Data
Below is a list of current Data Resources available from NOROCK. If you are in search of specific resources, please email twojtowicz@usgs.gov.
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Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States, Volume 5
This is the data archive for the publication Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States, Volume 5 and includes the collection of GIS map files that are mapped and described in the report. These map files are meant to provide a common spatial representation of the mapped migrations and seasonal ranges. This data release provides the means for ungulate migrations to be mapped and...
Radar-determined locations of flying animals over the Gulf of America, 2023 and 2024
A modified marine radar was deployed on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel, Gordon Gunter, during the fall of 2023 and 2024 as it transected the Gulf of America conducting benthic surveys. The radar collected data on avifauna (and flying animals generally) within a couple kilometers of the vessel during a portion of the fall migration. Data collected can...
Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep datasets from Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado, Utah, USA, 2006-2022
Tabular and raster data containing spatial capture recapture, GPS telemetry, ground observations, and genetic records for male and female Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis) in Dinosaur National Monument from 2006 to 2022. Includes associated tabular data files required for analysis of data with spatial capture models and resource selection models, and the raster...
Streambed and suspended sediment data from streams in western Montana from 2018
This data release contains streambed sediment data, suspended sediment data, and stream stage data from tributary streams in Western Montana. These datasets were created to assess the linkages between unpaved roads and instream sediment distributions. Surveys were collected in tributaries and rivers within the Clearwater River and Swan River basins in Montana. Site locations were...
Fish sampling data, water temperature data, and groundwater spring location data from the upper Snake River basin, WY, 2021-2023
Fish sampling data, stream temperature data, and observations of the locations of groundwater springs within the upper Snake River basin, Wyoming. These datasets were created to assess how stream temperature and groundwater spring sources are associated with the growth and production of young-of-year Yellowstone cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus virginalis bouvieri; formerly Oncorhynchus...
Environmental DNA qPCR concentration results and environmental covariates from a Montana headwater stream sampled in 2023
Environmental DNA quantitative results at the PCR technical replicate level for the target species Arctic Grayling and covariate information associated with these eDNA samples.
Environmental DNA qPCR detection results and covariates from Idaho, Missouri, Montana, and New York rivers sampled in 2023
This dataset contains quantitative results from, and covariate attributes of, environmental DNA water samples collected across multiple rivers in 2023. Samples were analyzed for eDNA of round goby in the Hudson River (NY), westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi) in Cherry Creek (MT), lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) and Spectaclecase mussels (Cumberlandia monodonta) in...
Winter Tick Host Competency Data from Elk and Moose in the Southern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem 2020-2023
Three tabular datasets providing tick counts from various transects and reproduction sites around Jackson, Wyoming. One table with data from total number of winter ticks collected running a transect along either an elk or moose hide, another table with winter tick counts collected and counted in a 250 m drag transect, and then the last table is the count of larvae that come from one fed...
Mid-Holocene-to-present Modeled (ca., 7,000 to 100 cal. BP) and Reconstructed (ca., 5,900 to 5,436 cal. BP) Temperature for the High-Elevations of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: Derived from a Transient Climate Model and Whitebark Pine Tree-rings
In the Rocky Mountains of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (United States), recent melting at a high-elevation (3,091 m asl) ice patch exposed a mature stand of whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) trees located ~180 m above modern treeline dating to the mid-Holocene (c. 5,900-5,436 cal y BP +- 51 y). From this subfossil wood record, we contextualize the recent magnitude of warming...
Assessing adaptive management to reduce ungulate aggregations: A case study involving the supplemental feeding of elk.
This data release contains summarized elk aggregation metrics generated from Global Positioning System (GPS) collar locations of elk on the National Elk Refuge in Jackson, Wyoming. Aggregation metrics include annual kernel density estimates of the area used by elk on the National Elk Refuge, daily measures of inter-elk distances, daily pairwise proximity, and daily mean proximity and...
Tree ring dataset for a regional avalanche chronology in Colorado 1319-2022
This dataset includes processed tree ring data from avalanche paths throughout Colorado, USA. The data were processed in three distinct phases that resulted in this dataset: collection, processing, and avalanche signal analysis. This dataset consists of samples from 1188 cross-sections and increment cores from 1023 individual trees within 24 avalanche paths across the region. From these...
Working Dog Tick Transect results and cost comparisons in Jackson Hole, WY from Oct - Nov 2021
A tabular dataset providing tick survey results around the Jackson Wyoming area between the dates of Oct 25, 2021, and Nov 6, 2021. The data compares a dog surveyor to a human surveyor in both transect and survey plots, recording detection events, total number of tick larvae found, and how long the survey took, and the cost of the survey. A second tabular dataset outlining the associated...