Data for calculating population, collision and displacement vulnerability among marine birds of the California Current System associated with offshore wind energy infrastructure (ver. 2.0, June 2017)
Dates
Start Date
2014-07
End Date
2016-01
Publication Date
2016-10-27
Revision
2017-08-03
Citation
Adams, J., Kelsey, E.C., Felis J.J., and Pereksta, D.M., 2017, Data for calculating population, collision and displacement vulnerability among marine birds of the California Current System associated with offshore wind energy infrastructure (ver. 2.0, June 2017): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F79C6VJ0.
Summary
The U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center (USGS-WERC) was requested by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to create a database for marine birds of the California Current System (CCS) that would allow quantification and species ranking regarding vulnerability to offshore wind energy infrastructure (OWEI). This was needed so that resource managers could evaluate potential impacts associated with siting and construction of OWEI within the California Current System section of the Pacific Offshore Continental Shelf, including California, Oregon, and Washington. Along with its accompanying Open File Report (OFR), this comprehensive database can be used (and modified or updated) to quantify marine bird vulnerability [...]
Summary
The U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center (USGS-WERC) was requested by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to create a database for marine birds of the California Current System (CCS) that would allow quantification and species ranking regarding vulnerability to offshore wind energy infrastructure (OWEI). This was needed so that resource managers could evaluate potential impacts associated with siting and construction of OWEI within the California Current System section of the Pacific Offshore Continental Shelf, including California, Oregon, and Washington. Along with its accompanying Open File Report (OFR), this comprehensive database can be used (and modified or updated) to quantify marine bird vulnerability to OWEIs in the CCS at the population level. For 81 marine bird species present in the CCS, we generated numeric scores to represent three vulnerability indices associated with potential OWEI: population vulnerability, collision vulnerability, and displacement vulnerability. The metrics used to produce these scores includes global population size, proportion of the population in the CCS, threat status, adult survival, breeding score, annual occurrence in the CCS, nocturnal and diurnal flight activity, macro-avoidance behavior, flight height, and habitat flexibility; values for these metrics can be updated and adjusted as new data become available. The scoring methodology was peer-reviewed to evaluate if the metrics identified and the values generated were appropriate for each species considered. The numeric vulnerability scores in this database can readily be applied to areas in the CCS with known species distributions and where offshore renewable energy development is being considered. We hope that this information can be used to assist meaningful planning decisions that will impact seabird conservation.
These data support the following publication:
Adams, J., Kelsey, E.C., Felis J.J., and Pereksta, D.M., 2016b, Collision and displacement vulnerability among marine birds of the California Current System associated with offshore wind energy infrastructure: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2016-1154, 116 p., http://.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161154.
First release: October 2016
Revised: June 2017 (ver. 2.0)
Revision Published: August 2017 (ver 2.0)
Since publication, small errors occurred in metric calculations for four species: Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata), Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata), Western Gull (Larus occidentalis), and Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger). Secondly, some errors occurred in the calculation of uncertainty for Global Population (POP), Habitat Flexibility (HF), Relative Collision Vulnerability, and Relative Displacement Vulnerability (“Relative” refers to the “Low”, “Medium”, and “High” categories based on three quantiles applied to the best estimate values). These errors have minimal impact on the overall findings and conclusions of the open file report (Adams et al. 2016b). The errors that occurred, and how they are reconciled, are outlined in RevisionHistory_Vulnerability_DataRelease.odt.
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Type: Related Primary Publication
Collision and displacement vulnerability among marine birds of the California Current System associated with offshore wind energy infrastructure (ver. 1.1, July 2017)
The primary purpose of this project was to design a comprehensive database to quantify marine bird vulnerability to offshore wind energy infrastructure in the CCS. In addition, the metrics used to produce the vulnerability scores are dynamic and can be updated and adjusted as new data become available. Lastly, the vulnerability scores generated in the database can readily be applied to areas in the CCS where offshore renewable energy development is being considered and can be used to help inform planning decisions that will impact seabird conservation.
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Ashy Storm-Petrel. Courtesy of David M Pereksta, BOEM, used with permission
Revision 2.0 by Erika Sanchez-Chopitea and Pai Hui Yu on August 3, 2017. To review the changes that were made, see "RevisionHistory_Vulnerability_DataRelease.odt" in the attached files section.