Vascular Plant and Vertebrate Inventory of Coronado National Memorial
Brian F. Powell, Don E. Swann, William L. Halvorson
Cecilia A. Schmidt, editor(s)
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1393
We conducted inventories for amphibians and reptiles, birds, and mammals; and summarized past inventories for vascular plants at Coronado National Memorial (NM) in Arizona. We used our data as well as data from previous research to compile species lists for the memorial, assess inventory completeness, and make suggestions on future...
Vascular Plant and Vertebrate Inventory of Saguaro National Park, Tucson Mountain District
William L. Halvorson, Cecilia A. Schmidt, Brian F. Powell
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1296
This report summarizes the results of the first comprehensive inventory of plants and vertebrates at the Tucson Mountain District (TMD) of Saguaro National Park, Arizona. From 2001 to 2003 we surveyed for vascular plants and vertebrates (amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals) at the district to document the presence of species...
Vascular Plant and Vertebrate Inventory of Tonto National Monument
Eric W. Albrecht, Brian F. Powell, William L. Halvorson, Cecilia A. Schmidt
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1295
This report summarizes the results of the first biological inventory of plants and vertebrates at Tonto National Monument (NM). From 2001 to 2003, we surveyed for vascular plants and vertebrates (amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals) at Tonto NM to record species presence. We focused most of our efforts along the...
Long-term and storm-related shoreline change trends in the Florida Gulf Islands National Seashore
C.J. Hapke, M. Christiano
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1392.
Coastal erosion on Northern Gulf of Mexico barrier islands is an ongoing issue that was exacerbated by the storm seasons of 2004 and 2005 when several hurricanes made landfall in the Gulf of Mexico. Two units of the Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS), located on Santa Rosa Island, a barrier...
Surface-source downhole seismic analysis in R
Eric M. Thompson
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1124
This report discusses a method for interpreting a layered slowness or velocity model from surface-source downhole seismic data originally presented by Boore (2003). I have implemented this method in the statistical computing language R (R Development Core Team, 2007), so that it is freely and easily available to researchers and...
Chemical data for rock, sediment, biological, precipitate, and water samples from abandoned copper mines in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Randolph A. Koski, LeeAnn Munk
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1359-A-D
In the early 20th century, approximately 6 million metric tons of copper ore were mined from numerous deposits located along the shorelines of fjords and islands in Prince William Sound, Alaska. At the Beatson, Ellamar, and Threeman mine sites (fig. 1), rocks containing Fe, Cu, Zn, and Pb sulfide minerals...
Historical Shoreline Changes at Rincon, Puerto Rico, 1936-2006
E. Robert Thieler, Rafael W. Rodriguez, Emily A. Himmelstoss
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1017
The coast from Punta Higuero to Punta Cadena in Rincon, Puerto Rico is experiencing long-term erosion. This study documents historical shoreline changes at Rincon for the period 1936-2006 and constitutes a significant expansion and revision of previous work. The study area extends approximately 8 km from Punta Higuero to Punta...
Forest Bird Distribution, Density and Trends in the Ka'u Region of Hawai'i Island
P. Marcos Gorresen, Richard J. Camp, Thane K. Pratt
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1076
An accurate and current measure of population status and trend is necessary for conservation and management efforts. Scott and Kepler (1985) provided a comprehensive review of the status of native Hawaiian birds based on the extensive Hawaii Forest Bird Survey (HFBS) of the main islands (Scott et al. 1986). At...
Native Fish Sanctuary Project - Sanctuary Development Phase, 2007 Annual Report
Gordon A. Mueller
2007, Open-File Report 2008-1126
Notable progress was made in 2007 toward the development of native fish facilities in the Lower Colorado River Basin. More than a dozen facilities are, or soon will be, online to benefit native fish. When this study began in 2005 no self-supporting communities of either bonytail or razorback sucker existed....
Digital mapping techniques '06 - Workshop proceedings
David R. Soller, editor(s)
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1285
The Digital Mapping Techniques '06 (DMT'06) workshop was attended by more than 110 technical experts from 51 agencies, universities, and private companies, including representatives from 27 state geological surveys (see Appendix A of these Proceedings). This workshop was similar in nature to the previous nine meetings, which were held in...
