AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative

PI collected water quality samples from amphibian breeding sites at Gourley Pond, Finley Cane Sinks, the Sinks, and Gum Swamp to assist an amphibian monitoring initiative (GRSM-00105). The geological and cultural features and histories associated with each site are also described. April samples show that the waters have low pH (3.9-6.2), low specific conductance, and variable dissolved oxygen concentrations. Aluminum and iron levels were somewhat elevated, except at Gourley Pond, which gets much of its water from stream overflow. Only traces of mercury were present in the water samples. August samples were taken from the only two ponds with water at that time (Finley Cane #2 and the Sinks) but the results of their analysis is missing from the annual report.

Tags: aphn, appalachian-highlands-network, ecological-framework-biological-integrity-focal-species-or-communities-amphibians-and-reptiles, great-smoky-mountains-national-park, grsm, grsm-00105, grsm-permitted-study-id-grsm-00130, ser, southeast-region
Organization: Department of the Interior
Coral Inventory at War in the Pacific National Historical Park - Open Format Dataset

Coral reef systems present in the park represent a vital element of Guam’s cultural, traditional, and economical heritage, and as such, are precious and in need of conservation. To facilitate the management of these resources, NPS determined that a Scleractinian (stony coral) species survey was necessary to establish a baseline for existing coral communities and other important factors for conservation. EnviroScience, Inc. performed a survey of stony coral species, coral habitat, and current evidence of stressors at WAPA’s Hågat and Asan Units in 2022. This report summarizes these findings from a management perspective and compares its findings to previous survey data from 1977 and 1999 (Eldridge et al. 1977; Amesbury et al. 1999). A current baseline for existing coral communities and other important factors for conservation necessitates the need for up-to-date data on the location, presence, relative abundance, and present health of corals. Park managers need this updated data to determine where and how to best focus conservation priorities and identify restoration opportunities. Management actions in park reef areas informed by this inventory included identifying locations where there were: high rates of sedimentation; high coral biomass; rare or threatened species, with a priority given to species endemic to Guam and listed as “threatened” under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA).

Tags: coral, data-package-type, ecological-framework-biological-integrity-at-risk-biota-te-species-and-communities, ecological-framework-biological-integrity-focal-species-or-communities-marine-communities, imd, national-park-service, nps, nps-inventory-and-monitoring-division, nps-species-inventory-program, open-format, scleractinia, stony-coral, wapa, war-in-the-pacific-national-historical-park
Organization: Department of the Interior
Lagomorph Inventory at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve 2022 - Dataset As Delivered - NPS Inventory Program

Inventory project as-delivered dataset. Material samples by site for future possible use.

Tags: american-pika, disease-spillover, habitat-occupancy, imd, inventory, lagomorph, leporid, national-park-service, nps, nps-inventory-and-monitoring-division, nps-species-inventory-program, rhdv2, rocky-mountain-network, sample, species-inventory
Organization: Department of the Interior
NGPN Plant Community Monitoring for Badlands National Park (BADL)

These data were generated by the work of many different field crews (2011-2024) who visited each unit each year collecting information on the condition of selected resources (Vital Signs). The data collection was guided by established methods and detailed protocols including: paired (2) 50-m line-point intercept transects for abundance; 10, 1-m2 quadrats for species diversity; 314-m2 circular plots for small diameter woody species (shrubs, seedlings and saplings); and 314-m2 or 1000-m2 for trees greater than 2.5-cm at 1-meter above the ground (1-inch at breast-height). 
The purpose of these data is to inform park staff, planners, administrators, partners and the public with quantitative records of the composition and abundance of vegetation in National Park Units. These data were carefully collected using precise methods, careful documentation, and multiple quality control steps. Species names and codes were cross-referenced to the USDA “Plants” database authority. Rare and unknown species were collected and verified by staff of the Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, University of Wyoming. These data are working files used to guide and inform park managers who make decisions about conservation and management of habitats and resources of the park based on desired conditions of resources. These data are provided as one key piece of evidence to support management of vegetation, fuels and habitats. No claims are made, legal or otherwise, regarding the accuracy, precision and utility of these data. Many people deserve credit for these data who cannot be named here, but also recognized are: Kara Paintner, Isabel Ashton, and Joan Jackson.
The Northern Great Plains Network (NGPN) is part of the NPS Inventory and Monitoring Division (IMD). We provide scientific support, data and interpretation related to resource conditions in park units within the Network in support of the National Park Service Organic Act and the National Parks Omnibus Management Act (Title II, Section 204 – Inventory and Monitoring Program). The NGPN network includes 13 NPS units: Fort Union NHS, Theodore Roosevelt NP, Knife River Indian Villages NHS, Devils Tower NM, Jewel Cave NM, Mount Rushmore NM, Badlands NP, Wind Cave NP, Fort Laramie NHS, Agate Fossil Beds NM, Scotts Bluff NM, Missouri NRR, and Niobrara NSR.

