Questa baseline and pre-mining ground-water-quality investigation. 16. Quality assurance and quality control for water analyses
R. Blaine McCleskey, D. Kirk Nordstrom, Cheryl A. Naus
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1341
The Questa baseline and pre-mining ground-water quality investigation has the main objective of inferring the ground-water chemistry at an active mine site. Hence, existing ground-water chemistry and its quality assurance and quality control is of crucial importance to this study and a substantial effort was spent on this activity. Analyses...
New record of the rare emballonurid bat Centronycteris centralis Thomas, 1912 in Costa Rica, with notes on feeding habits
N. Woodman
2003, Caribbean Journal of Science (39) 399-402
The shaggy sac-winged bat, Centronycteris centralis, occurs mainly in lowland forests from Veracruz, Mexico, to Peru, although it has been reported from elevations as high at 1450 m in Panama. Most captures of the species are of single individuals, and throughout its distribution, this bat is rare and poorly-known....
Effects of management practices on grassland birds: Greater Prairie-Chicken
W. Daniel Svedarsky, J.E. Toepfer, R.L. Westemeier, R.J. Robel
2003, Report
Information on the habitat requirements and effects of habitat management on grassland birds were summarized from information in more than 5,500 published and unpublished papers. A range map is provided to indicate the breeding distribution of Greater Prairie-Chicken in the United States and southern Canada. Although birds frequently are observed...
Storms as agents of wetland elevation change: their impact on surface and subsurface sediment processes
Donald R. Cahoon
2003, Book chapter, Coastal Sediments ?03 Conference: Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries: proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Coastal Engineering and Science of Coastal Sediment Processes, Clearwater Beach, FL, May 18-23
Direct measures of the impact of major storms on wetland sediment elevation are rare. Recently developed techniques have enabled simultaneous, quantitative observations of surface and subsurface processes affecting sediment elevation. An analysis of ten wetland sites revealed the following patterns of sediment elevation change after storm passage: (1)...
Contributions to Industrial-Minerals Research
James D. Bliss, Phillip R. Moyle, Keith R. Long
2003, Bulletin 2209
Contributions to Industrial-Minerals Research, an ongoing series of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Bulletin chapters, presents research strategies, results, and updates of investigations of industrial minerals by USGS scientists and cooperators. Industrial minerals are defined as valuable nonmetallic, nonfuel geologic materials, generally rocks or minerals, used in a wide range of...
Arsenic in midwestern glacial deposits — Occurrence and relation to selected hydrogeologic and geochemical factors
Mary Ann Thomas
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4228
Ground-water-quality data collected as part of 12 U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment studies during 1996-2001 were analyzed to (1) document arsenic occurrence in four types of gla-cial deposits that occur in large areas of the Midwest, (2) identify hydrogeologic or geochemical factors asso-ciated with elevated arsenic concentrations, and (3)...
Water quality and trend analysis of Colorado-Big Thompson system reservoirs and related conveyances, 1969 through 2000
Michael R. Stevens
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4044
The U.S. Geological Survey, in an ongoing cooperative monitoring program with the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, Bureau of Reclamation, and City of Fort Collins, has collected water-quality data in north-central Colorado since 1969 in reservoirs and conveyances, such as canals and tunnels, related to the Colorado–Big Thompson Project, a...
Sediment quantity and quality in three impoundments in Massachusetts
Marc James Zimmerman, Robert F. Breault
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4013
As part of a study with an overriding goal of providing information that would assist State and Federal agencies in developing screening protocols for managing sediments impounded behind dams that are potential candidates for removal, the U.S Geological Survey determined sediment quantity and quality at three locations: one on the...
Population status of Kittlitz's and Marbled Murrelets and surveys for other marine bird and mammal species in the Kenai Fjords area, Alaska
Thomas I. van Pelt, John F. Piatt
2003, Report
The Kittlitz's murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostris) is a rare seabird that nests in alpine terrain and generally forages near tidewater glaciers during the breeding season. More than 95% of the global population breeds in Alaska, with the remainder occurring in the Russian Far East. A global population estimate using best-available data...
