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There are myriad barriers to aquatic connectivity beyond dams, with culverts at road crossings primary among them. UGA will lead the effort to develop a database of these non-dam blockages and model the likelihood that each is a barrier to fish movement, including mussel hosts. This process, described in more detail below, will result in a GIS point layer with numeric attributes that describe the likelihood that any given crossing is a blockage to fish passage. This data will be incorporated into the dam database to produce a database of all known and potential barriers in the region. This unified database will form the unit of analysis for the subsequent connectivity assessment in which each of the barriers will...
Categories: Data,
Project;
Tags: 2013,
2014,
2015,
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS,
Academics & scientific researchers, All tags...
Conservation Design,
Conservation NGOs,
Datasets/Database,
FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS,
Federal resource managers,
LCC,
LCC Network Science Catalog,
MODELS,
Methodology/Protocol,
Policy makers & regulators,
Project,
Regional & county planners,
Report,
South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative,
State agencies,
Tribes,
biota,
biota,
inlandWaters,
inlandWaters,
onGoing, Fewer tags
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Habitat fragmentation and degradation are considered to be a leading causes of long-term population declines of Northern Bobwhites and many other species of grassland birds, such as Eastern Meadowlark. Research is needed to understand the factors causing habitat loss and fragmentation and to identify the areas that are high-probability candidates for successful restoration so that optimal decisions can be made. For example, uncertainty exists regarding the impacts of energy development activities or climate change that affect significant portions of wildlife populations in the GCP LCC. Furthermore, changing land ownership coupled with woody shrub and exotic grass encroachment have reduced the amount and quality...
Categories: Data,
Project;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: 2015,
2016,
Academics & scientific researchers,
Conservation Design,
Conservation NGOs, All tags...
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > HABITAT CONVERSION/FRAGMENTATION,
Eastern Meadowlark,
Federal resource managers,
Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative,
Informing Conservation Delivery,
KS-04,
LA-01,
LA-02,
LA-03,
LA-04,
LA-05,
LCC,
LCC Network Science Catalog,
Louisiana,
MS-04,
Map,
Northern Bobwhite,
OK-01,
OK-02,
OK-03,
OK-04,
OK-05,
Oklahoma,
Project,
Publication,
Report,
State agencies,
TX-02,
TX-03,
TX-04,
TX-05,
TX-06,
TX-07,
TX-08,
TX-09,
TX-10,
TX-11,
TX-12,
TX-13,
TX-14,
TX-15,
TX-17,
TX-18,
TX-19,
TX-20,
TX-21,
TX-22,
TX-23,
TX-24,
TX-25,
TX-26,
TX-27,
TX-28,
TX-29,
TX-30,
TX-31,
TX-32,
Texas,
Texas,
biota,
completed,
fragmentation, Fewer tags
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This project supports the technical development of a mobile application for identifying and reporting invasive plant species in Alaska. It will result in a portable, digital version of a field guide that can be easily updated and that supports integration of reports into the Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC). Under development for both Android and iOS operating systems, the app has the potential to increase the public’s knowledge of invasive plants, as well an improve opportunities for reporting new occurrences. See also project WA2014_33.
Categories: Data,
Project;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Conservation NGOs,
Data Acquisition and Development,
Decision Support,
Interested public,
LCC Network Science Catalog, All tags...
Project,
Regional & county planners,
biota,
biota,
environment,
environment,
onGoing,
underDevelopment, Fewer tags
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Amphibians and reptiles are experiencing severe habitat loss throughout North America; however, this threat to biodiversity can be mitigated by identifying and managing areas that serve a disproportionate role in sustaining herpetofauna. Identification of such areas must take into consideration the dynamic nature of habitat suitability. As climate rapidly changes it is possible that areas currently deemed suitable may no longer be so in the future. To address these needs, we are proposing to generate spatially-explicit data that will (1) identify Priority Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Areas (PARCAs) – those discrete areas most vital to maintaining reptile and amphibian diversity, (2) project regions of current...
Categories: Data,
Project;
Tags: AMPHIBIANS,
AMPHIBIANS,
Academics & scientific researchers,
Academics & scientific researchers,
Applications and Tools, All tags...
Applications and Tools,
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT MODELS,
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT MODELS,
Conservation NGOs,
Conservation NGOs,
Conservation Plan/Design/Framework,
Conservation Plan/Design/Framework,
Conservation planning,
Conservation planning,
Data Acquisition and Development,
Data Acquisition and Development,
Datasets/Database,
Datasets/Database,
Decision support,
Decision support,
FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS,
FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS,
Federal resource managers,
Federal resource managers,
Industry,
Industry,
LAND MANAGEMENT,
LAND MANAGEMENT,
LCC Network Science Catalog,
LCC Network Science Catalog,
Map,
Map,
NALCC,
NALCC,
Other,
Other,
Population and Habitat Evaluation/Projection,
Population and Habitat Evaluation/Projection,
Presentation,
Presentation,
Private land owners,
Private land owners,
Project,
Report,
Report,
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT,
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT,
State agencies,
State agencies,
USFWS SA R5 Project,
USFWS SA R5 Project,
Vulnerability Assessment,
Vulnerability Assessment,
WETLANDS,
WETLANDS,
biota,
biota,
biota,
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere,
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere,
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere,
environment,
environment,
environment,
herpetofaunal enthusiasts,
herpetofaunal enthusiasts,
inlandWaters,
inlandWaters,
inlandWaters,
onGoing,
planningCadastre,
planningCadastre,
planningCadastre,
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