AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Groundwater withdrawals from the Floridan aquifer system by county, 2000

Values represent groundwater withdrawals from the Floridan aquifer system for 2000 in the southeastern United States. Withdrawals were computed by multiplying the gross groundwater withdrawals for each county by a coefficient representing the proportion of total groundwater withdrawals coming from each aquifer. Coefficients for each county and water-use category were back-calculated from data published in Marella and Berndt, 2005, Water withdrawals and trends from the Floridan aquifer system in the southeastern United States, 1950–2000: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1278, 20 p. and also from unpublished data from the U.S. Geological Survey South Atlantic Water Science Center (Georgia District).

Tags: alabama, florida, floridan-aquifer-system, georgia, groundwater, south-carolina, usgs-5863f33ee4b0cd2dabe7bf99, water-use
Organization: Department of the Interior
Data for Comparison of size, terminal fall velocity and density of bighead, silver, and grass carp eggs for use in drift modeling

Invasive Asian carps established in the United States spawn in turbulent water of rivers and their eggs and early larvae develop while drifting in the current. The eggs are slightly denser than water and are held in suspension by water turbulence.  The eggs are believed to perish if they settle before hatching.  It is thus possible to use egg drift modeling to assess the capability of a river to support survival of Asian carp eggs.  Data to populate such models include the physical properties of the assessed rivers, and information on egg size, density, and terminal fall velocity (sinking rates).   Herein, we present the physical characteristics of the eggs as a function of post fertilization time. We recorded mean egg diameter and terminal fall velocity for eggs from each species during the first five hours of development, and at approximately 12 and 22 hours post fertilization. Eggs of all species reached their maximum size before 4 hours. Water-hardened Silver Carp Hypophathalmicthys molitrix and Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella eggs were similarly sized in our trials, and Bighead Carp Hypophathalmichthys nobilis water-hardened eggs were the largest.  After water hardening, Silver Carp eggs sank slowest and Bighead Carp eggs sank fastest. For a given species, smaller diameter eggs generally had faster terminal velocity and had higher specific gravity than larger eggs.  These data were used to develop a regression growth model of eggs of three species of Asian carp, which includes time-dependent relations for density and diameter of eggs. Asian carp growth models used in conjunction with egg drifting models provide insights regarding the potential of a river to transport Asian carp eggs in suspension until hatching.

Tags: bighead-carp, drift-model, early-life-history, grass-carp, invasive-species, silver-carp, usgs-58655f9ae4b0cd2dabe7c34b
Organization: Department of the Interior
High resolution water temperature data for Dexter Reservoir, Oregon, USA, May 29 to July 20, 2014

This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data Release provides high resolution water temperature data collected at a long-term monitoring site in Dexter Reservoir, Oregon, USA, May 29 to July 20, 2014. All data are reported as raw measured values in degrees Celsius (°C) and are not rounded to USGS significant figures. A distributed temperature sensing cable was used for high resolution measurement of water temperatures throughout the water column at the long-term monitoring site, which has persistent summer cyanobacterial blooms.

Tags: brugg-high-resolution-dts-cable, depth, dexter-reservoir, distributed-temperature-sensing-dts-cable, freshwater, oregon, temperature, united-states, usgs-58658c54e4b0cd2dabe7c3c3
Organization: Department of the Interior
Potential climate change impacts on alpine connectivity in the U.S. Northern Rockies

Establishing connections among natural landscapes is the most frequently recommended strategy for adapting management of natural resources in response to climate change. The U.S. Northern Rockies still support a full suite of native wildlife, and survival of these populations depends on connected landscapes. Connected landscapes support current migration and dispersal as well as future shifts in species ranges that will be necessary for species to adapt to our changing climate. Working in partnership with state and federal resource managers and private land trusts, we sought to: 1) understand how future climate change may alter habitat composition of landscapes expected to serve as important connections for wildlife, 2) estimate how wildlife species of concern are expected to respond to these changes, 3) develop climate-smart strategies to help stakeholders manage public and private lands in ways that allow wildlife to continue to move in response to changing conditions, and 4) explore how well existing management plans and conservation efforts are expected to support crucial connections for wildlife under climate change. We assessed vulnerability of eight wildlife species and four biomes to climate change, with a focus on potential impacts to connectivity. Our assessment provides some insights about where these species and biomes may be most vulnerable or most resilient to loss of connectivity and how this information could support climate-smart management action. We also encountered high levels of uncertainty in how climate change is expected to alter vegetation and how wildlife are expected to respond to these changes. This uncertainty limits the value of our assessment for informing proactive management of climate change impacts on both species-specific and biome-level connectivity (although biome-level assessments were subject to fewer sources of uncertainty). We offer suggestions for improving the management relevance of future studies based on our own insights and those of managers and biologists who participated in this assessment and provided critical review of this report.

