Conservation Easements Along the Housatonic River

Using funds from an NRDAR settlement, FWS obligated $557,810 ($2011) to TNC of Massachusetts for the purchase of permanent conservation easements on approximately 200 acres of riparian lands along the Housatonic River in Salisbury, Connecticut. Conservation of riparian habitat will help to (1) protect water quality; (2) protect nesting habitat for migratory songbirds and other wildlife, including several rare and endangered plants, turtles, salamanders and dragonflies; and (3) maintain the scenic, agrarian character of the region. These efforts provide a beneficial tradeoff from the harm to the river and associated wildlife caused by historical polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) contamination. Economic Impacts of...

Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Amphibians, Bank stabilization/erosion control, Birds, Connecticut, Farmland Preservation, All tags... Federally threatened or endangered species, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Habitat-based, Natural processes and hazards, Perennial stream/river, Reptiles, Riparian restoration, Species protection, The Nature Conservancy, The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fewer tags

Terrestrial vertebrate communities at black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) towns

We capitalized on a regional-scale, anthropogenic experiment?the reduction of black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) towns across the Great Plains of North America?to test the hypothesis that decline of this species has led to declines in diversity of native grassland vertebrates of this region. We compared species richness and species composition of non-volant mammals, reptiles and amphibians at 36 prairie dog towns and 36 paired sites in the Panhandle Region of Oklahoma during the summers and falls of 1997, 1998 and 1999. We detected 30 species of mammals, 18 species of reptiles and seven species of amphibians. Comparisons between communities at prairie dog towns and paired sites in the adjacent landscape...

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation, Journal Citation; Tags: Biological Conservation, Cynomys ludovicianus, Great Plains, Oklahoma, amphibians, All tags... biological diversity, black-tailed prairie dogs, conservation, ecosystem engineering, fragmentation, keystone species, mammals, reptiles, Fewer tags

Landscape-scale wildlife species richness metrics

These raster data represent the results of a case study in Arizona on how vertebrate richness metrics can be used with existing state and federal guidance in wind and solar energy facility siting. Each of the four geodatabases (see Cross References) contain eight native terrestrial wildlife group models in Arizona: 1) all vertebrates, 2) amphibians, 3) reptiles, 4) birds, 5) mammals, 6) bats, 7) raptors and 8) long-distant migratory birds. An XML workbook is included that lists all terrestrial native vertebrate species in Arizona which cross-walks these species to the name of the National Gap Analysis Project species distribution model.

Tags: Amphibians, Arizona, Bats, Birds, Energy, All tags... High richness, Long distance migrants, Long distance migratory birds, Mammals, Raptors, Raster data, Reptiles, Southwest United States, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Vertebrates, Wildlife, [u'Ecology', u'Energy Resources', u'Geography', u'Information Sciences', u'Remote Sensing', u'Wildlife Biology'], Fewer tags

BLM REA CBR 2010 Digital Distribution Maps of the Reptiles of the United States and Canada 174233

This data set contains distribution information for all terrestrial and aquatic reptiles, crocodilians, and turtles occurring in the United States and Canada.

Types: Downloadable; Tags: 002, 007, BLM, Bureau of Land Management, CBR 2010, All tags... Central Basin and Range, DOI, Geospatial, NatureServe, REA, Rapid Ecoregional Assessment, Wildlife, biota, biota, distribution maps, environment, range, reptiles, Fewer tags

BLM REA MBR 2010 Digital Distribution Maps of the Reptiles of the United States and Canada 174041

This data set contains distribution information for all terrestrial and aquatic reptiles, crocodilians, and turtles occurring in the United States and Canada.

Types: Downloadable; Tags: 002, 007, BLM, Bureau of Land Management, DOI, All tags... Geospatial, MBR 2010, Mojave Basin and Range, NatureServe, REA, Rapid Ecoregional Assessment, Wildlife, biota, biota, distribution maps, environment, range, reptiles, Fewer tags

BLM REA CBR 2010 SWReGAP 175309 Vertebrate Habitat Distribution Models

Mapping of terrestrial vertebrates focuses on linking a spatial representation of species-habitat matrices to geographic distribution. Each model is a combination of distribution from regional and state references in association with contiguous appropriate habitats. Ranges for all species were based on 8-digit HUCs. Habitats were based on a raster SWReGAP 1 acre MMU land cover data set, with hydrology habitats added in from USGS NHD dataset directly or through modeling. Habitat association information was obtained from various state, regional, and national references with updates from scientific literature. This portion of the Southwest Regional Gap Analysis Project produced predicted habitat distribution maps for...

Types: Downloadable; Tags: Amphibians, BLM, Birds, Bureau of Land Management, CBR 2010, All tags... Central Basin and Range, DOI, Geospatial, Habitat Modeling, Mammals, Predicted Habitat, REA, Rapid Ecoregional Assessment, Reptiles, Wildlife, biota, Fewer tags

BLM REA MBR 2010 SWReGAP 180565 Vertebrate Habitat Distribution Models

Mapping of terrestrial vertebrates focuses on linking a spatial representation of species-habitat matrices to geographic distribution. Each model is a combination of distribution from regional and state references in association with contiguous appropriate habitats. Ranges for all species were based on 8-digit HUCs. Habitats were based on a raster SWReGAP 1 acre MMU land cover data set, with hydrology habitats added in from USGS NHD dataset directly or through modeling. Habitat association information was obtained from various state, regional, and national references with updates from scientific literature. This portion of the Southwest Regional Gap Analysis Project produced predicted habitat distribution maps for...

