Riparian forest productivity decline initiated by streamflow diversion then amplified by atmospheric drought 40 years later
Derek M. Schook, Jonathan M. Friedman, Jamie D. Hoover, Steven E. Rice, Richard D. Thaxton, David J. Cooper
2022, Ecohydrology (15)
Riparian trees and their annual growth rings can be used to reconstruct drought histories related to streamflow. Because the death of individual trees reduces competition for survivors, however, tree-ring chronologies based only on surviving trees may underestimate drought impacts. This problem can be addressed by calculating productivity at the stand...
Hydroclimatic conditions, wildfire, and species assemblages influence co-occurrence of bull trout and tailed frogs in northern Rocky Mountain streams
David S. Pilliod, Robert S. Arkle, Russel F Thurow, Dan J Isaak
2022, Water (14)
Although bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) and tailed frogs (Ascaphus montanus) have co-existed in forested Pacific Northwest streams for millennia, these iconic cold-water specialists are experiencing rapid environmental change caused by a warming climate and enhanced wildfire activity. Our goal was to inform future conservation by examining the habitat...
Ancient winds, waves, and atmosphere in Gale Crater, Mars, inferred from sedimentary structures and wave modeling
DM Rubin, Lapotre, Andrew W. Stevens, MP Lamb, CM Fedo, JP Grotzinger, S. Gupta, KM Stack, AR Vasavada, SG Banham, Bryk, G. Caravaca, JP Christian, Lauren A. Edgar, M. C. Malin
2022, Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets (127)
Wave modeling and analysis of sedimentary structures were used to evaluate whether four examples of symmetrical, reversing, or straight-crested bedforms in Gale crater sandstones are preserved wave ripples; deposition by waves would demonstrate that the lake was not covered by ice at that time. Wave modeling indicates...
Patterns of live baitfish use and release among recreational anglers in a regulated landscape
Margaret C. McEachran, Alicia Hofelich Mohr, Thomas Lindsay, David C. Fulton, Nicholas B.D. Phelps
2022, North American Journal of Fisheries Management (42) 295-306
The release of live baitfish by anglers has been identified as a high-risk pathway for the introduction of aquatic invasive species due to the potential for invasive fish, invertebrates, or pathogens to be released simultaneously with the baitfish. Consequently, the release of live baitfish is illegal in many jurisdictions, but...
A Resist-Accept-Direct decision-support tool for walleye Sander vitreus (Mitchill) management in Wisconsin
Colin J. Dassow, Alex W. Latzka, Abigail Lynch, Greg G. Sass, Ralph W. Tingley III, Craig P. Paukert
2022, Fisheries Management and Ecology (29) 378-391
Large-scale modelling and prediction provide insight into general influences of climate change on inland recreational fisheries; however, small-scale dynamics and local expertise will be key in developing explicit goals for managing recreational fisheries as the climate changes. The resist-accept-direct (RAD) framework encompasses the entire decision space managers consider when addressing...
Evaluating temporal and spatial transferability of a tidal inundation model for foraging waterbirds
Marisa T. Martinez, Leonardo Calle, Stephanie Romanach, Dale E. Gawlik
2022, Ecosphere (13)
For ecosystem models to be applicable outside their context of development, temporal and spatial transferability must be demonstrated. This presents a challenge for modeling intertidal ecosystems where spatiotemporal variation arises at multiple scales. Models specializing in tidal dynamics are generally inhibited from having wider ecological applications...
Mapping actual evapotranspiration using Landsat for the conterminous United States: Google Earth Engine implementation and assessment of the SSEBop model
Gabriel B. Senay, MacKenzie Friedrichs, Charles Morton, Gabriel Edwin Lee Parrish, Matthew Schauer, Kul Bikram Khand, Stefanie Kagone, Olena Boiko, Justin Huntington
2022, Remote Sensing of Environment (275)
The estimation and mapping of actual evapotranspiration (ETa) is an active area of applied research in the fields of agriculture and water resources. Thermal remote sensing-based methods, using coarse resolution satellites, have been successful at estimating ETa over the conterminous United States (CONUS)...
Commentary: Dryland watershed restoration with rock detention structures: A nature-based solution to mitigate drought, erosion, flooding, and atmospheric carbon
Laura M. Norman
2022, Frontiers in Environmental Science (10)
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Fort Stanton cave science conference field guide
Steve Peerman, Johanna Blake, Christina L. Ferguson, Penelope J. Boston, Cynthia Connolly, K. E. Miltenberger, Talon Newton, Mike Spilde
2022, Book
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WaterMarks Spring 2022 Newsletter
Dennis J. Ventetuolo
2022, Newsletter
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To catch a (marsh) predator: Modified trapping methods for breeding and wintering Northern Harriers (Circus hudsonius)
Shannon Skalos, Michael L. Casazza, Matthew J. Falcon, William Thein, Joshua M. Hull
2022, Journal of Raptor Research (56) 190-200
Although there are a variety of methods available for trapping raptors, some species, such as Northern Harriers (Circus hudsonius), are not easily captured with standard methods. We tested several existing trapping methods and modified two of them based on Northern Harrier ecology and behavior...
Estimating soil moisture, actual evapotranspiration, climatic water deficit, and groundwater recharge during periods of drought for current and future climate conditions in Hawaiʻi
Alan Mair, Delwyn S. Oki
2022, Report
Mid- and end-of-century climate projections for the Hawaiian Islands indicate that rainfall is projected to decrease across large areas. In areas affected by drought or where the future climate becomes drier, reduced groundwater recharge can affect freshwater availability. Reduced rainfall can also reduce soil moisture, which can increase the risk...
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water-Use Data and Research (WUDR) program overview and status as of March 31, 2022
Erik A. Smith, Kimberly Shaffer
2022, Newsletter
The USGS Water-Use Data and Research Program (WUDR) is an appropriated program and is authorized under the SECURE Water Act (Sec. 9508 (c)). WUDR provides financial assistance through cooperative agreements to State water resource agencies. The WUDR Program has two main goals: • To improve the availability, quality, compatibility, and delivery of...
Landscape geomorphology and local-riverine features influence Broad Whitefish (Coregonus nasus) spawning habitat suitability in Arctic Alaska
Jason C. Leppi, Jeffrey A. Falke, Daniel J. Rinella, Mark S. Wipfli, Andrew C. Seitz, Matthew S. Whitman
2022, Ecology of Freshwater Fish (31) 622-639
Landscape-level geomorphic processes influence the spatial and temporal arrangement of fish habitats in freshwater ecosystems and fishes move across riverscapes, selecting a suite of habitats to maximise fitness. Here, we explore the influence of geomorphology on stream channel attributes and assess Broad Whitefish (Coregonus nasus) spawning habitat potential in the...
Resisting ecosystem transformation through an intensive whole-lake fish removal experiment
Holly Susan Embke, Stephen R. Carpenter, Daniel A. Isermann, Giancarlo Coppola, T. Douglas Beard Jr., Abigail J. Lynch, Greg. G Sass, Zachary S. Feiner, M. Jake Vander Zanden
2022, Fisheries Management and Ecology (29) 364-377
Lake ecosystems are shifting due to many drivers including climate change and landscape-scale habitat disturbance, diminishing their potential to support some fisheries. Walleye Sander vitreus (Mitchill) populations, which support recreational and tribal fisheries across North America, have declined in some lakes. Climate change, harvest, invasive species and...
Using microbial source tracking to identify fecal contamination sources in Patchogue and Bellport Bays on Long Island, New York
Tristen N. Tagliaferri, Shawn C. Fisher, Christopher M. Kephart, Natalie Cheung, Ariel P. Reed, Robert J. Welk
2022, Scientific Investigations Report 2022-5007
The U.S. Geological Survey worked in cooperation with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to assess the potential sources of fecal contamination entering Patchogue and Bellport Bays, two embayments on the south shore of Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. Water samples are routinely collected by the New...
Bed-material transport in the upper Esopus Creek watershed, Ulster and Greene Counties, New York, 2017–20
Jason Siemion, Michael R. Antidormi, Donald B. Bonville, Jason S. Finkelstein, Mathieu D. Marineau
2022, Data Report 1151
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program, investigated the feasibility of bedload monitoring in the upper Esopus Creek watershed, Ulster and Greene Counties, New York, from 2017 to 2020. Traditional bedload samples were collected at two locations: Birch Creek at Big Indian, New York...
Comparison of computed flow through manually operated water control structures in Florida using theoretical versus calibrated coefficients
Patrick J. Ryan, Cody L. Hazelbaker
2022, Open-File Report 2022-1011
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) calculated discharge at 13 water control structures in Florida using theoretical equations and uncalibrated coefficients gathered from previous studies and typical textbook values for selected flow regimes and structure types. These discharges were compared to the real-time discharges calculated and published by the USGS from...
