Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources: Columbia Basin of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, and the Western Oregon-Washington basins
Jacob A. Covault, Madalyn S. Blondes, Steven M. Cahan, Christina A. DeVera, P.A. Freeman, Celeste D. Lohr
Peter D. Warwick, M.D. Corum, editor(s)
2013, Open-File Report 2012-1024-D
The 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (Public Law 110–140) directs the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to conduct a national assessment of potential geologic storage resources for carbon dioxide (CO2). The methodology used by the USGS for the national CO2 assessment follows that of previous USGS work. The methodology is...
The effects of withdrawals and drought on groundwater availability in the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer, Guam
Stephen B. Gingerich
2013, Scientific Investigations Report 2013-5216
Owing to population growth, freshwater demand on Guam has increased in the past and will likely increase in the future. During the early 1970s to 2010, groundwater withdrawals from the limestone Northern Guam Lens Aquifer, the main source of freshwater on the island, tripled from about 15 to 45 million...
Intra-population variation in activity ranges, diel patterns, movement rates, and habitat use of American alligators in a subtropical estuary
Adam E. Rosenblatt, Michael R. Heithaus, Frank M Mazzotti, Michael S. Cherkiss, Brian M. Jeffery
2013, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (135) 182-190
Movement and habitat use patterns are fundamental components of the behaviors of mobile animals and help determine the scale and types of interactions they have with their environments. These behaviors are especially important to quantify for top predators because they can have strong effects on lower trophic levels as well...
Laboratory-derived temperature preference and effect on the feeding rate and survival of juvenile Hemimysis anomala
Jennifer Sun, Lars S. Rudstam, Brent T. Boscarino, Maureen G. Walsh, Brian F. Lantry
2013, Journal of Great Lakes Research (39) 630-636
Hemimysis anomala is a warm-water mysid that invaded the Great Lakes region in 2006 and has since rapidly spread throughout the basin. We conducted three laboratory experiments to better define the temperature preference, tolerance limits, and temperature effects on feeding rates of juvenile Hemimysis, using individuals acclimated to mid (16...
Use of reconstituted waters to evaluate effects of elevated major ions associated with mountaintop coal mining on freshwater invertebrates
James L. Kunz, Justin M. Conley, David B. Buchwalter, Norberg-King, J. Teresa, Nile E. Kemble, Ning Wang, Christopher G. Ingersoll
2013, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (32) 2826-2835
In previous laboratory chronic 7-d toxicity tests conducted with the cladoceran Ceriodaphnia dubia, surface waters collected from Appalachian sites impacted by coal mining have shown toxic effects associated with elevated total dissolved solids (TDS). The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of elevated major ions in...
The first five years of Kīlauea’s summit eruption in Halema‘uma‘u Crater, 2008–2013
Matthew R. Patrick, Tim R. Orr, A.J. Sutton, Tamar Elias, Donald A. Swanson
2013, Fact Sheet 2013-3116
The eruption in Halema‘uma‘u Crater that began in March 2008 is the longest summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, on the Island of Hawai‘i, since 1924. From the time the eruption began, the new "Overlook crater" inside Halema‘uma‘u has exhibited fluctuating lava lake activity, occasional small explosive events, and a persistent...
Land-cover effects on the fate and transport of surface-applied antibiotics and 17-beta-estradiol on a sandy outwash plain, Anoka County, Minnesota, 2008–09
Jared J. Trost, Richard L. Kiesling, Melinda L. Erickson, Peter J. Rose, Sarah M. Elliott
2013, Scientific Investigations Report 2013-5202
A plot-scale field experiment on a sandy outwash plain in Anoka County in east-central Minnesota was used to investigate the fate and transport of two antibiotics, sulfamethazine (SMZ) and sulfamethoxazole (SMX), and a hormone, 17-beta-estradiol (17BE), in four land-cover types: bare soil, corn, hay, and prairie. The SMZ, SMX, and...
Genetic population structure of muskellunge in the Great Lakes
Kevin L. Kapuscinski, Brian L. Sloss, John M. Farrell
2013, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (142) 1075-1089
We quantified genetic relationships among Muskellunge Esox masquinongy from 15 locations in the Great Lakes to determine the extent and distribution of measurable population structure and to identify appropriate spatial scales for fishery management and genetic conservation. We hypothesized that Muskellunge from each area represented genetically distinct populations, which would be evident...
Shapefile for Coastal Zone Management Program counties of the United States and its territories, 2009 (CZMP_counties_2009.shp)
Stephen R. Hartwell, Dana K. Wingfield, Alan O. Allwardt, Florence L. Wong, Frances L. Lightsom
2013, Open-File Report 2013-1284
A shapefile of 492 Coastal Zone Management Program counties of the United States and its territories, current for the ground condition in 2009, has been extracted from the U.S. Census Bureau MAF/TIGER database. Geospatial information systems with the capability to search user-defined, polygonal geographic areas will be able to utilize...
