Global Cumulative Human Impacts to Marine Ecosystems

A comprehensive list of 38 categories of anthropogenic drivers of change in marine ecosystems developed through expert workshops (S1) was assessed for data availability on a global scale. We intentionally did not further subdivide these categories into unique drivers (e.g. each specific type of pollutant) as this would lead to over-emphasis of certain activities when impacts are summed. We limited our analyses to anthropogenic drivers with pre-existing global coverage or those for which we could assemble or develop global coverage. Although many regional-scale data and data with a global scope but incomplete coverage exist for a variety of specific human activities, inclusion of these data would bias global comparisons...

Tags: NCEAS, global, human impacts, marine ecosystems, nplcc

Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) - USA Dataset Collection

OBIS-USA brings together marine biological occurrence data – recorded observations of identifiable marine species at a known time and place, collected primarily from U.S. Waters or with U.S. funding. Coordinated by the Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), OBIS-USA, strives to meet national data integration and dissemination needs for marine data about organisms and ecosystems. OBIS-USA is part of an international data sharing network (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, OBIS) coordinated by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization) International Oceanographic Data and Information...

Tags: Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Fundy, Beaufort Sea, Bering Sea, All tags... Bering Strait, Biodiversity, Biological Production, Birds, Bristol Bay, Canada, Caribbean Sea, Census of Marine Life, Chukchi Sea, Commericial Leases, Cook Inlet, Cruise Ships, Distributions, Fishes, Flora, Great Lakes, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of California, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, Habitat, Harvesting Living Resources, Invasive Species, Invertebrates, Kotzebue Sound, Kuskokwim Bay, Mammals, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), North America, Norton Sound, OBIS, Ocean Biogeographic Information System, Offshore Oil and Gas Production, Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound, Reptiles, Sargasso Sea, Shelikof Strait, South Atlantic Bight, Southern Ocean, Straits of Florida, United States, Wind Energy Production, Yucatan Channel, abundance, algae, animal and plant census, aquatic biology, aquatic ecosystems, benthic ecosystems, benthic habitat, benthos, biodiversity, biogeography, biological productivity, biology, biota, biota, coastal habitat, consumers (organisms), coral reefs, decomposers, ecosystem diversity, ecosystem functions, endemic species, estuarine ecosystems, fisheries management, fishery resources, invasive species, macroinvertebrates, marine animals, marine biology, marine ecosystems, marine mammals, microbes, migratory species, native species, nekton, nonindigenous species, oceans, pelagic habitat, phytoplankton, plankton, plants, plants (organisms), producers (organisms), protected species, reef ecosystems, reef habitat, sea birds, sea turtles, shellfish, species diversity, vegetation, vertebrates, wildlife, zooplankton, Fewer tags

Seed biomass from shallow coastal water areas along a salinity gradient in Barataria Bay, Louisiana (2015)

This dataset provides bi-monthly data on seed biomass collected in shallow water habitats across the fresh to saline gradient at coastal sites in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. This project was co-funded by the Gulf Coast Prairie and the Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperatives and the South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center. An alternate reference to this product can be found here: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5a78c158e4b00f54eb1e84a6.

Categories: Data; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, Alabama, BIOSPHERE, BIOSPHERE, COASTAL, All tags... COASTAL, Conservation NGOs, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, ECOSYSTEMS, ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, Gulf of Mexico, LCC Network Science Catalog, Louisiana Coastal, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, Mississippi Coastal, SAV/SEA GRASS BED, SAV/SEA GRASS BED, State agencies, Texas, coastal ecosystems, coastal zones, completed, nonGeographicDataset, oceans, wetlands, Fewer tags

Models of ecological uplift from conservation activities in the SALCC

We propose to support the revision and implementation of the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative’s Conservation Blueprint by integrating its Ecosystem Indicators into a structured decision support system that makes explicit how the Indicators are interrelated and how these will respond to management and policy interventions aimed at improving the conservation status of the South Atlantic region. Our specific objectives are to (1) develop ecological production functions that predict theecological impacts of selected conservation actions relative to current conditions, and to propagate these impacts through other affected systems or functions; (2) codify protocols for updating and curating geospatial...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2015, ANTHROPOGENIC/HUMAN INFLUENCED ECOSYSTEMS, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, Academics & scientific researchers, Applications and Tools, All tags... Conservation NGOs, Decision Support, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, MODELS, Policy makers & regulators, Project, Regional & county planners, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, State agencies, TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, Tribes, biota, biota, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, oceans, oceans, onGoing, Fewer tags

Mangrove forests: current and future distribution and abundance in the southeastern U.S.