Historic mills and mill tailings as potential sources of contamination in and near the Humboldt River basin, northern Nevada
J. Thomas Nash, Lisa L. Stillings
2003, Bulletin 2210-D
Reconnaissance field studies of 40 mining districts in and near the Humboldt River basin have identified 83 mills and associated tailings impoundments and several other kinds of mineral-processing facilities (smelters, mercury retorts, heap-leach pads) related to historic mining. The majority of the mills and tailings sites are not recorded in...
Overview of mine drainage geochemistry at historical mines, Humboldt River basin and adjacent mining areas, Nevada
J. Thomas Nash, Lisa L. Stillings
2003, Bulletin 2210-E
Reconnaissance hydrogeochemical studies of the Humboldt River basin and adjacent areas of northern Nevada have identified local sources of acidic waters generated by historical mine workings and mine waste. The mine-related acidic waters are rare and generally flow less than a kilometer before being neutralized by natural processes. Where waters...
User's Manual for the National Water-Quality Assessment Program Invertebrate Data Analysis System (IDAS) Software: Version 3
Thomas F. Cuffney
2003, Open-File Report 2003-172
The Invertebrate Data Analysis System (IDAS) software provides an accurate, consistent, and efficient mechanism for analyzing invertebrate data collected as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program and stored in the Biological Transactional Database (Bio-TDB). The IDAS software is a stand-alone program for personal computers that run Microsoft (MS) Windows?....
Trends in chemical concentration in sediment cores from three lakes in New Jersey and one lake on Long Island, New York
Gary R. Long, Edward C. Callender, Mark A. Ayers, Peter C. Van Metre
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4272
Sediment cores were extracted from three lakes in northeastern New Jersey and one lake on western Long Island, New York, as part of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program. Sediment layers were dated by use of cesium-137 (137Cs), copper, lead, or dichlorodiphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) profiles. Sediment layers were analyzed...
Predicting rare plant occurrence in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA
John R. Boetsch, Frank T. van Manen, Joseph D. Clark
2003, Natural Areas Journal (23) 229-237
We investigated the applicability of biometric habitat modeling to rare plant inventory and conservation by developing and field testing a geographically explicit model for Cardamine clematitis Shuttleworth ex A. Gray (mountain bittercress), an endemic plant of the southern Blue Ridge Mountains, USA. For each of 187 confirmed coordinates for C....
Hydrologic conditions and assessment of water resources in the Turkey Creek watershed, Jefferson County, Colorado, 1998-2001
Clifford R. Bossong, Jonathan S. Caine, David I. Stannard, Jennifer L. Flynn, Michael R. Stevens, Janet S. Heiny-Dash
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4034
The 47.2-square-mile Turkey Creek watershed, in Jefferson County southwest of Denver, Colorado, is relatively steep with about 4,000 feet of relief and is in an area of fractured crystalline rocks of Precambrian age. Water needs for about 4,900 households in the watershed are served by domestic wells and individual sewage-disposal...
Mitochondrial phylogeography of moose (Alces alces) in North America
Kris J. Hundertmark, R. Terry Bowyer, Gerald F. Shields, Charles C. Schwartz
2003, Journal of Mammalogy (84) 718-728
Nucleotide variation was assessed from the mitochondrial control region of North American moose (Alces alces) to test predictions of a model of range expansion by stepping-stone dispersal and to determine whether patterns of genetic variation support the current recognition of 4 subspecies. Haplotypes formed a star phylogeny indicative of a...
Correlation of the Klamath Mountains and Sierra Nevada
William P. Irwin
2003, Open-File Report 2002-490
This report graphically portrays the broadly parallel tectonic development of the Klamath Mountains and Sierra Nevada from early Paleozoic to Early Cretaceous time. It is dedicated to J.S. Diller of the U.S. Geological Survey who, during his pioneer field studies a century ago, recognized significant similarities between these two important...
