Data

This data set includes metadata for fish and microbes from water samples collected in southern Lake Michigan in August 2021. All field eDNA samples were collected using a Tethys-class Long Range Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (LRAUV) carrying an eDNA sampler, the 3G Environmental Sample Processor (ESP). Water samples were collected at various depths within following target layers: the...

Data describe environmental DNA (eDNA) concentrations from invasive silver (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and bighead carp (H. nobilis), collectively called bigheaded carps (Hypophthalmichthys spp.), from Missouri’s Creve Coeur Lake and Mallard Lake before and after a mass carp removal effort in 2018 at Creve Coeur Lake (2018-01-29). Six sampling trips occurred from 2017-2018, with 3...

This data release contains site location information, environmental DNA (eDNA) data, and fish capture data from round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) surveys conducted on parts of the Schoharie Creek, New York, during 2024 and 2025. Data were collected in two phases. During Phase 1 (March–July 2024), a rapid assessment of the round goby invasion front (furthest upstream extent of the...

We tested eDNA metabarcoding as a survey tool to examine invertebrate communities in a uranium mine containment pond. We tested samples collected from surface water near mines and from one mine containment pond using one primer set that targeted the COI gene (Leray et al. 2013). Subsequent sequencing of these amplicons was used to assess eDNA genetic signature of invertebrates living in...

Data describe designed environmental DNA (eDNA) experiments for the estimation of eDNA shedding and degradation rates for the Oyster Mussel (Epioblasma capsaeformis) at different biomass densities from water samples collected in the laboratory. A total of 12 experimental tanks (3 per biomass treatment) were used and randomly assigned one of the following biomass treatments: control = 0...

In the western United States, there has been a long history of planting fish into historically fishless mountain lakes for the purpose of recreational fishing. This practice can have detrimental effects to lake ecosystems, particularly amphibian populations. We compiled records of fish plantings into lakes on the Olympic Peninsula in western Washington State dating back to 1930. Our...

The data were collected as part of a study using underwater cameras to describe fish habitat preferences under the ice in four backwaters located in Pools 7 and 8 on the Upper Mississippi River. The dataset contains both environmental data and fish abundance data. The environmental data were collected at each site to describe the conditions and water quality at the time of sampling. The...

Presence/absence data for Erodium pollen in a sediment core taken from the Morro Bay Salt Marsh.

The Edwards aquifer in south-central Texas is one of the most permeable and productive aquifers in the United States and is the major source of public water supply for Bexar, Comal, Hays, Medina, and Uvalde Counties. The Edwards aquifer also supplies large quantities of water for use in agriculture, business, and industry in the region. The major artesian springs of the Edwards aquifer...

The Edwards aquifer in south-central Texas is one of the most permeable and productive aquifers in the United States and is the major source of public water supply for Bexar, Comal, Hays, Medina, and Uvalde Counties. The Edwards aquifer also supplies large quantities of water for use in agriculture, business, and industry in the region. The major artesian springs of the Edwards aquifer...

This data is a compilation of elk aggregation metrics (inter-animal distance, proximity rate, and kernel density contour area) calculated using GPS collar data from elk belonging to the Jackson and West Green River herds in western Wyoming, USA. The data represents two seasonal time periods (high- and low-density) for animals from each herd. Time periods of inference vary by herd and...

These spatial and tabular data were compiled to have a decade-long record of the water usage in the riparian corridor and the wetlands near Phoenix, Arizona called the Tres Rios area to observe the effect of riparian and wetland health as characterized by vegetation greenness and its water use or evapotranspiration. The objective of our study was to quantify evapotranspiration (in...