Across Trophic Level System Simulation (ATLSS) Program

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Don DeAngelis

Louis J. Gross
James Johnston
Antonio Martucci
Leonard Pearlstine

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: Across Trophic Level System Simulation (ATLSS) Program

Online_Linkage: <http://sofia.usgs.gov/projects/atlss/>

Description:

Abstract:

The ATLSS (Across Trophic Level System Simulation) program addresses CERP’s (Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan) need for quantitative projections of effects of scenarios on biota of the Greater Everglades and can provide guidance to monitoring in an adaptive assessment framework. It does this through creating a suite of models for selected Everglades biota, which can translate the hydrologic scenarios into effects on habitat and demographic variables of populations.

ATLSS is constructed as a multimodel, meaning that it includes a collection of linked models for various physical and biotic systems components of the Greater Everglades. The ATLSS models are all linked through a common framework of vegetative, topographic, and land use maps that allow for the necessary interaction between spatially explicit information on physical processes and the dynamics of organism response across the landscape.

Currently, two important new developments are taking place. First the ATLSS models will soon migrate to a Web-based availability, so that they can be run remotely for various hydrologic scenarios and a set of different assumptions. Second, a vegetation succession model is being completed, which will allow projection of changes in vegetation types across the Everglades landscape as a function of changing hydrology, fire frequency, and nutrient loading.

Purpose:

An essential component of restoration planning in South Florida has been the development and use of computer simulation models for the major physical processes driving the system, notably models of hydrology incorporating effects of alternative human control systems and non controlled inputs such as rainfall. The USGS’s ATLSS (Across Trophic Level System Simulation) Program utilizes the outputs of such physical system models as inputs to a variety of ecological models that compare the relative impacts of alternative hydrologic scenarios on the biotic components of South Florida. The immediate objective of ATLSS is to provide a rational, scientific basis for ranking the water management scenarios as part of to the planning process for Everglades restoration. The longer term goals of ATLSS are to help achieve a better understanding of components of the Everglades ecosystem, to provide an integrative tool for empirical studies, and to provide a framework monitoring and adaptive management schemes. The ATLSS Program coordinates and integrates the work of modelers and empirical ecologists at many universities and research centers.

The ongoing goals in the ATLSS Program have been to produce models capable of projecting and comparing the effects of alternative hydrologic scenarios on various trophic components of the Everglades. The methodology involves: 1) a landscape structure; 2) a high resolution topography to estimate high resolution water depth across the landscape; 3) models to calculate spatially explicit species indices (SESI) for breeding and foraging success measures across the landscape; 4) spatially explicit individual-based (SEIB) computer simulation models of selected species populations; and 5) ability to plug into variety of visualization and evaluation tools to aid model development, validation, and comparison to field data. Included in this are numerous sub-projects for different species, vegetation succession, analysis of alternative approaches to developing high resolution, models which deal with estuarine systems, methods to allow users from a variety of agencies to access and run the models, and methods to enhance the computational efficiency of the simulations. The continuing general objective is to provide a flexible, efficient collection of methods, utilizing the best current science, to evaluate the relative impacts of alternative hydrologic plans on the biotic systems of South Florida. This is done in a spatially-explicit manner which allows different stakeholders to evaluate the impacts based upon their own criteria for the locations and biotic systems under consideration.

There are four projects under the ATLSS program:

1. ATLSS Model Use in CERP Evaluations, Model Testing and Extension to Web-Based Interface

2. Development of an Internet Based GIS to Visualize ATLSS Datasets for Resource Managers

3. Spatial Decision Support for Biodiversity and Indicator Species Responses to CERP Project Activities

4. Integrating Wading Bird Empirical Data into a Model of Wading Bird Foraging Success as a Function of Hydrologic Conditions

Supplemental_Information:

There are several submodels within the ATLSS Project, including: Alligators, Cape Sable Seaside Sparrows, Crayfish, Deer, Fish, Florida Panthers, Hydrology, Snail Kite, Landscape/Vegetation, and Wading Birds.

