Appendix E: Mars nomenclature
Tenielle Gaither
2021, Book chapter, Discovering Mars
This appendix provides an overview of the history and current standards for Mars geographic nomenclature. The article describes the International Astronomical Union's approval process for planetary nomenclature, and discusses the role of USGS Astrogeology in managing the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature website and background database and...
Species invasion progressively disrupts the trophic structure of native food webs
Charles Wainright, Clint C. Muhlfeld, James J. Elser, Samuel Bourret, Shawn P. Devlin
2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (118)
Species invasions can have substantial impacts on native species and ecosystems, with important consequences for biodiversity. How these disturbances drive changes in the trophic structure of native food webs through time is poorly understood. Here, we quantify trophic disruption in freshwater food webs to invasion by an apex fish predator,...
Diet composition of the African manatee: Spatial and temporal variation within the Sanaga River Watershed, Cameroon
Aristide Takoukam Kamla, Dylan G. E. Gomes, Cathy Beck, Lucy W. Keith-Diagne, Margaret Hunter, Ruth Francis-Floyd, Robert K. Bonde
2021, Ecology and Evolution (11) 15833-15845
The present study aimed to investigate the diet of African manatees in Cameroon to better inform conservation decisions within protected areas. A large knowledge gap on diet and seasonal changes in forage availability limits the ability to develop informed local management plans for the African manatee in much of its...
Genetic attributes and research interests
Elizabeth P Flesch, Tabitha A. Graves, Robert A. Garrott, Sarah Dewey, Carson Butler
P J White, Robert A. Garrott, Douglas E. McWhirter, editor(s)
2021, Book chapter, Greater Yellowstone's mountain ungulates: A contrast in management histories and challenges
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Growth of the wildland-urban interface within and around U.S. National Forests and Grasslands, 1990-2010
Miranda H. Mockrin, Dave Helmers, Sebastian Martinuzzi, Todd Hawbaker, Volker C. Radeloff
2021, Landscape and Urban Planning (218)
The wildland-urban interface (WUI), where housing is in close proximity to or intermingled with wildland vegetation, is widespread throughout the United States, but it is unclear how this type of housing development affects public lands. We used a national dataset to examine WUI distribution and growth (1990–2010) in proximity to...
Numerical simulation of the boundary layer flow generated in Monterey Bay, California by the 2010 Chilean tsunami: Case study
Athanasios Makris, Jessica R. Lacy, David R. Fuhrman
2021, Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering (147)
This work presents a case study involving the numerical simulation of the unsteady boundary layer generated by the 2010 Chilean tsunami, as measured by field equipment in Monterey Bay, California, USA. A one-dimensional vertical (1DV) boundary layer model is utilized, solving Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations, coupled with two-equation k–ω turbulence closure. Local effects...
The AEMON-J “Hacking Limnology” workshop series & virtual summit: Incorporating data science and open science in aquatic research
Michael F. Meyer, Robert Ladwig, Jorrit Mesman, Isabella Oleksy, Carolina C. Barbosa, Kaelin M. Cawley, Alli N. Cramer, Johannes Feldbauer, Patricia Q. Tran, Jacob Aaron Zwart, Gregario A. Lopez Moreira, Muhammed Shikhani, Deviyani Gurung, Robert T. Hensley, Elena Matta, Ryan P. McClure, Thomas Petzoldt, Nuria Sanchez Lopez, Karline Soetaert, Mridul K. Thomas, Simon Nemer Topp, Xiao Yang
2021, Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin (30) 140-143
Following the 2020 “Virtual Summit: Incorporating Data Science and Open Science in Aquatic Research” (DSOS; Meyer and Zwart 2020), a grassroots group of scientists convened the 2nd Virtual DSOS Summit on 22–23 July 2021. DSOS combined forces with the Aquatic Ecosystem MOdeling Network - Junior (AEMON-J; https://github.com/aemon-j) to host a 4-d “Hacking...
Potential effects of climate change on tick-borne diseases in Rhode Island
Howard Ginsberg, Jannelle Couret, Jason Garrett, Thomas N. Mather, Roger A. LeBrun
2021, Rhode Island Medical Journal (104) 29-33
Human cases of tick-borne diseases have been increasing in the United States. In particular, the incidence of Lyme disease, the major vector-borne disease in Rhode Island, has risen, along with cases of babesiosis and anaplasmosis, all vectored by the blacklegged tick. These increases might relate, in part, to climate change,...
