Michael S. Gaines Unknown model http://sofia.usgs.gov/projects/atlss/ 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 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. 20020201 20071231 ground condition Complete None planned Intermediate trophic levels for Everglades/Big Cypress area -81.397755 -80.277306 26.264269 24.686419 none biology model ATLSS Across Trophic Levels System Simulation ISO 19115 Topic Category biota 002 environment 007 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 United States US 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 Florida FL 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 Broward County Collier County Miami-Dade County Monroe County USGS Geographic Names Information System Big Cypress National Preserve Everglades National Park Florida Bay none Central Everglades South East Coast SW Big Cypress none animals multiple species vertebrates 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) 2000 Database Retrieved from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov. http://www.itis.gov unknown unknown Specimens were identified to the species or subspecies level as appropriate Kingdom Animal Phylum Chordata chordates Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates Class Mammalia mammals Subclass Theria Infraclass Eutheria Order Rodentia rodents Infraorder Myomorpha mice rats Family Muridae mice rats voles Subfamily Sigmodontinae New World rats New world mice Genus Oryzomys rice rats Species Orzsomys palustris marsh rice rat Rata-arrocera de pantano Subspecies Orzsomys palustris natator rice rat silver rice rat Subspecies Oryzomys argentatus (invalid) silver rice rat Genus Sigmodon cotton rats Species Sigmodon hispidus hispid cotton rat Rata-algodonera crespa Class Reptilia reptiles Order Crocodilia alligators caimans crocodiles crocodilians gavials Family Alligatoridae alligators Genus Allogator alligators Species Alligator mississippiensis alligator American alligator Florida alligator Class Aves birds Order Ciconiiformes eagles hawks diurnal birds of prey Family Accipitridae eagles hawks kites Genus Rostrhamus snail kites Species Rostrhamus sociabilis snail kite Subspecies Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus everglade snail kite Order Passeriformes perching birds Family Fringilidae sparrows Genus Ammodramus grassland sparrows Species Ammodramus maritimus seaside sparrow Subspecies Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis Cape Sable seaside sparrow none These data are subject to change and are not citeable until reviewed and approved for official publication. Michael S. Gaines Department of Biology, University of Miami mailing address

P.O. Box 249118

Coral Gables FL 33124-0421 USA 305 284-5058 m.gaines@miami.edu Other project personnel include Don DeAngelis and Wolf M. Mooij. DeAngelis, D. L. Gross. L.J. 2002 Book chapter Covela, CA Island Press in Monitoring Ecosystems: Interdisciplinary Approaches for Evaluating Ecoregional Initiatives, eds. D. Busch and J. C. Trexler DeAngelis, D. L. Gross, Louis J. 1998 report Ecosystems v. 1 New York, NY Springer-Verlag DeAngelis, D. L. Gross, L. J., Wolff, W. F., Fleming, D. M., Nott, M. P., Comiskey, E. J. 2000 Book chapter Boca Raton, FL Lewis Publishers in Landscape Ecology: A Top-Down Approach J. Sanderson and L. D. Harris, eds. Mooij, William M. Bennetts, Robert E. 2002 report Ecological Modelling v. 149, no. 1-2 Amsterdam, Netherlands Elsevier Science B V DeAngelis, D. L. Mooij, W. M., Nott, M. P., Bennetts, R. E. 2001 Book chapter Covello, CA Island Press in Modeling in Natural Resource Management: Development, Interpretation, and Application A. Franklin and T. Schenk, eds. DeAngelis, D. L. Bellmund, S., Mooij, W. M., Nott, M. P., Comiskey, E. J., Gross, L. J., Wolff, W. F. 2002 Book chapter Delray Beach, FL CRC Press in The Everglades, Florida Bay and Coral Reefs of the Florida Keys: An Ecosystem Sourcebook J. W. Porter and K. G. Porter, eds. unavailable unavailable 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. Not complete 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. Not complete 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. Not complete 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. Not complete Michael S. Gaines Department of Biology, University of Miami mailing address

P.O. Box 249118

Coral Gables FL 33124-0421 USA 305 284-5058 m.gaines@miami.edu Everglades and Big Cypress region Michael S. Gaines Department of Biology, University of Miami mailing address

P.O. Box 249118

Coral Gables FL 33124-0421 USA 305 284-5058 m.gaines@miami.edu ATLSS models No warrantees are implied or explicit for the data Contact Michael Gaines or Don DeAngelis for more information about data from this project. none 20070124 Heather Henkel U.S. Geological Survey mailing and physical address

600 Fourth Street South

St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA 727 803-8747 ext 3028 727 803-2030 sofia-metadata@usgs.gov Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Part !: Biological Data Profile FGDC-STD-001.1-1999