James Patrick Cronin

Bayesian network model that predicts the annual probability of beach mouse presence at a 30-m resolution in Florida coastal habitat

This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release represents tabular data that were used to develop the Biological Objectives for the Gulf Coast Project’s Beach Mice Bayesian network model. The USGS partnered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and their conservation partners to develop a Bayesian Network model that predicts the annual probability of beach mouse presence at a local (30-m) scale. The model was used to predict the annual probability of presence across a portion of the USFWS's Central Gulf and Florida Panhandle Coast Biological Planning Unit. This spatial extent included critical habitat for three endangered subspecies of beach mice...

Tags: Bayesian network, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, adaptive management, beach mouse, All tags... coastal dunes, downlisting criteria, landscape conservation, strategic habitat conservation, Fewer tags

Bayesian network model output of the 2011 annual probability of beach mouse presence at a 30-m resolution in Florida coastal habitat

This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release represents geospatial data that are the beach mouse presence outputs from the Biological Objectives for the Gulf Coast Project’s Beach Mice Bayesian network model. The USGS partnered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and their conservation partners to develop a Bayesian Network model that predicts the annual probability of beach mouse presence at a local (30-m) scale. The model was used to predict the annual probability of presence across a portion of the USFWS's Central Gulf and Florida Panhandle Coast Biological Planning Unit. This spatial extent included critical habitat for three endangered sub-species...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Bayesian network, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, adaptive management, beach mouse, All tags... coastal dunes, downlisting criteria, landscape conservation, strategic habitat conservation, Fewer tags

Final Memo for Identifying Conservation Objectives for the Gulf Coast Habitats of the Black Skimmer and Gullbilled Tern

Many shorebirds and nearshore waterbirds are of conservation concern across the Gulf of Mexico due to stressors such as human disturbance, predation, and habitat loss and degradation. Conservation and protection of these birds is important for the functioning of healthy ecosystems and for maintaining biodiversity in North America. Consequently, resource managers along the Gulf need decision-aiding tools that can help to answer important conservation questions for different species (e.g., how much area should be targeted by management actions to meet a species’ needs). To address this need, project researchers developed statistical models that could help identify habitat conservation objectives and actions for bird...

Tags: Birds, Birds, Coasts and Ice, Sea-Level Rise and Coasts, Sea-Level Rise and Coasts, All tags... South Central CASC, South Central CASC, Southeast CASC, Southeast CASC, Water, Water, Coasts and Ice, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags

Bayesian network model output of the 2009 annual probability of beach mouse presence at a 30-m resolution in Florida coastal habitat

This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release represents geospatial data that are the beach mouse presence outputs from the Biological Objectives for the Gulf Coast Project’s Beach Mice Bayesian network model. The USGS partnered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and their conservation partners to develop a Bayesian Network model that predicts the annual probability of beach mouse presence at a local (30-m) scale. The model was used to predict the annual probability of presence across a portion of the USFWS's Central Gulf and Florida Panhandle Coast Biological Planning Unit. This spatial extent included critical habitat for three endangered sub-species...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Bayesian network, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, adaptive management, beach mouse, All tags... coastal dunes, downlisting criteria, landscape conservation, strategic habitat conservation, Fewer tags

Bayesian network model that predicts the probability of habitat availability (days) per winter month for age-0 Gulf Sturgeon at a 30-m pixel scale in Apalachicola Bay, FL

The Gulf Sturgeon is a federally listed, anadromous species, inhabiting Gulf Coast rivers, estuaries, and coastal waters from Louisiana to Florida. The U.S. Geological Survey partnered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, University of Georgia, and their conservation partners to support adaptive management of Gulf Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) by developing a quantitative, spatial model. The model is a Bayesian network that predicts the probability of habitat availability (days) per winter month for age-0 Gulf Sturgeon at a 30-m pixel scale in estuarine critical habitat. The model predicts habitat availability (days) for 75 alternative physiological and habitat...

Tags: Apalachicola Bay, Bayesian network, Gulf coast, Sturgeons/Paddlefishes, adaptive management, All tags... decision support tools, environment, estuaries, farming, habitat objectives, landscape conservation, recovery objectives, spatial models, strategic habitat conservation, water condition, Fewer tags