Probabilistic analysis showing that a combination of bacteroides and methanobrevibacter source tracking markers is effective for identifying waters contaminated by human fecal pollution
Christopher Johnston, Muruleedhara N. Byappanahalli, Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson, Jennifer A. Ufnar, Richard L. Whitman, Jill R. Stewart
2013, Environmental Science & Technology (47) 13621-13628
Microbial source tracking assays to identify sources of waterborne contamination typically target genetic markers of host-specific microorganisms. However, no bacterial marker has been shown to be 100% host-specific, and cross-reactivity has been noted in studies evaluating known source samples. Using 485 challenge samples from 20 different human and animal fecal...
National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive
John Faundeen, Francis P. Kelly, Thomas M. Holm, Jenna E. Nolt
2013, Fact Sheet 2013-3100
The National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive (NSLRSDA) resides at the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. Through the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992, the U.S. Congress directed the Department of the Interior (DOI) to establish a permanent Government archive containing satellite...
Multi-laboratory evaluations of the performance of Catellicoccus marimammalium PCR assays developed to target gull fecal sources
Christopher D. Sinigalliano, Jared S. Ervin, Laurie C. Van De Werfhorst, Brian D. Badgley, Elisenda Ballestee, Jakob Bartkowiaka, Alexandria B. Boehm, Muruleedhara N. Byappanahalli, Kelly D. Goodwin, Michele Gourmelon, John Griffith, Patricia A. Holden, Jenny Jay, Blythe Layton, Cheonghoon Lee, Jiyoung Lee, Wim G. Meijer, Rachel Noble, Meredith Raith, Hodon Ryu, Michael J. Sadowsky, Alexander Schriewer, Dan Wang, David Wanless, Richard Whitman, Stefan Wuertz, Jorge W. Santo Domingo
2013, Water Research (47) 6883-6896
Here we report results from a multi-laboratory (n = 11) evaluation of four different PCR methods targeting the 16S rRNA gene of Catellicoccus marimammalium originally developed to detect gull fecal contamination in coastal environments. The methods included a conventional end-point PCR method, a SYBR® Green qPCR method, and two TaqMan® qPCR methods....
The dilemma of the Jiaodong gold deposits: Are they unique?
Richard J. Goldfarb, M. Santosh
2013, Geoscience Frontiers (5) 139-153
The ca. 126–120 Ma Au deposits of the Jiaodong Peninsula, eastern China, define the country's largest gold province with an overall endowment estimated as >3000 t Au. The vein and disseminated ores are hosted by NE- to NNE-trending brittle normal faults that parallel the margins of ca....
Interactions between hyporheic flow produced by stream meanders, bars, and dunes
Susa H. Stonedahl, Judson W. Harvey, Aaron I. Packman
2013, Water Resources Research (49) 5450-5461
Stream channel morphology from grain-scale roughness to large meanders drives hyporheic exchange flow. In practice, it is difficult to model hyporheic flow over the wide spectrum of topographic features typically found in rivers. As a result, many studies only characterize isolated exchange processes at a single spatial scale. In this...
PCB concentrations and activity of sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus vary by sex
Charles P. Madenjian, Nicholas S. Johnson, Thomas R. Binder, Richard R. Rediske, James P. O'Keefe
2013, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (65) 693-703
We determined the polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations of 40 male and 40 female adult sea lampreys Petromyzon marinus captured in the Cheboygan River, a tributary to Lake Huron, during May 2011. In addition, we performed a laboratory experiment using passive integrated transponder tags to determine whether male adult sea lampreys...
Performance of human fecal anaerobe-associated PCR-based assays in a multi-laboratory method evaluation study
Blythe A. Layton, Yiping Cao, Darcy L. Ebentier, Kaitlyn Hanley, Elisenda Balleste, Joao Brandao, Muruleedhara N. Byappanahalli, Reagan Converse, Andreas H. Farnleitner, Jennifer Gidley Gentry-Shields Gidley, Maribeth L., Michele Gourmelon, Chang Soo Lee, Jiyoung Lee, Solen Lozach, Tania Madi, Wim G. Meijer, Rachel Noble, Lindsay Peed, Georg H. Reischer, Raquel Rodrigues, Joan B. Rose, Alexander Schriewer, Chris Sinigalliano, Sangeetha Srinivasan, Jill Stewart, Van De Werfhorst, C. Laurie, Dan Wang, Richard Whitman, Stefan Wuertz, Jenny Jay, Patricia A. Holden, Alexandria B. Boehm, Orin Shanks, John F. Griffith
2013, Water Research (47) 6897-6908
A number of PCR-based methods for detecting human fecal material in environmental waters have been developed over the past decade, but these methods have rarely received independent comparative testing in large multi-laboratory studies. Here, we evaluated ten of these methods (BacH, BacHum-UCD, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron (BtH), BsteriF1, gyrB, HF183 endpoint, HF183...
