Using Landscape Information Approaches to Increase Duck Recruitment in the Prairie Pothole Region

Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Refuges & Wildlife, Region 6
Publication_Date: 1996
Title:
Using Landscape Information Approaches to Increase Duck Recruitment in the Prairie Pothole Region
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital vector data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Trans. 61st No. Am. Wildl. and Natur. Resour. Conf.
Issue_Identification: Landscape Information
Description:
Abstract:
Upland accessibility for nesting Mallard, Northern Pintail, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, and Gadwall was predicted by combining the distance a hen will travel from a core wetland to upland nesting cover, and the distribution of breeding duck pairs predicted using a duck pair - wetland relationship that is dependent on wetland size, type, and geographic location, and the average percent full for a specific wetland. Annual field observations on 3000+ wetlands from 1987-1998 were used to develop the duck pair - wetland relationships and 3,000,000+ individual wetland basins (see Wetland Basin metadata) were modeled and duck pairs were predicted for each wetland. The land area was subdivided into 40 acre units and the accessibility of each unit was modeled using a moving focal window relative to individual species travel distances.
Purpose:
This product was produced to support the implementation of the Prairie Pothole Joint Venture of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. It is a tool that enables resource managers to evaluate the potential value of managing upland nesting cover at varying spatial locations relative to the land unit's potential use by upland nesting ducks.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1998
Currentness_Reference:
The models that were developed to predict duck pairs are based on duck pair and wetland conditions collected during 1987-1998. The intent is to reflect average conditions
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: 5-10 year increments
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -106.151
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -96.436
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.483
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: t-storm
Theme_Keyword: Breeding Pairs
Theme_Keyword: Accessibility
Theme_Keyword: upland nesting ducks
Theme_Keyword: thunderstorm map
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: PPJV Joint Venture
Place_Keyword: North Dakota
Place_Keyword: South Dakota
Place_Keyword: Montana
Place_Keyword: ND
Place_Keyword: SD
Place_Keyword: MT
Place_Keyword: Prairie Pothole Joint Venture
Place_Keyword: Prairie Pothole Region
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 1987-1998
Temporal_Keyword: Average Conditions
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: Use at your own risk
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Habitat and Population Evaluation Team, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Contact_Person: Chuck Loesch
Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 3425 Miriam Ave
Address: USFWS
City: Bismarck
State_or_Province: North Dakota
Postal_Code: 58501
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 701-250-4413
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: 701-250-4413
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 701-250-4412
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chuck_loesch@fws.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday
Contact_Instructions: none
Data_Set_Credit: US Fish and Wildlife Service
Native_Data_Set_Environment: UNIX-ARC/INFO
Data_Quality_Information:
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The base information for modeling duck pairs was National Wetlands Inventory data digitized from 1:24000 USGS topographic quadrangle maps.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Logical Consistency is implicit in the raster image data structure.
Completeness_Report:
Data completeness digital files reflects the extent to which geographic features may be extracted from the source image data. Features may have been eliminated or generalized due to scaling, resampling, majority filtering, and pixel clump elimination/generalization constraints. The content will include only those features that are discernable through the multispectral image processing techniques applied to the source image data.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: USFWS-Habitat and Population Evaluation Team (HAPET)
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title:
Duck Pair Distribution and Density in the Prairie Pothole Portion of USFWS Region 6
Edition: 2000
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: USFWS, HAPET, 3425 Miriam Ave., Bismarck, ND
Publisher: Habitat and Population Team, Region 6, USFWS
Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1999
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Not available
Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute data
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The pair density and distribution coverage is the culmination of 2 modeling processes: 1) modeling the potential of individual wetlands to attract breeding duck pairs; and 2) modeling nesting hen accessibility to landscape units. Duck pairs for mallard, pintail, shoveler, gadwall, and blue-winged teal were predicted for individual wetlands using models developed by the USFWS Region 6 HAPET Office and statisticians from USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. The predictive models were based on 1987-98 duck pair counts (4-square mile waterfowl survey) conducted annually on 3000+ wetlands in ND, SD, and MT. The potential of an individual wetland basin to attract duck pairs was related to the size, class, and geographic location of the wetland. In an attempt to produce a product that reflected annual wetland conditions, data collected from the 4-square mile survey on annual wetland conditions were used to develop a model to predict the average percent full of individual wetland basins. Percent full was related to the size, class, and geographic location of the wetland. The percent full a wetland was modeled to be was applied to the total basin size prior to modeling for duck pairs. The Prairie Pothole Landscape was divided into 40 acre landscape units and each unit was evaluated relative to the number of predicted duck pairs in the surrounding landscape that would have access to the modeled cell. Accessibility was calculated using the focalsum command in arc/info where the radius (accessibility) of the kernel was equal to the distance that an individual duck species was willing to travel from a core wetland to a nesting site. Travel distances were determined via literature review and varied by duck species. Each species was modeled separately. Total pairs for a landscape unit were converted to a density value by using the area within a focal window as a divisor. Pair densities were grouped into 7 categories (1-7) where 1 = 0-10 pairs per square mile; 2 = 10-20 pairs per square mile; 3 = 20-40 pairs per square mile; 4 = 40-60 pairs per square mile; 5 = 60=80 pairs per square mile; 6 = 80-100 pairs/square mile; and 7 = > 100 pairs per square mile.
Process_Date: 2000
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Habitat and Population Evaluation Team, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Contact_Person: Chuck Loesch
Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 3425 Miriam Ave
Address: USFWS
City: Bismarck
State_or_Province: North Dakota
Postal_Code: 58501
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 701-250-4413
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: 701-250-4413
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 701-250-4412
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chuck_loesch@fws.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday
Contact_Instructions: none
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 14
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -99.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Duck Density
Entity_Type_Definition: Modeled Duck Pair Densities
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Accessibility Model
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Grid-code
Attribute_Definition: Pair Density Range Category
Attribute_Definition_Source: Range of Estimated Pairs
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 0-10 pairs
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFWS
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 10-20 pairs
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFWS
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 20-40 pairs
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFWS
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 40-60 pairs
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFWS
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 60-80 pairs
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFWS
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 80-100 pairs
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFWS
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: >100 pairs
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFWS
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Habitat and Population Evaluation Team, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Contact_Person: Chuck Loesch
Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 3425 Miriam Ave
Address: USFWS
City: Bismarck
State_or_Province: North Dakota
Postal_Code: 58501
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 701-250-4413
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: 701-250-4413
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 701-250-4412
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chuck_loesch@fws.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday
Contact_Instructions: none
Resource_Description: hardcopy, digital
Distribution_Liability:
USFWS Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shall not be held liable for improper use of the data described and/or contained herein.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ARC/INFO
Format_Version_Number: 8.2
Format_Specification: export
File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied
Transfer_Size: 16.5
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: 164.159.247.174
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Format: ISO 9660
Compatibility_Information: None
Fees: none
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20010110
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Habitat and Population Evaluation Team, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Contact_Person: Chuck Loesch
Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 3425 Miriam Ave
Address: USFWS
City: Bismarck
State_or_Province: North Dakota
Postal_Code: 58501
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 701-250-4413
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: 701-250-4413
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 701-250-4412
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chuck_loesch@fws.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday
Contact_Instructions: none
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Spatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
Metadata_Security_Information:
Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None
Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None
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