Conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) data from nearshore coral reef locations along the west coast of Hawaii Island (2010-2014)

Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) profile data were collected along transects and across study areas of west Hawaii Island between 2010 and 2014. Measurements were made over a range of tide and weather conditions and help characterize the spatial extent and variability in estuarine conditions across the reef when grouped by 1 to 2-hour survey period or by season.

Categories: Data; Tags: CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Freeze Face, Hawaii, Honaunau Bay, All tags... Honokohau Small Boat Harbor, Island of Hawaii, Kailua Pier, Kailua-Kona, Kaloko Cut, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Keawaiki, Kona, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Puuhonua O Honanaunau National Historical Park, State of Hawaii, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, assessments, corals, distributions, diving, habitat, health and disease, oceans, reef ecosystems, sampling, water temperature, Fewer tags

Surface-water temperature, salinity, Ph, and dissolved oxygen data from nearshore coral reef locations along the west coast of Hawaii Island (2010-2013)

Spatial measurements of water temperature, specific conductance, salinity, pH, and dissolved oxygen between 0.25 and 0.50 m water depth were collected every 10-seconds along and across shore at 12 principal study areas along west Hawaii Island. Measurements were made between 2010 and 2013 during different seasons and tide states over the course of 1.0 to 2.5 hours to evaluate the spatial and temporal extent of water properties that influence coral reef health and coral reef habitat availability.

Categories: Data; Tags: CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Freeze Face, Hawaii, Honaunau Bay, All tags... Honokohau Small Boat Harbor, Island of Hawaii, Kailua Pier, Kailua-Kona, Kaloko Cut, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Keawaiki, Kona, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Puuhonua O Honanaunau National Historical Park, State of Hawaii, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, assessments, corals, dissolved oxygen, distributions, diving, habitat, health and disease, ocean salinity, oceans, oxygen content (water), reef ecosystems, sampling, sea surface temperature, water pH, Fewer tags

Water level, temperature, and salinity time-series data from nearshore coral reef locations along the west coast of Hawaii Island (2010-2011)

Time-series data of water level, water temperature, and salinity were collected at 10 locations along west Hawaii Island between 2010 and 2011 in nearshore coral reef settings. Conductivity-temperature-depth sensors were attached to fossil limestone, rock, or dead coral within otherwise healthy coral reef settings spanning water depths of 8 to 23 ft. Continuous measurements were made every 10 or 20 minutes.

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Freeze Face, Hawaii, Honaunau Bay, All tags... Honokohau Small Boat Harbor, Island of Hawaii, Kailua Pier, Kailua-Kona, Kaloko Cut, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Keawaiki, Kona, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Puuhonua O Honanaunau National Historical Park, State of Hawaii, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, assessments, corals, distributions, diving, habitat, health and disease, ocean salinity, oceans, reef ecosystems, sampling, water temperature, Fewer tags

Cryptosporidium and Giardia Occurrence Data in Wildlife from Arctic Alaska, 2012-2017

This dataset consists of one table with sample collection locations and results of screening resident wildlife for Cryptosporidium and Giardia in the Alaskan Arctic, 2012-2017. We analyzed feces collected from polar bear, Pacific walrus, Arctic fox, and caribou with MERIFLUOR direct immunofluorescence assay to determine the presence of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts.

Tags: Alaska, Animals/Vertebrates, Arctic fox, Biota, Caribou, All tags... Cryptosporidium, Cryptosporidium, Disease detection, Disease reservoirs, Disease vectors, Endangered species, Environment, Giardia, Giardia, Health and disease, Indicator species, MERIFLUOR Cryptosporidium/Giardia direct immunofluorescent assay, Mammals, Migratory species, Odobenus rosmarus divergens, Pacific walrus, Parasitic diseases, Polar bear, Rangifer tarandus, Tundra ecosystems, USGS:ASC554, Ursus maritimus, Vulpes lagopus, Wildlife, Wildlife disease, Fewer tags

Seafloor photographs and location data, West Hawai'i, 2010-2011

Seafloor photographs were collected by SCUBA divers along pre-determined transects using an underwater digital camera following benthic survey protocols developed by the National Park Service (NPS) at Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park (Marrack and others, 2014; Weijerman and others, 2014) and modeled after the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NPS coral reef survey protocols (Rogers and others, 2001; Brown and others, 2011). This dataset includes seafloor photographs in jpg format, the locations of which are described in the accompanying comma-separated files. References Cited: Marrack, L., Beavers, S., Weijerman, M., Most, R., 2014, Baseline assessment of the coral reef habitat in Kaloko-Honokōhau National...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation; Tags: CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Freeze Face, Hawaii, Honaunau Bay, All tags... Honokohau Small Boat Harbor, Island of Hawai'i, Kailua Pier, Kailua-Kona, Kaloko Cut, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Keawaiki, Kona, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, State of Hawaii, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, assessments, corals, distributions, diving, habitat, health and disease, oceans, photographic sampling, reef ecosystems, sampling, underwater photography, Fewer tags

