Revision History for U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2015–1155 Wyoming Basin Rapid Ecoregional Assessment Edited by Natasha B. Carr and Cynthia P. Melcher ----------------------------------------------------- Posted online August 28, 2015 ----------------------------------------------------- Revised and reposted April 18, 2017 Report text, figures, and (or) tables were modified in the noted chapters, and details of each update are shown. Chapter 3 (figures): p. 83, right panel A: Changed to match revised fig. 8.15C p. 83, right panel C: Changed to match revised fig. 8.17 p. 84, left map: Changed to match revised fig. 9.4 p. 86, left map: Changed to match revised fig. 10.4 p. 87, left map: Changed to match revised fig. 10.7 p. 87, right panel A: Changed to match revised fig. 10.10 p. 87, right panel B: Changed to match revised fig. 10.11D p. 87, right panel C: Changed to match revised fig. 10.12 p. 97, right panel A: Changed to match revised fig. 15.15C p. 97, right panel B: Changed to match revised fig. 15.16D p. 97, right panel C: Changed to match revised fig. 15.17 p. 103, right panel A: Changed to match revised fig. 18.17D p. 103, right panel C: Changed to match revised fig. 18.19 p. 107, left map: Changed to match revised fig. 20.6 p. 123, right panel A: Changed to match revised fig. 28.16C p. 123, right panel B: Changed to match revised fig. 28.17 p. 123, right panel C: Changed to match revised fig. 28.18 Chapter 8 (figures): 8.2 Perennial stream locations added in one watershed 8.3A Perennial stream length updated from fig. 8.2 8.4 Riparian vegetation updated from fig. 8.2 8.5 Aquatic Development Index scores updated from fig. 8.2 8.8A Maximum segment length updated from fig. 8.2 8.8B Maximum segment length updated from fig. 8.2 8.9A Total barriers updated from fig. 8.2 8.9C Points of diversions updated from fig. 8.2 8.15A Landscape-level stream length updated from fig. 8.2 8.15C Overall landscape-level values updated from fig. 8.15A 8.17 Conservation potential updated from fig. 8.15C Chapter 8 (table): Table 8.3: - Ephemeral/intermittent stream density changed as follows. - Lowest relative rank from "0.12" to "1.12" - Medium relative rank from "0.12–1.56" to "1.12–1.56" Chapter 9 (text): p. 241: In the Methods Overview section, the last sentence changed as follows. - The text "local/landscape" changed to "local, landscape, and regional." - For baseline conditions, the text changed from "0.54 kilometers (km) (0.33 miles [mi]) and regional scales at 1.44 km (0.89 mi)" to "0.18 kilometers (km) (0.11 miles [mi]), 0.54 km (0.33 mi), and 1.44 km (0.89 mi)." - For relatively undeveloped areas, the text changed from "1.35 km (0.84 mi), 3.15 km (1.96 mi), and 3.33 km (2.07 mi), respectively" to "0.81 km (0.50 mi), 1.44 km (0.89 mi), and 3.51 km (2.18 mi), respectively." p. 251: The text changed as follows: - "Baseline wetlands have local-and landscape-scale connectivity at 0.54 km (0.33 mi) and regional-scale connectivity at 1.44 km (0.89 mi)" changed to "Baseline wetlands have regional-scale connectivity at 1.44 km (0.89 mi)." - "Regional-scale connectivity for relatively undeveloped wetlands is 2.07 km (1.29 mi)" changed to "Regional-scale connectivity for relatively undeveloped wetlands is 3.51 km (2.18 mi)." Chapter 9 (figures): 9.4 Aquatic Development Index scores updated in several watersheds 9.7B Updated thresholds for connectivity Chapter 9 (tables): Table 9.1: Landscape Structure Structural Connectivity Indicators changed from "Interpatch distances that provide an index structural connectivity for baseline wetlands at local and landscape (0.54 km; 0.33 mi), and regional (1.44 km; 0.89 mi) scales" to "Interpatch distances that provide an index structural connectivity for baseline wetlands at local (0.18 km; 0.11 mi), landscape (0.54 km; 0.33 mi), and regional (1.44 km; 0.89 mi) scales." Table 9.2: Local Aquatic Development Indicators changed from "Inter-patch distances that provide an index structural connectivity for relatively undeveloped wetlands at local (0.81 km; 0.50 mi), landscape (1.44 km; 0.89 mi) and regional (2.07 km; 1.29 mi) scales" to "Interpatch distances that provide an index structural connectivity for relatively undeveloped wetlands at local (0.81 km; 0.50 mi), landscape (1.44 km; 0.89 mi) and regional (3.5 km; 2.17 mi) scales." Chapter 10 (figures): 10.4 "Not present" watersheds added 10.7 Added invasive data for several watersheds 10.10 Localized differences in landscape-level ecological value 10.11 "Below threshold" watersheds added to all panels (A, B, C, and