Cleome lutea and Machaeranthera canescens seed transfer zones and distribution on the Colorado Plateau, US

These data were compiled to provide seed transfer and native plant materials development guidance to managers and practitioners across the Colorado Plateau and in adjacent regions. This data release contains empirical seed transfer zones derived from molecular genetic data for Cleome lutea (syn. Peritoma lutea) and Machaeranthera canescens (syn. Dieteria canescens). These species show distinct population structure (i.e., genetic differentiation) across their ranges; as such, seed transfer zones reflect both patterns of genetic differentiation and information on each species' unique adaptations to climatic gradients. These shapefile data may support successful restoration outcomes if, for example, seed transfer follows...

Tags: Arizona, California, Cleome lutea (syn. Peritoma lutea), Colorado, Ecology, All tags... Genetics, Geography, Information Sciences, Intermountain West, Machaeranthera canescens (syn. Dieteria canescens), Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North America, South Dakota, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), USGS:5fb567c1d34eb413d5e13a9c, United States, United States, Utah, Wyoming, adaptation, biogeography, biota, climatic gradients, differentiation, environmental restoration, flora restoration, genetic differentiation, genetic diversity, genetic resources, genetic variation, molecular genetic data, native plant, population differentiation, restoration, seed accessions, seed strategies, seed transfer, seed transfer zones, Fewer tags

Genetically informed seed transfer zones for Pleuraphis jamesii, Sphaeralcea parvifolia, and Sporobolus cryptandrus across the Colorado Plateau and adjacent regions

These data were compiled to provide seed transfer and native plant materials development guidance to managers and practitioners across the Colorado Plateau and in adjacent regions. This data release contains empirical seed transfer zones derived from molecular genetic data for Pleuraphis jamesii (syn. Hilaria jamesii), Sphaeralcea parvifolia, and Sporobolus cryptandrus. Pleuraphis jamesii and Sphaeralcea parvifolia show distinct population structure (i.e., genetic differentiation) across their ranges ; as such, seed transfer zones reflect both patterns of genetic differentiation and information on each species' unique adaptations to climatic gradients. Sporobolus cryptandrus did not display discrete population structure...

Tags: Arizona, Botany, California, Colorado, Colorado Plateau, All tags... Ecology, Genetics, Geography, Information Sciences, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pleuraphis jamesii (syn. Hilaria jamesii), Sphaeralcea parvifolia, Sporobolus cryptandrus, Texas, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Utah, Wyoming, adaptation, biogeography, biota, climatic gradients, differentiation, environmental restoration, flora restoration, genetic differentiation, genetic diversity, genetic resources, genetic variation, molecular genetic data, native plant, population differentiation, restoration, seed accessions, seed strategies, seed transfer, seed transfer zones, Fewer tags

Terrestrial Ecosystems and Restoration Science Project

As restoration needs for natural landscapes grow due to higher frequency and/or intensity disturbances, pressure from invasive species, and impacts resulting from changing climates, considerable time and resources are being invested to guide the development and deployment of native plant materials (NPMs). Across lower elevations of the Colorado Plateau, a region composed primarily of public land where arid conditions make restoration especially challenging, NPM coordination has been spearheaded the Bureau of Land Management’s Colorado Plateau Native Plant Program (CPNPP) since 2009. To help CPNPP achieve its vision of healthy and resilient native plant communities, the Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC)...

Tags: Arizona, California, Colorado, Colorado Plateau, Kansas, All tags... Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pleuraphis jamesii (syn. Hilaria jamesii), Sphaeralcea parvifolia, Sporobolus cryptandrus, Texas, Utah, Wyoming, adaptation, biogeography, biota, climatic gradients, differentiation, environmental restoration, flora restoration, genetic differentiation, genetic diversity, genetic resources, genetic variation, molecular genetic data, native plant, population differentiation, restoration, seed accessions, seed strategies, seed transfer, seed transfer zones, Fewer tags

Genetically informed seed transfer zones for Astragalus lonchocarpus, Cleome serrulata, and Heliomeris multiflora across the Colorado Plateau and adjacent regions

These data were compiled to provide seed transfer and native plant materials development guidance to managers and practitioners across the Colorado Plateau and in adjacent regions. This data release contains empirical seed transfer zones derived from molecular genetic data for Cleome serrulata (syn. Peritoma serrulata), Heliomeris multiflora, and Astragalus lonchocarpus. These species show distinct population structure (i.e., genetic differentiation) across their ranges; as such, seed transfer zones reflect both patterns of genetic differentiation and information on each species' unique adaptations to climatic gradients. These shapefile data may support successful restoration outcomes if, for example, seed transfer...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Arizona, Astragalus lonchocarpus, Botany, Cleome serrulata (syn. Peritoma serrulata), Colorado, All tags... Colorado Plateau, Ecology, Genetics, Geography, Heliomeris multiflora, Information Sciences, Intermountain West, Nevada, New Mexico, North America, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Utah, Wyoming, adaptation, air temperature, biogeography, biota, climatic gradients, data release, differentiation, effects of climate change, environment, environmental restoration, field inventory and monitoring, flora restoration, genetic differentiation, genetic diversity, genetic resources, genetic variation, mean annual precipitation, molecular biology, molecular genetic data, native plant, native species, natural resource management, plants (organisms), population and community ecology, population differentiation, population dynamics, precipitation (atmospheric), precipitation seasonality, restoration, seed accessions, seed strategies, seed transfer, seed transfer zones, species diversity, species' adaptations, temperature seasonality, Fewer tags

Evaluation of Common Gardens to provide Information on Seed Transfer Among Landscapes

FY2016Information on climate adaptation of native plants used in restoration is needed to help guide seed transfer from collection sites to restoration areas across the Great Basin. This project evaluates variation among populations planted together in common gardens of sagebrushes or bluebunch wheatgrass to achieve the goal.The need for seeds for sagebrush ecosystem restoration and rehabilitation projects has led to the transfer of seed across climate zones and hundreds of miles. Development and application of climate-based seed zones are needed to improve seeding success and return-on-investment. USGS, in collaboration with USFS, has accumulated considerable data on climate responses of key native (and cultivar)...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: California, California, California, Conservation Planning, Federal resource managers, All tags... Great Basin, Idaho, Idaho, Idaho, LCC Network Science Catalog, Monitoring, Nevada, Nevada, Nevada, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Private land owners, Project, Publication, Seed zones, State agencies, artemisia tridentata, artemisia tridentata, artemisia tridentata, bluebunch wheatgrass, bluebunch wheatgrass, bluebunch wheatgrass, completed, desert, desert, desert, native seed, native seed, native seed, pseudoroegneria spicata, pseudoroegneria spicata, pseudoroegneria spicata, restoration, restoration, restoration, sagebrush, sagebrush, sagebrush, seed transfer, seed transfer, seed transfer, seeds of success, seeds of success, seeds of success, Fewer tags