This dataset consists of the current distribution (2000s) of mangrove forests in the southeastern U.S. This dataset was created from the current best available mangrove data on a state specific basis. Florida mangrove data was extracted from Florida Landuse Land Cover Classification System (FLUCCS). For Louisiana, we used observations of mangrove stands from aerial surveys by Michot et al. (2010). Mangrove presence in Texas came from maps produced by Sherrod & McMillan (1981) and the NOAA Benthic Habitat Atlas of Coastal Texas (Finkbeiner et al. 2009). Please note that this map depicts the distribution of mangrove forests and not mangrove individuals. More detailed information on this dataset is available in Osland...

Categories: Data; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, Alabama, BIOSPHERE, BIOSPHERE, BIOSPHERE, All tags... COASTAL, COASTAL, COASTAL, Conservation NGOs, Data, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, ECOSYSTEMS, ECOSYSTEMS, ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, Florida, Floridia, LCC Network Science Catalog, Louisiana, MANGROVE SWAMP, MANGROVE SWAMP, MANGROVE SWAMP, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, Mississippi, Regional & county planners, State agencies, Texas, biota, climate change & future climate, coastal habitat, completed, environment, forecast, gulf coast, landscape ecology, mangrove forest, marshes, modeling, temperature, wetlands, Fewer tags

Marine Priority Resources Map

This project will conduct a synthesis of marine spatial data. An OPS staff will be hired to work with marine/coastal experts – to develop a Technical Advisory Group and gather data and input on the processes used in the marine assessment. Additionally, this project will identify key inland (terrestrial and freshwater) areas that currently have or may have in the future direct and indirect impacts on the health of the marine environment. Results of this project will be the basis for the marine component of the Landscape Conservation Design being developed by the Peninsular Florida Landscape Conservation Cooperative. Every effort will be made to build upon existing science and other ongoing projects that may be developing...

Categories: Data; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, ArcGIS Service Definition, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Biota, Conservation NGOs, Data, Environment, Federal resource managers, All tags... Interested public, LCC Network Science Catalog, Marine Ecosystems, Policy makers & regulators, Regional & county planners, State agencies, Tribes, conservation planning, conservation targets, environment, estuarine, marine, marine assessment, onGoing, product, 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

Physical and Chemical Data to Characterize Water-Quality Conditions in the Sakonnet River, Rhode Island, 2018-2019

Physical and chemical data were collected to characterize water-quality conditions in the Sakonnet River, a tidal strait located on the east side of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island, from April 28 to November 11, 2018 and from June 19 to November 26, 2019. Specifically, the 2018 information in this data release includes: vertical profiles of water quality from 16 to 18 locations and data collected from three surface spatial surveys (moving boat surveys) designed to characterize near-surface water-quality conditions in the river. Temperature, pH, specific conductance, salinity, dissolved oxygen concentration and saturation, turbidity, and chlorophyll a data were collected with calibrated water-quality sensors. Water-quality...

Categories: Data; Tags: Ecology, Hydrology, Little Compton, Middletown, Portsmouth, All tags... Rhode Island, Sakonnet River, Tiverton, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Water Quality, Water Resources, marine ecosystems, oxygen content (water), profiles, spatial analysis, water quality, Fewer tags

South Atlantic Conservation Blueprint Version 1.0

The South Atlantic Conservation Blueprint is a living spatial plan to conserve natural and cultural resources for future generations. It identifies shared conservation priorities across the South Atlantic region. The first Blueprint, Version 1.0, was released in March 2014. Blueprint 1.0 was based on a combination of expert input and partner plans and used a spatial scale of HUC-12 subwatersheds in the terrestrial environment and outer continental shelf lease blocks in the marine environment. More than 300 people from 85 organizations were actively involved in developing this version of the Blueprint.

