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Stream Temperature Models of White River Watershed, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Water temperature is an important characteristic of stream conditions with implications for water quality and stream dwelling organisms. This Data Release contains spatial stream network (SSN) objects and R scripts to run SSN models to predict mean monthly stream temperature and 7-day average daily maximum (Max7DAD) during August and September in the White River watershed within Mount Rainier Nati
Phytoplankton Identification and Enumeration Data Collected from Seven Reservoirs in the United States (July to November 2019)
This dataset contains algal identification and enumeration data for phytoplankton samples collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) between July 2019 and November 2019 at seven reservoirs across the United States. Reservoirs sampled included Lake Koshkonong, Wisconsin, Pelican Lake, Minnesota, Lake Ida, Minnesota, Pomme de Terre, Minnesota, Lake Emily, Minnesota, Milford Lake, Kansas, and Jor
Lake Ontario April Prey Fish Bottom Trawl Survey, 1978-2023
This data release includes Lake Ontario prey fish data including species captured, relative abundance, spatial distribution, size structure, and age data from the April or spring prey fish bottom trawl survey, 1978 through 2023. Data from 1978 - 2015 are from U.S. waters of Lake Ontario while data from 2016 - 2023 include both U.S. and Canadian waters of Lake Ontario. Details about the vessel and
Greater sage-grouse habitat suitability 15-years post simulated fire event and sagebrush transplanting (2015-2030)
To assess the degree to which transplanting sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) could quickly restore former sage-grouse habitat and the strategies by which greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter, sage-grouse) habitat restoration is best accomplished, we linked vegetation transitions with habitat selection models to evaluate habitat recovery. Within our modeling extent (Tuscarora, Nevada
Down-looking camera images of round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) within constructed sand and cobble habitats in laboratory microcosms Nov. 2021 – Jan. 2022
These data include down-looking images of round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in either cobble or sand substrates within clear acrylic enclosures (0.86-meters (m) long, by 0.56-m wide, by 1.07-m high). Ten individual round goby were added to enclosures for imaging to ensure known abundances in each tank. Images were collected to evaluate the efficiency of image-based methodologies for estimating r
Water stargrass biomass and stream metabolism estimates on the Lower Yakima River (2018 - 2020)
This dataset provides information collected at three stream sites on the lower Yakima River in Washington State during 2018 to 2020 by the U.S. Geological Survey. Sample locations included the Yakima River at Prosser, WA (site ID, 12509489), the Yakima River at Kiona, WA (site ID, 12510500), and the Yakima River at Van Giesen bridge near Richland, WA (site ID, 12511800). Water stargrass biomass wa
Census counts of the non-indigenous benthic foraminifera Trochammina hadai Uchio obtained in 1983-2010 in San Francisco Bay, California
This data release provides census counts of the non-indigenous benthic foraminifera Trochammina hadai Uchio in surface sediment samples obtained in San San Francisco Bay, California from 1983-2010.
Mercury in soil, water, sediment, and biota in headwater streams associated with wildfires in the northwestern U.S., 2021-2022
Comma-separated values (.csv) files containing data related to mercury in soil, water, sediment, in-stream leaf litter, periphyton, and aquatic invertebrates collected in 2021-2022 from headwater streams associated with wildfires in the northwestern U.S.
Attribution of benthic macroinvertebrate sampling data to NHDPlus V2 and NHDPlus HR catchments within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
This data release links benthic macroinvertebrate sites to both the NHDPlus Version 2 and NHDPlus High Resolution Region 02 networks, hereafter referred to as V2 and HR, using the hydrolink methodology. Linked benthic macroinvertebrate sites are those included in the Chesapeake Bay Basin-wide Index of Biotic Integrity (Chessie BIBI) developed by the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
Capture-recapture data for a restored population of Blue Ridge sculpin (Cottus caeruleomentum) with environmental covariates
This dataset includes spatial capture-recapture data for a restored population of Blue Ridge sculpin (Cottus caeruleomentum) with stream temperature and stream flow observations in Big Hunting Creek, Maryland.
Imagery, photogrammetry, and meteorological data from December 2022 to April 2023, Grand Falls Dune Field, Arizona
Our goal for this work is to place better constraints on aeolian atmospheric-surface interactions through long-term monitoring of an active, bi-modal dune field located near Grand Falls, Arizona. Grand Falls dune field (GFDF) is located on the Navajo Nation, ~70 km NE of Flagstaff, AZ. This dune field has been monitored since 2013 by the U.S. Geological Survey, and data from each collection year a
Imagery, sediment collection, photogrammetry, and meteorological data from April 2023 to July 2023, Grand Falls Dune Field, Arizona
Grand Falls dune field (GFDF) is located on the Navajo Nation, ~70 km NE of Flagstaff, AZ. This active dune field displays a range of morphologies, including barchans, smaller dunes, and ripples, and is bimodal in composition. The felsic component is likely derived from the Little Colorado River, and the mafic component (basaltic grains) is locally sourced from nearby cinder cones [1]. GFDF is an