Data

We assessed the performance of the real-time quaking-induced conversion (RT-QuIC) assay under different soil textures. We combined sand, silt and clay in different proportions to create experimental soils representative of southwest Wisconsin, USA. Experimental soils were spiked with a brain homogenate from a chronic wasting disease positive white-tailed deer (to test assay sensitivity)...

This data release provides raster datasets of relative predicted habitat use for grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) reintroduced to the transboundary North Cascades Ecosystem (NCE) of Washington State (United States) and British Columbia (Canada). The datasets represent predicted post-release habitat use by a small founding group of translocated grizzly bears during the early stages of...

Ontogenetic niche shifts are almost universal in fishes and many other organisms and are thus often important to factor in conservation planning. However, some aspects of ontogeny, such as trophic shifts, remain poorly understood in many fishes. Eye lens stable isotope analysis has proven a powerful tool in understanding the ontogeny of some marine species, but few studies have applied...

Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) produced in a hatchery were maintained in cages at multiple sites in coastal Louisiana, and shell height, mortality, fecundity, and dermo were monitored to compare performance between genomically selected groups. Oysters were produced using genomic selection techniques targeting low-salinity tolerant oysters (high breeding value). To test...

These datasets consist of files used in simulation modeling and the case study, as well as original and formatted model output files, described in "Evaluating alternative methods for modeling trap efficiencies of outmigrating juvenile salmonids" (Walden and Som 2026). Files are named and formatted to be used directly by or as created by the R scripts and code in the accompanying U.S...

Two data files are included. The first includes GPS locations (~ 22k) of adult brown pelicans (n = 7) and the second includes characteristics of foraging trips (n = 552) from these same seven birds. Pelicans were outfitted with GPS satellite tags during incubation and data collected for the longevity of the tag. Movement data were used to define use areas during the breeding season...

This volume's release consists of 139985 media files captured by autonomous wildlife monitoring devices under the project, USGS Cuban Treefrog Invasion Front. The attached files listed below include several CSV files that provide information about the data release. The file, "media.csv" provides the metadata about the media, such as filename and date/time of capture. The actual media...

This dataset includes a single file with (i) daily survival histories for pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) fawns monitored over their first 15 days of life in western Oklahoma during 2022 and 2023, and (ii) covariate data associated with each fawn. Covariates included environmental conditions within the space-use area of each fawn's mother during the 30 days before parturition and daily...

Suitable spawning substrates, such as bedrock, boulder/cobble, and gravel, for Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) that were were mapped in tributaries of Lake Eufaula (Deep Fork River and Brushy Creek) and Hugo Lake (Kiamichi River) via Humminbird Helix 10 sidescan sonar. These datasets show the mosaicked image files and locations of four different substrate types (bedrock, boulder/cobble...

The provided 2021 Utah Integrated Monitoring of Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) dataset contains avian detection data for each of three bird species (downy woodpecker, olive-sided flycatcher, yellow warbler) breeding in Utah, USA considered in the related manuscript. Data were collected by IMBCR partners during the breeding season from stratified survey grid locations. Each survey grid...

The American kestrel (Falco sparverius; hereafter kestrel) is a widespread but declining raptor species in North America. We organized a rapid prototyping workshop to use decision analysis to develop research priorities for understanding environmental drivers of population decline in the United States for the kestrel. The virtual workshop spanned 2.5 days and was held in-person in...

The Michigan Mammal Monitoring Project is a collection of wildlife camera trap data from within the state of Michigan. It contains camera trap data associated with a number of different projects lead by the U.S. Geological Survey's Michigan Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit as well as data from all contributors within Michigan to already published Snapshot USA projects. These...