This Integrated Publishing Toolkit instance provides resources from the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) GBIF-US node, including USGS, U.S. Federal Government and partner datasets. Please send any comments or questions to gbif-us@usgs.gov
biodiversity
USGS PWRC - Bird Banding Lab - Canada Province Centroid
Darwin Core Archive of USGS PWRC - Bird Banding Lab - Canada Province Centroid
Mohonk Preserve Riparian Invasive Vegetation Species Sampling
The StreamWatch citizen science program includes surveying riparian zones in the Hudson River Valley of New York State for the presence of invasive species, including garlic mustard, barberry, purple loosestrife, Japanese stiltgrass, oriental bittersweet, phragmites, multiflora rose, Japanese knotweed, Dame's rocket, and wineberry.
Darwin Core Archive of Mohonk Preserve Riparian Invasive Vegetation Species Sampling
USGS ASC - Copper River Delta - Birds - 1997-2005
Waterbirds were observed during breeding season in the Copper River Delta Area of Alaska. These data include 14 unique taxa observed over a seven-year period. In 1964, an earthquake changed the wetlands of this area, uplifting them by 1.9 meters and draining large areas. Goose breeding populations have since been in decline. These data provide occurrence information at nests.
Darwin Core Archive of USGS ASC - Copper River Delta - Birds - 1997-2005
USGS NRP - Submerged Aquatic Plants - 1966-2009
Molecular methods reveal new information on the range and recent history of four related and similar appearing species: Hydrilla verticillata, Egeria densa, Elodea canadensis, and Elodea nuttallii (family Hydrocharitaceae). We also distinguish monoecious from dioecious hydrilla for each of the hydrilla samples. We examined implications of the confirmed distribution relative to previous records and demonstrated the regional and national need for reverification of these species collected recently or as much as a half century ago. USGS National Research Program (NRP).
Darwin Core Archive of USGS NRP - Submerged Aquatic Plants - 1966-2009
Fungi of parks, forests and reserves of New Jersey (2007-2019)
This occurence list is a result of 210 forays conducted by the New Jersey Mycological Association, USA (www.njmyco.org). NJMA is a non-profit citizen science organization whose aims are to provide a means for sharing ideas, experiences, knowledge and common interests regarding fungi, and to furnish mycological information and educational materials to those who wish to increase their knowledge about mushrooms. Forays took place during May-November and were open to anyone wishing to participate, including non-members. Each foray was led by a seasoned member of NJMA. At each foray, fungal fruit bodies were observed and collected by ca. 20-30 attendees. Collecting took place during the course of two hours on land within a ca. 1-mile radius from the starting point (see latitude and longitude for each foray location). Species were identified immediately using field guides, other printed works, and various online resources. We acknowledge the participation of all citizens who joined the forays. This data set is featured in a publication: Shumskaya M., Filippova N., Lorenzen L., Blue S., Andrew C., Lorusso N.S. (2023) Citizen science helps in the study of fungal diversity in New Jersey. Scientific Data, 10:10. doi: 10.1038/s41597-022-01916-z
Darwin Core Archive of Fungi of parks, forests and reserves of New Jersey (2007-2019)
The Carolina Vegetation Survey (CVS) is a collaborative, multi-institutional research program designed to document the composition and status of the natural vegetation of the Carolinas for purposes of inventory, monitoring of environmental impacts, and assessment of conservation status. The Survey consists of a core group of scientists representing UNC at Chapel Hill, NC State Univ., Clemson Univ., Western Carolina Univ., The Citadel, The NC Botanical Garden, The NC Natural Heritage Program, The Nature Conservancy, NatureServe, and the Plant Protection Program of the NC Dept. Agriculture. The survey sponsors annual "pulse" events where the core scientists and volunteer botanists from across the region study a portion of North Carolina intensively for a 10-day period. Data collection methods are standardized and are now widely employed across the Southeast. Data collected by the survey are archived in standard format and are available to government agencies and conservation organization upon request.
Darwin Core Archive of Vegbank - Carolina Vegetation Survey
Lionfish Watch - Powered by Anecdata.org
About this project Help conserve South Carolina's native fishes by joining fellow divers in reporting lionfish sightings or culling. Collectively, our efforts will guide future strategic actions to benefit the health of our reef communities, as well as the fishermen who depend upon them. Project goal To track and remove lionfish from South Carolina's marine habitats. What participants do Document all lionfish sightings and culling activity in South Carolina's marine habitats. Lionfish (Pterois volitans): Although stunningly beautiful, these aggressive non-native predators are of great concern due to their recent rapid colonization of South Carolina's reefs. As indiscriminate consumers of native fish and direct competitors with snapper-grouper species for food, lionfish have the potential to significantly disrupt the overall health and stability of local reefs. So what can we do? The South Carolina Aquarium is leading the way to empower citizens like you to engage with us in meaningful conservation actions. As partners, we can make a bigger positive impact while concurrently generating scientifically valuable data that everyone can access. Our goal with Lionfish Watch is to promote collaborative solutions by tracking and removing lionfish from South Carolina's marine habitats. The benefits are numerous; will you take action with us? HOW TO PARTICIPATE: SAFETY CONCERNS: Lionfish are armed with venemous red and white striped spines and a fearless disposition. Citizen scientists engaging in this project must use appropriate caution and be knowledgable and prepared to treat lionfish stings. If you are stung, immerse the wound in hot water for 30-90 minutes and immediately seek medical attention. Choose any reef that you can safely and legally access. Avoid Marine Protected Areas. Record requested data on sightings and/or culling activity during your dive. Contribute your data using either the SC Aquarium app or the project website.
Community Environmental Health Laboratory
Darwin Core Archive of Lionfish Watch - Powered by Anecdata.org
Saproxylic fungi of fine woody debris studied by metabarcoding-based MycoPins method in Oulanka, Finland, 2022-2023
This work elucidates succession patterns of saproxylic fungi in undisturbed boreal forests, exploring how environment and forest management practices influence fungal diversity in decaying wood. Leveraging the MycoPins method (Shumskaya, 2023), sterilized wooden pins were placed in the topsoil layer and allowed to decay with subsequent periodic extraction; fungal colonization was monitored across four different forest ecosystems in Finland during 2022-2023. MycoPins were placed in twenty groups of six (sextets: two pins made of pine, two of birch, and two of spruce) along four independent transects: conifer forest with access of reindeer (transect A), conifer forest without access of reindeer (transect B), a broadleaf forest and accessed to tourists (transect C). Reindeer is a keystone species in boreal forests which defines biodiversity of major ecosystems. Cladonia sp. is a lichen that is heavily consumed by reindeer and is in abundance in a protected forest, while almost absent in unprotected forests. Hence, reindeer grazing might have a significant impact on forest microbiome. The research is designed to test several hypotheses: 1). Succession of species is present in fungal communities in deadwood as communities change with progression of decay. 2). Biodiversity of saproxylic fungal guilds is different across different biotopes. 3). Fungal communities differ in hardwood (Angiosperms, broadleaf) vs softwood (Gymnosperms, conifers). One sextet was collected from each transect biweekly, with breaks if the transect was not accessible due to weather or other circumstances. The fungal communities in each pin were analyzed using DNA metabarcoding, fungal species were identified in each pin and the data uploaded to GBIF.org. The occurrence dataset is represented by events and occurrences, with DNA-derived data provided for each occurrence. Events contain information about different substrates observed in a particular environment (transect) over a period of time. Occurrences are associated with an event and refer to the presence or absence of fungal species on a specific substrate along a transect observed over a given period. The set of fungal species in these occurrences represents those observed throughout the entire observation period. The DNA-derived data of events provide additional details on the identification of fungal species on the substrate samples. Events are identified by an event ID which is composed of the transect identifier (either A, B, or C) and a sample number (six numbers and a letter). Each event ID is associated with a parent event ID which is composed of a transect identifier (either A, B, or C) and the date when the event occurred (collection date in a format YYYY_Month_DD). Occurrences, associated with an event, are identified by an occurrence ID which is composed of an event ID and a GBIF taxon key of a fungal species. For example, the event A_018561C pertains to a MycoPin identified by 018561C in transect A. The parent event id A_2022_Jul_01 refers to collection of all six pins from transect A that occurred on July 1, 2022. The occurrence id A_018561C:2613081 represents the Hormonema macrosporum Voronin (GBIF taxon key: 2613081) in relation to the event A_018561C. Sampling scheme for each transect are as illustrated as follows: transect A transect B transect C
Darwin Core Archive of Saproxylic fungi of fine woody debris studied by metabarcoding-based MycoPins method in Oulanka, Finland, 2022-2023
BugGuide - Identification, Images, & Information For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin For the United States & Canada
BugGuide (http://bugguide.net) is an online community of naturalists who enjoy learning about and sharing observations of insects, spiders, and other related creatures. BugGuide collects photographs of insects and other arthropods from the United States and Canada for identification and research and summarizes findings in guide pages for each order, family, genus, and species. By capturing the place and time that submitted images were taken, BugGuide creates a virtual insect collection.
Darwin Core Archive of BugGuide - Identification, Images, & Information For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin For the United States & Canada
The San Francisco Street Tree Census is part of the San Francisco Urban Forest Plan. Adopted by the Board of Supervisors in 2015, the Plan identifies policies and strategies to create an expanded, healthy, and thriving street tree population for all of San Francisco. Learn more about the San Francisco Street Tree Census online at http://sf-planning.org/everytreesf-%E2%80%93-street-tree-census . All the data from the City’s recent Street Tree Census is also available to the public on an online searchable website, http://urbanforestmap.org/
Darwin Core Archive of San Francisco Street Tree Census - 2015
Occurance Data from the Revision of the Dufoureine Genus Micralictoides
This occurrence dataset encompasses the specimens identified and reviewed by Bohart and Griswold in their work, "A Revision of the Dufoureine Genus Micralictoides Timberlake (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)" (1987). This data publication aims to serve as a reliable resource with definitive species identifications and new material reviewed by the original authors. The dataset seeks to address the challenges highlighted by Meier et al. (2004) for reliable datasets: (1) misidentification of unrevised museum specimens; (2) the broad range of private and public collections included in specimen lists from revisionary studies; and (3) the cost-effectiveness of obtaining specimen records from revisions.
Metadata; bees; pollinators; insects; solitary bees; Specimen
Darwin Core Archive of Occurance Data from the Revision of the Dufoureine Genus Micralictoides
Maine Harbor Seal Studies - Powered by Anecdata.org
Observing Harbor Seals in Maine
Darwin Core Archive of Maine Harbor Seal Studies - Powered by Anecdata.org
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Florida Imperiled Fish Species Investigation - 2001-2004
The Florida Imperiled Fish Species Investigation dataset resulted from a project conducted during the period of 2001 to 2004 by staff of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to survey Florida for presence, distribution, and relative abundance of imperiled fishes in order to establish sites suitable for a long-term monitoring program for those fishes. Imperiled species are those that are known or thought to be negatively affected by human activity. Such vulnerable species are typically, but not always non-game fishes. The program was designed to update knowledge of Florida’s rare fishes and to establish a framework for continued monitoring of them. Results of the surveys were used to determine whether some species needed to be upgraded to officially protected status, deleted, or downgraded from such protection.
Darwin Core Archive of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Florida Imperiled Fish Species Investigation - 2001-2004
Murray State University - Lonicera japonica - 2008
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) occurrence data in watersheds in western Kentucky (Ledbetter Creek) and western Tennessee (Panther Creek).
Darwin Core Archive of Murray State University - Lonicera japonica - 2008
Patterns of widespread decline in North American bumble bees
This data was used in the paper "Patterns of widespread decline in North American bumble bees" published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of United States of America.
Darwin Core Archive of Patterns of widespread decline in North American bumble bees
USFWS - Big Rivers Network Native Bee Survey
Bee conservation, broadly speaking, has four main objectives: 1 to conserve the individual species of native bees, 2 to conserve the ecological services pollination of native plants provided by native bees, 3 to bring more native bee species into agricultural service, and 4 to maintain the health and viability of honey bees for agricultural purposes. Three of these objectives relate directly to native habitats, and in order to begin to address them it is necessary to identify which bee species are present within a particular geography, and to gain a basic understanding of the span of their ecological tolerances and abundance. Native habitats and communities offer the best starting point for this effort because they are reservoirs of biodiversity compared to disturbed areas, urban parks, habitat reconstructions, etc. The project summarized in these following pages, initiated in 2012 and enabled by staff and volunteers and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, is a first step towards identifying and documenting the bee species present on selected refuges in the Midwest, and also provides limited data on their ecological amplitude and abundance. Collecting effort in 2013 varied from refuge to refuge, as did the number of sampling sites and the intent or design of the survey at each refuge. Some refuges were interested in comparing remnants to reconstructions, others compared different native habitat types, others were simply interested in an overall survey of the refuge. The value of the data to each refuge is largely proportional to the effort expended, but even limited collecting effort provided some valuable data.
Darwin Core Archive of USFWS - Big Rivers Network Native Bee Survey
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Aquatic Invasive Plant Surveys - 2024 Survey Data
To maintain biological integrity, biological diversity, and native fish resources in Kenai Peninsula freshwater systems, we surveyed for invasive elodea in Kenai Peninsula lakes using rakethrow surveys.
Darwin Core Archive of Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Aquatic Invasive Plant Surveys - 2024 Survey Data
NC State University - USAblight - Phytophthora infestans
USAblight tracks occurrences of blight (Phytophthora infestans) in the United States of America on potato and tomato crops.
Darwin Core Archive of NC State University - USAblight - Phytophthora infestans
USGS PWRC - North American Breeding Bird Atlas Explorer
Online repository for archiving Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) data collected across the US. The database supports data from published atlases and also serves as a management tool for implementing these large-scale surveys. The shared data management system has allowed for cost-effective project implementation for agencies in many states. Currently the database houses 35 published and ongoing atlas projects. Data and maps from BBA Explorer have also been used in the preparation of breeding bird atlas books.
Darwin Core Archive of USGS PWRC - North American Breeding Bird Atlas Explorer
PollardBase is a data entry and management system for butterfly monitoring programs that follow protocols similar to those described by Ernie Pollard and have become known in the butterfly world as “Pollard Walks”. All these programs use trained volunteers who walk set routes multiple times during each season and over several years. Butterfly monitoring data published by PollardBase collaborators includes the following collaborator’s datasets: PollardBase - Cascades Butterfly Project; PollardBase - Colorado Butterfly Monitoring Network; PollardBase - Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network; PollardBase - Iowa Butterfly Survey Network; PollardBase - Michigan Butterfly network; PollardBase - Missouri Botanical Garden; PollardBase - Orange County Butterfly Monitoring Network; PollardBase - Tennessee Butterfly Monitoring Network.
Observations of whooping cranes during winter aerial surveys from 1950 - 2011
Observations of Whooping Cranes collected during aerial and ground surveys on the Texas coast (Aransas National Wildlife Refuge) between 1950 and 2011. Data include survey date, observers, location coordinates, age class counts, band details, and environmental notes. This is a variant of the original dataset as it was reformatted to Darwin Core. This variant does not include the aircraft and pilot information. That information can be found in the original dataset. This variant moved the attribute fields of Adult, Juvenile, and Unknown to an individualCount. Those three attributes fields were reformatted into the measurementorfact table.
Darwin Core Archive of Observations of whooping cranes during winter aerial surveys from 1950 - 2011
Birds and Marine Mammals in Frenchman Bay - Powered by Anecdata.org
The Schoodic Ferry integrates affordable passenger transit and baseline data collection for transect-based oceanographic assessments of Frenchman Bay. We partner with local and international scientists to develop and conduct long-term marine mammal, pelagic bird, bait fish, plankton, and oceanographic surveys, helping the community develop an understanding of the Bay. Marine mammal and bird sightings. Passengers can collect data on marine mammal and bird sightings to help develop a long-term understanding of how each species utilizes the Frenchman Bay habitat, and how those patterns may change over time.
Darwin Core Archive of Birds and Marine Mammals in Frenchman Bay - Powered by Anecdata.org
JNCC Marine Mammal Survey - Powered by Anecdata.org
Project goal: For our professional marine mammal observers, fully JNCC compatible marine mammal survey forms for onboard observations. About this project: For our professional marine mammal observers, JNCC compatible observation forms for Schoodic Ferry marine mammal surveys.
Darwin Core Archive of JNCC Marine Mammal Survey - Powered by Anecdata.org
MDI Loon Survey - Powered by Anecdata.org
Project goal: To gather high quality observations to better understand population dynamics of common loons on Mt. Desert Island. About this project: A comprehensive monitoring project of common loons on Mount Desert Island, Maine, looking at population trends, reproductive success, behavior, and habitat use. A collaborative effort involving - Somes Meynell Wildlife Sanctuary (SMWS), Loon Conservation Associates (LCA), and the National Park Service, Acadia (NPS). http://www.somesmeynell.org/
Darwin Core Archive of MDI Loon Survey - Powered by Anecdata.org
MVSC; The James C. Parks Herbarium at Millersville University
The James C. Parks Herbarium at Millersville University (MVSC) holds about 20000 specimens primarily from Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Here is presented, in digitized form, the full herbarium holdings as of 2020, entirely geo-referenced and photographed. The herbarium collection spans from the mid 1800s to the present day and primarily contains vascular plants. The collection includes many rare fern hybrids and forms collected by James C. Parks and Mary Emma Groff. The herbarium also holds the Mary Emma Groff and Mary E. Grebinger collection, notable for their contributions to Lancaster County Botany and the excellent quality of the specimens.
