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Reproductive ecology data for female Agassiz's desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in Joshua Tree National Park, USA These data were compiled to evaluate the reproductive ecology of Agassiz's desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizzi) in the Sonoran Desert of California using two populations within Joshua Tree National Park, including five reproductive seasons that spanned 20 years (1997-1999, 2015-2016). Compared to their conspecifics inhabiting the Mojave Desert, the reproductive ecology of G. agassizii in the Sonoran Desert is understudied. Climatic variation between the two deserts can affect reproductive ecology, including fecundity and clutch phenology. Mature female tortoises (straight-line carapace length ≥ 20 cm) outfitted with radiotransmitters were located and X-radiographed approximately every 10-14 days during the reproductive... Categories: Data; Tags: Agassiz's desert tortoise, California, Ecology, Geography, Gopherus agassizii, All tags... Information Sciences, Joshua Tree National Park, Sonoran Desert, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, X-radiography, X-ray egg width, biota, climatic variation, clutch number, clutch phenology, clutch size, ecology, egg production, egg size, fecundity, field monitoring, field sampling, nests, reproductive ecology, size, tortoise, Fewer tags Histopathological assessment of the digestive gland of a freshwater snail (Lymnaea stagnalis) exposed to uranium This dataset consists of measurements of the digestive gland in the freshwater snail Lymnaea stagnalis orally exposed to uranium. The objective of the study was to assess the morphological effects of uranium on the snail digestive gland by light microscopy. Laboratory-cultured L stagnalis were exposed to either synthetic or natural solid phases of uranium and a subset (6 controls and 6 exposed) were euthanized and fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin for histopathological assessment. Slides were processed and stained with hematoxalin and eosin as per standard procedure (Luna 1968). The size of each sample, the length and width of digestive gland tubules (5 random glands per sample) and height of digestive cells... Categories: Data; Tags: Environmental Health, Lymnaea stagnalis, Madison, Wisconsin, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, All tags... Wildlife Disease, digestive gland, uranium, Fewer tags Promoting Change in Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Nest Site Selection to Minimize Construction Related Disturbance These data describe the status of eggs in nests which had a foster egg added to them as part of an effort to relocate a common tern colony on Poplar Island. One data file (McGowanEtAl2018_FosterNestData_Data.csv) contains the data regarding the observations, while one definitions file (McGowanEtAl2018_FosterNestData_Definitions.csv) details the data. Categories: Data; Tags: Birds, Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Ecology, Species Biology, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Biology, nesting behavior, Fewer tags Time and Distance of Detection and Stop Locations along North American Breeding Bird Survey routes within the Gulf Coastal Plains & Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative. These data identify the time (0-1 min, 1-2 min,or 2-3 min) and distance (≤50 meters, >50 meters) category when birds were first detected during 3-minutes point counts at stop locations associated with North American Breeding Bird Survey routes or route equivalents that were surveyed on dates between 2009 and 2016 and provide point location coordinates of stop locations along North American Breeding Bird Survey routes or route equivalents within (or within 60 miles) the Gulf Coastal Plains & Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative boundary. Categories: Data; Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Birds, Central Hardwoods, East Gulf Coastal Plain, All tags... Ecology, Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Analysis, Gulf Coastal Plain and Ozarks, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Missouri, North American Breeding Bird Survey, Oklahoma, Statistical Analysis, Tennessee, Texas, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), West Gulf Coastal Plain, Wildlife Biology, birds, field monitoring stations, location, statistical surveying, Fewer tags The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Analysis Results 1966 - 2018 This data product consists of a database of population change and abundance estimates for North American birds, estimated from North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data. Data are presented for 548 species of birds in 4 spreadsheets containing trend estimates and annual indices for 2 time periods. Estimates are derived for each species using the 1 of 4 alternative models, and a cross-validation model selection procedure was used to select the best model for each species. Categories: Data; Tags: Bird Annual Indices, Bird Lists, Bird Trend Estimates, Birds, Breeding Bird Density, All tags... Breeding Bird Survey, Breeding Bird Survey Analysis, Canada, Decision Science and Populations, North American Breeding Bird Survey, Population Estimation, Statistical Analysis, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States of America, Wildlife Biology, Fewer tags Examination of contaminant exposure and reproduction of ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) nesting in Delaware Bay and River in 2015 Reproductive Data for All Nests Monitored; Data for Mayfield Analysis; Eggshell thickness, nestling morphological measurements, nestling plasma stable isotopes, and nestling red blood cell oxidative DNA damage; Egg organochlorine pesticide, total PCB, flame retardants, and PCB toxic equivalent