AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Bee populations and habitat survey in southwest Louisiana grasslands

The coastal prairie of Louisiana is classified as a Tier 1 Habitat in the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ Wildlife Action Plan, meaning that it is a priority habitat of primary conservation concern. Declines in pollinator populations worldwide have prompted questions about the role of such grasslands as habitat for pollinators. In this study, we surveyed bee populations and the plant communities present in the following three grassland types in southwest Louisiana: prairie remnants, restored prairies, and old fields.

Tags: cajun-prairie-farms, cameron-prairie-national-wildlife-refuge, durald-prairie-restoration, estherwood, eunice-prairie-restoration, grasslands, grey-ranch, gum-cove-ridge, lacassine-national-wildlife-refuge, pollinators, university-of-lousiana-at-lafayettecenter-for-ecological-and-environmental-technology, usgs-5acb7c9ee4b0e2c2dd13ccc9
Organization: Department of the Interior
Outline of the Multibeam-Bathymetric Data Collected During National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H12023 (H12023OUTLINE.SHP, Geographic)

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is producing detailed geologic maps of the coastal sea floor. Bathymetric and sidescan-sonar data, originally collected by NOAA for charting purposes, provide a fundamental framework for research and management activities along this part of Block Island Sound, show the composition and terrain of the seabed, and provide information on sediment transport and benthic habitat. During June 2012, bottom photographs and surficial sediment data were acquired as part of a ground-truth reconnaissance survey of this area. Interpretations were derived from the multibeam-echosounder, sidescan-sonar, sedimentary, and photographic data collected in Block Island Sound. For more information on the ground-truth survey see &lt;http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2012-002-FA&gt;.

Tags: atlantic-ocean, block-island-sound, cmgp, coastal-and-marine-geology-program, esri-polygon-shapefile, field-activity-number-2012-002-fa, geospatial-datasets, h12023, info-bank-id-r-02-12-li, multibeam-bathymetry, national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration, noaa, noaa-survey-h12023, north-america, oceans, ofr-2013-1003, open-file-report-2013-1003, rhode-island, study-areas, survey-bounds, u-s-east-coast, u-s-geological-survey, united-states, usgs, usgs-5ac83823-a3f1-48e3-a11f-647385ebeff2, whcmsc, woods-hole-coastal-and-marine-science-center
Organization: Department of the Interior
Xenopus metamorphosis after neonicotinoid exposure

Xenopus laevis tadpoles were held in 4 replicate vivaria for each of 4 treatments of neonicotinoid pesticides and one control treatment for at least one month (Control media, thiamethoxam high concentration of 100 ppm, thiamethoxam low concentrations of 20 ppm, clothianidin high concentrations of 100 ppm, and clothianidin low concentration of 20 ppm).  Water was sampled for chemical testing on Day 33.  Between Day 1 and 44, instantaneous measures of length were collected on a random selection of tadpoles from each vivarium.  On Day 44, tadpole length (mm), weight, and developmental stage (Nieuwkoop-Faber staging) were measured for all tadpoles in all vivaria (three of the measured individuals from each replicate treatment group (total n=12 for each treatment) were vivisected and liver, brain, and somatic tissue frozen in RNA/DNA shield for qPCR analyses for another study).  On Day 44, tadpoles (n=5) which had reached NF stage 57 were transferred to other vivaria and remained in their original treatment solution through Day 76; these animals were monitored until metamorphosis.

