Habitat use by a Midwestern U.S.A. riverine fish assemblage: effects of season, water temperature and river discharge
D.P. Gillette, J.S. Tiemann, D.R. Edds, M. L. Wildhaber
2006, Journal of Fish Biology (68) 1494-1512
The hypothesis that temperate stream fishes alter habitat use in response to changing water temperature and stream discharge was evaluated over a 1 year period in the Neosho River, Kansas, U.S.A. at two spatial scales. Winter patterns differed from those of all other seasons, with shallower water used less frequently,...
Seasonal growth and mortality of juveniles of Lampsilis fasciola (Bivalvia: Unionidae) released to a fish hatchery raceway
Shane D. Hanlon, Richard J. Neves
2006, American Malacological Bulletin (21) 45-49
Recent efforts to restore remnant or extirpated populations of freshwater mussels have focused on artificial propagation as an effective and practical conservation strategy. Although artificially cultured juveniles have been produced and released to the wild at various times of the year, no study has investigated the best time of year...
Recruitment of Hexagenia mayfly nymphs in western Lake Erie linked to environmental variability
Thomas B. Bridgeman, Don W. Schloesser, Ann E. Krause
2006, Ecological Applications (16) 601-611
After a 40-year absence caused by pollution and eutrophication, burrowing mayflies (Hexagenia spp.) recolonized western Lake Erie in the mid 1990s as water quality improved. Mayflies are an important food resource for the economically valuable yellow perch fishery and are considered to be major indicator species of the ecological condition...
Predicting crappie recruitment in Ohio reservoirs with spawning stock size, larval density, and chlorophyll concentrations
David B. Bunnell, R. Scott Hale, Michael J. Vanni, Roy A. Stein
2006, North American Journal of Fisheries Management (26) 1-12
Stock-recruit models typically use only spawning stock size as a predictor of recruitment to a fishery. In this paper, however, we used spawning stock size as well as larval density and key environmental variables to predict recruitment of white crappies Pomoxis annularis and black crappies P. nigromaculatus, a genus notorious...
Modeling wetland plant community response to assess water-level regulation scenarios in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River basin
Christiane Hudon, Douglas Wilcox, Joel Ingram
2006, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (113) 303-328
The International Joint Commission has recently completed a five-year study (2000-2005) to review the operation of structures controlling the flows and levels of the Lake Ontario - St. Lawrence River system. In addition to addressing the multitude of stakeholder interests, the regulation plan review also considers environmental sustainability and integrity...
Estimates of in situ gas hydrate concentration from resistivity monitoring of gas hydrate bearing sediments during temperature equilibration
M. Riedel, P.E. Long, T. S. Collett
2006, Marine Geology (227) 215-225
As part of Ocean Drilling Program Leg 204 at southern Hydrate Ridge off Oregon we have monitored changes in sediment electrical resistivity during controlled gas hydrate dissociation experiments. Two cores were used, each filled with gas hydrate bearing sediments (predominantly mud/silty mud). One core was from Site 1249 (1249F-9H3), 42.1...
Drainage effects on the transient, near-surface hydrologic response of a steep hillslope to rainfall: Implications for slope stability, Edmonds, Washington, USA
G. Biavati, J. W. Godt, J.P. McKenna
2006, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (6) 343-355
Shallow landslides on steep (>25??) hillsides along Puget Sound have resulted in occasional loss of life and costly damage to property during intense or prolonged rainfall. As part of a larger project to assess landslide hazards in the Seattle area, the U.S. Geological Survey instrumented two coastal bluff sites in...
Daily energy expenditure in free-ranging Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus)
P.G.R. Jodice, D.M. Epperson, G. Henk Visser
2006, Copeia 129-136
Studies of ecological energetics in chelonians are rare. Here, we report the first measurements of daily energy expenditure (DEE) and water influx rates (WIRs) in free-ranging adult Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus). We used the doubly labeled water (DLW) method to measure DEE in six adult tortoises during the non-breeding season...
