Managed island ecosystems
Kathryn McEachern, Tanya Atwater, Paul W. Collins, Kate R. Faulkner, Daniel V. Richards
2016, Book chapter, Ecosystems of California
This long-anticipated reference and sourcebook for California’s remarkable ecological abundance provides an integrated assessment of each major ecosystem type—its distribution, structure, function, and management. A comprehensive synthesis of our knowledge about this biologically diverse state, Ecosystems of California covers the state from oceans to mountaintops using multiple lenses: past and...
Testing an attachment method for solar-powered tracking devices on a long-distance migrating shorebird
Ying-Chi Chan, Martin Brugge, T. Lee Tibbitts, Anne Dekinga, Ron Porter, Raymond H. G. Klaassen, Theunis Piersma
2016, Journal of Ornithology (157) 277-287
Small solar-powered satellite transmitters and GPS data loggers enable continuous, multi-year, and global tracking of birds. What is lacking, however, are reliable methods to attach these tracking devices to small migratory birds so that (1) flight performance is not impacted and (2) tags are retained during periods of substantial mass...
Cattle grazing in wetlands
Beth A. Middleton
C. Max Finlayson, Mark Everard, Kenneth Irvine, Robert J. McInnes, Beth A. Middleton, Anne A. Van Dam, Nick C. Davidson, editor(s)
2016, Book chapter, The Wetland Book
Cattle grazing drives successional change in wetland vegetation by removing tall grasses and other vegetation. As a disturbance, cattle grazing in some ways resembles natural disturbances such as native mammal grazing and lightning-strike fire, which can support higher biodiversity in wetlands. To encourage rare and Red-Listed species, natural land managers...
Hydrologic response of desert wetlands to Holocene climate change: preliminary results from the Soda Springs area, Mojave National Preserve, California
Jeffrey S. Pigati, Marith C. Reheis, John P. McGeehin, Jeffrey S. Honke, J. Bright
2016, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the 1st Death Valley Natural History Conference
Desert wetlands are common features in arid environments and include a variety of hydrologic facies, including seeps, springs, marshes, wet meadows, ponds, and spring pools. Wet ground conditions and dense stands of vegetation in these settings combine to trap eolian, alluvial, and fluvial sediments that accumulate over time....
Natural soil reservoirs for human pathogenic and fecal indicator bacteria
Maria L Boschiroli, Joseph Falkinham, Sabine Favre-Bonte, Sylvie Nazaret, Pascal Piveteau, Michael J. Sadowsky, Muruleedhara Byappanahalli, Pascal Delaquis, Alain Hartmann
2016, Book chapter, Manual of environmental microbiology
Soils receive inputs of human pathogenic and indicator bacteria through land application of animal manures or sewage sludge, and inputs by wildlife. Soil is an extremely heterogeneous substrate and contains meso- and macrofauna that may be reservoirs for bacteria of human health concern. The ability to detect and quantify bacteria...
Microhabitat suitability and niche breadth of common and imperiled Atlantic Slope freshwater mussels
Tamara J. Pandolfo, Thomas J. Kwak, W. Gregory Cope
2016, Freshwater Mollusk Biology and Conservation (19) 27-50
Knowledge of the habitat suitability of freshwater mussels (family Unionidae) is necessary for effective decision making in conservation and management. We empirically measured microhabitat use for 10 unionid mussel species, including the U.S. federally endangered Alasmidonta heterodon, at 20 sites in the Tar River basin, North Carolina, USA. We also...
Soil phosphorus cycling in tropical soils: An ultisol and oxisol perspective
Sasha C. Reed, Tana E. Wood
2016, Book chapter, Soil phosphorus
Phosphorus (P) is essential for life. It is the backbone of our DNA, provides energy for biological reactions, and is an integral component of cell membranes. As such, it is no surprise that P availability plays a strong role in regulating ecosystem structure and function (Wassen et al. 2005, Elser...