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2014, ANTHROPOGENIC/HUMAN INFLUENCED ECOSYSTEMS, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, Academics & scientific researchers, Applications and Tools, All tags... Conservation Design, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, Conservation Planning, ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, Hunters & anglers, Informing Conservation Delivery, Interested public, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, MODELS, Map, Policy makers & regulators, Private land owners, Project, Regional & county planners, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, State agencies, TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, Tribes, biota, biota, completed, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, oceans, oceans, society, society, Fewer tags

Mechanisms of aquatic species invasions across the SALCC

The USGS Southeast Ecological Science Center (SESC) Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) database provides records of sightings and capture data of non-native (introduced) aquatic species over the entire the United States (Benson 1999). For areas within the SALCC region, the NAS currently contains records dating back to 1885 for over 200 nonindigenous plant and animal species. This project seeks to utilize these data along with new GIS-based data on current and future (e.g. SLEUTH) landscape and climate parameters to develop models of invasive species introductions and dispersal across the SALCC region. Both multi- and single species models will be considered in these analyses. We will then utilize a formal decision-analytic...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, All tags... Conservation NGOs, Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, Conservation Planning, Datasets/Database, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, MODELS, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, State agencies, biota, biota, completed, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, Fewer tags

Gulf Coast Vulnerability Assessment

The Gulf Coast Vulnerability Assessment (GCVA) used an expert opinion approach to qualitatively assess the vulnerability of four ecosystems: mangrove, oyster reef, tidal emergent marsh, and barrier islands, and a suite of wildlife species that depend on them. More than 50 individuals participated in the completion of the GCVA, facilitated via Ecosystem and Species Expert Teams. The GCVA made use of the Standardized Index of Vulnerability and Value Assessment (SIVVA) (Reece and Noss 2014) to provide an objective framework for evaluating vulnerability by guiding assessors through a series of questions related to the changes an ecosystem or species might experience due to climate change and other threats. Assessors...

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Alabama, BARRIER ISLANDS, BIOSPHERE, BIOSPHERE, Barrier Islands, All tags... COASTAL LANDFORMS, Complete, Conservation NGOs, Data, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS > MARSHES, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > REEF > OYSTER REEF, ECOSYSTEMS, ECOSYSTEMS, ESTUARY, Federal resource managers, Florida, GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES, Gulf of Mexico, LAND SURFACE, LCC Network Science Catalog, Louisiana, MANGROVE SWAMP, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, MARSHES, Mangrove, Mississippi, Oyster Reef, State agencies, TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, Texas, Tidal Emergent Marsh, WETLANDS, american oystercatcher, black skimmer, blue crab, clapper rail, eastern oysters, environment, kemp's ridley sea turtle, mottled duck, red drum, roseate spoonbill, spotted seatrout, wilson's plover, Fewer tags

Bivalvia Subset of Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) - USA Dataset Collection for NFHP Thematic Viewer 20141202

Species occurrence records of the taxonomic class of Bivalvia in oceans within 1000 kilometers of the United States shoreline. This is a subset of the OBIS-USA dataset where Bivalvia records were queried on December 2, 2014. After initial queries, the remaining data were further queried to retain only samples within 1000 kilometers of the U.S. shoreline. Spatial queries were then used to remove samples overlaying land masses. Data are provided in a geodatabase format, as well as a comma seperated values format. OBIS-USA provides aggregated, interoperable biogeographic data collected primarily from U.S. waters and oceanic regions--the Arctic, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and...