Models currently available are:

ATLSS SESI models: Cape sable seaside sparrow breeding potential index (Version 1.1) Snail kite breeding potential index (Version 1.1) Long-legged wading bird foraging condition index (Version 1.1) Short-legged wading bird foraging condition index (Version 1.1) Empirically-based fish biomass index (Version 1.1) White-tailed deer breeding potential index (Version 1.1) American alligator breeding potential index (Version 1.1) Everglades and slough crayfish (Version 1.1) Apple snail SESI model (Version 1.1)

Spatially Explicit Demographic Models: Cape sable seaside sparrow demographic model (SIMSPAR - Version 1.3) Snail kite demographic model (EVERKITE - Version 3.1) Alligator demographic model (Version 1.1)

Spatially Explicit Functional Group Models: Freshwater fish dynamics (ALFISH - Version 3.1.17)

GIS Animal Tracking Tool: Florida panther tracking tool (PANTRACK - Version 1.1)

Landscape Models: High Resolution Topography (HRT - Version 1.4.8) Vegetation productivity (HTDAM - Version 1.1) High Resolution Hydrology (HRH - Version 1.4.8)

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20030101

Ending_Date: 20060630

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: wetland systems of south Florida

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.30333

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.262125

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.847113

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.696151

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: ATLSS

Theme_Keyword: model

Theme_Keyword: Across Trophic Levels System Simulation

Theme_Keyword: hydrology

Theme_Keyword: Landscape/vegetation

Theme_Keyword: ecology

Theme_Keyword: biology

Theme_Keyword: alligators

Theme_Keyword: Snail Kite

Theme_Keyword: wading birds

Theme_Keyword: Florida panthers

Theme_Keyword: fish

Theme_Keyword: crayfish

Theme_Keyword: deer

Theme_Keyword: Cape Sable Seaside Sparrows

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:

Geographic Data - Metadata, ISO 19115:2003(E), TopicCategoryCode, 2003, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Geneva, Switzerland

Theme_Keyword: biota

Theme_Keyword: environment

Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters

Theme_Keyword: 004

Theme_Keyword: 007

Theme_Keyword: 012

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:

Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, Dependencies, Areas of Special Sovereignty, and Their Principal Administrative Divisions, Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 10-4, Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: US

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of the United States, and associated areas (Federal Information Processing Standard 5-2): Washington, D. C., NIST

Place_Keyword: Florida

Place_Keyword: FL

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:

Department of Commerce, 1990, Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-3, Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Place_Keyword: Miami-Dade County

Place_Keyword: Monroe County

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Geographic Names Information System

Place_Keyword: Florida Bay

Place_Keyword: Big Cypress National Preserve

Place_Keyword: Everglades National Park

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: Central Everglades

Place_Keyword: SW Big Cypress

Place_Keyword: South East Coast

Place_Keyword: Florida Keys

Taxonomy:

Keywords/Taxon:

Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Taxonomic_Keywords: animals

Taxonomic_Keywords: mammals

Taxonomic_Keywords: reptiles

Taxonomic_Keywords: vertebrates

Taxonomic_Keywords: single species

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom

Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia

Applicable_Common_Name: animals

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum

Taxon_Rank_Value: Chordata

Applicable_Common_Name: chordates

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum

Taxon_Rank_Value: Vertebrata

Applicable_Common_Name: vertebrates

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints:

None. Acknowledgement of the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated for products derived from these data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Donald L. DeAngelis

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address:

Dept. of Biology, Univ of Miami

P.O. Box 249118

City: Coral Gables

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33124-0421

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (305) 284-3973

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (305) 284-3039

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ddeangelis@umiami.ir.miami.edu

Data_Set_Credit:

