The state of the science and practice of stream restoration in the Chesapeake: Lessons learned to inform better implementation, assessment and outcomes
Gregory E. Noe, Neely Law, Joel Berger, Solange Filoso, Sadie Drescher, L. Fraley-McNeal, Ben Hayes, Paul Mayer, Chris Ruck, Bill Stack, Rich Starr, Scott Stranko, Tess Thompson
2024, STAC Workshop Report 24-006
The Chesapeake Bay Program’s (CBP) Science and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) organized and led a workshop on the science and practice of stream restoration in order to summarize the state of knowledge in order to identify ways to improve stream restoration outcomes. The workshop identified a general framework for explaining...
Individual return patterns of spawning flannelmouth sucker (Catostomus latipinnis) to a desert river tributary
Sophia Marie Bonjour, Keith B. Gido, Charles N. Cathcart, Mark C. McKinstry
2024, Scientific Reports (14)
Tributaries provide temporal and spatial habitat heterogeneity in river networks that can be critical for parts of the life history of a species. Tributary fidelity can benefit individual fish undergoing spawning migrations by reducing time and energy spent exploring new areas and leveraging previous experience, but anthropogenic activities that fragment...
The LTAR cropland Common Experiment at Lower Chesapeake Bay
Gwen Bagley, Victoria E.P. Ackroyd, Michelle A. Cavagielli, K. E. White, Harry H. Schomberg, E.P. Law, K. Bejleri, W. Dean Hively, M.H.H. Fischel, Jude E. Maul, Cathleen J. Hapeman, Gregory W. McCarty, Wayne Dulaney, Dennis J. Timlin, Steven B. Mirsky
2024, Journal of Environmental Quality (53) 814-822
The Lower Chesapeake Bay (LCB) Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Common Experiment (CE) located in Beltsville, MD, focuses on research of concern to producers of the major regional crops, which are corn (Zea mays L.), soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.], wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), and various forage species. Livestock production in the region includes...
A new water temperature modeling approach to predict thermal habitat suitability for nonnative cichlids in Florida rivers
Alexandra M. Scott, Andrew Kenneth Carlson
2024, Journal of Freshwater Ecology (39)
As global temperatures increase, the spatiotemporal arrangement of thermal habitats in Florida rivers may shift, creating the potential for greater dispersal and establishment of nonnative tropical freshwater fishes. To understand how water temperature changes may affect the spatial distribution of these nonnative species, more effective water temperature prediction models are...
The chlorine evolution of arc magmas and the crustal water filter
Jackson Stone Borchardt, Cin-Ty Lee
2024, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (648)
Degassing of water from magmatic systems is key to transporting metals from magmas to form ore deposits, but elements like chlorine, through the formation of anion complexes, can be important in solubilizing and mobilizing these metals into water-rich fluids. Reconstructing the Cl systematics of evolving magmas is thus an important...
Exploring the dynamic interactions between the Southern San Andreas Fault and a normal fault under the Salton Sea
Luis Ivan Bazan Flores, Christodoulos Kyriakopoulos, David D. Oglesby, Aron J. Meltzner, Thomas K. Rockwell, John M. Fletcher, Daniel S. Brothers
2024, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (129)
We investigate the dynamic interactions between the Southern San Andreas Fault (SSAF) and a proximal normal fault (NF) beneath the Salton Sea in southern California. The NF, positioned near the SSAF terminus at Bombay Beach, exhibits 11–15 displacement events across 14 stratigraphic sequences, with a range of 0.2–1.4 m of vertical...
Geologic map of the southern Stillwater Range, Nevada
David A. John, Joseph P. Colgan, Margaret E. Berry, Christopher D. Henry, Norman J. Silberling
2024, Scientific Investigations Map 3521
The southern Stillwater Range in west-central Nevada contains the western part of the Oligocene Stillwater-Clan Alpine caldera complex, which extends about 55 kilometers (km) east from the west side of the Stillwater Range to the northwestern Desatoya Mountains. The complex consists of at least seven nested ignimbrite calderas and subjacent...
