The potential of remote sensing for improved infectious disease ecology research and practice
Claire S. Teitelbaum, António Ferraz, Susan E.W. De La Cruz, Morgan E. Gilmour, Ian G. Brosnan
2024, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (291)
Outbreaks of Covid-19 in humans, Dutch elm disease in forests, and highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds and poultry highlight the disruptive impacts of emerging infectious diseases on public health, ecosystems, and economies. Infectious disease dynamics often depend on environmental conditions that drive occurrence, transmission, and outbreaks. Remote sensing...
Managing to survive despite the weather: Seeding decisions affecting simulated dryland restoration outcomes
Stella M. Copeland, Owen W. Baughman, John B. Bradford, Stuart P. Hardegree, Julie E. Larson, Daniel Rodolphe Schlaepfer, Kevin J. Badik
2024, Restoration Ecology (33)
Limited favorable weather windows for post-germination early seedling survival are associated with low restoration success in drylands. We examined whether post-fire seeding decisions could alter early seedling emergence and restoration success across western North American sagebrush ecosystems with a simulation approach. Seedling emergence estimates were based on germination of a...
topoBuilder quick start guide
Elaine M. Guidero, Ariel T. Doumbouya, Karen F. Adkins, Brigitta Urban-Mathieux
2024, Fact Sheet 2024-3041
TopoBuilder is a public web application from the National Geospatial Program that enables anyone to create customized digital U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographic maps, called OnDemand Topos, with the best available, most up-to-date data from The National Map (nationalmap.gov). OnDemand Topos can be made at different scales or quadrangles and...
Temperature
U.S. Geological Survey
2024, Techniques and Methods 9-A6.1
The “National Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data” (NFM) provides guidelines and procedures for U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) personnel who collect data used to assess the quality of the Nation’s surface-water and groundwater resources. This chapter, NFM A6.1, provides guidance and protocols for the measurement of temperature of...
MTAB 110, December 2024
Kyra Harvey, Jennifer L. McKay
2024, Newsletter
This Memo to All Banders (MTAB 110) was released in December 2024. Subjects in this this memo are 1. The Chief’s Chirp; 2. Alerts – Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza; 3. Staff updates – meeting reports; 4. News – Bye Bye BandIt (starting February 1st, 2025 the BBL will no longer...
Food habits of nonnative Walleyes in Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho
Susan Frawley, Matthew P. Corsi, Andrew M. Dux, Ryan S. Hardy, Michael Quist
2024, North American Journal of Fisheries Management (44) 1294-1324
ObjectiveWalleye Sander vitreus is an important species that has been widely introduced outside of its native distribution. The goal of this study was to assess the effects of an established Walleye population in the Lake Pend Oreille (LPO) system, Idaho.MethodsFood habits of Walleyes were...
Salinity or sum of constituents— Methods comparison for computing dissolved solids concentrations in streams of the Upper Colorado River Basin
Fred D. Tillman, Matthew P. Miller, Daniel Wise, R. Blaine McCleskey, Natalie K. Day
2024, PLOS Water (3)
The Colorado River is an important water source in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. High concentrations of dissolved solids in the river, sourced mainly from the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCOL), cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damages annually to crops and infrastructure. Determinations of total dissolved...
Perchlorate, metals, organic compounds, and lead isotopes in groundwater, surface water, shallow groundwater, and soil within and near the Middleton Municipal Airport–Morey Field (C29), Middleton, Wisconsin, 2022
Laura A. Schachter, Todd D. Stuntebeck
2024, Scientific Investigations Report 2024-5113
The Middleton Municipal Airport–Morey Field (C29) is in the City of Middleton and adjacent to the towns of Middleton and Springfield, Wisconsin. Nearby homes in the towns rely on private drinking water wells, and residents are concerned about the potential contamination of groundwater and surface water by airport activities, including...
Rare habitats, rare species, and invasive predators highlight management complexities in the Colorado River system
Blake Hossack, Kenzi Marie Stemp, Caren S Goldberg, Alexandra C. Duke, Taryn Preston, J. Andrew Arnold, Adam R Ray
2024, Preprint
Long-term drought caused Lake Powell, a reservoir on the Colorado River (USA), to decline to its lowest elevation in >50 years during 2022–2023, allowing warm water to pass through intakes of Glen Canyon Dam and facilitating invasion by non-native Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu). Establishment of bass downstream of the dam...