Categories: Data; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, ArcGIS Service Definition, Downloadable, Map Service; Tags: Abundance (organisms), Aquatic animals, Aquatic environments, Aquatic habitats, Arctic Ocean, All tags... Atlantic Ocean, Biocomplexity, Biodiversity, Biological Data, Bivalves, Caribbean Sea, Fishery management, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, Marine Invertbrates, Marine ecosystems, Marine mollusks, North America, OBIS, Ocean Biogeographic Information System, Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound, South Atlantic Bight, Spatial Data, United States, benthic habitat, biogeography, coastal habitat, reef habitat, Fewer tags

Moving from Impacts to Action: Expert Focus Groups for Climate Change Impacts in Coastal/Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.

Twelve expert focus groups convened for comprehensive, cross-disciplinary discussions on climate change effects and adaptation strategies in marine/coastal and freshwater ecosystems across the North Pacific LCC landscape. Challenges and science or tool gaps were also discussed.

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2011, AK, AK, AK, AK, All tags... AK-0, AK-1, AK-1, AK-1, Academics & scientific researchers, B.C., B.C., B.C., B.C., CA, CA, CA, CA, CA-2, CA-2, Climate Change, Climate adaptation, Climate adaptation, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Planning, Conservation Planning, Freshwater Ecosystems, Freshwater Ecosystems, Freshwater Ecosystems, Freshwater Ecosystems, Informing Conservation Delivery, Informing Conservation Delivery, Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, LCC Network Science Catalog - LCCScienceCatalog, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Ecosystems, NPLCC, NPLCC, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, OR, OR-1, OR-1, OR-1, OR-1, OR-3, OR-3, OR-3, OR-3, OR-4, OR-4, OR-4, OR-4, OR-5, OR-5, OR-5, OR-5, Pre-Strategy, 2013, Project, Regional & county planners, Report, Science Project, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Training/Outreach/Workshop, WA, WA-1, WA-1, WA-1, WA-1, WA-10, WA-10, WA-10, WA-10, WA-2, WA-2, WA-2, WA-2, WA-3, WA-3, WA-3, WA-3, WA-6, WA-6, WA-6, WA-6, WA-7, WA-7, WA-7, WA-7, WA-9, WA-9, WA-9, WA-9, WA. OR, WA. OR, WA. OR, completed, product, 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

Improving the decision science foundation of the South Atlantic Conservation Blueprint

FWS and USGS will collaborate to improve the decision science foundation of the South Atlantic Conservation Blueprint. The Blueprint prioritizes areas for shared conservation action in the South Atlantic geography. Priorities in Blueprint 2.0 are driven by natural and cultural resource indicator models and a connectivity analysis.The Conservation Blueprint is a living spatial plan for sustaining natural and cultural resources in the face of future change. More than 400 people from over 100 organizations have actively participated so far in developing the Blueprint.

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2016, 2017, 2018, ANTHROPOGENIC/HUMAN INFLUENCED ECOSYSTEMS, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, All tags... Academics & scientific researchers, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, Conservation Planning, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, MODELS, Policy makers & regulators, Project, Regional & county planners, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, State agencies, TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, biota, biota, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, oceans, oceans, onGoing, projectspage, Fewer tags

South Atlantic Conservation Blueprint Version 2.1

The South Atlantic Conservation Blueprint is a living spatial plan to conserve natural and cultural resources for future generations. It identifies shared conservation priorities across the South Atlantic region. The third iteration of the Blueprint, Version 2.1, was released in August 2016. It used comparable methods and the same spatial scale as Blueprint 2.0, just incorporating updated information for many of the indicators. Version 2.1 was a completely data-driven plan based on ecosystem indicator models for terrestrial, freshwater, and marine environments, as well as a connectivity analysis. It used a 200 m spatial scale. More than 400 people from 100 organizations participated in the development of the Blueprint...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2016, ANTHROPOGENIC/HUMAN INFLUENCED ECOSYSTEMS, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, Academics & scientific researchers, Applications and Tools, All tags... Conservation Design, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, Hunters & anglers, Informing Conservation Delivery, Interested public, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, MODELS, Map, Policy makers & regulators, Private land owners, Project, Regional & county planners, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, State agencies, TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, Tribes, biota, biota, completed, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, oceans, oceans, society, society, Fewer tags

South Atlantic LCC website redesign

This project involved developing a new design for the South Atlantic LCC website (including development of new code and graphics/images as needed) and designing a factsheet template, an online newsletter template, a powerpoint template, and small info cards based on the modern website redesign. The project initially specified the Ning 3.0 platform, which changed to WordPress when Ning stopped supporting upgrades to Version 3.0.

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, ANTHROPOGENIC/HUMAN INFLUENCED ECOSYSTEMS, All tags... AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, Academics & scientific researchers, Applications and Tools, Conservation NGOs, Data Management and Integration, EDUCATION/OUTREACH, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Interested public, LCC, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, Policy makers & regulators, Project, REFERENCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES, Regional & county planners, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, State agencies, TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, Tribes, biota, biota, completed, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, oceans, oceans, society, society, Fewer tags

Identifying and integrating optimal cultural and natural sustainability strategies for the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative region

This pilot project will assist the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative (SALCC) identify issues dealing with the integration of natural and cultural resource sustainability and recommend optimal strategies for solving impacts associated with landscape stressors like climate change, invasive species, water scarcity, and habitat fragmentation. The goal of this project will be to provide the SALCC an action plan for use in future efforts to integrate optimal sustainability strategies for natural and cultural resources. The project will identify areas of overlap and disjunction between optimal methods of natural resource sustainability and cultural resource sustainability. Within this framework, cultural...

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2011, 2012, ANTHROPOGENIC/HUMAN INFLUENCED ECOSYSTEMS, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, Conservation NGOs, All tags... Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, Conservation Planning, ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, Methodology/Protocol, Pilot/Case Study, Project, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, State agencies, TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, Tribes, biota, biota, completed, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, society, society, Fewer tags

Seed biomass from shallow coastal water areas from Texas through Alabama, 2013-2015

This projects primary goal was to provide data on biomass of potential seed resources located within shallow water coastal areas within fresh to saline coastal waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico. The data set provides biomass of seeds, by species or lowest practical taxon from 2013, 2014 and 2015 across 384 randomly selected sites located in shallow water coastal areas. The data were collected between June and September of each year. This data set can be merged with a dataset which reports submerged aquatic vegetation and environmental data collected at the same time (La Peyre et al. 2017; https://doi.org/10.5066/F7Z899WV). This project was co-funded by the Gulf Coast Prairie and the Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks...

Categories: Data; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, Alabama, BIOSPHERE, BIOSPHERE, COASTAL, All tags... COASTAL, Conservation NGOs, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, ECOSYSTEMS, ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, Gulf of Mexico, LCC Network Science Catalog, Louisiana Coastal, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, Mississippi Coastal, SAV/SEA GRASS BED, SAV/SEA GRASS BED, State agencies, Texas, aquatic vegetation, coastal ecosystems, coastal zones, completed, nonGeographicDataset, oceans, submerged aquatic vegetation, waterfowl seed resources, wetland, wetland ecosystems, Fewer tags

Collaborative conservation design project: Science support for the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative Conservation Blueprint (Version 1.0)

Project Objective: To provide science support, specifically conservation decision modeling expertise, to the SALCC team developing the regional conservation “blueprint.”Methods: A postdoctoral research associate (postdoc) will be hired to collaborate with the SALCC as they develop first a prototype Blueprint Version 1.0 and then update to Version 1.1. The postdoc’s project is envisioned to encompass three primary stages:Orientation and Version 1.0 Development: While SALCC leads the development of Version 1.0, the postdoc will attend the Blueprint workshops, contribute ideas and alternative design options, assist with the production of Blueprint Version 1.0. In addition to becoming oriented to the project and the...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, ANTHROPOGENIC/HUMAN INFLUENCED ECOSYSTEMS, All tags... AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, Academics & scientific researchers, Conservation Design, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, Conservation Planning, ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Federal resource managers, LCC, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, MODELS, Policy makers & regulators, Project, Regional & county planners, Report, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, State agencies, TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, Tribes, WATER QUALITY, biota, biota, completed, environment, environment, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, oceans, oceans, society, society, Fewer tags