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Vegetation and Soils Data from Grazed and Ungrazed Watersheds in the Badger Wash Study Area, Colorado, USA
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In 2004 U.S. Geological Survey biologists recorded vegetation and biological soil crust (BSC) cover by species as well as measured soil stability and compaction data... -
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Soil, geologic, geomorphic, climate, and vegetation data from long-term monitoring plots (2009 - 2018) in Arches, Canyonlands, and Capitol Reef National Parks, Utah, USA
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These data (all data tables for the data release) represent a suite of biotic and abiotic variables that characterized plant communities and the geologic, geomorphic,... -
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Global gridded dataset of terrestrial biological nitrogen fixation across natural and agricultural biomes: Low-resolution rasters
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This dataset includes global rasters of terrestrial biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) rates (in kgN/(ha*y)) for each major N-fixing niche in natural biomes (trees,... -
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A global dataset of terrestrial biological nitrogen fixation
Department of the Interior —
This dataset includes field measurements of biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) in all major N-fixing niches across natural terrestrial biomes globally. The dataset... -
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Biocrust cover, vegetation, and climate data from a protected grassland within Canyonlands National Park, Utah (ver. 2.0, Sept. 2023)
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These tabular data were compiled for/to monitor vegetation and biocrust cover in a never grazed grassland located in Canyonlands National Park. An objective, or... -
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Global gridded dataset of terrestrial biological nitrogen fixation across natural and agricultural biomes: High-resolution rasters
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This dataset includes global rasters of terrestrial biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) rates (in kgN/(ha*y)) for each major N-fixing niche in natural biomes (trees,... -
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Data and software code from two long-term experiments (1996-2011 and 2005-2018) at three sites on the Colorado Plateau of North America
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These data were compiled to examine how climate change affects biocrust recovery from both physical and climate-induced disturbance. Objective(s) of our study were to... -
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Biological soil crust and vascular plant data from Horse Heaven Hills, Washington, measured in 1999 and remeasured in 2020
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This dataset contains biocrust lichen and moss cover at 186 plots at Horse Heaven Hills in Washington, USA. These data were measured by Jeanne Ponzetti in 1999 and... -
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Vegetation and soil cover data in response to indaziflam and imazapic herbicide applications within Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge, Idaho, USA
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Eighty-one monitoring plots within the Minidoka National Wildlife refuge on the Snake River Plain in south-central Idaho were surveyed in July-August from 2020 to... -
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Classified land cover and vegetation canopy cover data for an aeolian dune field near Lees Ferry, AZ
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These data were compiled for assessing how geomorphic changes measured as topographic differences from repeat surveys represent measured and modelled estimates of... -
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Measurements of vegetation, soil, and disturbance following utility-scale solar energy development in the Mojave Desert, 2021-2023
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These data were compiled to evaluate the impact of a utility-scale solar energy (Gemini Solar + Storage) development on ecosystem function in the Mojave Desert.... -
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Vegetation cover, ground cover, plant mortality, and species abundance across an experimental drought treatment on the Colorado Plateau from 2010-2022
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These data were compiled to assess the response of vegetation and biological soil crusts to drought in a semi-arid ecosystem on the Colorado Plateau near Moab, Utah.... -
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CO2 concentrations and microbial biomass data derived from incubation experiments on soils collected at Arches National Park in 2017 and 2018
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These data were compiled to improve our understanding of how water, carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) interact to regulate below ground carbon cycling.... -
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Aerial imagery analysis and topographic change detection (digital surface models), field observations and topographic change (terrestrial lidar surveys), and 4-minute wind speed record data for an aeolian dune field near Lees Ferry, AZ
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These data were compiled for assessing how geomorphic changes measured as topographic differences from repeat surveys represent measured and modelled estimates of... -
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Lidar point cloud data for an aeolian dune field near Lees Ferry, AZ
Department of the Interior —
These data were compiled for assessing how geomorphic changes measured as topographic differences from repeat surveys represent measured and modelled estimates of... -
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Biological soil crust metagenomic data from Horse Heaven Hills, Washington, measured in 2020
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This dataset contains Sanger ITS sequences from biocrust lichen taxa collected at Horse Heaven Hills in Washington, USA. It also includes metagenomic biocrust lichen... -
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Topographic, aerial imagery, and unoccupied aerial vehicle (UAV) data for an aeolian dune field near Lees Ferry, AZ
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These data were compiled for assessing how geomorphic changes measured as topographic differences from repeat surveys represent measured and modelled estimates of... -
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Soil surface properties and roughness data at two experimental restoration sites within the Southwestern USA
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This data release presents data used for analyzing spatial and temporal differences in soil surface roughness within selected biocrust communities. These records were... -
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Plant association abundances and resistance and resilience covariates from six Great Basin fires
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This dataset provides the plot-level data of the relative cover of ten different plant associations derived from a structural topic model and resistance and... -
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Compilation of topographic data, aerial imagery, and land cover classification, collected between 1984 to 2021 for an aeolian dune field near Lees Ferry, AZ
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These data were compiled for assessing how geomorphic changes measured as topographic differences from repeat surveys represent measured and modelled estimates of...