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Piping plover adult breeding dispersal and annual survival in the northern Great Plains, USA, 2014 - 2019 Piping plover adult breeding dispersal and annual survival in the northern Great Plains, USA, 2014 - 2019
We present a tabular data set representing values used to evaluate intrinsic factors of breeding dispersal and annual survival for northern Great Plains piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) from 2014 – 2019. Data was collected on wetlands and on the Missouri River in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana. Data includes breeding state specific observations of adults. The associated...
Greatest-density regions for GPS locations of bison (Bos bison) at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, 2021-2023 Greatest-density regions for GPS locations of bison (Bos bison) at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, 2021-2023
This GIS shapefile, "density_contours," describes 1) a bison study area at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Kansas, and 2) 25%, 50%, 75%, and 99% kernel density contours for locations of bison marked with GPS collars during 2021-2023. Percentages associated with contours describe nominal coverage, i.e., proportions of observations they are expected to encompass, and approximate the...
Greatest-density regions for GPS locations of bison (Bos bison) at Wind Cave National Park, 2019-2024 Greatest-density regions for GPS locations of bison (Bos bison) at Wind Cave National Park, 2019-2024
This GIS shapefile, "density_contours," describes 1) a bison study area at Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, and 2) 25%, 50%, 75%, and 99% kernel density contours for locations of bison marked with GPS collars during 2019-2024. Percentages associated with contours describe nominal coverage, i.e., proportions of observations they are expected to encompass, and approximate the...
Greatest-density regions for GPS locations of bison (Bos bison) in the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, 2017-2020 Greatest-density regions for GPS locations of bison (Bos bison) in the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, 2017-2020
This GIS shapefile, "density_contours," describes 1) a bison study area in the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota and 2) 25%, 50%, 75%, and 99% kernel density contours for locations of bison marked with GPS collars during 2017-2020. Percentages associated with contours describe nominal coverage, i.e., proportions of observations they are expected to encompass...
Locations of bison (Bos bison) marked with GPS collars at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, 2021-2023 Locations of bison (Bos bison) marked with GPS collars at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, 2021-2023
The GIS shapefile "bison_locations" provides 132996 locations of 5 adult female bison marked with global positioning system (GPS) collars at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve during February 2021 to November 2023. We provide locations computed at 15-min and 1-h intervals for individual bison and the date and time of acquisition for each location. Users are advised that ground...
Water quality data from wetlands in North Dakota, USA, 2019 Water quality data from wetlands in North Dakota, USA, 2019
This data release describes data that were contributed to the Global Lakes Ecosystem Observation Network (GLEON) FunAqua project, a global data compilation effort. Goals of the FunAqua project are to document the drivers of global aquatic fungal diversity and determine the breadth of the niche of aquatic fungi locally, globally, and in relation to soil and leaves. Data contributed by the...
Greenhouse gas concentrations and water-quality parameters from experimental ponds in North Dakota, USA, 2019 Greenhouse gas concentrations and water-quality parameters from experimental ponds in North Dakota, USA, 2019
This data release describes data that were contributed to the GasHype project, a global data compilation effort. Goals of the GasHype project include assessing concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane in the hypolimnion of lakes, reservoirs, and ponds, and identifying important drivers of these concentrations. Data contributed by the U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife...
Data Release: Bee and plant inventory data from four national parks in Maryland and Virginia, USA, 2021–2022 Data Release: Bee and plant inventory data from four national parks in Maryland and Virginia, USA, 2021–2022
This data release is for all native bee and plant records collected at four national parks in Maryland and Virginia, 2021 and 2022. The purpose of the study was to document the floral resources and native bees that depend on them within variously-managed park grasslands, with the goal of providing managers with information that will help them maximize pollinator habitat while...
Chemical and isotopic data from wetland pond water samples collected in the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Stutsman County, North Dakota, USA, 2015–2019 Chemical and isotopic data from wetland pond water samples collected in the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Stutsman County, North Dakota, USA, 2015–2019
This U.S. Geological Survey data release contains chemical, isotopic, and physical data from wetland pond water samples collected at the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Stutsman County, North Dakota, USA. Samples were collected monthly during the growing season (April or May through September) in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019 and in August 2018. Temperature, specific conductance, and pH were...
Whooping crane use around Air Force Bases in Oklahoma, 2017-2022 Whooping crane use around Air Force Bases in Oklahoma, 2017-2022
The Aransas-Wood Buffalo population of whooping cranes migrates through the U.S. Great Plains twice annually, moving between wintering areas along coastal Texas and summering areas in and around Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada. These birds primarily migrate within a roughly 300-km-wide corridor that spans areas in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, and...
Vascular plant data collected at Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, USA, in 1998 Vascular plant data collected at Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, USA, in 1998
This data release contains four data sets. The data were collected in 1998 at Wind Cave National Park, ND, USA. The main data set comprises the list of plant species observed and includes the transect ID, transect number, plot number, plot size, vegetation type, and terrain type where each species was found. A second data set has the locations of the transects, along with their IDs which...
Vascular plant data collected at the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND, USA in 1997 Vascular plant data collected at the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND, USA in 1997
This data release contains three data sets. The data were collected in 1997 at the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND, USA. The main data set comprises the list of plant species observed and includes the transect, plot number, plot size, and vegetation type where each species was found. A second data set has the locations of the transects, along with their IDs which can...