Multiple Species Comparisons from EverForecast May 2021
Dates
Publication Date
2022-03-09
Start Date
2021-05-01
End Date
2021-11-12
Citation
Romañach, S.S., Haider, S.M., Hackett, C.E., McKelvy, J.M., and Pearlstine, L.G., 2022, Multiple Species Comparisons from EverForecast May 2021: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9NW74W6.
Summary
These data are summaries and comparisons of the EverForecast outputs from May 2021. EverForecast is a near-term hydrologic forecasting application that provides daily water depth forecasts across the freshwater Everglades (Pearlstine et al. 2020); water depth forecasts are then used to run species models. Here, we examine the EverForecast outputs of five species models: (1) American alligator production probability (i.e., habitat suitability index (HSI)), (2) Florida apple snail (native) population model (EverSnail), (3) Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow probability of presence model (EverSparrow), (4) small fish density model, and (5) wading bird probability of presence model (EverWaders). These species model outputs are summarized on a [...]
Summary
These data are summaries and comparisons of the EverForecast outputs from May 2021. EverForecast is a near-term hydrologic forecasting application that provides daily water depth forecasts across the freshwater Everglades (Pearlstine et al. 2020); water depth forecasts are then used to run species models. Here, we examine the EverForecast outputs of five species models: (1) American alligator production probability (i.e., habitat suitability index (HSI)), (2) Florida apple snail (native) population model (EverSnail), (3) Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow probability of presence model (EverSparrow), (4) small fish density model, and (5) wading bird probability of presence model (EverWaders). These species model outputs are summarized on a biweekly (14 day) time step for each EverForecast region into three hydrologic categories relative to the full forecast: (1) low depth, (2) medium depth, (3) high depth. The outputs show tradeoffs among species when selecting hydrologic conditions to prioritize the ecological conditions for one species over others.
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Romañach, S.S., Haider, S.M., Hackett, C., McKelvy, M., and Pearlstine, L.G., 2022, Managing multiple species with conflicting needs in the Greater Everglades: Ecological Indicators, v. 136, art. 108669, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108669.
Our objectives with these data are to use an example hydrologic forecast from EverForecast to show probable future hydrologic conditions for an upcoming six-month period and to demonstrate how these forecasts can be used to explicitly quantify tradeoffs among species for water management targets. Target water depths and habitat distributions may differ across the landscape, and tradeoffs result across the suite of species when water management decisions target one focal species.