Quality of groundwater used for domestic supply in the eastern Sacramento Valley and adjacent foothills, California
George L. V Bennett V
2024, Open-File Report 2024-1061
SummaryMore than 2 million Californians rely on groundwater from privately owned domestic wells for drinking-water supply. This report summarizes a water-quality survey of domestic and small-system drinking-water supply wells in the eastern Sacramento Valley and adjacent foothills where more than 25,000 residents are estimated to use privately owned domestic wells....
Soil cover heterogeneity associated with biocrusts predicts patch-level plant diversity patterns
Caroline A. Havrilla, Miguel L. Villarreal
2024, Landscape Ecology (39)
ContextSoil resource heterogeneity drives plant species diversity patterns at local and landscape scales. In drylands, biocrusts are patchily distributed and contribute to soil resource heterogeneity important for plant establishment and growth. Yet, we have a limited understanding of how such heterogeneity may relate to patterns of plant diversity and community...
Climate-smart agriculture for Ukraine: Winter wheat breeding for food security and climate adaptation
Veronica Romero, August Raleigh Schultz, Kathryn Powlen, Sachin D. Shah
2024, Report
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, people have experienced food insecurity challenges because of increased prices of staple food commodities and loss of income or livelihood. Globally, countries with limited capacity to adapt have struggled to recover from pandemic-related disruptions and are further challenged to address...
Converting non-standard data to standardized data
James T. Peterson, Derrick T. de Kerckhove, Henrique C. Giacomini, Craig Paukert
2024, Book chapter, Standard methods for sampling North American freshwater fishes
Fishery biologists spend considerable effort over multiple years collecting data on fish population and community status using a particular sampling method or set of methods. However, new (and often more effective) sampling methods and technologies are continuously being developed. To incorporate these new sampling techniques, fishery biologists need a means...
Coldwater fish in wadeable streams
Jeffrey A. Falke, Jason Dunham, Amanda E. Rosenberger, Russell F. Thurow, Andrew Dolloff, Philip J. Howell, W. Carl Saunders
2024, Book chapter
Although we are consistent with the past edition of this volume regarding standard sampling techniques for wadeable, coldwater streams, this edition reflects recent literature, advances in calibrating numbers, and obtaining lengths of fish collected and provides additional clarity regarding effort. We also specify a minimum of two netters and one...
An introduction to standardized sampling
Scott A. Bonar, Joseph D. Conroy, Salvador Contreras-Balderas, Alison C. Iles
2024, Book chapter, Standard methods for sampling North American freshwater fishes
In 2009, the first edition of Standard Methods for Sampling North American Freshwater Fishes was published. This was the first time in the history of fisheries science that standardization of methods and equipment had taken place on such a large geographic scale. Since its publication, the methods have been used extensively across...
A strategic and science-based framework for management of invasive annual grasses in the sagebrush biome
Chad S. Boyd, Megan K. Creutzburg, Alexander V. Kumar, Joseph T. Smith, Kevin E. Doherty, Brian A. Mealor, John B. Bradford, Matthew Cahill, Stella M. Copeland, Cameron A. Duquette, Lindy Garner, Martin C. Holdrege, Bill Sparklin, Todd B. Cross
2024, Rangeland Ecology & Management (97) 61-72
In the last 20 years, the North American sagebrush biome has lost over 500,000 ha of intact and largely intact sagebrush plant communities on an annual basis. Much of this loss has been associated with expansion and infilling of invasive annual grasses (IAGs). These species are highly competitive against native...
Effect of invasive plant removal on the density of Peromyscus sonoriensis (western deer mice) in Point Reyes National Seashore, California, USA.
Jonathan P. Rose, Lorraine S Parsons, Patrick M. Kleeman, Brian J. Halstead
2024, Ecological Restoration (42) 271-283
Non-native plants can affect communities through direct competition, and by providing refuge to seed predators, creating apparent competition with native plants. Ammophila arenaria (European beachgrass) has been introduced to coastal dune habitats throughout the western United States where it forms dense monocultures, stabilizes dunes, and alters abiotic and biotic conditions....
