AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Survey plot data - Land Cover Mapping, North Slope of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, 2019

The resource contains general plot data, including location data (lat/long) from the ABR, Inc. – Environmental Research and Services (ABR) 2019 ground and aerial surveys, the 2013 Alaska Ecoscience Hula Hula & Dalton Hwy dataset, and the 1987-1992 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plots from Jorgenson et al. (1994). Location data are missing for some plots in the Jorgenson et al. (1994), and this is how we received the data.

The data in this resource relates to the other data deliverable resources through the project_id and plot_id fields.

Tags: anwr, arctic-coastal-plain, classification, ecological-land-survey, habitat, land-cover, mapping, north-slope, remote-sensing, vegetation
Organization: Department of the Interior
Coastal Topography Monitoring Data for Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE) through 2023

These files contain topographic profiles collected at GATE through the 2023 field season

Tags: application-inventory-registry, beach, coastal-topography, dune, ecological-framework-geology-and-soils-geomorphology-coastal-oceanographic-features-and-process, geomorphologic, im, inventory-monitoring, ncbn, northeast-coastal-and-barrier-network, shoreline, vital-sign
Organization: Department of the Interior
Life history strategies of stream fishes linked to predictors of hydrologic stability

Open Access Data.  Hitt, NP, Landsman, AP, and Raesly, RL. 2022. Life history strategies of stream fishes linked to predictors of hydrologic stability. Ecology and Evolution 12.e8861.

Tags: ecological-framework-biological-integrity-focal-species-or-communities-fishes, ecological-framework-biological-integrity-focal-species-or-communities-freshwater-communities, freshwater-fish, hydrology, karst, life-history, streams
Organization: Department of the Interior
Blister Rust in Sugar Pine Inventory at Yosemite National Park 2023 - Open Format Dataset

Invasive white pine blister rust (Cronartium ribicola, WPBR) threatens white pine populations throughout North America. Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana), for example, has been declining in Sequoia and King Canyon National Parks (SEKI) due to WPBR, as well as other mortality agents, including fire, drought, and mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae, MPB). Whether these declines reflect population trends farther north in Yosemite National Park, however, is largely unknown. To this end, we surveyed 56 plots between June and October, 2023 in Yosemite. To test whether fire impacted WPBR or sugar pine recruitment, 23 plots were established in the Rim Fire footprint. Average extent (% of plots with ≥ 1 infection) and infection rate (% of all live stems with ≥ 1 infection) was 48.2% and 3.7%, respectively, though the extent was much lower in the Rim Fire plots (26.1%) compared to the primary plots (63.6%). Our generalized linear mixed models of infection rate suggested that fire and the presence of alternate hosts were important correlates of WPBR. As fire severity increased, WPBR infections declined, suggesting that high severity fire may dampen infection rates. Additionally, MPB was typically found in larger diameter stems, and the extent was higher in primary plots (54.6%) compared to the Rim Fire plots (30.4%). Recent surveys from SEKI show that sugar pine and WPBR infection rates are declining, likely due to complex interactions with drought, MPB, and fire. Comparable infection rates in Yosemite suggest that both sugar pine and WPBR may be following a similar trajectory. Though long-term monitoring is needed to quantify trends, our results underscore that restoration will help ensure the persistence of this ecologically important species.

Tags: data-package-type, disease-spread, fire-restoration, forest-health, imd, national-park-service, nps, nps-inventory-and-monitoring-division, nps-species-inventory-program, open-format, yose, yosemite-national-park
Organization: Department of the Interior
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park Breeding Bird Monitoring Data FY 2014

Data are part of the GULN Inventory and Monitoring Program Land bird monitoring project for PAAL. Data were collected by Kenneth Pruit through a cooperative agreement with GULN and UT Brownsville in 2014. A separate reference is available for the Field Sheets that accompanies this data set.

Tags: ecological-framework-biological-integrity-focal-species-or-communities-birds
Organization: Department of the Interior
NGPN Plant Community Monitoring for Jewel Cave National Monument (JECA)

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 NMEM, 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 Union National Historic Site (FOUS)

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
Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA) Vegetation datasets at monitoring sites associated with National Parks 2009-2021

Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA) Vegetation data package from 2009-2021 at Great Sand Dunes National Park, Pecos Wilderness, Rocky Mountain National Park, and Yellowstone National Park.  

Datasets includes:

1) Surface Cover in 1x1 meter quadrat frames
2) Vegetation Species Cover from 1x1 meter plots (both visually estimated cover and pointing hits)
3) Summit Area Sections surface cover
4) Summit Area Sections vascular vegetation

Tags: alpine, ecological-monitoring, romn-avcss, romn-avcss-data-package, vegetation
Organization: Department of the Interior
Wetlands Ecological Integrity Depth To Water Hand Measurements data package - Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Great Sand Dunes National Park, and Rocky Mountain National Park 2007-2022

Wetlands Ecological Integrity Depth to Water Hand Measurements from 2007-2022 Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Rocky Mountain National Park.

