AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Seismic Reflection, boomer tracklines collected in the vicinity of Buffalo Reef, Michigan, within Lake Superior, during USGS field activity 2018-043-FA, (Esri polyline shapefile, GCS WGS 84)

In September 2018, the U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, conducted high-resolution geophysical mapping and sediment sampling to determine the distribution of historical mine tailings on the floor of Lake Superior. Large amounts of waste material from copper mining, locally known as “stamp sands,” were dumped into the lake in the early 20th century, with wide-reaching consequences that have continued into the present. Mapping was focused offshore of the town of Gay on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan, where ongoing erosion and re-deposition of the stamp sands has buried miles of native, white-sand beaches.  Stamp sands are also encroaching onto Buffalo Reef, a large area of cobble/boulder substrate that supports productive fisheries in the lake. 
		The objectives of this cooperative mapping project are to develop a framework for scientific research and provide baseline information required for management of resources within the coastal zone of northern Michigan.  High-resolution bathymetry and backscatter data reveal the irregular topography of the shallow, cobble-covered Buffalo Reef and the relatively smooth surface of finer-grained sediment that covers adjacent, deeper parts of the lake floor. Previous research used numerous sediment samples to determine the general distribution of mine tailings on the lake floor in this area, but little information exists on the extent and thickness of the surficial deposits. The main priority of this project is to image the near-surface stratigraphy, specifically the thickness of surficial sand and mud that threaten to cover the reef, with seismic-reflection profiling systems.  In addition to continuous coverage of bathymetric and backscatter data, this report includes a dense grid of closely spaced seismic profiles, which will guide efforts to mitigate the environmental impacts of the shifting stamp sands.

Tags: aa251, applied-acoustics, boomer, buffalo-reef, cmhrp, coastal-and-marine-hazards-and-resources-program, department-of-the-interior, doi, field-activity-number-2018-043-fa, geology, geophysics, geoscientificinformation, geospatial-datasets, houghton-county, inlandwaters, keweenaw-county, keweenaw-peninsula, lacustrine-geology, lake-floor, lake-superior, lakefloor, location, navigational-data, r-v-rafael, seismic-navigation, seismic-profile, seismic-reflection, seismic-reflection-methods, shapefile, state-of-michigan, trackline-navigation, traverse-bay, u-s-geological-survey, united-states-of-america, usgs, usgs-5dde9bf1e4b04a30051ae9d1, whcmsc, woods-hole-coastal-and-marine-science-center
Organization: Department of the Interior
Monthly Aquaculture and Irrigation Water-Use Estimates for the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, 1999-2017

These monthly water-use rasters estimate the total amount of groundwater used for aquaculture and irrigation purposes within the Mississippi Alluvial Plain during the growing season (April-October). This dataset contains 133 monthly water-use rasters that are totals of 6 different categories: aquaculture, cotton, corn, rice, soybeans, and all other crops. Units are in cubic meters per square mile. Aquaculture and irrigation water-use estimates are included in this data release in two different formats: georeferenced TIFFs (GeoTIFFs) for simple viewing and geospatial operations and a network common data form (NetCDF) for use in modeling applications and with each month as a separate raster array table.

Tags: alabama, aquaculture-water-use, arkansas, illinois, kentucky, louisiana, mississippi, missouri, remote-sensing, tennessee, texas, usgs-5dde8655e4b04a30051ae910, water-supply-and-demand, water-use
Organization: Department of the Interior
Lands Permitted to Withdraw Groundwater from the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer in the Mississippi Delta, 1999-2017

This dataset contains a zipped file of 19 shapefiles that present the lands permitted to withdraw groundwater for aquaculture and irrigation use from the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer in the Mississippi Delta each year from 1999 through 2017.  The polygons in this dataset were provided by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.

Tags: biota, irrigated-lands, mississippi, mississippi-delta, usgs-5dde8640e4b04a30051ae908, water-use
Organization: Department of the Interior
Aquaculture and Irrigation Water-Use Estimates by Water Year for the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, 2000-2017

These water-use estimates represent the total amount of groundwater used for aquaculture and irrigation purposes within the Mississippi Alluvial Plain during each water year (October 1 - September 30). These totals are a summation of water use for aquaculture, cotton, corn, rice, soybeans, and all other crops for water years 2000 to 2017. Units are in cubic meters per square mile. This dataset is formatted as a NetCDF file, with each water year as a separate raster array table, and intended for modeling applications.

