of incorporating the models and supporting information on the conservation and management needs of the species into the...

Categories: Data; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, ArcGIS Service Definition, Downloadable, Map Service; Tags: At-risk species, Data, Data.gov South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Datasets/Database, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, All tags... EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS, Echinacea laevigata, Echinacea laevigata, LCC Network Science Catalog, Plant, Range-restricted species, Rare species, Smooth coneflower, South Atlantic, Species distribution model, biota, biota, completed, product, Fewer tags

At-risk and range restricted species models: Geographic Datasets for Schwalbea americana (American Chaffseed)

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation – Natural Heritage Program (DCRDNH) and the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) at Florida State University (collectively, Project Partners) were funded by the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative (SALCC) in April 2015 to develop ten species distribution models (SDM) of priority at-risk and range-restricted species (Ambystoma cingulatum, Echinacea laevigata, Heterodon simus, Lindera melissifolia, Lythrum curtissii, Notophthalmus perstriatus, Phemeranthus piedmontanus, Rhus michauxii, and Schwalbea americana) for the purposes of incorporating the models and supporting information on the conservation and management needs of the species into the...

Categories: Data; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, ArcGIS Service Definition, Downloadable, Map Service; Tags: American Chaffseed, At-risk species, Data, Data.gov South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Datasets/Database, All tags... EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS, LCC Network Science Catalog, Plant, Range-restricted species, Rare species, Schwalbea americana, South Atlantic, Species distribution model, biota, biota, completed, product, Fewer tags

Assessing Evapotranspiration Rate Changes for Proposed Restoration of the Forested Uplands of the DLCC

Accurate estimation of evapotranspiration (ET) is essential for assessments of water balance and hydrologic responses to forest restoration treatments in uplands adjacent to the Desert LCC. As part of the Four Forests Restoration Initiative, a new paired watershed study is being planned to assess the hydrologic effects of mechanically thinning and restoring a more frequent fire regime to the ponderosa pine forests of Arizona. Water and energy balances will be measured and modeled in these paired watersheds to help inform and better plan for the hydrologic responses of future forest restoration actions. Researchers at Northern Arizona University have collected six years of eddy covariance measurements of ET in the...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2012, ATMOSPHERE, ATMOSPHERE, ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR, ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR, All tags... AZ-01, Applications and Tools, Arizona, Data Acquisition and Development, Data Management and Integration, Datasets/Database, Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperative, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EVAPOTRANSPIRATION, EVAPOTRANSPIRATION, Federal resource managers, Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Northern Arizona, Project, Publication, United States, WATER VAPOR PROCESSES, WATER VAPOR PROCESSES, adaptation, best management practice (BMP), biota, climate change, completed, drought, ecosystem services, fire, forest, groundwater, hydrology, land cover, management, model, native, plant, remote sensing, resilience, restoration, snow, soil, topography, vegetation, water availability, water budget, watershed, Fewer tags

At-risk and range restricted species models: Geographic Datasets for Lindera melissifolia (Pondberry)

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation – Natural Heritage Program (DCRDNH) and the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) at Florida State University (collectively, Project Partners) were funded by the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative (SALCC) in April 2015 to develop ten species distribution models (SDM) of priority at-risk and range-restricted species (Ambystoma cingulatum, Echinacea laevigata, Heterodon simus, Lindera melissifolia, Lythrum curtissii, Notophthalmus perstriatus, Phemeranthus piedmontanus, Rhus michauxii, and Schwalbea americana) for the purposes of incorporating the models and supporting information on the conservation and management needs of the species into the...

Categories: Data; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, ArcGIS Service Definition, Downloadable, Map Service; Tags: At-risk species, Data, Data.gov South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Datasets/Database, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, All tags... EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS, LCC Network Science Catalog, Lindera melissifolia, Plant, Pondberry, Range-restricted species, Rare species, South Atlantic, Species distribution model, biota, biota, completed, product, Fewer tags

At-risk and range restricted species models: Geographic Datasets for Rhus michauxii (Michaux’s Sumac)

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation – Natural Heritage Program (DCRDNH) and the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) at Florida State University (collectively, Project Partners) were funded by the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative (SALCC) in April 2015 to develop ten species distribution models (SDM) of priority at-risk and range-restricted species (Ambystoma cingulatum, Echinacea laevigata, Heterodon simus, Lindera melissifolia, Lythrum curtissii, Notophthalmus perstriatus, Phemeranthus piedmontanus, Rhus michauxii, and Schwalbea americana) for the purposes of incorporating the models and supporting information on the conservation and management needs of the species into the...

