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We evaluated the nesting response of Hawai‘i ‘Elepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis; Monarchidae), a generalist insectivore, to the removal of black rats using rodenticide in a before-after-control-impact study in high and low, mesic montane habitat recovering from long-term damage from introduced ungulates and weeds. We monitored nesting activity during 2015–2016 before applying diphacinone bait in 2017 to remove rats from two 700 x 700-m treatment plots that were paired with two non-treatment plots. We continued monitoring through July 2017. This data set includes a summarized account of Elepaio nests during the 2015, 2016, and 2017 breeding seasons. There is a unique identifier for each nest ('NestID '), along with...
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These data contain the counts of ambrosia beetle galleries on felled ʻōhiʻa trees and the heights and diameters at which the galleries were observed.
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This is a selected data set used to assess the impacts of rodenticide treatment on black rat (Rattus rattus) abundance within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (HAVO). The key objective was to identify rat density in native habitat in the Mauna Loa Strip section of HAVO before and after rodenticide treatment, using a paired non-treatment and treatment plot for comparison in a before-after, control-impact (BACI) study design. These data are part of larger work describing the response of native species to rat control. This data set includes the results of the mark recapture study that took place during two different trapping periods (before and after treatment) within a centralized 300x300 m (9 ha) portion of each 700x700...
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This collection of nine datasets covers Midway Atoll and Laysan Island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, and was created to help estimate the impacts of the March 11, 2011 tsunami event on avifauna in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. For each island, we generated a coastline dataset and a land cover dataset based on satellite imagery taken the year before the tsuanmi event. We also created datasets of the inundation extent during the tsunami event based on GPS track files of the high water mark, taken by staff scientists stationed on the islands at the time of the tsunami. Additionally, nest distribution data were collected for black-footed albatrosses (Phoebastria nigripes) at Midway Atoll.
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Approximately one-third of the global population of black-footed albatrosses (Phoebastria nigripes) nest at Midway Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. As part of an effort to monitor albatross at this globally important site, USFWS personnel and volunteers conduct an annual, spatially-explicit, atoll-wide albatross census during peak nesting when albatrosses are attending an egg (December-January). During the 2011-2012 breeding season (hatch year 2012) the census was conducted December 16, 2011–January 8, 2012. Albatross nest counts during the census were divided into 61 historically established, spatially-explicit sectors of unequal area. Within a sector, surveyors walked parallel transects approximately...
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This dataset contains landcover classes for Laysan Island based on a satellite image taken by DigitalGlobe, Inc. on May 18, 2010. Landcover was classified into 15 different categories, categories determined by how avifauna use these categories for habitat, nesting and foraging.
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We integrated recent climate model projections developed for the State of Hawai’i with current climatological datasets to generate updated regionally defined bioclimatic variables. We derived updated bioclimatic variables from new projections of baseline and future monthly minimum, mean, and maximum temperature (Tmin, Tmean, Tmax) and mean precipitation (Pmean) data at 250 m resolution. We used observation-based data for the baseline bioclimatic variables from the Rainfall Atlas of Hawai’i. We used the most up-to-date dynamically downscaled future projections based on the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model from the International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) and the National Center for Atmospheric Research...
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This dataset was developed to model habitat suitability for mouflon sheep on the island of Lanai. Model parameters include: cloud cover at 1400 HST, ground surface slope, mean annual precipitation, NDVI, elevation, bare soil, and deer habitat suitability. Datasets and indices derived for use in modeling efforts, as well as the suitability model developed for axis deer, are included within this data release.
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This dataset was developed to model habitat suitability for axis deer on the island of Lanai. Model parameters include: cloud cover at 1400 HST, ground surface slope, mean annual precipitation, NDVI, elevation, and bare soil. Datasets and indices derived for use in modeling efforts, as well as the suitability model developed for mouflon sheep, are included within this data release.