concentrations; Fish capture by osprey; Fish pools and size for contaminant analysis; Fish organochlorine pesticide, total PCB and flame retardants concentrations; Data for estimation of p,p’-DDE and total PCB biomagnification from fish to osprey eggs Categories: Data; Tags: Bristol, PA, Delaware Bay, Delaware River, Environmental Health, Indian River Inlet, DE, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, biomagnification, contaminant exposure, environmental health, fish, osprey, reproductive success, wildlife, Fewer tags Distribution Models Predicting Groundwater Influenced Ecosystems in the Northeastern United States Globally, groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDEs) are increasingly vulnerable to groundwater extraction and land use practices. Groundwater supports these ecosystems by providing inflow, which can maintain water levels, water temperature, and chemistry necessary to sustain the biodiversity that they support. Many aquatic systems receive groundwater as a portion of base flow, and in some systems (e.g., springs, seeps, fens) the connection with groundwater is significant and important to the system’s integrity and persistence. Groundwater management decisions for human use may not consider ecological effects of those actions on GDEs, which rely on groundwater to maintain ecological function. This disconnect between... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Ecology, Hydrology, Land Use Change, New England, Remote Sensing, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Water Resources, Wildlife Biology, groundwater, groundwater influenced ecosystems, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, modeling, northeastern United States, northeastern states, prediction, Fewer tags Captures and Trapping Effort for Deer Mice (Peromyscus sonoriensis) at Point Reyes National Seashore, California, USA from 2021 to 2022 These data represent trapping effort and captures of deer mice at Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California. Deer mice were captured and marked with ear tags to allow identification of individuals. The location of captures can be used in a spatially explicit capture recapture model to estimate density of mice and how mouse density varies by site and habitat type. Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service, Shapefile; Tags: California, Ecology, Marin County, Point Reyes National Seashore, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), All tags... Wildlife Biology, biota, ecology, mammals, modeling, population and community ecology, restoration, Fewer tags Distribution and status of five non-native fish species in the Tampa Bay drainage (USA), a hot spot for fish introductions-Data This dataset provides supporting information for the species distribution data used in the associated manuscript. Collections of five non-native fish species were made by a number of institutions, and several capture techniques were used. This dataset also includes number of individuals of each species captured at each locality. Categories: Data; Types: Citation; Tags: Alafia River, Aquatic Biology, Florida, Hillsborough River, Little Manatee River, All tags... Manatee River, Tampa Bay basin, USA, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, non-native species, species dispersal, species distribution, Fewer tags Stable isotope values for Dry Tortugas nesting loggerheads sampled 2013-2018 We used a combination of stable isotope analysis of carbon and nitrogen values in nesting loggerhead sea turtle samples to describe the foraging area used by each turtle. Here we present the stable isotope values for United States Geological Survey (USGS) turtles sampled in the remote Dry Tortugas National Park, south Florida, and their assigned foraging area. Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Dry Tortugas National Park, Ecology, Loggerhead, Stable Isotopes, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, biota, Fewer tags Bullseye snakehead environmental DNA data, and associated attributes, collected from southeast Florida, from 2015-2018 Bullseye snakehead, Channa marulius, was first detected in 2000 in the southern Florida town of Tamarac and has been expanding its geographic range. Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is a newly-developed technique used to non-invasively detect cryptic or low-density species, or those that are logistically difficult to study. Genetic material shed into the environment through tissue and body fluids is concentrated from water samples and analyzed for the presence of target species eDNA. To help delineate bullseye snakehead’s geographic range, we developed and validated a species-specific eDNA assay for both quantitative and droplet digital PCR (ddPCR). We then used ddPCR to assess 16 locations in southeast Florida... Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Ecology, Everglades, Genetics, Southern Florida, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, environment, environmental DNA, invasive species, non-invasive monitoring, occupancy estimate, range delimitation, Fewer tags Maternal Transfer of Mercury to Northern Elephant Seal Pups We used free-ranging northern elephant seals as a model species to investigate maternal transfer of mercury (Hg) to pups in relation to maternal traits, including maternal blood mercury concentrations, and to quantify the links between pup lanugo mercury concentrations and maternal mesopelagic foraging behavior during gestation. We satellite tracked known-age adult females at sea during their seven-month-long foraging trip to determine maternal foraging strategies (geographic locations and diving depths) and quantified mercury concentrations in maternal blood and their pups’ blood and lanugo (which is defined as pup hair grown in utero) early in lactation when seals were hauled out. We then tested how the maternal... Categories: Data; Tags: Ecology, Environmental Health, Marine Oceanic Mesopelagic Layer, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, All tags... bioaccumulation, biota, contaminant transport, ecology, ecotoxicology, mercury, mercury contamination, seals, sea lions and walruses, Fewer tags Otolith chemistry of fishes in Rodeo Lagoon, Marin County, California, 2016 The dataset includes multiple file types (CSV, ArcGIS shapefiles, and images), data relates to the elemental analysis of fish otoliths. Otoliths examined in this study were from randomly-sampled individual Tidewater Goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) and Prickly Sculpin (Cottus asper) from the adult population of Rodeo Lagoon and Rodeo Creek, Marin County, California. The fish were collected in April and August 2016. Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, California, Coastal fishes, Ecology, Environmental Health, All tags... Marin County, Otolith chemistry, Rodeo Lagoon, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Water Resources, Wildlife Biology, biota, coastal ecosystems, ecology, environment, marine biology, marine chemistry, oceans, Fewer tags Abundance and Distribution of Fishes in the Northern Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, 2017-2018 (ver. 1.1, December 2019) This dataset includes field data for fishes sampled using gill nets during daylight hours in the Northern Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, USA. This data release includes all measured environmental parameters and fish taxa included in the analysis. First posted - August 19, 2019 (available from author) Revised - December 18, 2019 (version 1.1) Categories: Data, Data Release - Revised; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Aquatic Biology, Cache Slough Complex, California, Ecology, All tags... Fish Ecology, Habitat Restoration, North Delta, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Tidal Wetland, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Wildlife Biology, biota, Fewer tags Santa Ana River Native Fish Population and Habitat Data, Santa Ana River, California, 2020 This dataset includes 2020 reach fish data and reach habitat data collected to support development of the upper Santa Ana River Habitat Conservation Plan for the Santa Ana Sucker (Catostomus santaanae) and the Arroyo Chub (Gila orcutti) in the Santa Ana River, California. Categories: Data; Tags: Arroyo Chub (Gila orcutti), Ecology, Santa Ana River, Santa Ana Sucker (Catostomus santaanae), USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), All tags... Wildlife Biology, habitat use, population estimate, Fewer tags Lead (Pb) in Bald and Golden Eagles from 38 United States, USA, 2010-2018 We evaluated lead poisoning in bald and golden eagles during all seasons of the year and from states in each of the four major flyways throughout the continental USA. Categories: Data; Tags: Acute poisoning, Bald eagle, Chronic poisoning, Demographic impacts, Ecology, All tags... Environmental Health, Golden eagle, Lead poisoning, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Wildlife Biology, biota, ecotoxicology, environment, migratory species, wildlife biology, 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 Qualitative value of information for the effects of prescribed fire in Gulf of Mexico marshes: Expert judgment scores from a 2020 adaptive management workshop This data set was collected as part of a structured decision-making workshop designed to identify sources of uncertainty and articulate alternative hypotheses about prescribed fire in high marshes of the Gulf of Mexico. Workshop participants independently scored alternative hypotheses based on a standard rubric using an online system. Following the workshop, we used the scores to compute QVoI for each participant. We used QVoI to prioritize the sources of uncertainty based on their magnitude of uncertainty, relevance for decision making, and reducibility. Categories: Data; Tags: Ecology, Gulf of Mexico, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Biology, All tags... adaptive management, decision support methods, Fewer tags Multi-omics responses in tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) nestlings from the Maumee Area of Concern, Maumee River, Ohio Data used in the Maumee River omics publication, Multi-omics responses in tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) nestlings from the Maumee Area of Concern, Maumee River, Ohio. Tseng et al. 2023 Sci. Total Environ. 856:159130 Categories: Data; Tags: EROD, Ecology, Environmental Health, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, All tags... biota, genetic damage, metabolomics, oxidative stress, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, thryoid hormones, transcriptomics, tree swallows, Fewer tags Survival Data for Translocated Adults and Captive-Reared Juvenile Giant Gartersnakes in Sacramento County, California (2018-2021) The dataset consists of two csv files one for adult snakes and one for captive-reared juvenile snakes. The data contains start times (when snakes entered the study) and end times (when snakes died or were censored from the study) for survival analysis. The data also contains general information about the individual snakes (id, snout-vent length, treatment group, whether or not they were translocated), sex (juveniles only since adults were all female), surface activity (and data needed to calculate surface activity), and average distance moved between telemetry resighting. The above information was used as covariates in the survival models. These data support the following publication: Nguyen, A.M., Todd, B.D.... Categories: Data; Tags: California, Ecology, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, biota, All tags... ecology, habitats, herpetology, reptiles, wildlife, Fewer tags 1 2 3 4 5 ... 18 »