Synthesis of data and studies relating to Delta Smelt biology in the San Francisco Estuary, emphasizing water year 2017
Shawn Acuna, Randy Baxter, Aaron J. Bever, Larry R. Brown, Christina Burdi, Gonzalo Castillo, Louise Conrad, Steven Culberson, Lauren Damon, Jared Frantzich, Lenny Grimaldo, Bruce Hammock, April Hennessy, James A. Hobbs, Shruti Khanna, Peggy W. Lehman, Michael L. MacWilliams, Brian Mahardja, Andrew A. Schultz, Steven B. Slater, Ted Sommer, Swee Teh, Janet Thompson
2021, Interagency Ecological Program Technical Report 95
In the San Francisco Estuary (SFE), the effects of freshwater flow on the aquatic ecosystem have been studied extensively over the years and remains a contentious management issue. It is especially contentious with regards to the Delta Smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus), a species endemic to the SFE that has been listed...
Realizations
C. Ozgen Karacan
2021, Book chapter, Encyclopedia of Mathematical Geosciences
In statistics, a realization is an observed value of a random variable (Gubner 2006). In mathematical geology, the most important realizations are those in the form of maps of spatially correlated regionalized variables.Spatial description of random variables within complex domains...
Enhancing marsh elevation using sediment augmentation: A case study from southern California, USA
Evyan Borgnis Sloane, Karen M. Thorne, Christine R Whitcraft, Victoria Touchstone
2021, Shore & Beach (89)
Tidal marshes are an important component of estuaries that provide habitat for fish and wildlife, protection from flooding, recreation opportunities, and can improve water quality. Critical to maintaining these functions is vertical accretion, a key mechanism by which tidal marshes...
Chesapeake Bay: A case study in resiliency and restoration
Richard R Arnold, William C. Dennison, Louis A. Etgen, Peter Goodwin, Michael Paolisso, Gary W. Shenk, Ann Swanson, Nguyen Vargas
2021, Hydrolink (1) 25-28
Chesapeake Bay (“mother of waters” or the “great shellfish Bay” in Algonquin), is the largest estuary in the United States and arguably the best studied estuary in the world. Chesapeake Bay is immense, with the main stem stretching 200 nautical miles (315 km) from the mouth of the Susquehanna River...
Geoelectric survey of the Granite Gravel aquifer, Llano Uplift, Central Texas, to determine locations for water wells
Scott Ikard, David S. Wallace, Andrew Teeple, Gregory Stanton
2021, Journal of Applied Geophysics (195)
An electrical geophysical survey was completed within a small area of the Llano Uplift of central Texas to determine locations to install two water wells in the Granite Gravel aquifer (GGA). Electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) was performed along two 188-m long...
Climate change may impair electricity generation and economic viability of future Amazon hydropower
Rafael M. Almeida, Ayan S. Fleischmann, Joao P.F. Breda, Diego S. Cardoso, Hector Angarita, Walter Collischonn, Bruce R. Forsberg, Roosevelt García-Villacorta, Stephen K. Hamilton, Phillip M. Hannam, Rodrigo Paiva, N. LeRoy Poff, Suresh Sethi, Qinru Shi, Carla P. Gomes, Alexander S. Flecker
2021, Global Environmental Change (71)
Numerous hydropower facilities are under construction or planned in tropical and subtropical rivers worldwide. While dams are typically designed considering historic river discharge regimes, climate change may induce large-scale alterations in river hydrology. Here we analyze how future climate change will affect river hydrology, electricity generation, and economic viability of > 350...
Geohydrologic and water-quality characterization of a fractured-bedrock test hole in an area of Marcellus Shale gas development, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Dennis W. Risser, John Williams, Aaron D. Bierly
2021, Open-File Report OFMI 21-02.0
The stratigraphy, water-bearing zones, and quality of groundwater were characterized in a 1,400-ft-deep test hole drilled during 2013 in fractured bedrock in Sullivan County, Pa., by collection and analysis of measurements made during drilling, geophysical logs, and depth-specific hydraulic tests and water samples. The multidisciplinary characterization of the test hole...
Complex evolutionary history of felid anelloviruses
Simona Kraberger, Laurel EK Serieys, Cecile Richet, Nicholas M Fountain-Jones, Guy Baele, Jacqueline M. Bishop, Mary Nehring, Jacob S. Ivan, Eric S. Newkirk, John R. Squires, Michael C. Lund, Seth P. D. Riley, Christopher C. Wilmers, Paul D. van Helden, Koenraad Van Doorslaer, Melanie Culver, Sue VandeWoude, Darren P. Martin, Arvind Varsani
2021, Virology (562) 176-189
Anellovirus infections are highly prevalent in mammals, however, prior to this study only a handful of anellovirus genomes had been identified in members of the Felidae family. Here we characterise anelloviruses in pumas (Puma concolor), bobcats (Lynx rufus), Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis), caracals (Caracal caracal) and domestic cats (Felis catus)....
Elevation and elevation-change maps of Fountain Creek, southeastern Colorado, 2015-20
Laura A. Hempel, Andrea L. Creighton, Andrew R. Bock
2021, Scientific Investigations Map 3481
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Colorado Springs Utilities, has collected topographic data annually since 2012 at 10 study areas along Fountain Creek, southeastern Colorado. The 10 study areas were located between Colorado Springs and the terminus of Fountain Creek at the Arkansas River in Pueblo. The purpose of...