Summary of Stranded Southern Sea Otters, 1985-2018 (ver. 3.0, June 2021)

The southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis), also known as California sea otter, was listed as threatened in 1977 under the Endangered Species Act. Since 1985, stranded otters from throughout their California coastal range have been collected and analyzed to inform resource management on recovery and conservation of the species. This data set is a complete 34 year compilation. Future annual stranding recovery information will be published when available. Stranded sea otters were collected by members of the sea otter stranding network (USGS, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), Monterey Bay Aquarium (MBA), and the Marine Mammal Center (TMMC)) during routine beach walks and (more often) following...

Categories: Data Release - Revised; Tags: California, Marine Nearshore, Stranded southern sea otters, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), ecology, All tags... environment, health, health and disease, marine biology, marine ecosystems, sea otters, Fewer tags

Coral bleaching data by site, West Hawaii, 2010-2011

Observations of bleached coral were documented by scuba divers along pre-determined transects and are presented here in comma-separated format. Included in the table are coral species observed, colony size, size of bleached area on colony, and seawater temperature.

Categories: Data; Types: Citation; Tags: CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Freeze Face, Hawaii, Honaunau Bay, All tags... Honokohau Small Boat Harbor, Island of Hawaii, Kailua Pier, Kailua-Kona, Kaloko Cut, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Keawaiki, Kona, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, State of Hawaii, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, assessments, corals, distributions, diving, habitat, health and disease, oceans, reef ecosystems, sampling, transect sampling, Fewer tags

Total thiamine concentrations in lake trout Salvelinus namaycush eggs in lakes Huron and Michigan, 1996-2018

Monitoring of vitamin B1 (thiamine) in the eggs of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) collected from lakes Huron and Michigan has been conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey since the mid-1990’s. The results of this monitoring effort have been used by natural resource management agencies and native American tribes within the Great Lakes basin to evaluate the reproductive health of lake trout. The data in this release are the thiamine concentrations measured in lake trout collected from 1996-2018. Results are reported as total thiamine (nmol/g-egg), collection site, lake, year collected, and reference to the analysis methods.

Categories: Data; Tags: Canada, EMS, Early Mortality Syndrome, Fish, Fish Spawning and Larval Aggregation, All tags... Great Lakes, Illinois, Indiana, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Laurentian Great Lakes, Michigan, Ontario, Salvelinus namaycush, TDC, Thiamine Deficiency Complex, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Vitamin B1, Wildlife Biology, Wisconsin, alewife, aquatic biology, aquatic ecosystems, biota, commercial fishery resources, ecosystem monitoring, environmental assessment, fish, fisheries biology, fishery management, freshwater ecosystems, hazards, health and disease, inland fishery resources, lake trout, long-term ecological monitoring, population and community ecology, recreational fishery resources, risk assessment, thiamine, thiamine deficiency, vitamin deficiency, wildlife disease, Fewer tags

Pathogen Exposure Data for Chukchi Sea Polar Bears 1988-1994 and 2008-2017

This dataset is one table with results of tests to determine exposure of Chukchi Sea polar bears to a suite of pathogens. Results are serological tests for antibodies and tests of fecal samples for presence of parasites. Serologic assays were conducted for Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, Francisella tularensis, Coxiella burnetii, Leptospira spp., Brucella canis, Brucella abortus/suis, and canine distemper virus. Parasitology analyses were conducted for presence of Giardia cysts and Cryptospiridium oocysts in fecal samples. Polar bears were sampled on sea ice in the Chukchi Sea between mid-March and early May 1987-1994 and 2008-2017. The dataset includes relevant information about the bears that were captured...

Tags: Age composition, Alaska, Animals/Vertebrates, Bacterial diseases, Bears, All tags... Beaufort Sea, Biota, Brucella, Brucella abortus, Brucella canis, Carnivores, Chukchi Sea, Coastal ecosystems, Coxiella, Coxiella burnetii, Cryptosporidium, Disease detection, Environment, Francisella, Francisella tularensis, Giardia, Health and disease, Immunology, Mammals, Marine ecosystems, Marine mammals, Neospora, Neospora caninum, Parasitic diseases, Parasitism, Pathology, Polar bear, Serology, Toxoplasma, Toxoplasma gondii, USGS:ASC567, Ursus maritimus, Viruses, Wildlife, Wildlife disease, Fewer tags

Diet Estimates of Southern Beaufort Sea Polar Bears, 2004-2016

These were data collected from polar bears from the southern Beaufort Sea during the spring between 2004 and 2016. Data include individual bear identification, age and sex class, capture date, capture year, open water season lengths, melt season length, and diet composition (expressed as a percentage of prey species). These data were used to determine whether polar bear diets have recently changed or remained stable over time.