Real-time continuous nitrate monitoring in Illinois in 2013
Kelly L. Warner, Paul J. Terrio, Timothy D. Straub, Donald Roseboom, Gary P. Johnson
2013, Fact Sheet 2013-3109
Many sources contribute to the nitrogen found in surface water in Illinois. Illinois is located in the most productive agricultural area in the country, and nitrogen fertilizer is commonly used to maximize corn production in this area. Additionally, septic/wastewater systems, industrial emissions, and lawn fertilizer are common sources of nitrogen...
Shallow groundwater and soil chemistry response to 3 years of subsurface drip irrigation using coalbed-methane-produced water
Carleton R. Bern, Adam R. Boehlke, Mark A. Engle, Nicholas J. Geboy, K.T. Schroeder, J.W. Zupancic
2013, Hydrogeology Journal (21) 1803-1820
Disposal of produced waters, pumped to the surface as part of coalbed methane (CBM) development, is a significant environmental issue in the Wyoming portion of the Powder River Basin, USA. High sodium adsorption ratios (SAR) of the waters could degrade agricultural land, especially if directly applied to the soil surface....
Spatial and temporal genetic diversity of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis (Mitchill)) from Lake Huron and Lake Erie
Wendylee Stott, Mark P. Ebener, Lloyd Mohr, Travis Hartman, Jim Johnson, Edward F. Roseman
2013, Advances in Limnology (64) 205-222
Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis (Mitchill)) are important commercially, culturally, and ecologically in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Stocks of lake whitefish in the Great Lakes have recovered from low levels of abundance in the 1960s. Reductions in abundance, loss of habitat and environmental degradation can be accompanied by losses of genetic...
Morphometric variation among spawning cisco aggregations in the Laurentian Great Lakes: are historic forms still present?
Daniel L. Yule, Seth A. Moore, Mark P. Ebener, Randall M. Claramunt, Thomas C. Pratt, Lorrie L. Salawater, Michael J. Connerton
2013, Advances in Limnology (64) 119-132
Cisco (Coregonus artedi Leseur, formerly lake herring Leucichthys artedi Leseur) populations in each of the Laurentian Great Lakes collapsed between the late 1920s and early 1960s following a multitude of stressors, and never recovered in Lakes Michigan, Erie and Ontario. Prior to their collapse, Koelz (1929) studied Leucichthys spp. in...
Analysis of H2O in silicate glass using attenuated total reflectance (ATR) micro-FTIR spectroscopy
Jacob B. Lowenstern, Bradley W. Pitcher
2013, American Mineralogist (98) 1660-1668
We present a calibration for attenuated total reflectance (ATR) micro-FTIR for analysis of H2O in hydrous glass. A Ge ATR accessory was used to measure evanescent wave absorption by H2O within hydrous rhyolite and other standards. Absorbance at 3450 cm−1 (representing total H2O or H2Ot) and 1630 cm−1 (molecular H2O...
Correction of locality records for the endangered arroyo toad (Anaxyrus californicus) from the desert region of southern California
Edward L. Ervin, Kent R. Beaman, Robert N. Fisher
2013, Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences (112) 197-205
The recovery strategy for an endangered species requires accurate knowledge of its distribution and geographic range. Although the best available information is used when developing a recovery plan, uncertainty often remains in regard to a species actual geographic extent. The arroyo toad (Anaxyrus californicus) occurs almost exclusively in coastal drainages,...
Interactive energy atlas for Colorado and New Mexico: an online resource for decisionmakers
Natasha B. Carr, Drew A. Ignizio, James E. Diffendorfer, Natalie Latysh, Ann Marie Matherne, Joshua I. Linard, Kenneth J. Leib, Sarah J. Hawkins
2013, Fact Sheet 2013-3112
Throughout the western United States, increased demand for energy is driving the rapid development of nonrenewable and renewable energy resources. Resource managers must balance the benefits of energy development with the potential consequences for ecological resources and ecosystem services. To facilitate access to geospatial data related to energy resources, energy...
The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Florida
William J. Carswell Jr.
2013, Fact Sheet 2013-3058
Elevation data are essential to a broad range of applications, including forest resources management, wildlife and habitat management, national security, recreation, and many others. For the State of Florida, elevation data are critical for natural resources conservation; flood risk management; infrastructure and construction management; coastal zone management; sea level rise...
Interactions between a group of Golden Eagles and a herd of North American elk
Matt P. O’Connell, Michael N. Kochert
2013, Journal of Raptor Research (47) 416-418
Raptors are generally considered solitary predators (Schoener 1969), but occasionally they interact socially (Brown and Amadon 1968). Certain raptor species (e.g., Swallow-tailed Kites [Elanoides forficatus] and Swainson's Hawks [Buteo swainsoni]) concentrate in aggregations in response to localized, abundant food sources (Ellis et al. 1993). Many raptor species engage in group...
