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Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Specific Conductance (ver. 2.0, April 2022) Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Specific Conductance (ver. 2.0, April 2022)
This dataset contains the specific conductance values of water for all wetlands in the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Stutsman County, North Dakota.
Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Groundwater Elevations (ver. 2.0, April 2022) Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Groundwater Elevations (ver. 2.0, April 2022)
This dataset contains discrete groundwater elevation measurements for wells in the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Stutsman County, North Dakota.
Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Breeding Birds (ver. 2.0, April 2022) Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Breeding Birds (ver. 2.0, April 2022)
This dataset contains the number of breeding pairs of bird species surveyed in all Cottonwood Lake Study Area wetlands.
Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Amphibians (ver. 2.0) Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Amphibians (ver. 2.0)
This dataset contains the number of captured individuals recorded for each amphibian species surveyed in all wetlands in the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Stutsman County, North Dakota. While amphibians were the target of the surveys, reptiles (i.e., turtles, snakes) were also captured over the course of the surveys and are included in the data file.
Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Invertebrate Counts (ver. 2.0, April 2022) Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Invertebrate Counts (ver. 2.0, April 2022)
This dataset contains macroinvertebrate sampling data for the wetlands in the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Stutsman County, North Dakota.
Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Invertebrate Weights (ver. 2.0, April 2022) Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Invertebrate Weights (ver. 2.0, April 2022)
This dataset contains macroinvertebrate sampling data (weights) for wetlands in the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Stutsman County, North Dakota.
Methane flux model for wetlands of the Prairie Pothole Region of North America: Model input data and programming code Methane flux model for wetlands of the Prairie Pothole Region of North America: Model input data and programming code
This data release presents input data for plot- and landscape-scale models of Prairie Pothole Region wetland methane emissions as a function of explanatory variables and remotely sensed predictors. Field data for the plot- and landscape-scale models span the years 2003-2016 and 2005-2016, respectively. The data release also includes R programming code to run the generalized additive...
Least tern movements and foraging behavior on the Platte River, Nebraska, 2009-2010 Least tern movements and foraging behavior on the Platte River, Nebraska, 2009-2010
This data set is part of a data release as a companion to a manuscript titled "Foraging movements and colony attendance of least terns (Sternula antillarum) on the central Platte River". This data release includes three tabular digital data file representing movement patterns, behaviors, and foraging success of least terns that nested on sandpits near the Platte River during 2009 and...
Dissolved oxygen, temperature, and light measured along the water-depth profile of wetlands in North Dakota, USA, 2019 Dissolved oxygen, temperature, and light measured along the water-depth profile of wetlands in North Dakota, USA, 2019
This data release presents data that were collected as part of a larger effort to assess factors that regulate ecosystem metabolism in small ponds. This work was part of an international collaborative effort with the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON). From May to October 2019, dissolved oxygen, temperature, and light were measured throughout the water-depth profile of...
Properties of ice cores from Hobart Lake, North Dakota, USA, 2021 Properties of ice cores from Hobart Lake, North Dakota, USA, 2021
This data release presents data that were collected as part of a larger effort (Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network [GLEON] IceBlitz) to enhance understanding of the spatial and temporal variation in global lake ice properties. During January and February of 2021 ice cores were extracted from Hobart Lake, North Dakota, USA and characterized following standard procedures...
Carbon dioxide flux, vegetation, and soils data from artificial ponds in North Dakota, USA, 2021 Carbon dioxide flux, vegetation, and soils data from artificial ponds in North Dakota, USA, 2021
This data release presents data that were collected as part of a larger effort to assess the carbon balance of recently exposed (i.e., no vegetation cover) wetland sediments. This work was part of an international collaborative effort associated with the Dryflux II project. During June and July 2021, data were collected from three artificial ponds located near Jamestown, North Dakota, to...
Impacts of extreme environmental disturbances on survival of piping plovers breeding in the Great Plains, and wintering along the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Coasts, 2012-2019 Impacts of extreme environmental disturbances on survival of piping plovers breeding in the Great Plains, and wintering along the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Coasts, 2012-2019
We present one tabular data file to evaluate piping plover (Charadrius melodus) seasonal (breeding and nonbreeding) adult survival. These data were part of a study to examine adult (n = 3474) survival during 2012-2019 at breeding regions within the Northern Great Plains and nonbreeding regions in the Gulf and southern Atlantic Coasts of North America. This file includes USGS-funded data...