Annual California Sea Otter Census - 2017 Spring Census Summary

The spring 2017 mainland sea otter count began on April 30, and although the shore-based counts were completed by May 12, 2017, the aerial counts were not completed until July 12, 2017. Overall viewing conditions this year were good, although not as good as conditions experienced during the 2016 spring census (View Score 2.4 versus 3.1, where 0=poor, 1=fair, 2=good, 3=very good, and 4=excellent). The surface canopies of kelp (Macrocystis sp.) were considered by most participants to be considerably below normal for this time of year in most areas of the mainland range. Sea otters along the mainland coast were surveyed from Pillar Point in San Mateo County in the north to Rincon Point in the south at the Santa Barbara/Ventura...

Types: Citation; Tags: California, Central California Coastal, Coast, Southern California Coastal, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), All tags... aerial counts, biota, distribution, environment, ocean, range, sea otter census, sea otters, sea otters, shore counts, Fewer tags

Distribution and mapping of the snail Cerithideopsis (Cerithidea) californica at Carpinteria Salt Marsh, California USA, June to August 2012

We collected detailed spatial data on the density and size distribution of intertidal snails as part of a broader effort to understand food webs in California estuaries. The survey area was Carpinteria Salt Marsh, California USA, which comprises 9 Ha tidal channels, 2 Ha salt flats, 17 Ha upland habitat, 6 Ha tidal pans, 52 Ha vegetated marsh, 2 Ha tidal flats. Using nearly 4,000 transects in potential snail habitat, we mapped snails throughout the estuary. Specifically, we systematically placed transects at intervals stratified within targeted habitat types: channels, pans, or marsh (or planar habitat that was mixed marsh and pan). At a quarter of the quadrats, we also estimated snail size-frequency distributions....

Categories: Data; Tags: California, Carpinteria, Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve, Santa Barbara County, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), All tags... distribution, estuary, habitat, mapping, salt marsh, snail, trematodes, Fewer tags

Annual California Sea Otter Census - 1985-2014 Spring Census Summary

This dataset represents an archived record of annual California sea otter surveys from 1985-2014. Survey procedures involve counting animals during the "spring survey" -- generally beginning in late April or early May and usually ending in late May early June but may extend into early July, depending on weather conditions. Annual surveys are organized by survey year and within each year, three shapefiles are included: census summary of southern sea otter, extra limit counts of southern sea otter, and range extent of southern sea otter. The surveys, conducted cooperatively by scientists of the U.S. Geological Survey, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Monterey Bay Aquarium...

Categories: Data; Tags: California, Central California Coastal, Coast, Southern California Coastal, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), All tags... aerial counts, biota, distribution, environment, ocean, range, sea otter census, sea otters, sea otters, shore counts, Fewer tags

Distribution of Sage-Grouse in North America

We revised distribution maps of potential presettlement habitat and current populations for Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) and Gunnison Sage-Grouse (C. minimus) in North America. The revised map of potential presettlement habitat included some areas omitted from previously published maps such as the San Luis Valley of Colorado and Jackson area of Wyoming. Areas excluded from the revised maps were those dominated by barren, alpine, and forest habitats. The resulting presettlement distribution of potential habitat for Greater Sage-Grouse encompassed 1 200 483 km(2), With the species' current range 668 412 km(2). The distribution of potential Gunnison Sage-Grouse habitat encompassed 46 521 km(2), with...

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation, Journal Citation; Tags: Centrocercus minimus, Centrocercus urophasianus, Gunnison Sage-Grouse, The Condor, distribution, All tags... greater sage grouse, habitat change, Fewer tags

Relative probability of Greater Sage-grouse nest occurrence within central region of Wyoming, USA at the combined landscape-patch scale (Filename: wysg_lp_central_nest_rsf.tif).

