Computer Simulation Modeling of Intermediate Trophic Levels for ATLSS of the Everglades/Big Cypress Region

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Michael S. Gaines

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title:

Computer Simulation Modeling of Intermediate Trophic Levels for ATLSS of the Everglades/Big Cypress Region

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

Description:

Abstract:

This project includes models for primary food bases; the functional group of small fishes, upon which many of the wading birds depend, and the main reptile and amphibian functional groups, which constitute much of the diet of the American alligator. In addition, population models for several important species have been developed. These include a model for the snail kite population of Florida, models for the key wading bird species, and a model of the American crocodile population, all focusing on the effects of hydrology

Purpose:

This project has the goal of developing models for key components of the Everglades landscape as part of the overall Across Trophic Level System Simulation (ATLSS) program.

The proposed work has four major objectives: 1. Provide rapid support for CERP by producing output and interpretation of requested runs of ATLSS models. 2. Complete an ATLSS model for the American crocodile that is in the final stage of work. 3. Validate models of the snail kite and the Cape Sable seaside sparrow. 4. Providing field work and habitat quality indices for effects of hydrology on selected small mammal and amphibian species.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20020201

Ending_Date: 20050131

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Intermediate trophic levels for Everglades/Big Cypress area

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.397755

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.277306

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.264269

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.686419

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: biology

Theme_Keyword: model

Theme_Keyword: ATLSS

Theme_Keyword: Across Trophic Levels System Simulation

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: 002

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: Broward County

Place_Keyword: Collier County

Place_Keyword: Miami-Dade County

Place_Keyword: Monroe County

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Geographic Names Information System

Place_Keyword: Big Cypress National Preserve

Place_Keyword: Everglades National Park

Place_Keyword: Florida Bay

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: Central Everglades

Place_Keyword: South East Coast

Place_Keyword: SW Big Cypress

Taxonomy:

Keywords/Taxon:

Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Taxonomic_Keywords: animals

Taxonomic_Keywords: multiple species

Taxonomic_Keywords: vertebrates

Taxonomic_System:

Classification_System/Authority:

Classification_System_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service (ARS)

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Department of the Interior - U.S. Geological Survey Department of Commerce - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History (NMNH)

Publication_Date: 2000

Title: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Other_Citation_Details:

Retrieved from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, <http://www.itis.usda.gov>.

Online_Linkage: <http://www.itis.usda.gov>

Taxonomic_Procedures: unknown

Taxonomic_Completeness: unknown

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom

Taxon_Rank_Value: Animal

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

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Class

Taxon_Rank_Value: Mammalia

Applicable_Common_Name: mammals

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass

Taxon_Rank_Value: Theria

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Infraclass

Taxon_Rank_Value: Eutheria

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Order

Taxon_Rank_Value: Rodentia

Applicable_Common_Name: rodents

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Infraorder

Taxon_Rank_Value: Myomorpha

Applicable_Common_Name: mice

Applicable_Common_Name: rats

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Muridae

Applicable_Common_Name: mice

Applicable_Common_Name: rats

Applicable_Common_Name: voles

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Subfamily

Taxon_Rank_Value: Sigmodontinae

Applicable_Common_Name: New World rats

Applicable_Common_Name: New world mice

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Oryzomys

Applicable_Common_Name: rice rats

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Orzsomys palustris

Applicable_Common_Name: marsh rice rat

Applicable_Common_Name: Rata-arrocera de pantano

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Subspecies

Taxon_Rank_Value: Orzsomys palustris natator

Applicable_Common_Name: rice rat

Applicable_Common_Name: silver rice rat

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Subspecies

Taxon_Rank_Value: Oryzomys argentatus (invalid)

Applicable_Common_Name: silver rice rat

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Sigmodon

Applicable_Common_Name: cotton rats

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Sigmodon hispidus

Applicable_Common_Name: hispid cotton rat

Applicable_Common_Name: Rata-algodonera crespa

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Class

Taxon_Rank_Value: Reptilia

Applicable_Common_Name: reptiles

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Order

Taxon_Rank_Value: Crocodilia

Applicable_Common_Name: alligators

Applicable_Common_Name: caimans

Applicable_Common_Name: crocodiles

Applicable_Common_Name: crocodilians

Applicable_Common_Name: gavials

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Alligatoridae

Applicable_Common_Name: alligators

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Allogator

Applicable_Common_Name: alligators

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Alligator mississippiensis

Applicable_Common_Name: alligator

Applicable_Common_Name: American alligator

Applicable_Common_Name: Florida alligator

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Class

Taxon_Rank_Value: Aves

Applicable_Common_Name: birds

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Order

Taxon_Rank_Value: Ciconiiformes

Applicable_Common_Name: eagles

Applicable_Common_Name: hawks

Applicable_Common_Name: diurnal birds of prey

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Accipitridae

Applicable_Common_Name: eagles

Applicable_Common_Name: hawks

Applicable_Common_Name: kites

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Rostrhamus

Applicable_Common_Name: snail kites

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Rostrhamus sociabilis

Applicable_Common_Name: snail kite

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Subspecies

Taxon_Rank_Value: Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus

Applicable_Common_Name: everglade snail kite

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Order

Taxon_Rank_Value: Passeriformes

Applicable_Common_Name: perching birds

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Fringilidae

Applicable_Common_Name: sparrows

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Ammodramus

Applicable_Common_Name: grassland sparrows

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Ammodramus maritimus

Applicable_Common_Name: seaside sparrow

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Subspecies

Taxon_Rank_Value: Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis

Applicable_Common_Name: Cape Sable seaside sparrow

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints:

These data are subject to change and are not citeable until reviewed and approved for official publication.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Michael S. Gaines

Contact_Organization: Department of Biology, University of Miami

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: P.O. Box 249118

City: Coral Gables

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33124

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 305 284-3973

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 305 284-3039

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: m.gaines@miami.edu

Data_Set_Credit:

Other project personnel include Don DeAngelis and Wolf M. Mooij.

