Five Hydrologic and Landscape Databases for Select National Wildlife Refuges in Southeastern United States

Five hydrologic and landscape databases were developed by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, for select National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs) in southeastern United States: (1) the Cahaba River NWR and contributing watersheds in Alabama, (2) the Caloosahatchee and J.N. "Ding" Darling NWRs and contributing watersheds in Florida, (3) the Clarks River NWR and contributing watersheds in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi, (4) the Lower Suwannee NWR and contributing watersheds in Georgia and Florida, and (5) the Okefenokee NWR and contributing watersheds in Georgia and Florida. The databases were developed as an assessment and evaluation tool to use in examining refuge-specific hydrologic patterns and trends as related to water availability and water quality for refuge ecosystems, habitats, and target species. They include hydrologic time-series data, statistics on landscape and hydrologic time-series data, and hydro-ecological metrics that can be used to assess refuge hydrologic conditions. The databases are described and documented in detail in Open File Report 2017-1018.

美国地质调查局（U.S. Geological Survey）联合美国鱼类及野生动物管理局（U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service），针对美国东南部的精选国家野生动物保护区（National Wildlife Refuges，NWRs）构建了五套水文与景观数据库，具体覆盖范围如下：1. 阿拉巴马州的卡哈巴河国家野生动物保护区及其汇水区；2. 佛罗里达州的卡卢萨哈奇与J.N.“丁”达林国家野生动物保护区及其汇水区；3. 肯塔基州、田纳西州与密西西比州的克拉克斯河国家野生动物保护区及其汇水区；4. 佐治亚州与佛罗里达州的下苏万尼国家野生动物保护区及其汇水区；5. 佐治亚州与佛罗里达州的奥克弗诺基国家野生动物保护区及其汇水区。本系列数据库旨在作为评估与评价工具，用于检视针对各保护区的、与保护区生态系统、栖息地及目标物种的水资源可用性和水质相关的专属水文模式与变化趋势。数据库包含水文时间序列数据、景观与水文时间序列统计数据，以及可用于评估保护区水文状况的水文生态指标。该系列数据库的详细说明与文档记载于公开文件报告2017-1018（Open File Report 2017-1018）中。