Habitat selection studies can make important contributions to habitat prioritization efforts for species of conservation concern. We present a large-scale collaborative effort to develop habitat selection models for Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) across large landscapes (Wyoming, USA) and multiple seasons. Greater Sage-grouse are limited to western semi-arid landscapes in North America, range-wide population declines have been documented, and the species is currently listed a “warranted but precluded” from listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Wyoming is predicted to remain a stronghold for Sage-grouse populations and contains approximately 37% of the remaining birds. We developed Resource...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Centrocercus urophasianus, Greater sage-grouse, United States, WY, Wyoming, All tags... biota, distribution, ecological modeling, environment, functional response, geographic information systems, habitat, logistic regression, persistence, radiotelemetry, range contraction, resource selection function, sage-grouse core regions, sage-grouse late brood-rearing, sage-grouse nesting, sage-grouse seasonal models, sage-grouse winter, Fewer tags

Relative probability of Greater Sage-grouse winter occurrence within central region of Wyoming, USA at the combined landscape-patch scale (Filename: wysg_lp_central_winter_rsf.tif).

Habitat selection studies can make important contributions to habitat prioritization efforts for species of conservation concern. We present a large-scale collaborative effort to develop habitat selection models for Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) across large landscapes (Wyoming, USA) and multiple seasons. Greater Sage-grouse are limited to western semi-arid landscapes in North America, range-wide population declines have been documented, and the species is currently listed a “warranted but precluded” from listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Wyoming is predicted to remain a stronghold for Sage-grouse populations and contains approximately 37% of the remaining birds. We developed Resource...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Centrocercus urophasianus, Greater sage-grouse, United States, WY, Wyoming, All tags... biota, distribution, ecological modeling, environment, functional response, geographic information systems, habitat, logistic regression, persistence, radiotelemetry, range contraction, resource selection function, sage-grouse core regions, sage-grouse late brood-rearing, sage-grouse nesting, sage-grouse seasonal models, sage-grouse winter, Fewer tags

Relative probability of Greater Sage-grouse nest occurrence within northeastern region of Wyoming, USA at the combined landscape-patch scale (Filename: wysg_lp_ne_nest_rsf.tif).

Habitat selection studies can make important contributions to habitat prioritization efforts for species of conservation concern. We present a large-scale collaborative effort to develop habitat selection models for Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) across large landscapes (Wyoming, USA) and multiple seasons. Greater Sage-grouse are limited to western semi-arid landscapes in North America, range-wide population declines have been documented, and the species is currently listed a “warranted but precluded” from listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Wyoming is predicted to remain a stronghold for Sage-grouse populations and contains approximately 37% of the remaining birds. We developed Resource...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Centrocercus urophasianus, Greater sage-grouse, United States, WY, Wyoming, All tags... biota, distribution, ecological modeling, environment, functional response, geographic information systems, habitat, logistic regression, persistence, radiotelemetry, range contraction, resource selection function, sage-grouse core regions, sage-grouse late brood-rearing, sage-grouse nesting, sage-grouse seasonal models, sage-grouse winter, Fewer tags

Relative probability of Greater Sage-grouse summer occurrence within central region of Wyoming, USA at the landscape scale (Filename: wysg_p_central_summer_rsf.tif).

Habitat selection studies can make important contributions to habitat prioritization efforts for species of conservation concern. We present a large-scale collaborative effort to develop habitat selection models for Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) across large landscapes (Wyoming, USA) and multiple seasons. Greater Sage-grouse are limited to western semi-arid landscapes in North America, range-wide population declines have been documented, and the species is currently listed a “warranted but precluded” from listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Wyoming is predicted to remain a stronghold for Sage-grouse populations and contains approximately 37% of the remaining birds. We developed Resource...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Centrocercus urophasianus, Greater sage-grouse, United States, WY, Wyoming, All tags... biota, distribution, ecological modeling, environment, functional response, geographic information systems, habitat, logistic regression, persistence, radiotelemetry, range contraction, resource selection function, sage-grouse core regions, sage-grouse late brood-rearing, sage-grouse nesting, sage-grouse seasonal models, sage-grouse winter, Fewer tags

Binary classification for relative probability of Greater Sage-grouse nest occurrence within northeastern Wyoming, USA at the landscape scale (Filename: wysg_l_ne_nest_bin.tif).