Categories: Data; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, ArcGIS Service Definition, Downloadable, Map Service; Tags: At-risk species, Data, Data.gov South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Datasets/Database, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, All tags... EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS, LCC Network Science Catalog, Michaux’s Sumac, Plant, Range-restricted species, Rare species, Rhus michauxii, South Atlantic, Species distribution model, biota, biota, completed, product, Fewer tags

Development of a Decision Support Tool for Water and Resource Management using Biotic, Abiotic, and Hydrological Assessments of Topock Marsh

Topock Marsh is a large wetland adjacent to the Colorado River and main feature of Havasu National Wildlife Refuge (Havasu NWR) in southern Arizona. In 2010, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and Bureau of Reclamation began a project to improve water management capabilities at Topock Marsh and protect habitats and species. Initial construction required a drawdown, which caused below-average inflows and water depths in 2010-2011. Co-applicants Daniels and Haegele of FORT monitored Topock Marsh during the drawdown and immediately after, thus obtained information on immediate effects. However, stress from the drawdown may have a delayed effect on aquatic resources; additionally, significant changes to the infrastructure...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2013, AZ-04, Applications and Tools, Arizona, CA-08, All tags... California, Data Acquisition and Development, Datasets/Database, Decision Support, Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperative, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, Federal resource managers, GIS, HUMAN DIMENSIONS, HUMAN DIMENSIONS, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Mojave Desert Pilot Area, Monitoring, Policy makers & regulators, Project, Publication, Report, State agencies, United States, WATER MANAGEMENT, WATER MANAGEMENT, aquatic, biota, completed, fish, hydrology, invasive, invertebrate, map, model, monitoring, native, plant, protected area, vegetation, water availability, water management, water quality, wetland, Fewer tags

Decision Support Tool for Water and Resource Management of Topock Marsh

Topock Marsh is a large wetland adjacent to the Colorado River and main feature of Havasu National Wildlife Refuge (Havasu NWR) in southern Arizona. In 2010, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and Bureau of Reclamation began a project to improve water management capabilities at Topock Marsh and protect habitats and species. Initial construction required a drawdown, which caused below-average inflows and water depths in 2010-2011. Co-applicants Daniels and Haegele of FORT monitored Topock Marsh during the drawdown and immediately after, thus obtained information on immediate effects. However, stress from the drawdown may have a delayed effect on aquatic resources; additionally, significant changes to the infrastructure...

Categories: Data, Software; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, ArcGIS Service Definition, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2013, AZ-04, Applications and Tools, Arizona, CA-08, All tags... California, Data Acquisition and Development, Data.gov Desert LCC, Datasets/Database, Decision Support, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, Federal resource managers, GIS, HUMAN DIMENSIONS, HUMAN DIMENSIONS, LCC Network Science Catalog, Mojave Desert Pilot Area, Monitoring, Policy makers & regulators, Project, Publication, Report, Software, State agencies, United States, WATER MANAGEMENT, WATER MANAGEMENT, aquatic, biota, completed, fish, hydrology, invasive, invertebrate, map, model, monitoring, native, plant, product, protected area, vegetation, water availability, water management, water quality, wetland, Fewer tags

Geophysical properties, geochronologic, and geochemical data of sediment cores collected from San Pablo Bay, California, October 17-20, 2016

Geophysical properties (P-wave velocity, gamma ray density, and magnetic susceptibility), geochronologic (radiocarbon, excess Lead-210, and Cesium-137), and geochemical data (organic carbon content and 60 element contents) are reported for select vibracores collected aboard the S/V Retriever October 17-20, 2016 in San Pablo Bay, California. Geophysical properties were measured with a Geotek Multi-Sensor Core Logger (MSCL). Radiocarbon was measured by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). Excess Lead-210 and Cesium-137 activities were measured by gamma-ray counting in a high purity, low background germanium well detector (HPGe). Total organic carbon was measured in bulk sediment. Element contents were determined on...

