Saginaw Bay Restoration Assessment Composite Model (2016)

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. These data include parameter inputs from external sources current to 2016. For an updated data set, including parameter inputs up to 2023, please see: Hopkins,...

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

Isle Royale National Park Vegetation Change Analysis 1996 to 2017 - Randomly Selected Sites

Vegetation change is an important issue facing managers at Isle Royale National Park (ISRO). These data were created using high-resolution imagery collected in the winter of 2017 which was compared to the vegetation map of the National Park published in 2000 (project imagery collected in 1994 and 1996). These data review where vegetation cover type, density, and pattern have changed since imagery collection for the 2000 publication and provide a proposed reason for the change.

Tags: Isle Royale National Park, Lake Superior, Michigan, forest ecosystems, freshwater ecosystems, All tags... geospatial datasets, habitats, island ecosystems, land use and land cover, scientific interpretation, succession (biological), terrestrial ecosystems, vegetation, wetland ecosystems, 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

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

Water temperature in the Lower Missouri River and selected tributaries

This dataset documents locations of and water temperature recorded by Hobo Water Temp Pro series loggers (Onset Computer Corp., Bourne, MA) deployed by the USGS Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project at up to 24 locations in the Lower Missouri River (from the Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, South Dakota to its confluence with the Mississippi River near St. Louis, Missouri) and 13 selected tributaries (James River, Big Sioux River, Little Sioux River, Platte River (in Nebraska), Nishnabotna River, Nodaway River, Platte River (in Missouri), Kansas River, Grand River, Chariton River, Lamine River, Osage River, and Gasconade River) since 2005. Data document the site name, spatial location, temporal extent of water temperature...

Categories: Data; Tags: Chariton-Grand, Gasconade-Osage, Grand River, James, Lamine, All tags... Lower Missouri, Lower Osage, Missouri-Big Sioux, Missouri-Little Sioux, Missouri-Nishnabotna, Platte River, Q, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Water Quality, West Nodaway, environment, habitats, water temperature, Fewer tags

Lake Erie, Western Basin Aquatic Vegetation data

Observations and subtle shifts of vegetation communities in western Lake Erie have USGS researchers concerned about the potential for Grass Carp to alter these vegetation communities. Broad-scale surveys of vegetation using remote sensing and GIS mapping, coupled with on-the-ground samples in key locations will permit assessment of the effect Grass Carp may have already had on aquatic vegetation communities and establish baseline conditions for assessing future effects. Existing aerial imagery was used with object-based image analysis to detect and map aquatic vegetation in the western basin of Lake Erie.

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Asian Carp, Emergent Vegetation, Erie County, Grass Carp, Great Lakes, All tags... Lake Erie, Lake Erie Western Basin, Lucas County, Michigan, Monroe County, Ohio, Ottawa County, Sandusky Bay, Sandusky County, Submersed Aquatic Vegetation, aerial photography, aquatic vegetation, habitats, image collections, invasive species, object-based image analysis, remote sensing, vegetation mapping, Fewer tags

Annotated bibliography of grazing effects on amphibians and their habitats (ver. 2.0, February 2022)

This database contains literature citations and associated summaries pertaining to livestock grazing effects on amphibians and their habitats, with an emphasis on the Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) and other listed/sensitive wetland-breeding amphibians in the western United States. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list, nor did we perform a systematic meta-analysis; rather, literature records were included based on topical relevance. *HINT: If you are looking for the database SEARCH TOOL, scroll down to 'Attached Files' and download 'Annotated_bibliography_with_search_tool.accdb.' Open the database file to enter the search form.* This data release supersedes Rowe, J.C., Pearl, C.A., Adams, M.J., and McCreary,...

Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Ecology, Land Use Change, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, All tags... abundance, amphibians, aquatic biology, biota, disturbance, environment, erosion, estrogenicity, exclosure, fecal bacteria, frogs, grazing, habitats, inlandWaters, land use, livestock, management, native species, nutrients, occupancy, pasture, salamanders, species richness, toads, trampling, vegetation, water quality, weed invasion, western United States, worldwide, Fewer tags

Levels of Perennial Grass Cover 1998-2001

Sagebrush Conservation Design (SCD) applications are limited by the capacity of land managers to integrate maps of rangeland condition and threats into planning processes for their management area. To increase the integration of spatial data and help managers and planners step down the SCD to local-scale conservation planning, we developed a web application that provides a user-friendly interface.The layers published here include levels of threats (annual grass cover, tree cover, human modification index) and desired habitat variables (perennial grass cover, sagebrush cover). Percent cover of sagebrush, perennial grass, invasive annual grass, and trees, and the human modification index were originally obtained from...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Arizona, California, Colorado, Complete, Data, All tags... Data.gov USFWS Science Applications, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, SA Science Catalog, South Dakota, USGS:62d57e89d34e87fffb2dda62, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, biogeography, biota, climate change, conifers, conservation, conservation design, core sagebrush areas, data release, ecological integrity, ecological processes, ecosystem resilience, environment, geographic patterns, growth areas, growth opportunity areas, habitats, human impacts, human modification, invasive annual grasses, natural resource management, other rangeland areas, overlay, quantitative data, remediation, remote sensing, restoration, sagebrush, sagebrush biome, sagebrush threats, temporal scale, threats, time series datasets, western United States, wildlife habitat, Fewer tags

Levels of Perennial Grass Cover 2017-2020

Sagebrush Conservation Design (SCD) applications are limited by the capacity of land managers to integrate maps of rangeland condition and threats into planning processes for their management area. To increase the integration of spatial data and help managers and planners step down the SCD to local-scale conservation planning, we developed a web application that provides a user-friendly interface.The layers published here include levels of threats (annual grass cover, tree cover, human modification index) and desired habitat variables (perennial grass cover, sagebrush cover). Percent cover of sagebrush, perennial grass, invasive annual grass, and trees, and the human modification index were originally obtained from...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Arizona, California, Colorado, Complete, Data, All tags... Data.gov USFWS Science Applications, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, SA Science Catalog, South Dakota, USGS:62d57e89d34e87fffb2dda62, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, biogeography, biota, climate change, conifers, conservation, conservation design, core sagebrush areas, data release, ecological integrity, ecological processes, ecosystem resilience, environment, geographic patterns, growth areas, growth opportunity areas, habitats, human impacts, human modification, invasive annual grasses, natural resource management, other rangeland areas, overlay, quantitative data, remediation, remote sensing, restoration, sagebrush, sagebrush biome, sagebrush threats, temporal scale, threats, time series datasets, western United States, wildlife habitat, Fewer tags

Levels of Sagebrush Cover 2003-2006

Sagebrush Conservation Design (SCD) applications are limited by the capacity of land managers to integrate maps of rangeland condition and threats into planning processes for their management area. To increase the integration of spatial data and help managers and planners step down the SCD to local-scale conservation planning, we developed a web application that provides a user-friendly interface.The layers published here include levels of threats (annual grass cover, tree cover, human modification index) and desired habitat variables (perennial grass cover, sagebrush cover). Percent cover of sagebrush, perennial grass, invasive annual grass, and trees, and the human modification index were originally obtained from...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Arizona, California, Colorado, Complete, Data, All tags... Data.gov USFWS Science Applications, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, SA Science Catalog, South Dakota, USGS:62d57e89d34e87fffb2dda62, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, biogeography, biota, climate change, conifers, conservation, conservation design, core sagebrush areas, data release, ecological integrity, ecological processes, ecosystem resilience, environment, geographic patterns, growth areas, growth opportunity areas, habitats, human impacts, human modification, invasive annual grasses, natural resource management, other rangeland areas, overlay, quantitative data, remediation, remote sensing, restoration, sagebrush, sagebrush biome, sagebrush threats, temporal scale, threats, time series datasets, western United States, wildlife habitat, Fewer tags