Tags: alpine, climate-change, connectivity, environment, environment-and-conservation, idaho, montana, natural-resource-management, rocky-mountains, united-states, usgs-58658fb4e4b0cd2dabe7c3d1, wyoming
Organization: Department of the Interior
Magnetotelluric sounding data, stations 1-9, Taos Plateau Volcanic Field, New Mexico, 2009

This dataset includes the magnetotelluric (MT) sounding data collected in 2009 in and near the San Luis Basin, New Mexico. The U.S. Geological Survey conducted a series of multidisciplinary studies, including MT surveys, in the San Luis Basin to improve understanding of the hydrogeology of the Santa Fe Group and the nature of the sedimentary deposits comprising the principal groundwater aquifers of the Rio Grande rift. The shallow unconfined and the deeper confined Santa Fe Group aquifers in the San Luis Basin are the main sources of municipal water for the region. The population of the San Luis Basin region is growing rapidly and water shortfalls could have serious consequences. Future growth and land management in the region depend on accurate assessment and protection of the region's groundwater resources.

Tags: apparent-resistivity, aquifer, cerro, cggsc, crustal-geophysics-and-geochemistry-science-center, electromagnetic-surveying, geophysics, geoscientificinformation, gps-measurement, groundwater, hydrogeology, impedance, impedance-phase, impedance-strike, magnetic-field-earth, magnetic-surveying, magnetotelluric, mineral-resources-program, mrp, mt, new-mexico, questa, rocky-mountains, san-luis-valley, sounding, taos, taos-county, tipper, tres-piedras, usgs-5866c462e4b0cd2dabe7c663
Organization: Department of the Interior
Conservation Planning for the Colorado River in Utah - Quality of Canopy for Nesting for Riparian Overstory Model

This dataset represents the penalty for thin canopy trees as mapped along the Colorado River bottomland from the Colorado state line (San Juan and Grand Counties, Utah) to the southern Canyonlands NP boundary, as of September 2010. Traditional image interpretation cues were used to develop the polygons, such as shape, size, pattern, tone, texture, color, and shadow, from high resolution, true color, aerial imagery (0.3m resolution), acquired for the project. Additional, public available aerial photos (NAIP, 2011) were used to cross-reference cover classes. As with any digital layer, this layer is a representation of what is actually occurring on the ground. Errors are inherent in any interpretation of ground qualities. Due to the "snapshot" nature of the aerial photos, this cover layer reflects conditions that existed when the imagery was collected (September, 2010). This mapping was conducted as part of the Colorado River Conservation Planning Project, a joint effort between the National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, US Geological Survey, Bureau of Land Management, and Utah Forestry Fire and State Lands.

Tags: arches-national-park, biota, canyonlands-national-park, colorado-river, conservation-planning, environment, grand-county, habitat-suitability, inlandwaters, moab, riparian, san-juan-county, tamarisk, upper-colorado-river, usgs-5866f120e4b0cd2dabe7c6a8, utah
Organization: Department of the Interior
Conservation Planning for the Colorado River in Utah - Size of Tree Patch for Riparian Overstory Model

This dataset represents relative patch size of riparian trees as mapped along the Colorado River bottomland from the Colorado state line (San Juan and Grand Counties, Utah) to the southern Canyonlands NP boundary, as of September 2010. This mapping was conducted as part of the Colorado River Conservation Planning Project, a joint effort between the National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, US Geological Survey, Bureau of Land Management, and Utah Forestry Fire and State Lands.

Tags: arches-national-park, biota, canyonlands-national-park, colorado-river, conservation-planning, environment, grand-county, habitat-suitability, inlandwaters, moab, riparian, san-juan-county, tamarisk, upper-colorado-river, usgs-5866f5b2e4b0cd2dabe7c6ac, utah
Organization: Department of the Interior
Conservation Planning for the Colorado River in Utah - Tamarisk Penalty for Riparian Overstory Model

This dataset represents the prevalence of tamarisk (tamarisk penalty) as mapped along the Colorado River bottomland from the Colorado state line (San Juan and Grand Counties, Utah) to the southern Canyonlands NP boundary, as of September 2010. Traditional image interpretation cues were used to develop the polygons, such as shape, size, pattern, tone, texture, color, and shadow, from high resolution, true color, aerial imagery (0.3m resolution), acquired for the project. Additional, public available aerial photos (NAIP, 2011) were used to cross-reference cover classes. As with any digital layer, this layer is a representation of what is actually occurring on the ground. Errors are inherent in any interpretation of ground qualities. Due to the "snapshot" nature of the aerial photos, this cover layer reflects conditions that existed when the imagery was collected (September, 2010). This mapping was conducted as part of the Colorado River Conservation Planning Project, a joint effort between the National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, US Geological Survey, Bureau of Land Management, and Utah Forestry Fire and State Lands.

