Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center

Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout and Brown Trout diet data from Duck Creek, MT in summer and fall 2015

We collected diets on Yellowstone cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) above (Yellowstone cutthroat trout allopatry) and below (Yellowstone cutthroat trout sympatry with brown trout) a natural barrier in Duck Creek, Montana. We used gastric lavage methods to collect diets, and samples were placed in storage containers and taken back to our lab and frozen until sorting. All samples were sorted by Rhithron, Inc. (Missoula, MT) with individuals identified down to the order.

Categories: Data; Tags: Big Timber, Montana, Upper Yellowstone, biota, fisheries, All tags... freshwater ecosystems, Fewer tags

Multi-century reconstructions of temperature, precipitation, and runoff efficiency for the Upper Colorado River Basin

With increasing concerns about the impact of warming temperatures on water resources, more attention is being paid the relationship between runoff and precipitation, or runoff efficiency. Temperature is a key influence on Colorado River runoff efficiency, and warming temperatures are projected to reduce runoff efficiency. Here, we investigate the nature of runoff efficiency in the upper Colorado River (UCRB) basin over the past 400 years, with a specific focus on major droughts and pluvials, and to contextualize the instrumental period. We first verify the feasibility of reconstructing runoff efficiency from tree-ring data. The reconstruction is then used to evaluate variability in runoff efficiency over periods...

Categories: Data; Tags: Climatology, Climatology, Colorado River, Hydrology, Lees Ferry (historical), All tags... Precipitation Reconstruction, Runoff Efficiency, Temperature Reconstruction, Tree-Rings, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Water Resources, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, environment, inlandWaters, Fewer tags

Canine distemper virus antibody titer results for grizzly bears and wolves in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem 1984-2014

We investigated the dynamics of canine distemper virus (CDV) in grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) and wolves (Canis lupus) of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) using serological data collected from 1984 to 2014. 565 sera samples were obtained from 425 unique grizzly bears (134 females and 291 males) from 1984 to 2014 and 319 sera samples were obtained from 285 unique wolves (130 females and 155 males) from 1996 to 2014. Here we provide the unique identifier for each individual, the species and sex, the date the individual was captured, the estimated birth year and age, and the CDV antibody titer results based upon serum neutralization assays.

Categories: Data; Tags: Grand Teton National Park, Grizzly bear, Idaho, Montana, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), All tags... Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park, biota, canine distemper virus, ecology, serology, wildlife disease, wolf, Fewer tags

Glacier National Park GLORIA soil temperature data 2003-2018

The focus of this dataset is soil temperature collected on four mountain summits in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA from 2003 through 2018. Two summit sites were established in 2003 on Dancing Lady and Bison Mountain, east of the continental divide. Two additional summit sites were established in 2004 on Pitamakin and Mt. Seward, also east of the continental divide. These four summit sites comprise a target region set up in accordance with the Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA). GLORIA was initiated by the University of Vienna in 2000 and protocols for operating target regions have been refined and revised since then. Sixty-nine GLORIA target regions now exist throughout the...

Categories: Data; Tags: CCME-alpine veg, GLORIA, Glacier National Park, Montana, alpine, All tags... biota, botany, ecology, soil temperature, vegetation, Fewer tags

This dataset is focused on alpine plant species presence/absence, species turnover, and trends in species abundance on four mountain summits in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA from 2003 through 2014. Two summit sites were established in 2003 on Dancing Lady and Bison Mountain, east of the continental divide. Two additional summit sites were established in 2004 on Pitamakin and Mt. Seward, also east of the continental divide. This multi-summit approach to monitoring alpine plant species follows the protocols of the Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA) that were initiated by the University of Vienna in 2000 and which have been refined and revised since then. GLORIA summit sites...

Categories: Data; Tags: CCME-alpine veg, GLORIA, Glacier National Park, Montana, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), All tags... alpine, biota, botany, ecology, soil temperature, vegetation, Fewer tags