AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
R1: Oregon Coast: 2014 Aerial Photography of Nesting Seabird Colony Islands for Monitoring Purposes - Selected Raw Images Used to Manual Count Nesting Seabirds and Flight Information

Photography from helicopter taken for the purposes of resource monitoring, specifically seabird colony status and distribution. Oregon Coast aerial and boat based photography taken ordinarily in June, 2014 on digital hand held cameras. Primarily captured from a helicopter roughly 800-900' in altitude, Right Front Photographer - Shawn Stephensen, USFWS, Right Rear Photographer - Bill Bridgeland, USFWS 

These images are taken as Large jpg and have about 1-foot pixel resolution. Please note that these photos have not been georeferenced. The photos have not been orthorectified and therefore there will be photo anomalies and mis-matches between adjoining photos. Caution should be exercised if attempting to use this imagery to conduct measurements.

Tags: aerial-photograph, digital-scan, ff01rorg00-002, ff01rtar00-002, general-management-inventory, general-management-monitoring, primr, seabird-colony, slide-film
Organization: Department of the Interior
R1: Oregon Coast: 2012 Aerial Photography of Nesting Seabird Colony Islands for Monitoring Purposes - Selected Raw Images Used to Manual Count Nesting Seabirds and Flight Information

Photography from helicopter taken for the purposes of resource monitoring, specifically seabird colony status and distribution. Oregon Coast aerial and boat based photography taken ordinarily in June, 2012 on digital hand held cameras. Primarily captured from a helicopter roughly 800-900' in altitude, Right Front Photographer - Shawn Stephensen, USFWS, Right Rear Photographer - David B. Ledig, USFWS 

These images are taken as Large jpg and have about 1-foot pixel resolution. Please note that these photos have not been georeferenced. The photos have not been orthorectified and therefore there will be photo anomalies and mis-matches between adjoining photos. Caution should be exercised if attempting to use this imagery to conduct measurements.

Tags: aerial-photograph, digital-scan, ff01rorg00-002, ff01rtar00-002, general-management-inventory, general-management-monitoring, primr, seabird-colony, slide-film
Organization: Department of the Interior
Invasive Plant Prioritization for Inventory and Early Detection at Lower Klamath and Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuges - Data Documentation

In 2017, a workshop was held for Lower Klamath and Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuges to 1) review the refuges conservation situation (goals, objectives, conservation priorities), 2) review invasive plant management history (target species and areas, management approaches and techniques), 3) evaluate invasive plant inventory and early detection priorities (species and areas), and 4) identify next steps to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of invasive plant management. This record holds the data documenting this effort.

Tags: alien, early-detection, general-biology-invasive-species-invasive-exotic-plants, invasive, inventory, ipiedpt, non-native, plants, priorities, prioritization, weeds
Organization: Department of the Interior
R1: Oregon Coast: Aerial Photography of Nesting Seabird Colony Islands for Monitoring Purposes - Geospatial Record-level metadata for the photos. (Open format)

Photography from helicopter (or plane) taken for the purposes of resource monitoring, specifically seabird colony status and distribution.

The USFWS has conducted aerial surveys to photograph surface-nesting seabird colonies annually within the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex (OCNWRC) since 1988 - 2009. These surveys were conducted by helicopter over two – three days in early- to mid- June, coincident with late incubation/early hatching of common murres. During each survey, photographs were taken at an oblique angle and at 260-330 m flying altitude by two photographers using 35 mm cameras and 100-400 mm lenses. More than 63,000 images from these surveys of Oregon and Washington seabird colonies were available only in 35 mm film slide format. The inevitable degradation of these slides, some of which are now nearly 40 years old, made conversion to a stable digital format critical in order to prevent loss of data.

A geospatial representation was created from the colony coordinates, to place a metadata record into a spatial context. The shapefile only includes photographs for the Oregon Coast NWRC. This is 63,346 images.

Tags: aerial-photograph, breeding-colonies, digital-scan, distribution, ff01rorg00-002, ff01rtar00-002, general-management-inventory, general-management-monitoring, population-trends, primr, seabird-colony, slide-film
Organization: Department of the Interior
Maumee River System Fish Community Dataset

Following their introduction, invasive species management is most successful and cost-effective when new invaders are detected while still rare. Given the low capture probability for extremely rare species, early detection programs for aquatic invasive species (AIS) must maximize efficiencies to be successful. This study introduces the Rare Community Index (RCI) as a tool to determine sampling hotspots within locations to potentially increase efficiencies of AIS monitoring efforts.

The RCI evaluates species assemblages at individual sites within a given spatial extent based on the observed species rarity and species richness. We chose to leverage these two metrics to guide future site selection under the assumption that areas with high numbers of established species, and specifically established rare species, would also attract newly introduced AIS. We applied the RCI using 9 years of species capture data in a Hotspot Analysis to identify optimal sampling areas within a large freshwater bay with a high risk of AIS introductions in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Additionally, we demonstrate how the RCI could be used to evaluate the relative effectiveness of fisheries gear types.

Our findings demonstrate that the RCI coupled with Hotspot Analysis identified areas within a large bay to prioritize sampling with various gear types. Additionally, the RCI identified differences in the relative effectiveness of different gear types in AIS monitoring surveys. The results are consistent with the published literature on the locations and gear types that would be most efficient for surveying.

Practical implication: the RCI provides a potential framework for optimizing sampling efficiency for AIS monitoring on the basis of species rarity and species richness. By prioritizing rare communities and adapting sampling priorities over time, the RCI offers a dynamic approach to monitoring AIS to facilitate early detection and response to preserve biodiversity in aquatic systems.

Included here is the Maumee River System Fish Community Dataset, which contains date, gear type, location coordinates, and species captured for each of the 619 sites utilized in the following publication:

Huber, E.D., G. Wright, J. L. Fischer, J. Lajavic, and K. Towne. 2025. Optimized early detection of aquatic invasive species using a community rarity index. Ecological Solutions and Evidence.

Tags: aquatic-invasive-species, early-detection, fish, fisheries, freshwater-ecosystems, general-biology-at-risk-biota-te-species, general-biology-communities-and-ecosystems-lacustrine, general-biology-communities-and-ecosystems-riverine, general-biology-invasive-species-invasive-exotic-animals, general-biology-species-fishes, general-management-adaptive-management, general-management-monitoring, general-management-natural-resources-management-fisheries-management, general-management-research, great-lakes, hotspot-analysis, lake-erie, maumee-bay, maumee-river, maumee-river-system, rare-community-index, rarity-index, sampling-methodology
Organization: Department of the Interior
MCSP Monarch and Plant Monitoring - SAS Output Summarizing 2017 SOP 4 Monarch Larva and Pupa Survival and Parasite Data

Output from programming code written to summarize fates of immature monarch butterflies collected and raised in captivity following SOP 4 (ServCat reference 103368). Collection and raising was conducted by crews from Neal Smith (IA), Necedah (WI) NWRs and near the town of Lamoni, Iowa. Results are given in tabular format in the excel file labeled as 2017 Metrics. Additional output from the SAS analysis code is given in the mht file.

Tags: captive-raising, chrysalis, danaus-plexippus, days-to-emergence, general-biology-communities-and-ecosystems-grassland-herbaceous, general-biology-species-invertebrates, general-biology-species-plants, general-biology-species-pollinators, general-management-monitoring, immp, larval-growth-stage, mcsp, milkweed, monarch, monarch-butterfly, ophryocystis-elektroschirrha-oe, parasitic-insects, survival
Organization: Department of the Interior
Kodiak bear GPS collar fix location data

GPS radio collar (Telonics Model #TGW-3790) programmed to record a location every hour from 15 May through 15 November. Collars contained an ultrahigh frequency (UHF) radio transmitter and locations were downloaded using an airplane fitted with a UHF receiver. Collars also collect activity data synchronous with each GPS location with an onboard mercury switch. Activity levels were expressed as the percentage of time being active during the data collection interval. We screened GPS locations for accuracy and removed relocations with a positional dilution of precision (PDOP) greater than 10 [50]. We restricted bear locations to the period of 10 July through the end of August each year to coincide with the annual sockeye salmon run. A sample of 51 female bears.

