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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This data product develops a composite relative risk index (CRR) for watersheds within the Missouri River Basin, a region in the U.S. on the front line of dreissenid spread. The CRR is developed using datasets in order to account for the direct and indirect damages from a potential infestation along with the risk of an infestation occurring with a HUC10 watershed. Included are indices...

These datasets contain the carbon and nitrogen stable isotope data from diamondback terrapin epidermis tissue and a variety of sampled prey items.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Wetlands Aquatic Research Center worked alongside the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to amalgamate over three decades of relocation trawling records. It is USACE's mission to provide safe, reliable, efficient , and environmentally sustainable waterborne transportation systems (channels, harbors, and...

Data collection of spectrophotometric data regarding levels of serum cortisol, serum protein, brain acetylcholinesterase, and brain protein biomarkers were obtained from blood and brain tissues of Northern leopard frogs exposed to neonicotinoid insecticides in the laboratory.

To explore the capacity of microbiota to reflect water quality, we advanced methods using flow cytometry for measuring bacterial metabolic activity. After exposure of three bacterial species to five compounds that can be found in watersheds (i.e., an herbicide, a preservative, an antibiotic, and two hormones), flow cytometry methodology was used to measure esterase activity.

We used an 18-year dataset (2001 to 2019) incorporating year, sex, hurricane occurrence and sampling effort to estimate survival using Cormack–Jolly–Seber (CJS) models in Program Mark. Annual survivorship estimates were high from 2001-2003 for both sexes (91-96%) and variable from 2006-2014 (77-92%). Beginning in 2015 survival estimates exhibited a steeper decline (females: 65%, males 75...

This dataset includes literature-derived ecological data from tidal saline wetlands across the United States, Canada, and Mexico for the following ecosystem properties: canopy height, aboveground biomass, productivity, soil carbon density, and soil carbon accumulation rates.