Tags: amphibian, biota, clothianidin, metamorphosis, neonicotinoid, organism-growth-and-development, thiamethoxam, usgs-5ac7c121e4b0e2c2dd110a09
Organization: Department of the Interior
Laboratory Quality-Control Data Associated with Groundwater Samples Collected for Hormones and Pharmaceuticals by the National Water-Quality Assessment Project in 2013-15

This data set includes results for hormone and pharmaceutical compounds analyzed from 2012 through 2016 in laboratory quality-control samples that are associated with environmental samples collected by the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Project during 2013 through 2015 for a study of groundwater resources used for drinking-water supply across the United States. Hormone and pharmaceutical results are provided for laboratory set blanks and reagent spikes analyzed during a time period that encompasses laboratory analysis of the environmental samples collected by NAWQA.  
This data release includes:
Table 1. Hormone results for laboratory set blanks, December 18, 2012 through March 7, 2016.
Table 2. Pharmaceutical results for laboratory set blanks, December 14, 2012 through March 4, 2016.
Table 3. Hormone results for laboratory reagent spikes, June 17, 2013 through December 11, 2015.
Table 4. Pharmaceutical results for laboratory reagent spikes, June 18, 2013 through October 1, 2015.

Tags: cycle-3, groundwater, hormones, laboratory-performance, nawqa, pharmaceuticals, quality-control, usgs-5ac7b81de4b0e2c2dd110904, water-quality
Organization: Department of the Interior
Environmental and Quality-Control Data Collected by the USGS National Water-Quality Assessment Project for Hormones and Pharmaceuticals in Groundwater Used as a Source of Drinking Water Across the United States, 2013-15

This data set includes results for hormone and pharmaceutical compounds analyzed in environmental and quality-control samples collected by the USGS National Water-Quality Assessment Project during 2013 through 2015 for a study of groundwater resources used for drinking-water supply across the United States. 
This data release includes:
Table 1. Site information and ancillary data (including principal aquifer, rock type, well depth, groundwater age information, aridity information, and land-use information) for groundwater sites sampled for hormones and pharmaceuticals by the National Water-Quality Assessment Project, 2013-15.
Table 2. Hormone and pharmaceutical results for groundwater samples collected by the National Water-Quality Assessment Project, 2013-15.
Table 3. Hormone and pharmaceutical results for field related blank samples of known blank type collected by the National Water-Quality Assessment Project for groundwater, 2013-15.
Table 4. Hormone and pharmaceutical results for laboratory matrix spikes and associated environmental samples collected by the National Water-Quality Assessment Project for groundwater, 2013-15.
Table 5. Hormone and pharmaceutical results for replicate samples and associated environmental samples collected by the National Water-Quality Assessment Project for groundwater, 2013-15.

Tags: cycle-3, drinking-water, groundwater, hormones, human-health, nawqa, pharmaceuticals, usgs-5ac7b6eae4b0e2c2dd1108db, water-quality
Organization: Department of the Interior
Vegetation biomass and density from three locations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, 2017 to 2018

Vegetation type and density data were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center at three locations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Data were collected in Lindsey Slough in April 2017, and Middle River and the Mokelumne River in March 2018. Vegetation samples were collected by divers, and used to determine dry biomass density. These data were collected as part of a cooperative project, with the USGS California Water Science Center and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, on the effects of invasive aquatic vegetation on sediment transport in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

Tags: aquatic-ecosystems, botany, cmhrp, coastal-and-marine-hazards-and-resources-program, inlandwaters, invasive-species, lindsey-slough, marsh, middle-river, mokelumne-river, pacific-coastal-and-marine-science-center, pcmsc, plant-and-animal-testing, plot-sampling, sacramento-san-joaquin-delta, sedimentation, specimen-collecting, state-of-california, substrate, u-s-geological-survey, usgs, usgs-5ac6a659e4b0e2c2dd0e2fe3
Organization: Department of the Interior
Swath bathymetric data from three locations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, 2017 to 2018

This part of the data release contains high-resolution swath bathymetry data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center at three locations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Data were collected in Lindsey Slough in April 2017, Middle River in March 2018, and Mokelumne River in March 2018 using an interferometric bathymetric sidescan sonar systems mounted to the USGS R/V Parke Snavely. Data are provided in 1-m resolution GeoTIFF formats. These data were collected as part of a study on the effects of invasive aquatic vegetation on sediment transport in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