Tags: alabama, aquaculture-water-use, arkansas, illinois, kentucky, louisiana, mississippi, missouri, remote-sensing, tennessee, texas, usgs-5dde8635e4b04a30051ae904, water-supply-and-demand, water-use
Organization: Department of the Interior
Rate of shoreline change of marsh units in eastern Long Island salt marsh complex, New York (ver. 2.0, March 2024)

This data release contains coastal wetland synthesis products for the geographic region of eastern Long Island, New York, including the north and south forks, Gardiners Island, and Fishers Island. Metrics for resiliency, including unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR), marsh elevation, mean tidal range, and shoreline change rate are calculated for smaller units delineated from a Digital Elevation Model, providing the spatial variability of physical factors that influence wetland health.  Through scientific efforts initiated with the Hurricane Sandy Science Plan, the U.S. Geological Survey has been expanding national assessment of coastal change hazards and forecast products to coastal wetlands with the intent of providing Federal, State, and local managers with tools to estimate the vulnerability and ecosystem service potential of these wetlands. For this purpose, the response and resilience of coastal wetlands to physical factors need to be assessed in terms of the ensuing change to their vulnerability and ecosystem services.
This dataset displays shoreline change rates for eastern Long Island. Shoreline change rates are based on analysis of digital vector shorelines acquired from historical topographic sheets provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  Analysis was performed using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS), an extension for ArcMap, created by the U.S. Geological Survey,. Linear Regression Rates (LRR) and End Point Rates (EPR) of shoreline change were averaged along the shoreline of each salt marsh unit to generate this dataset. LRR rates were used in areas where three or more historical shorelines were available while EPR was used in areas were two were available. Positive and negative values indicate accretion and erosion respectively.

Tags: accretion, atlantic-ocean, coastal-ecosystems, coastal-processes, coastline, environment, estuary, geospatial-datasets, inlandwaters, long-island-sound, marsh-health, moriches-bay, new-york, oceans, peconic-bay, polygon-shapefile, resilience, salt-marsh, sediment, shinnecock-bay, shoreline, suffolk-county, tides-oceanic, united-states, usgs-5ddda8fae4b04a30051ac270, vegetation, vulnerability, wetland-ecosystems, wetland-functions
Organization: Department of the Interior
Unvegetated to vegetated ratio of marsh units in eastern Long Island salt marsh complex, New York (ver. 2.0, March 2024)

This data release contains coastal wetland synthesis products for the geographic region of eastern Long Island, New York, including the north and south forks, Gardiners Island, and Fishers Island. Metrics for resiliency, including unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR), marsh elevation, and mean tidal range, are calculated for smaller units delineated from a Digital Elevation Model, providing the spatial variability of physical factors that influence wetland health.  Through scientific efforts initiated with the Hurricane Sandy Science Plan, the U.S. Geological Survey has been expanding national assessment of coastal change hazards and forecast products to coastal wetlands with the intent of providing Federal, State, and local managers with tools to estimate the vulnerability and ecosystem service potential of these wetlands. For this purpose, the response and resilience of coastal wetlands to physical factors need to be assessed in terms of the ensuing change to their vulnerability and ecosystem services.

Tags: atlantic-ocean, coastal-ecosystems, coastal-processes, environment, estuary, geospatial-datasets, inlandwaters, long-island-sound, long-term-ecological-research, lter, marsh-health, moriches-bay, new-york, oceans, peconic-bay, salt-marsh, shinnecock-bay, suffolk-county, united-states, usgs-5ddd6ee7e4b04a30051ac157, uvvr, vegetation, wetland-ecosystems, wetland-functions
Organization: Department of the Interior
Conceptual marsh units of eastern Long Island salt marsh complex, New York (ver. 2.0, March 2024)

This data release contains coastal wetland synthesis products for the geographic region of eastern Long Island, New York, including the north and south forks, Gardiners Island, and Fishers Island. Metrics for resiliency, including unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR), marsh elevation, and mean tidal range, are calculated for smaller units delineated from a Digital Elevation Model, providing the spatial variability of physical factors that influence wetland health. Through scientific efforts initiated with the Hurricane Sandy Science Plan, the U.S. Geological Survey has been expanding national assessment of coastal change hazards and forecast products to coastal wetlands with the intent of providing Federal, State, and local managers with tools to estimate the vulnerability and ecosystem service potential of these wetlands. For this purpose, the response and resilience of coastal wetlands to physical factors need to be assessed in terms of the ensuing change to their vulnerability and ecosystem services.

