Katherine M Mcclure

This USGS data release consists of six data sets and accompanying metadata for a year-long study on the seasonal distribution and relative abundance of the southern house mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus in Kīpahulu Valley, Haleakalā National Park, critical habitat for two endangered Maui endemic forest birds. Culex quinquefasciatus is the vector of the avian malaria Plasmodium relictum, a key limiting factor of endemic Hawaiian forest birds. The main components of the study included: (1) adult mosquito monitoring to document the altitudinal distribution, seasonal occurrence, relative abundance, and trapping efficacy of Culex quinquefasciatus (Kīpahulu Valley, Maui, 1 file); (2) stream surveys to determine the larval...

Categories: Data; Tags: Haleakalā National Park, Hawai'i Island, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaiian Islands, Kauai, All tags... Kīpahulu Valley, Palikea Stream, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Disease, avian malaria, biota, extinction, health, incompatible insect technique, kiwikiu, mosquito monitoring, wildlife disease, Fewer tags

Mosquito-borne disease is the biggest threat to Hawai‘i’s remaining native forest birds, of which more than half are threatened or endangered. Currently, disease-carrying mosquitoes are unable to move into colder high-elevation forests, but as the islands warm due to climate change, mosquitoes are steadily moving into the last native bird strongholds. Mosquito suppression efforts are planned for three Hawaiian Islands, however, there is currently no monitoring program to assess the effectiveness of those efforts. To address this pressing need, this project will develop new monitoring tools and protocols to provide managers with information about changes in bird and mosquito numbers that are related to climate change...

Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2023, Birds, Birds, CASC, Pacific Islands, All tags... Pacific Islands CASC, Projects by Region, Science Tools for Managers, Science Tools for Managers, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags

Island of Hawaii bird, mosquito, and avian malaria infection data 2001-2004

This data publication contains data files collected as part of a field, laboratory, and modeling effort aimed at uncovering ecological drivers of avian malaria transmission and impacts on Hawaiian honeycreepers across an elevational gradient on the eastern flank of Mauna Loa and Kilauea volcanoes on Hawaii Island. From 2001-2004, mosquito and bird data were collected at nine sites ranging 25 to 1,800 m above sea level. This data publication includes site and sampling coordinate data, mosquito capture data, mosquito avian malaria infection data, and point-transect distance sampling data. Site coordinate data consists of GPS spatial location data of sampling points where mosquitoes were captured and birds were surveyed...

Categories: Data; Tags: Culex quinquefasciatus, Hawaii, Hawaii Island, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Olaa Tract, All tags... Hawaiian honeycreepers, Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estates, Keauhou, Malama Ki Forest Reserve, Nanawale Forest Reserve, Plasmodium relictum, Puu Kaliu, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), USGS-EMA-LOW Fish and Wildlife Disease, Volcano, Waiakea Forest Reserve, Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Disease, avian malaria, biota, disease vectors, invasive species, native species, parasite, vector-borne disease, wildlife disease, Fewer tags