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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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...
Projections of Elevation and Mangrove Species Cover under Sea-Level Rise across Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia Projections of Elevation and Mangrove Species Cover under Sea-Level Rise across Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
Future sea-level rise poses a risk to mangrove forests. To better understand potential vulnerability, we developed a numerical model of soil elevation for mangrove forests. We used the model to generate projections of elevation and mangrove forest composition change under six sea-level rise scenarios from 2020 through 2150. We employed a data-driven modeling approach, utilizing new and...
Fuels Data From Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 2022 Fuels Data From Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 2022
We established a network of 121 plots distributed within the 2020 SQF, 2020 Rattlesnake, and 2021 KNP complex fire footprints (extracted from Fire and Resource Assessment Program (FRAP), https://frap.fire.ca.gov), as well as outside the fire perimeters to provide an unburned comparison. These plots were combined from two projects: a fire and fuels study (F&F) and the USGS sequoia...
A Compilation of Soil, Vegetation, Elevation and Bathymetry Attributes in San Pablo Bay Comparing Marsh Restorations using Beneficial Reuse of Dredged Material to Naturally Accreting Restorations, 2023-2025 A Compilation of Soil, Vegetation, Elevation and Bathymetry Attributes in San Pablo Bay Comparing Marsh Restorations using Beneficial Reuse of Dredged Material to Naturally Accreting Restorations, 2023-2025
This dataset includes measurements of physical and biological parameters of two restored tidal wetlands that utilized beneficial reuse material (Hamilton Restoration, Sonoma Baylands), and compares their attributes to two wetlands that have been restored through natural tidal sediment accretion (Tolay, Carl’s Marsh) and one wetland that had never been diked (Pinkston Slough). Throughout...
Data Describing the Presence of Live Trees for Three Years in Sentinel-2 Pixels Across Four Fires in California, USA Data Describing the Presence of Live Trees for Three Years in Sentinel-2 Pixels Across Four Fires in California, USA
This dataset represents photointerpretation of live tree presence and raw pixel values from 500 randomly selected Sentinel-2 pixels across four fires in the state of California. This dataset was used to run random forest models to predict live tree presence in the Cabin Fire, Rough Fire, Pier Fire, and Schaeffer Fire at 1, 3, and 5 years post fire.
Capture-Mark-Recapture and Covariate Data for Demography of Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frogs (Rana sierrae) at Summit Meadow, Yosemite National Park, California, 2003-2022 Capture-Mark-Recapture and Covariate Data for Demography of Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frogs (Rana sierrae) at Summit Meadow, Yosemite National Park, California, 2003-2022
These data include capture and survey information for a meadow population of endangered Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frogs (Rana sierrae) at Yosemite National Park, California, USA, 2003-2022. The data also include remotely sensed weather covariates related to winter severity (annual April snow water equivalent) and drought severity (Palmer drought severity index) to evaluate their...
Survey Results for Temblor Legless Lizards (Anniella alexanderae) in the San Joaquin Valley of California Survey Results for Temblor Legless Lizards (Anniella alexanderae) in the San Joaquin Valley of California
Locations of sites at which U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) biologists surveyed for Temblor legless lizards (Anniella alexanderae) from 2022 to 2025 and the results of those surveys. At the time of the species description, little was known about the distribution of the Temblor legless lizard beyond a few localities. Surveys were designed to gather information on the distribution of Temblor...
Soil Properties of Tidal Marshes Across Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, California Soil Properties of Tidal Marshes Across Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, California
Soil cores were collected across the marshes of Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge in California to assess belowground properties and for radioisotope dating. Data from the soil cores include dry bulk density, organic matter proportion, carbon, and accretion rates. These data were then used to calibrate a wetland model (WARMER3) to assess future elevation and...
Data for the Revised Marine Bird Collision and Displacement Vulnerability Index for Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Wind Energy Development Data for the Revised Marine Bird Collision and Displacement Vulnerability Index for Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Wind Energy Development
To better inform continued offshore wind energy development in the region, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center (USGS-WERC) has updated the database of marine bird vulnerabilities to offshore wind energy infrastructure (OWEI) in the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Region (POCS; waters within the Exclusive Economic Zone off California, Oregon, and Washington). The...
Data Describing Changes in Aboveground Live Tree Carbon With and Without Restoration Treatments in Second-growth Coastal Redwood Forests Data Describing Changes in Aboveground Live Tree Carbon With and Without Restoration Treatments in Second-growth Coastal Redwood Forests
This dataset provides estimates of aboveground forest carbon for all live trees with diameter at breast height at or above 20 centimeters in 151 second-growth forest plots in Redwood National and State Parks. The dataset contains all existing field observations along with projections from the Forest Vegetation Simulator in five year increments from 2024 to 2064.
Models of Future Suitable Habitat for Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia, Yucca jaegeriana) in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts Based on High Resolution Distribution Data Models of Future Suitable Habitat for Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia, Yucca jaegeriana) in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts Based on High Resolution Distribution Data
Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia, Y. jaegeriana) are iconic, foundational species of the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts in North America. Due to their ecosystem importance, long generation times, and low resilience to disturbance, these hybridizing sister species are increasingly the focus of conservation efforts. Predicting Joshua tree responses to future climate, along with the extent of...
Water Level, Water Temperature, and Vegetation Biomass at the Nisqually River Delta, WA Water Level, Water Temperature, and Vegetation Biomass at the Nisqually River Delta, WA
This dataset contains water level, water temperature, and vegetation data from 12 locations within the Nisqually River Delta, Washington from 2010 to 2015. This dataset was part of a larger monitoring effort to document hydrological and vegetation changes throughout the Nisqually River Delta following large scale estuarine restoration (dike removal) in 2009.