Habitat selection studies can make important contributions to habitat prioritization efforts for species of conservation concern. We present a large-scale collaborative effort to develop habitat selection models for Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) across large landscapes (Wyoming, USA) and multiple seasons. Greater Sage-grouse are limited to western semi-arid landscapes in North America, range-wide population declines have been documented, and the species is currently listed a “warranted but precluded” from listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Wyoming is predicted to remain a stronghold for Sage-grouse populations and contains approximately 37% of the remaining birds. We developed Resource...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Centrocercus urophasianus, Greater sage-grouse, United States, WY, Wyoming, All tags... biota, distribution, ecological modeling, environment, functional response, geographic information systems, habitat, logistic regression, persistence, radiotelemetry, range contraction, resource selection function, sage-grouse core regions, sage-grouse late brood-rearing, sage-grouse nesting, sage-grouse seasonal models, sage-grouse winter, Fewer tags

Binned categories for relative probability of Greater Sage-grouse nest occurrence within southwestern region of Wyoming, USA at the landscape scale (Filename: wysg_l_sw_nest_bin.tif).

Habitat selection studies can make important contributions to habitat prioritization efforts for species of conservation concern. We present a large-scale collaborative effort to develop habitat selection models for Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) across large landscapes (Wyoming, USA) and multiple seasons. Greater Sage-grouse are limited to western semi-arid landscapes in North America, range-wide population declines have been documented, and the species is currently listed a “warranted but precluded” from listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Wyoming is predicted to remain a stronghold for Sage-grouse populations and contains approximately 37% of the remaining birds. We developed Resource...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Centrocercus urophasianus, Greater sage-grouse, United States, WY, Wyoming, All tags... biota, distribution, ecological modeling, environment, functional response, geographic information systems, habitat, logistic regression, persistence, radiotelemetry, range contraction, resource selection function, sage-grouse core regions, sage-grouse late brood-rearing, sage-grouse nesting, sage-grouse seasonal models, sage-grouse winter, Fewer tags

Binary classification for relative probability of Greater Sage-grouse summer occurrence within statewide region of Wyoming, USA at the landscape scale (Filename: wysg_l_state_summer_bool.tif).

Habitat selection studies can make important contributions to habitat prioritization efforts for species of conservation concern. We present a large-scale collaborative effort to develop habitat selection models for Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) across large landscapes (Wyoming, USA) and multiple seasons. Greater Sage-grouse are limited to western semi-arid landscapes in North America, range-wide population declines have been documented, and the species is currently listed a “warranted but precluded” from listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Wyoming is predicted to remain a stronghold for Sage-grouse populations and contains approximately 37% of the remaining birds. We developed Resource...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Centrocercus urophasianus, Greater sage-grouse, United States, WY, Wyoming, All tags... biota, distribution, ecological modeling, environment, functional response, geographic information systems, habitat, logistic regression, persistence, radiotelemetry, range contraction, resource selection function, sage-grouse core regions, sage-grouse late brood-rearing, sage-grouse nesting, sage-grouse seasonal models, sage-grouse winter, Fewer tags

Binned categories for relative probability of Greater Sage-grouse winter occurrence for each respective region (southwest, central, and northeast) of Wyoming, USA at the combined landscape-patch scale (Filename: wysg_lp_regional_winter_bin.tif).

Habitat selection studies can make important contributions to habitat prioritization efforts for species of conservation concern. We present a large-scale collaborative effort to develop habitat selection models for Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) across large landscapes (Wyoming, USA) and multiple seasons. Greater Sage-grouse are limited to western semi-arid landscapes in North America, range-wide population declines have been documented, and the species is currently listed a “warranted but precluded” from listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Wyoming is predicted to remain a stronghold for Sage-grouse populations and contains approximately 37% of the remaining birds. We developed Resource...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Centrocercus urophasianus, Greater sage-grouse, United States, WY, Wyoming, All tags... biota, distribution, ecological modeling, environment, functional response, geographic information systems, habitat, logistic regression, persistence, radiotelemetry, range contraction, resource selection function, sage-grouse core regions, sage-grouse late brood-rearing, sage-grouse nesting, sage-grouse seasonal models, sage-grouse winter, Fewer tags