Geomorphic map of the Umatilla River corridor, Oregon
Ian P. Yuh, Ralph A. Haugerud, Jim E. O'Connor, Scott J. O’Daniel
2024, Scientific Investigations Map 3527
This map portrays the distribution of landforms along the Umatilla River in northeastern Oregon and covers a corridor 127 kilometers long from the confluence of the Umatilla River with the Columbia River upstream to Meacham Creek. The map encompasses the valley bottom and extends about 1 kilometer up the adjoining...
Statistical analysis
David R Stewart, Kristin M Broms, Ken G Gerow, Micheal A Allen, Michael C. Quist
2024, Book chapter, Standard methods for sampling North American freshwater fishes
Effective monitoring of populations is critical for assessing the efficacy of conservation and management activities, determining the conservation status of a species, and examining trends over time. However, far too often, monitoring efforts fall short of adequately describing the population. Poorly defined problems and objectives, a lack of standard operating...
Standard data management practices
Rebecca Krogman, Jennifer M. Bayer, Arthur Cooper, Jeff Kopaska, Nancy J. Leonard, Jeremy Pritt, Colleen Roe, Erin Tracy, Paul A. Venturelli, Daniel J. Wieferich, Dana M. Infante
2024, Book chapter, Standard methods for sampling North American freshwater fishes, second edition
Accomplishing data management in a standardized and practical way begins with an understanding of what data management is. The Data Management Association defines data management as “the development, execution, and supervision of plans, policies, programs, and practices that deliver, control, protect, and enhance the value of data and information assets...
Standardizing electrofishing power
Leandro E. Miranda, J.B. Reynolds, J.C. Dean, C.R. Dolan, J.D. Buckwalter
2024, Book chapter, Standard methods for sampling North American freshwater fishes, second edition
No abstract available....
U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group proceedings, Nashville, Tennessee, October 22-24, 2024
Eve L. Kuniansky, Lawrence E. Spangler, editor(s)
2024, Open-File Report 2024-1067
Karst hydrogeologic systems represent challenging and unique conditions to scientists studying groundwater flow and contaminant transport. Karst terrains are characterized by distinct and beautiful landscapes, caverns, and springs, and many of the exceptional karst areas are designated as national or state parks. The range and complexity of landforms and groundwater...
Warmwater fish in small standing waters
M.K. Flammang, D.E. Shoup, P.H. Michaletz, Kevin L. Pope
2024, Book chapter, Standard methods for sampling North American freshwater fishes, second edition
No abstract available....
Warmwater fish in large standing waters
Leandro E. Miranda, K.I. Bonvechio, J. Koch, R. Moncayo-Estrada
2024, Book chapter
No abstract available....
Indices for common North American fishes
Erin E. Tracy, Mark J. Brouder, Alison C. Iles, Chad N. Teal, Scott A. Bonar
2024, Book chapter, Standard methods for sampling North American freshwater fishes
One of the greatest advantages to the standardization of fisheries sampling methods is the comparable data they produce (Bonar et al. 2017). Following American Fisheries Society (AFS) standardized sampling methods, fisheries professionals can more easily compare their data with standardized data collected across North America to address both small- and...
Warmwater fish in wadeable streams
Norman Mercado-Silva, John Lyons, Stephan J. Magnelia, James T. Peterson, Allison H. Roy
2024, Book chapter, Standard methods for sampling North American freshwater fishes, second edition
No abstract available....
Warmwater fish in rivers
Brenda M. Pracheil, Patrick Braaten, Everardo Barba Macias, Christopher S. Guy, David P Herzog, Martin J. Hamel, John C Justice, Alison R Loeppky, Jon M Mollish, Jeffrey W Simmons, Sara J. Tripp
2024, Book chapter, Standard methods for sampling North American freshwater fishes, second edition
In addition to the gears described in the previous version, this edition includes an updated water body definition that is inclusive of Mexico and Canada as well as standard methods for the use of cast nets in warmwater rivers. There were organizational changes in the trawling and...
