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Shorebird survey data from Cat and Ship Island, MS, 2012-2023 Shorebird survey data from Cat and Ship Island, MS, 2012-2023
This dataset contains shorebird survey data conducted before (pre) and after (post) barrier island restoration of Cat and Ship Island, Mississippi. The Mississippi barrier islands provide critical habitat for migratory and resident shorebirds, including many federally threatened and endangered (T&E) species. Long-term monitoring of shorebirds before and after restoration is essential to...
High-resolution land cover mapping along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts to enhance hurricane coastal impact models High-resolution land cover mapping along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts to enhance hurricane coastal impact models
To enhance hurricane coastal impact models, we developed 1-m land cover maps for the coastal portions of states along the Gulf of America and Atlantic coasts using recent (2018–2020) high-resolution orthoimagery and moderate-resolution land cover maps. Our first step was to develop land cover maps with three classes (vegetated, unvegetated, water) using recently acquired 1-m orthoimagery...
Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program – 2021 habitat map, East Chenier Region Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program – 2021 habitat map, East Chenier Region
The Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring (BICM) program was developed by Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and is implemented as a component of the System Wide Assessment and Monitoring Program (SWAMP). The program uses both historical data and contemporary data collections to assess and monitor changes in the aerial and subaqueous extent of islands...
Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program – 2021 habitat map, Acadiana Bays Region Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program – 2021 habitat map, Acadiana Bays Region
The Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring (BICM) program was developed by Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and is implemented as a component of the System Wide Assessment and Monitoring Program (SWAMP). The program uses both historical data and contemporary data collections to assess and monitor changes in the aerial and subaqueous extent of islands...
Benthic macroinfaunal community abundance, richness, and biomass data taken at the Mississippi barrier islands, 2010-2023 Benthic macroinfaunal community abundance, richness, and biomass data taken at the Mississippi barrier islands, 2010-2023
This dataset contains metrics of benthic assemblages taken before (pre) and after (post) barrier island restoration of the Mississippi Barrier Islands, which included sand placement on Cat and Ship Islands. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considers the barrier islands along the Mississippi-Alabama coast as critical habitats for certain threated and endangered shorebird species...
Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program – 2021 habitat map, Early Lafourche Delta Region Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program – 2021 habitat map, Early Lafourche Delta Region
The Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring (BICM) program was developed by Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and is implemented as a component of the System Wide Assessment and Monitoring Program (SWAMP). The program uses both historical data and contemporary data collections to assess and monitor changes in the aerial and subaqueous extent of islands...
Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program – 2021 habitat map, West Chenier Region Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring Program – 2021 habitat map, West Chenier Region
The Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring (BICM) program was developed by Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and is implemented as a component of the System Wide Assessment and Monitoring Program (SWAMP). The program uses both historical data and contemporary data collections to assess and monitor changes in the aerial and subaqueous extent of islands...
Data Release: Blowing in the wind: anemochory in blackbrush habitat of South Texas, 2023 Data Release: Blowing in the wind: anemochory in blackbrush habitat of South Texas, 2023
Wind has the potential to carry seeds long-distances and could be an important consideration in the management of natural vegetation along the U.S.-Mexico Border with border barrier infrastructure. Shrubs, native grasses, the invasive Pennisetum ciliaris (buffelgrass), soil particles and pebbles dispersed in the ecosystem, especially in maximum wind and/or precipitation events. While...
Cameron-Creole Watershed Grand Bayou Marsh Creation (CS-54): 2021 land-water classification Cameron-Creole Watershed Grand Bayou Marsh Creation (CS-54): 2021 land-water classification
The Louisiana State Legislature created the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) in order to conserve, restore, create and enhance Louisiana's coastal wetlands. The wetland restoration plans developed pursuant to these acts specifically require an evaluation of the effectiveness of each coastal wetlands restoration project in achieving long-term solutions to...
Carbon and Nitrogen content of above- and belowground biomass across a coastal wetland salinity gradient in Louisiana, U.S.A. (2013-2014) Carbon and Nitrogen content of above- and belowground biomass across a coastal wetland salinity gradient in Louisiana, U.S.A. (2013-2014)
Percent total carbon (%TC) and percent total nitrogen (%TN) content of above- and belowground biomass were measured from mixed-species plots in four different wetland types in Coastal Louisiana in July 2013 and July–August 2014 (Stagg et al. 2017). Reference: Stagg, C.L., Schoolmaster, D.R., Piazza, S.C., Snedden, G., Steyer, G.D., Fischenich, C.J., and McComas, R.W., 2017, Primary...
Stable carbon (C13) and nitrogen (N15) isotopic values of American alligators within the Florida Everglades (2013-2020) Stable carbon (C13) and nitrogen (N15) isotopic values of American alligators within the Florida Everglades (2013-2020)
This dataset contains morphometric and isotopic data for American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) that were sampled from within four freshwater (FW) wetlands and one estuarine (EST) wetland within the Greater Everglades ecosystem. Due to their compartmentalization and varied habitat and water regimes, there were multiple sampling sites within two of the FW wetlands. The five...
Small mammal captures in Everglades National Park, Florida (2014 - 2019) Small mammal captures in Everglades National Park, Florida (2014 - 2019)
Species differ in their habitat preferences based on seasonal hydrologic conditions. Species such as the semi-aquatic marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) are adapted to high water conditions, while other species, such as the hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) and the cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus) prefer drier hammocks during the wet season. The aim of our study was to...