Darwin Core Archive of MVSC; The James C. Parks Herbarium at Millersville University
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge invasive fish surveys - 2024
To maintain biological integrity, biological diversity, and native fish resources in Kenai Peninsula freshwater systems, we surveyed for invasive northern pike (Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758) in Kenai Peninsula lakes by filtering 156 water samples from 18 waterbodies and processing them using a mix of qPCR and fish metabarcoding methods. Background and methods were provided by Bowser and Davis (2024).
Darwin Core Archive of Kenai National Wildlife Refuge invasive fish surveys - 2024
Maine Harbor Seals: Young's Bay 1988-2014 - Powered by Anecdata.org
This project records observations of harbor seals using a high tide ledge in Young's bay, Hancock, Maine. The focus of the study is on the individual seals, their life histories and site loyalty.
Darwin Core Archive of Maine Harbor Seals: Young's Bay 1988-2014 - Powered by Anecdata.org
Occurrences from Kenai National Wildlife Refuge's invasive plant management project
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge staff and partners annually survey for and treat invasive plants on Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
Darwin Core Archive of Occurrences from Kenai National Wildlife Refuge's invasive plant management project
USGS PIERC - Hawaii Forest Bird Survey Database
US Geological Survey Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center (PIERC) Hawaii Forest Bird Survey Tr-Sta (transect station) dataset, with 28,698 records. This database represents the first set of alien plant species occurrence data collected by scientists at the USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center. This installment includes data from the Hawaii Forest Bird Survey, conducted by the USFWS Research Program (now USGS), on the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and Kauai between 1976 and 1981. Additionally, we have included data on invasive species occurrences collected by Linda Pratt (USGS-PIERC) in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in 1992 and 1998. The survey and field collection methodology are documented in: Scott, J. M., J. D. Jacobi, and F. L. Ramsey. 1981. Avian surveys of large geographic areas: A systematic approach. The Wildlife Society Bulletin 9(3): 190-200.
Darwin Core Archive of USGS PIERC - Hawaii Forest Bird Survey Database
A study commissioned by the Utah Division of Water Quality and the Colorado Water Quality Control Division. Study was carried out by Utah State University. The overarching goal of the study was to conduct a comprehensive search and synthesis of existing records on the historical and current presence of ammonia-sensitive freshwater mussels (Superfamily Unionoidea) and non-pulmonate snails (Valvatidae, Hydrobiidae) in Utah and Colorado. In addition to these targeted species, other species belonging to Class Bivalvia and freshwater Gastropoda were also included. Though they were not actively sought during record searches, occurrence of non-native species such as the New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum), Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea), quagga mussel (Dreissena burgensis) and the Chinese mystery snail (Cipangopaluding chinensis) were also noted. Records in this dataset are the result of such efforts as found in previously-compiled databases found online (such as BISON), museums, peer and non-peer reviewed literature and reports, and direct personal contacts.
Darwin Core Archive of UT-CO Freshwater Mollusks Survey
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Freshwater Fishes of Florida - 1956-2000
This dataset consists of fisheries collection information from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Division of Fisheries regional and field offices. The dataset was developed to identify and map freshwater species occurrences throughout Florida. These data are the results of data collection/processing by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for many federally funded fisheries projects. These data were compiled into a comprehensive and standardized fisheries database for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission from various data programs and paper files. Collection location coordinates were based upon limited global positioning system (GPS) information, written information, the use of digital orthophoto quadrangles, digital raster graphic maps, and ArcView programs to obtain an estimated latitude and longitude for each fish collection site.
Darwin Core Archive of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Freshwater Fishes of Florida - 1956-2000
Organization: The Wetlands Conservancy and Friends Where to participate: Oregon, USA Anyone can join! Project started 2018 About this project This project consists of volunteer community science surveys of streams and wetlands everywhere, to determine where beavers are building dams! Beavers are actively helping us restore ecosystems and battle climate change, but we need to know more about their whereabouts to help maximize beneficial impacts. Project goal This project seeks to record the presence of beaver dams to help us better manage water, vegetation, and wildlife. This project consists of volunteer community science surveys of streams and wetlands in the Portland Metro area (and now, BEYOND!) to determine if beavers are active! Surveys will usually be completed in late summer and through fall, when water levels are low. Contact The Wetlands Conservancy to participate.
Darwin Core Archive of Beaver Survey - Powered by Anecdata.org
Metabarcoding Data from an Inventory of Freshwater Invertebrates from the Miller Creek Watershed, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, USA
Because benthic macroinvertebrates and zooplankton are susceptible to the pesticide rotenone, we surveyed freshwater macroinvertebrates in the Miller Creek Watershed, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska ahead of a rotenone treatment in fall 2021 to eradicate a population of invasive northern pike (Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758). We collected 32 samples in 2021 and another 32 post-treatment invertebrate samples in 2022 at the same places and during the same time of year to enable comparison of pre- and post-treatment freshwater invertebrate communities.
Darwin Core Archive of Metabarcoding Data from an Inventory of Freshwater Invertebrates from the Miller Creek Watershed, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, USA
Wild bees of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
We conducted a large-scale, multi-year inventory of the bee fauna of one such area, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM), which is a large area of protected land that, until recently, incorporated nearly 1.9 million acres of the Colorado Plateau in south-central Utah. While the monument is dominated by cold-desert plant communities, plants associated with warmer ecoregions occur at its southern and western extents. The region includes a diverse flora, with many endemic species (Fertig, 2005). Elevations in the monument range from 1,356 to 2,316 m, and encompass stands of aspen (Populus tremuloides), ponderosa (Pinus ponderosa), pinyon (Pinus spp.), juniper (Juniperus spp.), blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima), sagebrush (Artemisia spp.), grasslands, mixed desert scrub, meadows, and riparian zones. Temperatures range annually from −11 °C to 38 °C. Most precipitation occurs in the form of summer rainfall (average: 13.5 cm across the four years of our study, 2000–2003) with monsoonal weather events, but snow is also common throughout the monument from November through March (average across the years of the study: 11.7 cm) (Utah Climate Center, 2001–2005: https://climate.usu.edu/). Our study of GSENM used standardized bi-monthly sampling in one-hectare plots, supplemented by opportunistic collections, in order to determine the richness and diversity of bees in this protected area, assess short and long-term population fluctuations in bee species, as well as associate bees with habitat types. Prior to our study, knowledge of the fauna was limited to only 20 collector-days of sampling for the monument, and all were along major roads (Griswold, Parker & Tepedino, 1998). Our study provides an example of the usefulness of national monuments and parks for scientific studies of insects whose populations are difficult to quantify. Eventually, our research will result in additional publications on the spatial and temporal drivers of bee diversity on this landscape. For this particular paper, our focus is on documenting, summarizing, and broadly characterizing the diverse and unique bee fauna protected by GSENM. Specifically, we describe (1) the bee diversity, including new range boundaries and a summary of known life history traits, (2) spatial patterns, (3) seasonal patterns, and (4) floral relationships of the bee assemblage. Finally, we compare the diversity and composition of GSENM’s fauna with other known bee assemblages, and consider this community in the context of western bee distributions.
Darwin Core Archive of Wild bees of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Occurrences from Kenai National Wildlife Refuge’s Long Term Ecological Monitoring Program, 1999–2006
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (KENWR) has a legislative mandate “to conserve fish and wildlife populations and habitats in their natural diversity”. To improve our understanding of spatial and temporal variation at the landscape level, we are developed the Long Term Ecological Monitoring Program (LTEMP) to assess change in biota on the sample frame used by the USDA Forest Service's Forest Inventory and Analysis program (FIA). Through a formal agreement with the FIA, we completed our baseline inventory of 259 permanent terrestrial plots systematically distributed at 5-km intervals across the 805,000-ha KENWR in 2004 and 2006. In addition to the forested vegetation sampled by the FIA, we sampled vascular and nonvascular plants on non-forested plots, and breeding landbirds, arthropods, and noise on all plots. All sampling methods are passive, nondestructive (to habitat), relatively inexpensive, and require ≤ 2 visits to a plot in a given sampling year. This occurrence dataset includes observations of plants by FIA crews from 1999 to 2003 and observations of plants and birds by KNWR crews in 2004 and 2006.
Darwin Core Archive of Occurrences from Kenai National Wildlife Refuge’s Long Term Ecological Monitoring Program, 1999–2006
USGS FORT - Ouray National Wildlife Refuge - Bats - 2010
Nine species of bats were captured using mist nets during the summer of 2010. These findings document the occurrence at Ouray National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) of 13 of the 18 species of bats known to occur from Utah. The other 5 of the 18 species of Utah bats not documented during this study are the silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans), the Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis), the western red bat (Lasiurus blossevilii), the spotted bat (Euderma maculatum), and Allen's big-eared bat (Idionycteris phyllotis). Three of the species documented as occurring at Ouray NWR are identified by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources as Utah Species of Concern in the Utah Sensitive Species List: the fringed myotis, the Townsend's big-eared bat, and the big free-tailed bat. USGS Fort Collins Science Center (FORT).
Darwin Core Archive of USGS FORT - Ouray National Wildlife Refuge - Bats - 2010
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program BioData Retrieval system provides access to aquatic bioassessment data (biological community and physical habitat data) collected by USGS scientists from stream ecosystems across the nation. USGS scientists collect fish, aquatic macroinvertebrate, and algae community samples and conduct stream physical habitat surveys as part of its fundamental mission to describe and understand the Earth.
Darwin Core Archive of USGS NAWQA - BioData - USA
USGS SESC - Everglades - Herpetofauna - 2005
The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) requires the use of ecological indicators to measure the success of restoration efforts. The Everglades amphibian community is ideal because amphibians are present in all habitats and under all hydrologic regimes. During Everglades restoration, hydrologic patterns will change and the response of ecological indicators will determine success. Fourteen amphibian species were detected through VES, vocalization surveys and trapping methods throughout the study and the occurrence information collected in this project database. USGS Southeast Ecological Science Center (SESC).
Darwin Core Archive of USGS SESC - Everglades - Herpetofauna - 2005
Fungal communities in decaying poplar pins in Northeastern USA discovered by MycoPins method
The MycoPins method is a protocol to monitor early colonization events in communities of wood-inhabiting fungi in fine woody debris. The sampling dataset presented here is based on fieldwork from a time series experiment on standard sterilized poplar pins (furniture wooden dowels 1 cm diameter, 3 cm length) that were placed in soil to decay, then collected and subjected to DNA metabarcoding analysis and automated molecular identification of species. The list of species for each sampling point during the duration of the experiment was produced by a taxonomic classifier PROTAX (Abarenkov, 2018). PROTAX analyses the DNA sequences and provides with a table of reliably identified (probability >0.9) species, which is about 10% of the overall sequences from our experiment. The list of published species is limited to only 10% because while identifying the species, PROTAX takes into the account the uncertainty and mislabelings in the UNITE database that was used as a reference.
Darwin Core Archive of Fungal communities in decaying poplar pins in Northeastern USA discovered by MycoPins method
Monarch Watch is a nonprofit education, conservation, and research program based at the University of Kansas that focuses on the monarch butterfly, its habitat, and its spectacular fall migration. Monarch Watch strives to provide the public with information about the biology of monarch butterflies, their spectacular migration, and how to use monarchs to further science education in primary and secondary schools. We engage in research on monarch migration biology and monarch population dynamics to better understand how to conserve the monarch migration. We also promote protection of monarch habitats throughout North America.
Mohonk Preserve Natural History Collections housed at Mohonk Preserve is comprised of specimens collected from the Northeastern United States, primarily on Mohonk Preserve land. The data and natural history collections support the Preserve’s land management and stewardship activities and our educational programming. The collections are also frequently used in research on climate change, biodiversity, bird migration, and human impact on the environment. Conservation Science staff and volunteers are working to digitize the collections by producing high-resolution images of the specimens, transcribing label and card data, and uploading the information to online, open-access data repositories. Digitizing the collections and making them available via multiple online portals helps us to support new research on a variety of scientific topics, including phenology and species responses to climate change.
Darwin Core Archive of Mohonk Preserve 3D Specimens: Mammals
Bee Fauna of National Wildlife Refuges in the Pacific Northwest, 2010-2016
In 2010, the Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) initiated a native bee sampling program to document the bee fauna at 15 National Wildlife Refuges (NWR), 1 National Monument, and 1 Bureau of Land Management site in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho (hereafter referred to as Refuges or Sites). This program was comprised of six sampling components, utilizing two methodologies depending on the available staff, site objectives, and accessibility. For purposes of data publication, these components are summarized as follows. Component 1 (Array Sampling) was designed to collect baseline data within shrub-steppe habitats along a north-south gradient in Washington and Oregon. A secondary objective of this sampling was to determine if there were genera and/or species differences along this latitudinal gradient. As there were no wildlife refuges in northeastern Oregon, the Bureau of Land Management’s Oregon Trail Interpretive Center (OTIC) was selected to fill this gap. Refuges included in this project include Turnbull NWR in NE Washington, McNary NWR in central Washington, and Malheur NWR in SE Oregon; the OTIC site is located in northeastern Oregon. All sites were sampled during 2011 and 2012, using a 9-cup glycol array (see Methodology). This was the only component in this program to use glycol arrays. Sampling sites were situated in easily accessible shrub-steppe habitats typical of the specific NWR and OTIC. Component 2 (Baseline Sampling) was designed to collect baseline data at a suite of NWRs and was the primary objective and sampling scheme used from 2011-2016. Refuges within this component used a variation of the standard 30-bowl (pan trap) transect, instead deploying 2-15 bowl transects set adjacent to different habitats to increase the prospects of increasing catch diversity and attaining a better representation of bee fauna on the refuge (see Methodology). Depending on the site, sampling occurred: for two consecutive seasons using the same transect location; 1 season of sampling only; incidental sampling for 1 or 2 seasons but without fixed locations between sampling events; and habitat-based plots to assess variability in succession.
Darwin Core Archive of Bee Fauna of National Wildlife Refuges in the Pacific Northwest, 2010-2016
Market Squid Eggs - Powered by Anecdata.org
Project goal: While market squid play an important role in the California current ecosystem and the economy of the state of California, little is known about the population dynamics of the species. This project aims to collect information on when and where market squid egg capsules are present in the waters off the coast of southern California. The data will provide information on the spatial and temporal distr About this project: What do we need to know? Where are market squid egg capsules present? substrate type, depth, water temperature, location description When were egg capsules sighted? How many egg capsules were present? Do you have a photo of the egg capsules? Any other observations/information about eggs? squid actively laying eggs, color of eggs (translucent or opaque), etc. What are market squid? The market squid, or Doryteuthis opalescens, is a small squid, found in coastal waters from Alaska to Baja California. Market squid adults can reach a length of 11 inches and have a lifespan of 6-9 months. The coloration of the squid varies from translucent white to dark brown as squid can change their color and patterning in response to their environment. They often turn dark red when excited, frightened, or feeding. Adult squid form spawning aggregations in calm waters and the females lay egg capsules after fertilization events. Adult squid often die shortly after spawning. The commercial fisheries in California target these spawning aggregations. Why are market squid important? Market squid are an important resource for the state of California. In terms of tons caught, the market squid fishery is the largest fishery in the state of California. During the 2014-2105 season, fisherman landed over 103,000 metric tons of market squid with a total ex-vessel value of over $72 million (California Department of Fish and Wildlife). Furthermore, market squid have been found in the diets of marine mammals and are believed to play an important role in the transfer of energy from zooplankton to higher trophic levels in the California current system. Although this species is of great importance to the state of California, little is known about the population dynamics of the species. Market squid are believed to experience extreme population declines during El Niño events. However, the cause of these population declines is not understood. While spawning grounds of the species have been identified, information is needed on the spatial and temporal distribution of market squid egg capsules. Without knowledge of the basic ecology of the species, it is difficult to estimate the impact of the fishery on market squid populations and to make informed management decisions. Identifying market squid egg capsules: Females encapsulate hundreds of eggs in a capsule that is made up of layers of protein. Egg capsules are around 6 inches long and are normally laid on sandy bottoms at depths of 10-50 m. Females attach the egg capsules to the bottom using a sticky substance that anchors them in place while allowing ocean water to aerate the eggs. The presence of eggs on the bottom can stimulate other females to lay eggs in the same location. This results in eggs being placed in masses or egg beds that can cover acres of the ocean floor. Egg capsules vary in color from white capsules, which are recently laid, to translucent capsules, which are closer to maturation.
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Phenology records around Mohonk Lake date back to the early 1900s, when Daniel and Keith Smiley started noting the date of spring bird arrivals. The Preserve’s Daniel Smiley Research Center continues this tradition of natural history observation and has expanded the scope of the Smileys’ phenology records to monitor seasonal changes in plants and other fauna at Mohonk Preserve on local, regional, and national levels. Alongside our long-term weather data, these data provide insight into the changing communities in the Mohonk Preserve in response to changing climate. These data include first occurrence dates for each of the taxa and associated life stages in the vicinity of Mohonk Preserve and were collected by staff at the Daniel Smiley Research Center.
