The Shoreline Management Tool—An ArcMap tool for analyzing water depth, inundated area, volume, and selected habitats, with an example for the lower Wood River Valley, Oregon
Daniel T. Snyder, Tana Haluska, Darius Respini-Irwin
2013, Open-File Report 2012-1247
The Shoreline Management Tool is a geographic information system (GIS) based program developed to assist water- and land-resource managers in assessing the benefits and effects of changes in surface-water stage on water depth, inundated area, and water volume. Additionally, the Shoreline Management Tool can be used to identify aquatic or...
A one-dimensional diffusion analogy model for estimation of tide heights in selected tidal marshes in Connecticut
David M. Bjerklie, Kevin O’Brien, Ron Rozsa
2013, Scientific Investigations Report 2013-5076
A one-dimensional diffusion analogy model for estimating tide heights in coastal marshes was developed and calibrated by using data from previous tidal-marsh studies. The method is simpler to use than other one- and two-dimensional hydrodynamic models because it does not require marsh depth and tidal prism information; however, the one-dimensional...
Data entry module and manuals for the Land Treatment Digital Library
Justin L. Welty, David S. Pilliod
2013, Data Series 749
Across the country, public land managers make decisions each year that influence landscapes and ecosystems within their jurisdictions. Many of these decisions involve vegetation manipulations, which often are referred to as land treatments. These treatments include removal or alteration of plant biomass, seeding of burned areas, application of herbicides, and...
Land Treatment Digital Library
David S. Pilliod, Justin L. Welty
2013, Data Series 806
The Land Treatment Digital Library (LTDL) was created by the U.S. Geological Survey to catalog legacy land treatment information on Bureau of Land Management lands in the western United States. The LTDL can be used by federal managers and scientists for compiling information for data-calls, producing maps, generating reports, and...
U.S. Geological Survey environmental health science strategy — Providing environmental health science for a changing world
Patricia R. Bright, Herbert T. Buxton, Laurie S. Balistrieri, Larry B. Barber, Francis H. Chapelle, Paul C. Cross, David P. Krabbenhoft, Geoffrey S. Plumlee, Jonathan M. Sleeman, Donald E. Tillitt, Patricia L. Toccalino, James R. Winton
2013, Circular 1383-E
Executive SummaryAmerica has an abundance of natural resources. We have bountiful clean water, fertile soil, and unrivaled national parks, wildlife refuges, and public lands. These resources enrich our lives and preserve our health and wellbeing. These resources have been maintained because of our history of respect for their value and...
U.S. Geological Survey natural hazards science strategy— Promoting the safety, security, and economic well-being of the Nation
Robert R. Holmes Jr., Lucile M. Jones, Jeffery C. Eidenshink, Jonathan W. Godt, Stephen H. Kirby, Jeffrey J. Love, Christina A. Neal, Nathaniel G. Plant, Michael L. Plunkett, Craig S. Weaver, Anne Wein, Suzanne C. Perry
2013, Circular 1383-F
Executive SummaryThe mission of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in natural hazards is to develop and apply hazard science to help protect the safety, security, and economic well-being of the Nation. The costs and consequences of natural hazards can be enormous, and each year more people and infrastructure are at...
U.S. Geological Survey water science strategy—Observing, understanding, predicting, and delivering water science to the Nation
Eric J. Evenson, Randall C. Orndorff, Charles D. Blome, John Karl Böhlke, Paul K. Hershberger, Victoria E. Langenheim, Gregory J. McCabe, Scott E. Morlock, Howard W. Reeves, James P. Verdin, Holly S. Weyers, Tamara M. Wood
2013, Circular 1383-G
Executive SummaryThis report expands the Water Science Strategy that began with the USGS Science Strategy, “Facing Tomorrow’s Challenges—U.S. Geological Survey Science in the Decade 2007–2017” (U.S. Geological Survey, 2007). This report looks at the relevant issues facing society and develops a strategy built around observing, understanding, predicting, and delivering water...
U.S. Geological Survey Energy and Minerals science strategy: A resource lifecycle approach
Richard C. Ferrero, Jonathan J. Kolak, Donald J. Bills, Zachary H. Bowen, Daniel J. Cordier, Tanya J. Gallegos, James R. Hein, Karen D. Kelley, Philip H. Nelson, Vito F. Nuccio, Jeanine M. Schmidt, Robert R. Seal II
2013, Circular 1383-D
Executive SummaryThe economy, national security, and standard of living of the United States depend heavily on adequate and reliable supplies of energy and mineral resources. Based on population and consumption trends, the Nation’s use of energy and minerals can be expected to grow, driving the demand for ever broader scientific...