Tags: bathymetry, bathymetry-and-elevation, bathymetry-measurement, cmhrp, coastal-and-marine-hazards-and-resources-program, field-observation, geoscientificinformation, geospatial-datasets, invasive-species, lindsey-slough, marine-geophysics, middle-river, mokelumne-river, multibeam-sonar, pacific-coastal-and-marine-science-center, pcmsc, sacramento-san-joaquin-delta, sea-floor-characteristics, seabed, seafloor-topography, state-of-california, u-s-geological-survey, usgs, usgs-5ac6a613e4b0e2c2dd0e2fe1
Organization: Department of the Interior
Hydrodynamic time-series data from three locations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, 2017 to 2018

Hydrodynamic and sediment transport time-series data, including water depth, velocity, turbidity, conductivity, and temperature, were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center at three locations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Data were collected in Lindsey Slough in April 2017, and Middle River and the Mokelumne River in March 2018. Data files are grouped by location. At each of the three sites, data were collected at stations outside and within patches of vegetation, to determine how submerged invasive vegetation influences tidal currents and suspended-sediment concentration. The Table below shows the data types collected at each station, and classifies stations as Vegetated (V) or Unvegetated (U). These data were collected as part of a study of the effects of invasive aquatic vegetation on sediment transport in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. At times, vegetation caught on instrument frames (both within and outside patches) compromised data quality. Users are advised to check data quality carefully, and to check metadata and instrument information, as individual instrument deployment times vary.

Tags: aquatic-ecosystems, cmhrp, coastal-and-marine-hazards-and-resources-program, conductivity, ctd, ctd-measurement, currents, field-observation, geoscientificinformation, invasive-species, lindsey-slough, marine-water-quality, middle-river, mokelumne-river, pacific-coastal-and-marine-science-center, pcmsc, physical-oceanography, pressure-sensors, sacramento-san-joaquin-delta, salinity, seabed, sediment-transport, shallow-water-habitat, state-of-california, suspended-material-water, suspended-sediment-concentration, tidal-height, tidal-shallows, time-series-datasets, turbidity, u-s-geological-survey, usgs, usgs-5ac6a5abe4b0e2c2dd0e2fdf, water-depth, water-level-measurements, water-pressure, water-temperature, wave-height-gauges, wave-observations
Organization: Department of the Interior
Acoustic-backscatter data from three locations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, 2017 to 2018

This part of the data release contains high-resolution acoustic-backscatter data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center at three study locations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California. Data were collected in Lindsey Slough in April 2017, Middle River in March 2018, and Mokelumne River in March 2018, using an interferometric bathymetric sidescan sonar systems mounted to the USGS R/V Parke Snavely. Data are provided in 1-m resolution GeoTIFF formats. These data were collected as part of a study of the effects of invasive aquatic vegetation on sediment transport in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

Tags: bathymetry, bathymetry-and-elevation, bathymetry-measurement, cmhrp, coastal-and-marine-hazards-and-resources-program, field-observation, geoscientificinformation, geospatial-datasets, invasive-species, lindsey-slough, marine-geophysics, middle-river, mokelumne-river, multibeam-sonar, pacific-coastal-and-marine-science-center, pcmsc, sacramento-san-joaquin-delta, sea-floor-characteristics, seabed, seafloor-topography, state-of-california, u-s-geological-survey, usgs, usgs-5ac6a504e4b0e2c2dd0e2fdb
Organization: Department of the Interior
Beaver-related Stream Restoration Projects in Western Rangelands

We systematically surveyed federal and state wildlife biologists, hydrological specialists, non-profit organizations, and working groups focused on beaver or wetland restoration in the western U.S.  We focused primarily on contacting land managers from states containing some portion of the Great Basin, although many of the projects described in surveys fell outside of this watershed.  Some land managers suggested colleagues who might be interested in participating in our study and these individuals were added to our list of contacts.  We also performed a literature search using Google Scholar.  We included only articles that were focused on primary research performed in the arid or semi-arid western US. We compiled all of the collected information into a geodatabase using ArGIS 10.3.1 (ESRI, Redmond, CA).  Although some projects included coordinates for the locations of beaver release, this information was not included in the database and georeferenced points were offset from the precise location of the projects to protect the sites.

Tags: biota, california, colorado, great-basin, idaho, montana, nevada, oregon, rangelands, usgs-5ac699aae4b0e2c2dd0e2f91, utah, washington, wyoming
Organization: Department of the Interior
Predictor, null model, response variable, and habitat suitability prediction rasters for a golden eagle hierarchical Bayesian synoptic model used for habitat selection in San Diego County, California. Derived from golden eagle data collected from November 2014-February 2017

This data release includes three types of data used in habitat modeling, and predictions from the habitat models. (1) Predictor rasters for proportion urban development within 1-km radius, proportion exurban within 1-km radius, vector ruggedness measure (VRM) within 500-m radius, topographic position index (TPI) within 500-m radius. (2) Twenty-nine null models for space use for 29 different golden eagles. (3) Twenty-nine response variable rasters of eagle locations per cell for 29 golden eagles. (4) A raster for predicted population-level probability of habitat selection and contours for predicted population-level probability of habitat selection and contours.
These data support the following publication: 
Tracey, J.A., Madden, M.C., Bloom, P.H., Katzner, T.E., and Fisher, R.N., 2018, Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) habitat selection as a function of land use and terrain, San Diego County, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2018-1067, 13 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20181067
References:
Tracey, J.A., Madden, M.C., Sebes, J.B., Bloom, P.H., Katzner, T.E., and Fisher, R.N. (2016) Biotelemetry data for golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) captured in coastal southern California, November 2014–February 2016: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 994, 32 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ds994.
Tracey, J.A., Madden, M.C., Sebes, J.B., Bloom, P.H., Katzner, T.E., and Fisher, R.N. (2017) Biotelemetery data for golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) captured in coastal southern California, February 2016–February 2017: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1051, 35 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1051.

Tags: animal-tracking, aquila-chrysaetos, biota, biotelemetry, boundaries, california, ecological-processes, ecology, environment, geography, golden-eagle, habitat-alteration, habitat-selection, habitats, hierarchical-bayesian-modeling, land-use-and-land-cover, land-use-change, san-diego, synoptic-model, telemetry, urban-development, usgs-5ac68706e4b0e2c2dd0e2f32
Organization: Department of the Interior
Root and Shoot Lengths of Rice and Bermuda Grass Seedlings Inoculated with Endophytic Bacteria from Phragmites australis

These data include measurements of root and shoot lengths of Rice (Oryza sativa) and Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) that were inoculated with nine endophytic bacterial isolates. The tabular data represent growth promotion and fungal infection susceptibility information. They also show the infection rate of F. oxysporum on Rice (Oryza sativa), Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) and Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua) when inoculated with SY1.

Tags: annual-bluegrass, bermuda-grass, biota, common-grass, cynodon-dactylon, endophytes, environment, invasive-species, natural-resource-management, oryza-sativa, phragmites-australis, poa-annua, rice, usgs-5ac67682e4b0e2c2dd0e2ee4
Organization: Department of the Interior
Environmental DNA (eDNA) data from aquatic habitats in Oregon and Nevada, 2017

The data sets contains hierarchical taxonomic identification information for DNA sequences detected in water samples from 5 locations.

