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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...
Vascular plant data collected at the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND, USA in 1996 Vascular plant data collected at the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND, USA in 1996
This data release contains three data sets. The data were collected in 1996 at the South 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...
Evaluating the impact of differences in remnant and reconstruction mycorrhizas on performance of conservative prairie plant species Evaluating the impact of differences in remnant and reconstruction mycorrhizas on performance of conservative prairie plant species
This data record contains arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) operational taxonomic unit (OTU) occurrences in native prairie plant roots collected from remnant prairies and reconstruction of tallgrass prairies in Minnesota and Iowa, from April-December of 2022. The research aims to improve prairie reconstruction methods using AMF to improve prairie plant performance, species diversity...
Whooping crane stopover habitat use and migration movement data in relation to drought severity, 2010-2022 Whooping crane stopover habitat use and migration movement data in relation to drought severity, 2010-2022
Wildlife species face threats from climate and land use change, which may exacerbate how extreme climatic events influence population persistence and biodiversity. Migratory waterbirds are especially vulnerable to hydrological drought via reduced availability of surface water habitats. We assessed how whooping cranes, an endangered species in the U.S. and Canada, modified habitat use and...
Greenhouse gas fluxes and dissolved greenhouse gas concentrations from wetland soil microcosms treated with herbicides Greenhouse gas fluxes and dissolved greenhouse gas concentrations from wetland soil microcosms treated with herbicides
This data release presents data from a laboratory microcosm study examining the potential effects of herbicide application on the production and flux of greenhouse gases from wetland soils. Wetland soils were placed into glass mason jars and covered with water. Microcosms were treated with varying concentrations (none, low, medium, high) and combinations of the herbicides glyphosate and...
Mallard migration and regional movement timing, distance, and direction data, 2018–2020 Mallard migration and regional movement timing, distance, and direction data, 2018–2020
The mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is an abundant and wide-spread duck species that exhibits considerable variation in migratory behavior due to a relatively large body size and behavioral plasticity in habitat use. Understanding migration and other movements of mallards has societal interest in a wildlife management context because mallards are a preferred species of waterfowl by hunters...
Number of adult wolves and pups each year studied near Eureka, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1987-2006 Number of adult wolves and pups each year studied near Eureka, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1987-2006
Number of adult wolves and pups each year studied near Eureka, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1987-2006