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Line Transect Routes for Sierra Nevada range and White Mountain range Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Mammals, National CASC, Wildlife and Plants Dropped-edge analysis of terrestrial connectivity of grassland and forest networks in the South Central United States based on the National Land Cover Database from 2006 This data set includes a dropped-edge analysis of grassland and forest networks in the South Central United States based on land cover data from 2006 and graph theory to evaluate Landscape Resistance to Dispersal (LRD). LRD represents the degree to which habitat availability limits species movement. LRD decreases as habitat availability increases and increases as habitat availability decreases. This data set includes a range of LRD thresholds to represent species with different dispersal abilities and responses to landscape structure. A threshold indicates the highest LRD that still allows dispersal by a particular group of species. LRD thresholds are included in the data set, with low values representing connectivity... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Forests, Grasslands and Plains, Landscapes, Other Wildlife, South Central CASC, All tags... Wildlife and Plants, dispersal (organisms), habitat fragmentation, Fewer tags Stream patches of suitable Bull Trout habitat and associated patch variables This GIS dataset is the primary data product produced for the NW Climate Science Center-funded project, "Rangewide climate vulnerability assessment for threatened Bull Trout" (FRESC Study ID 851). We used predictions of temperatures in streams across approximately two-thirds of the species' range in the U.S. to map coldwater streams or “patches” suitable for spawning and early rearing of Bull Trout. Each patch consists of streams with contiguous reaches of cold water. Patches were delineated using medium resolution National Hydrography Dataset streams containing modeled temperatures available at 1 km intervals, as provided by the NorWeST project (http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/boise/AWAE/projects/NorWeST.html).Once the... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Bull trout, Clark Fork River, Clearwater River, Climate change, Columbia River, All tags... Data Visualization & Tools, Fish, Habitat patches, Idaho, Kootenai River, Montana, Northwest CASC, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Salmon River, Salvelinus confluentus, Science Tools For Managers, Snake River, Stream temperature, Vulnerability assessment, Washington, Water, Coasts and Ice, Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags Future changes in landscape connectivity for grassland species in the southern Great Plains based on a scenario of future land-use change that focuses on environmental sustainability with a regional view We used land cover projections for 2011 and 2050 of two scenarios derived from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES). Scenario A1B emphasizes economic growth with a global orientation and scenario B2 focuses on environmental sustainability with a regional view. Our study area included counties within the southern Great Plains ecoregion in Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. We calculated changes in landscape connectivity (dECA) between 2011 and 2050 for different species groups and landscape scenarios. We also calculated changes in habitat suitability (dA). We assessed the degree to which changes in landscape connectivity were influenced by changes in grassland... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Forests, Grasslands and Plains, Landscapes, Other Wildlife, South Central CASC, All tags... Wildlife and Plants, dispersal (organisms), habitat fragmentation, Fewer tags Fishtail huc12: Indices and supporting data characterizing the current (1961-2000) and future (2041-2080) risk to fish habitat degradation in the Northeast Climate Science Center region This dataset represents results from this study attributed to the Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) 12 watershed boundaries. Human impacts occurring throughout the Northeast and Midwest United States, including urbanization, agriculture, and dams, have multiple effects on the region’s streams which support economically valuable stream fishes. Changes in climate are expected to lead to additional impacts in stream habitats and fish assemblages in multiple ways, including changing stream water temperatures. To manage streams for current impacts and future changes, managers need region-wide information for decision-making and developing proactive management strategies. Our project met that need by integrating results... Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Aquatic habitats, Connecticut, Data Visualization & Tools, Delaware, Fish, All tags... Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Northeast CASC, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Science Tools For Managers, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C., Water, Coasts and Ice, West Virginia, Wildlife and Plants, Wisconsin, climate change, drainage basins, habitat fragmentation, inlandWaters, land use and land cover, rivers, streams, water quality, Fewer tags Global High-Resolution River Centerlines High-resolution river centerlines vector shapefiles has 50 large rivers across the world. This high-resolution layer was generated will enable researchers to identify accurate river length, from headwaters to delta. The polylines could be used in coordination with any satellite-derived environmental or landscape variables for ecological research. Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Fish, National CASC, Wildlife and Plants, center polylines, high resolution vector, All tags... large river systems, river, large river systems, Fewer tags laysan_island_50cm_contours Elevation contours for Laysan Island Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Birds, National CASC, Sea-Level Rise and Coasts, Water, Coasts and Ice, Wildlife and Plants, All tags... contours, elevation, Fewer tags Dropped-edge analysis of terrestrial connectivity of grassland networks in the South Central United States based on the National Land Cover Database from 2006 This data set includes a dropped-edge analysis of grassland and forest networks in the South Central United States based on land cover data from 2006 and graph theory to evaluate Landscape Resistance to Dispersal (LRD). LRD represents the degree to which habitat availability limits species movement. LRD decreases as habitat availability increases and increases as habitat availability decreases. This data set includes a range of LRD thresholds to represent species with different dispersal abilities and responses to landscape structure. A threshold indicates the highest LRD that still allows dispersal by a particular group of species. LRD thresholds are included in the data set, with low values representing connectivity... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Forests, Grasslands and Plains, Landscapes, Other Wildlife, South Central CASC, All tags... Wildlife and Plants, dispersal (organisms), habitat fragmentation, Fewer tags Process-guided deep learning water temperature predictions: 1 Spatial data (GIS polygons for 68 lakes) This dataset provides shapefile of outlines of the 68 lakes where temperature was modeled as part of this study. The format is a shapefile for all lakes combined (.shp, .shx, .dbf, and .prj files). This dataset is part of a larger data release of lake temperature model inputs and outputs for 68 lakes in the U.S. states of Minnesota and Wisconsin (http://dx.doi.org/10.5066/P9AQPIVD). Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: 007, 012, Fish, MN, Minnesota, All tags... Northeast CASC, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, US, United States, WI, Water, Coasts and Ice, Wildlife and Plants, Wisconsin, climate change, deep learning, environment, hybrid modeling, inlandWaters, machine learning, modeling, reservoirs, temperate lakes, temperature, thermal profiles, water, Fewer tags Fishtail catch: Indices and supporting data characterizing the current (1961-2000) and future (1961-2000) risk to fish habitat degradation in the Northeast Climate Science Center region This dataset represents results from this study attributed to the NHDPlus catchments. Human impacts occurring throughout the Northeast and Midwest United States, including urbanization, agriculture, and dams, have multiple effects on the region’s streams which support economically valuable stream fishes. Changes in climate are expected to lead to additional impacts in stream habitats and fish assemblages in multiple ways, including changing stream water temperatures. To manage streams for current impacts and future changes, managers need region-wide information for decision-making and developing proactive management strategies. Our project met that need by integrating results of a current condition assessment... Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Aquatic habitats, Connecticut, Data Visualization & Tools, Delaware, Fish, All tags... Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Northeast CASC, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Science Tools For Managers, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C., Water, Coasts and Ice, West Virginia, Wildlife and Plants, Wisconsin, climate change, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, drainage basins, habitat fragmentation, inlandWaters, land use and land cover, rivers, streams, water quality, Fewer tags Spatial data: Projected shifts in fish species dominance in Wisconsin lakes under climate change Temperate lakes may contain both coolwater fish species such as walleye (Sander vitreus) and warmwater species such as largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). Recent declines in walleye and increases in largemouth bass populations have raised questions regarding the future trajectories and appropriate management actions for these important species. We developed a thermodynamic model of water temperatures driven by downscaled climate data and lake specific characteristics to estimate daily water temperature profiles for 2148 lakes in Wisconsin, USA under contemporary (1989-2014) and future (2040-2064 and 2065-2089) conditions. We correlated contemporary walleye recruitment success and largemouth bass relative abundance... Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: 007, 012, Fish, Northeast CASC, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, All tags... Secchi depth, US, United States, WI, Water, Coasts and Ice, Wildlife and Plants, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, bass, climate change, environment, inlandWaters, lake depth, largemouth bass, modeling, reservoirs, temperate lakes, walleye, water, water clarity, wind sheltering, Fewer tags Point Count Stations in the Sierra Nevada Range Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Mammals, National CASC, Wildlife and Plants Study Area Boundary (Sierra Nevada and White/Inyo Mountain ranges) Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Mammals, National CASC, Wildlife and Plants Reducing Wildfire Risk While Maintaining Critical Monarch Habitat Along the California Coast The California Coast has hundreds of tree groves where dual management practices aim to reduce the risk of fire and to conserve habitat for overwintering monarch butterflies. As the climate changes, longer high-intensity droughts can increase mortality and/or limb loss in grove trees which causes an accumulation of fire-prone fuels. Moreover, these trees provide the critical habitat for overwintering monarch butterflies. Every year only certain trees in certain groves accumulate clusters of thousands of monarch butterflies. Should trees die or important roosting branches collapse, monarchs may not return in the future. The overall goal of this project is to understand how the dual management goals of fire management... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: 2023, Adaptive Management, Air Quality, CASC, Climate, All tags... Critical Habitat, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Fire, Fire, Forests, Forests, Landscapes, Landscapes, Microclimate, Monarch Butterfly, Other Wildlife, Other Wildlife, Plants, Plants, Prescribed Burning, Projects by Region, Southwest, Southwest CASC, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags Fishtail reach: Indices and supporting data characterizing the current (1961-2000) and future (2041-2080) risk to fish habitat degradation in the Northeast Climate Science Center region This dataset represents results from this study attributed to the NHDPlus stream reach segments. Human impacts occurring throughout the Northeast and Midwest United States, including urbanization, agriculture, and dams, have multiple effects on the region’s streams which support economically valuable stream fishes. Changes in climate are expected to lead to additional impacts in stream habitats and fish assemblages in multiple ways, including changing stream water temperatures. To manage streams for current impacts and future changes, managers need region-wide information for decision-making and developing proactive management strategies. Our project met that need by integrating results of a current condition... Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Aquatic habitats, Connecticut, Data Visualization & Tools, Delaware, Fish, All tags... Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Northeast CASC, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Science Tools For Managers, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C., Water, Coasts and Ice, West Virginia, Wildlife and Plants, Wisconsin, climate change, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, drainage basins, habitat fragmentation, inlandWaters, land use and land cover, rivers, streams, water quality, Fewer tags Key landscape connections under urban growth In partnership with South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative members, we assessed current and projected connectivity for three species that inhabit bottomland hardwoods throughout the southeastern US: black bear (Ursus americanus), Rafinesque’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii), and timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus). For each species, we mapped important habitat connections between core patches of habitat using three different modeling approaches (Connectivity Analysis Toolkit (CAT), Circuitscape, and Linkage Mapper) that incorporated three types of resistance layers (expert opinion, niche modeling, and empirical data for the black bear only). The result was 21 sets of important connections,... Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Corynorhinus rafinesquii, Crotalus horridus, Landscapes, Mammals, Other Landscapes, All tags... Other Wildlife, Rafinesque's big-eared bat, Southeast CASC, Ursus americanus, Wildlife and Plants, black bear, habitat connectivity, timber rattlesnake, wildlife, Fewer tags Understanding Post-fire Transformations in Inland Northwest Forests and Shrublands Vegetation transformations after wildfires are a growing issue for forest and shrubland managers in the Inland Pacific Northwest. Severe fires combined with persistent drought and invasive species can slow or prevent the recovery of burned forests and shrublands to their pre-fire states, resulting in ecological, economic, and cultural losses. Forests may be converted to shrub fields or grasslands, and shrublands may be replaced by invasive grasses. While shrublands and grasslands can be important components of these ecosystems, there is growing concern about the increased extent of these vegetation types on the landscape. Despite the severe post-fire vegetation transformations, little is known about where, when,... Categories: Data, Project; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: 2023, Annual Grass Invasion, CASC, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, All tags... Fire, Fire, Forests, Forests, Grasslands and Plains, Grasslands and Plains, Invasive Species, Landscapes, Landscapes, Northwest, Northwest CASC, Other Landscapes, Other Landscapes, Post-Fire Vegetation Transformations, Projects by Region, State-Shift, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags Future changes in landscape connectivity for grassland species in the southern Great Plains based on a scenario of future land-use change that emphasizes economic growth with a global orientation We used land cover projections for 2011 and 2050 of two scenarios derived from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES). Scenario A1B emphasizes economic growth with a global orientation and scenario B2 focuses on environmental sustainability with a regional view. Our study area included counties within the southern Great Plains ecoregion in Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. We calculated changes in landscape connectivity (dECA) between 2011 and 2050 for different species groups and landscape scenarios. We also calculated changes in habitat suitability (dA). We assessed the degree to which changes in landscape connectivity were influenced by changes in grassland... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Forests, Grasslands and Plains, Landscapes, Other Wildlife, South Central CASC, All tags... Wildlife and Plants, dispersal (organisms), habitat fragmentation, Fewer tags Spatial data: A large-scale database of modeled contemporary and future water temperature data for 10,774 Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes Climate change has been shown to influence lake temperatures globally. To better understand the diversity of lake responses to climate change and give managers tools to manage individual lakes, we modelled daily water temperature profiles for 10,774 lakes in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin for contemporary (1979-2015) and future (2020-2040 and 2080-2100) time periods with climate models based on the Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5, the worst-case emission scenario. From simulated temperatures, we derived commonly used, ecologically relevant annual metrics of thermal conditions for each lake. We included all available supporting metadata including satellite and in-situ observations of water clarity, maximum... Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: 007, 012, Fish, IA, IL, All tags... IN, Illinois, Illinois, Indiana, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa, MI, MN, Michigan, Michigan, Minnesota, Minnesota, Northeast CASC, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, SD, South Dakota, South Dakota, US, United States, WI, Water, Coasts and Ice, Wildlife and Plants, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, climate change, environment, inlandWaters, modeling, reservoirs, temperate lakes, thermal profiles, water, Fewer tags Focal Ecosystems This shapefile contains polygons representing the current range of twelve ecosystems in the southeastern U.S. and the Caribbean. These were the focal ecosystems for the research project. The polygons were created by digitizing a representative area that contained each ecosystem's extent, as defined from GAP land cover or NatureServe's National Map land cover data. Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Forests, Landscapes, Plants, Science Tools For Managers, Southeast CASC, All tags... 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