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.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Mooij, William M.

Bennetts, Robert E.

Publication_Date: 2002

Title:

Exploring the effect of drought extent and interval on the Florida snail kite: interplay between spatial and temporal scales

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Ecological Modelling

Issue_Identification: v. 149, no. 1-2

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Publisher: Elsevier Science B V

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

DeAngelis, D. L.

Mooij, W. M., Nott, M. P., Bennetts, R. E.

Publication_Date: 2001

Title:

Individual-based models: The importance of variability among individuals

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Covello, CA

Publisher: Island Press

Other_Citation_Details:

in Modeling in Natural Resource Management: Development, Interpretation, and Application

A. Franklin and T. Schenk, eds.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

DeAngelis, D. L.

Bellmund, S., Mooij, W. M., Nott, M. P., Comiskey, E. J., Gross, L. J., Wolff, W. F.

Publication_Date: 2002

Title:

Modeling ecosystem and population dynamics on the South Florida hydroscape

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Delray Beach, FL

Publisher: CRC Press

Other_Citation_Details:

in The Everglades, Florida Bay and Coral Reefs of the Florida Keys: An Ecosystem Sourcebook

J. W. Porter and K. G. Porter, eds.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

DeAngelis, D. L.

Gross, L. J., Mooij, W. M., Nott, M. P., Bellmund, S.

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title:

The Use of Models for a Multi-Scaled Ecological Monitoring System

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Covello, CA

Publisher: Island Press

Other_Citation_Details:

in Interdisciplinary Approaches to Ecological Monitoring of Ecosystem Initiatives

David E. Busch and Joel C. Trexler, eds.

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report: unavailable

Completeness_Report: unavailable

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Certain species types in the Everglades may be good indicators of hydrologic change, but have been neglected in past performance measures. These include small mammals and amphibians. Here, essential field work will be done to study the effects of Everglades hydrology on small mammals, the silver rice rat (Oryzomys agentatus) and the cotton rat (Sigmidon hispidus) . Spatially explicit species index (SESI) models for both of these small mammal species will be developed as part of the ATLSS suite of models.

Field work on a few mammal species will be continued in Everglades National Park. This will follow up on several previous years of work. The new work will be directed at providing enough data to construct habitat suitability index (SESI) models for these species. Field work on a few mammal species, in particular , the silver rice rat (Oryzimys agentatus) and the cotton rat (Sigmidon hispidus), will be continued. The approach has been used for a number of species, including the snail kite, Cape Sable seaside sparrow, and American alligator.

Process_Date: Not complete

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Provide rapid support for CERP by producing output and interpretation of requested runs of ATLSS models

A Solaris Work station (Sun Blade 100, extra large) capable of simulating the ATLSS models is being purchased and technical support for the models provided. This will be housed and administered in the Department of Biology of the University of Miami. The ATLSS models will be installed in the work station.

Process_Date: Not complete

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The American crocodile individual-based model has been developed with the purpose of the model is to predict how the American crocodile population will respond to alterations in freshwater flow into the estuary habitat. In the working version of the model individuals grow, interact, breed and suffer mortality dependent upon a static hypothetical landscape, salinity, and interactions with other crocodiles. The most recent work has focused on creating a dynamic landscape dependent upon freshwater input. In support of this modeling effort, the American crocodile radio-tracking project seeks to test for salinity effects upon hatchlings.

Process_Date: Not complete

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Two of the key models developed under ATLSS are the spatially explicit models of the snail kite (EVERKITE) and the Cape Sable seaside sparrow (SIMSPAR). These models have been used, but validation of the models is still not as complete as desired. New data are now available on (1) the spatial distribution of nesting success of snail kites across many wetland habitat sites in southern and central Florida, and (2) the spatial distribution of Cape Sable sparrow nesting success. These date will be used to test the present versions of the models.

A validation software tool has been developed for use in comparing empirical data with ATLSS model output. It is being employed currently to test the Cape Sable seaside sparrow and snail kite models. This testing can be expanded when the South Florida Water Management Model 2000 calibration runs are available.

Process_Date: Not complete

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Michael S. Gaines

Contact_Organization: Department of Biology, University of Miami

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: P.O. Box 249118

City: Coral Gables

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33124

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 305 284-3973

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 305 284-3039

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: m.gaines@miami.edu

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Everglades and Big Cypress region

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Michael S. Gaines

Contact_Organization: Department of Biology, University of Miami

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: P.O. Box 249118

City: Coral Gables

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33124

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 305 284-3973

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 305 284-3039

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: m.gaines@miami.edu

Distribution_Liability: No warrantees are implied or explicit for the data

Standard_Order_Process:

Non-digital_Form:

Contact Michael Gaines or Don DeAngelis for more information about data from this project.

Fees: none

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20040824

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

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/status/sub5_2.html>

Profile_Name: Biological Data Profile FGDC-STD-001.1-1999

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