Types: Downloadable; Tags: Amphibians, BLM, Birds, Bureau of Land Management, DOI, All tags... Geospatial, Habitat Modeling, MBR 2010, Mammals, Mojave Basin and Range, Predicted Habitat, REA, Rapid Ecoregional Assessment, Reptiles, Wildlife, biota, Fewer tags

BLM REA MBR 2010 SWReGAP 180088 Vertebrate Habitat Distribution Models

Mapping of terrestrial vertebrates focuses on linking a spatial representation of species-habitat matrices to geographic distribution. Each model is a combination of distribution from regional and state references in association with contiguous appropriate habitats. Ranges for all species were based on 8-digit HUCs. Habitats were based on a raster SWReGAP 1 acre MMU land cover data set, with hydrology habitats added in from USGS NHD dataset directly or through modeling. Habitat association information was obtained from various state, regional, and national references with updates from scientific literature. This portion of the Southwest Regional Gap Analysis Project produced predicted habitat distribution maps for...

Types: Downloadable; Tags: Amphibians, BLM, Birds, Bureau of Land Management, DOI, All tags... Geospatial, Habitat Modeling, MBR 2010, Mammals, Mojave Basin and Range, Predicted Habitat, REA, Rapid Ecoregional Assessment, Reptiles, Wildlife, biota, Fewer tags

BLM REA MBR 2010 SWReGAP 173870 Vertebrate Habitat Distribution Models

Mapping of terrestrial vertebrates focuses on linking a spatial representation of species-habitat matrices to geographic distribution. Each model is a combination of distribution from regional and state references in association with contiguous appropriate habitats. Ranges for all species were based on 8-digit HUCs. Habitats were based on a raster SWReGAP 1 acre MMU land cover data set, with hydrology habitats added in from USGS NHD dataset directly or through modeling. Habitat association information was obtained from various state, regional, and national references with updates from scientific literature. This portion of the Southwest Regional Gap Analysis Project produced predicted habitat distribution maps for...

Types: Downloadable; Tags: Amphibians, BLM, Birds, Bureau of Land Management, DOI, All tags... Geospatial, Habitat Modeling, MBR 2010, Mammals, Mojave Basin and Range, Predicted Habitat, REA, Rapid Ecoregional Assessment, Reptiles, Wildlife, biota, Fewer tags

BLM REA MBR 2010 Digital Distribution Maps of the Reptiles of the United States and Canada 174113

This data set contains distribution information for all terrestrial and aquatic reptiles, crocodilians, and turtles occurring in the United States and Canada.

Types: Downloadable; Tags: 002, 007, BLM, Bureau of Land Management, DOI, All tags... Geospatial, MBR 2010, Mojave Basin and Range, NatureServe, REA, Rapid Ecoregional Assessment, Wildlife, biota, biota, distribution maps, environment, range, reptiles, Fewer tags

BLM REA MBR 2010 Digital Distribution Maps of the Reptiles of the United States and Canada 173856 Sonoran

This data set contains distribution information for all terrestrial and aquatic reptiles, crocodilians, and turtles occurring in the United States and Canada.

Types: Downloadable; Tags: 002, 007, BLM, Bureau of Land Management, DOI, All tags... Geospatial, MBR 2010, Mojave Basin and Range, NatureServe, REA, Rapid Ecoregional Assessment, Wildlife, biota, biota, distribution maps, environment, range, reptiles, Fewer tags

BLM REA CBR 2010 SWReGAP 175377 Vertebrate Habitat Distribution Models

Mapping of terrestrial vertebrates focuses on linking a spatial representation of species-habitat matrices to geographic distribution. Each model is a combination of distribution from regional and state references in association with contiguous appropriate habitats. Ranges for all species were based on 8-digit HUCs. Habitats were based on a raster SWReGAP 1 acre MMU land cover data set, with hydrology habitats added in from USGS NHD dataset directly or through modeling. Habitat association information was obtained from various state, regional, and national references with updates from scientific literature. This portion of the Southwest Regional Gap Analysis Project produced predicted habitat distribution maps for...

Types: Downloadable; Tags: Amphibians, BLM, Birds, Bureau of Land Management, CBR 2010, All tags... Central Basin and Range, DOI, Geospatial, Habitat Modeling, Mammals, Predicted Habitat, REA, Rapid Ecoregional Assessment, Reptiles, Wildlife, biota, Fewer tags

BLM REA CBR 2010 SWReGAP 179402 Vertebrate Habitat Distribution Models

Mapping of terrestrial vertebrates focuses on linking a spatial representation of species-habitat matrices to geographic distribution. Each model is a combination of distribution from regional and state references in association with contiguous appropriate habitats. Ranges for all species were based on 8-digit HUCs. Habitats were based on a raster SWReGAP 1 acre MMU land cover data set, with hydrology habitats added in from USGS NHD dataset directly or through modeling. Habitat association information was obtained from various state, regional, and national references with updates from scientific literature. This portion of the Southwest Regional Gap Analysis Project produced predicted habitat distribution maps for...