Genetic structure of eelgrass Zostera marina meadows in an embayment with restricted water flow
Raquel Muniz-Salazar, Sandra L. Talbot, George K. Sage, David H. Ward, Alejandro Cabello-Pasini
2006, Marine Ecology Progress Series (309) 107-116
Genetic structure of the seagrass Zostera marina in a coastal lagoon with restricted water flow, and with heterogeneous water residence times and oceanographic characteristics, was assessed using 8 polymorphic microsatellite loci. Analyses of genetic differentiation (θ) and Bayesian clustering suggested that the Z. marina population in San Quintin Bay (SQB)...
Sedimentary textures formed by aqueous processes, Erebus crater Meridiani Planum, Mars
J. Grotzinger, J. Bell, Kenneth E. Herkenhoff, J. Johnson, A. Knoll, E. McCartney, S. McLennan, J. Metz, Jeff Moore, S. Squyres, R. Sullivan, O. Ahronson, R. Arvidson, B. Joliff, M. Golombek, K. Lewis, T. Parker, J. Soderblom
2006, Geology (34) 1085-1088
New observations at Erebus crater (Olympia outcrop) by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity between sols 671 and 735 (a sol is a martian day) indicate that a diverse suite of primary and penecontemporaneous sedimentary structures is preserved in sulfate-rich bedrock. Centimeter-scale trough (festoon) cross-lamination is abundant, and is better expressed...
Reproducibility of geochemical and climatic signals in the Atlantic coral Montastraea faveolata
Joseph M. Smith, T. M. Quinn, K.P. Helmle, R. B. Halley
2006, Paleoceanography (21)
Monthly resolved, 41-year-long stable isotopic and elemental ratio time series were generated from two separate heads of Montastraea faveolata from Looe Key, Florida, to assess the fidelity of using geochemical variations in Montastraea, the dominant reef-building coral of the Atlantic, to reconstruct sea surface environmental conditions at this site. The...
Hydrography and circulation of ice-marginal lakes at Bering Glacier, Alaska, U.S.A.
E.G. Josberger, R.A. Shuchman, G.A. Meadows, S. Savage, J. Payne
2006, Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research (38) 547-560
An extensive suite of physical oceanographic, remotely sensed, and water quality measurements, collected from 2001 through 2004 in two ice-marginal lakes at Bering Glacier, Alaska-Berg Lake and Vitus Lake-show that each has a unique circulation controlled by their specific physical forcing within the glacial system. Conductivity profiles from Berg Lake,...
Tracermodel1- Excel workbook for calculation and presentation of environmental tracer data for simple groundwater mixtures: Use of chlorofluorocarbons in hydrology - a guidebook; Section III.10.3
J.K. Bohlke
2006, Report
Atmospheric environmental tracers commonly used to date groundwater on timescales of years to decades include CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-113, SF6, 85Kr, 3 H and 3 H/3 H0 , where 3 H0 refers to initial tritium (3 H + tritiogenic 3 He) (Cook and Herczeg, 2000). Interpretation of age from environmental tracer...
Cross-shore velocity shear, eddies and heterogeneity in water column properties over fringing coral reefs: West Maui, Hawaii
C. D. Storlazzi, M.A. McManus, J.B. Logan, B.E. McLaughlin
2006, Continental Shelf Research (26) 401-421
A multi-day hydrographic survey cruise was conducted to acquire spatially extensive, but temporally limited, high-resolution, three-dimensional measurements of currents, temperature, salinity and turbidity off West Maui in the summer of 2003 to better understand coastal dynamics along a complex island shoreline with coral reefs. These data complement long-term, high-resolution tide,...
Multi-species patterns of avian cholera mortality in Nebraska's rainwater basin
Julie A. Blanchong, M.D. Samuel, G. Mack
2006, Journal of Wildlife Diseases (42) 81-91
Nebraska's Rainwater Basin (RWB) is a key spring migration area for millions of waterfowl and other avian species. Avian cholera has been endemic in the RWB since the 1970s and in some years tens of thousands of waterfowl have died from the disease. We evaluated patterns of avian cholera mortality...