Tags: exotic-plants, forage, fuels, habitat-condition, native-species, ngpn, vegetation
Organization: Department of the Interior
NGPN Plant Community Monitoring for Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (AGFO)

These data were generated by the work of many different field crews (2011-2024) who visited each unit each year collecting information on the condition of selected resources (Vital Signs). The data collection was guided by established methods and detailed protocols including: paired (2) 50-m line-point intercept transects for abundance; 10, 1-m2 quadrats for species diversity; 314-m2 circular plots for small diameter woody species (shrubs, seedlings and saplings); and 314-m2 or 1000-m2 for trees greater than 2.5-cm at 1-meter above the ground (1-inch at breast-height). 
The purpose of these data is to inform park staff, planners, administrators, partners and the public with quantitative records of the composition and abundance of vegetation in National Park Units. These data were carefully collected using precise methods, careful documentation, and multiple quality control steps. Species names and codes were cross-referenced to the USDA “Plants” database authority. Rare and unknown species were collected and verified by staff of the Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, University of Wyoming. These data are working files used to guide and inform park managers who make decisions about conservation and management of habitats and resources of the park based on desired conditions of resources. These data are provided as one key piece of evidence to support management of vegetation, fuels and habitats. No claims are made, legal or otherwise, regarding the accuracy, precision and utility of these data. Many people deserve credit for these data who cannot be named here, but also recognized are: Kara Paintner, Isabel Ashton, and Joan Jackson.
The Northern Great Plains Network (NGPN) is part of the NPS Inventory and Monitoring Division (IMD). We provide scientific support, data and interpretation related to resource conditions in park units within the Network in support of the National Park Service Organic Act and the National Parks Omnibus Management Act (Title II, Section 204 – Inventory and Monitoring Program). The NGPN network includes 13 NPS units: Fort Union NHS, Theodore Roosevelt NP, Knife River Indian Villages NHS, Devils Tower NM, Jewel Cave NM, Mount Rushmore NM, Badlands NP, Wind Cave NP, Fort Laramie NHS, Agate Fossil Beds NM, Scotts Bluff NM, Missouri NRR, and Niobrara NSR.

Tags: exotic-plants, forage, fuels, habitat-condition, native-species, ngpn, vegetation
Organization: Department of the Interior
NGPN Plant Community Monitoring for Fort Laramie National Historic Site (FOLA)

These data were generated by the work of many different field crews (2011-2024) who visited each unit each year collecting information on the condition of selected resources (Vital Signs). The data collection was guided by established methods and detailed protocols including: paired (2) 50-m line-point intercept transects for abundance; 10, 1-m2 quadrats for species diversity; 314-m2 circular plots for small diameter woody species (shrubs, seedlings and saplings); and 314-m2 or 1000-m2 for trees greater than 2.5-cm at 1-meter above the ground (1-inch at breast-height). 
The purpose of these data is to inform park staff, planners, administrators, partners and the public with quantitative records of the composition and abundance of vegetation in National Park Units. These data were carefully collected using precise methods, careful documentation, and multiple quality control steps. Species names and codes were cross-referenced to the USDA “Plants” database authority. Rare and unknown species were collected and verified by staff of the Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, University of Wyoming. These data are working files used to guide and inform park managers who make decisions about conservation and management of habitats and resources of the park based on desired conditions of resources. These data are provided as one key piece of evidence to support management of vegetation, fuels and habitats. No claims are made, legal or otherwise, regarding the accuracy, precision and utility of these data. Many people deserve credit for these data who cannot be named here, but also recognized are: Kara Paintner, Isabel Ashton, and Joan Jackson.
The Northern Great Plains Network (NGPN) is part of the NPS Inventory and Monitoring Division (IMD). We provide scientific support, data and interpretation related to resource conditions in park units within the Network in support of the National Park Service Organic Act and the National Parks Omnibus Management Act (Title II, Section 204 – Inventory and Monitoring Program). The NGPN network includes 13 NPS units: Fort Union NHS, Theodore Roosevelt NP, Knife River Indian Villages NHS, Devils Tower NM, Jewel Cave NM, Mount Rushmore NM, Badlands NP, Wind Cave NP, Fort Laramie NHS, Agate Fossil Beds NM, Scotts Bluff NM, Missouri NRR, and Niobrara NSR.