Tags: kodiak-bear, ursus-arctos-middendorffi
Organization: Department of the Interior
Invasive Plant Prioritization for Inventory and Early Detection at Marin Islands National Wildlife Refuge - Data Documentation

In 2017, invasive plant species and area priorities for baseline inventory and early detection were identified for Marin Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Results from this effort will inform a future inventory, and guide development of invasive plant management objectives and strategies. This record holds the data documenting this effort.

Tags: alien, early-detection, general-biology-invasive-species-invasive-exotic-plants, invasive, inventory, ipiedpt, non-native, plants, priorities, prioritization, weeds
Organization: Department of the Interior
Invasive Plant Prioritization for Inventory and Early Detection at Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge - Data Documentation

In 2016, a workshop was held for Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge to 1) review the refuge conservation situation (goals, objectives, conservation priorities), 2) review invasive plant management history (target species and areas, management approaches and techniques), 3) evaluate invasive plant inventory and early detection priorities (species and areas), and 4) identify next steps to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of invasive plant management. This record holds the data documenting this effort.

Tags: alien, early-detection, general-biology-invasive-species-invasive-exotic-plants, invasive, inventory, ipiedpt, non-native, plants, priorities, prioritization, weeds
Organization: Department of the Interior
Investigation of Microplastics Deposition in Remote Areas of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

A microplastic deposition collection device (MDCD) will be set up at Noland Divide, Elkmont, and UT. The samples will be collected every week over the duration of a couple months in 2020, July to December. The collection equipment will be made completely out of metals and wood to prevent potential plastic contamination and will cover a 3-feet by 3-feet area (Appendix A). Four wooden legs of the MDCD made from 2x4s will be placed on the surface of the ground, and only one MDCD will be present at each site to minimize site disturbance. The wet air deposition sample will enter the stainless-steel pan of the MDCD and be funneled into a metal bucket for collection where the amount captured will be recorded.

When approaching the MDCD at the site, the person collecting samples will be wearing clothing materials that are not made of plastic (i.e. cotton) and must stay downwind from the equipment at all times to eliminate chances of contaminating the sample. Deionized water carried into the site, in a glass container, will be poured over the surface of the MDCD to make sure all microplastics in the 3-feet by 3-feet area are included in the sample collected in the metal bucket. The captured water will be agitated by mixing with a metal paddle then a maximum of 1-gallon will be collected. A field blank will also be collected at each site to determine if any microplastic contamination occurred during the time of collection. Before leaving the site, information such as temperature, wind direction, humidity, and rainfall or snowfall, will be collected as well. The samples will then be carried out of the site and sent back to the UT lab, where they will be stored in a dark, approximately 4-degree Celsius refrigerator until lab processing and analysis can take place.

Tags: microplastics, studyid-grsm-02123
Organization: Department of the Interior
Glacier Bay Oceanographic Monitoring observations

Tabular data are sensor information obtained from oceanographic CTD instruments in the vicinity of Glacier Bay National Park beginning in 1993. These are created by taking raw CTD data and normalizing them against individual calibration parameters for each CTD sensor. Quality control measures include enforced compliance to mandatory validation criteria specified in protocol OC-2010.1 (Danielson et al. 2010) . Data were collected beginning in 1993 under the auspices of USGS. These data were identified as an I&M network vital sign in 2008. Beginning in calendar year 2009, monitoring responsibility was assumed by NPS SEAN. USGS data were recalculated from the original raw instrument "hex" data using the processes, form, and quality control specifications of the protocol. Spatial coverage includes the inside waters of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, as well as an adjoining area in Icy Strait, Alaska. Temporal coverage is July 1993 through the present.