Tags: depth-to-water, ecological-integrity, romn-wei-data-package, wetlands
Organization: Department of the Interior
NGPN Plant Community Monitoring for Mount Rushmore National Memorial (MORU)

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 NMEM, 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 Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site (KNFI)

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 NMEM, 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
Southeast Coast Network Assessment of Estuarine Water Quality at Canaveral National Seashore, 2009-2024

The Southeast Coast Network assessed water-quality at Canaveral Island National Seashore as part of the National Park Service Vital Signs Monitoring Program. Monitoring was conducted following methods developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of the National Coastal Assessment Program. Laboratory analysis measured chlorophyll a and total and dissolved concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorous. Field measurements included water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, and salinity. Water clarity, which requires a Secchi depth measurement, was calculated when possible. All measured parameters were rated as good, fair, or poor based on thresholds set by the EPA’s National Coastal Assessment Program. The Southeast Coast Network's monitoring approach is extensively documented in the Protocol for Monitoring Estuarine Water and Sediment Quality in Selected Southeast Coast Network Parks: Protocol Narrative version 2.0 (Starkey et al. 2023) and associated Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Version 1.0 of the protocol (Gregory et al. 2013) was implemented between 2007 and 2018. Version 2.0 of the protocol was implemented 2019 to present and was updated to be aligned with new technology and techniques documented in revised Standard Operating Procedures. Monitoring objectives remain consistent across both versions of the protocol. The monitoring objective associated with this dataset is: Determine status and spatial variability of water and nutrient conditions in estuarine waters every five years near SECN parks.

Tags: chlorophyll, coastal-assessment, condition, estuary, field-operations, nutrients, parkwide-assessment, protocol, water-clarity, water-quality
Organization: Department of the Interior
Appalachian Highlands Network Published Water Quality Data 2009 Through WY2024 from the APHN_WQ Project as of 2/19/2025

This data package was created 2025-02-19 15:41:53 by NPSTORET and includes selected project, location, and result data.

Data contained in the Appalachian Highlands Network NPSTORET back-end file (APHN_NPSTORET_BE_20250210.ACCDB) were filtered to include:

Organization:
- APHN: Appalachian Highlands Network
Station:
- Include Trip QC And All Station Visit Results
Activity Start Date (<=9/30/2024)
Value Status:
- Accepted or Certified (exported as Final) or Final

The data package is organized into five 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

Period of record for filtered data is 2009-03-10 to 2024-09-19.  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=APHN_WQ&mimeType=csv&zip=yes&dataProfile=resultPhysChem&providers=STORET

Tags: acid-neutralizing-capacity, acidic, alkalinity, aluminum, ammonium, anions, antimony, aphndidthis, bacteria, cadmium, calcium, carbon, cations, chemical-properties, chloride, chromium, copper, discrete, dissolved-oxygen, elements-and-compounds, fluorine, hydrogen-ions, hydrological-properties, ions, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, nickel, nitrate, nitrite, nitrogen, npstoret, ph, phosphate, phosphorus, potassium, silicon, sodium, specific-conductivity, streamflow, strontium, sulfate, turbidity, water-quality, water-temperature, zinc
Organization: Department of the Interior
NCCN Prairie Vegetation Monitoring Data Package, 2007-2017

This data package contains North Coast and Cascades Network (NCCN) Inventory and Monitoring Program prairie vegetation monitoring tabular data collected during 2007-2017 at the American Camp Unit of San Juan Island National Historical Park (SAJH).

The protocol, publications, and all other associated links can be found in the NCCN Monitoring Prairie Vegetation project reference at: https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2193720

San Juan Island National Historical Park protects some of the last remaining prairies in Washington state. Over 60% of the American Camp unit is dominated by grasslands that have persisted since the end of the Pleistocene. In 2007, the National Park Service initiated monitoring to document status and trends in cover and ecological condition of vegetation communities using repeatable, rapid assessment of physiognomic class and vegetation quality along line-intercept belt transects.

Transect-based sampling was designed to address a hierarchy of monitoring questions linked to management objectives, including the maintenance of the vegetation structure (e.g., forest versus herbaceous) associated with the cultural landscape and the continued ecological integrity of plant communities. The ecological condition of prairies is threatened by persistent, introduced grasses and exotic shrubs. Monitoring objectives included: 1) detect change in the extent of physiognomic cover types, 2) detect change in the proportion of areas dominated by exotic plant species, 3) detect change in the quality of herbaceous cover types, and 4) detect changes in composition and diversity of herbaceous cover types. Monitoring was implemented at the American Camp unit of SAJH, since 90% of all prairies are located within this section of the park. Transects proved to be an economical and reliable method for monitoring long-term trends in landscape cover with transient crews, but detailed vegetation monitoring (i.e., species frequency and relative abundance) is needed to better assess prairie condition over time.

Data within this package include point sampling locations, sampling effort and conditions, transect vegetation structure data, and phenological observations. The associated spatial transect lines and segments can be found at https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2305031.

Tags: abundance, biology, community-composition, ecological-framework-biological-integrity-focal-species-or-communities-grassland-herbaceous-com, ecological-framework-biological-integrity-focal-species-or-communities-vegetation-complex, ecological-framework-biological-integrity-invasive-species-invasive-exotic-plants, ecology, grassland, herbaceous, monitoring, nccn, north-coast-and-cascades-network, phenology, physiology, plant-cover, prairie, resource-management, sajh, san-juan-island-national-historical-park, species, surveys, transect, vegetation
Organization: Department of the Interior
Imagery data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Gulf Islands National Seashore

This reference contains the imagery data used in the completion of the baseline vegetation inventory project for the NPS park unit. Orthophotos, raw imagery, and scanned aerial photos are common files held here.

Primary imagery used for interpretation was 4-band (RGB and CIR) orthoimages from 2014 and 2016 with resolutions of 15 centimeters (cm) (Florida only) and 30 cm. Supplemental imagery with varying coverage across the study area included National Aerial Imagery Program 50 cm imagery for Mississippi (2016) and Florida (2017), 15 and 30 cm true color Digital Earth Model imagery for Mississippi (2016 and 2017), and current and historical true-color Google Earth and Bing Map imagery. National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration National Geodetic Survey 30 cm true color imagery from 2017 (post Hurricane Nate) supported remapping the Mississippi barrier islands after Hurricane Nate.

Tags: accuracy-assessment, botanical-survey, classification, geodatabase, 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