Data

These data represent 30 years of observation data following stream survey protocols for stream and pond associated reptiles and amphibians. Species observations were made following methods for visual encounter and trapping surveys using both passive and baited turtle and minnow traps.

Knowledge of species traits is critical for conservation. Many large databases of species traits are available, but their use is often limited by data completeness, taxonomic coverage, and/or specificity of traits being assessed. We produced a database of traits for amphibian species native to the continental USA, reducing the total number of traits presented by other databases while...

This dataset contains 58 samples from 10 occurrences of Chloropyron maritimum subsp. maritimum (salt marsh bird's-beak), and 2 occurrences of Chloropyron maritimum subsp. palustre (Point Reyes bird's-beak). Genomic markers were generated from ddRAD loci and analyzed using the Stacks v2.68 pipeline. The genotypes for all samples are provided in a VCF file with 18,031 loci . A companion...

Assessing the spatial variation in accretion rates and soil properties helps increase understanding of tidal wetland processes and can be used to calibrate model of long-term wetland resilience. Nine deep soil cores (50-100 centimeters) were sampled across tidal flat, tidal marsh, and upland transition areas across Morro Bay estuary. Short (7 centimeters) soil cores were also sampled...

Coastal managers need robust projections of how sea-level rise (SLR), sediment availability, and management actions may alter estuarine habitats. We developed and calibrated WARMER-Coast, an intermediate-complexity modeling framework, to simulate tidal wetland evolution, assess potential upslope migration pathways, and evaluate management scenarios developed in consultation with local...

Winter body condition is an important driver of survival, reproductive output, and overall population health in waterfowl. Diving duck species utilize distinct habitats, exploit unique resources, and can collectively provide an integrated index of winter habitat quality. The San Francisco Bay (SFB) is the largest estuary on the west coast of North America, serving as critical wintering...

Measuring the spatial and temporal patterns of tidal marsh sediment deposition builds our understanding of how physical forcing (tidal flooding and waves) and sediment availability interacts with the marsh. We deployed sediment pad filter traps in twelve shore-normal transects across the Eden Landing Ecological Reserve tidal marshes and restorations in south San Francisco Bay, CA...

These datasets provide nest-level and vegetation data collected during a study evaluating the response of upland-nesting waterfowl to habitat management treatments at Grizzly Island Wildlife Area, Suisun Marsh, California, USA, from 2008 to 2013. The study used a Before-After-Control-Impact (BACI) design to assess the effects of upland vegetation treatments (dense nesting cover, native...

This dataset provides tables with demographic information for permanent plots across old Sequoia sempervirens forests in Redwood national and state parks.

These data support a long term demography study examining the occupancy, abundance, growth, capture, and survival of giant gartersnakes (Thamnophis gigas). We captured giant gartersnakes inhabiting rice irrigation canals, tidal sloughs and freshwater marshs in the Central Valley, California, USA. Data also include giant gartersnake morphometric data, trapline characteristics...

Limestone salamanders (Hydromantes brunus) are cryptic terrestrial salamanders about which little is known, including their distribution. Because the salamanders are difficult to detect, survey protocols that estimate detection probabilities are needed to interpret the meaning of negative (non-detection) surveys and better understand the distribution of the salamanders. This study...

This dataset includes measurements of biological and physical attributes of five restored tidal wetlands in the San Francisco Bay Estuary. All marshes were restored in the last 30 years, from the late 1990's to the early 2010's, and are located between San Pablo Bay in the north to the South Bay Salt Ponds in the south. Biological attributes measured include plant species presence...