Invasion of Asian tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798, in the western north Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
Pam L. Fuller, David M. Knott, Peter R. Kingsley-Smith, James A. Morris, Christine A. Buckel, Margaret E. Hunter, Leslie D. Hartman
2014, Aquatic Invasions (9) 59-70
After going unreported in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean for 18 years (1988 to 2006), the Asian tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon, has recently reappeared in the South Atlantic Bight and, for the first time ever, in the Gulf of Mexico. Potential vectors and sources of this recent invader include: 1) discharged...
Modeling effects of conservation grassland losses on amphibian habitat
David M. Mushet, Jordan L. Neau, Ned H. Euliss Jr.
2014, Biological Conservation (174) 93-100
Amphibians provide many ecosystem services valued by society. However, populations have declined globally with most declines linked to habitat change. Wetlands and surrounding terrestrial grasslands form habitat for amphibians in the North American Prairie Pothole Region (PPR). Wetland drainage and grassland conversion have destroyed or degraded much amphibian habitat in...
Assessment of endocrine-disrupting chemicals attenuation in a coastal plain stream prior to wastewater treatment plant closure
Paul M. Bradley, Celeste A. Journey
2014, Journal of the American Water Resources Association (50) 388-400
The U.S. Geological Survey is conducting a combined pre/post-closure assessment at a long-term wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) site at Fort Gordon near Augusta, Georgia. Here, we assess select endocrine-active chemicals and benthic macroinvertebrate community structure prior to closure of the WWTP. Substantial downstream transport and limited instream attenuation of endocrine-disrupting...
Status of groundwater quality in the Borrego Valley, Central Desert, and Low-Use Basins of the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts study unit, 2008-2010: California GAMA Priority Basin Project
Mary C. Parsons, Tracy Connell Hancock, Justin T. Kulongoski, Kenneth Belitz
2014, Scientific Investigations Report 2014-5001
Groundwater quality in the approximately 963-square-mile Borrego Valley, Central Desert, and Low-Use Basins of the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts study unit was investigated as part of the Priority Basin Project of the Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program. The study unit is located in southern California in San Bernardino,...
Network analysis reveals multiscale controls on streamwater chemistry
Kevin J. McGuire, Christian E. Torgersen, Gene E. Likens, Donald C. Buso, Winsor H. Lowe, Scott W. Bailey
2014, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (111) 7030-7035
By coupling synoptic data from a basin-wide assessment of streamwater chemistry with network-based geostatistical analysis, we show that spatial processes differentially affect biogeochemical condition and pattern across a headwater stream network. We analyzed a high-resolution dataset consisting of 664 water samples collected every 100 m throughout 32 tributaries in an...
Groundwater quality in the Borrego Valley, Central Desert, and Low-Use Basins of the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts, California
Mary C. Parsons, Kenneth Belitz
2014, Fact Sheet 2014-3001
Groundwater provides more than 40 percent of California’s drinking water. To protect this vital resource, the State of California created the Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program. The Priority Basin Project of the GAMA Program provides a comprehensive assessment of the State’s untreated groundwater quality and increases public access...
Persistent organic contaminants in Saharan dust air masses in West Africa, Cape Verde and the eastern Caribbean
Virginia H. Garrison, Michael S. Majewski, William T. Foreman, Susan A. Genualdi, Azad Mohammed, Stacy L. Massey Simonich
2014, Science of the Total Environment (468-469) 530-543
Anthropogenic semivolatile organic compounds (SOCs) that persist in the environment, bioaccumulate, are toxic at low concentrations, and undergo long-range atmospheric transport (LRT) were identified and quantified in the atmosphere of a Saharan dust source region (Mali) and during Saharan dust incursions at downwind sites in the eastern Caribbean (U.S. Virgin...
Variation in the hindgut microbial communities of the Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris over winter in Crystal River, Florida
Samuel D. Merson, Diane Ouwerkerk, Lisa-Maree Gulino, Athol Klieve, Robert K. Bonde, Elizabeth A. Burgess, Janet M. Lanyon
2014, FEMS Microbiology Ecology (87) 601-615
The Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, is a hindgut-fermenting herbivore. In winter, manatees migrate to warm water overwintering sites where they undergo dietary shifts and may suffer from cold-induced stress. Given these seasonally induced changes in diet, the present study aimed to examine variation in the hindgut bacterial communities of...
