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Net Primary Productivity of Natural and Agricultural Ecosystems

This dataset catalogs field estimates of net primary productivity for natural and agricultural ecosystems worldwide from approximately 1870-1980. Dataset Location: Ecological Archives Sites Georefferenced: Yes Timespan: 1869-1982 Methods: Field measurements off above-ground NPP were collected from the literature and complied in a standardized fashion. Methodology of field techniques are not...MORE

Observational

Global

Animal Movement (Movebank)

This web site stores global data to track the movement of animals. Data Location: http://www.movebank.org/ Sites Georefferenced: Yes Data Available: species, location Citation: Wikelski, M., and Kays, R. 2010. Movebank: archive, analysis and sharing of animal movement data. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.movebank.org , Accessed on <date>.MORE

Amphibians / Reptiles

Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS)

This web site hosts an on-line repository for remote sensing and aerial photograpy initiated by the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Geological Survey. Data Location: http://eros.usgs.gov/#/Find_Data Data Available: Aerial Photography, Satellite Imagery, Elevation maps, Land Cover, Digitized Maps Comments: EROS hosts all data retrieved from remote sensing...MORE

Observational

Global

Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study

This web site hosts data from the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study as a part of the Long Term Ecological Research Network. Dataset Location: http://www.hubbardbrook.org/data/dataset_search.php Site Location: White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire Datasets Available: Forest inventory of a northern hardwood forest; Temporal Canopy Leaf Chemistry; Floristic diversity; Fine root production...MORE

Konza Prairie LTER

This web site hosts data from the Konza Prairie Long Term Ecological Research Network from a central US grassland. Dataset Location: http://www.konza.ksu.edu/KNZ/pages/data/knzdata.aspx Site Location: Flint Hills Region, northeastern Kansas (39 o 05'N, 96 o 35' W) Datasets Available: THEMES - physical environment; net primary productivity; plant populations and communities; terrestrial...MORE

Temperate Grassland

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Amphibians / Reptiles

Breeding Bird Census

Spot-mapping data for birds combined with information on the local vegetation. This includes information on the number and position of singing males and breeding pairs, as well as information on the number of nests and fledglings. Plots vary in scale from 10 hectares (in closed habitats) to 40 hectares (in...MORE

eBird

eBird is a catalog of 'checklists' for bird species observed globally by novice and experienced bird observers reporting to the eBird Citizen Science Project run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. 'Checklists' include presence/absence, species count, and location information for a single obervation event. Four...MORE

Birdlife global species range maps for birds

BirdLife/Naturserve range maps for all of the bird species in the world (> 10,000 species). Data is available by request. Data location: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/info/spcdownloadMORE

South African Coordinated Waterbird Counts

The Coordinated Waterbird Count Project monitors South Africa's waterbird populations and the conditions of the wetlands which are important for waterbirds. The species ocurence data are available at OBIS . The OBIS compiled data includes species name, individual count, lat/lon, and some environmental correlates like depth and salinity. Dataset Location:...MORE