Mohonk Preserve Director of Conservation Science
Darwin Core Archive of Mohonk Preserve Phenology Observations
Indiana University - Indiana - Hemlocks - 2005-2013
As part of a research thesis, aerial imagery for the state of Indiana was examined for evidence of eastern hemlock occurrences. The distribution of Tsuga canadensis in Indiana was reviewed using aerial imagery and followed up by selected ground truthing. This dataset shows locations of less than 1000m2 (non-solid stands). Based on images from 2005, locations randomly selected were visited on foot to verify the presence of the species, through 2013.
Darwin Core Archive of Indiana University - Indiana - Hemlocks - 2005-2013
USGS ASC - Changing Arctic Ecosystems - Birdlist - 2011-2013
Through the Changing Arctic Ecosystems initiative, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) strives to inform key resource management decisions for Arctic Alaska by providing scientific information on current and future ecosystem response to a warming climate. Our research is (1) examining critical physical and landscape-scale changes in the environment; (2) assessing key ecological drivers of population change; and (3) projecting future abundance and distribution of focal species, including mammals, birds, fish, and aquatic invertebrates that use the landscapes of the Arctic in different ways and likely will express differently the consequences of changes to the associated ecosystems. This dataset is a list of all bird species observed, and their location, during the 2011-13 field seasons for this project. USGS Alaska Science Center (ASC).
Darwin Core Archive of USGS ASC - Changing Arctic Ecosystems - Birdlist - 2011-2013
Curtis Rd Biodiversity Survey - Powered by Anecdata.org
What animals share this site - how can we design to live alongside them https://www.hurleyarchitects.com.au/
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Downeast Maine Smelt Monitoring - Powered by Anecdata.org
Monitoring smelt populations in Hancock and Washington County, Downeast Maine. https://mainesalmonrivers.org/smelt-survey/
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Roadkill Reports - Powered by Anecdata.org
About this project Animals never evolved to coexist with high-speed motor vehicles. Report your roadkill sightings to help identify high risk areas for wildlife! Project goal Identify problem spots where there are high numbers of collisions with wildlife. What participants do: Record the time, location, and species of roadkill you observe. Why roadkill? Animals never evolved to coexist with high-speed motor vehicles. Highways can alter habitat and isolate populations, prevent wildlife from moving freely, and place an undue mortality pressure on populations. Tracking the incidence of collisions with animals can help identify problem spots where steps can be taken to mitigate roadkill risk. How to participate: Note when and where you see roadkill. Share your observations here on Anecdata.org or using the Anecdata mobile app!
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SEANET (Seabird Ecological Assessment Network) - Powered by Anecdata.org
The Seabird Ecological Assessment Network (SEANET) was designed to bring together interdisciplinary researchers and members of the public (i.e. citizen scientists) in a long-term collaborative effort to identify and mitigate threats to seabirds (along the Northwest Atlantic seaboard). http://seanetters.wordpress.com Project goal To highlight that seabirds serve as indicators of the health of the marine ecosystem. What participants do: Walk a section of beach (at least 1 km long) 1-2X/month and record any beached (i.e. dead) seabirds. The Seabird Ecological Assessment Network (SEANET) is the only coordinated Beached Bird project on the Atlantic coast of the U.S. It was started in 2003 in Buzzard’s Bay, MA. Now, it consists of a network of volunteers from Maine to Florida. There are many global threats facing seabirds: emerging infectious diseases; interactions with fisheries; harmful algal blooms; contaminants (e.g. heavy metals, pesticides); plastics and overfishing of seabird prey items. The goals of SEANET are to: 1) bring together interdisciplinary researchers and members of the public (i.e. citizen scientists) in a long-term collaborative effort, 2) provide baseline information about bird mortality; 3) help to detect mass mortality events due to oil spills, toxins or disease outbreaks, 4) examine the spatial pattern of bird carcass deposition and how it varies across time, and 5) highlight that seabirds can serve as indicators of the marine ecosystem. The SEANET program does not require expert birding skills or travel to remote locations or specialized equipment. So what are SEANET volunteers asked to do? Read and sign a volunteer agreement, select a section of beach (at least 1 km long) that you can reliably access year-round and walk 1 or 2 times/month. SEANET will provide each volunteer a SEANET kit containing a guide, ruler, calipers, and marking tags. Each volunteer is asked to provide a digital camera (e.g. Cell phone), gloves, pencil and a clipboard. ALL REQUIRED FORMS are HEREopen_in_new: Monitoring manual, field data sheets, beach characteristics form, and the volunteer agreement. SEANET is carried out by both scientists and conservation-minded citizens. Through this program, you can participate in science and marine conservation. For more information visit: https://www.facebook.com/seanetters/open_in_new and http://seanetters.wordpress.comopen_in_new
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USGS ASC - Yukon Kuskokwim River Delta - Birds - 1992-2002
We investigated the underlying processes affecting bird population dynamics by collection and analysis of demographic data from 3 sites on the Yukon Kuskokwim (1991-2004) for 29 site-years. We examined variation in components of reproduction, tested hypotheses about the influence of specific ecological factors on life-history variables, and investigated their relative contributions to local population dynamics.
Darwin Core Archive of USGS ASC - Yukon Kuskokwim River Delta - Birds - 1992-2002
Community Environmental Health Laboratory Alewife Monitoring 2005-2006
Alewife reports for locations on Mount Desert Island, Maine.
Darwin Core Archive of Community Environmental Health Laboratory Alewife Monitoring 2005-2006
USGS SESC - Virgin Islands - Herpetofauna - 2001-2002
Darwin Core Archive of USGS SESC - Virgin Islands - Herpetofauna - 2001-2002
Downeast Tomcod Monitoring - Powered by Anecdata.org
Downeast Salmon Federation is conducting a presence/absence survey in Hancock and Washington County in December and January to monitor tomcod (also known as frost fish). This is part of a larger citizen science project gathering information on anadromous fish species. Maine is home to 12 species of native sea-run (called diadromous) fish that spend part of their lives in freshwater and part in the sea. These fish make astounding migrations each year with significant impacts to the freshwater, estuary, and marine environments that they move through as they complete their life cycles. Because of the widespread and mobile nature of their life histories, much remains to be known about which particular coastal rivers they occupy, the timing and extent of their migrations, and the number of individuals present. Information about these fish has implications for species conservation, restoration, and management. Atlantic tomcod are one such species that migrate up rivers from the ocean to spawn in the winter. Spawning occurs in shallow brackish or fresh water over gravelly bottom. A female can deposit 6,000-30,000 eggs. Egg incubation takes up to 30 days in 30 to 43ºF water. The average adult is 9-12 in. Life expectancy is 4 years. Atlantic tomcod live in the mouths of streams or estuaries and are resistant to sudden changes in temperature and salinity. Their range is southern Labrador to Virginia. Tomcod eat larval copepods, small crustaceans, small mollusks, worms, as well as fish larvae and are eaten by predators such as Striped Bass and Bluefish. Atlantic tomcod populations have declined due to loss of access to spawning grounds, overfishing, and exposure to toxins. Because they typically live year-round in estuaries, tomcod are particularly subject to stresses from pollutants. Since the commercial fishery closed in the 1950s, there is very little known about their current whereabouts or how well they are doing in Maine rivers and streams. We need to learn more about these amazing creatures to better manage our rivers and streams now and into the future. Information collected by this project is designed to create a more complete picture of where, when, and in what numbers tomcod can be found.
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Manomet Intertidal Green Crab Project - Powered by Anecdata.org
This project monitors green crab populations in the rocky intertidal zone. http://www.manomet.org Project goal Monitoring intertidal populations of the invasive European green crab. What participants do: Collecting data using quadrat surveys. Invasive species have caused major disruptions to ecosystems worldwide. The European green crab invaded North America in the 1800s, and is considered one of the world’s 100 worst invaders by the IUCN. Observations of green crab population trends are essential for predicting and managing the ecological and economic impacts of this harmful invasive species. This protocol was developed in an effort to create a standardized method for assessing green crab population dynamics in the rocky intertidal zone of New England and Atlantic Canada. The protocol was designed to be accessible to multiple users including researchers, educators, students, and citizen scientists. Although it was designed for surveying crab populations, this protocol is easy to adapt and could be used for any number of intertidal species. The resulting data collected using this protocol has a wide range of uses, including to inform ecological research, conservation efforts, mitigation strategies, and fishery development, as well as for educational outreach purposes.
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USGS GAP - Alaska - Vertebrates - 1867-2009
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) Alaska Gap Analysis Project (GAP) compiles many smaller datasets of species occurrences to provide baseline information for conservation in Alaska, particularly when combined with other current efforts. These species occurrences (more than 1M occurrences for 300+ vertebrate species) were used with other ancillary data to generate distribution models and species range maps. The GAP models are among the first range-wide habitat models for vertebrate species at this resolution for Alaska. Prior to using Alaska GAP data, users are encouraged to become familiar with the GAP modeling process. These data provide researchers and managers with a tool for understanding the distribution of vertebrates within the context of these species habitats in Alaska.
Darwin Core Archive of USGS GAP - Alaska - Vertebrates - 1867-2009
FPWC Bluebird Monitoring - Powered by Anecdata.org
About this project Monitoring Eastern Bluebirds and other cavity-nesting birds at the nest boxes around Winnebago County Forest Preserves. Project goal To track which habitats which species prefer and how populations and habits change over time. What participants do Monitoring nest boxes weekly and recording information about what is inside. Monitors are trained in what to look for in the nest boxes placed in around 20 different forest preserves in Winnebago County. We record data on date, temperature, the type of box, what habitat it is in, what species is nesting, how many eggs, how many young, if adults are seen or heard, mortalities, and how many birds fledge. We also are vigilant about removing the nests, eggs, and young of any invasive species, mainly House Sparrows.
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GPS locations of Bobcats on and around Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge from 2013-2021: USFWS-TXDOT Collaborative Dataset
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) have collected and curated Global Positioning System (GPS) locations from GPS-enabled Tellus Ultralight neck-collars placed on bobcats (Lynx rufus) in Texas. Bobcats were captured in box-traps, sedated, anesthetized, fit with a GPS collar, and released on USFWS lands following protocols in Sternberg and Swarts (2021) (https://doi.org/10.7944/pbwy-se62 and https://doi.org/10.7944/wx3d-jd10). This dataset includes 51,213 GPS locations from 30 male or female bobcats being monitored from 2013 to 2021. Locations in this dataset occur on and around Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge. These locations are stored using latitude and longitude with a WGS84 reference system.
Darwin Core Archive of GPS locations of Bobcats on and around Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge from 2013-2021: USFWS-TXDOT Collaborative Dataset
Project Horseshoe - Powered by Anecdata.org
Horseshoe crab populations in Long Island Sound have been studied for the past 20 years as part of Project Limulus, a citizen science project that trains volunteers to collect basic data and tag horseshoe crabs during the spring mating season. We at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk have been assisting with Project Limulus for many years, training volunteers and leading tagging nights at our local beach. We have a dedicated group of experienced volunteers that we'd love to continue collecting data outside of the few tagging nights each season. As such we have developed Project Horseshoe using the anecdata platform so volunteers can report horseshoe crab sightings year round. About this project Long Island Sound project for trained citizen scientists to report horseshoe crab sitings. Project goal The goal of this program is to continue to collect data on horseshoe crabs presence in the Long Island Sound What participants do: Photograph horseshoe crabs observed in Long Island Sound
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CO State University - Natural Resource Ecology Lab - CO River Basin - Tamarix - 2014 and 2017
Tamarisk occurrence records in the Colorado River Basin.
Darwin Core Archive of CO State University - Natural Resource Ecology Lab - CO River Basin - Tamarix - 2014 and 2017
Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species - United States (Contiguous) (ver.2.0, 2022)
This is the latest version of the dataset initially published to GBIF by the Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) on behalf of the U.S. Geological Survey on October 12, 2020, at https://www.gbif.org/dataset/6b64ef7e-82f7-47a3-8ddb-ec6794ea07d6. Like that checklist, this version presents validated and verified national checklists of introduced (alien) and invasive alien species at the sub-country level. The other two related checklists for the United States, also newly published separately as V2.0, are for the States of Alaska and Hawaii. Differences between two previous versions and ver.2.0, 2022 (this dataset): SIZE: the first version V1.0 - 5,006 accepted names (arthropods were not included); the previous version - 8,654 accepted names and two unranked hybrids; ver.2.0, 2022 (this dataset) - 8,525 accepted names and two unranked hybrids. OTHER DIFFERENCES: the previous version provided: a broader inclusion of arthropods; approximate dates of introduction (where available); 4,693 references; improved disambiguation of scientific names; biocontrol species information (where applicable); taxonomic synonyms, where available, in taxonRemarks field; unique occurrenceIDs; no habitat information; ver.2.0, 2022 (this dataset) adds pathway and habitat information, where available, more precise management of names and synonyms (and so is smaller than the previous version), and additional data on approximate dates of introduction. OVERVIEW: Introduced (non-native) species that becomes established may eventually become invasive, so tracking introduced species provides a baseline for effective modeling of species trends and interactions, geospatially and temporally. The umbrella dataset, called United States Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (US-RIIS), is comprised of three lists, one each for Alaska (AK, with 545 records), Hawaii (HI, with 5,628 records), and the conterminous (or lower 48) United States (L48, with 8,527 records, this dataset). Each list includes introduced (non-native), established (reproducing) taxa that: are, or may become, invasive (harmful) in the locality; are not known to be harmful there; and/or have been used for biological control in the locality. To be included in the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species - United States (Contiguous), or GRIIS-L48 (with L48 meaning the Lower 48 Conterminous United States), a taxon must be non-native everywhere in the locality and established (reproducing) anywhere in the locality. Native pest species are not included. Each record has information on taxonomy, a vernacular name, establishment means designation (introduced unintentionally, or assisted colonization), degree of establishment (established, invasive, or widespread invasive), hybrid status, pathway of introduction (where available), habitat (where available), whether a biocontrol species, dates of introduction (where available; currently 46% of the records for the conterminous United States), associated taxa (where applicable), native and introduced distributions (where available), and citations for the authoritative source(s) from which this information is drawn. The umbrella dataset US-RIIS builds on a previous dataset, A Comprehensive List of Non-Native Species Established in Three Major Regions of the U.S.: Version 3.0 (Simpson et al., 2020, https://doi.org/10.5066/p9e5k160). There are 14,700 records in the master list (USRIISv2_MasterList) and 12,571 unique scientific names. The list is derived from more than 5,800 authoritative sources (USRIISv2_AuthorityReferences) and was reviewed by (or based on input from) more than 30 taxonomic experts and invasive species scientists. Many thanks to these reviewers and contributors: Coauthors Pam Fuller (USGS Emeritus), Kevin Faccenda (University of Hawaii), Neal Evenhuis (Bishop Museum), Janis Matsunaga (Hawaii Department of Agriculture), and Matt Bowser (US-Fish and Wildlife Service); contributors Rachael Blake (data science), National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC); M. Lourdes Chamorro (Curculionidae), USDA-ARS Entomology; Meghan C. Eyler (data reviewer), US Fish & Wildlife Service; Danielle Froelich (Hawaiian botany), SWCA Environmental Consultants; Thomas Henry (Heteroptera), USDA-ARS Entomology; Sam James (Annelida), Maharishi University; Nancy Khan (Hawaiian botany), Smithsonian Institution; Alex Konstantinov (Chrysomelidae), USDA-ARS Entomology; Andrew P. Landsman (Arachnida), National Park Service, C&O Canal National Historical Park; Christopher Lepczyk (Vertebrata), Auburn University; Sandy Liebhold (Coleoptera), USDA-FS; Steven Lingafelter (Cerambycidae), USDA-APHIS; Walter Meshaka (Herpetology), State Museum of Pennsylvania; Gary L. Miller (Aphididae), USDA-ARS Entomology; Allen Norrbom (Tephritidae), USDA-ARS Entomology; Shyama Pagad (global invasive species), IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialists' Group; John Reynolds (Annelida), Oligochaetology Laboratory; Alexander Salazar (Lycosidae), Miami University, Ohio; Elizabeth A. Sellers (data manager), USGS; Derek Sikes (Alaskan invertebrates), University of Alaska; Bruce A. Snyder (Annelida), Georgia College and State University; Alma Solis (Pyralid moths), USDS-ARS at the Smithsonian Institution; Rebecca Turner (data manager), Scion Inc., New Zealand; Darrell Ubick (Arachnida), Cal Academy; Warren Wagner (Hawaiian botany), Smithsonian Institution; Mark Wetzel (Annelida), Illinois Natural History Survey; and James D. Young (Lepidoptera), USDA-APHIS-PPQ-PHP. Our apologies to the many contributing experts we may have inadvertently omitted.
Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species
Darwin Core Archive of Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species - United States (Contiguous) (ver.2.0, 2022)
Mohonk Preserve Forest Health Monitoring Data
In 2018, the Mohonk Preserve’s Daniel Smiley Research Center implemented a long-term research project aimed at inventorying forest vegetation and monitoring forest health. The protocol was adapted from the National Park Service’s Northeast Temperate Network (https://www.nps.gov/im/netn/forest-health.htm). This project monitors the composition and structure of the Mohonk Preserve forests, and collects data for assessing forest soil condition, impacts of white-tailed deer herbivory, and land cover. In 2018, 24 plots were established in four habitat types: Eastern hemlock forest (n = 6), white ash forest (n = 6), historic prescribed burn forest (n = 6), and randomly selected forest (n = 6). In 2021, an additional 14 plots were established in two historic Breeding Bird Survey research areas: Eastern hemlock forest (n = 8) and pitch pine forest (n = 6). All data collection occurred between the months of June through August. Plots are scheduled to be resampled every four years.
