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Ten simple rules for creating a scientific web application

The use of scientific web applications (SWApps) across biological and environmental sciences has grown exponentially over the past decade or so. Although quantitative evidence for such increased use in practice is scant, collectively, we have observed that these tools become more commonplace in teaching, outreach, and in science coproduction (e.g., as decision support tools). Despite the increased
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Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS)

Paths to computational fluency for natural resource educators, researchers, and managers

Natural resource management and supporting research teams need computational fluency in the data and model-rich 21st century. Computational fluency describes the ability of practitioners and scientists to conduct research and represent natural systems within the computer's environment. Advancement in information synthesis for natural resource management requires more sophisticated computational ap
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Ecosystems, Community for Data Integration (CDI), Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

BbsAssistant: An R package for downloading and handling data and information from the North American Breeding Bird Survey

This R package contains functions for downloading and munging data from the U.S. Geological Surveys North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) via file transfer protocol (FTP) (Pardieck, Ziolkowski Jr, Lutmerding, & Hudson, 2018; J. R. Sauer et al., 2017). This package was created to allow the user to bulk-download the BBS point count and related (e.g., route-level conditions) via FTP, and to quick
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Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS)

Non-USGS Publications**

Burnett, J.L. & Allen, C.R. (2021) Continental Analysis of Invasive Birds: North America in Invasive Birds Global Trends and Impacts (eds. C. T. Downs and L.A. Hart)
Burnett, J. L. (2019). Regime Detection Measures for the Practical Ecologist.
La Sorte, F. A., Lepczyk, C. A., Burnett, J. L., Hurlbert, A. H., Tingley, M. W., & Zuckerberg, B. (2018). Opportunities and challenges for big data ornithology. The Condor: Ornithological Applications, 120(2), 414-426.
Roberts, C. P., Twidwell, D., Burnett, J. L., Donovan, V. M., Wonkka, C. L., Bielski, C. L., ... & Jones, M. O. (2018). Early warnings for state transitions. Rangeland ecology & management, 71(6), 659-670.
Donovan, V. M., Burnett, J. L., Bielski, C. H., Birgé, H. E., Bevans, R., Twidwell, D., & Allen, C. R. (2018). Social–ecological landscape patterns predict woody encroachment from native tree plantings in a temperate grassland. Ecology and evolution, 8(19), 9624-9632.
Chuang, W. C., Garmestani, A., Eason, T. N., Spanbauer, T. L., Fried-Petersen, H. B., Roberts, C. P., ... & Gunderson, L. (2018). Enhancing quantitative approaches for assessing community resilience. Journal of environmental management, 213, 353-362.
Burnett, J. L., Roberts, C. P., Allen, C. R., Brown, M. B., & Moulton, M. P. (2017). Range expansion by Passer montanus in North America. Biological Invasions, 19(1), 5-9.
Burnett, J. L., Kevin, L. P., Wong, A., Allen, C. R., Haak, D. M., Stephen, B. J., & Uden, D. R. (2018). Thermal tolerance limits of the Chinese mystery snail (Bellamya chinensis): Implications for management. American Malacological Bulletin, 36(1), 140-144.
Allen, C. R., Birge, H. E., Bartelt-Hunt, S., Bevans, R. A., Burnett, J. L., Cosens, B. A., ... & Solomon, M. D. (2016). Avoiding decline: Fostering resilience and sustainability in midsize cities. Sustainability, 8(9), 844.
BURNETT, J. L., & SIEVING, K. E. (2016). SONGBIRD DISTRESS CALLS AS AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR DETECTING RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS (Buteo lineatus). Florida Field Naturalist, 44(4), 157-168.
Burnett, J. L., & Moulton, M. P. (2015). Recent trends in House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) distribution and abundance in Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida. Fla Field Nat, 43, 167-172.
Burnett, J. L. (2015). House Sparrow Declines and Distribution in Florida : a Byproduct of Urban Greening?

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

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Using Jupyter Notebooks to tell data stories and create reproducible workflows

Increasingly, USGS scientists seek to share and collaborate while working on data and code. Furthermore, these scientists often require advanced computing resources. Jupyter Notebooks are one such tool for creating these workflows. The files are interactive, code “notebooks” which allow users to combine code and text in one document, enabling scientists to share the stories held within their data...
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Community for Data Integration (CDI)
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Using Jupyter Notebooks to tell data stories and create reproducible workflows

Increasingly, USGS scientists seek to share and collaborate while working on data and code. Furthermore, these scientists often require advanced computing resources. Jupyter Notebooks are one such tool for creating these workflows. The files are interactive, code “notebooks” which allow users to combine code and text in one document, enabling scientists to share the stories held within their data...
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bbsAssistant: An R package for downloading and handling data and information from the North American Breeding Bird Survey.

This R package contains functions for downloading and munging data from the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) via FTP (Pardieck et al. 2018; J. R. Sauer et al. 2017). This package was created to allow the user to bulk-download the BBS point count and related (e.g., route-level conditions) via FTP, and to quickly subset the data by taxonomic classifications and/or geographical locations. Th
By
Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS)

Science and Products

  • Publications

    Ten simple rules for creating a scientific web application

    The use of scientific web applications (SWApps) across biological and environmental sciences has grown exponentially over the past decade or so. Although quantitative evidence for such increased use in practice is scant, collectively, we have observed that these tools become more commonplace in teaching, outreach, and in science coproduction (e.g., as decision support tools). Despite the increased
    By
    Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS)

    Paths to computational fluency for natural resource educators, researchers, and managers

    Natural resource management and supporting research teams need computational fluency in the data and model-rich 21st century. Computational fluency describes the ability of practitioners and scientists to conduct research and represent natural systems within the computer's environment. Advancement in information synthesis for natural resource management requires more sophisticated computational ap
    By
    Ecosystems, Community for Data Integration (CDI), Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

    BbsAssistant: An R package for downloading and handling data and information from the North American Breeding Bird Survey

    This R package contains functions for downloading and munging data from the U.S. Geological Surveys North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) via file transfer protocol (FTP) (Pardieck, Ziolkowski Jr, Lutmerding, & Hudson, 2018; J. R. Sauer et al., 2017). This package was created to allow the user to bulk-download the BBS point count and related (e.g., route-level conditions) via FTP, and to quick
    By
    Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS)

    Non-USGS Publications**

    Burnett, J.L. & Allen, C.R. (2021) Continental Analysis of Invasive Birds: North America in Invasive Birds Global Trends and Impacts (eds. C. T. Downs and L.A. Hart)
    Burnett, J. L. (2019). Regime Detection Measures for the Practical Ecologist.
    La Sorte, F. A., Lepczyk, C. A., Burnett, J. L., Hurlbert, A. H., Tingley, M. W., & Zuckerberg, B. (2018). Opportunities and challenges for big data ornithology. The Condor: Ornithological Applications, 120(2), 414-426.
    Roberts, C. P., Twidwell, D., Burnett, J. L., Donovan, V. M., Wonkka, C. L., Bielski, C. L., ... & Jones, M. O. (2018). Early warnings for state transitions. Rangeland ecology & management, 71(6), 659-670.
    Donovan, V. M., Burnett, J. L., Bielski, C. H., Birgé, H. E., Bevans, R., Twidwell, D., & Allen, C. R. (2018). Social–ecological landscape patterns predict woody encroachment from native tree plantings in a temperate grassland. Ecology and evolution, 8(19), 9624-9632.
    Chuang, W. C., Garmestani, A., Eason, T. N., Spanbauer, T. L., Fried-Petersen, H. B., Roberts, C. P., ... & Gunderson, L. (2018). Enhancing quantitative approaches for assessing community resilience. Journal of environmental management, 213, 353-362.
    Burnett, J. L., Roberts, C. P., Allen, C. R., Brown, M. B., & Moulton, M. P. (2017). Range expansion by Passer montanus in North America. Biological Invasions, 19(1), 5-9.
    Burnett, J. L., Kevin, L. P., Wong, A., Allen, C. R., Haak, D. M., Stephen, B. J., & Uden, D. R. (2018). Thermal tolerance limits of the Chinese mystery snail (Bellamya chinensis): Implications for management. American Malacological Bulletin, 36(1), 140-144.
    Allen, C. R., Birge, H. E., Bartelt-Hunt, S., Bevans, R. A., Burnett, J. L., Cosens, B. A., ... & Solomon, M. D. (2016). Avoiding decline: Fostering resilience and sustainability in midsize cities. Sustainability, 8(9), 844.
    BURNETT, J. L., & SIEVING, K. E. (2016). SONGBIRD DISTRESS CALLS AS AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR DETECTING RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS (Buteo lineatus). Florida Field Naturalist, 44(4), 157-168.
    Burnett, J. L., & Moulton, M. P. (2015). Recent trends in House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) distribution and abundance in Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida. Fla Field Nat, 43, 167-172.
    Burnett, J. L. (2015). House Sparrow Declines and Distribution in Florida : a Byproduct of Urban Greening?

    **Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

  • Science
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    USGS science for a changing world logo

    Using Jupyter Notebooks to tell data stories and create reproducible workflows

    Increasingly, USGS scientists seek to share and collaborate while working on data and code. Furthermore, these scientists often require advanced computing resources. Jupyter Notebooks are one such tool for creating these workflows. The files are interactive, code “notebooks” which allow users to combine code and text in one document, enabling scientists to share the stories held within their data...
    By
    Community for Data Integration (CDI)
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    Using Jupyter Notebooks to tell data stories and create reproducible workflows

    Increasingly, USGS scientists seek to share and collaborate while working on data and code. Furthermore, these scientists often require advanced computing resources. Jupyter Notebooks are one such tool for creating these workflows. The files are interactive, code “notebooks” which allow users to combine code and text in one document, enabling scientists to share the stories held within their data...
    Learn More
  • Software

    bbsAssistant: An R package for downloading and handling data and information from the North American Breeding Bird Survey.

    This R package contains functions for downloading and munging data from the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) via FTP (Pardieck et al. 2018; J. R. Sauer et al. 2017). This package was created to allow the user to bulk-download the BBS point count and related (e.g., route-level conditions) via FTP, and to quickly subset the data by taxonomic classifications and/or geographical locations. Th
    By
    Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS)