Cleome lutea and Machaeranthera canescens seed transfer zones and distribution on the Colorado Plateau, US

These data were compiled to provide seed transfer and native plant materials development guidance to managers and practitioners across the Colorado Plateau and in adjacent regions. This data release contains empirical seed transfer zones derived from molecular genetic data for Cleome lutea (syn. Peritoma lutea) and Machaeranthera canescens (syn. Dieteria canescens). These species show distinct population structure (i.e., genetic differentiation) across their ranges; as such, seed transfer zones reflect both patterns of genetic differentiation and information on each species' unique adaptations to climatic gradients. These shapefile data may support successful restoration outcomes if, for example, seed transfer follows...

Tags: Arizona, California, Cleome lutea (syn. Peritoma lutea), Colorado, Ecology, All tags... Genetics, Geography, Information Sciences, Intermountain West, Machaeranthera canescens (syn. Dieteria canescens), Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North America, South Dakota, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), USGS:5fb567c1d34eb413d5e13a9c, United States, United States, Utah, Wyoming, adaptation, biogeography, biota, climatic gradients, differentiation, environmental restoration, flora restoration, genetic differentiation, genetic diversity, genetic resources, genetic variation, molecular genetic data, native plant, population differentiation, restoration, seed accessions, seed strategies, seed transfer, seed transfer zones, Fewer tags

Genetically informed seed transfer zones for Pleuraphis jamesii, Sphaeralcea parvifolia, and Sporobolus cryptandrus across the Colorado Plateau and adjacent regions

These data were compiled to provide seed transfer and native plant materials development guidance to managers and practitioners across the Colorado Plateau and in adjacent regions. This data release contains empirical seed transfer zones derived from molecular genetic data for Pleuraphis jamesii (syn. Hilaria jamesii), Sphaeralcea parvifolia, and Sporobolus cryptandrus. Pleuraphis jamesii and Sphaeralcea parvifolia show distinct population structure (i.e., genetic differentiation) across their ranges ; as such, seed transfer zones reflect both patterns of genetic differentiation and information on each species' unique adaptations to climatic gradients. Sporobolus cryptandrus did not display discrete population structure...

Tags: Arizona, Botany, California, Colorado, Colorado Plateau, All tags... Ecology, Genetics, Geography, Information Sciences, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pleuraphis jamesii (syn. Hilaria jamesii), Sphaeralcea parvifolia, Sporobolus cryptandrus, Texas, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Utah, Wyoming, adaptation, biogeography, biota, climatic gradients, differentiation, environmental restoration, flora restoration, genetic differentiation, genetic diversity, genetic resources, genetic variation, molecular genetic data, native plant, population differentiation, restoration, seed accessions, seed strategies, seed transfer, seed transfer zones, Fewer tags

The Role of Population Genetic Structure in Understanding and Managing Pine Beetles

Population genetic structure is the study of genetic variation in time and space. Traditionally, population genetic structure assessments provide information on the dispersal of species, mating behaviours and the delimitation of species and population boundaries. As such, the study of population genetic structure in bark beetles has become an important step in the ongoing management of outbreak populations. In this chapter, we review the current state of population genetic structure studies as they relate to bark beetles, with a particular emphasis on pine beetles. Furthermore, we show how pine beetle research may lead the way in promoting a more comprehensive and methodologically inclusive approach to explaining...

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Genetic differentiation, Phylogeography, Population genetic structure, Relatedness

The Role of Population Genetic Structure in Understanding and Managing Pine Beetles

Population genetic structure is the study of genetic variation in time and space. Traditionally, population genetic structure assessments provide information on the dispersal of species, mating behaviours and the delimitation of species and population boundaries. As such, the study of population genetic structure in bark beetles has become an important step in the ongoing management of outbreak populations. In this chapter, we review the current state of population genetic structure studies as they relate to bark beetles, with a particular emphasis on pine beetles. Furthermore, we show how pine beetle research may lead the way in promoting a more comprehensive and methodologically inclusive approach to explaining...

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Genetic differentiation, Phylogeography, Population genetic structure, Relatedness

Terrestrial Ecosystems and Restoration Science Project

As restoration needs for natural landscapes grow due to higher frequency and/or intensity disturbances, pressure from invasive species, and impacts resulting from changing climates, considerable time and resources are being invested to guide the development and deployment of native plant materials (NPMs). Across lower elevations of the Colorado Plateau, a region composed primarily of public land where arid conditions make restoration especially challenging, NPM coordination has been spearheaded the Bureau of Land Management’s Colorado Plateau Native Plant Program (CPNPP) since 2009. To help CPNPP achieve its vision of healthy and resilient native plant communities, the Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC)...

Tags: Arizona, California, Colorado, Colorado Plateau, Kansas, All tags... Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pleuraphis jamesii (syn. Hilaria jamesii), Sphaeralcea parvifolia, Sporobolus cryptandrus, Texas, Utah, Wyoming, adaptation, biogeography, biota, climatic gradients, differentiation, environmental restoration, flora restoration, genetic differentiation, genetic diversity, genetic resources, genetic variation, molecular genetic data, native plant, population differentiation, restoration, seed accessions, seed strategies, seed transfer, seed transfer zones, Fewer tags

Combining demographic and genetic factors to assess population vulnerability in stream species

Abstract: Accelerating climate change and other cumulative stressors create an urgent need to understand the influence of environmental variation and landscape features on the connectivity and vulnerability of freshwater species. Here, we introduce a novel modeling framework for aquatic systems that integrates spatially-explicit, individual-based, demographic and genetic (demogenetic) assessments with environmental variables. To show its potential utility, we simulated a hypothetical network of 19 migratory riverine populations (e.g., salmonids) using a riverscape connectivity and demogenetic model (CDFISH). We assessed how stream resistance to movement -- a function of water temperature, fluvial distance, and...

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Connectivity, Dispersal, Fish, Gene flow, Genetic diversity, All tags... Northwest CASC, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Salvelinus confluentus, Vulnerability Assessments, Water, Coasts and Ice, Wildlife and Plants, genetic differentiation, landscape genetics, population viability, risk maps, stream barrier, stream networks, Fewer tags

Genetically informed seed transfer zones for Astragalus lonchocarpus, Cleome serrulata, and Heliomeris multiflora across the Colorado Plateau and adjacent regions

These data were compiled to provide seed transfer and native plant materials development guidance to managers and practitioners across the Colorado Plateau and in adjacent regions. This data release contains empirical seed transfer zones derived from molecular genetic data for Cleome serrulata (syn. Peritoma serrulata), Heliomeris multiflora, and Astragalus lonchocarpus. These species show distinct population structure (i.e., genetic differentiation) across their ranges; as such, seed transfer zones reflect both patterns of genetic differentiation and information on each species' unique adaptations to climatic gradients. These shapefile data may support successful restoration outcomes if, for example, seed transfer...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Arizona, Astragalus lonchocarpus, Botany, Cleome serrulata (syn. Peritoma serrulata), Colorado, All tags... Colorado Plateau, Ecology, Genetics, Geography, Heliomeris multiflora, Information Sciences, Intermountain West, Nevada, New Mexico, North America, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Utah, Wyoming, adaptation, air temperature, biogeography, biota, climatic gradients, data release, differentiation, effects of climate change, environment, environmental restoration, field inventory and monitoring, flora restoration, genetic differentiation, genetic diversity, genetic resources, genetic variation, mean annual precipitation, molecular biology, molecular genetic data, native plant, native species, natural resource management, plants (organisms), population and community ecology, population differentiation, population dynamics, precipitation (atmospheric), precipitation seasonality, restoration, seed accessions, seed strategies, seed transfer, seed transfer zones, species diversity, species' adaptations, temperature seasonality, Fewer tags

Genetic data from Red-cockaded woodpeckers (Dryobates borealis) used to assess changes in population genetic differentiation and diversity over the past century throughout the southeastern United States

These data include nuclear microsatellite data and mitochondrial DNA sequences (mtDNA) for specimens of Red-cockaded woodpeckers collected from three time points: 1881-1969 (mtDNA only), 1992-1994, and 2010-2014. Additional information regarding individual identifiers, population assignment, regional assignment, and eco-regional assignment are included as are longitude/latitude coordinates for populations.

Tags: Dryobates borealis, Ecology, Genetics, Red-cockaded woodpecker, Southeastern United States, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, biota, endangered species, environment, genetic differentiation, genetic diversity, microsatellite DNA, mitochondrial DNA, temporal comparisons, Fewer tags