Physical condition and stress levels during early development reflect feeding rates and predict pre- and post-fledging survival in a nearshore seabird
Juliet S. Lamb, Kathleen M. O’Reilly, Patrick G.R. Jodice
2016, Conservation Physiology (4)
The effects of acute environmental stressors on reproduction in wildlife are often difficult to measure because of the labour and disturbance involved in collecting accurate reproductive data. Stress hormones represent a promising option for assessing the effects of environmental perturbations on altricial young; however, it is necessary first to establish...
State-and-transition models: Conceptual versus simulation perspectives, usefulness and breadth of use, and land management applications
Louis Provencher, Leonardo Frid, Christina Czembor, Jeffrey T. Morisette
2016, Book chapter, Exotic brome-grasses in arid and semiarid ecosystems of the western US
State-and-Transition Simulation Modeling (STSM) is a quantitative analysis method that can consolidate a wide array of resource management issues under a “what-if” scenario exercise. STSM can be seen as an ensemble of models, such as climate models, ecological models, and economic models that incorporate human dimensions and management options. This...
Geology of the Mount Rogers area, revisited: Evidence of Neoproterozoic continental rifting, glaciation, and the opening and closing of the Iapetus ocean, Blue Ridge, VA–NC–TN
Arthur J. Merschat, C. Scott Southworth, Christopher S. Holm-Denoma, Ryan J. McAleer
Arthur J. Merschat, editor(s)
2016, Book chapter, Geology of the Mount Rogers area, revisited, Blue Ridge, VA–NC–TN: Carolina Geological Society Annual Field Trip Guidebook
Recent field and geochronological studies in eight 7.5-minute quadrangles near Mount Rogers in Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee recognize important stratigraphic and structural relationships for the Neoproterozoic Mount Rogers and Konnarock formations, the northeast end of the Mountain City window, the separation of Mesoproterozoic rocks of the Blue Ridge into...
Resilience
Craig R. Allen, Ahjond S. Garmestani, David G. Angeler
2016, Book chapter, Oxford Bibliographies in Environmental Science
No abstract available....
Deathcore, creativity, and scientific thinking
David G. Angeler, Shana M. Sundstrom, Craig R. Allen
2016, Research Ideas and Outcomes (2) 1-6
BackgroundMajor scientific breakthroughs are generally the result of materializing creative ideas, the result of an inductive process that sometimes spontaneously and unexpectedly generates a link between thoughts and/or objects that did not exist before. Creativity is the cornerstone of scientific thinking, but scientists in academia are...
Geologic and geophysical maps and volcanic history of the Kelton Pass SE and Monument Peak SW Quadrangles, Box Elder County, Utah
Tracey J. Felger, David M. Miller, Victoria E. Langenheim, Robert J. Fleck
2016, Miscellaneous Publication 16-1DM
The Kelton Pass SE and Monument Peak SW 7.5' quadrangles are located in Box Elder County, northwestern Utah (figure 1; plate 1). The northern boundary of the map area is 8.5 miles (13.7 km) south of the Utah-Idaho border, and the southern boundary reaches the edge of mud flats at...
Some contrasting biostratigraphic links between the Baker and Olds Ferry Terranes, eastern Oregon
Merlynd K. Nestell, Charles D. Blome
2016, Micropaleontology (61) 389-417
New stratigraphic and paleontologic data indicate that ophiolitic melange windows in the Olds Ferry terrane of eastern Oregon contain limestone blocks and chert that are somewhat different in age than those present in the adjacent Baker terrane melange. The melange windows in the Olds Ferry terrane occur as inliers in...
Testing and use of radar water level sensors by the U.S. Geological Survey
Janice M. Fulford
2016, Report, Manual on sea level: Measurement and interpretation Volume V: Radar gauges
The United States Geological Survey uses water-level (or stage) measurements to compute streamflow at over 8000 stream gaging stations located throughout the United States (waterwatch.usgs.gov, 2016). Streamflow (or discharge) is computed at five minute to hourly intervals from a relationship between water level and discharge that is uniquely determined for...