Bee habitat, but not bee community structure, varies across grassland management in four national parks in the Mid-Atlantic, USA
Diane L. Larson, Andrew P Landsman, Michael Simanonok, Jennifer L. Larson, Cora Davies, Clint Otto
2024, Ecology and Evolution (14)
National parks in the U.S. play a large role in providing habitat for native pollinators. In parks that are established to preserve cultural landscapes, park managers recognize an opportunity to improve pollinator habitat while maintaining historically accurate conditions. In this study we document floral resources and native bees within...
Partly cloudy with a chance of mosquitoes: Developing a flexible approach to forecasting mosquito populations
Travis Mcdevitt-Galles, Arthur DeGaetano, Sarah Elmendorf, John R. Foster, Howard S. Ginsberg, Mevin B. Hooten, Shannon LaDeau, Katherine Maria McClure, S. H. Paull, Erin E. Posthumus, Ilia Rochlin, Daniel A. Grear
2024, Ecosphere (15)
Climate-induced shifts in mosquito phenology and population structure have important implications for the health of humans and wildlife. The timing and intensity of mosquito interactions with infected and susceptible hosts are a primary determinant of vector-borne disease dynamics. Like most ectotherms, rates of mosquito development and corresponding phenological patterns are...
Seabed maps showing topography, ruggedness, backscatter intensity, sediment mobility, and the distribution of geologic substrates in quadrangle 2 of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region offshore of Boston, Massachusetts
Page C. Valentine, VeeAnn A. Cross
2024, Scientific Investigations Map 3530
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the National Marine Sanctuary Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has conducted seabed mapping and related research in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS) region since 1993. The area being mapped using geophysical and geological data includes the SBNMS and...
Use of vehicle counters to index and evaluate potential shifts in angler effort following implementation of more restrictive panfish regulations in Wisconsin lakes
Daniel J. Dembkowski, Alexander W. Latzka, Zachary S. Feiner, Daniel A. Isermann
2024, North American Journal of Fisheries Management (44) 1342-1357
Objective: Understanding angler responses to fisheries management actions such as regulation changes have important implications for the effectiveness and efficacy of such management strategies. We examined the ability of remote vehicle counters to provide a relative index of angler effort and present a case study demonstrating use of vehicle counters...
Desert Tortoise translocation plan for the U.S. Department of the Army National Training Center and Fort Irwin Western Training Area
Todd Esque, Ally Xiong, Sarah Doyle, Sean M. Murphy, Chad Wilhite, Kenneth Nussear
2024, Scientific Investigations Report 2024-5092
The U.S. Department of the Army proposes to commence military activity at the Fort Irwin National Training Center within the Western Training Area (WTA) and to translocate Mojave Desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii; hereafter tortoise) that will be affected to the Western Training Area Translocation Site (WTATS). This desert tortoise translocation...
Concordant signal of genetic variation across marker densities in the desert annual Chylismia brevipes is linked with timing of winter precipitation
Daniel F. Shryock, Nila Lê, Lesley A. DeFalco, Todd Esque
2024, Conservation Genetics (17)
Climate change coupled with large-scale surface disturbances necessitate active restoration strategies to promote resilient and genetically diverse native plant communities. However, scarcity of native plant materials hinders restoration efforts, leading practitioners to choose from potentially viable but nonlocal seed sources. Genome scans for genetic variation linked with selective environmental gradients...
How, what, and where you sample environmental DNA affects diversity estimates and species detection
Anish Kirtane, Leif Howard, Caitlin Beaver, Margaret Hunter, Gordon Luikart, Kristy Deiner
2024, Environmental DNA (6)
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is a complex mixture of DNA, varying in particle sizes and distributed heterogeneously in aquatic systems. Optimizing eDNA sampling is crucial for maximizing species detection, particularly in high-risk scenarios like invasive species management. In this study, we compare two eDNA sampling methods - namely tow net and...
Northern Great Plains native seed strategy
Lora B. Perkins, Amy Symstad, Jennifer Zavaleta-Cheek, Emily Rohrer, Krista Ehlert
2024, Report
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Antibodies to influenza A virus in Lesser (Aythya affinis) and Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) in the USA
Harrison Huang, Rebecca L. Poulson, Jeffery D. Sullivan, Susan E.W. De La Cruz, Hutchison Walbridge, David E. Stallknecht, Diann Prosser
2024, Journal of Wildlife Diseases (60) 940-949
Scaup, including both Lesser and Greater (Aythya affinis and Aythya marila, respectively), are a grouping of populous and widespread North American diving ducks. Few influenza type A viruses (IAV) have been reported from these species despite a high prevalence of antibodies to IAV being reported. Existing virologic and serologic data indicate that...