Tags: atlantic-ocean, coastal-ecosystems, coastal-processes, environment, estuary, geospatial-datasets, inlandwaters, long-island-sound, long-term-ecological-research, lter, marsh-health, moriches-bay, new-york, oceans, peconic-bay, salt-marsh, shinnecock-bay, suffolk-county, united-states, usgs-5ddd57c1e4b06957976c91fc, vegetation, wetland-ecosystems, wetland-functions
Organization: Department of the Interior
All available data for Sergeant et al. 2020, A classification of streamflow patterns across the coastal Gulf of Alaska

This .zip file contains four products that will allow users to recreate the analyses and spatial data figures used in Sergeant et al. 2020, A classification of streamflow patterns across the coastal Gulf of Alaska: 1)  Autoclass input and output files (provided as folders with multiple simple text files), 2) Classification data (.csv file) for individual watersheds, including Fundamental Daily Streamflow Statistics, landcover variables, and class membership, 3) Esri map package (.mpk file) that will allow users to recreate Figures 3 and 5 using ArcGIS and extract basic watershed-scale data such as watershed ID, drainage area, primary class assignment, and primary class membership probability (for users interested in extracting more information such as secondary class membership and landcover data, Watershed ID in this file can be cross-referenced with Watershed ID in the .csv file above), and 4) R Shiny Application (provided as a folder with app.R file and other supporting files) to create Figure 3 map and extract classification and land cover variables for individual watersheds (this is also viewable at: https://southeastakwatershedcoalition.shinyapps.io/watershed_classification/)

Tags: alaska, autoclass, boundaries, british-columbia, coastal-ecosystems, coastal-watersheds, flow-regime, fuzzy-classification, gulf-of-alaska, inlandwaters, river-discharge, rivers, south-central-alaska, southeast-alaska, southwest-alaska, spatial-analysis, spatial-characteristics-of-habitats, streamflow, streams, usgs-5e3322a7e4b0a79317dade4b, watershed
Organization: Department of the Interior
Sediment biogeochemistry and mercury measurements from wetlands of the San Francisco Bay, CA

Habitat biogeochemistry was assessed by measuring 31 variables in sediments, porewater, and surface waters related to mercury content, organic matter, sediment characteristics, and microbial rates of sulfate reduction, iron reduction, and methanogenesis. Fifty-six composite surface (0-2 cm) sediment cores and 32 surface water samples were collected in three wetlands in the spring and summer of 2005 and 2006.

Tags: bioaccumulation, biota, coastal-ecosystems, ecotoxicology, food-web, usgs-5ddc5b3be4b06957976a6ac1, wetland-ecosystems
Organization: Department of the Interior
Mercury concentrations and stable isotope ratios for California black rails and their invertebrate prey from wetlands of the San Francisco Bay, CA

Methylmercury concentrations and stable isotope ratios were measured from back feathers of California black rails (Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus) and six taxa of their invertebrate prey (Amphipoda, Arachnida, Coleoptera, Diptera, Gastropoda, and Hemiptera). Samples were collected from three wetlands in the spring and summer of 2005 and 2006.