Tags: alaska, chlorophyll-a, ctd, ecological-framework-water-hydrology-marine-hydrology, fluorometer, glacier-bay, icy-strait, monitoring, obs, oceanography, oceans, par, photosynthetically-available-radiation, physical-oceanography, pressure, salinity, sigma-t, temperature, turbidity
Organization: Department of the Interior
Shallow Lake Viereck Vegetation Classifications and Water Chemistry in CAKN and ARCN parks

As part of routine monitoring with the Shallow Lakes Program in the Central Alaska Network (CAKN) and Arctic Network (ARCN), vegetation information and water chemistry are collected. This is a subset of the vegetation classifications around the lake as described by Viereck (1992).

Tags: arctic, cations, ecological-framework-biological-integrity-focal-species-or-communities-freshwater-communities, ecological-framework-biological-integrity-focal-species-or-communities-vegetation-complex, ecological-framework-water-water-quality-water-chemistry, lake, shoreland-vegetation, specific-conductivity, subarctic, water-chemistry
Organization: Department of the Interior
ROMN Stream Ecological Integrity (SEI) Database - Glacier National Park 2007-2009

Stream Ecological Integrity Backend Database with data for Glacier National Park (2007-2009).

Tags: benthos, channel-characteristics, ecological-framework-geology-and-soils-geomorphology-stream-river-channel-characteristics, ecological-framework-human-use-non-point-source-human-effects-non-point-source-human-effects, ecological-framework-human-use-point-source-human-effects-point-source-human-effects, ecological-framework-water-hydrology-surface-water-dynamics, ecological-framework-water-water-quality-aquatic-macroinvertebrates-and-algae, ecological-framework-water-water-quality-microorganisms, ecological-framework-water-water-quality-nutrient-dynamics, ecological-framework-water-water-quality-toxics, ecological-framework-water-water-quality-water-chemistry, periphyton, romn, streams, water-chemistry, water-dynamics, water-quality
Organization: Department of the Interior
Pacific Island Network Early Detection of Invasive Plant Species Dataset 2022

The goal of the PACN early detection monitoring plan is to locate potentially invasive populations at early stages of invasion to inform park resource managers so that appropriate action (i.e., eradication, containment, additional monitoring) may be implemented. The primary objective: Identify and find non-native species that should be rapidly responded to and eradicated if possible. Steps towards meeting primary objective: 1) Survey dispersal corridors and other high-risk sites for incipient populations of potentially invasive plants. 2) Provide timely information to park managers regarding the presence of new and potentially invasive plant species in order to facilitate a rapid management response. 3) Update and maintain NPSpecies (https://irma.nps.gov/NPSpecies/), the plant species database for each park, including new species detected during field surveys. 4) Develop and distribute invasive plant outreach materials to park staff to increase awareness and reporting capability.

Tags: biota, early-detection, ecological-framework-biological-integrity-invasive-species-invasive-exotic-plants, havo, hawaii-volcanoes-national-park, invasive-species, nps-gov-subject-site-invasive-non-native-species, plant-species, plants, vegetation
Organization: Department of the Interior
Sierra Nevada Network Landbird Monitoring Data Package, 2011-2024

This data package contains Sierra Nevada Network (SIEN) Inventory and Monitoring Program landbirds tabular data collected during 2011-2024 at Yosemite National Park (YOSE), Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park (SEKI), and Devils Postpile National Monument (DEPO).

