Data
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Climate Distance Mapper
Climate Distance Mapper
Climate Distance Mapper is a spatial decision-support tool designed to help land managers match seed sources with restoration sites. Plant populations are commonly adapted to local climate gradients and frequently exhibit a home-site advantage.
Annual California sea otter stranding data
Annual California sea otter stranding data
The California Sea Otter Stranding Network is part of the USGS effort to monitor southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) and provide data to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Oscillatoriales Cover and Fire, Soil, and Topographical Characteristics of Post-Fire Natural Recovery Sites in the Great Basin, USA Oscillatoriales Cover and Fire, Soil, and Topographical Characteristics of Post-Fire Natural Recovery Sites in the Great Basin, USA
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...
Aerial Imagery and Structure-from-Motion Derived Data Products from an Aerial Digital Photographic Survey of 10 Islands in the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex, OR, USA (ver. 2.0, May 2026) Aerial Imagery and Structure-from-Motion Derived Data Products from an Aerial Digital Photographic Survey of 10 Islands in the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex, OR, USA (ver. 2.0, May 2026)
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...
Templates for Releasing and Archiving Individual-based Genotype Data Templates for Releasing and Archiving Individual-based Genotype Data
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...
Elevation Data Across San Francisco Bay-Delta Wetlands Elevation Data Across San Francisco Bay-Delta Wetlands
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.
Survey Data for Siskiyou Mountains Salamanders (Plethodon stormi) and Scott Bar Salamanders (P. asupak) in Siskiyou County, California, 2023-2024 Survey Data for Siskiyou Mountains Salamanders (Plethodon stormi) and Scott Bar Salamanders (P. asupak) in Siskiyou County, California, 2023-2024
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...
Stream Characteristics and Species Data for Foothill Yellow-legged Frogs in Southern San Benito and Western Fresno Counties, California, 2019-2021 Stream Characteristics and Species Data for Foothill Yellow-legged Frogs in Southern San Benito and Western Fresno Counties, California, 2019-2021
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...
Long-term Trends in Spring and Summer-flooded Wetland area in Suisun Marsh, California Long-term Trends in Spring and Summer-flooded Wetland area in Suisun Marsh, California
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...
Nesting Duck Populations in Suisun Marsh, California Nesting Duck Populations in Suisun Marsh, California
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.
Waterbird Nest Abundance in South San Francisco Bay Waterbird Nest Abundance in South San Francisco Bay
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...
Habitat Features and Waterbird Abundance and Diversity on Managed Wetlands Enrolled in the California Waterfowl Habitat Program Habitat Features and Waterbird Abundance and Diversity on Managed Wetlands Enrolled in the California Waterfowl Habitat Program
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.
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Genotype Data from Southern California, USA Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Genotype Data from Southern California, USA
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...
Harbison's Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris harbisoni) Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Genotype Data from Southern California Harbison's Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris harbisoni) Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Genotype Data from Southern California
This dataset contains genotypes from 148 Harbison's dun skipper (Euphyes vestris harbisoni) collected in San Diego and Orange County, California (USA). Genomic markers were generated using the 2RAD restriction-associated DNA sequencing protocol, aligned to a reference genome of Euphyes dion (genome assembly GCA_018251475.1) and analyzed using Stacks v2.53. The genotypes for all samples...