Number of Total Threats 2017-2020

Sagebrush Conservation Design (SCD) applications are limited by the capacity of land managers to integrate maps of rangeland condition and threats into planning processes for their management area. To increase the integration of spatial data and help managers and planners step down the SCD to local-scale conservation planning, we developed a web application that provides a user-friendly interface.The layers published here include levels of threats (annual grass cover, tree cover, human modification index) and desired habitat variables (perennial grass cover, sagebrush cover). Percent cover of sagebrush, perennial grass, invasive annual grass, and trees, and the human modification index were originally obtained from...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Arizona, California, Colorado, Complete, Data, All tags... Data.gov USFWS Science Applications, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, SA Science Catalog, South Dakota, USGS:62d57e89d34e87fffb2dda62, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, biogeography, biota, climate change, conifers, conservation, conservation design, core sagebrush areas, data release, ecological integrity, ecological processes, ecosystem resilience, environment, geographic patterns, growth areas, growth opportunity areas, habitats, human impacts, human modification, invasive annual grasses, natural resource management, other rangeland areas, overlay, quantitative data, remediation, remote sensing, restoration, sagebrush, sagebrush biome, sagebrush threats, temporal scale, threats, time series datasets, western United States, wildlife habitat, Fewer tags

Levels of Tree Cover 2013-2016

Sagebrush Conservation Design (SCD) applications are limited by the capacity of land managers to integrate maps of rangeland condition and threats into planning processes for their management area. To increase the integration of spatial data and help managers and planners step down the SCD to local-scale conservation planning, we developed a web application that provides a user-friendly interface.The layers published here include levels of threats (annual grass cover, tree cover, human modification index) and desired habitat variables (perennial grass cover, sagebrush cover). Percent cover of sagebrush, perennial grass, invasive annual grass, and trees, and the human modification index were originally obtained from...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Arizona, California, Colorado, Complete, Data, All tags... Data.gov USFWS Science Applications, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, SA Science Catalog, South Dakota, USGS:62d57e89d34e87fffb2dda62, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, biogeography, biota, climate change, conifers, conservation, conservation design, core sagebrush areas, data release, ecological integrity, ecological processes, ecosystem resilience, environment, geographic patterns, growth areas, growth opportunity areas, habitats, human impacts, human modification, invasive annual grasses, natural resource management, other rangeland areas, overlay, quantitative data, remediation, remote sensing, restoration, sagebrush, sagebrush biome, sagebrush threats, temporal scale, threats, time series datasets, western United States, wildlife habitat, Fewer tags

GPC LCC Focal Habitats - Texas Ecological Systems Map (TX only)

GCP LCC Focal Habitats created from the Texas Ecological Systems Map

Categories: Data; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, ArcGIS Service Definition, Downloadable, Map Service; Tags: GCP LCC, habitats, vegetation

Spatial Predictions of Mojave Desert Tortoise, Sonoran Desert Tortoise and Pooled Species Habitat Suitability for present-day (1950 – 2000 yr)

This dataset provides spatial predictions of habitat suitability for Gopherus agassizii (Agassiz’s desert tortoise), Gopherus morafkai (Morafka’s desert tortoise) and a pooled-species model under current conditions (1950 – 2000 yr). The raster layers contained here accompany the manuscript Inman et al. 2019 and were used to evaluate subtle ecological niche differences between G. agassizii and G. morafkai, and identify local species-environment relationships. Spatial predictions of habitat suitability were created using MaxEnt version 3.4.0 (Phillips et al., 2006), a widely-used software for SDM in presence-background frameworks. Detailed methods are provided in Inman et al. 2019. Inman et al. 2019. Local niche...

Tags: Gopherus agassizii, Gopherus morafkai, North America, North America, Western USA, All tags... animals, biota, conservation genetics, desert tortoise, deserts, ecological niche, genetics, geospatial analysis, habitats, multiscale geographically weighted regression, species distribution modelling, Fewer tags

Habitat Data for Plantago ovata in the Mojave Desert

These datasets were developed to represent the geographic distribution of Plantago ovata in the Mojave Desert. This data release consists of two raster spatial layers (GeoTIFF) reflecting predicted habitat for the species within the Mojave Desert and the standard error in predictions. The habitat layer (raster dataset) is a continuous probability distribution of suitable habitat where values range from 0 (very low probability of species occurrence) to 1 (very high probability of species occurrence). An additional raster dataset provides the standard error in habitat predictions calculated among alternative habitat models: users should evaluate both the habitat and standard error datasets and exercise prudence when...

