Whooping crane stay length in relation to stopover site characteristics
Andrew J. Caven, Aaron T. Pearse, David A. Brandt, Mary J. Harner, Greg D. Wright, David M. Baasch, Emma M. Brinley Buckley, Kristine L. Metzger, Matthew R Rabbe, Anne E Lacy
2022, Proceedings of the North American Crane Workshop (15) 6-33
Whooping crane (Grus americana) migratory stopovers can vary in length from hours to more than a month. Stopover sites provide food resources and safety essential for the completion of migration. Factors such as weather, climate, demographics of migrating groups, and physiological condition of migrants influence migratory movements of cranes (Gruidae)...
Maybe so, maybe not: Canis lepophagus at Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Idaho, USA
Kari A Prassack, Laura Walkup
2022, Journal of Mammalian Evolution (292) 313-333
A canid dentary is described from the Pliocene Glenns Ferry Formation at Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, south-central Idaho, USA. The specimen possesses traits in alliance with and measurements falling within or exceeding those of Canis lepophagus. The dentary, along with a tarsal IV (cuboid) and an exploded canine come from...
Yellowstone grizzly bear investigations 2021: Annual report of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team
Frank T. van Manen, Mark A. Haroldson, Bryn Karabensh, editor(s)
2022, Report
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Seismic site characterization with shear wave (SH) reflection and refraction methods
James A. Hunter, Heather L. Crow, William J. Stephenson, Andre J.-M. Pugin, Robert Williams, James B. Harris, Jackson K. Odum, Edward W Woolery
2022, Journal of Seismology (26) 631-652
Reflection and critically refracted seismic methods use traveltime measurements of body waves propagating between a source and a series of receivers on the ground surface to calculate subsurface velocities. Body wave energy is refracted or reflected at boundaries where there is a change in seismic impedance, defined as the product...
Evolution and taxonomy of the Paleogene calcareous nannofossil genus Hornibrookina
Jean Self-Trail, David K. Watkins, James J. Pospichal, Ellen Seefelt
2022, Micropaleontology (68) 85-113
The genus Hornibrookina consists of enigmatic calcareous nannofossils that first appeared shortly after the K-Pg mass extinction. Due to their relative paucity in most published sections, specimens of this genus have not been previously studied in detail and their paleobiogeographic preferences and evolutionary history have been poorly understood. Biostratigraphic and...
Analysis of ocean dynamics during the impact of Hurricane Matthew using ocean-atmosphere coupling
Liset Vazquez Proveyer, Maibys Sierra Lorenzo, Roberto Carlos Cruz Rodriguez, John C. Warner
2022, Cuban Journal of Meteorology (Revista Cubana de Meteorología) (28)
The main goal of this investigation is to improve the understanding of ocean-atmosphere coupling during hurricanes. The present work involves the integration of the ocean-atmosphere coupled components of the Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere-Wave-Sediment Transport Modeling System in the Very Short Term Prediction System (SisPI). Three experiments are performed: First, using a dynamic...
A novel gonadotropic microsporidian parasite (Microsporidium clinchi n. sp.) infecting a declining population of pheasantshell mussels (Actinonaias pectorosa) (Unioinidae) from the Clinch River, USA
Susan Knowles, Eric M. Leis, Jordan C. Richard, Rebecca A. Cole, Rose E. Agbalog, Joel G. Putnam, Tony L. Goldberg, Diane L. Waller
2022, Parasitologia (2) 1-12
Freshwater mussels of the order Unionida are among the most endangered animal groups globally, but the causes of their population decline are often enigmatic, with little known about the role of disease. In 2018, we collected wild adult pheasantshell (Actinonaias pectorosa) and mucket (Actinonaias ligamentina) during an epidemiologic...
Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) rehabilitation in Lake Ontario, 2021
Brian F. Lantry, Brian Weidel, Scott P. Minihkeim, Michael Connerton, Jessica A Goretzke, Dimitry Gorsky, Christopher Osborne
2022, Report
Each year we report on the progress toward rehabilitation of the Lake Ontario lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) population, including the results of stocking, annual assessment surveys, creel surveys, and evidence of natural reproduction observed from standard surveys performed by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and New York State Department of Environmental...
Caretta caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle) nesting exchange
Margaret Lamont, Jennifer S. Walker, Donna J. Shaver
2022, Herpetological Review (52) 626-627
The Northwest Atlantic population of Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) is one of the largest C. caretta populations in the world and is listed as threatened. This population was divided into five genetically distinct subpopulations, including the Northern Gulf of Mexico (NGoM) subpopulation (Shamblin et al. 2017 Mar. Bio. 164:138)....
