Management data of feral swine removals from Mingo National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri, USA from 2015-2019

Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Davis, Amy J.
Originator: Farrar, Randy O.
Originator: Jump, Brad
Originator: Hall, Parker T.
Originator: Guerrant, Travis L.
Originator: Pepin, Kim M.
Publication_Date: 2022
Title:
Management data of feral swine removals from Mingo National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri, USA from 2015-2019
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Research Dataset Series
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Collins, CO
Publisher: USDA, APHIS, WS National Wildlife Research Center
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.2737/NWRC-RDS-2022-001
Description:
Abstract:
Feral swine (Sus scrofa) are invasive in North America and are actively managed to reduce human-wildlife conflict and damage to agriculture, natural resources, and personal property. This data package contains the data collected during feral swine removal management activities at the Mingo National Wildlife Refuge in Missouri. Removal data for feral swine include the date, location, method of removal (i.e., aerial gunning, trapping, and ground shooting), number of animals removed, effort employed, and a site designation number. The effort is dependent on the method of removal: number of hours in the helicopter for aerial gunning, number of trap nights for trapping, and number of ground shooting events for ground shooting. The location information has been modified to remove specific locations to avoid violating privacy issues while retaining the relative spatial relationships of the points. The refuge was split into three sites for analysis purposes based on the geography of the refuge.
Purpose:
The data were collected as part Wildlife Services management activities.
Supplemental_Information:
For more information about this study and these data, see Davis et al. (2022).

Data were originally published on 02/15/2022. On 04/25/2023 metadata updates included citation for newly published article.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 2015
Ending_Date: 2019
Currentness_Reference:
Ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As Needed
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge is located in southeastern Missouri. The refuge comprises of roughly 87 square kilometers of bottomland hardwood forest, cypress-tupelo swamp, marsh, and upland forest ecosystems.
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.44
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.00
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.10
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.91
Bounding_Altitudes:
Altitude_Minimum: 340
Altitude_Maximum: 405
Altitude_Distance_Units: meters
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Research & Development Taxonomy
Theme_Keyword: Wildlife (or Fauna)
Theme_Keyword: Mammals
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: longitudinal model
Theme_Keyword: invasive species management
Theme_Keyword: multi-method framework
Theme_Keyword: removal sampling
Theme_Keyword: Sus scrofa
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Missouri
Taxonomy:
Keywords/Taxon:
Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus:
None
Taxonomic_Keywords: single species
Taxonomic_Keywords: mammals
Taxonomic_System:
Classification_System/Authority:
Classification_System_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: ITIS
Publication_Date: 2022
Title:
Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: on-line database
Other_Citation_Details:
Retrieved [February, 10, 2022]; CC0
Online_Linkage: https://www.itis.gov
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7KH0KBK
Taxonomic_Procedures:
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia
Applicable_Common_Name: Animal
Applicable_Common_Name: animaux
Applicable_Common_Name: animals
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subkingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Bilateria
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Infrakingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Deuterostomia
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Chordata
Applicable_Common_Name: cordés
Applicable_Common_Name: cordado
Applicable_Common_Name: chordates
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Vertebrata
Applicable_Common_Name: vertebrado
Applicable_Common_Name: vertébrés
Applicable_Common_Name: vertebrates
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Infraphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Gnathostomata
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Superclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Tetrapoda
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Mammalia
Applicable_Common_Name: mammifères
Applicable_Common_Name: mamífero
Applicable_Common_Name: mammals
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Theria
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Infraclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Eutheria
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Artiodactyla
Applicable_Common_Name: artiodactyls
Applicable_Common_Name: porco do mato
Applicable_Common_Name: veado
Applicable_Common_Name: cloven-hoofed ungulates
Applicable_Common_Name: even-toed ungulates
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Suidae
Applicable_Common_Name: hogs
Applicable_Common_Name: pigs
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subfamily
Taxon_Rank_Value: Suinae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Tribe
Taxon_Rank_Value: Suini
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Sus
Applicable_Common_Name: pigs
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Sus scrofa
Applicable_Common_Name: wild boar
Applicable_Common_Name: pig
Applicable_Common_Name: pig (feral)
Applicable_Common_Name: Wild Boar
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product please use the following citation:

Davis, Amy J.; Farrar, Randy O.; Jump, Brad; Hall, Parker T.; Guerrant, Travis L.; Pepin, Kim M. 2022. Management data of feral swine removals from Mingo National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri, USA from 2015-2019. Research Dataset Series. USDA, APHIS, WS National Wildlife Research Center. Ft. Collins, Colorado. https://doi.org/10.2737/NWRC-RDS-2022-001
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Amy Douglas
Contact_Organization: USDA, APHIS, Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Research Center
Contact_Position: Computational Biologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 4101 LaPorte Ave
City: Fort Collins
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80521
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 970-266-6313
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: amy.j.davis@usda.gov
Data_Set_Credit:
This project was funded by United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center.