D) 10.11B Change in landscape-level risks from invasive species updated from fig. 10.7 10.11D Overall landscape-level risk updated from fig. 10.7 10.12 Conservation potential updated from figs. 10.10 and 10.11 Chapter 15 (text): p. 415: The last bullet, first sentence, "Only 5.5 percent," changed to "Only 6.7 percent." Chapter 15 (figures): 15.12B Potential for conifer expansion updated 15.15 Several townships added to all panels (A, B, and C) 15.16A Terrestrial Development Index score updated 15.16B Core area updated 15.16D Overall risk updated from figs. 15.15A and B 15.17 Conservation potential updated from figs. 15.15 and 15.16 Chapter 16 (text): p. 441: "Limber pine accounts for 74 percent of the total area of five-needle pine" changed to “Limber pine accounts for 71 percent of the total area of five-needle pine." Chapter 16 (figure): 16.2 Distribution of five-needle pine updated Chapter 16 (table): Table 16.3: The relative ranks for Area, lowest to highest, changed as follows: "<2" changed to “<2.7," "2.8–18" changed to "2.7–20," and ">18" changed to ">20." Chapter 18 (figures): 18.17A Occupied stream-segment length updated 18.17B Stream-segment count updated 18.17D Overall landscape-level values updated from figs. 18.17A–C 18.19 Conservation potential updated from fig. 18.17 Chapter 18 (table): Table 18.3: The relative rank for Amount of Habitat, from lowest to highest, changed as follows: "<12" changed to "<17," "12–21" changed to "17–40," and ">21" changed to ">40." Chapter 19 (figures): 19.2C Presence-absence reversed on the map 19.7 Several watersheds added Chapter 20 (figure): 20.6 Presence-absence reversed on the map Chapter 26 (table): Table 26.3: The relative rank for Area, from lowest to highest, changed as follows: "<44" changed to "<49," "44–75" changed to "49–92," and ">75" changed to ">92." Chapter 28 (figures): 28.16 Several townships changed 28.17 Several townships changed 28.18 Conservation potential updated from figs. 28.16 and 28.17 Chapter 29 (text): p. 822: "For baseline habitats, 83 percent of the project area includes the habitats for three or fewer species evaluated as Conservation Elements, and only 4.7 percent of the project area contained habitat for five or more species" changed to "For baseline habitats, 69 percent of the project area includes the habitats for three or fewer species evaluated as Conservation Elements, and only 8.3 percent of the project area contained habitat for five or more species." Chapter 29 (figure): 29.12A Number of species updated Appendix (tables): Table A–18: Ferruginous hawk Landscape connectivity level for relatively undeveloped areas changed from "3.69" to "3.96"; all data for Wetlands were omitted. Table A–19: Cutthroat trout, Mean fragment length - Changed from "<12," "12–21," and "≥21" to "<17," "17–40," and "≥40" Five-needle pine, Area - Changed from “<2”, “2–18,” and “≥18,” to “<2.75,” “2.75–19.9,” and “≥19.9” Juniper woodlands, Area - Changed from “<0.37,” “0.37–1.4,” and “≥1.4” to “<0.36,” “0.36–1.38,” and “≥1.38” Mule deer, Overall value - Changed from "<20," "20–52," and "≥52" to "<17," "17–49," and "≥49" Riparian, Overall Value, Breakpoint criteria - Changed from “Equal-sized data subsets2” to “Equal-sized data subsets” Sagebrush obligate songbird, Area - Changed from "<44," "44–75," and ">75" to "<48.8," 48.8–91.9,” and ">91.9" Streams and rivers, Ephemeral stream density - Changed from "<0.12," "0.12–1.56," and "≥1.56" to "<1.12," "1.12–1.56," and "≥1.56" Streams and rivers, Overall value, Variable - "Maximum rank values" changed to "Sum of rank values" Streams and rivers, Sum of rank values, Breakpoint criteria - Changed from "Streams and rivers" to "Equal-sized data subsets" Footnotes changed - From "1 A lower threshold for area was established at 1 percent of the township area and skew correction of 1–2 percent." - To "1 We used a lower threshold of 1 percent of the township area. In addition, skew corrections were made as follows: juniper (0.1 percent); pygmy rabbit (1 percent); and desert shrublands, ferruginous hawk, foothill shrublands and woodlands, golden eagle, juniper woodlands, mountain forest, sagebrush obligate songbirds, and sagebrush steppe (2 percent)." - From "2 A lower threshold for area was established at 0.1% of the township area." - To "2 For spadefoot assemblage, we used a lower threshold of 0.01 percent of the township area with a skew correction of 1 percent. For juniper woodlands and five-needle pine, we used a lower threshold of 0.1 percent of the township area with a skew correction of 2 percent."