Extensive droughts in the conterminous United States during multiple centuries
Gregory J. McCabe, David M. Wolock
2022, Earth Interactions (26) 84-93
Extensive and severe droughts have substantial effects on water supplies, agriculture, and aquatic ecosystems. To better understand these droughts, we used tree-ring-based reconstructions of the Palmer drought severity index (PDSI) for the period 1475–2017 to examine droughts that covered at least 33% of the conterminous United States (CONUS). We identified...
Observations on Whooping Crane parental provisioning of chicks
Glenn H. Olsen
2022, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the North American crane workshop
Crane chicks are dependent on parent birds for provisioning during the first few months of life, but no study has examined this provisioning in detail. In 2014 research staff at the U.S. Geological Survey, Eastern Ecological Science Center (formerly Patuxent Wildlife Research Center), in Laurel, Maryland, made multiple observations of...
An assessment of uncertainties in VS profiles obtained from microtremor observations in the phased 2018 COSMOS blind trials
Michael W. Asten, Alan Yong, Sebastiano Foti, Koichi Hayashi, Antony J. Martin, William J. Stephenson, John F. Cassidy, Jacie Coleman, Robert L. Nigbor, Silvia Castellaro, Kosuke Chimoto, Ikuo Cho, Cecile Cornou, Takumi Hayashida, Manuel Hobiger, Chun-Hsiang Kuo, Albert Macau, E. Diego Mercerat, Sheri Molnar, Passakorn Pananont, Marco Pilz, Nakhorn Poovarodom, Esteban Saez, Marc Wathelet, Hiroaki Yamanaka, Toshiaki Yokoi, Don Zhao
2022, Seismological Research Letters (26) 757-780
Site response is a critical consideration when assessing earthquake hazards. Site characterization is key to understanding site effects as influenced by seismic site conditions of the local geology. Thus, a number of geophysical site characterization methods were developed to meet the demand for accurate and cost-effective...
Impact of spectral resolution on quantifying cyanobacteria in lakes and reservoirs: A machine-learning assessment
Kiana Zolfaghari, Nima Pahlevan, Caren Binding, Daniela Gurlin, Stefan G.H. Simis, Antonio Ruiz Verdu, Lin Li, Christopher J. Crawford, Andrea VanderWoude, Reagan Errera, Arthur Zastepa, Claude R. Duguay
2022, IEEE Transactions in Geoscience and Remote Sensing (60)
Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms are an increasing threat to coastal and inland waters. These blooms can be detected using optical radiometers due to the presence of phycocyanin (PC) pigments. The spectral resolution of best-available multispectral sensors limits their ability to diagnostically detect PC in the presence of other photosynthetic pigments....
Characteristics of day-roosts used by the Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) in coastal New York
Katherine M. Gorman, Elaine L. Barr, Tomas Nocera, W. Mark Ford
2022, Northeastern Naturalist (29) 153-170
In North America, Myotis septentrionalis (Northern Long-eared Bat) has experienced precipitous declines from white-nose syndrome. As these bats become rare and difficult to capture, additional day-roost assessments to inform management may fill gaps in our understanding, particularly in habitats and regions where such roosts have never been surveyed. Over 2 summers, we...
Broad-scale geographic and temporal assessment of northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) maternity colony-landscape association
Katherine M. Gorman, Sabrina M. Deeley, Elaine L. Barr, Samuel R. Freeze, Nicholas Kalen, Michael S. Muthersbaugh, W. Mark Ford
2022, Endangered Species Research (77) 119-130
As the federally threatened northern long-eared bat Myotis septentrionalis continues to decline due to white-nose syndrome (WNS) impacts, the application of effective conservation measures is needed but often hindered by the lack of ecological data. To date, recommended management practices have been adopted in part from other federally listed sympatric species such...
Demography and site fidelity of a grassland bird, the Henslow’s Sparrow, in powerline right-of-way habitat
Elizabeth Ann Hunter, Abigail Dwire, Todd M. Schneider
2022, Journal of Field Ornithology (93)
Grassland birds are among the fastest declining avian species in North America, primarily due to habitat loss. In the southeastern U.S., much grassland and open savanna habitat has been converted to timber production or agriculture, neither of which typically provides habitat for breeding or wintering grassland birds. Powerline right-of-ways could...
Satellite solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence and near-infrared reflectance capture complementary aspects of dryland vegetation productivity dynamics
Xian Wang, Joel A. Biederman, John F. Knowles, Russell L. Scott, Alexander J Turner, Matthew P. Dannenberg, Philipp Kohler, Christian Frankenberg, Marcy E Litvak, Gerald N. Flerchinger, Beverly E. Law, Hyojung Kwon, Sasha C. Reed, William J Parton, Greg A. Barron-Gafford, William K. Smith
2022, Remote Sensing of the Environment (270)
Mounting evidence indicates dryland ecosystems play an important role in driving the interannual variability and trend of the terrestrial carbon sink. Nevertheless, our understanding of the seasonal dynamics of dryland ecosystem carbon uptake through photosynthesis [gross primary productivity (GPP)] remains relatively limited due in part to the limited availability of...