Author Information:

Amy J. Davis
National Wildlife Research Center, Wildlife Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA, Fort Collins, CO
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4962-9753

Randy O. Farrar
Wildlife Services, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA, Puxico, MO

Brad Jump
Wildlife Services, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA, Marshfield, MO

Parker T. Hall
Wildlife Services, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA, Gainesville, FL

Travis L. Guerrant
Wildlife Services, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA, Columbia, MO

Kim M. Pepin
National Wildlife Research Center, Wildlife Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA, Fort Collins, CO
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9931-8312
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Davis, Amy J.
Originator: Farrar, Randy O.
Originator: Jump, Brad
Originator: Hall, Parker T.
Originator: Guerrant, Travis L.
Originator: Pepin, Kim M.
Publication_Date: 2022
Title:
An efficient method of evaluating multiple concurrent management actions on invasive populations
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Ecological Applications
Issue_Identification: 32(6): e2623
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2623
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Location uncertainty is within 10 meters.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Data checking on sample locations and collection methods was conducted by field personnel and secondarily by Wildlife Services personnel.
Completeness_Report:
All Sus scrofa removed by Wildlife Services within the study area during the study period were included in these data.
Lineage:
Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Field
Methodolgy_Identifier:
Methodolgy_Keyword_Thesaurus:
None
Methodology_Keyword: aerial gunning
Methodology_Keyword: corral trapping
Methodology_Keyword: box trapping
Methodology_Keyword: ground shooting
Methodology_Description:
Wildlife Services are tasked with managing damage from feral swine (Sus scrofa). To that end, extensive efforts to remove feral swine are used during the course of normal operations. Removal efforts conducted on Mingo National Wildlife Refuge (Mingo NWR) from December 2015 to September 2019 included aerial gunning, trapping, and ground shooting. Management removals were conducted across the entire refuge; however, the refuge was subset into 3 different sites for analysis purposes. These sites were based on the geography of the refuge (eastern, central, and western sites).

As part of the management program at Mingo NWR, we recorded the following data at these three sites: date of management actions, location (latitude/longitude), type of removal event (e.g., aerial gunning, trapping, ground shooting), number of animals removed, and the effort involved (e.g., number of hours in a helicopter, number of trap nights, number of hours ground shooting). This dataset includes all removal events within the refuge from December 2015 to September 2019. Removal events have continued on the refuge after September 2019.

Davis et al. (2022) includes additional information about these data.
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Davis, Amy J.
Originator: Farrar, Randy O.
Originator: Jump, Brad
Originator: Hall, Parker T.
Originator: Guerrant, Travis L.
Originator: Pepin, Kim M.
Publication_Date: 2022
Title:
An efficient method of evaluating multiple concurrent management actions on invasive populations
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Ecological Applications
Issue_Identification: 32(6): e2623
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2623
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The location information was adjusted to center around 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude to avoid disclosing any landowner information.
Process_Date: Unknown
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Below you will find a list and description of the files included in this data publication.

DATA

\Data\MingoData.csv: Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing feral swine removal data from the Mingo National Wildlife Refuge (Mingo NWR) from 2015 to 2019.

Variables include:

Date = date of removal event (mm/dd/yyyy)

Longitude = adjusted longitude of removal event

Latitude = adjusted latitude of removal event

Take = number of animals removed during removal event

Effort = amount of effort used during removal event
If method is aerial, then effort is the number of hours in a helicopter.
If method is shooting, then effort is the number of hours ground shooting.
If method is trapping, then effort is the number of trap nights.

Methods = removal method used during removal event (aerial, shooting, trap)

Site = Site number for removal event (Mingo NWR was split into 3 sites for this study: 1 = southwestern part of the refuge, 2 = central part of the refuge, and 3 = northeastern part of the refuge. A plot showing these removal locations is included in the data package: \Supplements\sitecolsplotMingo.jpg.)


SUPPLEMENTAL FILE

\Supplements\sitecolsplotMingo.jpg: Joint Photographic Expert Group file containing a plot of removal locations of feral swine (Sus scrofa) at Mingo NWR. (Points are color coded by site number.)
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
Davis, Amy J.; Farrar, Randy O.; Jump, Brad; Hall, Parker T.; Guerrant, Travis L.; Pepin, Kim M. 2022. An efficient method of evaluating multiple concurrent management actions on invasive populations. Ecological Applications. 32(6): e2623. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2623
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Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Research and Development
Contact_Position: Research Data Archivist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 240 West Prospect Road
City: Fort Collins
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80526
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: see Contact Instructions
Contact Instructions: This contact information was current as of February 2022. For current information see Contact Us page on: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS.
Resource_Description: NWRC-RDS-2022-001
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Metadata documents have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness. Unless otherwise stated, all data and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. However, neither the author, the Archive, nor any part of the federal government can assure the reliability or suitability of these data for a particular purpose. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed for a user's application of these data or related materials.

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Format_Specification:
Comma-separated values file
File_Decompression_Technique: Files zipped with 7-Zip 19.0
Digital_Transfer_Option:
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Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.2737/NWRC-RDS-2022-001
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20230425
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Amy Douglas
Contact_Organization: USDA, APHIS, Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Research Center
Contact_Position: Computational Biologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 4101 LaPorte Ave
City: Fort Collins
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80521
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 970-266-6313
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: amy.j.davis@usda.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999
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