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USFWS Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) throughout the Mississippi River Basin (MRB) have identified high nutrient runoff, a major contributor to Gulf hypoxia, and declines in wildlife populations (especially grassland and riparian birds), as conservation challenges requiring collaborative action. This project aimed to develop a spatial decision support system (DSS) to address these issues. The DSS was designed to identify MRB watersheds where application of conservation practices can (1) reduce nutrient export to the Gulf hypoxia zone and (2) enhance conservation for grassland and riparian birds, based on (3) identifying landowners willing and capable of implementing these practices. The DSS is expected...
Categories: Project;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: 2014,
Bird Conservation,
Birds,
Birds,
Birds, All tags...
CASC,
Completed,
Data Visualization & Tools,
Data Visualization & Tools,
Data Visualization & Tools,
Decision Support System,
Gulf Hypoxia,
Landscapes,
Landscapes,
Northeast,
Northeast,
Northeast CASC,
Other Landscapes,
Other Landscapes,
Projects by Region,
Projects by Region,
Rivers, Streams and Lakes,
Rivers, Streams and Lakes,
Science Tools For Managers,
Science Tools for Managers,
Science Tools for Managers,
Social Science,
Social Science,
South Central,
South Central,
South Central CASC,
Water, Coasts and Ice,
Water, Coasts and Ice,
Water, Coasts and Ice,
Wetlands,
Wetlands,
Wildlife and Plants,
Wildlife and Plants,
Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags
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Description of Work U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) will identify through this project significant sources and impacts of historical and newly emerging toxics to the Great Lakes ecosystem through broad surveillance as well as laboratory and field research of tree swallows and other bird species. USGS scientists will determine the amount of exposure to and the effects of historical and emerging contaminants in Great Lakes food chains. The data will inform regulators and provide guidance on removal of Beneficial Use Impairments at Area of Concern sites around the Great Lakes. Work supported under this project is quantifying exposure to, and effects of, both historical and emerging contaminants on Great Lakes food chains...
Categories: Project;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Areas of Concern,
Climate change,
Deposition,
GLRI,
Gap analysis, All tags...
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative,
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative,
Human health,
Impaired waters/TMDLs,
Invasive species,
Lake,
Lake:Lake Erie,
Lake:Lake Huron,
Lake:Lake Michigan,
Lake:Lake Ontario,
Lake:Lake St. Clair,
Lake:Lake Superior,
Regulatory benchmark,
Storm event,
Template 80,
Toxic Substances,
Uploaded in Batch,
bioindicators,
birds,
colonial waterbirds,
emerging contaminants,
legacy contaminants,
pesticides,
tree swallows, Fewer tags
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Description of Work The GLRI Rivermouths Project (template 82) is designed to enhance our understanding of how rivermouths function at both regional and local scales by 1) developing a rivermouth classification system, based on a broad scale database covering all Great Lakes rivermouths (>2000); 2) creating a science-based understanding of how the ecological structure and function of rivermouths are linked both to the landscapes they drain and to the Lakes with which they mix; and 3) increasing the public and scientific profile of these ecosystems by connecting researchers and natural resource managers through a collaborative dialog. The long-term goal is to provide enhanced guidance for restoration and rehabilitation...
Categories: Project;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Accountability,
Areas of concern,
Ecosystem health,
GLRI,
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, All tags...
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative,
Lake,
Lake:Lake Erie,
Lake:Lake Huron,
Lake:Lake Michigan,
Lake:Lake Ontario,
Lake:Lake St. Clair,
Lake:Lake Superior,
Nearshore,
Regulatory benchmark,
Research,
Rivermouth,
Template 82,
Tributary,
Watershed,
Watershed:Lake Erie Basin,
Watershed:Lake Huron Basin,
Watershed:Lake Michigan Basin,
Watershed:Lake Ontario Basin,
Watershed:Lake St. Clair Basin,
Watershed:Lake Superior Basin, Fewer tags
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