Jaime A Collazo

Simulating the effects of the southern pine beetle on regional dynamics 60 years into the future

We developed a spatially explicit model that simulated future southern pine beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis, SPB) dynamics and pine forest management for a real landscape over 60 years to inform regional forest management. The SPB has a considerable effect on forest dynamics in the Southeastern United States, especially in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) stands that are managed for timber production. Regional outbreaks of SPB occur in bursts resulting in elimination of entire stands and major economic loss. These outbreaks are often interspersed with decades of inactivity, making long-term modeling of SPB dynamics challenging. Forest management techniques, including thinning, have proven effective and are often recommended...

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Landscapes, Other Landscapes, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Southeast CASC, Southeastern United States, All tags... pine beetle, pine forest, regional dynamics, Fewer tags

Physiological Analysis of Eleutherodactylus Specimens in West-Central Puerto Rico, 2021-2022

Amphibians are vulnerable to extinction owing, partly, to altered physiological processes induced by projected global warming and drying. Understanding the mechanisms behind their responses is essential to formulate adaptation strategies for their conservation. Puerto Rico harbors 15 endemic Eleutherodactylus frogs considered vulnerable to extinction due to poor vagility and sensitivity to environmental variability. Herein are reported the effects of four temperature treatments (15, 20, 25, and 30 degrees Centigrade) on metabolic rates associated with specific dynamic action (SDA) and standard metabolic rates (SMR) of four representative species of Eleutherodactylus employing a respirometer. All species in either...

Categories: Data; Tags: Adaptation Strategy, Climate Change, Coquí, Coquí churí, Coquí llanero, All tags... Coquí melodioso, Eleutherodactylus, Eleutherodactylus antillensis, Eleutherodactylus coqui, Eleutherodactylus juanariveroi, Eleutherodactylus wightmanae, Physiology, Puerto Rico, Specific Dynamic Action, Standard Metabolic Rate, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), West-Central Puerto Rico, Wildlife Biology, biota, Fewer tags

Amphibians in the US Caribbean, like the well-known coquí frog, are particularly vulnerable to human-caused climate change. Coquí frogs are represented by 17 species across Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands and include several mountainous and coastal species that are threatened by extreme heat and drying, loss of coastal freshwater marshes through saltwater intrusion, or both. Over the past decade, the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center has invested in several scientific investigations to understand how global climate change is likely to affect the local climate of the US Caribbean and how sensitive different coquí species are to changes in local climate and habitat conditions in Puerto Rico. This project...

Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2022, CASC, Drought, Drought, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, All tags... Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Landscapes, Landscapes, Other Landscapes, Other Landscapes, Other Wildlife, Other Wildlife, Projects by Region, Southeast, Southeast CASC, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags

Data set for Developing Long-term Urbanization Scenarios for the Caribbean LCC as Part of the Southeast Regional Assessment Project

This dataset represents the extent of urbanization (for the year indicated) predicted by the model SLEUTH, developed by Dr. Keith C. Clarke, at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Geography and modified by David I. Donato of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Eastern Geographic Science Center (EGSC). Further model modification and implementation was performed at the Biodiversity and Spatial Information Center at North Carolina State University. Purpose: Urban growth probability extents throughout the 21st century for the Southeast Regional Assessment Project, which encompasses the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee...

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Development, Growth, Landscapes, Model, Other Landscapes, All tags... Prediction, Project Gigalopolis, Project Gigalopolis, SLEUTH, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Southeast CASC, Urbanization, development, growth, model, prediction, urbanization, Fewer tags

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the USGS integrated models of urbanization and vegetation dynamics with the regional climate models to predict vegetation dynamics and assess how landscape change could impact priority species, including North American land birds. This integrated ensemble of models can be used to predict locations where responses to climate change are most likely to occur, expressing results in terms of species persistence to help resource managers understand the long-term sustainability of bird populations.

Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2011, Birds, Birds, CASC, Climate Change, All tags... Completed, LCC, Projects by Region, SERAP, Science Tools for Managers, Science Tools for Managers, South Atlantic LCC, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Southeast, Southeast CASC, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags