Geographic names information system
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1987, Data Users Guide 6
This Data Users Guide is the result of the efforts of a number of people who have contributed to the research, development, and implementation of the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Roger L. Payne prepared and wrote this Data Users Guide, which is designed to provide a description of the data in...
Stress orientation determined from fault slip data in Hampel Wash area, Nevada, and its relation to contemporary regional stress field
V. A. Frizzell Jr., M.L. Zoback
1987, Tectonics (6) 89-98
Fault-slip data were collected from an area of relatively young faulting in a seismically active part of the Nevada Test Site 12 km NW of Mercury, Nevada. The data come primarily from intensely faulted Miocene tuffaceous sedimentary rocks in Hampel Wash, which is bounded on the north by the Quaternary...
The use of analysis of variance procedures in biological studies
B. Kenneth Williams
1987, Applied Stochastic Models and Data Analysis (3) 207-226
The analysis of variance (ANOVA) is widely used in biological studies, yet there remains considerable confusion among researchers about the interpretation of hypotheses being tested. Ambiguities arise when statistical designs are unbalanced, and in particular when not all combinations of design factors are represented in the data. This paper clarifies...
Case histories of bald eagles and other raptors killed by organophosphorus insecticides topically applied to livestock
Charles J. Henny, E. J. Kolbe, E. F. Hill, L. J. Blus
1987, Journal of Wildlife Diseases (23) 292-295
Since 1982 when secondary poisoning of a red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) was documented following the recommended use of famphur applied topically to cattle, the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center has tested dead birds of prey for poisoning by famphur and other pouron organophosphorus (OP)...
Seasonal variation in diagnostic enzymes and biochemical constituents of captive northern bobwhites and passerines
E. F. Hill, H. C. Murray
1987, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B: Comparative Biochemistry (87) 933-940
1. A variety of biochemical measurements were taken periodically in captive northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus L.), European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris L.), red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus L.) and common grackles (Quiscalus quiscula L.) to determine whether baseline values remain sufficiently stable throughout the year for general clinical use in the absence...
Exposure to insecticides of brushland wildlife within the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA
T. W. Custer, C. A. Mitchell
1987, Environmental Pollution (45) 207-220
Brushland wildlife within the Lower Rio Grande Valley of south Texas were studied following applications of eleven insecticides to nearby sugarcane or cotton fields. During the study no wildlife were found dead. Mean brain acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity of great-tailed grackles (Quiscalus mexicanus) and mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) was significantly lower...
Analysis of survival data from telemetry projects
C.M. Bunck
1987, Journal of Raptor Research (21) 132-134
Telemetry is an increasingly popular method for studying animal movements and habitat use. Telemetry provides a means for studying survival and causes of mortality. This paper describes some statistical techniques which can provide valid estimates of survival rates based on data from telemetry studies....
Coincident seismic reflection/refraction studies of the continental lithosphere: A global review.
W. D. Mooney, T.M. Brocher
1987, Reviews of Geophysics (25) 723-742
Nearly 50 coincident seismic reflection/refraction studies to depths of at least the Moho provide an improved understanding of the continental lithosphere. Some conclusions include the following: (1) A transparent upper crust, a common observation on vertical reflection profiles, cannot generally be correlated with velocity gradients or low-velocity zones. Rather, a...
Population ecology of the mallard VIII: Winter distribution patterns and survival rates of winter-banded mallards
James D. Nichols, James E. Hines
1987, Resource Publication 162
In the present report we address questions about winter distribution patterns and survival rates of North American mallards Anas platyrhynchos. Inferences are based on analyses of banding and recovery data from both winter and preseason banding period. The primary wintering range of the mallard was dividded into 45...
Relationships between nesting populations of wading birds and habitat features along the Atlantic Coast
R.M. Erwin, J. A. Spendelow, P.H. Geissler, B. Kenneth Williams
William R. Whitman, William H. Meredith, editor(s)
1987, Book chapter, Waterfowl and Wetlands Symposium: Proceedings of a Symposium on Waterfowl and Wetlands Management in the Coastal Zone of the Atlantic Flyway
Using previously published atlas data for 122 mixed-species wading bird colonies on islands along the Atlantic coast (Maine to Florida, 1976-77), we examined relationships between population sizes of 11 species of egrets, herons, ibises, and wood storks (Mycteria americana) and nine habitat variables. On nautical charts, we measured four island...
Distribution and effects of acidic deposition on wildlife and ecosystems
K. L. Stromborg, J. R. Longcore
Peter Kaemar, J. Legath, editor(s)
1987, Book chapter, Collected Reports from the Czechoslovak-American Symposium on Toxic Effects of Chemical Environmental Contaminants upon Production and Reproduction Ability in Free-Living Animals (held October 3-4, 1983).
Acidic deposition occurs over most of the United States and the deposition patterns and theoretical vulnerabilities of aquatic ecosystems to chemical changes can be delineated, but few data exist on concomitant biological effects. Hypothetical direct effects are limited primarily to toxicity of various heavy metals mobilized at reduced...
The phytoplankton component of seston in San Francisco Bay
S.M. Wienke, J. E. Cloern
1987, Netherlands Journal of Sea Research (21) 25-33
Phytoplankton biomass (as carbon) was estimated from chlorophyll a concentrations (Chla) and a mean value for the ratio of phytoplankton carbon to chlorophyll a in San Francisco Bay. The ratio was determined as the slope of a Model II regression of POC' against (Chla), where POC' is total particulate organic carbon minus sediment-associated non-phytoplankton...
The local effects of groundwater pumpage within a fault-influenced groundwater basin, Ash Meadows, Nye County, Nevada, U.S.A.
S. Rojstaczer
1987, Journal of Hydrology (91) 319-337
Large-scale groundwater pumpage and water-level decline data are used in a preliminary attempt to identify the hydraulic connection between several wells and Devils Hole, a small pond in Nye County, Nevada, U.S.A. Results indicate that despite the discontinuous nature of the local aquifers, many wells have good hydraulic connection with...
Quantifying peak discharges for historical floods
J.L. Cook
1987, Journal of Hydrology (96) 29-40
It is usually advantageous to use information regarding historical floods, if available, to define the flood-frequency relation for a stream. Peak stages can sometimes be determined for outstanding floods that occurred many years ago before systematic gaging of streams began. In the United States, this information is usually not available...
Use of historical information in a maximum-likelihood framework
T.A. Cohn, J.R. Stedinger
1987, Journal of Hydrology (96) 215-223
This paper discusses flood-quantile estimators which can employ historical and paleoflood information, both when the magnitudes of historical flood peaks are known, and when only threshold-exceedance information is available. Maximum likelihood, quasi-maximum likelihood and curve fitting methods for simultaneous estimation of 1, 2 and 3 unknown parameters are examined. The...
Probability plotting position formulas for flood records with historical information
R.M. Hirsch
1987, Journal of Hydrology (96) 185-199
For purposes of evaluating fitted flood frequency distributions or for purposes of estimating distributions directly from plots of flood peaks versus exceedance probabilities (either by subjective or objective techniques), one needs a probability plotting position formula which can be applied to all of the flood data available: both systematic and...
Geologic map of the eastern equatorial region of Mars
Ronald Greeley, J. E. Guest
1987, IMAP 1802-B
The Mariner 9 mission in the early 1970’s provided the first comprehensive view of the geology of Mars (McCauley and others, 1972, Masursky<span...
Data on the distribution and abundance of submersed aquatic vegetation in the tidal Potomac River and estuary, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, 1986
N. B. Rybicki, R. T. Anderson, J.M. Shapiro, K. L. Johnson, C.L. Schulman
1987, Open-File Report 87-575
This report summarizes data on the distribution and abundance of submersed aquatic vegetation collected in the tidal Potomac River and Estuary during 1986. Plant species were identified and dry weight determined for selected sites sampled in spring and fall. The percentage of each plant species was determined in areas of...
Regional study of the Castle Hayne Aquifer of eastern North Carolina
W.L. Lyke, R. W. Coble
1987, Open-File Report 87-571
The Castle Hayne aquifer is an eastward sloping and thickening wedge of limestone and sandstone, located in a 12,500 sq mi area in the eastern part of North Carolina. The Castle Hayne aquifer is the major source of freshwater for much of coastal North Carolina where the aquifers underlying the...
Farnella Cruise F7-86-HW, cobalt-rich ferromanganese crust data report for Karin Ridge and Johnston Island, Central Pacific
J.R. Hein, W. C. Schwab, D.G. Foot, Yoshio Masuda, Akira Usui, A. S. Davis, C.L. Fleishman, D.L. Barna, L. G. Pickthorn, D.A. Larson, Peter Ruzzi, L.M. Benninger, L.M. Gein
1987, Open-File Report 87-663
Geochemical data for mineralized rocks in the Lake City area, San Juan Volcanic Field, southwest Colorado
R.F. Sanford, S.L. Korzeb, J. L. Seeley, J.A. Zamudio
1987, Open-File Report 87-54
Surface-water-quality assessment of the upper Illinois River basin in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin; project description
D. M. Mades
1987, Open-File Report 87-473
In 1986, the U.S. Geological Survey began a National Water-Quality Assessment program to (1) provide nationally consistent descriptions of the current status of water quality for a large, diverse, and geographically distributed part of the Nation's surface- and ground-water resources; (2) define, where possible, trends in water quality; and (3)...
Geochemical maps and evaluation of stream-sediment geochemlcal data of the Wiseman 1° x 3° quadrangle, Brooks Range, Alaska
J. B. Cathrall, J. T. Dillon, J. D. Hoffman, W. P. Brosge, J. D. Bliss
1987, Open-File Report 87-12
No abstract available....
Geochemistry and preliminary assessment of resource potential for postorogenic granites of the southwestern Arabian Shield, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
J. S. Stuckless, George VanTrump Jr., C. A. Bush, R. B. Vaughn, A.J. Bartel
1987, Open-File Report 87-509
Geochemical data for samples from 55 postorogenic plutons of the southwestern Arabian Shield show that these granitoids are generally less evolved than similar granitoids of the eastern Arabian Shield. Radioelement contents are low to normal relative to typical granitic rocks and uranium contents are distinctly low relative to rocks of...
Principal facts for new and reprocessed gravity data in and around the Westwater Canyon and Black Ridge Canyons areas, Utah and Colorado
R. L. Morin
1987, Open-File Report 87-441