Tags: arachnids, bioaccumulation, biota, birds, coastal-ecosystems, crustaceans, ecotoxicology, food-web, insects, spring, summer, usgs-5ddc5aebe4b06957976a6ab8, wetland-ecosystems
Organization: Department of the Interior
Sediment Biogeochemistry and Subsequent Mercury Biomagnification in Wetland Food Webs of the San Francisco Bay, CA (ver. 2.0, December 2023)

Methylmercury (MeHg) is a globally pervasive contaminant that biomagnifies in food webs and can reach toxic concentrations in consumers at higher trophic levels, including wildlife and humans. The production of MeHg, and its subsequent entry and biomagnification in food webs, is governed by a complex suite of biogeochemical, physical, and ecological processes, resulting in spatial variation in the distribution of MeHg. To better understand the link between MeHg production in sediments and MeHg bioaccumulation in biota, we evaluated the effects of habitat biogeochemistry, food web structure, and diet composition on bioaccumulation in the wetland-obligate California black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus) at three wetlands along the Petaluma River in northern San Francisco Bay, California, USA. We also characterized meso-scale spatial variation by assessing differences among marsh subhabitats in sediment biogeochemistry and MeHg concentrations of sediments, surface waters, and tissues of biota.

Tags: arachnids, bioaccumulation, biota, birds, coastal-ecosystems, crustaceans, ecotoxicology, food-web, insects, spring, summer, usgs-5ddc2596e4b06957976a578b, wetland-ecosystems
Organization: Department of the Interior
Otolith chemistry of fishes in Rodeo Lagoon, Marin County, California, 2016

The dataset includes multiple file types (CSV, ArcGIS shapefiles, and images), data relates to the elemental analysis of fish otoliths. Otoliths examined in this study were from randomly-sampled individual Tidewater Goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) and Prickly Sculpin (Cottus asper) from the adult population of Rodeo Lagoon and Rodeo Creek, Marin County, California. The fish were collected in April and August 2016.

Tags: biota, california, coastal-ecosystems, coastal-fishes, ecology, environment, marin-county, marine-biology, marine-chemistry, oceans, otolith-chemistry, rodeo-lagoon, united-states, usgs-5dd8547ae4b069579767b5a3
Organization: Department of the Interior
Nutrients, estrogenicity, and fecal indicators in surface water collected from wetlands in the Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon, 2017-2018

The data included here were gathered to determine the effects of cattle grazing on wetland water quality in the Klamath National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. Surface water samples from sites representing a range of grazing histories were collected between June and October in 2017 and 2018. Samples were analyzed for nutrients (ammonia, nitrate plus nitrite, nitrite, and orthophosphate), total coliforms, E. coli, enterococci, and estrogenicity by U.S. Geological Survey laboratories. Basic water quality parameters such as temperature, pH, turbidity and specific conductance were also collected in the field during each site visit. Quality assurance samples (blanks and replicates) as well as method information is also included in the data release.

Tags: biota, e-coli, environment, estrogenicity, inlandwaters, nutrient-content-water, surface-water-quality, total-coliform, usgs-5dd82db3e4b0695797671a6b, wetland-ecosystems
Organization: Department of the Interior
Hawaiian hoary bat roosting bat detection trials, Hawaii Island 2019

Hawaiian hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) were captured at multiple locations on the east side of Hawaii Island from May 2018 through September 2019. Radio transmitters were affixed to captured bats and, when possible, radio telemetry was used to locate bats in trees used for day-roosts. Detection trials for roosting bats were conducted from June to October 2019. Bats confirmed as present at roosts were used as “targets” to evaluate the efficacy of detecting bats with thermal imaging, and when not effective (i.e., during hotter parts of the day when the technique could not discern bats from warm vegetation), visual searching with binoculars was also investigated. Most bat detection trials (48 of 95; 51%) were limited to searches of a single tree. The remaining trials involved searches of stands composed of 2 to 5 trees. Bats were detected in 30 of 95 (32%) trials. The time spent to detect a roosting bat ranged from 2 to 40 minutes (mean = 15 minutes). The height of a roost where bats were detected ranged from 4 to 24 m (mean = 16.8 m). Thermal imaging was used in 64 of 95 trials, of which 25 resulted in bat detection (40%). In contrast, thermal imaging was not used in 31 of 95 trials, of which 5 resulted in bat detection (16%). For trials where thermal imaging was used within 1 hour of sunrise, bats were detected in 15 of 27 trials (56%), whereas for trials conducted more than 1 hour past sunrise, bats were detected in 10 of 37 trials (27%). For bats at roost heights ≤15 m, use of thermal imaging detected bats in 10 of 23 trials (43%). For bats at roost heights &gt;15 m, use of thermal imaging detected bats in 15 of 19 trials (79%). Bats were detected in 8 of 20 trials (40%) in trees or stands comprised of Eucalyptus species. Bats were detected in 22 of 75 trials (40%) in stands comprised of all other species besides Eucalyptus species. When bats were visually confirmed before the trial, 26 of 41 trials (63%) resulted in bat detection. Bats were detected in 9 of 31 trials (29%) conducted during periods of clear skies or few clouds. During cloudy, partly cloudy or periods with light rain, bats were detected in 21 of 64 trials (33%).