Paleointensity in Hawaiian Scientific Drilling Project Hole (HSDP2): Results from submarine basaltic glass
L. Tauxe, Jeffrey J. Love
2003, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (4)
Paleointensity estimates based on the high quality Thellier‐Thellier data from the early Brunhes (420–780 ka) are rare (only 30 in the published literature). The Second Hawaiian Scientific Drilling Project (HSDP2) drill hole recovered submarine volcanics spanning the approximate time period of 420–550 ka. These are of particular interest for absolute...
Ecology of selected marine communities in Glacier Bay: Zooplankton, forage fish, seabirds and marine mammals
Martin D. Robards, Gary S. Drew, John F. Piatt, Jennifer Marie Anson, Alisa A. Abookire, James L. Bodkin, Philip N. Hooge, Suzann G. Speckman
2003, Report
We studied oceanography (including primary production), secondary production, small schooling fish (SSF), and marine bird and mammal predators in Glacier Bay during 1999 and 2000. Results from these field efforts were combined with a review of current literature relating to the Glacier Bay environment. Since the conceptual model developed by...
Investigation of frog abnormalities on national wildlife refuges in the Northeast U.S.
L. Eaton-Poole, A.E. Pinkney, D. E. Green, D.R. Sutherland, K.J. Babbitt
Linder G.L.Krest S.Sparling D.Little E.E., editor(s)
2003, Conference Paper, ASTM Special Technical Publication
To address concerns about frog abnormalities, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service examined over 3,643 frogs and toads on National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs) in the Northeast U.S. The objectives were to: 1) determine if certain refuges had sites where abnormalities were frequently observed; 2) evaluate if the prevalence of abnormalities...
Geochemistry of the furnace magnetite bed, Franklin, New Jersey, and the relationship between stratiform iron oxide ores and stratiform zinc oxide-silicate ores in the New Jersey highlands
C. A. Johnson, B. J. Skinner
2003, Economic Geology (98) 837-854
The New Jersey Highlands terrace, which is an exposure of the Middle Proterozoic Grenville orogenic belt located in northeastern United States, contains stratiform zinc oxide-silicate deposits at Franklin and Sterling Hill and numerous massive magnetite deposits. The origins of the zinc and magnetite deposits have rarely been considered together, but...
High latitude marine reserve research in Glacier Bay National Park
S. James Taggart, Jennifer Mondragon, A.G. Andrews, J.K. Nielsen
2003, Alaska Park Science (2) 27-31
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is dominated by the marine waters that make up nearly one-fifth of the park’s area. Since the late 1800s, the nutrient rich waters of Glacier Bay have supported highly productive commercial fisheries. Congress closed fishing in parts of Glacier Bay National Park in 1999,...
Radio tag retention and tag-related mortality among adult sockeye salmon
Kristina M. Ramstad, Carol Ann Woody
2003, North American Journal of Fisheries Management (23) 978-982
Tag retention and tag-related mortality are concerns for any tagging study but are rarely estimated. We assessed retention and mortality rates for esophageal radio tag implants in adult sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka. Migrating sockeye salmon captured at the outlet of Lake Clark, Alaska, were implanted with one of four different...
The Role of stocking in the reestablishment and augmentation of native fish in the Lower Colorado River mainstream (1998-2002)
Gordon Mueller
2003, Open-File Report 2003-288
The Colorado River has experienced dramatic physical and biological change. Rated as the fifth largest river in the USA by volume, today its waters seldom reach the sea. Water diversions gradually reduce its flow to a point where its last remaining waters are diverted at Morales Dam leaving nearly 100...
Movement and habitat use by radio-tagged paddlefish in the upper Mississippi River and tributaries
S. J. Zigler, M. R. Dewey, B.C. Knights, A.L. Runstrom, M.T. Steingraeber
2003, North American Journal of Fisheries Management (23) 189-205
We used radio telemetry to evaluate the movement and habitat use of paddlefish Polyodon spathula in the upper Mississippi River and two tributary rivers. Radio transmitters were surgically implanted into 71 paddlefish in Navigation Pools 5A and 8 of the upper Mississippi River, the Chippewa River, and the Wisconsin River...