Tags: Alaska, Animals/Vertebrates, Bears, Beaufort Sea, Biota, All tags... Body composition, Carnivores, Coastal ecosystems, Diets, Environment, Health and disease, Keystone species, Mammals, Marine ecosystems, Marine mammals, Polar bear, QFASA, Quantitative fatty acid signature analysis, Species life history, Terrestrial ecosystems, USGS:ASC556, Ursus maritimus, Wildlife, Wildlife food habits, Fewer tags

Survival, viral load and neutralizing antibodies in steelhead trout and cell cultures exposed to infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) at 3 temperatures

Environmental variation has important effects on host-pathogen interactions, affecting large-scale ecological processes such as the severity and frequency of epidemics. However, less is known about how the environment modulates viral fitness traits and within host infection processes. Viral genetic variation, fish host immune response and environmental parameters such as temperature have been reported to strongly influence the replication and clearance of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV), a significant pathogen of salmon and trout. Here, we quantified the effect of water temperature on probability of infection across time following exposure of steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) to a field isolate of IHNV....

Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Pacific Northwest, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Disease, aquaculture water use, All tags... climate change, farming, fish, health and disease, migratory species, Fewer tags

Treatment of Aeromonas salmonicida in Lake Herring (Coregonus artedi) Using Medicated Feeds

This study evaluated the use of medicated feeds to treat furunculosis infections caused by the bacterium Aeromonas salmonicida in lake herring (Coregonus artedi, Lesueur, 1818). The objectives of this two-phase study were to (1) determine if Coregonus artedi could be adequately and consistently infected with A. salmonicida by the methods of bath immersion or intraperitoneal (IP) injection, and (2) determine if the medicated feeds Oxytetracycline Dihydrate (Terramycin® 200 For Fish) and Florfenicol (Aquaflor®) could be used for the control of furunculosis caused by A. salmonicida. These datasets include water quality, mortality, feed weights and behavior, and qPCR data collected during both phases of the study.

Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Aquatic Biology, Bacteria, Fish, Health and Disease, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Water Quality, Wildlife Disease, Wildlife Disease, biota, Fewer tags

Potential contaminant sources and other landscape variables summarized for NHDPlus Version 2.1 catchments within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (ver. 2.0, June 2021)

This dataset consists of 262 variables which describe various known and suspected point and non-point sources of contaminants and endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) throughout the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Contaminant data was summarized to the NHDPlus Version 2.1 catchment level (1:100K). Contaminant data summarized span a time range of 2001 to 2016 and include regulated facilities, pesticides, manure and biosolids application data, mercury deposition, animal feeding applications, septic systems, landfills, and land use and land cover. These data are presented in a comma separated file, which includes all variables summarized and the NHDPlus Version 2.1 FEATUREID field (also known as COMID). The FEATUREID field...

Categories: Data, Data Release - Revised; Types: Citation; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay Basin, Delaware, Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR), All tags... District of Columbia, Environmental Health, Facility Registry Service (FRS), Geography, Land Use Change, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Remote Sensing, Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Virginia, Water Quality, Water Resources, West Virginia, Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Disease, biosolids application, concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), contamination and pollution, geographic information systems, geography, health and disease, human impacts, industrial pollution, land use and land cover, landfills, manure nitrogen and phosphorus, mercury deposition, natural resources, nonpoint-source pollution, pesticide and herbicide contamination, pharmaceutical contamination, phytoestrogens, septic facilities, water quality, water resources, Fewer tags

Coral disease data by transect, West Hawaii, 2011

Observations of coral disease and health indicators were documented by scuba divers along pre-determined transects and are presented here in comma-separated format. Included in the table are coral species observed, colony size, types and number of indicators observed, and a size range of indicators observed.

Categories: Data; Types: Citation; Tags: CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Freeze Face, Hawaii, Honaunau Bay, All tags... Honokohau Small Boat Harbor, Island of Hawaii, Kailua Pier, Kailua-Kona, Kaloko Cut, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Keawaiki, Kona, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, State of Hawaii, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, assessments, corals, distributions, diving, habitat, health and disease, oceans, reef ecosystems, sampling, Fewer tags

Pathogenic lineage of Perkinsea causes mass mortality of frogs across the USA: Data