Director of Conservation Science Mohonk Preserve
Darwin Core Archive of Mohonk Preserve Forest Health Monitoring Data
Metabarcoding occurrences from Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Pollinator Surveys - 2022
We collected pollinators as part of the Alaska Bee Atlas effort (https://accs.uaa.alaska.edu/wildlife/ak-bee-atlas). We collected pollinators on Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in 2022 using blue vane traps, pollinator cups, and aerial nets.
Darwin Core Archive of Metabarcoding occurrences from Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Pollinator Surveys - 2022
Mohonk Preserve Grassland Field Monitoring 2017-2021
Between 2017-2021, Mohonk Preserve inventoried vegetation in its old-fields and grasslands. The goal was to increase understanding and knowledge of the Preserve’s vegetation communities so informed management strategies could be developed. This data provides information on species composition; occurrence frequency; vegetation type (woody, forb, grass, sedge, etc.); species percent cover (dominance); and species listed, invasive, and pollinator importance status. Five fields have been sampled thus far: Spring Farm (SF, plots [n]= 96); Glory Hill (GF, n= 45); Testimonial Gateway (TG, n= 66); Brook Farm (BF, n= 36); and Pine Farm (PF, n= 27). Soil samples were taken from three sites in 2018: Spring Farm, Glory Hill, and Testimonial Gateway. All data collection occurred between the months of May and August. There are plans to add more plots to sites Brook Farm, Pine Farm, and a field that has not yet been sampled, Klein kill Farm. There are no immediate plans to resample Spring Farm, Glory Hill, or Testimonial Gateway.
Darwin Core Archive of Mohonk Preserve Grassland Field Monitoring 2017-2021
USGS FORT - Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge - Bats - 1997-1998
Occurrence records for bats captured in mist nets at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge and Fitzsimmons Army Hospital in Denver, Colorado, as well as parks and open spaces and structures within Fort Collins, Colorado during the 1997 and 1998 field seasons (May-September). We used mist nets to capture bats and to 1) determine local species richness and relative abundance, 2) establish roosting habits and locations , and 3) collect bats to evaluate organochlorine contaminant levels in local bats. USGS Fort Collins Science Center (FORT). There were both observation and specimen records.
Darwin Core Archive of USGS FORT - Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge - Bats - 1997-1998
Invasive Plant Atlas of the MidSouth (IPAMS)
The Invasive Plant Atlas of the MidSouth (IPAMS) is a project of the Geosystems Research Institute (GRI), Mississippi State University. The Invasive Plant Atlas of the MidSouth (IPAMS) will provide information on the biology, distribution, and best management practices for forty weedy plant species. Outreach and extension activities include developing training programs for volunteers to identify and report invasive species using IPAMS, developing an efficient Early Detection and Rapid Response (EDRR) system for invasive plants, developing best management practices workshops, and developing an online mapping system. Research activities include conducting systematic regional vegetation surveys to assess the distribution of key invasive plants, developing models for predicting the occurrence of target species based on land use and cover, and evaluate the relative effectiveness of professional versus volunteer surveys. IPAMS is a unique tool for early detection and rapid response. Trained volunteers regularly check areas for invasive species. When they encounter an invasive species, they record the location by GPS, the plant and other information about the plant population. On the IPAMS Web site, they input this information and alert researchers and government officials of the new infestation. This gives those decision-makers more time in taking appropriate steps and treating an infestation early, before it spreads further.
Darwin Core Archive of Invasive Plant Atlas of the MidSouth (IPAMS)
USFS - Forest Inventory and Analysis - Trees (Public Lands)
The mission of FIA is to determine the extent, condition, volume, growth, and use of trees of timber on the Nation's forest land. FIA is the only program that collects, publishes, and analyzes data from all ownerships of forest land in the United States (Smith 2002). Throughout the 80-year history of the program, inventories have been conducted by a number of geographically dispersed FIA work units. Currently, the national FIA program is implemented by four regionally distributed work units that are coordinated by a National Office in Washington, DC. The four FIA work units are named by the Research Station in which they reside. They are defined as Pacific Northwest Research Station (PNWRS), Northern Research Station (NRS), Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS), and Southern Research Station (SRS). NRS was formed from the merger of North Central Research Station (NCRS) and Northeastern Research Station (NERS). Some data items still retain these designations. This iteration of species occurrences contains 18,134,896 records, as of 2014-12-05.
Darwin Core Archive of USFS - Forest Inventory and Analysis - Trees (Public Lands)
The Pollinating Insects -- Biology, Management and Systematics Research Unit (PIRU) was founded in the late 1940s as part of the alfalfa seed production unit. We focus primarily on pollination research with bees.The mission of the Pollinating Insect - Biology, Management and Systematics Research Unit is the development of non-Apis bees, for example the alfalfa leafcutting bee and blue orchard bee, as crop pollinators. Research emphasis areas include the development and improvement of management systems for bee populations, biological studies of bees, plant-pollination systems, and bee biosystematics. Cross-pollinated crops not effectively pollinated by honey bees have been targeted for improved pollination management, and the candidacy of selected pollinator species continues to be evaluated. Current research on established species, like the alfalfa leafcutting bee and blue orchard bee, is directed toward developing control programs for pests and diseases, improving management that will result in better bee health and demonstrating pollination efficacy and increased producer profitability on "new" crops.
Darwin Core Archive of Bee Biology and Systematics Laboratory
Where are all the whiptail rays? - Powered by Anecdata.org
About this project Why Stingrays: Stingrays (Family Dasyatidae) make up a significant portion of fish biomass in coastal and nearshore environments and are ubiquitous to tropical marine ecosystems. They provide essential ecosystem services and in some environments may be considered a keystone species. Despite their importance in tropical marine ecosystems, very few data are available on even the most basic life-hist http://ceibahamas.org The Caribbean whiptail stingray (Himantura schmardae) is a very large, ovate, grey stingray found throughout The Caribbean from northern South America to Florida, yet reports from The Bahamas are rare and largely anecdotal with just one published report from 1968. The Cape Eleuthera Institute's Stingray Research Initiative recently identified several sub-populations of this species and has since attracted funding to make a more comprehensive assessment of its biology and ecology. This research will focus mainly on the genetic conenctivity of these sub-populations and how the fragmented nature of the The Bahamas acts as barriers to gene flow, considering this is a live bearing species. The Project: The main objective of 'Where are all the Whiptail Rays?' is to create an awarenss of this species in The Bahamas, and provide a hub for citizen scientists to contribute to our knowledge of this species' whereabouts. Specifically we would like to know: Location, time and date of any observations Habitat type i.e. off shore coral reef, mangrove creek, estuary etc. Individual sighting or agregations of several individuals Sex (where possible) Photographs of animals Presence of external dart tag on left hand side Approximate size of the animal's disc width - how wide across What makes a whiptail stingray? Caribbean whiptail rays are easily identifiable by several key factors: Round or ovate shaped rather than diamond shaped Light to dark grey Very thick, muscular tail Small eyes No skin fold on tail Not to be confused with the southern stingray which is dark, diamond shaped and has a skin fold on its tail; the Caribbean whiptail is very distinguisable. Sex is identified via the presence or absence of two penises, or claspers that proturude from benenath the base of the tail in males. Conservation Benefits: Anthropgenic incursion to coastal habitats throughout The Caribbean has led to degradation and in some cases destruction of environments considered critical in the life history of many species considered important, either ecologically or commercialy. Gathering these types of data will allow us to promote the conservation value of certain habitats and ecosystems where these animals are found. Stingrays are excellent tools with which to demonstrate the importance of conservation and management frameworks to be applied to the habiats within which they are found. Please contact Dr. Owen R. O'Shea at The Cape Eleuthera Institute in The Bahamas for further information: owenoshea@ceibahamas.orgopen_in_new Stingrays are largely under-represented in scienctific as well as popular literature and your contribution here, will allow much needed data to promote their conservation value, and the ecosytems that support them. Thank you!
Darwin Core Archive of Where are all the whiptail rays? - Powered by Anecdata.org
Mohonk Preserve Herbarium housed at Mohonk Preserve is comprised of more than 3,000 specimens collected from the Northeastern United States, primarily on Mohonk Preserve land. The data and natural history collections support the Preserve’s land management and stewardship activities and our educational programming. The collections are also frequently used in research on climate change, biodiversity, bird migration, and human impact on the environment. Conservation Science staff and volunteers are working to digitize the collections by producing high-resolution images of the specimens, transcribing label and card data, and uploading the information to online, open-access data repositories. Digitizing the collections and making them available via multiple online portals helps us to support new research on a variety of scientific topics, including phenology and species responses to climate change.
Darwin Core Archive of Mohonk Preserve Herbarium
USFWS - Mourning Dove Call-Count Survey - 2001-2013
The Mourning Dove Call-count Survey was developed to provide an annual index to population size (Dolton 1993). This survey is based on work by McClure (1939) in Iowa. Field studies demonstrated the feasibility of the survey as a method for detecting annual changes in mourning dove breeding populations (Foote and Peters 1952). In the United States, the survey currently includes more than 1,000 randomly selected routes, stratified by physiographic region. The total number of doves heard on each route is used to determine trends in populations and provides the basis for determining an index to population size during the breeding season. Within the United States, there are 3 zones that contain mourning dove populations that are largely independent of each other (Kiel 1959). These zones encompass the principal breeding, migration, and U.S. wintering areas for each population. As suggested by Kiel (1959), these 3 areas were established as separate management units in 1960 (Kiel 1961). Since that time, management decisions have been made within the boundaries of the Eastern (EMU), Central (CMU), and Western (WMU) Management Units. Each call-count route is usually located on secondary roads and has 20 listening stations spaced at 1-mile intervals. At each stop, the number of doves heard calling, the number seen, and the level of disturbance (noise) that impairs the observer's ability to hear doves are recorded. The number of doves seen while driving between stops is also noted. Counts begin one-half hour before sunrise and continue for about 2 hours. Routes are run once between 20 May and 5 June. Intensive studies in the eastern United States (Foote and Peters 1952) indicated that dove calling is relatively stable during this period. Surveys are not made when wind velocities exceed 12 miles per hour or when it is raining. Again, more detailed information about survey procedures or analyses of these data can be found in the annual Mourning Dove Breeding Population Status report on the Division of Migratory Bird Management web site (http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/reports/reports.html). The mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) is a migratory bird, thus, authority and responsibility for its management is vested in the Secretary of the Interior. This responsibility is conferred by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, which, as amended, implements migratory bird treaties between the United States and other countries. Mourning doves are included in the treaties with Great Britain (for Canada) and Mexico. These treaties recognize sport hunting as a legitimate use of a renewable migratory bird resource. As one of the most abundant species in both urban and rural areas of North America, it is familiar to millions of people. Maintenance of mourning dove populations in a healthy, productive state is a primary management goal. To this end, management of doves includes assessment of population status, regulation of harvest, and habitat management. Call-count surveys are conducted annually in the 48 conterminous states by state and federal biologists to monitor mourning dove populations. The resulting information on status and trends is used by wildlife administrators to set annual hunting regulations.
Darwin Core Archive of USFWS - Mourning Dove Call-Count Survey - 2001-2013
Bird Watching in North Carolina - Powered by Anecdata.org
This project focuses on bird watching in North Carolina. It includes both breeds normally found in North Carolina and also breeds that are not normally found in North Carolina.
Darwin Core Archive of Bird Watching in North Carolina - Powered by Anecdata.org
Copper River Watershed Project Invasive Plants - Powered by Anecdata.org
About this project The Copper River Watershed Project (CRWP) is mapping, monitoring, and treating invasive plants across the Copper River watershed to help prevent the spread into our pristine ecosystem. Project goal Learn more about invasive plants in the Copper River watershed and the work the CRWP is doing to manage them. What participants do Help the Copper River Watershed Project track and remove invasive plant populations by reporting new sightings. One of the main programs at the CRWP is the Invasive Plant Program. Since 2010 staff have been mapping, monitoring, and treating invasive plants across the Copper River watershed. Explore this dataset to learn more about where, when, and which species have been monitored and treated over the last decade. We also want your help! The Copper River watershed is large (26,500 square miles) and we're asking for your assistance in tracking new infestations of invasive pants. If you see invasive plants use this project to report which species it is and where you found it. Please include a picture if possible. Our high priority invasive plant targets are reed canarygrass, orange hawkweed, bird vetch, white sweetclover, and oxeye daisy. For more information visit our website. For more information about invasive plants in Alaska, visit the Alaska Center for Conservation Science's Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC).
Darwin Core Archive of Copper River Watershed Project Invasive Plants - Powered by Anecdata.org
Monitoring and Managing Ash (MaMA) Lingering Ash Survey- Powered by Anecdata.org
MaMA Lingering Ash Search is one of three Anecdata.orgopen_in_new projects of the Ecological Research Institute’s Monitoring and Managing Ash (MaMA) program, which aims to help prevent ash extinction and mitigate EAB damage (see MonitoringAsh.org). Lingering ash, meeting strict criteria (≥4” DBH, naturally occurring, not chemically treated against EAB, and in particular canopy health classes), can only be found in areas determined to have already reached relevant ash mortality thresholds. These areas are listed at www.MonitoringAsh.org/open_in_new, where there are also instructions on how to use the AvenzaMaps app to determine whether any particular site (including your current location) is in such a search zone. However, “potential lingering ash”, meeting the same criteria as lingering ash, can be reported from any area where the mortality thresholds haven’t been met, but where most of the ash trees are dead or dying from EAB. Finding and reporting lingering ash through this Anecdata.org project will make it possible for the US Forest Service EAB Resistance Breeding Project to obtain twigs from the trees, subject to landowner permission, to help propagate EAB-resistant lines for use in ash conservation and restoration. You should inform landowners of the locations and importance of these trees so they can take steps to protect them from felling. For “potential lingering ash” reported, you will be informed when the area eventually reaches the mortality criteria that make it a lingering ash search zone and then asked to check the trees again to see if they are still healthy and, if they are, to report them as lingering ash. You should inform landowners of the locations and importance of potential lingering ash and encourage them to protect them from felling as long as they are healthy. To do this project, you need to be able to recognize trees as ash (genus Fraxinus), but are not required to be able to distinguish between ash species. However, it is particularly helpful if you can tell blue ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata) from other ash species, and also if you can recognize black ash (Fraxinus nigra). You also need to be able to assess the ash in terms of their canopy health classopen_in_new, recognize open_in_newdefinite evidence of EABopen_in_new, and estimate or measure tree diameter. None of this is particularly difficult, but make sure to train yourself before you begin collecting actual data. All data can be collected and submitted using the Anecdata.org app on a smartphone or tablet or can be submitted via the Anecdata.org website. If not using a smartphone or tablet for data collection, you can download and print a paper data sheet from www.monitoringash.org/lingering-ash-surveysopen_in_new, use a camera to take photos and a GPS unit to record location data. Any questions or comments should be sent to outreach@MonitoringAsh.org. If you are doing a systematic search for lingering or potential lingering ash trees, it is helpful to record your search track on your smartphone using AvenzaMaps or on a GPS unit; then, if you do not find any such trees, you can email your search track and a description of where you searched to outreach@MonitoringAsh.org. This will help prevent wasting repeated search effort on areas where from which these trees are absent. Terms: Dead and dying ash trees can pose hazards of serious injury from falling tree material. Participants agree to assume all risks of injury from these trees and to not hold project developers, directors, managers or funding sources liable for them. Participants should not enter private property without the landowner’s permission. Project questions and other text are copyright ERI 2017, 2018, 2019.
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Maui Invasive Species Committee - Pest Surveys - 1996-2011
Data from the Maui region of the Hawaii Invasive Species Committee (ISC) statewide reporting system, including raw data and spatial data, developed by United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Hawaii Biodiversity and Mapping Program (HBMP) with input from ISC and the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species (CGAPS). The Maui Invasive Species Committee (MISC) is a voluntary partnership of private citizens, community organizations, businesses, land owners, and government agencies to address invasive species issues on the island of Maui. MISC is fighting to protect Maui County from the most harmful invasive plants and animals that threaten our environment, economy, and quality of life. MISC works to prevent invasive species from becoming established within Maui County (Maui, Molokai, Lanai and Kahoolawe), controls invasive species on private and public property, and educates people about invasive species and how to protect Maui County.
Darwin Core Archive of Maui Invasive Species Committee - Pest Surveys - 1996-2011
The Ada Hayden (Iowa State University) Herbarium has the largest collection of Iowa plants and fungi, containing over 600,000 specimens of vascular plants, bryophytes, fungi, and lichens. This dataset describes 24,775 specimens from the Plantae collection. For the Fungi collection, please see iDigBio (https://www.idigbio.org/portal/recordsets/4b92de1f-866d-4b82-af69-37d46753f289).
Darwin Core Archive of Iowa State University Herbarium
Citywide street tree data from the 2005 Street Tree Census, conducted partly by volunteers organized by NYC Parks & Recreation. Trees were inventoried by address, and were collected from 2005-2006. Data collected includes tree species, diameter, condition.