Project personnel include Brian Beckage, Rob Bennetts, Cristina Bondavalli, Matthew Chopp, Jon Cline, Jane Comiskey, Phil Darby, Quan Dong, Thomas W. Doyle, Scott Duke-Sylvester, Jennifer DuPree, Paul A. Fishwick, Holly Gaff, Michael S. Gaines, Dale E. Gawlik, Chris Gregory, Louis Gross, Johanna J. Heymans, Ray Hilborn, Michael Ignotovich, Brian Jeffrey, James Johnston, Wiley M. Kitchens, Ken W. Krauss, Jason Liddle, Frank Mazzotti, M. Philip Nott, Mark Palmer, Leonard Pearlstine, Michael Peek, H. Franklin Percival, Kenneth G. Rice, Victor H. Rivera-Monroy, Rene Salinas, Fred H. Sklar, Daniel Slone, George Stewart, Robert R. Twilley, Robert E. Ulanowicz, and Paul R. Wetzel.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

DeAngelis, D. L.

Gross. L.J.

Publication_Date: 2002

Title: The use of models for multi-scaled ecological monitoring

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Covela, CA

Publisher: Island Press

Other_Citation_Details:

in Monitoring Ecosystems: Interdisciplinary Approaches for Evaluating Ecoregional Initiatives, eds. D. Busch and J. C. Trexler

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

DeAngelis, D. L.

Gross, Louis J.

Publication_Date: 1998

Title: Landscape modeling for Everglades ecosystem restoration

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Ecosystems

Issue_Identification: v. 1

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer-Verlag

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

DeAngelis, D. L.

Gross, L. J., Wolff, W. F., Fleming, D. M., Nott, M. P., Comiskey, E. J.

Publication_Date: 2000

Title:

Individual-based models on the landscape: applications to the Everglades

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Boca Raton, FL

Publisher: Lewis Publishers

Other_Citation_Details:

in Landscape Ecology: A Top-Down Approach

J. Sanderson and L. D. Harris, eds.

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report: unavailable

Completeness_Report: unavailable

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The ongoing goals in the ATLSS Program have been to produce models capable of projecting and comparing the effects of alternative scenarios on various trophic components of the Everglades. ATLSS models delivered in 2003 include:

Vegetation Succession Model America Crocodile Model Crayfish Structured Population Model

In addition, the ATLSS Program is supporting the development of a Decision Support System. This is to go beyond ad-hoc policy formulation to an analytical and computer-supported platform for effective management and policy-making. Part of this effort involves developing a GIS interface to the ATLSS models and providing network access to ATLSS models.

Process_Date: Not complete

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Work planned for FY 2004 includes four projects needed to continue applications of the ATLSS program to CERP (Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan). These projects are: 1. ATLSS Model Use in CERP Evaluations, Model Testing, and Extension to Web Based Interface, 2. Development of an Internet Based GIS to Visualize ATLSS Datasets, 3. Spatial Decision Support for Biodiversity and Indicator Species Responses to CERP Project Activities, and 4. Integrating Wading Bird Empirical Data into a Model of Wading Bird Foraging Success as a Function of Hydrologic Conditions. The individual project metadata contain more detailed information about each project.

Process_Date: Not complete

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Donald L. DeAngelis

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address:

Dept. of Biology, Univ of Miami

P.O. Box 249118

City: Coral Gables

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33124-0421

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (305) 284-3973

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (305) 284-3039

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ddeangelis@umiami.ir.miami.edu

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference: ATLSS

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Donald L. DeAngelis

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address:

Dept. of Biology, Univ of Miami

P.O. Box 249118

City: Coral Gables

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33124-0421

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (305) 284-3973

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (305) 284-3039

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ddeangelis@umiami.ir.miami.edu

Resource_Description: ATLSS models and data

Distribution_Liability:

The models are subject to change. No warrantees are implied or explicit for the models.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: models

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.atlss.org>

Access_Instructions: The models are available from the ATLSS web site.

Fees: none

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20041014

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jo Anne Stapleton

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 521 National Center

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703 648-4592

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703 648-4614

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jastapleton@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Coastal Geology
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