Data
Staff of USGS Science Centers in Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin collect a wide variety of natural resource data types including spatial, geologic, hydrologic, and biologic. Data included in USGS-series publications that are not publicly available in USGS databases are published in Data Releases. Short descriptions and links to Data Releases produced by Region 7 Science Centers are shown below.
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Spatial data layers for a site prioritization tool for invasive species Spatial data layers for a site prioritization tool for invasive species
These spatial layers were created to provide estimates of non-native species invasion risk across the contiguous United States based on proximity to human population centers and transportation corridors, and proximity to known locations of non-native species. To calculate the human transport risk layer we estimated the proximity to human population centers, transportation corridors, and...
Revised extents of neighborhood and climate population clusters for greater sage-grouse, western U.S. Revised extents of neighborhood and climate population clusters for greater sage-grouse, western U.S.
The authors and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have expanded the greater sage-grouse (GRSG [also referenced as sage-grouse]; Centrocercus urophasianus) hierarchical population units/clusters to ensure inclusion of the proposed revisions (2025) of the BLM habitat management areas (HMAs) in future management implementation decisions. The authors used a consolidated dataset of all GRSG...
Vegetation and ground cover constituents within Capulin and Frijoles canyon bottoms in the Jemez Mountains, New Mexico, US 2020 Vegetation and ground cover constituents within Capulin and Frijoles canyon bottoms in the Jemez Mountains, New Mexico, US 2020
Please see (https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/6827a7c9d4be02693eeabdc3) for more information on the broader project associated with this data release and additional, related datasets. This data release presents observations of vegetation and ground cover within Capulin and Frijoles canyon bottoms in the Jemez Mountains, including Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. Methods...
Detrital zircon U-Pb data for paleontological localities in the Piceance Creek Basin Detrital zircon U-Pb data for paleontological localities in the Piceance Creek Basin
This data release hosts detrital zircon U-Th-Pb geochronology data that were created to support geologic mapping and research in the context of the Geologic Framework of the Intermountain West Project supported by the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program. These data characterize the deposition age and provenance of Cretaceous stratigraphic units exposed in the Piceance Creek...
Data on factors affecting reproductive success of feral horse males from Conger and Frisco Herd Management Areas, UT, USA, between 2017 and 2020 Data on factors affecting reproductive success of feral horse males from Conger and Frisco Herd Management Areas, UT, USA, between 2017 and 2020
We investigated male reproductive success of feral horses (Equus caballus) at Conger and Frisco Herd Management Areas (HMAs) in Utah, USA between 2017 and 2020. We collected data on male social status (harem stallion, lieutenant, tag, bachelor or in natal group) and group type (single male or multi-male) at both sites, and at Conger we additionally examined social interactions among...
Current and future hydrology and occupancy predictions for boreal toads (Anaxyrus boreas boreas) in the Southern Rocky Mountains Current and future hydrology and occupancy predictions for boreal toads (Anaxyrus boreas boreas) in the Southern Rocky Mountains
These data consist of three primary types of products for managers of boreal toads in the Southern Rocky Mountains: 1) Re-constructed hydroperiods for historical breeding sites from LANDSAT imagery from 1985-2022 (SMA_hydroperiod_reconstruction.csv). This dataset was developed using a Spectral Mixture Analysis (SMA). 2) Current (1985-2022) and future (2040-2069) predictions of...
Survey Responses Collected in 2024 Measuring End-users' and Experts' Experiences Being Engaged in Development of Scientific Tools Survey Responses Collected in 2024 Measuring End-users' and Experts' Experiences Being Engaged in Development of Scientific Tools
Engagement of end-users and fellow experts is fundamental to the creation of useful scientific tools. We conducted a survey-based research project to assist scientists responsible for creating scientific tools by evaluating their engagement of end-users and experts in the development of these tools. Our study includes a suite of six United States Geological Survey (USGS) projects that...
Values Mapping for Planning in Regional Ecosystems: Mojave Trails National Monument, California, 2024 Values Mapping for Planning in Regional Ecosystems: Mojave Trails National Monument, California, 2024
Values Mapping for Planning in Regional Ecosystems (VaMPIRE) is a Public Participatory GIS tool developed by the U.S. Geological Survey in collaboration with the Bureau of Land Management to aid in gathering information from the public about their values for public lands and waters. This contains data from 121 surveys returned in 2024 for the Mojave Trails National Monument in California...
Expert suggestions for fostering greater habitat model use in public lands management, elicited through surveys and workshops in 2024 Expert suggestions for fostering greater habitat model use in public lands management, elicited through surveys and workshops in 2024
Habitat models can help inform land management, but are not always used where they could be most helpful. In this study, researchers aimed to identify specific actions that could foster greater use of habitat models for managing rare and invasive plants on public lands. The researchers gathered data through surveys and expert elicitation workshops with modelers and model users. One...
Luminescence Data For: Vibracores Collected in 2021 from the Central Florida Gulf Coast Barrier Islands Luminescence Data For: Vibracores Collected in 2021 from the Central Florida Gulf Coast Barrier Islands
This report summarizes the dating results from sedimentary deposits sampled by the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center and analyzed at the USGS Luminescence Geochronology Laboratory. Within this report, we detail the luminescence measurement, equivalent dose determination, and dating-related calculations. We recommend that this report be included as the supplementary...
DNA sequences used to analyze evolutionary rates of transient receptor potential (Trp) genes in tetrapods DNA sequences used to analyze evolutionary rates of transient receptor potential (Trp) genes in tetrapods
The dataset consists of two file types. The first type consists of sets of orthologous gene sequences of the transient receptor potential (Trp) superfamily of genes in FASTA format. The sequence data were obtained from the Gene database of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene), aligned at the codon level, and trimmed to a defined region...
Digital Data of Structural Contours from Previously Published USGS Mississippi Embayment Studies Digital Data of Structural Contours from Previously Published USGS Mississippi Embayment Studies
This digital dataset is a result from the goal within the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program to convert surficial data that were previously published in non-digital format to digital, vector-based data suitable for use by the public and in USGS studies. The objective of the data conversion is to reproduce the original published mapping with...