This data release includes data and metadata on the survival of two different native plants (Dodoanea viscoa and Eragrsotis atropioides) when planted into different vegetation types, habitat suitabilities and disturbance regimes. All sites were within Keamuku Maneuver Area on Hawaii Island. This study looked at how microtopography and biotic interactions influence post-disturbance recovery and native planting success in native shrub-dominated and non-native, invasive grass-dominated dryland habitats.
The datasets used in the the research project entitled, "Facilitating Adaptation in Montane Plants to Changing Precipitation along an Elevation Gradient," are presented. One dataset includes survival of individual seedlings after 20 weeks, along with the seedling location and associated summarized temperature and soil moisture values. Another dataset includes growth over time of individual seedlings, along with the seedling location and associated summarized temperature and soil moisture values. All weather data (temperature, soil moisture, and relative humidity summary statistics) considered for the analyses are provided in another file. Seed collection data, including locations and dates of each plant species...
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This dataset includes monthly summary data of temperature, relative humidity, and soil moisture at each outplanting site along the elevation gradient at Kanakaleonui Bird Corridor, Hawaii. Data ranges from March - July 2016, corresponding with the initial planting of seedlings, and last measurement. Data are provided in shapefile format (.shp) and can be used with ESRI or other spatial mapping software.
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Point transect distance sampling data collected during the 2003 to 2016 surveys of lower Puna District, Hawai`i. Data were collected at points along rural highways, secondary roads and residential streets where trained observers recorded the detection type (heard, seen, or heard then seen) and horizontal distance (exact distance in m) from the station center point to individual birds detected during an 8-min count. The data set also includes covariates that may influence the detectability of birds.
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In this project, we assessed the potential for twelve coastal wetland sites on the island of Molokaʻi, Hawaiʻi, to provide socio-cultural resources and habitat for flora and fauna following restoration. In April 2022, a rapid field assessment of hydrology, soils, and vegetation was carried out at each of the wetland sites. The data provided here were collected in order to inform a prioritization protocol for ranking wetlands on Molokaʻi for restoration. Soil samples were collected at each of the sites at three different depth ranges (0-2, 24-26, and 48-50 cm). Samples from 0-2 cm and 24-26 cm were analyzed for % organic carbon and soil texture. These two measures provide a basic understanding of the status of coastal...
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Multi-species recovery planning can be a challenging natural resource management task. In collaboration with state and federal agencies, and botanical and technical experts, we developed and tested a multi-step optimization process to assist in identifying the minimum climate resilient habitat for the recovery of multiple threatened, endangered, and at-risk plant species across east Maui. Data include the underlying land-use configuration file, predictive climate models, list of plant species and number of populations to recover/protect, habitat and forest bird distribution information, presence of fencing, land management status, and naming protocol file. We identified a suite of potential conservation footprints...
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This data release includes data and metadata on 1) the coverage and composition of bryophytes and other ground cover, 2) seedling abundance, composition, and rooting substrate and 3) sampling locations. All sites were within Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge on Hawaii Island. This study aims to evaluate the role of bryophytes in seedling recruitment and thus forest regeneration in different forest types. We compared bryophyte composition and coverage between tree species (Acacia koa and Metrosideros polymorpha) and forest types (intact forest and restoration forest) and then sampled native woody seedling recruitment in the bryophytes as well as other ground covers, such as leaf litter, bare soil, and exotic...
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Fog has been demonstrated to support plant growth, survival and ecosystem maintenance spanning rainfall and elevation gradients across the world. Persistent fog and strong winds on high mountain slopes in Hawaiʻi create a unique ecological environment. We collected stem diameter measurements of three native plant species at Nakula Natural Area Reserve, Maui, during 2016-2019 and numerous environmental variables to examine how rain, fog and soil moisture influence plant water deficit and growth. We also collected seedling growth and survival data within plots where grass was removed, and control plots (no grass removal), to assess if and how grass removal influenced seedling growth and soil moisture.