Tags: aquatic, biodiversity, biota, edna, environmental-dna, inlandwaters, nevada, oregon, usgs-5ac64e7be4b0e2c2dd0e2ac3
Organization: Department of the Interior
Salinity tolerance among three freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) from Gulf Coastal Plain drainages

An important physiological constraint influencing distributions of coastal freshwater organisms is their tolerance for saline conditions. We experimentally evaluated salinity tolerance for three freshwater mussel species (Utterbackia imbecillis, Elliptio jayensis, and Glebula rotundata). Mussels were transferred abruptly from well water to one of five treatments (0 [control], 6, 12, 18 or 24 parts per thousand [ppt]) with no acclimation. Utterbackia imbecillis survived on average about 2 days at treatments ≥ 6 ppt, while Elliptio jayensis survived slightly longer (about 4 days). Glebula rotundata was most tolerant to salinity, surviving as well at 6 and 12 ppt as it did in the control. Additionally, G. rotundata survived at higher salinities (18 and 24 ppt) for an average of 7–8 days. To our knowledge, this is the highest salinity tolerance ever reported for a unionid. The salinity tolerance of U. imbecillis may be influenced by its inability to completely seal its valves. The variation we found in salinity tolerance of these species corresponds with their distributions in the Gulf Coastal Plain drainages: U. imbecillis and E. jayensis are primarily found in strictly freshwater habitats whereas G. rotundata inhabits lower reaches of rivers closer to the coast.

Tags: biota, osmoregulation, sea-level-change, usgs-5ac63169e4b0e2c2dd0e285f
Organization: Department of the Interior
Corallimorph Invasion Palmyra: Data

In 2007, a phase shift from corals to corallimorpharians (CM) was documented at Palmyra Atoll, Line Islands, centered around a shipwreck.   Subsequent surveys revealed CM to be overgrowing the reef benthos, including corals and coralline algae, potentially placing coral ecosystems in the atoll at risk.  This prompted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the lead management agency of the atoll, to remove the shipwreck.  Subsequent surveys showed reversal of spread of CM around the ship impact site.  We explain patterns of spread of the CM in terms of life history and local currents and show with a pilot study that pulverized bleach may be an effective tool to eradicate CM on a local scale.  If applied strategically, particularly in heavily infested (&gt;66% cover) areas, active intervention such as this could be an effective management tool to reduce CM impact on localized areas and decrease colonization rate of remaining reefs.  This is the first documentation of the response of an invasive cnidarian to shipwreck removal.  While this was a singular event in Palmyra, the spatial and temporal patterns of this invasion, as well as the eradications lessons described herein, are useful for anticipating and controlling similar situations elsewhere.

Tags: biological-population-management, biota, control, coral-reefs, corralimorpharian, ecosystem-management, environment, fishery-management, health, invasion-dynamics, natural-resource-management, phase-shifts, usgs-5ac628bde4b0e2c2dd0e2784
Organization: Department of the Interior
Bedrock Lithology for Glaciated Conterminous United States

The bedrock geology for the Glacial Environments and Surficial Sediments (GESS) geodatabase is an amalgamation of several “Integrated Geologic Map Databases for the United States” (Dicken and others, 2008; Ludington and others, 2007; Nicholson and others, 2007-1,-2,-3; Stoeser and others, 2007). Using the LITH62 and LITH62MINO attribute values from that series of maps and the associated lithclass 6.2 code text descriptions from the geodatabase, spatial elements of that geodatabase were grouped. A new GESS attribute was created,  “Litho_class,” and each spatial element was given a Litho_class value of non-carbonate sedimentary rock, carbonate rock, non-carbonate metamorphic rock, volcanic rock, plutonic rock, or unconsolidataed (material).

Tags: bedrock-geologic-units, carbonate-rock, cenezoic, connecticut, geological-maps, geoscientificinformation, glaciated-united-states, hydrogeologic-framework, hydrogeology, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, maine, massachusetts, mesozoic, metamorphic-rocks, michigan, minnesota, missouri, montana, nawqa, nebraska, new-hampshire, new-jersey, new-york, north-dakota, ohio, paleozoic, pennsylvania, plutonic-rocks, precambrian, rhode-island, sedimentary-rocks, south-dakota, usgs-5ac54209e4b0e2c2dd0c9cf1, vermont, volcanic-rocks, washington, wisconsin
Organization: Department of the Interior