Tags: arches-national-park, biota, canyonlands-national-park, colorado-river, conservation-planning, environment, grand-county, habitat-suitability, inlandwaters, moab, riparian, san-juan-county, tamarisk, upper-colorado-river, usgs-5866f861e4b0cd2dabe7c6af, utah
Organization: Department of the Interior
Conservation Planning for the Colorado River in Utah - Prevalence of Trees for Riparian Overstory Layer Model

This dataset represents the prevalence of trees as mapped along the Colorado River bottomland from the Colorado state line (San Juan and Grand Counties, Utah) to the southern Canyonlands NP boundary, as of September 2010. This mapping was conducted as part of the Colorado River Conservation Planning Project, a joint effort between the National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, US Geological Survey, Bureau of Land Management, and Utah Forestry Fire and State Lands.

Tags: arches-national-park, biota, canyonlands-national-park, colorado-river, conservation-planning, environment, grand-county, habitat-suitability, inlandwaters, moab, riparian, san-juan-county, tamarisk, upper-colorado-river, usgs-5866fbe4e4b0cd2dabe7c6b2, utah
Organization: Department of the Interior
Conservation Planning for the Colorado River in Utah - Diversity of Woody Structure for Riparian Overstory Model

This dataset represents the diversity of woody cover types (averaged per 1.5 ha) as mapped along the Colorado River bottomland from the Colorado state line (San Juan and Grand Counties, Utah) to the southern Canyonlands NP boundary, as of September 2010. This mapping was conducted as part of the Colorado River Conservation Planning Project, a joint effort between the National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, US Geological Survey, Bureau of Land Management, and Utah Forestry Fire and State Lands.

Tags: arches-national-park, biota, canyonlands-national-park, colorado-river, conservation-planning, environment, grand-county, habitat-suitability, inlandwaters, moab, riparian, san-juan-county, tamarisk, upper-colorado-river, usgs-5866fe86e4b0cd2dabe7c6b5, utah
Organization: Department of the Interior
Conservation Planning for the Colorado River in Utah - Riparian Understory Model Output Data for Colorado River in Utah

This is a habitat suitability model riparian understory species in the Colorado River bottomland in Utah. The model incorporates the density of shrubs, the number of shrub species present, and the stillness of adjacent water.

Tags: arches-national-park, biota, canyonlands-national-park, colorado-river, conservation-planning, environment, grand-county, habitat-suitability, inlandwaters, moab, riparian, san-juan-county, tamarisk, upper-colorado-river, usgs-5867ba99e4b0cd2dabe7c743, utah
Organization: Department of the Interior
Conservation Planning for the Colorado River in Utah - Rocky Fringe Snakes Model Output Data for Colorado River in Utah

This is a habitat suitability model for snakes that prefer the rocky boundaries of the bottomland of the Colorado River in Utah. The model incorporates distance to water, distance to the bottomland boundary, diversity of woody cover, and diversity of cover types within a 50 sq meter areas. See Open File Report, Rasmussen and Shafroth, Colorado River Conservation Planning for geoprocessing details.

Tags: arches-national-park, biota, canyonlands-national-park, colorado-river, conservation-planning, environment, grand-county, habitat-suitability, inlandwaters, moab, riparian, san-juan-county, tamarisk, upper-colorado-river, usgs-58699728e4b0f5ce109fa662, utah
Organization: Department of the Interior
Potential climate change impacts on fisher connectivity in the U.S. Northern Rockies

