Data for herpetofaunal inventories of the national parks of South Florida and the Caribbean: Volume II, Virgin Islands National Park

The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) requires the use of ecological indicators to measure the success of restoration efforts. The Everglades amphibian community is ideal because amphibians are present in all habitats and under all hydrologic regimes. During Everglades restoration, hydrologic patterns will change and the response of ecological indicators will determine success. Fourteen amphibian species were detected through visual encounter surveys, vocalization surveys and trapping methods throughout the study and the occurrence information collected in this project database.

Categories: Data; Tags: ARMI, Ecology, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Virgin Islands National Park, amphibians, All tags... ecological indicators, reptiles, restoration, Fewer tags

Forest structure, regeneration, and soil data to support mangrove forest damage assessment on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, from Hurricane Irma (2018-2019)

These data support efforts to assess mangrove forest structural response to Hurricane Irma. Data were collected from within Virgin Islands National Park in St John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Datasets include measurements of forest inventory and vitality status, woody debris, regeneration assessment, and organic soil carbon.

Categories: Data; Tags: Ecology, Environmental Health, Hurricane Irma, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), All tags... Virgin Islands National Park, forest monitoring, hurricanes, recovery, tidal mangrove forest, Fewer tags