Habitat Suitability Index Models and Instream Flow Suitability Curves: Paddlefish
Wayne A. Hubert, Stanley H. Anderson, Peter D. Southall, Johnie H. Crance
1984, FWS/OBS 82/10.80
The original range of the paddlefish was the Mississippi River drainage and adjacent Gul f Coast dra i nage. It was once found in some of the Great Lakes (Carlson and Bonislawsky 1981). The paddlefish is generally an inhabitant of large rivers, but it occurs in reservoirs and natural lakes...
Habitat Suitability Index Models: Blue Grouse
Richard L. Schroeder
1984, FWS/OBS 82/10.81
A review and synthesis of existing information were used to develop a Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) model for the blue grouse (Dendragapus obscurus). The model consolidates habitat use information into a framework appropriate for field application, and is scaled to produce an index between 0.0 (unsuitable habitat) to 1.0 (optimum...
Habitat Suitability Index Models: Canvasback (breeding habitat)
Richard L. Schroeder
1984, FWS/OBS 82/10.82
Canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) breed from Alaska south to Montana and the Dakotas, with the highest breeding densities found in the parklands of Southcentral Canada (Bellrose 1976). Canvasbacks nest over water in a variety of wetland habitats, including large marshes, ponds, sloughs, and potholes. Their preferred breeding habitat is shallow prairie...
Habitat Suitability Index Models: Lake trout (exclusive of the Great Lakes)
Michael D. Marcus, Wayne A. Hubert, Stanley H. Anderson
1984, FWS/OBS 82/10.84
The lake trout is an important commercial and sport fish in North America. In the Central Rocky Mountain regi on, 1ake trout are common ly referred to as "mackinaw". There is good evidence that lake trout should be called "1 ake charr" (Morton 1980). No subspecies of lake trout is...
Habitat Suitability Index Models: Pink shrimp
Rosemarie Mulholland
1984, FWS/OBS 82/10.76
Shrimp support the most valuable seafood industry in the United States (Roedel 1973; National Marine Fisheries Service 1983). The three most important commercial species are the white shrimp (Penaeus setiferus L.), brown shrimp (P. aztecus Ives), and pink shrimp (P. duorarum Burkenroad). Adult pink shdmp are caught "in commercial quantities...
The evolution of the southern California uplift, 1955 through 1976
Robert O. Castle, Michael R. Elliot, Jack P. Church, Spencer H. Wood
1984, Professional Paper 1342
The southern California uplift culminated in 1974 as a 150- km-wide crustal swell that extended about 600 km eastward and east-southeastward from Point Arguello to the Colorado River and Salton Sea, respectively; it was characterized by remarkably uniform height changes between 1959 and 1974 of 0.30-0.35 m over at least...
Habitat Suitability Index Models and Instream Flow Suitability Curves: Inland stocks of striped bass
Johnie H. Crance
1984, FWS/OBS 82/10.85
The Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) models and instream flow Suitability Index (SI) presented in this publication aid in identifying important variables that determine the quality of striped bass habitat. Facts, ideas, and opinions obtained from published and unpublished reports, a Delphi panel of 18 striped bass experts/authorities, and the Striped...
Habitat Suitability Index Models: The Arizona guild and layers of habitat models
Henry L. Short
1984, FWS/OBS 82/10.70
This document is part of the Habitat Suitability Index Models Series, which provides habitat information useful for impact assessment and habitat management. Both of the models described in this report are based on the significant association of Wildlife species with vegetation structure. The models compare the structure in the study...