Categories: Data; Tags: Arizona, California, Mojave, Nevada, Plantago ovata, All tags... Utah, biogeography, biota, habitats, maps and atlases, native plant materials development, native species, species distribution model, Fewer tags

Species Distribution Model (SDM) for Ambrosia dumosa in the Mojave Desert

Preserving native species diversity is fundamental to ecosystem conservation. Selecting appropriate native species for use in restoration is a critical component of project design and may emphasize species attributes such as life history, functional type, pollinator services, and nutritional value for wildlife. Determining which species are likely to establish and persist in a particular environment is a key consideration. Species distribution models (SDMs) characterize relationships between species occurrences and the physical environment (e.g., climate, soil, topographic relief) and provide a mechanism for assessing which species may successfully propagate at a restoration site. In conjunction with information...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Arizona, California, Mojave, Nevada, Utah, All tags... biogeography, biota, habitats, maps and atlases, native plant materials development, native species, species distribution model, Fewer tags

Species Distribution Model (SDM) for Oenothera deltoides in the Mojave Desert

Preserving native species diversity is fundamental to ecosystem conservation. Selecting appropriate native species for use in restoration is a critical component of project design and may emphasize species attributes such as life history, functional type, pollinator services, and nutritional value for wildlife. Determining which species are likely to establish and persist in a particular environment is a key consideration. Species distribution models (SDMs) characterize relationships between species occurrences and the physical environment (e.g., climate, soil, topographic relief) and provide a mechanism for assessing which species may successfully propagate at a restoration site. In conjunction with information...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Arizona, California, Mojave, Nevada, Utah, All tags... biogeography, biota, habitats, maps and atlases, native plant materials development, native species, species distribution model, Fewer tags

Species Distribution Model (SDM) for Muhlenbergia porteri in the Mojave Desert

Preserving native species diversity is fundamental to ecosystem conservation. Selecting appropriate native species for use in restoration is a critical component of project design and may emphasize species attributes such as life history, functional type, pollinator services, and nutritional value for wildlife. Determining which species are likely to establish and persist in a particular environment is a key consideration. Species distribution models (SDMs) characterize relationships between species occurrences and the physical environment (e.g., climate, soil, topographic relief) and provide a mechanism for assessing which species may successfully propagate at a restoration site. In conjunction with information...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Arizona, California, Mojave, Nevada, Utah, All tags... biogeography, biota, habitats, maps and atlases, native plant materials development, native species, species distribution model, Fewer tags

Surveys and Monitoring of Coastal Cactus Wren in Southern San Diego County, 2021

Data presented are results of surveys in 2021 for San Diego Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) in southern San Diego County. Surveys were conducted at 378 plots. Plots were surveyed twice in 2021 and the number, age (adult or juvenile), banding status (color banded or not), and breeding status (paired, unpaired, or unknown) of all wrens recorded. Habitat covariate data were collected including amount of dead and stressed cactus in the plot, percent cover of bare ground, and the dominant and percent cover of invasive species.

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: California, San Diego, animal and plant census, biota, birds, All tags... drought, habitats, monitoring, productivity, survey, survival, vocalization methods, Fewer tags

Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) Surveys in San Diego County, California, 2021

Data presented are results of surveys in 2021 for Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in San Diego County, California. Surveys were conducted at the 2016-19 nest monitoring locations (Cleveland National Forest, Rey River Ranch, and Vista Irrigation District) and at Lake Henshaw along the Upper San Luis Rey River. Surveys were conducted along multiple sections of the river where permission to access properties could be obtained. Locations were surveyed using a standardized protocol three to four times between 15 May and 31 July. The number, age (adult or juvenile), sex, banding status (color banded or not, and if so, color combination), and breeding status (paired, undetermined, or transient)...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: San Diego, San Luis Rey River, biota, birds, endangered species, All tags... habitats, population and community ecology, riparian habitats, survey, survival, Fewer tags