Bird locations by date and species

In 30 surveys, we mapped 21,486 birds comprising 88 species “interact with” the intertidal habitat. Each full “survey” represents a unique month-year-tide combination (but not necessarily a unique day). Specifically, for each of 15 months between January 2012 and March 2013 we conducted separate, but temporally adjacent high-tide and low-tide bird surveys (30 in total) throughout the intertidal habitats. Back to back surveys within the same month are not meant to be independent measures of bird abundance and should be averaged to get an idea of bird abundance in a particular month. Birds were counted if they were in the intertidal habitat. We also counted some species, like raptors, if they were perched in adjacent...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: California, Carpinteria, Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve, Santa Barbara County, bird, All tags... distribution, estuary, habitat, mapping, salt marsh, trematodes, Fewer tags

BLM REA CBR 2010 Terrestrial Ecosystems Status - Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland

This map shows the current and near-term status of terrestrial ecosystems, in addition to the input datasets used for the analysis and distribution modeling that were involved in producing these status datasets.These data are provided by Bureau of Land Management (BLM) "as is" and may contain errors or omissions. The User assumes the entire risk associated with its use of these data and bears all responsibility in determining whether these data are fit for the User's intended use. These data may not have the accuracy, resolution, completeness, timeliness, or other characteristics appropriate for applications that potential users of the data may contemplate. The User is encouraged to carefully consider the content...

Types: Live Data; Tags: BLM, Big Sagebrush, Bioclimate, Bureau of Land Management, CBR, All tags... CBR 2010, Central Basin and Range, Current, DOI, Distribution, Ecosystem, Geospatial, Inter-Mountain Basins, Intermountain Basin, Long Term, MapServer, Near Term, REA, Rapid Ecoregional Assessment, Shrubland, Status, Terrestrial, Vegetation, biota, liveData, service, Fewer tags

BLM REA COP 2014 UCS UTAH Aquatic Intactness 553395 Virgin River Chub

This map contains:Aquatic Intactness results for the State of Utah and the Colorado Plateau Ecoregion, HUC6/12-Digit HUC resolution.Aquatic Species Intactness results clipped to 22 different species' distributions, showing the AI status/condition for each of these species of interest in Utah and the COP. An experimental Aquatic Intactness model for the Escalante subregion, which tests a methodology to incorporate detailed/specialized datasets available for only a portion of the study site into the model without penalizing no-data areas in the final intactness score. The Escalante experimental model utilizes two additional themes: riparian vegetation conversion and grazing impact. Unfortunately Grand Staircase National...

Types: Live Data; Tags: 1 km resolution, BLM, Boreal Toad, Bureau of Land Management, COP 2014, All tags... Colorado Plateau, DOI, Geospatial, MapServer, REA, Rapid Ecoregional Assessment, Wildlife, aquatic intactness, biota, colorado plateau ecoregion, condition, distribution, liveData, service, status, utah, Fewer tags

BLM REA COP 2014 UCS UTAH Aquatic Intactness 913987 Northern Leatherside Chub

This map contains:Aquatic Intactness results for the State of Utah and the Colorado Plateau Ecoregion, HUC6/12-Digit HUC resolution.Aquatic Species Intactness results clipped to 22 different species' distributions, showing the AI status/condition for each of these species of interest in Utah and the COP. An experimental Aquatic Intactness model for the Escalante subregion, which tests a methodology to incorporate detailed/specialized datasets available for only a portion of the study site into the model without penalizing no-data areas in the final intactness score. The Escalante experimental model utilizes two additional themes: riparian vegetation conversion and grazing impact. Unfortunately Grand Staircase National...