U.S. Geological Survey ecosystems science strategy—Advancing discovery and application through collaboration
Byron K. Williams, G. Lynn Wingard, Gary Brewer, James E. Cloern, Guy Gelfenbaum, Robert B. Jacobson, Jeffrey L. Kershner, Anthony D. McGuire, James D. Nichols, Carl D. Shapiro, Charles van Riper III, Robin P. White
2013, Circular 1383-C
Executive SummaryEcosystem science is critical to making informed decisions about natural resources that can sustain our Nation’s economic and environmental well-being. Resource managers and policymakers are faced with countless decisions each year at local, regional, and national levels on issues as diverse as renewable and nonrenewable energy development, agriculture, forestry,...
U.S. Geological Survey core science systems strategy: characterizing, synthesizing, and understanding the critical zone through a modular science framework
R. Sky Bristol, Ned H. Euliss Jr., Nathaniel L. Booth, Nina Burkardt, Jay E. Diffendorfer, Dean B. Gesch, Brian E. McCallum, David M. Miller, Suzette A. Morman, Barbara S. Poore, Richard P. Signell, Roland J. Viger
2013, Circular 1383-B
Executive SummaryCore Science Systems is a new mission of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) that resulted from the 2007 Science Strategy, “Facing Tomorrow’s Challenges: U.S. Geological Survey Science in the Decade 2007–2017.” This report describes the Core Science Systems vision and outlines a strategy to facilitate integrated characterization and understanding...
Preliminary isostatic residual gravity map of the Newfoundland Mountains 30' by 60' quadrangle and east part of the Wells 30' by 60' quadrangle, Box Elder County, Utah
Victoria E. Langenheim, N. D. Athens, B. A. Churchel, H. Willis, N.E. Knepprath, Jose J. Rosario, J. Roza, S.M. Kraushaar, C.L. Hardwick
2013, Report
A new isostatic residual gravity map of the Newfoundland Mountains and east of the Wells 30×60 quadrangles of Utah is based on compilation of preexisting data and new data collected by the Utah and U.S. Geological Surveys. Pronounced gravity lows occur over Grouse Creek Valley and locally beneath the Great...
Preliminary isostatic gravity map of the Grouse Creek and east part of the Jackpot 30 by 60 quadrangles, Box Elder County, Utah, and Cassia County, Idaho
Victoria E. Langenheim, H. Willis, N. D. Athens, Bruce A. Chuchel, J. Roza, H.I. Hiscock, C.L. Hardwick, S.M. Kraushaar, N.E. Knepprath, Jose J. Rosario
2013, Report
A new isostatic residual gravity map of the northwest corner of Utah is based on compilation of preexisting data and new data collected by the Utah and United States Geological Surveys. Pronounced gravity lows occur over Junction, Grouse Creek, and upper Raft River Valleys, indicating significant thickness of low-density Tertiary...
Validation of chlorine and oxygen isotope ratio analysis to differentiate perchlorate sources and to document perchlorate biodegradation
Paul B. Hatzinger, J.K. Bohlke, Neil C. Sturchio, Baohua Gu
2013, Report
Increased health concerns about perchlorate (ClO4-) during the past decade and subsequent regulatory considerations have generated appreciable interest in source identification. The key objective of the isotopic techniques described in this guidance manual is to provide evidence concerning the origin of ClO4- in soils and groundwater and, more specifically, whether...
The effects of disease-related mortality on the recruitment of young-of-year smallmouth bass in the Susquehanna River Basin, Pennsylvania
Geoffrey Smith, Vicki Blazer, Heather Walsh, Luke R. Iwanowicz, Clifford E. Starliper, Adam Sperry
2013, Book
Groundwater conditions in Utah, spring of 2013
Carole B. Burden, Adam S. Birken, V. Noah Derrick, Martel J. Fisher, Christopher M. Holt, Paul Downhour, Lincoln Smith, Robert J. Eacret, Travis L. Gibson, Bradley A. Slaugh, Nickolas R. Whittier, James H. Howells, Howard K. Christiansen
2013, Cooperative Investigations Report 54
This is the fiftieth in a series of annual reports that describe groundwater conditions in Utah. Reports in this series, published cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water Rights, and the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Quality, provide...
Mass-balance modeling of mineral weathering rates and CO2 consumption in the forested, metabasaltic Hauver Branch watershed, Catoctin Mountain, Maryland, USA
Karen C. Rice, Jason R. Price, David W. Szymanski
2013, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (38) 859-875
Mineral weathering rates and a forest macronutrient uptake stoichiometry were determined for the forested, metabasaltic Hauver Branch watershed in north-central Maryland, USA. Previous studies of Hauver Branch have had an insufficient number of analytes to permit determination of rates of all the minerals involved in chemical weathering, including biomass. More...
Experimental evaluation of size-dependent predation by adult post-spawned rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) on larval lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis)
Joseph D. Zydlewski, Dimitry Gorsky
2013, North American Journal of Fisheries Management (33) 163-169
Introduced landlocked Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordax are hypothesized to be a major factor in the decline of Lake Whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis populations in many lakes. We sought to identify the size of Lake Whitefish preyed upon by adult Rainbow Smelt and how the efficiency of Rainbow Smelt predation changes Lake...
Environmental clustering of lakes to evaluate performance of a macrophyte index of biotic integrity
Bruce C. Vondracek, Bruce Vondracek, Lorin K. Hatch
2013, Aquatic Botany (108) 16-25
Proper classification of sites is critical for the use of biological indices that can distinguish between natural and human-induced variation in biological response. The macrophyte-based index of biotic integrity was developed to assess the condition of Minnesota lakes in relation to anthropogenic stressors, but macrophyte community composition varies naturally across...
Cumulative biological impacts framework for solar energy projects in the California Desert
Frank W. Davis, Jason R. Kreitler, Oliver Soong, David M. Stoms, Stephanie Dashiell, Lee Hannah, Whitney Wilkinson, John Dingman
2013, Report
This project developed analytical approaches, tools and geospatial data to support conservation planning for renewable energy development in the California deserts. Research focused on geographical analysis to avoid, minimize and mitigate the cumulative biological effects of utility-scale solar energy development. A hierarchical logic model was created to map the compatibility...
Landscape-scale evaluation of asymmetric interactions between Brown Trout and Brook Trout using two-species occupancy models
Tyler Wagner, Jefferson T. Deweber, Jason Detar, John A. Sweka
2013, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (142) 353-361
Predicting the distribution of native stream fishes is fundamental to the management and conservation of many species. Modeling species distributions often consists of quantifying relationships between species occurrence and abundance data at known locations with environmental data at those locations. However, it is well documented that native stream fish distributions...
Semi-automted analysis of high-resolution aerial images to quantify docks in Upper Midwest glacial lakes
Marcus W. Beck, Bruce C. Vondracek, Lorin K. Hatch, Jason Vinje
2013, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (81) 60-69
Lake resources can be negatively affected by environmental stressors originating from multiple sources and different spatial scales. Shoreline development, in particular, can negatively affect lake resources through decline in habitat quality, physical disturbance, and impacts on fisheries. The development of remote sensing techniques that efficiently characterize shoreline development in a...
Between- and within-lake responses of macrophyte richness metrics to shoreline developmen
Marcus W. Beck, Bruce C. Vondracek, Lorin K. Hatch
2013, Lake and Reservoir Management (29) 179-193
Aquatic habitat in littoral environments can be affected by residential development of shoreline areas. We evaluated the relationship between macrophyte richness metrics and shoreline development to quantify indicator response at 2 spatial scales for Minnesota lakes. First, the response of total, submersed, and sensitive species to shoreline development was evaluated...
Estimating spatial and temporal components of variation in count data using negative binomial mixed models
Brian J. Irwin, Tyler Wagner, James R. Bence, Megan V. Kepler, Weihai Liu, Daniel B. Hayes
2013, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (142) 171-183
Partitioning total variability into its component temporal and spatial sources is a powerful way to better understand time series and elucidate trends. The data available for such analyses of fish and other populations are usually nonnegative integer counts of the number of organisms, often dominated by many low values with...
The issue of scale in wildlife management: The difficulty with extrapolation
John Bissonette
Paul R. Krausman, James W. III Cain, editor(s)
2013, Book chapter, Wildlife Management and Conservation
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National Park Service Vegetation Inventory Program, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio
Kevin D. Hop, J. Drake, Andrew C. Strassman, Erin E. Hoy, Shannon Menard, J.J. Dieck, J.W. Jakusz
2013, Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/HTLN/NRTR—2013/792
The National Park Service (NPS) Vegetation Inventory Program (VIP) is an effort to classify, describe, and map existing vegetation of national park units for the NPS Natural Resource Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Program. The NPS VIP is managed by the NPS Biological Resources Management Division and provides baseline vegetation information...