This data release includes data and metadata on the survival of native plants that were planted in experimental plots where large quantities of woody litter were added in an attempt to lower soil nitrogen and exotic grass biomass. All sites were within Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge on Hawaii Island. Broadly, this study looked at the ability to alter soil nitrogen cycling, exotic grass biomass and native outplant survival with large quantities of Metrosideros polymorpha litter in a forest dominated by Acacia koa.
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The data are in a tab delimited file titled HAVO_2015_2016_HabitatData.txt. Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (HAVO) was surveyed for landbirds and landbird habitat from February through April 2015 and February through April 2016. This information provides the second datum in the time-series of Pacific Island Network (PACN) monitoring for long-term trends in landbird distribution, density, and abundance. Initial PACN surveys were conducted in 2010 and are repeated every five years. The entire survey area was comprised of eight tracts in forest, woodland, and shrub habitat, totaling 26,364 ha. Each tract was surveyed using point-transect distance sampling to calculate estimates of bird abundance and density. In addition...


map background search result map search result map Human-based point-transect data for Hawaiˊi ˊamakihi (Chlorodrepanis virens) and ˊōmaˊo (Myadestes obscurus) in Hakalau Forest NWR, Hawaiˊi, data collected in 2015 Landbird survey habitat data collected in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park during 2015 and 2016 Weather data collected from data loggers along an elevation gradient at Kanakaleonui Bird Corridor, 2016 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Impacts to Avifauna from the Tohoku Tsunami 2011 Rat mark-recapture in rodenticide treatment and non-treatment plots, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, fall 2016 and spring 2017 Elepaio nest monitoring data in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park from 2015-2017 Point transect distance data from 2003 and 2016 surveys of lower Puna, Hawai`i Hakalau Forest NWR Bryophyte and Seedling Data 2018 Habitat suitability for axis deer on the Hawaiian Island of Lanai Habitat Suitability for Mouflon Sheep on the Hawaiian Island of Lanai Beetle Gallery Count Data Hakalau Forest NWR outplant survival Nakula, Maui environmental controls on plant growth and seedling recruitment in a cloud-affected restoration site, 2016-2019 Hawaiian Islands bioclimatic variables for baseline and future climate scenarios Keamuku Maneuver Area outplant survival data 2014-2016 Moloka'i, Hawai'i rapid assessment of hydrology, soils, and vegetation in coastal wetlands 2022 East Maui, Hawaiʻi optimization of climate resilient habitat for native plant species recovery, 2021 Nakula, Maui environmental controls on plant growth and seedling recruitment in a cloud-affected restoration site, 2016-2019 Human-based point-transect data for Hawaiˊi ˊamakihi (Chlorodrepanis virens) and ˊōmaˊo (Myadestes obscurus) in Hakalau Forest NWR, Hawaiˊi, data collected in 2015 Rat mark-recapture in rodenticide treatment and non-treatment plots, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, fall 2016 and spring 2017 Weather data collected from data loggers along an elevation gradient at Kanakaleonui Bird Corridor, 2016 Beetle Gallery Count Data Hakalau Forest NWR Bryophyte and Seedling Data 2018 Hakalau Forest NWR outplant survival Keamuku Maneuver Area outplant survival data 2014-2016 Point transect distance data from 2003 and 2016 surveys of lower Puna, Hawai`i Moloka'i, Hawai'i rapid assessment of hydrology, soils, and vegetation in coastal wetlands 2022 Habitat suitability for axis deer on the Hawaiian Island of Lanai Habitat Suitability for Mouflon Sheep on the Hawaiian Island of Lanai East Maui, Hawaiʻi optimization of climate resilient habitat for native plant species recovery, 2021 Landbird survey habitat data collected in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park during 2015 and 2016 Hawaiian Islands bioclimatic variables for baseline and future climate scenarios Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Impacts to Avifauna from the Tohoku Tsunami 2011