Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Don DeAngelis Louis J. Gross, Steve Hartley, James Johnston, Frank J. Mazzotti, Leonard Pearlstine, Kenneth G. Rice Publication_Date: Unknown Title: Across Trophic Level System Simulation (ATLSS) Program Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: models, reports 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: 1996 Ending_Date: Unknown 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: ISO 19115 Topic Category 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_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) Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Database Other_Citation_Details: Retrieved from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov. Online_Linkage: http://www.itis.gov Taxonomic_Procedures: various depending on the animals studied Taxonomic_Completeness: various depending on the submodel requirements 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) 284-31690 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (305) 284-3039 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: don_deangelis@usgs.gov Data_Set_Credit: Project personnel include Brian Beckage, Rob Bennetts, Cristina Bondavalli, Laura Brandt, Kevin Chartier, 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, Johanna J. Heymans, Ray Hilborn, Michael Ignotovich, Brian Jeffrey, Wiley M. Kitchens, Ken W. Krauss, Jason Liddle, M. Philip Nott, Mark Palmer, Michael Peek, H. Franklin Percival, Amanda Rice, Victor H. Rivera-Monroy, Rene Salinas, Fred H. Sklar, William Sleavin, 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 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Book chapter 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 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report 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 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Book chapter 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: Methodology: Methodology_Type: Field Methodology_Description: See http://www.atlss.org for information regarding the individual species and models. 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) 284-31690 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (305) 284-3039 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: don_deangelis@usgs.gov 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) 284-31690 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (305) 284-3039 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: don_deangelis@usgs.gov 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: 20070117 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Heather Henkel Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 600 Fourth Street South City: St. Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33701 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 ext 3028 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sofia-metadata@usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Part 1: Biological Data Profile Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999