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Fledging times of grassland birds in North Dakota and Minnesota Fledging times of grassland birds in North Dakota and Minnesota
The data set provides information on the fledging times of passerine grassland birds. Data were collected from video surveillance of 70 nests of 9 bird species that nested in grasslands of Minnesota and North Dakota, USA. The data include year, unique nest number, species, date and time of fledging by nestling.
Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Invertebrate Counts Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Invertebrate Counts
This dataset contains macroinvertebrate sampling data for the wetlands in the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Stutsman County, North Dakota. This dataset is part of the Missouri Coteau Wetland Ecosystem Observatory database that is a collection of abiotic and biotic data documenting biotic and abiotic responses to long-term climate and land-use change in the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) of...
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Publications and Reports -- 1960-2015 Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Publications and Reports -- 1960-2015
The Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center was formally established in 1965 in Jamestown, North Dakota. Over its 50-year history, its scientists have produced more than 1750 publications and reports, covering a wide range of science. This data release is a list of all publications and reports, including journal articles, book and book chapters, government reports, papers from...
Sandhill crane phenology at the Platte River, Nebraska, 2001-2007 Sandhill crane phenology at the Platte River, Nebraska, 2001-2007
The central Platte River Valley represents a key mid-latitude stopover. This dataset supports a contemporary analysis of spring migration phenology at the Platte River during 2001-2007. We recorded timing of sandhill crane arrivals and departures from the Platte River.
Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Digital Elevation Model with Topobathy Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Digital Elevation Model with Topobathy
This dataset contains a bare earth DEM, with a 0.5-square-meter (m2) cell size, of the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Stutsman County, North Dakota. The digital elevation model (DEM) was based primarily on airborne lidar data acquired by Fugro Horizons of Rapid City, South Dakota., and made into a DEM by USGS personnel using the ArcGIS extension LP360 (QCoherent Software, 2013). Additional...
Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Wetland Vegetation Zone Spatial Data Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Wetland Vegetation Zone Spatial Data
Spatial polygons of vegetation zones for wetlands within the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Stutsman County, North Dakota. Created from a collection of digital orthorectified images from aerial photographs of the study area.
Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Wetland Identifier Points Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Wetland Identifier Points
This dataset provides point locations of wetlands in the Cottonwood Lake Study Area to aid in identification of study area wetlands.
Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Aerial Imagery Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Aerial Imagery
Collection of orthorectified images from aerial photograph of wetlands in the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Stutsman County, North Dakota. This collection of image were acquired during July and early August from 1975 to 2015. Aerial photographs of wetlands in the Cottonwood Lake Study Area were collected in order to facilitate a better understanding of the influence of natural climate...
The influence of local- and landscape-level factors on wetland breeding birds in the Prairie Pothole Region of North and South Dakota dataset The influence of local- and landscape-level factors on wetland breeding birds in the Prairie Pothole Region of North and South Dakota dataset
The data set consists of data collected in 1995, 1996, and 1997 in wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota and South Dakota. The data were summarized and used in the analysis for a U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report entitled: The influence of local- and landscape-level factors on wetland breeding birds in the Prairie Pothole Region of North and South Dakota. The data...
Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Water Chemistry - Wells Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Water Chemistry - Wells
This dataset contains water chemistry measurements from groundwater wells at the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Statesman County, North Dakota.
Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Water Chemistry - Wetlands Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Water Chemistry - Wetlands
This dataset contains water chemistry information for wetlands at the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Statesman County, North Dakota.
Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Water Chemistry - Wells - In Situ Measurements Cottonwood Lake Study Area - Water Chemistry - Wells - In Situ Measurements
In situ specific conductance, pH, and temperature measurements from wells at the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, Statesman County, North Dakota, 1987 to 1995.