Lake sturgeon population characteristics in Rainy Lake, Minnesota and Ontario
W.E. Adams Jr., L.W. Kallemeyn, D.W. Willis
2006, Journal of Applied Ichthyology (22) 97-102
Rainy Lake contains a native population of lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens that has been largely unstudied. The aims of this study were to document the population characteristics of lake sturgeon in Rainy Lake and to relate environmental factors to year-class strength for this population. Gill-netting efforts throughout the study resulted...
Assessment of factors limiting Klamath River fall Chinook salmon production potential using historical flows and temperatures
John M. Bartholow, James A. Henriksen
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1249
We parameterized and applied a deterministic salmon production model to infer the degree to which river flows and temperatures may limit freshwater production potential of the Klamath River in California. Specific parameter requirements, data sources, and significant assumptions are discussed in detail. Model simulations covered a wide variety of historical...
The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI): 5-year report
Erin Muths, Alisa L. Gallant, Evan H. Campbell Grant, William A. Battaglin, David E. Green, Jennifer S. Staiger, Susan C. Walls, Margaret S. Gunzburger, Rick F. Kearney
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5224
The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) is an innovative, multidisciplinary program that began in 2000 in response to a congressional directive for the Department of the Interior to address the issue of amphibian declines in the United States. ARMI’s formulation was cross-disciplinary, integrating U.S. Geological Survey scientists from Biology,...
2005 annual progress report: Elk and bison grazing ecology in the Great Sand Dunes complex of lands
Kate A. Schoenecker, Bruce C. Lubow, Linda Zeigenfuss, Julie Mao
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1267
In 2000 the U.S. Congress authorized the expansion of the former Great Sand Dunes National Monument by establishing a new Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in its place, and establishing the Baca National Wildlife Refuge. The establishment of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve and the new...
"HIP" new software: The Hydroecological Integrity Assessment Process
Jim Henriksen, Juliette T. Wilson
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3088
Managing rivers and streams to maintain healthy aquatic ecosystems is a challenge for resource managers across the country. Demand for competing uses of water resources grows with escalating development, increasing recreational use, and the vagaries of climate and weather. For many species of concern, instream flow and associated water quality...
Determination of the δ34S of Total Sulfur in Solids: RSIL Lab Code 1800
Kinga Revesz, Tyler B. Coplen
2006, Techniques and Methods 10-C4
The purpose of Reston Stable Isotope Laboratory Lab (RSIL) Code 1800 is to determine the δ(34S/32S), abbreviated as δ34S, of total sulfur in a solid sample. A Carlo Erba NC 2500 elemental analyzer (EA) is used to convert total sulfur in a solid sample into SO2 gas. The EA is...
History of the Fort Collins Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey
Thomas J. (compiler) O'Shea
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1336
The U.S. Geological Survey’s Fort Collins Science Center ("the Center") has been a nucleus of research, technology development, and associated scientific activities within the Department of the Interior for more than 30 years. The Center’s historical activities are deeply rooted in federal biological resources research and its supporting disciplines, particularly...
Helping Students make the transition from novice learner of ground-water concepts to expert using the Plume Busters software
P. A. Macfarlane, G. Bohling, K.W. Thompson, M. Townsend
2006, Journal of Geoscience Education (54) 610-619
Environmental and earth science students are novice learners and lack the experience needed to rise to the level of expert. To address this problem we have developed the prototype Plume Busters?? software as a capstone educational experience, in which students take on the role of an environmental consultant. Following a...
Parameterization and simulation of near bed orbital velocities under irregular waves in shallow water
B. Elfrink, D.M. Hanes, B.G. Ruessink
2006, Coastal Engineering (53) 915-927
A set of empirical formulations is derived that describe important wave properties in shallow water as functions of commonly used parameters such as wave height, wave period, local water depth and local bed slope. These wave properties include time varying near-bed orbital velocities and statistical properties such as the distribution...
Posttournament survival and dispersal of adult striped bass
S.P. Young, J. Jeffery Isely
2006, North American Journal of Fisheries Management (26) 1030-1033
We conducted a telemetry study from November 2004 to June 2005 at J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir in South Carolina and Georgia to quantify posttournament survival of striped bass and their dispersal from tournament weigh-in sites. During November-December 2004, 30 adult striped bass weighing 1.0-10.0 kg were angled, held in "striped...