Tags: exotic-plants, forage, fuels, habitat-condition, native-species, ngpn, vegetation
Organization: Department of the Interior
NGPN Plant Community Monitoring for Devils Tower National Monument (DETO)

These data were generated by the work of many different field crews (2011-2024) who visited each unit each year collecting information on the condition of selected resources (Vital Signs). The data collection was guided by established methods and detailed protocols including: paired (2) 50-m line-point intercept transects for abundance; 10, 1-m2 quadrats for species diversity; 314-m2 circular plots for small diameter woody species (shrubs, seedlings and saplings); and 314-m2 or 1000-m2 for trees greater than 2.5-cm at 1-meter above the ground (1-inch at breast-height). 
The purpose of these data is to inform park staff, planners, administrators, partners and the public with quantitative records of the composition and abundance of vegetation in National Park Units. These data were carefully collected using precise methods, careful documentation, and multiple quality control steps. Species names and codes were cross-referenced to the USDA “Plants” database authority. Rare and unknown species were collected and verified by staff of the Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, University of Wyoming. These data are working files used to guide and inform park managers who make decisions about conservation and management of habitats and resources of the park based on desired conditions of resources. These data are provided as one key piece of evidence to support management of vegetation, fuels and habitats. No claims are made, legal or otherwise, regarding the accuracy, precision and utility of these data. Many people deserve credit for these data who cannot be named here, but also recognized are: Kara Paintner, Isabel Ashton, and Joan Jackson.
The Northern Great Plains Network (NGPN) is part of the NPS Inventory and Monitoring Division (IMD). We provide scientific support, data and interpretation related to resource conditions in park units within the Network in support of the National Park Service Organic Act and the National Parks Omnibus Management Act (Title II, Section 204 – Inventory and Monitoring Program). The NGPN network includes 13 NPS units: Fort Union NHS, Theodore Roosevelt NP, Knife River Indian Villages NHS, Devils Tower NM, Jewel Cave NM, Mount Rushmore NM, Badlands NP, Wind Cave NP, Fort Laramie NHS, Agate Fossil Beds NM, Scotts Bluff NM, Missouri NRR, and Niobrara NSR.

Tags: exotic-plants, forage, fuels, habitat-condition, native-species, ngpn, vegetation
Organization: Department of the Interior
Origin of the Appalachian Gametophyte

"Vittaria appalachiana is a fern that grows on porous rock outcrops near streams throughout the Appalachian Mountains.  This particular species, however, spends its entire lifecycle in the haploid (gametophyte) stage; it is the only fern to completely lack a known sporophyte population anywhere in the world.  This species also has other confounding genetic traits as well.  This species is a polyploid, with a chromosome count (n=120) twice what might be expected in relation to its closest relative (Gastony, 1977).  The lack of a sporophyte in Vittaria appalachiana, along with its genetic disposition, suggests that it may have originated via an ancient hybridization event, with the subsequent extinction of its sporophyte generation.  However, much remains unknown about the evolutionary history of this species.  The proposed research aims to better elucidate the origin of Vittaria appalachiana and centers on three primary objectives: 

(1) to determine whether V. appalachiana is of hybrid origin (and if so, to determine the identity of the progenitors), or is representative of a divergent speciation event; 

(2) determine the mode of dispersal for V. appalachiana inferred from intraspecific genetic variation between populations; 

(3) attempt to estimate the date of hybridization or divergence for V. appalachiana.

Hia results indicate that a hybrid origin is unlikely and that V. appalachiana was instead derived from within the V. graminifolia lineage."