(i) Severe perkinsea data was based on the observation of characteristic gross and microscopic lesions and the morphological identification of Perkinsea organisms within the lesions. Necropsies and gross evaluation of carcasses were carried out under a dissecting microscope. Specimen were collected and submitted to the NWHC as part of mortality investigations and collection of specimen from apparently healthy populations as part of ongoing amphibian health monitoring. (ii) Epidemiological information was compiled from each anuran sample, including the detection type (mortality event or health monitoring study), location (state and county), anuran species reported in the event, life-stage of species reported in the...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, amphibians, disease vectors, health and disease, All tags... parasites, wildlife mortality, Fewer tags

Spatial Models of Wild Bird Risk Factors for Highly Pathogenic A(H5N1) Avian Influenza Virus Transmission

Wild waterfowl (family Anatidae) are reported as secondary transmitters of HPAIV and primary reservoirs for low-pathogenic avian influenza viruses, yet spatial inputs for disease risk modeling for this group have been lacking. Using geographic information software and Monte Carlo simulations, we developed geospatial indices of waterfowl abundance at 1 km resolutions for the breeding and wintering seasons for China, the epicenter of H5N1. Two types of spatial layers were developed: cumulative waterfowl abundance (WAB), a measure of predicted abundance by species, and cumulative abundance weighted by H5N1 prevalence (WPR), whereby abundance for each species was adjusted based on species specific prevalence values....

Tags: Avian Influenza, China, Computational Methods, Ecology, Geospatial Analysis, All tags... Health and Disease, Risk Assessment, Spatial Analysis, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Disease, Wildlife Disease, Wildlife Disease, Wildlife Disease, Wildlife Disease, birds, Fewer tags

Mercury Concentrations, Diet, and Gut Microbiota Diversity of Southern Beaufort Sea Polar Bears, 2008-2019

This dataset is two tables with data collected and derived from polar bears sampled in Alaska’s southern Beaufort Sea during 2008-2019. Collected data includes demographic and morphometric information and derived data includes mercury concentrations in hair samples. Ancillary data includes gut microbiome abundances, diversity indices, calculated body condition, and the proportions of prey species detected in individual bear diets. These data were used to determine whether gut microbiota community richness and diversity were associated with diet-acquired mercury.

Tags: Alaska, Animals/Vertebrates, Bears, Beaufort Sea, Bioaccumulation, All tags... Biota, Body composition, Carnivores, Coastal ecosystems, Diets, Environment, Gastrointestinal microbiome, Gut microbiota, Health and disease, Keystone species, Mammals, Marine ecosystems, Marine mammals, Mercury levels, Polar bear, Species life history, Terrestrial ecosystems, USGS:ASC555, Ursus maritimus, Wildlife, Wildlife food habits, Fewer tags

Health assessment of invasive northern snakehead in the Potomac River drainage, 2006 - 2017

Data described herein was collected by USGS personnel and the project funded by USGS. Northern snakehead specimens were collected from the Potomac River and its tributaries by regional natural resource management agencies in the course of their field investigations working with this priority invasive aquatic species. Specimens were provided to USGS for the purpose of conducting health related assessments of northern snakehead in the region, with approximately 90 specimens evaluated grossly and histologically for the presence of lesions and abnormalities. Data presented here was collected seasonally (spring through fall) in 2006 and from 2015 to 2017. Data for each specimen includes date and location of collection,...

Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Candidate publication, Complete, Connected, Kearneysville, WV, All tags... Medium, Potomac, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Disease, Wildlife Disease, biota, fish, health and disease, Fewer tags

Entry and spread of specialist and generalist infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) genotypes in Chinook salmon, steelhead and sockeye salmon

Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) represents one of the most critical challenges for salmonids in the Pacific Northwest. There are three genogroups of IHNV, designated U, M, and L; the U is further delineated into two subgroups, UC and UP, and the M is further delineated into four subgroups (MA – MD). The UP, UC and MD subgroups co-occur in the Columbia River Basin where the host species sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, and steelhead trout spawn and rear. Field prevalence data shows that UC viruses exhibit a generalist strategy in Chinook, and steelhead, while two other virus lineages, MD and UP, are more consistent with being specialists in steelhead or sockeye salmon, respectively. The L is found in...

Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Pacific Northwest, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Disease, All tags... biota, fish, health and disease, migratory species, Fewer tags

Emerging fungal pathogen Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola in wild European snakes: data

Snake fungal disease (SFD) is an emerging disease of wild snakes in eastern North America caused by the fungus Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola. Recently, the disease has also been detected in wild snake in Europe. The data presented here describe: 1) culture, PCR, and histopathology results of wild European snakes opportunistically sampled for O. ophiodiicola, 2) colony expansion rates of various isolates of O. ophiodiicola from Europe and North America, and 3) DNA sequence alignment and phylogenetic tree files.

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Czech Republic, Europe, Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United Kingdom, All tags... disease vectors, fungal, health and disease, snake, Fewer tags