Vegetation and soil cover from 134 reclaimed oil and gas well pads and 583 AIM reference plots in the Southwestern United States

These data were compiled to assess the recovery of vegetation on reclaimed oil and gas sites. Objective(s) of our study were to assess patterns in reclamation outcomes relative to 1) soil attributes, climate, and time since 39 reclamation and 2) plant and soil reference benchmarks. These data represent observations of vegetation and soil cover from 134 reclaimed oil and gas well pads and 583 AIM reference plots. These data were collected on lands impacted by oil and gas development on the Colorado Plateau as well as Arizona and New Mexico Plateau of New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah. Data was collected from July- September of 2020 and May-September of 2021. These data were collected by Assessment Inventory and Monitoring...

Categories: Data; Tags: AIM reference plots, Arizona and New Mexico Plateau, Assessment Inventory and Monitoring (AIM), Botany, Colorado, All tags... Colorado Plateau, Ecology, Four Corners Region, Geography, Information Sciences, New Mexico, Soil Sciences, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Utah, atmospheric and climatic processes, biogeography, biota, climate, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, data release, environment, field inventory and monitoring, field methods, field observations, field sampling, geoscientificInformation, land use and land cover, line point intercept measurement, percent cover, plant community recovery, plants (organisms), plot sampling, reclaimed oil and gas well sites, remediation, soil cover, soil resources, species cover, time periods, vegetation, Fewer tags

Colorado River Delta Project: A compilation of vegetation indices, phenology assessment metrics, and estimates of evapotranspiration for circular bird plots in the Colorado River delta between 2000-2020 (ver. 1.0)

These data were compiled to understand the effects of riparian vegetation health on local abundance and species diversity of land birds. The primary objective of our study was to to determine the effects of riparian restoration on birds in the Colorado River delta. These tabular data represent vegetation indices and evapotranspiration (ET) data at varying spatial scales that correspond to avian use circles of 100 to 2000 meters. Three vegetation reflectance indices (VIs): NDVI, EVI, and EVI2 were obtained from Landsat imagery with a biweekly temporal frequency, and covering the entire period of bird surveys (2002-2020). The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) and two-band...

Tags: Arizona, California, Colorado River Delta, EVI, EVI2, All tags... Enhanced Vegetation Index, Mexico, Morelos Dam, NDVI, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Yuma, avian use circles, avian use data, biota, bird abundance, bird diversity, bird richness, bird species, bird-vegetation relationships, birds, circular plots, data release, datasets, evapotranspiration, land use and land cover, marshland habitat, plot sampling, relative abundance analysis, riparian, riparian habitat, sampling sites, time series datasets, two-band EVI, vegetation, vegetation greenness, vegetation index, water use, wetland ecosystems, Fewer tags

Site characterization and regeneration attributes of managed and unmanaged ponderosa pine sites in the southwestern United States

These data consist of environmental covariates, measured plot-level and tree characteristics for seven coniferous tree species across the southwestern United States. The objectives of the study were to assess how growth characteristics of conifer tree species vary across environmental gradients and across the different tree species. These data represent conifer growth under a variety of stand and site characteristics. These data were collected in the summer of 2019, from sites across Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado, and collected by field crews directed by Matt Petrie (University of Nevada Las Vegas), Rob Hubbard (USDA Forest Service), Tom Kolb (Northern Arizona University) and John Bradford (U.S. Geological...

Categories: Data; Tags: Arizona, Botany, California, Climatology, Colorado, All tags... Ecology, Forestry, Geography, Geomorphology, Idaho, Information Sciences, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Soil Sciences, South Dakota, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), USGS:645abf44d34ec179a8378de3, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, biogeography, biota, climate change, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, conifer forests, conifer growth, conifer regeneration, conifer tree regeneration, coniferous tree, daily meteorological estimates, data release, dryland forests, ecological processes, ecosystem management, effects of climate change, environment, environmental conditions, environmental covariates, estimates, field inventory and monitoring, field-measured, forest ecosystems, forest management, geoscientificInformation, meteorology, plot sampling, ponderosa forests, predictor variable, recruitment, regeneration failure, simulations, site characteristics, soil moisture, soil resources, soil temperature, southwestern United States, stand characteristics, tree characteristics, tree growth, vegetation, vegetation cover, vegetation type, western United States, Fewer tags

Spectral reflectance profiles, ground reference data, and photos collected during uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations - Dog Head Marsh at South Cape Beach, Mashpee, MA, October 7 - 8, 2021

The purpose of this field data collection was to test and compare the OceanInsight HDX Mini Spectrometer as an accessible alternative against the more expensive ASD Fieldspec for collecting ground-based hyperspectral reflectance profiles for landcover analysis. The data collection took place in Dog Head Marsh and South Cape Beach within the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (WBNERR). The hyperspectral profiles were collected side-by-side with both field-spectrometers using comparable sensor collection settings for various ground cover samples. The terrain and vegetation type of these sample were described as well as surveyed using Real Time Kinematic Global Positioning System (RTK-GPS). This data...