Darwin Core Archive of New York City Street Tree Census - 2005
USGS PWRC - North American Amphibian Atlas
The North American Amphibian Atlas is hosted and maintained by the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center of the United States Geological Survey. The dataset illustrates species distribution maps for all U.S. amphibian species. Most data associated with the Atlas are at the county level.
Darwin Core Archive of USGS PWRC - North American Amphibian Atlas
iMapInvasives is an on-line, GIS-based data management system used to assist citizen scientists and natural resource professionals working to protect our natural resources from the threat of invasive species. This subset of iMapInvasives data includes all confirmed invasive plant records from New York State with permission to distribute, including historical records. The majority of the records are based on exact observation information, but approximately 1,000 records are checklist data, without observation dates.
Darwin Core Archive of iMapInvasives - NatureServe - New York
Kauai Invasive Species Committee - Pest Surveys - 2001-2011
Data from the Kauai region of the Hawaii Invasive Species Committee (ISC) statewide reporting system, including raw data and spatial data, developed by United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Hawaii Biodiversity and Mapping Program (HBMP) with input from ISC and the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species (CGAPS). The Kauai Invasive Species Committee (KISC) is a voluntary partnership of private citizens, community organizations, businesses, land owners, and government agencies to address invasive species issues on the island of Kauai. KISC is fighting to protect Kauai County from the most harmful invasive plants and animals that threaten our environment, economy, and quality of life. MISC works to prevent invasive species from becoming established within Maui County (Maui, Molokai, Lanai and Kahoolawe), controls invasive species on private and public property, and educates people about invasive species and how to protect Maui County.
Darwin Core Archive of Kauai Invasive Species Committee - Pest Surveys - 2001-2011
USGS NWHC - Laboratory Information Management System - US - Avian Pox and Poxviruses
The LIMS (laboratory information management system) database is a computerized record of specimens - from serum samples to carcasses - sent to the National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) for processing and diagnostic workup. Data include history and recordkeeping information (identifier numbers, species, sex, submitter information, etc); types of tests run (virology, bacteriology, parasitology, chemistry, etc.) and some test results for heavy metals, particularly lead; and diagnostic results. The diagnostic coding system is based on SNOMED terminology, with certain modifications and additions to fit Center needs. SNOMED, the Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine, is a structured nomenclature and classification of the terminology used in human and veterinary medicine. Terms are assigned in any or all of the following six categories for each diagnosis: topography - detailed anatomic term for the site of interest; morphology - information on the pathogenic change or process associated with the topography; etiology - cause or causal agent of the disease or dysfunction; disease - disease, disease entity or syndrome; link - qualifier to link one diagnosis to another. These data include occurrence records for Avian Pox and poxviruses for the entire US, by the USGS National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC).
Darwin Core Archive of USGS NWHC - Laboratory Information Management System - US - Avian Pox and Poxviruses
FWS - Kenai National Wildlife Refuge - Snowshoe Hare Grid Surveys
Densities of snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus Erxleben, 1777) were measured over time to document cyclic changes in hare abundance on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Pellet counts were conducted annually on 5 grids of 49 1 m2 permanent pellet plots. All pellets within the 1 m2 plot were counted and removed. Pellet counts were averaged annually for each grid as an index of snowshoe hare abundance.
Darwin Core Archive of FWS - Kenai National Wildlife Refuge - Snowshoe Hare Grid Surveys
Los Angeles Street Tree Census - 2015
Darwin Core Archive of Los Angeles Street Tree Census - 2015
Snapping Turtle Sightings - Powered by Anecdata.org
Project goal: I would like to find out where the snapping turtles in Maine are because I think more of them are being killed. About this project: Share your observations of snapping turtles!
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USGS PIERC - Hawaii Forest Bird Survey Database - Birds
The US Geological Survey (USGS) Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center (PIERC) - Hawaii Forest Bird Survey Database - Birds dataset includes bird species occurrence data from the Hawaii Forest Bird Survey, conducted by the USFWS Research Program (now USGS), on the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and Kauai between 1976 and 1981. The survey and field collection methodology are documented in: Scott, J. M., J. D. Jacobi, and F. L. Ramsey. 1981. Avian surveys of large geographic areas: A systematic approach. The Wildlife Society Bulletin 9(3): 190-200.
Darwin Core Archive of USGS PIERC - Hawaii Forest Bird Survey Database - Birds
GPS locations of Ocelots on Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge from 2012-2021
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has collected and curated Global Positioning System (GPS) locations from GPS-enabled Tellus Ultralight neck-collars placed on federally endangered ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) in Texas. This dataset includes 17,684 GPS locations from 14 male or female ocelots being monitored from 2012 to 2021. These locations are stored using coordinates in Universal Transverse Mercator for Zone 14 North. Ocelots were captured in box-traps, sedated, anesthetized, fit with a GPS collar, and released on USFWS lands following protocols in Sternberg and Swarts (2021 - https://doi.org/10.7944/wx3d-jd10). Locations in this dataset only occur on Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge , locations on private lands having been removed but maintained by USFWS for internal use. The USFWS uses Darwin Core terms to describe data fields for each record. The definitions below are taken directly from the Darwin Core Terms quick reference guide (http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm), although some have been modified to more accurately describe information attributed to records in this dataset. Users of the dataset should refer to Darwin Core terms reference guide if more clarity is needed about a given field, or how it might relate to information assembled in other databases. Additional details are described in the metadata file and at https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat. https://doi.org/10.7944/ka9g-t377 .
Darwin Core Archive of GPS locations of Ocelots on Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge from 2012-2021
SC Dolphin Project - Powered by Anecdata.org
About this project Calling all dolphin lovers – and citizen scientists! Help researchers monitor dolphins along the South Carolina coast by contributing data and photos whenever you spot a dolphin. Together, we can determine where dolphins frequent and act in favor of dolphins and healthy habitats. Project goal To document the movements and behavior of dolphins in South Carolina's coastal waters. What participants do Photo document all sightings of bottlenose dolphins at any location in South Carolina. *Dolphins are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. It is illegal to feed or harass dolphins. Do not approach dolphins within 50 yards (150 ft).* Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are apex predators that live year-round in South Carolina’s coastal waters. These charismatic marine mammals are key indicators of the current health of our shared marine environment. Data regarding dolphin habitat use, movements, and behavior can serve as a barometer of water quality in our region. Monitoring how coastal areas are used by dolphins will provide a better understanding of the connections between animals, people and their shared environment. Researchers have been monitoring the health and status of a population of ~450 dolphins in Charleston Harbor for decades. However, very little is known about dolphins throughout most of South Carolina. So, what can we do? With your help, we can collect data to establish a baseline for dolphin populations throughout the state and inform dolphin conservation activities. Join dolphin researchers in monitoring the real-time distribution of these marine mammals throughout South Carolina’s waters. By contributing your data, you’ll aid in protecting the overall health of our shared local waterways. HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Photo document all sightings of bottlenose dolphins at any location in South Carolina. Please be respectful - do not approach, harass, or chase dolphins. Note if the observation is from land or boat, as well as the number of dolphins seen. Contribute your data using either the South Carolina Aquarium Citizen Science app (on iTunes & Google Play) or the project website.
Darwin Core Archive of SC Dolphin Project - Powered by Anecdata.org
New York City’s tree inventory includes 592,130 publicly managed street trees. This represents 584,036 live trees and 8,036 standing dead trees tallied over the course of two summer inventory periods. The inventory contains 168 tree species with London planetree (Platanus acerifolia), Norway maple (Acer platanoides), callery pear (Pyrus calleryana), honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos) and pin oak (Quercus palustris) as the predominant species. 2015 Street Tree Census, conducted by volunteers and staff organized by NYC Parks & Recreation and partner organizations. Tree data collected includes tree species, diameter and perception of health. Ref: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Environment/2015-Street-Tree-Census-Tree-Data/uvpi-gqnh/data See also: https://www.nycgovparks.org/trees/treescount
Darwin Core Archive of New York City Street Tree Census - 2015
NEON ticks sampled using drag cloths and tick pathogen status
This data product contains the quality-controlled, native sampling resolution data from NEON’s Tick and Tick-Borne Pathogen sampling crosswalked to Darwin Core. NEON tick sampling targets hard ticks in the family Ixodidae. The dataset includes collection, identification and pathogen testing data from 2014 – 2020. Data are collected across the United States including Alaska and Puerto Rico, but excluding Hawaii. Tick abundance and diversity are sampled at regular intervals using drag or flag sampling techniques. Collected ticks are identified to species and lifestage and/or sex by a professional taxonomist. A subset of identified nymphal ticks are tested for the presence of bacterial and protozoan pathogens. For additional details, see https://data.neonscience.org/data-products/DP1.10093.001 and https://data.neonscience.org/data-products/DP1.10092.001.
Darwin Core Archive of NEON ticks sampled using drag cloths and tick pathogen status
Bumble Bee Watch is a collaborative effort to track and conserve North America’s bumble bees. Bumble Bee Watch is a citizen science project through the partnership of The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, the University of Ottawa, Wildlife Preservation Canada, BeeSpotter, The Natural History Museum, London, and the Montreal Insectarium. Bumble bee species occurrence data included in this dataset is derived from photo-based observations of bumble bees collected and submitted by citizen scientists in the United States and Canada. These data will help researchers determine the status and conservation needs of bumble bees; Help locate rare or endangered populations of bumble bees; and Learn about bumble bees, their ecology, and ongoing conservation efforts.
Keywords to go here once thesaurus is available again.
Darwin Core Archive of Xerces Society - Bumble Bee Watch
Prog. Monitoreo Siembras y Restauraciones RNCC - Powered by Anecdata.org
El Programa de Monitoreo de Siembras de Reforestación es un proyecto emblemático del LabCom, el cual busca seguir de cerca las siembras realizadas en la RNCC para evaluar su establecimiento e informar prácticas de rehabilitación del hábitat en el futuro. http://www.caraspr.org/es/labcom Registrar y monitorear el crecimiento de las siembras de forestación en la RNCC
Darwin Core Archive of Prog. Monitoreo Siembras y Restauraciones RNCC - Powered by Anecdata.org
Darwin Core Archive of Mohonk Preserve 3D Specimens: Birds
Project goal: Documenting Spread of Love Bugs across the U.S. About this project: Documenting Spread of Love Bugs across the U.S.
Darwin Core Archive of Love Bugz - Powered by Anecdata.org
Virginia Tech - Virginia - Ailanthus altissima Roadside Survey
Virginia Tech Ailanthus Roadside Survey.
Darwin Core Archive of Virginia Tech - Virginia - Ailanthus altissima Roadside Survey
BLM - National Landscape Monitoring Framework - Plants
This table contains monitoring data collected nationally for the BLM Landscape Monitoring Framework. Data are collected in accordance with the BLM AIM (Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring) Strategy. The AIM Strategy specifies a probabilistic sampling design, standard, core indicators and methods, and electronic data capture and management. Attributes (columns) include plant species occurrence information collected using the Plant Census protocol generalized to the county level (see Entity/Attribute section). Species occurrences inform the AIM core indicators of vegetation composition, plant species of management concern, and invasive species. Data were collected and managed through agreements with the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Iowa State University Center for Survey Statistics and Methodology. Purpose: This dataset was created to monitor the status, condition and trend of national BLM resources in accordance with BLM policies. Specifically, species occurrences inform the BLM AIM core indicators of vegetation composition, plant species of management concern, and invasive species.
Darwin Core Archive of BLM - National Landscape Monitoring Framework - Plants
Suminsby Park Intertidal Survey 2014+ - Powered by Anecdata.org
Project goal: Students at MDES (Mount Desert Elementary School) continue their intertidal population study of the invasive green crab and other intertidal dwellers on Somes Sound. This project began in 2014 with data collected in the early fall and early spring each school year. About this project: Students at MDES (Mount Desert Elementary School) continue their intertidal population study of the invasive green crab and other intertidal dwellers on Somes Sound. This project began in 2014 with data collected in the early fall and early spring each school year. This study of green crab populations in the intertidal zone is done at Suminsby Park on Somes Sound, Maine. Students randomly sample 1/4 meter plots and extrapolate to get the meter square data. Data is collected on green crabs, blue mussels, periwinkles, dog whelks, and limpets populations. Data is collected in the upper, mid and low littoral zone.
Darwin Core Archive of Suminsby Park Intertidal Survey 2014+ - Powered by Anecdata.org
Community Environmental Health Laboratory Eelgrass Monitoring 2013-Present
About this project Eelgrass (Zostera marina), a species vital to the health of marine ecosystems is declining across the world. Help researchers track eelgrass populations. Add your reports of eelgrass presence and disappearance to help researchers understand this ecologically important underwater flowering plant! Project goal Help researchers gain a better understanding of eelgrass What participants do: Share observations of eelgrass' presence and disappearance in your local waters. Would you like to help researchers get a better picture of how eelgrass is faring worldwide? What we need to know: Is eelgrass growing in waters near you, or has it disappeared? Do you have photos? (optional) What other background information do you have that might be useful? What is Eelgrass? Eelgrass, or Zostera Marina, is an aquatic grass-like flowering plant that grows mainly in the subtidal zone in shallow coastal waters. Some plants produce tiny flowers in a “spathe”, pollinate under water, and spread by seeds leading to great genetic diversity among the plants. Others spread vegetatively by sending up lateral clonal shoots connected by “rhizomes”, runners that act to anchor the plant to the mud. Why is eelgrass important? Eelgrass is essential habitat for many commercial fish species, and its decline is correlated with the loss of fish stocks and diversity. The leaves are buoyant, rising into the water column, providing an excellent place for juvenile shellfish to attach to at a crucial stage in their life cycles when they need to feed on suspended plankton. By photosynthesizing under water, the plants increase dissolved oxygen. The root structure of eelgrass stabilizes and oxygenates the mud or sandy sediments, allowing invertebrates to settle. Identifying Eelgrass: Eelgrass grows mostly in the subtidal zone, but is sometimes exposed at low tide. Its leaves float up when submerged but lay flat when out of the water, and sometimes especially long blades float at the surface. People often confuse eelgrass with salt marsh grass, Spartina, but unlike eelgrass, that plant is rigid, standing upright out of the water, and is often visible extending above the water at high tide. Some identifying features of eelgrass to look for: Eelgrass leaves are thin, flattened blades. Inner leaves are new growth, older outer leaves begin to decay and fall off throughout the season. Blade length varies depending partially on water depth. The lower portion of the stem is surrounded by a thin sheath. Flowering plants have a spathe with male and female flowers, or may hold ovoid seeds. Flowering plants also have nearly yellow stalks (not all are flowering) The plants are anchored in the sediment with rhizomes, or runners from which other shoots and roots grow.
Darwin Core Archive of Community Environmental Health Laboratory Eelgrass Monitoring 2013-Present
USGS FORT - Mesa Verde National Park - Bats - 2006-2007
Mesa Verde National Park offers important habitat for bats. Recent high-intensity fires, drought, and pest insect infestations have destroyed a large proportion of the park's pinyon-juniper, Douglas-fir, and ponderosa pine habitats, but the bat fauna of the park has not been assessed since these widespread changes took place. Fort biologists documented 16 species of bats at Mesa Verde in 2006, which includes all species of bats known from western Colorado. This included the first documentation of a maternity colony of the spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) in Colorado. The high mesas at Mesa Verde, bisected by numerous canyons and cliff faces, provide very favorable roosting habitat for bats, and this was borne out by results of radiotracking bats of several species to roosts. The availability of roosts in crevices in cliffs probably overrides any extensive reliance on pinyon or juniper trees and snags as roosts by bats. Additional documentation of the bat fauna, assessment of their reproductive condition, and determination of roosting habits will be carried out in 2007, with a final report delivered in 2008. This dataset consists of an Excel workbook containing capture histories of bats in and around the park during the years of 2006 and 2007.
Darwin Core Archive of USGS FORT - Mesa Verde National Park - Bats - 2006-2007
Characterizing bumble bee (Bombus) communities in the United States and assessing a conservation monitoring method
Occurrence records used in the Publication, "Characterizing bumble bee (Bombus) communities in the United States and assessing a conservation monitoring method"
Darwin Core Archive of Characterizing bumble bee (Bombus) communities in the United States and assessing a conservation monitoring method
USFWS - Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge - Vegetation Mapping Survey - 2012-2013
Locations of 577 plant occurrences (54 unique taxa) from the US Fish and Wildlife Service Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge Vegetation Mapping Survey for 2012-2013, carried out in collaboration with University of Nevada - Reno.
Darwin Core Archive of USFWS - Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge - Vegetation Mapping Survey - 2012-2013
Project goal: Help researchers at Bigelow Laboratory build predictive models by sharing your sightings of jellyfish!
Darwin Core Archive of Maine Jellies - Powered by Anecdata.org
USFS - Forest Inventory and Analysis - Trees (Private Lands)
Darwin Core Archive of USFS - Forest Inventory and Analysis - Trees (Private Lands)
Harmful algal bloom monitoring data near Frenchman Bay from 2004-2022
The Community Environmental Health Lab at the MDI Biological Laboratories has monitored phytoplankton and water quality in Frenchman Bay for the past few decades. Our goal was to understand how climate change and local changes in anthropogenic activity, including cruise ship activity, have altered the water quality and phytoplankton dynamics in the bay. This data provides information on target harmful algae bloom species as well as a few measures of phytoplankton biodiversity. Our data were collected by a variety of field technicians and citizen scientists who perform weekly sampling throughout the year at Bar Harbor town pier and during the summer months at the MDIBL pier and cruise ship anchorages.