Categories: Data; Tags: Assessments, CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Geochemistry, Geology, All tags... Geophysics, Habitat, Hayward-Rodgers Creek Fault, Marine Geology, Material Resources, PCMSC, PES, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Radiometric dating, San Francisco Bay-Delta Priority Ecosystem Science Program, San Pablo Bay, Sediment geochemistry, State of California, Substrate, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, benthic foraminifera, carbon-14 analysis, chemical analysis, core analysis, drilling and coring, environment, geochemistry, geoscientificInformation, marine geology, mollusks, oceans, plant, radiometric dating, sea-floor characteristics, vibracoring, wood, Fewer tags

Publication: Assessment of ecosystem response to a temporary water level drawdown and subsequent refilling at Topock Marsh, Arizona

Abstract: Topock Marsh is a large wetland adjacent to the Colorado River and the main feature of Havasu National Wildlife Refuge (Havasu NWR) in southern Arizona. In 2010, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and Bureau of Reclamation began a project to improve water management capabilities at Topock Marsh and protect habitats and species. Initial construction required a drawdown, which caused below-average inflows and water depths in 2010–11. U.S. Geological Survey Fort Collins Science Center (FORT) scientists collected an assemblage of biotic, abiotic, and hydrologic data from Topock Marsh during the drawdown and immediately after, thus obtaining valuable information needed by FWS. Building upon that work,...

Categories: Data; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, ArcGIS Service Definition, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2013, AZ-04, Applications and Tools, Arizona, CA-08, All tags... California, Data Acquisition and Development, Data.gov Desert LCC, Datasets/Database, Decision Support, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, Federal resource managers, GIS, HUMAN DIMENSIONS, HUMAN DIMENSIONS, LCC Network Science Catalog, Mojave Desert Pilot Area, Monitoring, Policy makers & regulators, Publication, Report, Report, State agencies, United States, WATER MANAGEMENT, WATER MANAGEMENT, aquatic, biota, completed, fish, hydrology, invasive, invertebrate, map, model, monitoring, native, plant, product, protected area, vegetation, water availability, water management, water quality, wetland, Fewer tags

At-risk and range restricted species models: Geographic Datasets for Phemeranthus piedmontanus Ware (Piedmont Fameflower)

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation – Natural Heritage Program (DCRDNH) and the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) at Florida State University (collectively, Project Partners) were funded by the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative (SALCC) in April 2015 to develop ten species distribution models (SDM) of priority at-risk and range-restricted species (Ambystoma cingulatum, Echinacea laevigata, Heterodon simus, Lindera melissifolia, Lythrum curtissii, Notophthalmus perstriatus, Phemeranthus piedmontanus, Rhus michauxii, and Schwalbea americana) for the purposes of incorporating the models and supporting information on the conservation and management needs of the species into the...

Categories: Data; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, ArcGIS Service Definition, Downloadable, Map Service; Tags: At-risk species, Data, Data.gov South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Datasets/Database, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, All tags... EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS, LCC Network Science Catalog, Phemeranthus piedmontanus Ware, Piedmont Fameflower, Plant, Range-restricted species, Rare species, South Atlantic, Species distribution model, biota, biota, completed, product, Fewer tags

At-risk and range restricted species models: Geographic Datasets for Lythrum curtissii (Curtiss’ Loosestrife)

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation – Natural Heritage Program (DCRDNH) and the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) at Florida State University (collectively, Project Partners) were funded by the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative (SALCC) in April 2015 to develop ten species distribution models (SDM) of priority at-risk and range-restricted species (Ambystoma cingulatum, Echinacea laevigata, Heterodon simus, Lindera melissifolia, Lythrum curtissii, Notophthalmus perstriatus, Phemeranthus piedmontanus, Rhus michauxii, and Schwalbea americana) for the purposes of incorporating the models and supporting information on the conservation and management needs of the species into the...

Categories: Data; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, ArcGIS Service Definition, Downloadable, Map Service; Tags: At-risk species, Curtiss’ Loosestrife, Data, Data.gov South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Datasets/Database, All tags... EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS, LCC Network Science Catalog, Lythrum curtissii, Plant, Range-restricted species, Rare species, South Atlantic, Species distribution model, biota, biota, completed, product, Fewer tags