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Heavy fog was hypothesized to interfere with flight of waterfowl by obscuring visibility and cause waterfowl to fly more in search for habitat below, which in turn, is likely to increase bioenergetic (caloric) cost related to increased time flying. The data sets include variables used to analyze the relationship between fog characteristics (occurrence, density, and longevity) and flight...

The frequency and extent of wildfire is increasing globally, necessitating an increased understanding of wildfire effects on ecosystem function. Although soil-stabilizing cyanobacteria can make up a substantial portion of the biotic community in semi-arid and arid rangelands, we currently have a limited understanding of the drivers behind their abundance following wildfire. These...

This release presents hi-resolution structure-from-motion (SfM) habitat imagery suitable for GIS. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has developed SfM to become a low-cost technique for coastal change assessments. The software uses a combination of camera locations and ground control points to produce digital surface models (DSMs) and orthorectified imagery products. SfM products include...

This data release contains standardized templates for individual-based genotype data. We provide two template packages: one for Short Tandem Repeat or Microsatellite (STR) genotype datasets [str_release.zip] and another for Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP)/variant call genotype datasets [snp_release.zip]. The templates were developed to comply with standards for scientific data...

This data release includes high resolution in-situ elevation data collected in wetlands and adjacent ecosystems throughout the San Francisco Bay from 2015 to 2024. Elevation data were collected using real-time kinematic global positioning system receivers.

These data contain information about the sites, visits, and transects surveyed for Siskiyou Mountains salamanders (Plethodon stormi) and Scott Bar salamanders (P. asupak) in Siskiyou County, California, 2023-2024. The survey sites were near locations of recent (since 2005) historical occurrence of the salamanders and were designed to separate occurrence, availability on the surface, and...

These data contain information on stream characteristics (intermittency and temperature), vegetation (canopy and algal cover), amphibian, reptile, and fish observations, and pathogen (amphibian chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) prevalence, all of which are relevant for the suitability of streams in Pinnacles National Park for the reintroduction of foothill yellow-legged...

We digitized water on the landscape for breeding waterfowl and other wetland-associated species within Suisun Marsh (California, USA) twice each year (spring and summer) during a 38-year period (1984-2021) with remote sensing methods that combined Landsat satellite imagery (composite images) and spectral mixture analysis using Google Earth Engine. This dataset contains the amount of...

This dataset includes nest abundance of American avocets (Recurvirostra americana), black-necked stilts (Himantopus mexicanus), and Forster's terns (Sterna forsteri) in south San Francisco Bay, California by year. It also contains California gull (Larus californicus) hazing research efforts. This dataset was generated from yearly nest monitoring surveys within wetlands in south San...

This dataset includes apparent nest density (observed nests per hectare of area searched) of mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) and gadwall (Mareca strepera) in Suisun Marsh, California.

This dataset includes wetland habitat measurements, surrounding land cover metrics, and waterbird abundance and diversity during 240 surveys of 117 individual wetland units enrolled in the California Waterfowl Habitat Program. This dataset was generated from wetland surveys conducted in the Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley, and Suisun Marsh in 2022 and 2023.

This dataset contains 184 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotypes of Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus (Cactus Wren) sampled in southern California. Genomic markers were generated from ddRAD loci and analyzed using the Stacks v2.60 pipeline. The genotypes for all samples are provided in a VCF file with 40,707 independent loci. A companion sample data file is provided with sample...