Types: Downloadable; Tags: Amphibians, BLM, Birds, Bureau of Land Management, CBR 2010, All tags... Central Basin and Range, DOI, Geospatial, Habitat Modeling, Mammals, Predicted Habitat, REA, Rapid Ecoregional Assessment, Reptiles, Wildlife, biota, Fewer tags

BLM REA CBR 2010 SWReGAP 174238 Vertebrate Habitat Distribution Models

Mapping of terrestrial vertebrates focuses on linking a spatial representation of species-habitat matrices to geographic distribution. Each model is a combination of distribution from regional and state references in association with contiguous appropriate habitats. Ranges for all species were based on 8-digit HUCs. Habitats were based on a raster SWReGAP 1 acre MMU land cover data set, with hydrology habitats added in from USGS NHD dataset directly or through modeling. Habitat association information was obtained from various state, regional, and national references with updates from scientific literature. This portion of the Southwest Regional Gap Analysis Project produced predicted habitat distribution maps for...

Types: Downloadable; Tags: Amphibians, BLM, Birds, Bureau of Land Management, CBR 2010, All tags... Central Basin and Range, DOI, Geospatial, Habitat Modeling, Mammals, Predicted Habitat, REA, Rapid Ecoregional Assessment, Reptiles, Wildlife, biota, Fewer tags

Range-wide habitat suitability maps for at-risk species in the longleaf system

The data contained in child items of this page were developed to support the Species Status Assessments conducted by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and conservation planning for State, Federal, and non-government researchers, managers, landowners, and other partners for five focal herpetofauna species: gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), southern hognose snake (Heterodon simus), Florida pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus), gopher frog (Lithobates capito), and striped newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus). These data were developed by the USGS Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit at the University of Georgia in collaboration with other partners. The three child items contain the following data: (1)...

Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Alabama (AL), Florida (FL), Florida Pine Snake, Georgia (GA), Gopher Frog, All tags... Gopher Tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus, Heterodon simus, Lithobates capito, Louisiana (LA), Mississippi (MS), North Carolina (NC), Notophthalmus perstriatus, Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus, South Carolina (SC), Southeast, Southern Hognose Snake, Striped Newt, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), amphibians, at-risk species, habitat suitability models, longleaf pine, reptiles, Fewer tags

Determining Priority Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Areas (PARCAs) in the South Atlantic landscape, and assessing their efficacy for cross-taxa conservation: Geographic Dataset

GIS layers depicting South Atlantic Priority Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Areas (PARCAs)

Categories: Data; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, ArcGIS Service Definition, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Amphibian, Completed, Data, Data.gov South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Datasets/Database, All tags... LCC Network Science Catalog, Reptile, South Atlantic, amphibians, biota, biota, geographicDataset, herps, product, reptiles, Fewer tags

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

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

BLM REA CBR 2010 SWReGAP 174233 Vertebrate Habitat Distribution Models

Mapping of terrestrial vertebrates focuses on linking a spatial representation of species-habitat matrices to geographic distribution. Each model is a combination of distribution from regional and state references in association with contiguous appropriate habitats. Ranges for all species were based on 8-digit HUCs. Habitats were based on a raster SWReGAP 1 acre MMU land cover data set, with hydrology habitats added in from USGS NHD dataset directly or through modeling. Habitat association information was obtained from various state, regional, and national references with updates from scientific literature. This portion of the Southwest Regional Gap Analysis Project produced predicted habitat distribution maps for...

Types: Downloadable; Tags: Amphibians, BLM, Birds, Bureau of Land Management, CBR 2010, All tags... Central Basin and Range, DOI, Geospatial, Habitat Modeling, Mammals, Predicted Habitat, REA, Rapid Ecoregional Assessment, Reptiles, Wildlife, biota, Fewer tags

BLM REA CBR 2010 SWReGAP 180008 Vertebrate Habitat Distribution Models

Mapping of terrestrial vertebrates focuses on linking a spatial representation of species-habitat matrices to geographic distribution. Each model is a combination of distribution from regional and state references in association with contiguous appropriate habitats. Ranges for all species were based on 8-digit HUCs. Habitats were based on a raster SWReGAP 1 acre MMU land cover data set, with hydrology habitats added in from USGS NHD dataset directly or through modeling. Habitat association information was obtained from various state, regional, and national references with updates from scientific literature. This portion of the Southwest Regional Gap Analysis Project produced predicted habitat distribution maps for...

Types: Downloadable; Tags: Amphibians, BLM, Birds, Bureau of Land Management, CBR 2010, All tags... Central Basin and Range, DOI, Geospatial, Habitat Modeling, Mammals, Predicted Habitat, REA, Rapid Ecoregional Assessment, Reptiles, Wildlife, biota, Fewer tags