Tags: aphn, appalachian-highlands-network, appalachian-shoestring-fern, ecological-framework-biological-integrity-focal-species-or-communities-forest-woodland-communit, great-smoky-mountains-national-park, grsm, grsm-permitted-study-id-grsm-02296, ser, southeast-region, vittaria-appalachiana
Organization: Department of the Interior
Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Amistad National Recreation Area - Open Format Data Package

These data were converted from the originally delivered Microsoft Access PLOTs database from the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Amistad National Recreation Area.  These comma-delimited data tables contain(s) vegetation mapping plot classification and accuracy assessment data, as well as summary information about the data itself. If a table is empty, then it was empty in the original database.

Tags: accuracy-assessment, amis, amistad-national-recreation-area, botanical-survey, classification, database, habitat-types, imagery, national-vegetation-classification, nvc, nvcs, plots, releve, remote-sensing, usnvcs, vegetation, vegetation-inventory, vegetation-map, vegetation-mapping
Organization: Department of the Interior
Ungulate Use Pellet Count Analysis data package - Great Sand Dunes National Park 2016-2022

Ungulate Use Pellet count data package from Wetlands Ecological Integrity (WEI) monitoring data 2016-2022 at Great Sand Dunes National Park.

Tags: wetlands-ungulate-use-pellet-data-ecological-monitoring-romn-wei-data-package
Organization: Department of the Interior
Species Boundaries in the Wood-feeding Cockroach Cryptocercus

"This project is looking at genetic differences that may equate to separate species of the Wood-feeding Cockroach (Cryptocercus punctulatus) and their distribution across the Smokies.  At least two chromosomal types have been detected in the park across 53 sites spanning the width of the park.  Roaches from the western part of the park have 37 chromosome pairs while those from the eastern part of the park have 39 pairs.  To the east and north of the park, roaches have 45 pairs and still farther north into Virginia they have 43 pairs.  Some attempted crossing experiments were conducted with park roaches in the lab, with roaches from farther north.

Their results also indicate that a change in chromosome number, associated with cryptic species, is not necessarily accompanied by a change in the genes that code for hydrocarbons incorporated in the exoskeleton.
Dr. Gaku Tokuda of Japan is analyzing the symbiotic bateria found in the fat bodies of these insects."

Tags: aphn, appalachian-highlands-network, brown-hooded-cockroach, cryptocercus-punctulatus, ecological-framework-biological-integrity-focal-species-or-communities-terrestrial-invertebrate, great-smoky-mountains-national-park, grsm, origin-external, ser, southeast-region, studyid-grsm-00015, wood-feeding-cockroach
Organization: Department of the Interior
Indian River (Sitka, Alaska) stage and discharge from 2007-2016

All available river stage, water temperature, and discharge measurements from the Indian River in Sitka, Alaska, collected by NPS and NPS contractors from 7 September 2007 to 1 April 2016. See detailed descriptions of these data in:

Sergeant, C. J., and T. C. Schwarz. 2017. Summary of Indian River streamflow data collected by the Southeast Alaska Network: Sitka National Historical Park, 2007-2016. Natural Resource Report NPS/SEAN/NRR—2017/1399. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.

Tags: dischrage, ecological-framework-geology-and-soils-geomorphology-stream-river-channel-characteristics, ecological-framework-water-hydrology-surface-water-dynamics, ecological-framework-water-water-quality-water-chemistry, historical-data, hydrology, rating-curve, southeast-alaska-network, stage, streamflow, water-quality, water-temperature
Organization: Department of the Interior
Bird Banding Records Associated with Great Smoky Mountains National Park from the USGS Bird Banding Lab

Bird banding data from various research projects conducted within Great Smoky Mountains National Park, including but not limited to studies GRSM-00013, -00014, -00112, -00128, -00163, -00164, -00434, -00570, -00721, -00793, -00857, -00984, -01101, -01804, and -01805.  This data is periodically downloaded from the USGS Bird Banding Lab.  Most birds were captured in mist nets and fitted with a single metal numeric band.  Some individuals were also fitted with plastic colored bands to facilitate identification when seen free in the field.  Additional data collected includes species, age, sex, molt, reproductive status, date, capture location, capture time, and/or ectoparasites present.

Tags: aphn, appalachian-highlands-network, archilochus-colubris, avian-haematozoan, catharus-fuscescens, chestnut-sided-warbler, dark-eyed-junco, dendroica-pensylvanica, dumetella-carolinensis, ecological-framework-biological-integrity-focal-species-or-communities-birds, ecological-framework-biological-integrity-infestations-and-disease-animal-diseases, ectoparasite-inventory, erythropygia-leucosticta-colstoni, gray-catbird, great-smoky-mountains-national-park, grey-catbird, grsm, junco-hyemalis, maps, melospiza-melodia, monitoring-avian-productivity-survivorship, mourning-warbler, oporornis-philadelphia, origin-external, purchase-knob, ruby-throated-hummingbird, ser, song-sparrow, southeast-region, studyid-grsm-00013, studyid-grsm-00112, studyid-grsm-00128, studyid-grsm-00163, studyid-grsm-001804, studyid-grsm-001805, studyid-grsm-00434, studyid-grsm-00570, studyid-grsm-00721, studyid-grsm-00793, studyid-grsm-00857, studyid-grsm-00984, studyid-grsm-01006, studyid-grsm-01101, veery
Organization: Department of the Interior
SWAN Salt Marsh 2007, 2008 and 2018 Survey Datasets Data Package

Harmonized salt marsh data that represent the data analyzed for the 2020 report "Monitoring vegetation change in coastal marshes of Southwest Alaska, 2007–2018". Includes data from 2007, 2008 and 2018 field visits along with field definitions.

Use https://ezeml.edirepository.org/ (login required) to more easily read the .xml metadata.

Tags: community-ecology, imd, inventory-and-monitoring-division, katm, katmai-national-park-and-preserve, kefj, kenai-fjords-national-park, lacl, lake-clark-national-park-and-preserve, national-park-service, nps, salt-marsh, succession, swan, vegetation
Organization: Department of the Interior
Collection of Zapada chila Ricker (Plecoptera: Nemouridae)

Two different PIs, working separately, took permits to seek specimens of the stonefly genus Zapada for a taxonomic study.  A new species (Z. fumosa n. sp.) is currently being described from Walker Camp Prong in GRSM (Grubbs et al., in preparation). While this species appears to be somewhat well-distributed across the high Southern Appalachian Mountains, it is now apparent that Z. chila, coincidentally also described from Walker Camp Prong over 60 years ago is amongst the rarest of stonefly species in eastern North America. Zapada chila is known from only five specimens collected between 1944 and 1979. This permit would serve two purposes: to assess if Z. chila is still present in Walker Camp Prong and provide needed fresh material to complete the taxonomic study of eastern Zapada. 

Z. chila was relocated from two locations on Walker Camp Prong in 2014 for the first time in 35 years.  The new species was found there and also near the top of Noland Creek.

Three additional stonefly species were searched for by one of the PIs (Scott Grubbs). Leuctra monticola and L. nephophila (Plecoptera, Leuctridae) were described from Cades Cove and Andrews Bald, respectively. Both species are endemic to the high southern Appalachian Mountains and very uncommon in collections.

Along with four others, these two species has been placed in the Leuctra biloba species group. He seeks to assess if an unassigned species fits into this group using the current morphologically-based character traits. The third species, Acroneuria filicis (Plecoptera, Perlidae) was described from southeastern Kentucky ca. 70 years ago. A paratype series was also designated from "Chimneys Camp Grounds." Recent SEM work in my lab with eggs of this species has shown the GRSM specimens to be distinctive from A. filicis from the Type Locality in Kentucky and elsewhere from several localities throughout eastern North America. He anticipates that the GRSM A. filicis represents an undescribed species.  Grubbs collected in summer of 2015, but needs to collect for L. monticola in the spring.

Grubbs was able to locate Z. chila from Walker Camp Prong and L. nephophila from Noland Creek.  Specimens of additoinal species were collected.

Tags: aphn, appalachian-highlands-network, ecological-framework-biological-integrity-focal-species-or-communities-terrestrial-invertebrate, great-smoky-mountains-national-park, grsm, grsm-permitted-study-id-grsm-02320, ser, southeast-region, zapada-chila
Organization: Department of the Interior