Compendium to Invasive Annual Grass Spatial Products for the Western United States, January 2010–February 2021
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- Fact Sheet 2022-3001 A User Guide to Selecting Invasive Annual Grass Spatial Products for the Western United States
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Abstract
Invasive annual grasses (IAGs) degrade native plant communities, alter fire cycles, impact ecosystem processes, and threaten the persistence of some species. Therefore, controlling the spread of IAGs has become a land management priority in the western United States. A wide array of geospatial data has been developed in the last decade to help land managers combat the invasion and expansion of non-native grasses by identifying areas where these species are likely to occur. However, choosing the most appropriate spatial product to address specific management concerns is a daunting task for many land managers, particularly with the rapid increase in the number of IAG spatial products available. To aid potential users in assessing these products, we reviewed and summarized 23 datasets that captured the three IAG species of most concern to rangeland management—Bromus tectorum (cheatgrass), Taeniatherum caput-medusae (medusahead), and Ventenata dubia (ventenata). To be included in this review, products were required to include part of the western United States, be regional or National in scale, and have been published between January 2010 and February 2021. This review, part of a series of informational data resources, is the compendium to an Excel-readable database and provides a 2-page summary of each spatial data product to assist land managers in understanding and selecting the best available spatial data for their management needs.
Suggested Citation
Saher, D.J., Shyvers, J.E., Tarbox, B.C., Van Schmidt, N.D., Heinrichs, J.A., and Aldridge, C.L., 2022, Compendium to invasive annual grass spatial products for the western United States, January 2010–February 2021: Data Report 1152, 63 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/dr1152.
ISSN: 2771-9448 (online)
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Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Description of the Additional Products in this Informational Series
- Spatial Product Summaries
- References Cited
- Appendix 1. Additional Invasive Annual Grass Spatial Products
- Appendix 2. Invasive Annual Grass Websites—Data Resources
- Appendix 3. Functional Definitions of Summarized Spatial Data Characteristics
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Compendium to invasive annual grass spatial products for the western United States, January 2010-February 2021 |
| Series title | Data Report |
| Series number | 1152 |
| DOI | 10.3133/dr1152 |
| Year Published | 2022 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Fort Collins Science Center |
| Description | Report: ix, 63 p.; Data Release |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | western United States |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |