Introduction: Hazard mapping
Rex L. Baum, Toyohiko Miyagi, Saro Lee, Oleksandr M Trofymchuk
2014, Book chapter, Landslide science for a safer geoenvironment
Twenty papers were accepted into the session on landslide hazard mapping for oral presentation. The papers presented susceptibility and hazard analysis based on approaches ranging from field-based assessments to statistically based models to assessments that combined hydromechanical and probabilistic components. Many of the studies have taken advantage of increasing availability...
The Lepanto Cu–Au deposit, Philippines: A fossil hyperacidic volcanic lake complex
Byron R. Berger, Richard W. Henley, Heather A. Lowers, Michael Pribil
2014, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research (271) 70-82
Hyperacidic lakes and associated solfatara in active volcanoes are the expression of magmatic gas expansion from source to surface. Here we show for the first time, that the vein system that comprises the ~ 2 Ma high-sulfidation, Lepanto copper–gold deposit in the Mankayan district (Philippines) was associated with a contemporary hyperacidic volcanic...
Paleoclimate
Patrick J. Bartlein, Steven W. Hostetler, Jay R. Alder
G. Ohring, editor(s)
2014, Book chapter, Climate Change in North America
As host to one of the major continental-scale ice sheets, and with considerable spatial variability of climate related to its physiography and location, North America has experienced a wide range of climates over time. The aim of this chapter is to review the history of those climate variations, focusing in...
Call broadcasting and automated recorders as tools for anuran surveys in a subarctic tundra landscape
R. Nicholas Mannan, Gad Perry, David E. Andersen, Clint W. Boal
2014, The Journal of North American Herpetology (1) 47-52
Relatively little is known about population ecology of anurans in arctic and subarctic tundra regions, in part because it is difficult to survey anurans in these landscapes. Anuran survey protocols developed for temperate regions have limited applicability in arctic and subarctic tundra landscapes, which may lack roads and vehicle access,...
Importance of understanding landscape biases in USGS gage locations: Implications and solutions for managers
Tyler Wagner, Jefferson Tyrell DeWeber, Yin-Phan Tsang, Damon Krueger, Joanna B. Whittier, Dana M. Infante, Gary Whelan
2014, Fisheries (39) 155-163
Flow and water temperature are fundamental properties of stream ecosystems upon which many freshwater resource management decisions are based. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) gages are the most important source of streamflow and water temperature data available nationwide, but the degree to which gages represent landscape attributes of the larger population...
Chemical mixtures in potable water in the U.S.
Sarah J. Ryker
2014, Book chapter, Comprehensive water quality and purification
In recent years, regulators have devoted increasing attention to health risks from exposure to multiple chemicals. In 1996, the US Congress directed the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study mixtures of chemicals in drinking water, with a particular focus on potential interactions affecting chemicals' joint toxicity. The task is...
A versatile technique for capturing urban gulls during winter
Daniel E. Clark, Kiana K. G. Koenen, Kenneth G. MacKenzie, Jillian W. Pereira, Stephen DeStefano
2014, Wildlife Society Bulletin (38) 605-610
The capture of birds is a common part of many avian studies but often requires large investments of time and resources. We developed a novel technique for capturing gulls during the non-breeding season using a net launcher that was effective and efficient. The technique can be used in a variety...
Auroral omens of the American Civil War
Jeffrey J. Love
2014, Weatherwise (67) 34-41
Aurorae are a splendid night-time sight: coruscations of green, purple, and red fluorescent light in the form of gently wafting ribbons, billowing curtains, and flashing rays. Mostly seen at high latitudes, in the north aurorae are often called the northern lights or aurora borealis, and, in the south, the southern...
Spawning patterns of Pacific Lamprey in tributaries to the Willamette River, Oregon
M.P. Mayfield, Luke Schultz, Lance A. Wyss, B. J. Clemens, Carl B. Schreck
2014, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (143) 1544-1554
Addressing the ongoing decline of Pacific Lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus across its range along the west coast of North America requires an understanding of all life history phases. Currently, spawning surveys (redd counts) are a common tool used to monitor returning adult salmonids, but the methods are in their infancy for Pacific Lamprey....
Growth and survival of Apache Trout under static and fluctuating temperature regimes
Matthew S. Recsetar, Scott A. Bonar, Olin Feuerbacher
2014, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (143) 1247-1254
Increasing stream temperatures have important implications for arid-region fishes. Little is known about effects of high water temperatures that fluctuate over extended periods on Apache Trout Oncorhynchus gilae apache, a federally threatened species of southwestern USA streams. We compared survival and growth of juvenile Apache Trout held for 30 d in...
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
T. Lee Tibbitts, William Moskoff
2014, The Birds of North America
No abstract available...
Understanding how lake populations of arctic char are structured and function with special consideration of the potential effects of climate change: A multi-faceted approach.
Phaedra Budy, Chris Luecke
2014, Oecologia (176) 81-94
Size dimorphism in fish populations, both its causes and consequences, has been an area of considerable focus; however, uncertainty remains whether size dimorphism is dynamic or stabilizing and about the role of exogenous factors. Here, we explored patterns among empirical vital rates, population structure, abundance and trend, and predicted the...
A multiple-tracer approach to understanding regional groundwaterflow in the Snake Valley area of the eastern Great Basin, USA
Philip M. Gardner
2014, Applied Geochemistry (45) 33-49
Groundwater in Snake Valley and surrounding basins in the eastern Great Basin province of the western United States is being targeted for large-scale groundwater extraction and export. Concern about declining groundwater levels and spring flows in western Utah as a result of the proposed groundwater withdrawals has led to efforts that have improved...
A new species of in the Rhyacophila vagrita group (Trichoptera: Rhyacophilidae) from Olympic National Park, Washington, USA.
Jonathan J Lee, J. Joseph Giersch
2014, Pan-Pacific Entomologist (90) 53-56
Rhyacophila vagrita Milne, 1936 was described from specimens collected in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. Ross (1950), while examining R. vagrita paratypes from Alberta, discovered four males that did not fi t the R. vagrita description. These he described and named R. milnei Ross, 1950. Ross (1956) established the R....
Instream habitat restoration and stream temperature reduction in a whirling disease-positive Spring Creek in the Blackfoot River Basin, Montana
Ron Pierce, Craig Podner, Laurie B Marczak, Leslie A. Jones
2014, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (143) 1188-1198
Anthropogenic warming of stream temperature and the presence of exotic diseases such as whirling disease are both contemporary threats to coldwater salmonids across western North America. We examined stream temperature reduction over a 15-year prerestoration and postrestoration period and the severity of Myxobolus cerebralisinfection (agent of whirling disease) over a 7-year...
Book review: Conservation by proxy: Indicator, umbrella, keystone, flagship, and other surrogate species
Tyler J. Grant, Peter G. Eyheralde, Melissa S. C. Telemeco, Amy L. Moorhouse, Rebecca A. Reeves, Karin Grimlund, Amy Podaril, Sarah E. Emeterio, Robert W. Klaver
2014, Prairie Naturalist (46) 109-110
No abstract available....
Concealed basalt-matrix diatremes with Cu-Au-Ag-(Mo)-mineralized xenoliths, Santa Cruz Porphyry Cu-(Mo) System, Pinal County, Arizona
Peter G. Vikre, Frederick Graybeal, Fleetwood R. Koutz
2014, Economic Geology (109) 1271-1289
The Santa Cruz porphyry Cu-(Mo) system near Casa Grande, Arizona, includes the Sacaton mine deposits and at least five other concealed, mineralized fault blocks with an estimated minimum resource of 1.5 Gt @ 0.6% Cu. The Late Cretaceous-Paleocene system has been dismembered and rotated by Tertiary extension, partially eroded, and...
Seismic monitoring at the Decatur, Ill., CO2 sequestration demonstration site
J. Ole Kaven, Stephen H. Hickman, Arthur F. McGarr, Steve R. Walter, William L. Ellsworth
2014, Conference Paper, Energy Procedia
The viability of carbon capture and storage (CCS) to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases depends on the ability to safely sequester large quantities of CO2 over geologic time scales. One concern with CCS is the potential of induced seismicity. We report on ongoing seismic monitoring by the U.S. Geological Survey...
The USGS-National Park Service Water Quality Partnership
Alan C. Ellsworth, Mark A. Nilles, Gary Rosenlieb
2014, The George Wright Forum (31) 191-197
No abstract available....
Using dissolved organic matter age and composition to detect permafrost thaw in boreal watersheds of interior Alaska
Jonathan A. O’Donnell, George R. Aiken, Michelle Ann Walvoord, Peter A. Raymond, Kenna D. Butler, Mark M. Dornblaser, Katherine Heckman
2014, Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences (119) 2155-2170
Recent warming at high latitudes has accelerated permafrost thaw, which can modify soil carbon dynamics and watershed hydrology. The flux and composition of dissolved organic matter (DOM) from soils to rivers are sensitive to permafrost configuration and its impact on subsurface hydrology and groundwater discharge. Here, we evaluate the utility...
The environmental and medical geochemistry of potentially hazardous materials produced by disasters
Geoffrey S. Plumlee, Suzette A. Morman, G.P. Meeker, Todd M. Hoefen, Philip L. Hageman, Ruth E. Wolf
2014, Book chapter, Treatise on Geochemistry
Many natural or human-caused disasters release potentially hazardous materials (HM) that may pose threats to the environment and health of exposed humans, wildlife, and livestock. This chapter summarizes the environmentally and toxicologically significant physical, mineralogical, and geochemical characteristics of materials produced by a wide variety of recent disasters, such as...
Lateritic, supergene rare earth element (REE) deposits
Mark D. Cocker
2014, Conference Paper, Arizona Geological Survey Special Paper 9
Intensive lateritic weathering of bedrock under tropical or sub-tropical climatic conditions can form a variety of secondary, supergene-type deposits. These secondary deposits may range in composition from aluminous bauxites to iron and niobium, and include rare earth elements (REE). Over 250 lateritic deposits of REE are currently known and many...
Comparison of fishes in nearshore areas of the St. Lawrence River, New York over 35 years
Douglas M. Carlson, James E. McKenna Jr.
2014, NYSDEC Lake Ontario Annual Report 2013-21
Fishes of the nearshore waters of the St. Lawrence River provide forage for valuable sport fisheries and are important biological indicators of condition and change. This fish community differs slightly among various reaches of the St. Lawrence River from New York to Quebec (Carlson et al. 2006, Eckert and Hanlon...
A review of pipe and bamboo artificial refugia as sampling tools in anuran studies
Brad M. Glorioso, J. Hardin Waddle
2014, Herpetological Conservation and Biology (9) 609-625
Artificial pipe-like refugia have been used for more than 40 years in anuran studies, and have captured 28 species, primarily (82%) hylid treefrogs. Early pipe-like refugia were made using cut pieces of bamboo in the tropical forests of Puerto Rico, but most recent studies have used synthetic pipes and have...
Is white-nose syndrome causing insectivory release and altering ecosystem function in the eastern US?
W. Mark Ford, David S. Jachowski, Cahterine M.B. Jachowski
2014, Bat Research News (55) 21-24
No abstract available....
