Data
Our interdisciplinary, integrated science teams develop various data sets in support of the USGS mission areas. This information then aids natural resource managers in decision making and support of the complex issues they face in today's world. The data and tools listed here are official USGS data releases.
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North American Bat Monitoring Program Knitted Grid and Multi-scale Grid Covariates North American Bat Monitoring Program Knitted Grid and Multi-scale Grid Covariates
This data release contains spatial and tabular products that provide a multi-scale, continuous North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) master sample grid surface and a suite of ecologically-relevant covariates. This continuous surface, called the "knitted grid," is a combination of 5 kilometer (km), 10km, and 50km master sample grids for the Contiguous United States (CONUS), Alaska...
Data on tiger salamander body mass, behavioral activity, and insecticide residues Data on tiger salamander body mass, behavioral activity, and insecticide residues
We evaluated potential effects of deltamethrin and fipronil on tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) body mass, behavioral activity, and insecticide tissue residues. Insecticides were applied at realistic concentrations in mesocosms mimicking prairie dog burrows, which are used as refuge by salamanders under natural conditions. Treatments included (1) deltamethrin dust, (2) prairie dog...
Extrapolated Offshore Occupancy Predictions for Three Bat Species Extrapolated Offshore Occupancy Predictions for Three Bat Species
We generated an extrapolated surface of predicted occupancy values offshore for the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus), northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), and tri-colored bat (Perimyotis subflavus). Values were generated for each grid cell in the Continental United States (CONUS) Grid-Based Offshore Sampling Frame which extends from coastal areas (i.e., 10 kilometer [km]...
Tiered spatial conservation prioritizations for sagebrush ecosystems in northwest Colorado Tiered spatial conservation prioritizations for sagebrush ecosystems in northwest Colorado
This data release includes the results (and some input data) of a spatial conservation prioritization intended to guide management of sagebrush ecosystems in northwest Colorado. Stemming the loss and degradation of sagebrush ecosystems requires science-based tools to balance diverse habitat requirements of species and guide management actions to where they are most likely to successfully...
LiDAR, natural color and thermal infrared data collected by uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for mapping topography and stream temperature along the Vermilion River, Montana, August and October 2023 LiDAR, natural color and thermal infrared data collected by uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for mapping topography and stream temperature along the Vermilion River, Montana, August and October 2023
The U.S. Geological Survey collected low-altitude airborne LiDAR, natural color and thermal infrared imagery via a multirotor, uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) along with Real Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS survey data along a section of the Vermilion River in Montana in August and October 2023. Natural color and thermal infrared imagery was collected in jpg and tiff format respectively and...
Citations in Environmental Assessments Prepared by the Bureau of Land Management in Colorado from 2015-2019 Citations in Environmental Assessments Prepared by the Bureau of Land Management in Colorado from 2015-2019
These data support a study with the purpose of better understanding science and data use in Federal public lands decisions in the United States. To do this, we assessed the number, type, and age of documents cited in 70 Environmental Assessments (EAs) completed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Colorado from 2015-2019. We focused on the BLM, as they manage the largest area of...
Data to fit habitat suitability models at different invasion stages and their results to evaluate model decisions Data to fit habitat suitability models at different invasion stages and their results to evaluate model decisions
This is a dataset containing the input and output data used in the analysis of best practices of invasive plant species distribution modeling (Young et al. 2024). We developed habitat suitability models for 13 invasive plant species at a variety of geographic ranges and different invasion stages and modeling strategies to assess the impact of predictor quality, thinning resolution, and...
Riparian vegetation, topography, and sediment quality along the Lower Virgin River 2010-2021 (ver. 2.0, January 2025) Riparian vegetation, topography, and sediment quality along the Lower Virgin River 2010-2021 (ver. 2.0, January 2025)
Note: This data release has been preceded by version 1.0, available here: https://doi.org/10.5066/P97KZJGP. The data release presents observations of riparian vegetation, topography, and sediment quality in five river reaches of the Lower Virgin River extending downstream 62 river kilometers (rkm), from near the town of Littlefield (Arizona) to approximately 15 rkm upstream from the...
Percent volumes of insects consumed by the western small-footed bat (Myotis ciliolabrum) captured at Chaco Culture National Historical Park, El Malpais National Monument and El Malpais National Conservation Area, Mesa Verde National Park, Pecos National H Percent volumes of insects consumed by the western small-footed bat (Myotis ciliolabrum) captured at Chaco Culture National Historical Park, El Malpais National Monument and El Malpais National Conservation Area, Mesa Verde National Park, Pecos National H
This dataset represents the date and related identification number for each guano sample collected from the western small-footed bat (Myotis ciliolabrum) captured at Chaco Culture National Historical Park, El Malpais National Monument and El Malpais National Conservation Area, Mesa Verde National Park, Pecos National Historical Park, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, and Capulin Volcano...
Current linear fuel breaks in the sagebrush biome of the western United States (2020) attributed with relevant environmental variables Current linear fuel breaks in the sagebrush biome of the western United States (2020) attributed with relevant environmental variables
Unprecedented wildfire frequency fueled by invasive annual grasses threatens sagebrush habitats. To suppress fire and conserve sagebrush, land management agencies have installed ~10,000 km of fuel breaks across the sagebrush ecosystem. The ecological risks and benefits of creating fuel breaks for wildfire suppression are unquantified but must be balanced to avoid accelerating sagebrush...
Vegetation cover from a precipitation manipulation experiment at the Spruce Gulch Wildlife and Research Preserve, Colorado Vegetation cover from a precipitation manipulation experiment at the Spruce Gulch Wildlife and Research Preserve, Colorado
These data consist of plot-level plant species cover measurements from a precipitation manipulation experiment located in the Spruce Gulch Wildlife and Research Reserve near Boulder, Colorado. This data release consists of absolute percent live foliar cover measurements of all plant species within each plot for the years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. From 2011-2013, plots...
Data on flea larvae survival following exposure to black-footed ferret scat Data on flea larvae survival following exposure to black-footed ferret scat
We collected fecal scat pellets from 4 black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) in captivity. The ferrets were fed black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) that had previously consumed 0.005% fipronil grain. Fipronil is an insecticide from the phenylpyrazole chemical family. Specifically, ferrets were fed portions of three prairie dogs (60-80 g/day) for one week. We collected scat...