Tags: bat-roost, biota, hawaiian-hoary-bat, roosting-bat-detection-trials, usgs-5dd72933e4b0695797650d37
Organization: Department of the Interior
Hawaiian hoary bat roost tree metrics, Hawaii Island 2018-2019

Hawaiian hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) were captured at multiple locations on the east side of Hawaii Island from May 2018 through September 2019. Radio transmitters were affixed to captured bats and, when possible, radio telemetry was used to locate bats in trees used for day-roosts. A total of 23 bat day-roosts were identified to tree and used by 18 bats (10 male; 8 female; 17 adult; 1 juvenile). Three maternity roosts were confirmed. One maternity roost was determined to be a bat that was not captured or radio-tagged but was visually located in a roost tree that was also in use by a radio-tagged bat. During the period of monitoring of telemetered bats (less than one month), multiple roosts were located for five bats. Twelve roost sites were located in Hawaii State administered lands, with the rest on private property. Trees used by roosting bats were primarily comprised of non-native plantation or invasive species, although native Metrosideros polymorpha was used in three cases. Tree height and canopy cover ranged from 9 to 56 m (mean = 21 m) and 3 to 97% (mean = 45%). Of the 13 bats visible at perch in the roost, metrics of roost perch canopy cover, perch height and perch aspect ranged from 4 to 98% (mean = 50%), 5 to 24 m (mean = 14 m), and 110 (east-southeast) to 334 (north-northwest) degrees (mean = 217 degrees [southwest]), respectively. Distance to the nearest tree ranged from 0.5 to 22 m (mean = 6 m).

Tags: biota, hawaiian-hoary-bat, roost-tree, usgs-5dd72927e4b0695797650d35
Organization: Department of the Interior
Hawaiian hoary bat roost stand metrics, Hawaii Island 2018-2019

Hawaiian hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) were captured at multiple locations on the east side of Hawaii Island from May 2018 through September 2019. Radio transmitters were affixed to captured bats and, when possible, radio-telemetry was used to locate bats in forest stands used for day-roosting. A roost’s forest stand was defined as a 50-m radius circle around a roost location, which was established in two ways: 1) a bat was tracked to a specific roost tree location using radio telemetry and/or visual confirmation of a bat’s presence was made, or 2) when a specific roost tree could not be identified, the multiple points and compass bearings recorded during radio-tracking  were analyzed with LOAS software (version 4.0.3.8, Ecological Software Solutions LLC, Urnäsh, Switzerland) to estimate the X,Y coordinates of the bat's roosting location.    
A total of 45 bat day-roosts were identified to forest stand and used by 33 bats (23 male; 10 female; 32 adult; 1 juvenile). During the period of monitoring of telemetered bats (less than one month), eight bats used multiple forest stands. Twenty-six forest stands used for bat day roosts were located in Hawaii State administered lands, with the rest on private property. Forest stands ranged in elevation from 13 to 1654 m asl. Dominant canopy trees in forest stands used by roosting bats were primarily comprised of non-native plantation or invasive species, although native Metrosideros polymorpha was the dominant or co-dominant canopy tree in nine forest stands. Mean forest stand canopy height ranged from 11 to 44 m (mean = 23 m).

Tags: biota, day-roost, forest-stand, hawaiian-hoary-bat, usgs-5dd72916e4b0695797650d33
Organization: Department of the Interior
Nest data for white-faced Ibis in Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Great Salt Lake, Utah in summer 2012

Nest monitoring data of white-faced ibis.  Data were collected at seven day intervals and provide information on success and failure of the nest during that interval. Summary vegetation and habitat data were also collected at the nest.

Tags: biota, birds, field-inventory-and-monitoring, usgs-5e334258e4b0a79317dadf62, vegetation, wildlife
Organization: Department of the Interior