Pesticide exposure of wild bees and honey bees foraging from field border flowers in intensively managed agriculture areas
Laura T. Ward, Michelle L. Hladik, Aidee Guzman, Sara Winsemius, Ariana Bautista, Claire Kremen, Nicholas Mills
2022, Science of the Total Environment (831)
Bees are critical for food crop pollination, yet their populations are declining as agricultural practices intensify. Pollinator-attractive field border plantings (e.g. hedgerows and forb strips) can increase bee diversity and abundance in agricultural areas, however recent studies suggest these plants may contain pesticides. Pesticide exposure for wild bees in agricultural...
Evaluation of MPA designs that protect highly mobile megafauna now and under climate change scenarios
Morgan Elizabeth Gilmour, Josh Adams, Barbara A. Block, Jennifer E. Caselle, A. M. Friedlander, Edward T. Game, E. L. Hazen, Nick D. Holmes, Kevin D. Lafferty, S. M. Maxwell, Douglas J. McCauley, E. M. Oleson, Kenneth H. Pollock, S. A. Shaffer, N. H. Wolff, Alex Wegmann
2022, Global Ecology and Conservation (35)
Marine protected area (MPA) designs, including large-scale MPAs (LSMPAs; >150,000 km2), mobile MPAs (fluid spatiotemporal boundaries), and MPA networks, may offer different benefits to species and could enhance protection by encompassing spatiotemporal scales of animal movement. We sought to understand how well LSMPAs could benefit nine highly-mobile marine species in the tropics...
A biological condition gradient for coral reefs in the US Caribbean Territories: Part I. Coral narrative rules
Deborah L. Santavy, Susan K. Jackson, Benjamin Jessup, Jeroen Gerritsen, Caroline Rogers, William S. Fisher, Ernesto Weil, Alina Szmant, David Cuevas-Miranda, Brian K. Walker, Christopher F G Jeffrey, Patricia Bradley, David Ballantine, Loretta Roberson, Hector Ruiz-Torres, Brandi Todd, Tyler B. Smith, Randy Clark, Ernesto L. Diaz, Jorge Bauza-Ortega, Christina Horstmann, Sandy Raimondo
2022, Ecological Indicators (138)
As coral reef condition and sustainability continue to decline worldwide, losses of critical habitat and their ecosystem services have generated an urgency to understand and communicate reef response to management actions, environmental contamination, and natural disasters. Increasingly, coral reef protection and restoration programs emphasize the need for robust assessment tools...
Chloride toxicity to native freshwater species in natural and reconstituted prairie pothole waters
David Harper, Holly J. Puglis, Bethany K. Kunz, Aida Farag
2022, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (82) 416-428
Oil and gas extraction in the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) of the northern USA has resulted in elevated chloride concentrations in ground and surface water due to widespread contamination with highly saline produced water, or brine. The toxicity of chloride is poorly understood in the high hardness waters characteristic of...
Development and description of a composite hydrogeologic framework for inclusion in a geoenvironmental assessment of undiscovered uranium resources in Pliocene- to Pleistocene-age geologic units of the Texas Coastal Plain
Andrew Teeple, Kent D Becher, Katherine Walton-Day, Delbert G Humberson, Tanya J. Gallegos
2022, Minerals (12)
A previously completed mineral resources assessment of the Texas Coastal Plain indicated the potential for the future discovery of uranium resources. Geoenvironmental assessments that include the hydrogeologic framework can be used as a tool to understand the potential effects of mining operations. The hydrogeologic framework for this study focused on...
Can machine learning accelerate process understanding and decision-relevant predictions of river water quality?
Charuleka Varadharajan, Alison P. Appling, Bhavna Arora, Danielle Christianson, Valerie Hendrix, Vipin Kumar, Aranildo R. Lima, Juliane Mueller, Samantha K. Oliver, Mohammed Ombadi, Talita Perciano, Jeffrey Michael Sadler, Helen Weierbach, Jared Willard, Zexuan Xu, Jacob Aaron Zwart
2022, Hydrological Processes (36)
The global decline of water quality in rivers and streams has resulted in a pressing need to design new watershed management strategies. Water quality can be affected by multiple stressors including population growth, land use change, global warming, and extreme events, with repercussions on human and ecosystem health. A scientific...
Uncertainty analysis of index-velocity meters and discharge computations at the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal near Lemont, Illinois, water years 2006–16
Thomas M. Over, Marian Muste, James J. Duncker, Heng-Wei Tsai, P. Ryan Jackson, Kevin K. Johnson, Frank L. Engel, Crystal D. Prater
2022, Open-File Report 2022-1007
Monitoring discharge in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal is critical for the accounting done by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of the diversion of water from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River Basin by the State of Illinois. The primary streamgage used for this discharge monitoring, the Chicago...