Nitrogen reductions have decreased hypoxia in the Chesapeake Bay: Evidence from empirical and numerical modeling
Luke T Frankel, Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs, Pierre St-Laurent, Aaron J. Bever, Romuald N. Lipcius, Gopal Bhatt, Gary W. Shenk
2022, Science of the Total Environment (814)
Seasonal hypoxia is a characteristic feature of the Chesapeake Bay due to anthropogenic nutrient input from agriculture and urbanization throughout the watershed. Although coordinated management efforts since 1985 have reduced nutrient inputs to the Bay, oxygen concentrations at depth in the summer still frequently...
Acute and lagged fitness consequences for a sagebrush obligate in a post mega-wildfire landscape
Christopher R. Anthony, Lee J. Foster, Christian A. Hagen, Katie Dugger
2022, Ecology and Evolution (12)
Species responses to disturbance influence their extinction risks. Greater sage- grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) are bioindicators of sagebrush ecosystem health and the loss of sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) due to wildfire, can cause long-term declines in sage- grouse populations and...
Seasonal variability of invertebrate prey diet and selectivity of the dominant forage fishes in Lake Huron
Patricia M Dieter, David Bunnell, David M. Warner
2022, Food Webs (30) 1-10
Predators can shift their diets and even selectivity in response to changing environmental conditions. Since the early 2000s, Lake Huron experienced major food-web shifts that have caused changes in the prey availability and quality for consumers at multiple trophic levels. Previous studies have reported declining energetic condition for key planktivorous fishes,...
Food, beverage, and feedstock processing facility wastewater: A unique and underappreciated source of contaminants to U.S. streams
Laura E. Hubbard, Dana W. Kolpin, Carrie E. Givens, Bradley D. Blackwell, Paul M. Bradley, James L. Gray, Rachael F. Lane, Jason R. Masoner, R. Blaine McCleskey, Kristin M. Romanok, Mark W. Sandstrom, Kelly L. Smalling, Daniel L. Villeneuve
2022, Environmental Science & Technology (56) 1028-1040
Process wastewaters from food, beverage, and feedstock facilities, although regulated, are an under-investigated environmental contaminant source. Food process wastewaters (FPWWs) from 23 facilities in 17 U.S. states were sampled and documented for a plethora of chemical and microbial contaminants. Of the 576 analyzed organics, 184 (32%) were detected at least...
Acoustic and genetic data can reduce uncertainty regarding populations of migratory tree-roosting bats impacted by wind energy
Amanda Hale, Cris D. Hein, Bethany Straw
2022, Animals (12)
Wind turbine-related mortality may pose a population-level threat for migratory tree-roosting bats, such as the hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) in North America. These species are dispersed within their range, making it impractical to estimate census populations size using traditional survey methods. Nonetheless, understanding population size and...
Acquisition of Moon measurements by Earth orbiting sensors for lunar calibration
Thomas C. Stone
2022, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (60)
The reflected light from the Moon can be utilized as a reference for radiometric calibration by employing a model to generate reference values corresponding to the Moon observations made by instruments. Using a calibration target that is outside the atmosphere provides a distinct advantage for...
Representing plant diversity in land models: An evolutionary approach to make ‘Functional Types’ more functional
Leander D.L. Anderegg, Daniel Mark Griffith, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, William J. Riley, Joseph A. Berry, Todd E. Dawson, Christopher J. Still
2022, Global Change Biology (28) 2541-2554
Plants are critical mediators of terrestrial mass and energy fluxes, and their structural and functional traits have profound impacts on local and global climate, biogeochemistry, biodiversity, and hydrology. Yet Earth System Models (ESMs), our most powerful tools for predicting the effects of humans on the coupled...
Relational database for horizontal‐to‐vertical spectral ratios
Pengfei Wang, Paolo Zimmaro, Tristan E Buckreis, Tatiana Gospe, Scott J Brandenberg, Sean Kamran Ahdi, Alan Yong, Jonathan P. Stewart
2022, Seismological Research Letters (93) 1075-1088
Frequency‐dependent horizontal‐to‐vertical spectral ratios (HVSRs) of Fourier amplitudes from three‐component recordings can provide useful information for site response modeling. However, such information is not incorporated into most ground‐motion models, including those from Next‐Generation Attenuation projects, which instead use the time‐averaged shear‐wave velocity (VS"><span...