Establishing connections among natural landscapes is the most frequently recommended strategy for adapting management of natural resources in response to climate change. The U.S. Northern Rockies still support a full suite of native wildlife, and survival of these populations depends on connected landscapes. Connected landscapes support current migration and dispersal as well as future shifts in species ranges that will be necessary for species to adapt to our changing climate. Working in partnership with state and federal resource managers and private land trusts, we sought to: 1) understand how future climate change may alter habitat composition of landscapes expected to serve as important connections for wildlife, 2) estimate how wildlife species of concern are expected to respond to these changes, 3) develop climate-smart strategies to help stakeholders manage public and private lands in ways that allow wildlife to continue to move in response to changing conditions, and 4) explore how well existing management plans and conservation efforts are expected to support crucial connections for wildlife under climate change. We assessed vulnerability of eight wildlife species and four biomes to climate change, with a focus on potential impacts to connectivity. Our assessment provides some insights about where these species and biomes may be most vulnerable or most resilient to loss of connectivity and how this information could support climate-smart management action. We also encountered high levels of uncertainty in how climate change is expected to alter vegetation and how wildlife are expected to respond to these changes. This uncertainty limits the value of our assessment for informing proactive management of climate change impacts on both species-specific and biome-level connectivity (although biome-level assessments were subject to fewer sources of uncertainty). We offer suggestions for improving the management relevance of future studies based on our own insights and those of managers and biologists who participated in this assessment and provided critical review of this report.

Tags: climate-change, connectivity, environment, environment-and-conservation, fisher, idaho, montana, natural-resource-management, rocky-mountains, united-states, usgs-5867d889e4b0cd2dabe7c754, wyoming
Organization: Department of the Interior
Potential climate change impacts on forest connectivity in the U.S. Northern Rockies

Establishing connections among natural landscapes is the most frequently recommended strategy for adapting management of natural resources in response to climate change. The U.S. Northern Rockies still support a full suite of native wildlife, and survival of these populations depends on connected landscapes. Connected landscapes support current migration and dispersal as well as future shifts in species ranges that will be necessary for species to adapt to our changing climate. Working in partnership with state and federal resource managers and private land trusts, we sought to: 1) understand how future climate change may alter habitat composition of landscapes expected to serve as important connections for wildlife, 2) estimate how wildlife species of concern are expected to respond to these changes, 3) develop climate-smart strategies to help stakeholders manage public and private lands in ways that allow wildlife to continue to move in response to changing conditions, and 4) explore how well existing management plans and conservation efforts are expected to support crucial connections for wildlife under climate change. We assessed vulnerability of eight wildlife species and four biomes to climate change, with a focus on potential impacts to connectivity. Our assessment provides some insights about where these species and biomes may be most vulnerable or most resilient to loss of connectivity and how this information could support climate-smart management action. We also encountered high levels of uncertainty in how climate change is expected to alter vegetation and how wildlife are expected to respond to these changes. This uncertainty limits the value of our assessment for informing proactive management of climate change impacts on both species-specific and biome-level connectivity (although biome-level assessments were subject to fewer sources of uncertainty). We offer suggestions for improving the management relevance of future studies based on our own insights and those of managers and biologists who participated in this assessment and provided critical review of this report.

Tags: climate-change, connectivity, environment, environment-and-conservation, forest-ecosystems, idaho, montana, natural-resource-management, rocky-mountains, united-states, usgs-5867d90de4b0cd2dabe7c756, wyoming
Organization: Department of the Interior
Potential climate change impacts on grassland connectivity in the U.S. Northern Rockies

Establishing connections among natural landscapes is the most frequently recommended strategy for adapting management of natural resources in response to climate change. The U.S. Northern Rockies still support a full suite of native wildlife, and survival of these populations depends on connected landscapes. Connected landscapes support current migration and dispersal as well as future shifts in species ranges that will be necessary for species to adapt to our changing climate. Working in partnership with state and federal resource managers and private land trusts, we sought to: 1) understand how future climate change may alter habitat composition of landscapes expected to serve as important connections for wildlife, 2) estimate how wildlife species of concern are expected to respond to these changes, 3) develop climate-smart strategies to help stakeholders manage public and private lands in ways that allow wildlife to continue to move in response to changing conditions, and 4) explore how well existing management plans and conservation efforts are expected to support crucial connections for wildlife under climate change. We assessed vulnerability of eight wildlife species and four biomes to climate change, with a focus on potential impacts to connectivity. Our assessment provides some insights about where these species and biomes may be most vulnerable or most resilient to loss of connectivity and how this information could support climate-smart management action. We also encountered high levels of uncertainty in how climate change is expected to alter vegetation and how wildlife are expected to respond to these changes. This uncertainty limits the value of our assessment for informing proactive management of climate change impacts on both species-specific and biome-level connectivity (although biome-level assessments were subject to fewer sources of uncertainty). We offer suggestions for improving the management relevance of future studies based on our own insights and those of managers and biologists who participated in this assessment and provided critical review of this report.

Tags: climate-change, connectivity, environment, environment-and-conservation, grassland-ecosystems, idaho, montana, natural-resource-management, rocky-mountains, united-states, usgs-5867d9aae4b0cd2dabe7c758, wyoming
Organization: Department of the Interior