Types: Live Data; Tags: 1 km resolution, BLM, Bureau of Land Management, COP 2014, Colorado Plateau, All tags... DOI, Geospatial, MapServer, REA, Rapid Ecoregional Assessment, Razorback Sucker, Wildlife, aquatic intactness, biota, colorado plateau ecoregion, condition, distribution, liveData, service, status, utah, Fewer tags

BLM REA COP 2014 UCS UTAH COP Aquatic Intactness

This map contains:Aquatic Intactness results for the State of Utah and the Colorado Plateau Ecoregion, HUC6/12-Digit HUC resolution.Aquatic Species Intactness results clipped to 22 different species' distributions, showing the AI status/condition for each of these species of interest in Utah and the COP. An experimental Aquatic Intactness model for the Escalante subregion, which tests a methodology to incorporate detailed/specialized datasets available for only a portion of the study site into the model without penalizing no-data areas in the final intactness score. The Escalante experimental model utilizes two additional themes: riparian vegetation conversion and grazing impact. Unfortunately Grand Staircase National...

Types: Live Data; Tags: 1 km resolution, BLM, Bureau of Land Management, COP 2014, Colorado Pikeminnow, All tags... Colorado Plateau, DOI, Geospatial, MapServer, REA, Rapid Ecoregional Assessment, Wildlife, aquatic intactness, biota, colorado plateau ecoregion, condition, distribution, liveData, service, status, utah, Fewer tags

BLM REA SNK 2010 TES Ecosystems Boreal Black Spruce Dwarf Tree Peatland Status

Boreal Black Spruce Dwarf Tree Peatland current modeled distribution, and status. These data are provided by Bureau of Land Management (BLM) "as is" and may contain errors or omissions. The User assumes the entire risk associated with its use of these data and bears all responsibility in determining whether these data are fit for the User's intended use. These data may not have the accuracy, resolution, completeness, timeliness, or other characteristics appropriate for applications that potential users of the data may contemplate. The User is encouraged to carefully consider the content of the metadata file associated with these data. The BLM should be cited as the data source in any products derived from these...

Types: Live Data; Tags: BLM, Boreal Black Spruce Dwarf Tree Peatland, Bureau of Land Management, DOI, Forest, All tags... Geospatial, MapServer, REA, Rapid Ecoregional Assessment, SNK, SNK 2010, Seward Peninsula, biota, distribution, liveData, service, Fewer tags

BLM REA SNK 2010 TES Ecosystems Boreal White Black Spruce Forest Woodland Status

Boreal Black or White Spruce Forest current distribution, and landscape condition in a woodland. These data are provided by Bureau of Land Management (BLM) "as is" and may contain errors or omissions. The User assumes the entire risk associated with its use of these data and bears all responsibility in determining whether these data are fit for the User's intended use. These data may not have the accuracy, resolution, completeness, timeliness, or other characteristics appropriate for applications that potential users of the data may contemplate. The User is encouraged to carefully consider the content of the metadata file associated with these data. The BLM should be cited as the data source in any products derived...

Types: Live Data; Tags: BLM, Boreal Black Spruce, Boreal White spruce, Bureau of Land Management, DOI, All tags... Forest, Geospatial, MapServer, REA, Rapid Ecoregional Assessment, SNK, SNK 2010, Seward Peninsula, biota, distribution, liveData, service, woodland, Fewer tags

BLM REA NGB 2011 Distribution of Lahontan cutthroat trout in the NGB

This map contains the distribution of Lahontan cutthroat trout in the ecoregion. These data are provided by Bureau of Land Management (BLM) "as is" and may contain errors or omissions. The User assumes the entire risk associated with its use of these data and bears all responsibility in determining whether these data are fit for the User's intended use. These data may not have the accuracy, resolution, completeness, timeliness, or other characteristics appropriate for applications that potential users of the data may contemplate. The User is encouraged to carefully consider the content of the metadata file associated with these data. The BLM should be cited as the data source in any products derived from these data.

Types: Live Data; Tags: BLM, Bureau of Land Management, DOI, Distribution, Geospatial, All tags... Lahontan cutthroat trout, MapServer, NGB, NGB 2011, Northern Great Basin, REA, Rapid Ecoregional Assessment, Wildlife, biota, liveData, service, Fewer tags