Darwin Core Archive of Harmful algal bloom monitoring data near Frenchman Bay from 2004-2022
Coastal SOS Monitoring: Maine Signs of the Seasons - Powered by Anecdata.org
About this project Ascophyllum nodosum, more commonly called Rockweed, is a species of brown algae or seaweed that is found along the New England coast. It grows on available hard surfaces, including rocks, shells, and dock pilings. Rockweed averages in length between 20-30 inches and can be much longer in areas where its growth is not restricted due to high wave action and breakage. What participants do Observe and record the phenology (seasonal changes) of rockweed on the coast of Maine. Using their backyards as laboratories, participants in the Signs of the Seasons program help scientists document the local effects of global climate change. Hundreds are trained to observe and record the phenology (seasonal changes) of common plants and animals living in their own communities — a citizen science project that fills a gap in regional climate research. Volunteers across Maine and now New Hampshire record the growth of milkweed, the nesting of robins, and more. The goal is to build a rich, detailed record of the region’s seasonal turns, a resource too costly to build without a network of citizen volunteers. The collected data are made available to our collaborating scientists and resource managers. For volunteers having access to the shoreline, Coastal Signs of the Seasons is an opportunity to provide scientists with information on an ecologically and economically valuable species. Coastal observers measure the growth and development of the brown alga, Ascophyllum nodosum, which is commonly called “rockweed” or “knotted wrack.” Seasonal reproductive changes in this species are affected by environmental conditions, such as water temperature. By closely monitoring this rockweed, as an indicator species, researchers are able to examine changes in the intertidal zone that may affect other species that live there. A lot of information can be gathered through coastal monitoring, but there is also a lot of New England coastline to monitor. The diligent efforts of many volunteer observers can combine to create a robust data set for our collaborating scientists. We invite you to become a citizen scientist observer by monitoring rockweed in your area. Training and equipment are provided. Contact us with questions or comments.
Darwin Core Archive of Coastal SOS Monitoring: Maine Signs of the Seasons - Powered by Anecdata.org
Cumulative effects of climate and landscape structure on Bombus assemblages within agricultural fields throughout the U.S.
Bumble bees (Bombus) are integral pollinators of native and cultivated plant communities, but are undergoing drastic population changes worldwide. Climate change and the alteration of landscape structure are key drivers in pollinator declines; however, little research has evaluated their cumulative effects on Bombus assemblages. In this study, we evaluated the cumulative effects of various bioclimatic variables associated with temperature and precipitation, and landscape metrics (Shannon diversity, patch richness density, contiguity, and interspersion and juxtaposition) on Bombus assemblages within agricultural fields throughout Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia from 2018 to 2020. Beta-diversity was dominated by species turnover, suggesting that all agricultural sites in this study have potential conservation value for maintaining diverse Bombus communities. Species abundances were highest at sites with reduced precipitation seasonality and lower temperatures. Therefore, as climate change alters precipitation seasonality and increases mean temperatures, Bombus abundances will likely decline due to increased susceptibility to the changing environment. Bombus species composition varied based on landscape structure and climate throughout the U.S. Interestingly, Utah Bombus species were associated with agricultural landscapes with greater compositional and configurational complexity, increased climate seasonality, and lower annual mean temperatures. Meanwhile, eastern Bombus species were associated with agricultural landscapes with less compositional and configurational complexity, decreased climate seasonality, and higher annual mean temperatures. Therefore, implementing land management practices based on the continuum of climatic and landscape conditions throughout the U.S. will help conserve Bombus assemblages, while supporting the pollination of crops and wild plants. Overall, evaluating landscape composition, landscape configuration, and climate indices together provides more in-depth information on the expected changes to Bombus assemblages, leading to more robust interpretations of trends and management practices.
Darwin Core Archive of Cumulative effects of climate and landscape structure on Bombus assemblages within agricultural fields throughout the U.S.
Big Island Invasive Species Committee - Pest Reports - 2005-2010
Data from the Big Island region of the Hawaii Invasive Species Committee (ISC) statewide reporting system, including raw data and spatial data, developed by United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Hawaii Biodiversity and Mapping Program (HBMP) with input from ISC and the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species (CGAPS). The Big Island Invasive Species Committee (BIISC) is a voluntary partnership of private citizens, community organizations, businesses, land owners, and government agencies to address invasive species issues on the island of Hawaii. BIISC's mission includes education, early detection, rapid response, control and eradication of invasive pests threatening agriculture, native ecosystems, industry, human health or the quality of life within Hawaii County.
Darwin Core Archive of Big Island Invasive Species Committee - Pest Reports - 2005-2010
Insect Species Occurrence Data from Multiple Projects Worldwide with Focus on Bees and Wasps in North America
Species occurrence records for native and non-native bees, wasps and other insects collected using mainly pan, malaise, and vane trapping; and insect netting methods in Canada, Mexico, the non-contiguous United States, U.S. Territories (specifically U.S. Virgin Islands), U.S. Minor Outlying Islands and other global locations with the bulk of the specimens coming from the Eastern United States often from Federal lands such as USFWS, NPS, DOD, USFS. Some records also contain notes regarding plants or substrates from which insects were collected or that were present and/or in flower at the time the insects were collected. Unless otherwise noted, taxonomic determinations (identifications) were completed by Sam Droege (USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center- EESC, Native Bee Laboratory) and Clare Maffei (USFWS, Inventory and Monitoring Branch). The EESC Native Bee Lab currently keeps only a small synoptic collection, rare and voucher specimens are deposited in the Smithsonian National Collection (NMNH) and widely distributed to other institutions for DNA, revisions, and augmentation of existing collections. Surplus specimens are also made available to students to learn their identifications. Corrections to any of our determinations are always welcomed. Common species that are not in demand for surplus are usually destroyed and the pins recycled. Recent revisions to Lasioglossum, Ceratina, and to a much lesser extent Triepeolus and Epeolus and other small groups have rendered determinations prior to those revisions out of date for species involved in name changes and users should account for that during analyses. Current data (included information on specimen codes without identifications) are always available without charge directly from Sam Droege.
Darwin Core Archive of Insect Species Occurrence Data from Multiple Projects Worldwide with Focus on Bees and Wasps in North America
Towson University - MidAtlantic - Ailanthus altissima - 2011
Collection of locations of Ailanthus altissima in the mid-Atlantic region, with DNA samples and photographs. Notice that there are several records that are observations because DNA sampling was unsuccessful.
Darwin Core Archive of Towson University - MidAtlantic - Ailanthus altissima - 2011
USGS WERC - SDFS Fisher Lab - Vertebrates - 1999-2009
Observational data from a camera set up to observe carnivores by the USGS Western Ecological Research Center's (WERC) San Diego Field Station (SDFS).
Darwin Core Archive of USGS WERC - SDFS Fisher Lab - Vertebrates - 1999-2009
The Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) project is ambitious effort to collect and provide access to quality-controlled data about butterflies and moths for the continent of North America from Panama to Canada. The project is hosted by the Butterfly and Moth Information Network and is directed by Kelly Lotts and Thomas Naberhaus. Our goal is to fill the needs of scientists and nature observers by bringing verified occurrence and life history data into one accessible location. BAMONA is a rich data source that grows daily. Citizen scientists of all ages and experience levels participate by taking photographs of butterflies and moths and then submitting their observations. Additional BAMONA data come from museum and personal collections, published literature, and professional lepidopterists. Quality control is provided by collaborating lepidopterists who serve as regional coordinators. Standardized data and metadata are stored in a database and accessible through the web site (http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/) via checklists, species profiles, maps displaying point data, and other tools.
Darwin Core Archive of Butterflies and Moths of North America
USGS NWHC - Laboratory Information Management System - Eastern US - Avian Cholera and Pasteurella multocida
The LIMS (laboratory information management system) database is a computerized record of specimens - from serum samples to carcasses - sent to the National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) for processing and diagnostic workup. Data include history and recordkeeping information (identifier numbers, species, sex, submitter information, etc); types of tests run (virology, bacteriology, parasitology, chemistry, etc.) and some test results for heavy metals, particularly lead; and diagnostic results. The diagnostic coding system is based on SNOMED terminology, with certain modifications and additions to fit Center needs. SNOMED, the Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine, is a structured nomenclature and classification of the terminology used in human and veterinary medicine. Terms are assigned in any or all of the following six categories for each diagnosis: topography - detailed anatomic term for the site of interest; morphology - information on the pathogenic change or process associated with the topography; etiology - cause or causal agent of the disease or dysfunction; disease - disease, disease entity or syndrome; link - qualifier to link one diagnosis to another. These data include occurrence records for Avian Cholera and hosts for eastern US, by the USGS National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC).
Darwin Core Archive of USGS NWHC - Laboratory Information Management System - Eastern US - Avian Cholera and Pasteurella multocida
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge: Dall sheep response to fire: vegetation surveys
Populations of Dall sheep (Ovis dalli) have been declining in the Chugach Range, Alaska since the 1990s (Herreman, 2018; Lohuis et al., 2018), which these authors attributed at least in part to climate-driven changes in habitat. Past research suggests that fire can increase the carrying capacity of habitat for Dall sheep (see citations listed by Herreman, 2018). To learn more specifically how fire affects Dall sheep in the Kenai Mountains, we conducted a habitat use-availability study within and near the 2019 Swan Lake Fire Burn on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. This dataset includes occurrences of plants documented as part of this project.
Darwin Core Archive of Kenai National Wildlife Refuge: Dall sheep response to fire: vegetation surveys
Capture and Morphometric Data from Ocelots around Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge from 2011-2021
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) captured endangered ocelots to monitor the local population on Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. This dataset includes data from 69 captures and measurements of 24 male or female ocelots by USFWS staff from 2011-2021. Ocelots were captured in box-traps, and if appropriate for tracking their movements, were sedated, anesthetized, fit with a VHF or GPS collar, and released on USFWS lands following protocols in Sternberg and Swarts (2021) (and https://doi.org/10.7944/wx3d-jd10). This data package is also available from the USFWS Service Catalog (ServCat) at https://iris.fws.gov/APPS/ServCat/Reference/Profile/179881. The Digital Object Identifier is https://doi.org/10.7944/m32b-ps86. Please use the Citation and DOI above when citing the associated dataset. USE CONSTRAINTS Although these data have been subjected to rigorous review and are substantially complete, the USFWS reserves the right to revise the data pursuant to further analysis and review. These data are released on condition that neither the USFWS nor the U.S. Government shall be held liable for any damages resulting from its authorized or unauthorized use.
capture; Felidae; Leopardus pardalis; mammal; measurement; morphometrics; observation; ocelot; occurrence; Refuge; Sampling event; Texas; USA
Darwin Core Archive of Capture and Morphometric Data from Ocelots around Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge from 2011-2021
USGS PWRC - Bird Banding Lab - US State Centroid - 1960-2010
The Bird Banding Laboratory (BBL) was established in 1920 to coordinate bird banding activities occurring in the United States and its Territories, a consequence of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act between the United States and Great Britain that was ratified in 1918. Originally a program within the US Biological Survey, it was also associated with the US Fish and Wildlife Service and National Biological Service before being transferred to the USGS in 1996. Among its many responsibilities, the BBL maintains the bird banding data collected in the United States and its Territories and every report of birds banded in the US that are encountered anywhere in the world. Computerization of the banding records was initiated in 1960 and the BBL annually processes approximately one million new banding records from the US. Banding data are essential for managing harvested migratory bird populations across North America. These data also provide a historical source of information on the status and distribution of birds in the United States and have greatly expanded our knowledge of bird migration patterns across this hemisphere. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC). This dataset is a checklist of birds that occur in each state.
Darwin Core Archive of USGS PWRC - Bird Banding Lab - US State Centroid - 1960-2010
Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species - Alaska, United States (ver.2.0, 2022)
Introduced (non-native) species that becomes established may eventually become invasive, so tracking introduced species provides a baseline for effective modeling of species trends and interactions, geospatially and temporally. The umbrella dataset, called United States Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (US-RIIS), is comprised of three lists, one each for Alaska (AK, with 545 records, this dataset), Hawaii (HI, with 5,628 records), and the conterminous (or lower 48) United States (L48, with 8,527 records). Each list includes introduced (non-native), established (reproducing) taxa that: are, or may become, invasive (harmful) in the locality; are not known to be harmful there; and/or have been used for biological control in the locality. To be included in the GRIIS-AK, a taxon must be non-native everywhere in the locality and established (reproducing) anywhere in the locality. Native pest species are not included. Each record has information on taxonomy, a vernacular name, establishment means designation (introduced unintentionally, or assisted colonization), degree of establishment (established, invasive, or widespread invasive), hybrid status, pathway of introduction (where available), habitat (where available), whether a biocontrol species, dates of introduction (where available; currently 77% of the records for Alaska), associated taxa (where applicable), native and introduced distributions (where available), and citations for the authoritative source(s) from which this information is drawn. The umbrella dataset US-RIIS builds on a previous dataset, A Comprehensive List of Non-Native Species Established in Three Major Regions of the U.S.: Version 3.0 (Simpson et al., 2020, https://doi.org/10.5066/p9e5k160). There are 14,700 records in the master list (USRIISv2_MasterList) and 12,571 unique scientific names. The list is derived from more than 5,800 authoritative sources (USRIISv2_AuthorityReferences) and was reviewed by (or based on input from) more than 30 taxonomic experts and invasive species scientists. Many thanks to these reviewers and contributors: Coauthors Pam Fuller (USGS Emeritus), Kevin Faccenda (University of Hawaii), Neal Evenhuis (Bishop Museum), Janis Matsunaga (Hawaii Department of Agriculture), and Matt Bowser (US-Fish and Wildlife Service); contributors Rachael Blake (data science), National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC); M. Lourdes Chamorro (Curculionidae), USDA-ARS Entomology; Meghan C. Eyler (data reviewer), US Fish & Wildlife Service; Danielle Froelich (Hawaiian botany), SWCA Environmental Consultants; Thomas Henry (Heteroptera), USDA-ARS Entomology; Sam James (Annelida), Maharishi University; Nancy Khan (Hawaiian botany), Smithsonian Institution; Alex Konstantinov (Chrysomelidae), USDA-ARS Entomology; Andrew P. Landsman (Arachnida), National Park Service, C&O Canal National Historical Park; Christopher Lepczyk (Vertebrata), Auburn University; Sandy Liebhold (Coleoptera), USDA-FS; Steven Lingafelter (Cerambycidae), USDA-APHIS; Walter Meshaka (Herpetology), State Museum of Pennsylvania; Gary L. Miller (Aphididae), USDA-ARS Entomology; Allen Norrbom (Tephritidae), USDA-ARS Entomology; Shyama Pagad (global invasive species), IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialists' Group; John Reynolds (Annelida), Oligochaetology Laboratory; Alexander Salazar (Lycosidae), Miami University, Ohio; Elizabeth A. Sellers (data manager), USGS; Derek Sikes (Alaskan invertebrates), University of Alaska; Bruce A. Snyder (Annelida), Georgia College and State University; Alma Solis (Pyralid moths), USDS-ARS at the Smithsonian Institution; Rebecca Turner (data manager), Scion Inc., New Zealand; Darrell Ubick (Arachnida), Cal Academy; Warren Wagner (Hawaiian botany), Smithsonian Institution; Mark Wetzel (Annelida), Illinois Natural History Survey; and James D. Young (Lepidoptera), USDA-APHIS-PPQ-PHP. Our apologies to the many contributing experts we may have inadvertently omitted.