Upper bound of abutment scour in laboratory and field data
Stephen Benedict
2016, Transportation Research Record (2588) 154-162
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the South Carolina Department of Transportation, conducted a field investigation of abutment scour in South Carolina and used those data to develop envelope curves that define the upper bound of abutment scour. To expand on this previous work, an additional cooperative investigation was...
Upper bound of pier scour in laboratory and field data
Stephen Benedict, Andral W. Caldwell
2016, Transportation Research Record (2588) 145-153
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the South Carolina Department of Transportation, conducted several field investigations of pier scour in South Carolina and used the data to develop envelope curves defining the upper bound of pier scour. To expand on this previous work, an additional cooperative investigation was...
Acoustic doppler velocimeter backscatter for quantification of suspended sediment concentration in South San Francisco Bay
Mehmet Ozturk, Paul A. Work
2016, Conference Paper, Coastal engineering proceedings
A data set was acquired on a shallow mudflat in south San Francisco Bay that featured simultaneous, co-located optical and acoustic sensors for subsequent estimation of suspended sediment concentrations (SSC). The optical turbidity sensor output was converted to SSC via an empirical relation derived at a nearby site using bottle...
Identification of Neosho Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu velox) stocks for possible introduction into Grand Lake, Oklahoma
Andrew T. Taylor, James M. Long, Michael R. Schwemm, Michael D. Tringali, Shannon K. Brewer
2016, Cooperator Science Series FWS/CSS-121-2016
Stocking black basses (Micropterus spp.) is a common practice used to increase angling opportunities in impoundments; however, when non-native black basses are introduced they often invade riverine habitats where they threaten the persistence of other fishes, including native black basses. Neosho Smallmouth Bass (M. dolomieu velox) is endemic to portions...
Assessing the potential for rainbow trout reproduction in tributaries of the Mountain Fork River below Broken Bow Dam, southeastern Oklahoma
James M. Long, Trevor A. Starks, Tyler Farling, Robert Bastarache
2016, e-Research Paper SRS–58
Stocked trout (Salmonidae) in reservoir tailwater systems in the Southern United States have been shown to use tributary streams for spawning and rearing. The lower Mountain Fork of the Little River below Broken Bow Dam is one of two year-round tailwater trout fisheries in Oklahoma, and the only one with...
The leatherback turtle: Biology and conservation
Raymond R. Carthy
2016, Herpetological Review (47) 703-705
No abstract available....
Prioritizing landscapes for longleaf pine conservation
J. Barry Grand, Kevin J. Kleiner
2016, Cooperator Science Series FWS/CSS-119-2016
We developed a spatially explicit model and map, as a decision support tool (DST), to aid conservation agencies creating or maintaining open pine ecosystems. The tool identified areas that are likely to provide the greatest benefit to focal bird populations based on a comprehensive landscape analysis. We used NLCD 2011,...
Assessing the feasibility of using acoustic monitoring for Burbot conservation, management, and production
Timothy B. Grabowski
2016, Cooperator Science Series FWS/CSS-118-2016
Burbot Lota lota is the sole freshwater representative of the cod-like fishes and supports subsistence, commercial, and recreational fisheries worldwide above approximately 40° N. It is a difficult species to manage effectively due to its preference for deep-water habitats and spawning activity under the ice in winter. Like other gadiform...
Drivers of Caribbean freshwater ecosystems and fisheries
Thomas J. Kwak, Augustin C. Engman, Jesse R. Fischer, Craig G. Lilyestrom
2016, Book chapter, Freshwater, fish and the future: Proceedings of the Global Cross-Sectoral Conference
No abstract available....
Fishes of the Mississippi River
Harold Schramm, Jay T. Hatch, Robert A. Hrabik, William T. Slack
2016, Book chapter, Fishery resources, environment, and conservation in the Mississippi and Yangtze (Changjiang) River Basins
No abstract available....