Concentration-discharge relationships of dissolved rhenium in Alpine catchments reveal its use as a tracer of oxidative weathering
Robert Hilton, Jens M. Turowski, Matthew Winnick, Mathieu Dellinger, Patrick Schleppi, Kenneth H. Williams, Corey Lawrence, Katharine Maher, Martin West, Amanda Hayton
2021, Water Resources Research (57)
Oxidative weathering of sedimentary rocks plays an important role in the global carbon cycle. Rhenium (Re) has been proposed as a tracer of rock organic carbon (OCpetro) oxidation. However, the sources of Re and its mobilization by hydrological processes remain poorly constrained. Here we examine dissolved Re...
System characterization report on Resourcesat-2 Advanced Wide Field Sensor
Shankar N. Ramaseri Chandra, Minsu Kim, Jon Christopherson, Gregory L. Stensaas, Cody Anderson
2021, Open-File Report 2021-1030-G
Executive SummaryThis report addresses system characterization of the Indian Space Research Organisation Resourcesat-2 Advanced Wide Field Sensor (AWiFS) and is part of a series of system characterization reports produced and delivered by the U.S. Geological Survey Earth Resources Observation and Science Cal/Val Center of Excellence in 2021. These reports present...
Behavior and movement of smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) in the forebay of Bonneville Dam, Columbia River, August–December 2020
Tobias J. Kock, Gabriel S. Hansen, Scott D. Evans
2021, Open-File Report 2021-1099
A telemetry study was conducted during August–December 2020 to evaluate behavior and movement patterns of adult smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) in the forebay of Bonneville Dam, Washington. A total of 40 smallmouth bass were collected, tagged, and released during August–September in seven distinct areas of the dam forebay and...
Northern bobwhite occupancy patterns on multiple spatial scales across Arkansas
E. V. Lassiter, M. Asher, G. Christie, C. Gale, A. Massey, C. Massery, C. R. MIddaugh, J. Veon, Brett Alexander DeGregorio
2021, Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management (12) 502-512
Northern bobwhite Colinus virginianus populations have been rapidly declining in the eastern, central, and southern United States for decades. Land use change and an incompatibility between northern bobwhite resource needs and human land use practices have driven declines. Here, we applied occupancy analyses on two spatial scales (state level and ecoregion level)...
Synergistic interventions to control COVID-19: Mass testing and isolation mitigates reliance on distancing
Emily Howerton, Matthew J. Ferrari, Ottar N Bjornstad, Tiffany L. Bogich, Rebecca K. Borchering, Chris P. Jewell, James D. Nichols, William J.M. Probert, Michael C. Runge, Michael J. Tildesley, Cecile Viboud, Katriona Shea
2021, PLOS Computational Biology (17)
Stay-at-home orders and shutdowns of non-essential businesses are powerful, but socially costly, tools to control the pandemic spread of SARS-CoV-2. Mass testing strategies, which rely on widely administered frequent and rapid diagnostics to identify and isolate infected individuals, could be a potentially less disruptive management strategy,...
Rapid embryonic development supports the early onset of gill functions in two coral reef damselfishes
LA Prescott, Amy M. Regish, SJ McMahon, Stephen D. McCormick, JL Rummer
2021, Journal of Experimental Biology (224)
The gill is one of the most important organs for growth and survival of fishes. Early life stages in coral reef fishes often exhibit extreme physiological and demographic characteristics that are linked to well-established respiratory and ionoregulatory processes. However, gill development and function in coral...
Estimates of water use associated with continuous oil and gas development in the Permian Basin, Texas and New Mexico, 2010–19, with comparisons to the Williston Basin, North Dakota and Montana
Natalie A. Houston, Grady P. Ball, Amy E. Galanter, Joshua F. Valder, Ryan R. McShane, Joanna N. Thamke, Jeremy S. McDowell
2021, Fact Sheet 2021-3053
The Permian Basin, in west Texas and southeastern New Mexico is one of the largest conventional oil and gas reservoirs in the United States and is becoming one of the world’s largest continuous oil and gas (COG) reservoirs. Advances in technology have enabled oil and gas to be...
Assessment of runoff volume reduction associated with soil amendments added to portions of highway median-strip catchments in Ohio, 2018–20
Matthew T. Whitehead, G. F. Koltun
2021, Scientific Investigations Report 2021-5114
The U.S. Geological Survey installed 10 rain gages and 12 calibrated H-flumes to measure rainfall and runoff volumes at 10 locations in Ohio Department of Transportation highway median-strip catchments. Data were collected to facilitate comparisons of rainfall and runoff volumes at study sites before and after stormwater best management practices...
