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While habitat selection and population estimates are well documented for spring migrating birds in the central Platte River system, little information or monitoring efforts on the North Platte River exist, particularly for the multiple priority bird species known to be present. Most conservation partners deliver habitat programs in the region with limited information and a lack of a landscape prioritization tools. In order for conservation delivery to be more effective and efficient in utilizing limited funds, a decision support tool is critical so that priority species habitat needs are being addressed through appropriate restoration/management strategies in the correct geography at multiple scales. We propose...
Categories: Data,
Project;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: 2013,
CRANES AND ALLIES,
Conservation NGOs,
DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS,
Data Acquisition and Development, All tags...
Datasets/Database,
FY 2013,
Federal resource managers,
GPLCC,
Great Plains,
Great Plains Landscape Conservation Cooperative,
Informing Conservation Delivery,
LCC,
LCC Network Science Catalog,
Migratory Birds,
NE-03,
Nebraska,
Platte River,
Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection,
Prairie Rivers and Streams,
Project,
RIVERS/STREAM,
Report,
Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis),
State agencies,
Waterfowl,
Wetlands,
biota,
completed,
environment,
inlandWaters, Fewer tags
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Priority and use segments for Sandhill Cranes (Antigone canadensis). Segments designated as use areas were utilized during annual spring surveys 2014-2016. Priority areas were determined using statistical modeling. The reduced model that best predicted use by Sandhill cranes included total area of trees, pits, crops and unvegetated sandbar habitats in each segments. Mean distance to conservation lands and roads and minimum distance to transmission lines and towers were also included in the model. Only distance to lines and total tree area had a significant (p < 0.05) relationship with priority core segments.
Categories: Data;
Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service,
ArcGIS Service Definition,
Downloadable,
Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Antigone canadensis,
CRANES AND ALLIES,
DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS,
Data,
Datasets/Database, All tags...
Federal resource managers,
LCC Network Science Catalog,
Nebraska,
Platte River,
RIVERS/STREAM,
Regional & county planners,
Sandhill Crane,
ScienceBase Great Plains LCC,
State agencies,
biota,
completed,
data.gov Great Plains LCC,
environment,
inlandWaters, Fewer tags
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Aerial surveys with locations, habitat type, and count estimates for Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) and waterfowl. Waterfowl were distinguished between ducks, dark geese, and light geese. Habitat types described include: main channel, side channel, pond or wetland, and field adjacent to river, pond, or wetland. Crane and waterfowl habitat use was collected on the North and South Platte Rivers from the confluence of the North and South Platte River near North Platte, Nebraska to the Nebraska state line. Survey data was used to create habitat use models for ducks, geese, and sandhill cranes.
Categories: Data;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: CRANES AND ALLIES,
DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS,
Data,
Datasets/Database,
Federal resource managers, All tags...
LCC Network Science Catalog,
Nebraska,
Platte River,
RIVERS/STREAM,
Regional & county planners,
ScienceBase Great Plains LCC,
State agencies,
biota,
biota,
completed,
data.gov Great Plains LCC,
environment,
environment,
inlandWaters,
inlandWaters,
sandhill cranes,
waterfowl, Fewer tags
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Advancement in Geographical Information System (GIS) data development, management, and analysis has allowed conservation practitioners to apply ecological theory into conservation delivery at broad landscape scales. This project demonstrated that process with the creation of Decision Support Tools (DST) to guide on-the-ground habitat delivery to those areas on the landscape that, if managed, will provide the greatest biological return for the conservation dollar invested. This project focused on the habitat needs of Sandhill cranes and waterfowl, as a guild, during spring migration. Understanding the species habitat relationships for these priority species/guild will allow the conservation community to more effectively...
Categories: Data;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: 2013,
CRANES AND ALLIES,
DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS,
FY 2013,
Federal resource managers, All tags...
GPLCC,
Great Plains,
Great Plains Landscape Conservation Cooperative,
LCC,
LCC Network Science Catalog,
Migratory Birds,
Nebraska,
Platte River,
Prairie Rivers and Streams,
RIVERS/STREAM,
Regional & county planners,
Report,
Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis),
ScienceBase Great Plains LCC,
State agencies,
Waterfowl,
Wetlands,
biota,
completed,
environment,
inlandWaters, Fewer tags
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The conversion of grassland to cropland in the Dakotas could imperil wildlife such as nesting waterfowl and contribute to the degradation of water quality in the Mississippi River watershed. However, high crop prices in recent years have contributed to a high rate of grassland to cropland conversion on private lands. In addition to these economic factors, changes in climate could exacerbate the challenge of protecting grasslands, as conditions may become more amenable to row crop production. The goal of this project was to work with grassland conservation managers to better target the use of funds allocated toward incentivizing grassland preservation in the Dakotas. Researchers identified the vulnerability of...
Categories: Project;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: 2015,
CASC,
Completed,
Data Visualization & Tools,
Data Visualization & Tools, All tags...
Grasslands and Plains,
Grasslands and Plains,
Landscapes,
Landscapes,
North Central,
North Central CASC,
Other Landscapes,
Other Landscapes,
Projects by Region,
Science Tools for Managers,
Science Tools for Managers,
Social Science,
Social Science,
conservation easements,
grassland conversion,
land use dynamics, Fewer tags
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