The ecology of tidal freshwater marshes of the United States East Coast: a community profile
William E. Odum, T. J. Smith III, J.K. Hoover, Carole C. McIvor
1984, FWS/OBS 83/17
Map projections for use with the Geographic Information System
John E. Lee, J. Michael Walsh
1984, FWS/OBS 84/17
Climatic data for Williams Lake, Hubbard County, Minnesota, 1983
A.M. Sturrock, D.O. Rosenberry, L.G. Engelbrecht, W.A. Gothard, T. C. Winter
1984, Open-File Report 84-247
Research on the hydrology of Williams Lake, north-central Minnesota includes study of evaporation. Presented here are those climatic data needed for energy-budget and mass-transfer studies,including: water-surface temperature, dry-bulb and wet-bulb air temperatures, wind speed, precipitation, and solar radiation. Data are collected at raft and land stations....
Peak flow, volume, and frequency of the January 1982 flood, Santa Cruz Mountains and vicinity, California
J. C. Blodgett, K.R. Poeschel
1984, Open-File Report 84-583
The areal distribution of precipitation and flooding during the January 1982 storm in the Santa Cruz Mountains and vicinity was influenced by the orographic effect of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Precipitation depths ranged from 12.2 inches in 1 day on the west side to 1.33 inches on the east side....
Chemical methods for analysis of rocks and minerals
M.J. Cremer, P.R. Klock, S.T. Neil, J.M. Riviello
1984, Open-File Report 84-565
History of the State Water Resources Research Institute Program
J.S. Burton
1984, Open-File Report 84-736
The State Water Resources Research Institute Program, established in 1964, consists of 54 Water Resources Research Institutes located at land-grant universities in each of the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. The program evolved from the Water Resources Research Act of 1964,...
United States earthquakes, 1941-1945
Coast and Geodetic Survey
1984, Open-File Report 84-941
Chemical analyses of soils and other surficial materials, Alaska
L. P. Gough, J. L. Peard, R. C. Severson, H.T. Shacklette, M.L. Thompkins, K. C. Stewart, Paul H. Briggs
1984, Open-File Report 84-423
Introduction: The favorable response to the reports on the geochemistry of unconsolidated surficial materials of the conterminous United States (informally called the '50-mile geochemical survey,' Shacklette and others, 1971a, 1971b, 1973, and 1974) led us, in 1975, to initiate a somewhat similar survey...
Hydrologic and climatologic data for the Lehigh area, southeastern Oklahoma, May 1977 to January 1982
S. P. Blumer, J. C. Scott
1984, Open-File Report 84-599
Hydrologic and climatologic data were collected in the Lehigh area in southeastern Oklahoma during an investigation of the hydrologic effects of coal strip-mining. The purpose of the study was to assess the probable effects of surface mining for coal and subsequent reclamation on the hydrologic characteristics of the basin. This...
Guide to preparation of mineral survey reports on public lands
G.H. Goudarzi
1984, Open-File Report 84-787
Ocean bottom instrument package (OBIP) software; modification II
U.S. Geological Survey
1984, Open-File Report 84-842
No abstract available. ...
A hydrogeochemical survey of the Deer Trail Mountain-Alunite Ridge area, southwestern Utah
R. E. Tucker, W. R. Miller, J. B. McHugh, W. H. Ficklin
1984, Open-File Report 84-783
No abstract available....
A summary of geologic studies through January 1, 1983, of a potential high-level radioactive waste repository site at Yucca Mountain, southern Nye County, Nevada
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1984, Open-File Report 84-792
Primer on improving the state of earthquake hazards mitigation and preparedness
P. L. Gori
1984, Open-File Report 84-772
Proceedings of the Geologic and Hydrologic Hazards Training Program
M.E. Williams
1984, Open-File Report 84-760
Use and availability of continuous streamflow records in Oklahoma
S. P. Blumer, L.D. Hauth
1984, Open-File Report 84-747
This report documents the results of the data uses and funding portion of a study of the cost-effectiveness of the streamflow information program in Oklahoma. Presently, 123 continuous surface-water stations are operated in Oklahoma on a budget of $617,120. Data uses and funding sources are identified for each of the...
The Morgan Hill, California earthquake of April 24, 1984; a preliminary report; Volume I
S. N. Hoose (compiler)
1984, Open-File Report 84-498-A
No abstract available. ...