Flood-inundation maps for the Cuyahoga River in and near Independence, Ohio, 2024
Chad J. Ostheimer, Matthew T. Whitehead
2024, Scientific Investigations Report 2024-5122
Digital flood-inundation maps for a 9.9-mile reach of the Cuyahoga River in and near Independence, Ohio, were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District Board of Trustees. Water-surface profiles were computed for the stream reach by using a one-dimensional steady-state step-backwater...
Abiotic and biotic factors related to growth of non-native Walleyes in Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho
Susan Frawley, Matthew P. Corsi, Andrew M. Dux, Ryan S. Hardy, Michael Quist
2024, North American Journal of Fisheries Management (44) 1325-1341
Objective Growth is one of the primary drivers of fish population dynamics and understanding factors influencing growth is vital to effective management of fish populations. This study investigated potential factors influencing growth of a recently established, non-native population of Walleye Sander vitreus in the Lake Pend Oreille system in northern...
Controls on lake pelagic primary productivity: Formalizing the nutrient-color paradigm
Isabella Oleksy, Christopher T. Solomon, Stuart E. Jones, Carly Olson, Brittni Bertolet, Rita Adrian, Sheel Bansal, Jill Baron, Soren Brothers, Sudeep Chandra, Hsiu-Mei Chou, William Colom-Montero, Joshua Culpeper, Elvira de Eyto, Matthew Farragher, Sabine Hilt, Kristen T. Holeck, Garabet Kazanjian, Marcus Klaus, Jennifer Klug, Jan Kohler, Alo Laas, Erik Lundin, Alice Parkes, Kevin C. Rose, Lars Rustam, James A. Rusak, Facundo Scordo, Michael J. Vanni, Piet Verburg, Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer
2024, JGR Biogeosciences (129)
Understanding controls on primary productivity is essential for describing ecosystems and their responses to environmental change. Lake primary production is strongly controlled by inputs of nutrients and colored dissolved organic matter. While past studies have developed mathematical models of this nutrient-color paradigm, broad empirical tests of these models are scarce....
Detection of tick-borne pathogen coinfections and coexposures to foot-and-mouth disease, brucellosis, and Q fever in selected wildlife from Kruger National Park, South Africa, and Etosha National Park, Namibia
C.A. Cossu, S. Ochai, M. Troskie, A. Hartmann, J. Godfroid, L.-M. de Klerk, Wendy Christine Turner, P.L. Kamath, O. Louis van Schalkwyk, R. Cassini, R. Bhoora, H. van Heerden
2024, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases (2024)
Background: Although the rate of emerging infectious diseases that originate in wildlife has been increasing globally in recent decades, there is currently a lack of epidemiological data from wild animals.Methodology: We used serology to determine prior exposure to foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), Brucella spp., and Coxiella burnetii and used genetic testing to detect blood-borne parasitic infections...
Model predictions of global geologic hydrogen resources
Geoffrey S. Ellis, Sarah E. Gelman
2024, Science Advances (10)
Geologic hydrogen could be a low-carbon primary energy resource; however, the magnitude of Earth’s subsurface endowment has not yet been assessed. Knowledge of the occurrence and behavior of natural hydrogen on Earth has been combined with information from geologic analogs to construct a mass balance model to predict the resource...
Agricultural return flow dynamics on a reach of the East River, Colorado, as assessed by mass balance
Carleton R. Bern, Rachel G. Gidley
2024, Open-File Report 2024-1075
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District, studied historical streamflow in a reach of the East River, Colorado, to gain a preliminary understanding of return flow dynamics. Return flow is agricultural irrigation water that is not consumed by evapotranspiration and instead reaches streams...
Effects of exploitation and emigration on apparent survival of Walleye in Lake Sharpe, South Dakota
Laurel H. Sacco, Mark J. Fincel, Cameron W. Goble, Tanner Davis, Steven R. Chipps
2024, North American Journal of Fisheries Management (44) 1476-1488
ObjectiveIn 2017, we began a 5-year mark–recapture study to estimate apparent survival of Walleye Sander vitreus and angler exploitation in Lake Sharpe, South Dakota, and inform management strategies for this fishery. The study revealed substantial downstream emigration of Walleye; therefore, we also examined the influence of emigration on apparent...