Darwin Core Archive of Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species - Alaska, United States (ver.2.0, 2022)
Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species - Hawaii, United States (ver.2.0, 2022)
Introduced (non-native) species that becomes established may eventually become invasive, so tracking introduced species provides a baseline for effective modeling of species trends and interactions, geospatially and temporally. The umbrella dataset, called United States Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (US-RIIS), is comprised of three lists, one each for Alaska (AK, with 545 records), Hawaii (HI, with 5,628 records, this dataset), and the conterminous (or lower 48) United States (L48, with 8,527 records). Each list includes introduced (non-native), established (reproducing) taxa that: are, or may become, invasive (harmful) in the locality; are not known to be harmful there; and/or have been used for biological control in the locality. To be included in the GRIIS-HI, a taxon must be non-native everywhere in the locality and established (reproducing) anywhere in the locality. Native pest species are not included. Each record has information on taxonomy, a vernacular name, establishment means designation (introduced unintentionally, or assisted colonization), degree of establishment (established, invasive, or widespread invasive), hybrid status, pathway of introduction (where available), habitat (where available), whether a biocontrol species, dates of introduction (where available; currently 46% of the records for Hawaii), associated taxa (where applicable), native and introduced distributions (where available), and citations for the authoritative source(s) from which this information is drawn. The umbrella dataset US-RIIS builds on a previous dataset, A Comprehensive List of Non-Native Species Established in Three Major Regions of the U.S.: Version 3.0 (Simpson et al., 2020, https://doi.org/10.5066/p9e5k160). There are 14,700 records in the master list (USRIISv2_MasterList) and 12,571 unique scientific names. The list is derived from more than 5,800 authoritative sources (USRIISv2_AuthorityReferences) and was reviewed by (or based on input from) more than 30 taxonomic experts and invasive species scientists. Many thanks to these reviewers and contributors: Coauthors Pam Fuller (USGS Emeritus), Kevin Faccenda (University of Hawaii), Neal Evenhuis (Bishop Museum), Janis Matsunaga (Hawaii Department of Agriculture), and Matt Bowser (US-Fish and Wildlife Service); contributors Rachael Blake (data science), National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC); M. Lourdes Chamorro (Curculionidae), USDA-ARS Entomology; Meghan C. Eyler (data reviewer), US Fish & Wildlife Service; Danielle Froelich (Hawaiian botany), SWCA Environmental Consultants; Thomas Henry (Heteroptera), USDA-ARS Entomology; Sam James (Annelida), Maharishi University; Nancy Khan (Hawaiian botany), Smithsonian Institution; Alex Konstantinov (Chrysomelidae), USDA-ARS Entomology; Andrew P. Landsman (Arachnida), National Park Service, C&O Canal National Historical Park; Christopher Lepczyk (Vertebrata), Auburn University; Sandy Liebhold (Coleoptera), USDA-FS; Steven Lingafelter (Cerambycidae), USDA-APHIS; Walter Meshaka (Herpetology), State Museum of Pennsylvania; Gary L. Miller (Aphididae), USDA-ARS Entomology; Allen Norrbom (Tephritidae), USDA-ARS Entomology; Shyama Pagad (global invasive species), IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialists' Group; John Reynolds (Annelida), Oligochaetology Laboratory; Alexander Salazar (Lycosidae), Miami University, Ohio; Elizabeth A. Sellers (data manager), USGS; Derek Sikes (Alaskan invertebrates), University of Alaska; Bruce A. Snyder (Annelida), Georgia College and State University; Alma Solis (Pyralid moths), USDS-ARS at the Smithsonian Institution; Rebecca Turner (data manager), Scion Inc., New Zealand; Darrell Ubick (Arachnida), Cal Academy; Warren Wagner (Hawaiian botany), Smithsonian Institution; Mark Wetzel (Annelida), Illinois Natural History Survey; and James D. Young (Lepidoptera), USDA-APHIS-PPQ-PHP. Our apologies to the many contributing experts we may have inadvertently omitted.
Darwin Core Archive of Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species - Hawaii, United States (ver.2.0, 2022)
Land-use and climate drive shifts in Bombus assemblage composition
Pollinators play pivotal roles in maintaining agricultural and natural plant communities, yet some bee populations are declining. The conversion of agricultural and semi-natural lands for urban use has reduced bee abundance and diversity. Additionally, climate change has affected bee distributions and led to disruption of plant-pollinator synchrony, impacting ecosystem processes. However, how these factors concurrently influence bee assemblages is poorly understood. Therefore, we linked differences in bumble bee (Bombus) diversity to landscape composition and climate in agroecosystems to understand their co-occurring effects. Bombus assemblages were evaluated in relation to the proportion of agricultural, semi-natural, and urban landscapes and interannual variation in temperature, precipitation, and relative humidity in Utah agroecosystems from 2014 to 2018. Bombus species richness and diversity were highest in agriculturally dominated landscapes characterized by low temperatures and high relative humidity during the growing season, and lowest in urbanized agricultural areas with high temperatures and low relative humidity. Ongoing and future land-use and climate change may therefore lead to reduced Bombus diversity in Utah. Although some historically uncommon species, such as B. pensylvanicus, may thrive under future land-use and climate scenarios, others (e.g., B. sylvicola, B. californicus, and B. occidentalis) are at increased risk of extirpation due to loss of suitable habitat. Continually monitoring Bombus populations will help document shifts in assemblages and potential consequential impacts to ecosystem services. These findings emphasize that management strategies should consider the effect of co-occurring factors based on geographic location and local diversity to prevent ecological homogenization and to foster future resiliency of Bombus populations.
Darwin Core Archive of Land-use and climate drive shifts in Bombus assemblage composition
Lechuzas l'Horta Nord - Powered by Anecdata.org
Proyecto de ciencia ciudadana que estudia la población de lechuzas (Tyto alba) en la comarca valenciana de l'Horta Nord. Desarrollado por Projecte Mussols de la Societat Valenciana d'Ornitologia https://svornitologia.org/
Darwin Core Archive of Lechuzas l'Horta Nord - Powered by Anecdata.org
USGS LSC - Northern Appalachian Research Lab - Delaware River Mussel Survey
Survey for common, threatened, and endangered mussel species in the Delaware River watershed. USGS Leetown Science Center (LSC).
Darwin Core Archive of USGS LSC - Northern Appalachian Research Lab - Delaware River Mussel Survey
The North American Bird Phenology Program, part of the USA-National Phenology Network, was a network of volunteer observers who recorded information on first arrival dates, maximum abundance, and departure dates of migratory birds across North America. Active between 1880 and 1970, the program was coordinated by the Federal government and sponsored by the American Ornithologists' Union. It exists now as a historic collection of six million migration card observations, illuminating almost a century of migration patterns and population status of birds. Today, in an innovative project to curate the data and make them publically available, the records are being scanned and placed on the internet, where volunteers worldwide transcribe these records and add them into a database for analysis. From the close of the program in 1970 Chan Robbins continued to make sure the records were kept safe. In 2008, Sam Droege and Jessica Zelt, with help from the National Phenology Network revived the migration program and dubbed it the North American Bird Phenology Program. The program that started as Wells Cooke’s research in the Mississippi Valley and grew through the help of the American Ornithologist Union to become the Division of Economic Ornithology would later become the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The records are now being digitized and with help from citizen scientists the information will be combined in an online database accessible to the public. What began as a quest to find out how and why birds migrate, turned into one of our Nations greatest and longest running programs.
Darwin Core Archive of USGS PWRC - Bird Phenology Program
USGS NWHC - Laboratory Information Management System - Texas - Avian Cholera and Pasteurella multocida
The LIMS (laboratory information management system) database is a computerized record of specimens - from serum samples to carcasses - sent to the National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) for processing and diagnostic workup. Data include history and recordkeeping information (identifier numbers, species, sex, submitter information, etc); types of tests run (virology, bacteriology, parasitology, chemistry, etc.) and some test results for heavy metals, particularly lead; and diagnostic results. The diagnostic coding system is based on SNOMED terminology, with certain modifications and additions to fit Center needs. SNOMED, the Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine, is a structured nomenclature and classification of the terminology used in human and veterinary medicine. Terms are assigned in any or all of the following six categories for each diagnosis: topography - detailed anatomic term for the site of interest; morphology - information on the pathogenic change or process associated with the topography; etiology - cause or causal agent of the disease or dysfunction; disease - disease, disease entity or syndrome; link - qualifier to link one diagnosis to another. These data include occurrence records for Avian Cholera and hosts for Texas, by the USGS National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC).
Darwin Core Archive of USGS NWHC - Laboratory Information Management System - Texas - Avian Cholera and Pasteurella multocida
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) have collected and curated Global Positioning System (GPS) locations from GPS-enabled Tellus Ultralight neck-collars placed on bobcats (Lynx rufus) in Texas. Bobcats were captured in box-traps, sedated, anesthetized, fit with a GPS collar, and released on USFWS lands following protocols in Sternberg and Swarts (2021) (https://doi.org/10.7944/pbwy-se62 and https://doi.org/10.7944/wx3d-jd10). This dataset includes 51,223 GPS locations from 30 male or female bobcats being monitored from 2013 to 2021. Locations in this dataset occur on and around Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge. These locations are stored using latitude and longitude with a WGS84 reference system. USE CONSTRAINTS Although these data have been subjected to rigorous review and are substantially complete, the USFWS reserves the right to revise the data pursuant to further analysis and review. These data are released on condition that neither the USFWS nor the U.S. Government shall be held liable for any damages resulting from its authorized or unauthorized use.
BLM - Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM)
The BLM - Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) dataset includes monitoring data collected nationally to understand the status, condition, and trend of resources on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands. Data are collected in accordance with the Interpreting Indicators for Rangeland Health (IIRH) method. The IIRH method is a qualitative assessment of rangeland health, defined as "the degree to which the integrity of the soil, vegetation, water, and air, as well as the ecological processes of the rangeland ecosystem are balanced and sustained." Attributes include the final rating for IIRH indicators: hydrologic function, biotic integrity, and soil/site stability (see Entity/Attribute Section for exact details on attributes). Data were collected and managed by BLM Field Offices, BLM Districts, and/or affiliated field crews with support from the BLM National Operations Center. IN addition to being available in USGS BISON (http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov/), these data are also stored in a centralized database (TerrADat) at the BLM National Operations Center.
Darwin Core Archive of BLM - Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM)
Maine Harbor Seals: Kennebunkport 80 to 88 - Powered by Anecdata.org
Observations of a low tide haul out ledge from 1980-1988, with focus on individual identification, life histories, and site loyalty. These observations were completed by 1988.
Darwin Core Archive of Maine Harbor Seals: Kennebunkport 80 to 88 - Powered by Anecdata.org
Project ASCO (Assessing Seaweed via Community Observations) - Powered by Anecdata.org
About this project Help us collect data on the biomass of Ascophyllum nodosum (Asco) along the coast of Maine. Project goal Help answer the question "How much rockweed (Asco) is there?" What participants do Weigh rockweed (Asco). Rockweed (Ascophyllum nodosum, or Asco) is a common Maine intertidal alga. Asco offers habitat to invertebrates, fish, and birds and has been harvested commercially in Maine since the 1970s. Long-term management of this marine algae is in flux and we need data to ensure that Asco is there for itself, the organisms that live on it, and harvesters. Along the coast of Maine there is one big question essential for management--how much Asco is there? And that's where this project comes in! Help us collect data on the state-wide biomass of Asco.
Darwin Core Archive of Project ASCO (Assessing Seaweed via Community Observations) - Powered by Anecdata.org
EPA - National Lakes Assessment - Zooplankton - 2007
The National Lakes Assessment (NLA) is a first-ever statistically-valid survey of the biological condition of lakes and reservoirs throughout the U.S. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) worked with states and tribes to conduct the assessment in 2007. These are the results of the assessment for zooplankton.
Darwin Core Archive of EPA - National Lakes Assessment - Zooplankton - 2007
Mohonk Preserve Vernal Pool Amphibian Breeding Ecology Monitoring from 1931 to Present
The Mohonk Preserve's Daniel Smiley Research Center has been monitoring species occupancy, reproductive success, and water quality of 11 vernal pools (Ski Loop, Bonticou, Terrace, Long Woodland Pool, Long Woodland Swamp, Oakwood, Sleepy Hollow, Hermits, North Mud Pond, Canaan, and Talus) on the Preserve each spring from April 1931 to present. This project aims to document changes in the reproductive behavior and phenology of amphibians and allow research access to historical, longitudinal records. The dataset is a paired record of amphibian occurence with environmental indicators spanning nearly 90 years of data collection. The dataset includes environmental conditions for the 730 sampling events associated with the species occurences with complete coverage air temperature and precipitation records and partial coverage for a variety of other weather and water quality measures. Species occurence data collection has included species identification and counts of live and dead adults, mated pairs, spermatophores, egg masses, juveniles, and tadpoles counts as well as a record of the level of frog calling. Collection of data was sporadic from 1931 - 1991 but has been collected consistently from 1991 to present. The data collection is ongoing, as are digitization efforts, and the data package will receive periodic updates.
Darwin Core Archive of Mohonk Preserve Vernal Pool Amphibian Breeding Ecology Monitoring from 1931 to Present
This data product contains the quality-controlled, native sampling resolution data from NEON's breeding landbird sampling crosswalked to Darwin Core. Breeding landbirds are defined as “smaller birds (usually exclusive of raptors and upland game birds) not usually associated with aquatic habitats” (Ralph et al. 1993). The breeding landbird point counts product provides records of species identification of all individuals observed during the 6-minute count period, as well as metadata which can be used to model detectability, e.g., weather, distances from observers to birds, and detection methods. The NEON point count method is adapted from the Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR): Field protocol for spatially-balanced sampling of landbird populations (Hanni et al. 2017; http://bit.ly/2u2ChUB). For additional details, see https://data.neonscience.org/data-products/DP1.10003.001.
Darwin Core Archive of NEON breeding landbird point counts
USGS PWRC - North American Breeding Bird Survey - 1966-2013
This is the dataset of a large-scale survey of North American birds. It is a roadside survey, primarily covering the continental United States and southern Canada, although survey routes have recently been initiated in Alaska and northern Mexico. The BBS was started in 1966, and the over 3,500 routes are surveyed in June by experienced birders. The primary objective of the BBS has been the estimation of population change for songbirds. However, the data have many potential uses, and investigators have used the data to address a variety of research and management objectives.
Darwin Core Archive of USGS PWRC - North American Breeding Bird Survey - 1966-2013
Darwin Core Archive of USGS PWRC - Vertebrate Type Localities
About this project The European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas) population is booming in Maine! With a lack of predators, this invasive species is destroying eelgrass beds and damaging fisheries across the state. More information on green crab population dynamics and movements are needed for researchers and scientists to develop effective mitigation efforts across the State of Maine. Help researchers, fishermen, scientists, and chefs build the Green Crab Project database! Add your green crab population and/or general presence data here. Contact the Community Lab, at CEHL@mdibl.org for detailed protocols. Choose which method you plan to use: Quadrats Traps Transects Please report: What was your sampling method What kind of trap you used (if you used a trap) How many crabs you have found with carapace size and designation as male, female, or female with eggs Any additional notes you might have
Darwin Core Archive of Green Crab Studies
International Biological Information System (IBIS) - US - nonnative species
A collection of non-native species datasets, largely plants, from the National Institute of Invasive Species Science.
Darwin Core Archive of International Biological Information System (IBIS) - US - nonnative species
Project goal: Control invasive plant species at the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust About this project: We are recording invasive control efforts by volunteers and also monitoring invasive plants in plots at the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust to assess control efforts. This is a collaboration between KCT and the Environmental Studies program at the University of New England. https://www.kporttrust.org/
Darwin Core Archive of KCT Invasives - Powered by Anecdata.org
USGS SESC - Big Cypress - Herpetofauna - 2002-2003
Darwin Core Archive of USGS SESC - Big Cypress - Herpetofauna - 2002-2003
Community Environmental Health Laboratory Healthy Beaches Monitoring 2003-2022
Water quality monitoring reports from the port of Bar Harbor, Maine collected by staff and volunteers of the Community Lab at MDI Biological Laboratory in Salisbury Cove, ME. Water samples were analyzed for the presence of Enterococcus bacteria.
Darwin Core Archive of Community Environmental Health Laboratory Healthy Beaches Monitoring 2003-2022
Fire Ant Tracker - Powered by Anecdata.org
Project goal: Examination and Mapping of RIFA distribution. About this project: Attempting to map out these pesky invaders!!! Photos and GPS locations would be greatly appreciated. Submission must be in the species "Solenopsis Invicta" aka The Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA)
Darwin Core Archive of Fire Ant Tracker - Powered by Anecdata.org
USGS PWRC - Bird Banding Lab - US 10min Block - 1960-2010
The Bird Banding Laboratory (BBL) was established in 1920 to coordinate bird banding activities occurring in the United States and its Territories, a consequence of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act between the United States and Great Britain that was ratified in 1918. Originally a program within the US Biological Survey, it was also associated with the US Fish and Wildlife Service and National Biological Service before being transferred to the USGS in 1996. Among its many responsibilities, the BBL maintains the bird banding data collected in the United States and its Territories and every report of birds banded in the US that are encountered anywhere in the world. Computerization of the banding records was initiated in 1960 and the BBL annually processes approximately one million new banding records from the US. Banding data are essential for managing harvested migratory bird populations across North America. These data also provide a historical source of information on the status and distribution of birds in the United States and have greatly expanded our knowledge of bird migration patterns across this hemisphere. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC). This dataset shows species distributions using centroids of 10min blocks.
Darwin Core Archive of USGS PWRC - Bird Banding Lab - US 10min Block - 1960-2010
VegBank is the vegetation plot database of the Ecological Society of America's Panel on Vegetation Classification. VegBank consists of three linked databases that contain (1) the actual plot records, (2) vegetation types recognized in the U.S. National Vegetation Classification and other vegetation types submitted by users, and (3) all plant taxa recognized by ITIS/USDA as well as all other plant taxa recorded in plot records. Vegetation records, community types and plant taxa may be submitted to VegBank and may be subsequently searched, viewed, annotated, revised, interpreted, downloaded, and cited.
Darwin Core Archive of VegBank - Vegetation Plot Database
Iowa Lakeside Laboratory Avian Collection
The bird specimen collection at Iowa Lakeside Laboratory contains 362 specimens collected between 1835 and 2016 mainly in North America (n=226). This collection was digitized as part of the Iowa Lakeside Lab Dark Data project and contains images and records for 362 specimens.
