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Probability map of green-tailed towhee occurrence in relation to vegetation, abiotic, and anthropogenic features. These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS’s policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release.
Categories: pre-SM502.8;
Tags: Colorado,
Ecology,
Great Basin,
Idaho,
Land Use Change, All tags...
Land Use Change,
Montana,
Probability of occurrence,
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC),
Utah,
Wildlife Biology,
Wildlife Biology,
Wyoming,
biota,
environment,
geoscientificInformation,
geospatial datasets,
green-tailed towhee,
modeling,
scientific interpretation,
shrubland ecosystems, Fewer tags
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We present five hierarchical demarcations of greater sage-grouse population structure, representing the spatial structure of populations which can exist due to differences in dispersal abilities, landscape configurations, and mating behavior. These demarcations represent Thiessen polygons of graph constructs (least-cost path [LCP] minimum spanning trees [MST; LCP-MST]) representing greater sage-grouse population structure. Because the graphs included locational information of sage-grouse breeding sites, we have provided polygons of the population structure. We also present two results using graph analytics representing node/connectivity importance based on our population structure. Understanding wildlife population...
Tags: California,
Centrocercus urophasianus,
Colorado,
Idaho,
Montana, All tags...
Nevada,
North Dakota,
Oregon,
South Dakota,
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC),
United States,
Utah,
Washington,
Wildlife Biology,
Wyoming,
biota,
centrality measures,
connectivity (structural, functional, potential),
greater sage-grouse,
least-cost paths,
population structure,
western United States, Fewer tags
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Here, we present greater sage-grouse nesting habitat suitability 15-years after simulating a fire and planting of sagebrush. The planting design used here reflects the multi-year (my) habitat restoration effort where we used several moderate (sm) patches with high density (hd) planting of sagebrush. The planting was targeted for nesting habitat, and the data reflects simulated habitat conditions in 2030. To assess the degree to which transplanting sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) could quickly restore former sage-grouse habitat and the strategies by which greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter, sage-grouse) habitat restoration is best accomplished, we linked vegetation transitions with habitat selection...
Tags: Fire,
Greater sage-grouse,
Habitat selection,
NV,
Nevada, All tags...
Planting design,
Sagebrush,
State-and-transition model,
Transplant,
Tuscarora,
United States,
Vegetation restoration,
Vegetation transition,
biota,
environment, Fewer tags
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wy_lvl7_coarsescale: Wyoming hierarchical cluster level 7 (coarse-scale) for Greater sage-grouse We developed a hierarchical clustering approach that identifies biologically relevant landscape units that can 1) be used as a long-term population monitoring framework, 2) be repeated across the Greater sage-grouse range, 3) be used to track the outcomes of local and regional populations by comparing population changes across scales, and 4) be used to inform where to best spatially target studies that identify the processes and mechanisms causing population trends to change among spatial scales. The spatial variability in the amount and quality of habitat resources can affect local population success and result in different...
Categories: Data;
Types: Downloadable,
Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
Shapefile;
Tags: Centrocercus urophasianus,
Greater sage-grouse,
United States,
Wyoming,
adaptive management, All tags...
biota,
boundaries,
graph theory,
habitat connectivity,
hierarchical sampling units,
population monitoring, Fewer tags
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wy_lvl2_finescale: Wyoming hierarchical cluster level 2 (fine-scale) for Greater sage-grouse We developed a hierarchical clustering approach that identifies biologically relevant landscape units that can 1) be used as a long-term population monitoring framework, 2) be repeated across the Greater sage-grouse range, 3) be used to track the outcomes of local and regional populations by comparing population changes across scales, and 4) be used to inform where to best spatially target studies that identify the processes and mechanisms causing population trends to change among spatial scales. The spatial variability in the amount and quality of habitat resources can affect local population success and result in different...
Categories: Data;
Types: Downloadable,
Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
Shapefile;
Tags: Centrocercus urophasianus,
Greater sage-grouse,
United States,
Wyoming,
adaptive management, All tags...
biota,
boundaries,
graph theory,
habitat connectivity,
hierarchical sampling units,
population monitoring, Fewer tags
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