West Nile Virus transmission in winter: the 2013 Great Salt Lake Bald Eagle and Eared Grebes Mortality event
S. Ip, Arnaud J. Van Wettere, Leslie McFarlan, Valerie I. Shearn-Bochsler, Sammie L. Dickson, JoDee Baker, Gary Hatch, Kimberly Cavender, Renee Romaine Long, Barbara L. Bodenstein
2014, PLOS Current Outbreaks
West Nile Virus (WNV) infection has been reported in over 300 species of birds and mammals. Raptors such as eagles, hawks and falcons are remarkably susceptible, but reports of WNV infection in Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) are rare and reports of WNV infection in grebes (Podicipediformes) even rarer. We report...
Integrated synoptic surveys of the hydrodynamics and water-quality distributions in two Lake Michigan rivermouth mixing zones using an autonomous underwater vehicle and a manned boat
P. Ryan Jackson, Paul C. Reneau
2014, Scientific Investigations Report 2014-5043
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Monitoring Network for U.S. Coastal Waters and Tributaries, launched a pilot project in 2010 to determine the value of integrated synoptic surveys of rivermouths using autonomous underwater vehicle technology in response to a call for rivermouth research, which includes study...
Subsidence (2004-2009) in and near lakebeds of the Mojave River and Morongo groundwater basins, southwest Mojave Desert, California
Mike Solt, Michelle Sneed
2014, Scientific Investigations Report 2014-5011
Subsidence, in the vicinity of dry lakebeds, within the Mojave River and Morongo groundwater basins of the southwest Mojave Desert has been measured by Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR). The investigation has focused on determining the location, extent, and magnitude of changes in land-surface elevation. In addition, the relation of...
Assessment of potential unconventional lacustrine shale-oil and shale-gas resources, Phitsanulok Basin, Thailand, 2014
Christopher J. Schenk, Ronald R. Charpentier, Timothy R. Klett, Tracey J. Mercier, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Janet K. Pitman, Michael E. Brownfield
2014, Fact Sheet 2014-3033
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey assessed potential technically recoverable mean resources of 53 million barrels of shale oil and 320 billion cubic feet of shale gas in the Phitsanulok Basin, onshore Thailand....
Visualization of soil-moisture change in response to precipitation within two rain gardens in Ohio
Denise H. Dumouchelle, Robert A. Darner
2014, Data Series 837
Stormwater runoff in urban areas is increasingly being managed by means of a variety of treaments that reduce or delay runoff and promote more natural infiltration. One such treatment is a rain garden, which is built to detain runoff and allow for water infiltration and uptake by plants.Water flow into...
The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Louisiana
William J. Carswell Jr.
2014, Fact Sheet 2014-3037
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 Louisiana, elevation data are critical for flood risk management, natural resources conservation, agriculture and precision farming, infrastructure and construction management, water supply...
Groundwater-surface water relations in the Fox River watershed: insights from exploratory studies in Illinois and Wisconsin
P.C. Mills
2014, Open-File Report 2014-1055
Exploratory studies were conducted at sites bordering the Fox River in Waukesha, Wisconsin, during 2010 and McHenry, Illinois, during 2011–13. The objectives of the studies were to assess strategies for the study of and insights into the potential for directly connected groundwater and surface-water systems with natural groundwater discharge to...
Flood-inundation maps for the Mississinewa River at Marion, Indiana, 2013
William F. Coon
2014, Scientific Investigations Report 2014-5060
Digital flood-inundation maps for a 9-mile (mi) reach of the Mississinewa River from 0.75 mi upstream from the Pennsylvania Street bridge in Marion, Indiana, to 0.2 mi downstream from State Route 15 were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Indiana Office of Community and Rural...
ChemCam results from the Shaler Outcrop in Gale Crater, Mars
Ryan Bradley Anderson, L. Edgar, J.C. Bridges, A. Williams, J. Williams, A. Ollila, O. Forni, N. Mangold, N. Lanza, V. Sautter, S. Gupta, D. Blaney, B. Clark, G. Clegg, G. Dromart, O. Gasnault, J. Lasue, S. Le Mouélic, Richard Léveillé, E. Lewin, K. Lewis, S. Maurice, Marion Nachon, H. Newsom, D. Vaniman, R. C. Wiens
2014, Conference Paper, 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
The "Shaler" outcrop in Gale crater is approximately 0.7 m thick and >20 m long, and exhibits multiple well-exposed platy and cross-stratified facies [1] interpreted to be primarily fluvial sandstone deposits. The outcrop is a part of the upper Glenelg member in the Yellowknife Bay (YKB) stratigraphic section [2]....
Determining grain characteristics in the Shaler Outcrop with ChemCam Remote Micro-Imager mosaics
A. J. Williams III, J. M. Williams, R.B. Anderson, L.A. Edgar, H. Newsom, S. Le Mouélic, M. Minitti, R. Wiens, S. Maurice
2014, Conference Paper, 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Analysis of grain size distribution from RMI mosaics (Curiosity) are used to better define variations in grain size and facies in the Shaler outcrop....
Land use and climate affect Black Tern, Northern Harrier, and Marsh Wren abundance in the Prairie Pothole Region of the United States
Greg M. Forcey, Wayne E. Thogmartin, George M. Linz, Patrick C. McKann
2014, Condor (116) 226-241
Bird populations are influenced by many environmental factors at both large and small scales. Our study evaluated the influences of regional climate and land-use variables on the Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus), Black Tern (Childonias niger), and Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) in the prairie potholes of the upper Midwest of the...
Delineation of contributing areas to selected wells in Ingham County, Michigan
Carol L. Luukkonen
2014, Open-File Report 2014-1054
A groundwater-flow model that was constructed in 2009 was updated to reflect recent (2011–12) pumping conditions in the Tri-County region, which consists of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties, Michigan. As part of local wellhead protection area programs, areas contributing water to local production wells must be periodically updated, because groundwater-flow...
Characterizing the primary material sources and dominant erosional processes for post-fire debris-flow initiation in a headwater basin using multi-temporal terrestrial laser scanning data
Dennis M. Staley, Thad A. Waslewicz, Jason W. Kean
2014, Geomorphology (214) 324-338
Wildfire dramatically alters the hydrologic response of a watershed such that even modest rainstorms can produce hazardous debris flows. Relative to shallow landslides, the primary sources of material and dominant erosional processes that contribute to post-fire debris-flow initiation are poorly constrained. Improving our understanding of how and where material is...
Geologic field notes and geochemical analyses of outcrop and drill core from Mesoproterozoic rocks and iron-oxide deposits and prospects of southeast Missouri
Warren C. Day, Matthew Granitto
2014, Open-File Report 2014-1053
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources/Missouri Geological Survey, undertook a study from 1988 to 1994 on the iron-oxide deposits and their host Mesoproterozoic igneous rocks in southeastern Missouri. The project resulted in an improvement of our understanding of the geologic setting, mode of...
The USGS at Embudo, New Mexico: 125 years of systematic streamgaging in the United States
Mark A. Gunn, Anne Marie Matherne, Mason Jr.
2014, Fact Sheet 2014-3034
John Wesley Powell, second Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, had a vision for the Western United States. In the late 1800s, Powell explored the West as head of the Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region. He devoted a large part of “Report on the Lands of...
Three-dimensional geologic mapping of the Cenozoic basin fill, Amargosa Desert basin, Nevada and California
Emily M. Taylor, Donald S. Sweetkind
2014, Scientific Investigations Report 2014-5003
Understanding the subsurface geologic framework of the Cenozoic basin fill that underlies the Amargosa Desert in southern Nevada and southeastern California has been improved by using borehole data to construct three-dimensional lithologic and interpreted facies models. Lithologic data from 210 boreholes from a 20-kilometer (km) by 90-km area were reduced...
Gravity, magnetic, and radiometric data for Newberry Volcano, Oregon, and vicinity
Jeff Wynn
2014, Data Series 830
Newberry Volcano in central Oregon is a 3,100-square-kilometer (1,200-square-mile) shield-shaped composite volcano, occupying a location east of the main north-south trend of the High Cascades volcanoes and forming a transition between the High Lava Plains subprovince of the Basin and Range Province to the east and the Cascade Range to...