Darwin Core Archive of Iowa Lakeside Laboratory Avian Collection
USGS SESC - Everglades - Herpetofauna - 2000-2002
amphibians restoration ecological indicators reptiles ARMI
Darwin Core Archive of USGS SESC - Everglades - Herpetofauna - 2000-2002
UCDavis - Western USA - Monarch Butterflies - 1892-2005
The data are collection records of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) and associated plant species in the western United States of America (mainly west of the Rocky Mountains). Attributes include collection date, altitude, location description and sex. The records were obtained from museum collections. The collections include Brigham Young University, California Academy of Sciences, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, The University of Utah, and Utah State University. Additional sources include collections and observations from John Hinchliff ’s Oregon Butterfly Atlas (via Oregon State University), Andrew Brower, Robert Pyle, Arthur Shapiro and Larry Speers.
Darwin Core Archive of UCDavis - Western USA - Monarch Butterflies - 1892-2005
This is an ongoing data product of a continental network of collaborators who agree to and implement comparable population monitoring techniques and contribute to a centrally managed waterbird database. This continent-wide waterbird monitoring partnership coordinated by the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and the USFWS Division of Migratory Bird Management. This dataset is made possible by the participation of monitoring partners throughout the Americas, who conduct surveys of waterbirds and voluntarily contribute their data to this centralized location. It contains data from the coastal surveys conducted in the mid 1990s from Maine to Georgia, funded by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, in addition to information published in a number of colonial waterbird atlases in the United States and Canada as long ago as 1895. In addition, data from the Cornell Waterbird Register and some of the US Fish and Wildlife Service-sponsored Great Lakes waterbird surveys have also been captured.
Darwin Core Archive of USGS PWRC - Colonial Waterbirds - US
Occurrences from a study of a changing Lutz spruce (Picea x Lutzii) hybrid zone on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
We investigated the genetic makeup of Lutz spruce, a natural hybrid between white and Sitka spruce on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.
Darwin Core Archive of Occurrences from a study of a changing Lutz spruce (Picea x Lutzii) hybrid zone on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
In 1995, hundreds of volunteers joined the New York City (NYC) Department of Parks & Recreation staff to inventory the city's street tree population. These inventory efforts resulted in an unprecedented understanding of NYC’s urban forest, and catalyzed major advances in its urban forest management. See: https://www.nycgovparks.org/trees/treescount/past-censuses and: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Environment/1995-Street-Tree-Census/7gmq-dbas
Darwin Core Archive of USFS - New York City Tree Census - 1995
Mohonk Preserve Historical Observational Biodiversity Data
Since the 1900s, research staff, visiting scientists, and interns have documented the biodiversity of the Shawangunk Ridge as part of our “living laboratory" in order to protect and perpetuate life on the Preserve’s lands. While much of these data were collected in standardized study designs, a large amount of data was collected stochastically and documented passively in our records and archives. This dataset provides these passive biodiversity records to support biodiversity research and inform environmental management and ecological sciences.
Darwin Core Archive of Mohonk Preserve Historical Observational Biodiversity Data
USGS ASC - Changing Arctic Ecosystems - Alaska - Birds
Through the Changing Arctic Ecosystems initiative, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) strives to inform key resource management decisions for Arctic Alaska by providing scientific information on current and future ecosystem response to a warming climate. Our research is (1) examining critical physical and landscape-scale changes in the environment; (2) assessing key ecological drivers of population change; and (3) projecting future abundance and distribution of focal species, including mammals, birds, fish, and aquatic invertebrates that use the landscapes of the Arctic in different ways and likely will express differently the consequences of changes to the associated ecosystems. USGS Alaska Science Center (ASC), monitors bird populations in several sites and these are the results of those studies.
Darwin Core Archive of USGS ASC - Changing Arctic Ecosystems - Alaska - Birds
Wrack Line Monitoring - Powered by Anecdata.org
Through the observation of marine organisms washing ashore on the beaches within the UNESCO Cascade Head Biosphere Reserve, we seek to gain a better understanding of the thermal impacts Climate Change may be having on species lifecycles. Beachcombers will photograph and catalog plants and animals washed ashore along the shore of the Central Oregon Coast within the UNESCO Cascade Head Biosphere Reserve. As part of the Coastal Climate Change + Community Art Science and Tradition Project (4CAST Project) we are seeking volunteers visiting Oregon beaches within the UNESCO Cascade Head Biosphere Reserve to catalog the plants, animals, and debris found in the wrack line. http://4castproject.org/
Darwin Core Archive of Wrack Line Monitoring - Powered by Anecdata.org
USGS PWRC - Bird Banding Lab - US State Centroid
Darwin Core Archive of USGS PWRC - Bird Banding Lab - US State Centroid
Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC)
The Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC) is a database and mapping application that provide geospatial information for non-native plant species in Alaska and neighboring Canadian Territories. These products are the result of an ongoing cooperation among the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Natural Resources Plant Material Center, and Alaska Center for Conservation Science (ACCS) in support of the Alaska Committee for Noxious and Invasive Pest Management (CNIPM) and the Strategic Plan for Noxious and Invasive Plants Management in Alaska. ACCS administers the mapping application, database, and website associated with the project; project funding is granted by collaborators and contributed by users. These data are primarily intended to support the identification of problem species and infestations, thus promoting early detection and rapid response across Alaska and are additionally used in a variety of research and modeling activities. ACCS tracks all non-native plants known to occur in Alaska. In addition, ACCS has compiled biographies for over half of the 350 non-native plant species that are known or likely to occur in Alaska. In collaboration with biologists, land managers, and weed scientists across the state, ACCS has developed an invasive plant ranking system that helps evaluate the potential invasiveness and impacts of non-native plants to natural areas in Alaska (Carlson et al. 2008). With funding support from the US Forest Service, the Alaska Association of Conservation Districts, and the University of Alaska, we have ranked approximately 170 non-native plant species to date.
Darwin Core Archive of Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC)
USGS SESC - Biscayne - Herpetofauna - 2002-2003
Darwin Core Archive of USGS SESC - Biscayne - Herpetofauna - 2002-2003
Assessing the impact of pest monitoring traps on Bombus griseocollis (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colony growth and development
Insect traps use visual and olfactory cues to attract target pests; however, they vary in their specificity and often unintentionally capture non-target beneficial insects (bycatch), including Bombus. Concerns have been expressed that bycatch may contribute to Bombus mortality and the consequential loss of pollination services. Here, we quantified the impact of trap captures on Bombus griseocollis colony growth and development by evaluating the following four treatments: colonies paired with traps, colonies paired with traps and pheromone lures, traps and pheromone lures (but no colonies), and colonies with no trap and no lure. Trap contents were collected biweekly to determine B. griseocollis capture rates. Colony growth and development data were collected weekly by weighing colonies and recording foraging activity. Based on microsatellite polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification, three B. griseocollis were collected from released colonies, while the remaining five were residents within the environment. Given the low number of B. griseocollis workers collected, any differences in colony weight change and active foraging were likely not a result of pest monitoring trap captures. However, trap captures could have a greater impact by interfering with functional diversity, colony establishment, and pollination services, emphasizing the need for additional research. Building on this research will provide a more comprehensive view of the impact of pest monitoring traps on Bombus populations, which could minimize risk to pollinator populations and pollination services.
Darwin Core Archive of Assessing the impact of pest monitoring traps on Bombus griseocollis (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colony growth and development
Project Timberdoodle - Powered by Anecdata.org
Project goal: Participants will report observations of timberdoodles. About this project: Build knowledge of where timberdoodles are in Rhode Island.
Darwin Core Archive of Project Timberdoodle - Powered by Anecdata.org
The Great Canadian Green Crab Hunt - Powered by Anecdata.org
Although Parks Canada has removed nearly two million green crabs from Kejimkujik National Park Seaside estuaries in the last decade, our trapping method doesn't enable the capture of the smallest crabs. So we're hitting our shorelines...and hunting for juveniles. We want to know when and where to find juvenile green crabs on Kejimkujik National Park Seaside beaches. Find and collect as many juvenile crabs as possible, measure and sex the crabs, and note site characteristics. We've enlisted the help of local high school students and are piloting crab hunts on two of our beaches: Harbour Rocks and Boyd's Cove.
Darwin Core Archive of The Great Canadian Green Crab Hunt - Powered by Anecdata.org
Bar Harbor Cruise Ship Monitoring 2004-2022
Water quality monitoring reports from the port of Bar Harbor, Maine collected by staff and volunteers of the Community Lab at MDI Biological Laboratory in Salisbury Cove, ME. Water samples were analyzed for phytoplankton, biological oxygen demand, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, salinity, transparency, turbidity, and Enterococcus bacteria.
Darwin Core Archive of Bar Harbor Cruise Ship Monitoring 2004-2022
Project goal: Documenting locations and sightings of Musca domestica About this project: Documenting locations and sightings of Musca domestica
Darwin Core Archive of HouzeFlyz - Powered by Anecdata.org
USGS PWRC - Bird Banding Lab - Encounters
Darwin Core Archive of USGS PWRC - Bird Banding Lab - Encounters
Vegetation survey data from Blandy Experimental Farm in Virginia for the years 2012 and 2014
Vegetation survey data collected in the summers of 2012 and 2014 by Itiya Aneece at the Blandy Experimental Farm (BEF) in north-central Virginia as part of her PhD dissertation. Vegetation was surveyed in four main study areas at BEF: northeast (NE) and southwest (SW) successional fields, Lake Arnold (LA), and a strip of land near the northeast successional field (NEB). The NE and SW successional fields were in various stages of succession: early (E), mid (M), and late (L), which follow NE and SW in the Plot code. Several 5m x 5m plots were established in each field, and vegetation surveys were conducted at 0.5m intervals within each plot at ground, understory, and canopy-level using the dowel method. The relative observation frequency of each species was determined based on the total number of observations at 0.5m intervals compared to the total number of observations in each plot. Please note although the utmost effort was made in identifying plant species, the user is responsible for assessing the species composition data for quality. For more details on these data and the studies they were used for, please see the following publications: Aneece, I. and Epstein, H.E. 2015. Distinguishing early successional plant communities using ground-level hyperspectral data. Remote Sensing, 7(12): 16588-16606. Aneece, I., 2016. Assessing the Role of Invasive Species in Successional Plant Communities Using Hyperspectral Remote Sensing. PhD Dissertation, University of Virginia, Department of Environmental Sciences. Available at: https://doi.org/10.18130/V38575. Aneece, I. and Epstein, H.E. 2017. Identifying and mapping species using remote sensing in successional systems of north central Virginia. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 38(1): 100-122. Aneece, I., Epstein, H.E., and Lerdau, M. 2017. Correlating species and spectral diversity using remote sensing in successional fields in Virginia. Ecology and Evolution, 7(10): 3475-3488.
Darwin Core Archive of Vegetation survey data from Blandy Experimental Farm in Virginia for the years 2012 and 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Great Lakes Native Bee Survey
This dataset includes survey date, locality, methodology and collected specimen identification for native bee surveys conducted by the USFWS on public lands in the Great Lakes Basin.
Darwin Core Archive of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Great Lakes Native Bee Survey
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Aquatic Invasive Plant Surveys 2023
Darwin Core Archive of Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Aquatic Invasive Plant Surveys 2023
Multistate Aquatic Resources Information System - MARIS - Fish
A legacy record for a dataset generated by a cooperative effort between state and federal agencies to share fisheries information collected as part of ongoing sampling programs. MARIS data is owned and provided by participating state natural resource management agencies. This legacy dataset is hosted by the Core Science Systems Science Analytics and Synthesis Program of the U.S. Geological Survey. MARIS served data collected by a variety of agencies and organizations over various time periods. Data collection techniques, gear, and protocols may not be consistent across all datasets. Therefore, users of MARIS data should be aware of the limitations of the data available through the system.
Darwin Core Archive of Multistate Aquatic Resources Information System - MARIS - Fish
Mohonk Preserve Historical Observational Index Card Natural History Data
Beginning in the mid-1900s , naturalist Daniel Smiley and his associates and successors at the Daniel Smiley Research Center documented extensive natural history observations of the flora and fauna of the Shawangunk Ridge on over 14,000 3x5” index cards. Observations are highly detailed and often include narrative descriptions as well as basic observational information. The duration, extent and specificity of this dataset provide a wealth of information to support and inform biodiversity research, environmental management and ecological sciences.
Darwin Core Archive of Mohonk Preserve Historical Observational Index Card Natural History Data
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Invasive Fish Surveys - 2023
To maintain biological integrity, biological diversity, and native fish resources in Kenai Peninsula freshwater systems, we surveyed for invasive northern pike (Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758) in Kenai Peninsula lakes by filtering 119 water samples from 16 lakes and processing them using a mix of qPCR and fish metabarcoding methods.
Darwin Core Archive of Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Invasive Fish Surveys - 2023
NPS - Inventory and Monitoring Program - NPSpecies - Park Species Lists
Certified species lists from 312 US National Park Units, from the NPSpecies IRMA database, accessed 05-Nov-2014. United States National Park Service (NPS).
Darwin Core Archive of NPS - Inventory and Monitoring Program - NPSpecies - Park Species Lists
Occurrence Dataset from the Revision of the Subgenus Osmia (Diceratosmia)
This occurrence dataset encompasses the specimens identified and reviewed by Rightmyer and Griswold in their work, "A revision of the subgenus Osmia (Diceratosmia), with descriptions of four new species (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae)" (2017). This data publication aims to serve as a reliable resource with definitive species identifications that includes more recent material reviewed subsequently by the original authors. The dataset seeks to address the challenges highlighted by Meier et al. (2004) for reliable datasets: (1) misidentification of unrevised museum specimens; (2) the broad range of private and public collections included in specimen lists from revisionary studies; and (3) the cost-effectiveness of obtaining specimen records from revisions. The eleven species of the North American subgenus Osmia (Diceratosmia) are revised, four of which are new: Osmia (Diceratosmia) exquisita, n. sp., from Honduras; Osmia (Diceratosmia) gonzalezi, n. sp., and Osmia (Diceratomia) spinulifera, n. sp., from Mexico; and Osmia (Diceratosmia) lacunosa, n. sp., from the Bahamas. Diagnoses for the remaining seven species and a key to the males and females of all species are provided. Additional taxonomic changes include Osmia botitena Cockerell reduced junior synonym of Osmia subfasciata Cresson, and Osmia marilaunidii Cockerell removed from synonymy and recognized as valid species. In addition, the known nesting biology, floral hosts, and geographic range of each species is summarized.
Darwin Core Archive of Occurrence Dataset from the Revision of the Subgenus Osmia (Diceratosmia)
USGS PWRC - Bird Banding Lab - US 10min Block
Darwin Core Archive of USGS PWRC - Bird Banding Lab - US 10min Block
Occurrence Data from Revision of the Rophitine Genus Protodufourea
This occurrence dataset encompasses the specimens identified and reviewed by Bohart and Griswold in their work, "Revision of the Rophitine Genus Protodufourea" (1987). This data publication aims to serve as a reliable resource with definitive species identifications and new material reviewed by the original authors. The dataset seeks to address the challenges highlighted by Meier et al. (2004) for reliable datasets: (1) misidentification of unrevised museum specimens; (2) the broad range of private and public collections included in specimen lists from revisionary studies; and (3) the cost-effectiveness of obtaining specimen records from revisions.
Darwin Core Archive of Occurrence Data from Revision of the Rophitine Genus Protodufourea
Documenting occurrence of Enterococcus in Acadia National Park.
Darwin Core Archive of Wild Acadia - Powered by Anecdata.org
BLM - National Invasive Species Information Management System - Plants
The Bureau of Land Management's National Invasive Species Information Management System (NISIMS) is designed to collect field data and store it in a standard database to allow for data sharing and reporting at the local, state and national levels. At this time, the system reports and tracks weed infestations only, Future versions of the system will report and track infestations by all taxa including weeds, birds, fish, and algae. The system also reports and tracks treatments of these invasive weed species infestations on public lands. The tools are based on the use of the BLM system of Enterprise Geographic Information System (EGIS) Architecture approved nationally in 2003. It also depends on the Geospatial Services Strategic Plan approved nationally by BLM management in 2008. It is the first BLM system with seamless tools to collect scientific data in remote locations throughout all BLM lands and to feed that data regularly into national, official BLM geospatial database. Though the infestation data included here represents a snapshot of actual infestations of the individual species, it doesn't represent the total infestations of the particular species. Only a fraction of the lands the BLM administers has been inventoried, and not all of that data has been brought into NISIMS.
words as described here: http://www.blm.gov/style/medialib/blm/wo/Planning_and_Renewable_Resources/nisims.Par.31448.File.dat/NISIMS_2_Data%20Dictionary_Public.pdf
Darwin Core Archive of BLM - National Invasive Species Information Management System - Plants
Blue Ocean Society Spotters - Powered by Anecdata.org
About this project We are looking for sightings of whales and marine debris in the Gulf of Maine, to expand our knowledge about species distribution and human impacts. https://www.blueoceansociety.org/ Project goal Study the distribution of whales in the Gulf of Maine and learn about human impacts. What participants do: Report sightings and photos of whales and marine debris in the Gulf of Maine Since the late 1990s, Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation has been studying whales and other marine life in the Gulf of Maine. We are looking for your help to provide more eyes on the water, so that we can better track the distribution and behavior of whales over time. We are also looking for information on litter spotted at sea so that we can work to prevent future pollution. Thank you for your help!
Darwin Core Archive of Blue Ocean Society Spotters - Powered by Anecdata.org
The Community Environmental Health Laboratory at MDI Biological Laboratory
USDA-ARS Pollinating Insect-Biology, Management, Systematics Research
Millersville University James C. Parks Herbarium