Kernel density estimate (KDE) surfaces of wintering tidal marsh birds along the Mississippi Gulf Coast

Authors/Creators

Carlos Ramirez-Reyes, University of Nevada, RenoFollow
Kristine O. Evans, Mississippi State UniversityFollow
Mark S. Woodrey, Mississippi State UniversityFollow
Rachel V. Anderson, Mississippi State UniversityFollow
Jared Feura, State University of New York at Albany
Landon R. Jones, Iowa State UniversityFollow
Raymond B. Iglay, Mississippi State UniversityFollow

ORCID

Ramirez-Reyes: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7407-071X; Evans: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6815-2383; Woodrey: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0243-0771; Anderson: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1836-6607; Jones: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1814-6115; Iglay: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7300-7244

MSU Affiliations

College of Forest Resources; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture; Geosystems Research Institute

Item Type

Research Data

Abstract

This dataset accompanies the article Spatial patterns of habitat use of wintering tidal marsh birds along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and includes kernel density estimate (KDE) raster layers describing spatial patterns of bird abundance and community richness derived from winter bird surveys. The study examined landscape features associated with the occurrence and spatial distribution of eight tidal marsh bird species during the non-breeding season along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Using field observations collected along fixed transects, the analysis evaluated differences between occupied and unoccupied transects, associations between bird occurrence and landscape-level predictors at ecologically relevant spatial scales, and species co-occurrence patterns using multivariate analyses. KDE surfaces were generated to summarize observed abundance and species richness, highlighting areas of concentrated habitat use and community diversity across the study area. These GIS-ready spatial products support interpretation of species-specific and community-level habitat use patterns and complement the statistical analyses presented in the associated publication.

Publication Date

Winter 1-30-2026

Recommended Citation

Ramirez-Reyes, Carlos; Evans, Kristine O.; Woodrey, Mark S.; Anderson, Rachel V.; Feura, Jared; Jones, Landon R.; and Iglay, Raymond B., "Kernel density estimate (KDE) surfaces of wintering tidal marsh birds along the Mississippi Gulf Coast" (2026). Research Data. 9.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/research-data/9

Related Publications

Ramirez-Reyes, C., Evans, K. O., Woodrey, M. S., Anderson, R., Feura, J., Jones, L. R., & Iglay, R. B. (2026). Spatial patterns of habitat use of wintering tidal marsh birds along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Wetlands. Accepted January 30, 2026.