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Characterization of whooping crane migrations and stopover sites used in the Central Flyway, 2010-2016 Characterization of whooping crane migrations and stopover sites used in the Central Flyway, 2010-2016
These data were developed to support an effort to characterize migration strategies in the U.S. Great Plains and Canadian Prairies and to explore sources of heterogeneity in their migration strategy, including space use, timing, and performance. Data come from locations and other information related to 58 marked Whooping Cranes (Grus americana) from 2010-2016. These data represent basic
Plant and soil data for nitrogen critical load experimental plots, Badlands and Wind Cave National Parks, South Dakota, 2010-2013 Plant and soil data for nitrogen critical load experimental plots, Badlands and Wind Cave National Parks, South Dakota, 2010-2013
Plant and soil data were collected in experimental plots in two sites ("Terrace" and "Hilltop") at Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, and one site ("BSV") at Badlands National Park, South Dakota. At each site, 70, 2.5 x 2.5 m plots were assigned randomly to nitrogen-alone or nitrogen+water addition treatments (or no treatment for the control). Treatments were applied and data...
Breeding bird species in peatland habitats, Seney NWR, 2007-2009 Breeding bird species in peatland habitats, Seney NWR, 2007-2009
The avian community of peatland habitats were surveyed along belt transects established in multiple units of Seney National Wildlife Refuge, representing peatland habitats dominated by a range of sedge to shrub cover at varying levels. Surveys were conducted during the 3-week period of mid-May to early June and again during mid-June-early July in three years (2007-2009). Three datasets...
Morphological measurements and subspecies of midcontinent sandhill cranes Morphological measurements and subspecies of midcontinent sandhill cranes
The midcontinent population of sandhill cranes (Antigone canadensis) has historically been classified into three putative subspecies, but genetic analyses have identified only two genetically distinct subspecies. Previous studies have successfully used morphometrics in combination with an individual's sex to differentiate subspecies of sandhill cranes that had been inferred based on...
Least tern and piping plover responses to the 2011 Missouri River flood: Nest, chick, and adult datasets Least tern and piping plover responses to the 2011 Missouri River flood: Nest, chick, and adult datasets
This data release includes nest, chick, and adult survival data that were analyzed to evaluate effects of the 2011 Missouri River flood on endangered least terns and threatened piping plovers.
Nutritional physiology of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) workers across an agricultural land use gradient dataset Nutritional physiology of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) workers across an agricultural land use gradient dataset
These data describe land use (summed hectares of agricultural crops: corn, soy, and small grains), individual honey bee nutrition, honey bee colony population size, and proportional honey bee colony survival among 36 apiaries across Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Land use and disturbance history for seven northern Great Plains National Park Service units, ~1850-2018 Land use and disturbance history for seven northern Great Plains National Park Service units, ~1850-2018
This set of spatial data sets provides information pertaining to the known land use and disturbance history for lands within the March 2018 administrative boundaries of Agate Fossil Beds National Monument and Scotts Bluff National Monument in Nebraska; Badlands National Park and Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota; Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana; and Devils...
Do life history traits influence patterns of maternal immune elements in New World blackbirds (Icteridae) data release Do life history traits influence patterns of maternal immune elements in New World blackbirds (Icteridae) data release
This metadata record represents passive immunity components of six songbird species (Passeriformes) in a single taxonomic family, the New World blackbirds (Icteridae). Six immune elements were compared among blackbird eggs collected in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Puerto Rico, including immunoglobulins (Ig) in both yolk and albumen, lipopolysaccharide-specific immunoglobulins in both...
Wetland water-management may influence mercury bioaccumulation in songbirds and ducks at a mercury hotspot data release Wetland water-management may influence mercury bioaccumulation in songbirds and ducks at a mercury hotspot data release
We examined the role of wetland water-management on mercury bioaccumulation in songbirds and ducks. This database contains records of mercury concentrations in blood of wetland-foraging songbirds (80 common yellowthroats [Geothlypis trichas] and 14 Nelson's sparrows [Ammospiza nelsoni]) and eggs of upland-nesting ducks (28 gadwall [Mareca strepera], 19 blue-winged teal [Spatula discors]...
Influence of land use in the northern Great Plains on honey bee health and pollination service delivery, NPWRC (2015-2017) Influence of land use in the northern Great Plains on honey bee health and pollination service delivery, NPWRC (2015-2017)
Land use within a 4-km radius around 36 apiaries in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota was quantified over two years, 2015-16 and 2016-17. The area (hectares) of Ag (corn, soy, small grains), Grass (pasture, grassland, fallow land, wildflowers, shrub land, and hay land), Wetlands (herbaceous and woody), and Bee crops (alfalfa, canola, sunflower) were quantified around each apiary...
Adaptive management in native grasslands managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Implications for grassland birds, 2011-2013 data release Adaptive management in native grasslands managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Implications for grassland birds, 2011-2013 data release
This database contains records of grassland bird abundance and vegetation structure on tallgrass and mixed-grass prairies managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Specifically, under the adaptive-management decision framework (Native Prairie Adaptive Management [NPAM] intiative), we surveyed breeding birds and sampled vegetation on 89 native prairie NPAM units managed by...
Variation in pollen transport, Badlands NP, 2018 Variation in pollen transport, Badlands NP, 2018
This dataset consists of data collected at Badlands National Park (Interior, SD) that were used in the analysis in support of the article titled "Conserving all the pollinators: Variation in probability of pollen transport among insect taxa," which has been submitted to "Natural Areas Journal." Data collected between May-October, 2010 and 2011, and June-July 2012 included insects found...