Categories: Data; Tags: CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Dog Head Marsh, Field activity 2021-033-FA, GPS measurement, All tags... Mashpee, Massachusetts, OceanInsight HDX Miniature Spectrometer, OceanView Spectroscopy Software, South Cape Beach, U.S. Geological Survey, USA, USGS, WHCMSC, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (WBNERR), Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, biota, biota, dataset, elevation, elevation, environment, environment, field activity logs, geoscientificInformation, geoscientificInformation, handheld field spectroscopy, hyperspectral, location, location, oceans, oceans, photographicImage, plot sampling, spectra, spectral profiles, spectral signature, spectrometer, spectroradiometer, tabularDataset, vegetation, Fewer tags

Biocrust cover, vegetation, and climate data from a protected grassland within Canyonlands National Park, Utah (ver. 2.0, Sept. 2023)

These tabular data were compiled for/to monitor vegetation and biocrust cover in a never grazed grassland located in Canyonlands National Park. An objective, or objectives, of our study was to document potential changes in biocrust and vegetation cover and species composition as related to changes in land use and climate change. These data represent a timeseries of long-term vegetation and biocrust monitoring plots, dating from 1996 to 2021. These data were collected at/in Virginia Park, Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah. These data were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Research Center in coordination with the US National Park Service. Data were collected via field...

Categories: Data, Data Release - Revised; Tags: Canyonlands National Park, Colorado Plateau, Needles District, San Juan County, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), All tags... Utah, Virginia Park, air temperature, atmospheric and climatic processes, biocrust cover, biogeography, biological soil crusts, biota, climate change, dryland ecosystems, ecosystem monitoring, ecosystems, effects of climate change, field experiments, field inventory and monitoring, field observations, grassland, land use change, long-term ecological monitoring, long-term monitoring plots, never grazed grassland, plot sampling, point-intercept measurements, precipitation (atmospheric), precipitation measurement, rainfall measurement, snowfall measurement, species composition, tabular data, timeseries, vegetation, vegetation cover, weather monitoring, weather observations, weather station, Fewer tags

Ground reference data and photos collected during uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations - Dog Head Marsh at South Cape Beach, Mashpee, MA, October 7 - 8, 2021

The purpose of this field data collection was to test and compare the OceanInsight HDX Mini Spectrometer as an accessible alternative against the more expensive ASD Fieldspec for collecting ground-based hyperspectral reflectance profiles for landcover analysis. The data collection took place in Dog Head Marsh and South Cape Beach within the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (WBNERR). The hyperspectral profiles were collected side-by-side with both field-spectrometers using comparable sensor collection settings for various ground cover samples. The terrain and vegetation type of these sample were described as well as surveyed using Real Time Kinematic Global Positioning System (RTK-GPS). This data...

Categories: Data; Tags: CMHRP, CSV, Carlson SurvCE, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Dog Head Marsh, All tags... Field activity 2021-033-FA, GPS, GPS measurement, Global Positioning System, Mashpee, Massachusetts, South Cape Beach, Spectra Precision SP80, U.S. Geological Survey, USA, USGS, WHCMSC, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (WBNERR), Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, biota, biota, dataset, elevation, elevation, environment, environment, field activity logs, field notes, geoscientificInformation, geoscientificInformation, location, location, navigational data, oceans, oceans, percent cover, photographicImage, plot sampling, quadrat, tabularDataset, vegetation, vegetation, vegetation height, vegetation survey, vegetation types, Fewer tags

Aeolian mass flux data for the Colorado Plateau

These data were compiled to measure airborne horizontal mass flux of sediments moved by wind across soils, climates, vegetation types, and land uses on the Colorado Plateau. Objectives of our study were to quantify spatial and temporal patterns in wind erosion and further our understanding of how soil and site setting, climate, and land uses are controlling wind erosion and horizontal mass flux. These data represent seasonal cumulative horizontal mass flux as measured using passive aspirated sediment traps, Big Spring Number Eight (BSNE) samplers. These data were collected in Grand and San Juan counties, Utah, and Mesa County, Colorado, USA between August 2017 and November 2020. These data were collected by the...

Categories: Data; Tags: Bears Ears National Monument, Big Springs Number Eight samplers, Canyonlands National Park, Climatology, Colorado Plateau, All tags... Ecology, GPS measurement, Geography, Grand County, Information Sciences, Moab, San Juan County, Soil Sciences, Southwestern United States, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Utah, atmospheric deposition (chemical & particulate), biogegraphy, data release, disturbance, droughts, drylands, dust, energy development, environment, field sampling, geolocation measurement, geoscientificInformation, grazing, habitat alteration and disturbance, horizontal mass flux, laboratory methods, land use and land cover, livestock, oil and gas, plot sampling, seasonal data, sediment processing, sediment transport, sedimentation, sediments, spatial analysis, spatial data, spatial patterns, temporal data, temporal patterns, unconsolidated deposits, utilitiesCommunication, wind erosion, Fewer tags

Assessment of Giant Sequoia Mortality and Regeneration within Burned Groves in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (ver. 2.0, January 2024)

Provided are data containing condition assessments on individual giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum; SEGI) stems and post-fire regeneration counts within Board Camp, Suwanee, New Oriole Lake, Homer’s Nose, and a subset of Redwood Mountain and Dillonwood groves of Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks, respectively. Stem data contain condition-related attributes (e.g., spatial location, diameter breast height, status - live or dead, percent canopy that is live, scorched or torched). Regeneration plots are located using a spatially-balanced sampling design (Generalized Random Tessellation Stratified - 'GRTS'). Each regeneration plot is a fixed radius circle (11.35 meters or 17.84 meters) and contain count data...

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Ecology, Forestry, Sequoia National Park, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), biota, All tags... ecology, ecosystem resilience, environment, fires, forest ecosystems, plot sampling, Fewer tags