The protocol, publications, and all other associated links can be found in the project reference at: Bird Monitoring Protocol for National Parks in the Sierra Nevada Network: https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2124954

National parks in SIEN can fulfill vital roles as refuges for bird species dependent on late-successional forest conditions and as reference sites for assessing the effects of land-use and land-cover changes on bird populations throughout the larger Sierra Nevada region. These changes may result from regional processes such as land conversion and forest management, or from broader-scale phenomena such as global climate change. Monitoring population trends at ‘control’ sites in national parks is especially important because the parks are among the few sites in the United States where population trends resulting from large-scale regional or global change patterns are relatively unaffected by local changes in land use. Long-term monitoring of landbirds throughout SIEN provides information that can inform decisions about important management issues in the parks, including visitor impacts, fire management, and the effects of introduced species.

Landbirds are critical food-chain links, eating millions of seeds and insects and in turn, are prey for other creatures. Because they have specific needs for food, nest sites, and habitats they are easily impacted by change. For these reasons, birds are among the most sensitive indicators of ecosystem health and counting them is one of the most efficient ways to take the ecological pulse of an area.

Surveys were conducted in two large wilderness parks: Yosemite (YOSE) and Sequoia and Kings Canyon (SEKI) National Parks, and in one small park: Devils Postpile National Monument (DEPO).

Objectives are to 1) detect trends in the density of as many landbird species (including passerines, near-passerines, and galliformes) as possible throughout accessible areas of three SIEN parks during the breeding season and 2) track changes in the breeding season distribution of landbird species throughout accessible areas of SIEN parks.

Tags: aves, avian, biology, bird-data, birds, depo, devils-postpile-national-monument, ecological-framework-biological-integrity-focal-species-or-communities-birds, ecology, habitats, landbirds, monitoring, point-count, populations, resource-management, seki, sequoia-and-kings-canyon-national-parks, sien, sierra-nevada-network, species, surveys, terrestrial-ecosystems, transects, trend, yose, yosemite-national-park
Organization: Department of the Interior
Agat Sewage Treatment Plant: Impact of Secondary Treated Effluent on Guam Coastal Waters

This data package was created 2025-12-03 10:42:25 by NPSTORET and includes selected project, location, and result data.  Data are from Roy T. Tsuda and Deborah A. Grosenbaugh's 1977 (University of Guam Water Resources Research Center) 1977 Technical Report #3 (Marine Laboratory Technical Report #42) entitled "Agat Sewage Treatment Plant: Impact of Secondary Treated Effluent on Guam Coastal Waters".  This project addressed the need for a long-term study of the impact of a secondarily treated effluent on Guam shallow coastal waters to base future depth requirements on scientific observations of an existing sewage outfall.

Data contained in WAPA_NPSTORET_BE.ACCDB (NPSTORET back-end file) were filtered to include:

Organization:
- WAPA: War in the Pacific National Historical Park
Project:
- WAPA0024: Agat Sewage Treatment Plant: Impact of Secondary Treated Effluent on Guam Coastal Waters
Station:
- Include Trip QC And All Station Visit Results
Value Status:
- Accepted or Certified (exported as Final) or Final

The data package is organized into six data tables:
- Projects.csv - describes the purpose and background of the monitoring efforts
- Locations.csv - documents the attributes of the monitoring locations/stations
- Results.csv - contains the field measurements, observations, and/or lab analyses for each sample/event/data grouping
- HUC.csv - enumerates the domain of allowed values for 8-digit and 12-digit hydrologic unit codes utilized by the Locations data table
- Characteristics.csv - enumerates the domain of characteristics available in NPSTORET to identify what was sampled, measured or observed in Results
- Taxon.csv - enumerates the domain of taxa available in NPSTORET to identify the organism sampled for Results

Period of record for filtered data is 1975-05-01 to 1977-07-01.  This data package is a snapshot in time of one National Park Service project. The most current data for this project, which may be more or less extensive than that in this data package, can be found on the Water Quality Portal at:

https://www.waterqualitydata.us/data/Result/search?project=WAPA0024&mimeType=csv&zip=yes&dataProfile=biological&providers=STORET

Tags: density, nitrate, npstoret, phosphate, population-and-community-properties, water-quality, wave-height, wind-direction, wind-speed
Organization: Department of the Interior