EAARL topography: Gulf Islands National Seashore: Florida
John Brock, C. Wayne Wright, Amar Nayegandhi, Matt Patterson, Iris Wilson, Laurinda J. Travers
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1422
This Web site contains 33 lidar-derived bare earth topography maps and GIS files for the Gulf Islands National Seashore-Florida.These lidar-derived topography maps were produced as a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program, FISC St. Petersburg, Florida, the National Park Service (NPS), Gulf Coast...
EAARL topography: Cape Cod National Seashore
John Brock, C. Wayne Wright, Matt Patterson, Amar Nayegandhi, Laurinda J. Travers
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1375
This Web site contains 90 Lidar-derived bare earth topography maps and GIS files for the Cape Cod National Seashore. These Lidar-derived topography maps were produced as a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC) St. Petersburg, Florida, the National Park Service (NPS), Northeast Coastal and...
EL68D Wasteway Watershed Land-Cover Generation
Sheila Ruhl, E. Lynn Usery, Michael P. Finn
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1143
Classification of land cover from Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) for the EL68D Wasteway Watershed in the State of Washington is documented. The procedures for classification include use of two ETM+ scenes in a simultaneous unsupervised classification process supported by extensive field data collection using Global Positioning System receivers...
Relations of Environmental Factors with Mussel-Species Richness in the Neversink River, New York
Barry P. Baldigo, Anne G. Ernst, George E. Schuler, Colin D. Apse
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1283
INTRODUCTION Declines in the distribution, abundance, and diversity of freshwater-mussel species (family Unionidae1) have been reported worldwide (Bogan, 1993; Strayer and Jirka, 1997). The principal causes of the observed declines are difficult to confirm, however, because only a few of the many factors that affect mussel-species populations have been identified (Strayer...
Vegetation Response to the 1995 Drawdown of the Navigation Pool at Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge, Crossett, Arkansas
Rebecca J. Howard, Christopher J. Wells
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1379
Felsenthal Navigation Pool (?the pool?) at Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge near Crossett, Ark., was continuously flooded to a baseline elevation of 19.8 m (65.0 ft) mean sea level (m.s.l.) from late fall 1985, when the final in a series of locks and dams was constructed, until the summer of 1995....
Geomorphology and depositional sub-environments of Assateague Island MD/VA
Robert A. Morton, Jeremy E. Bracone, Brian Cooke
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1388
The U.S. Geological Survey is studying coastal hazards and coastal change to improve our understanding of coastal ecosystems and to develop better capabilities of predicting future coastal change. One approach to understanding the dynamics of coastal systems is to monitor changes in barrier-island sub-environments through time. This involves examining morphological...
Vulnerability of National Park Service beaches to inundation during a direct hurricane landfall: Fire Island National Seashore
Hilary F. Stockdon, David M. Thompson
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1389
Waves and storm surge associated with strong tropical storms are part of the natural process of barrier-island evolution and can cause extensive morphologic changes in coastal parks, leading to reduced visitor accessibility and enjoyment. Even at Fire Island National Seashore, a barrier-island coastal park in New York where extratropical storms...
EAARL topography: George Washington Birthplace National Monument
John Brock, C. Wayne Wright, Matt Patterson, Amar Nayegandhi, Judd Patterson
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1179
This Web site contains Lidar-derived topography (first return and bare earth) maps and GIS files for George Washington Birthplace National Monument in Virginia. These lidar-derived topography maps were produced as a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program, FISC St. Petersburg, the National Park Service...
EAARL submarine topography: Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
John Brock, C. Wayne Wright, Amar Nayegandhi, Jason Woolard, Matt Patterson, Iris Wilson, Laurinda J. Travers
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1395
This Web site contains 46 Lidar-derived submarine topography maps and GIS files for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. These Lidar-derived submarine topographic maps were produced as a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program, FISC St. Petersburg, Florida, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
Pre-Restoration Habitat Use by Chinook Salmon in the Nisqually Estuary Using Otolith Analysis
Angela Lind-Null, Kimberly Larsen, Reginald Reisenbichler
2007, Open-File Report 2008-1021
INTRODUCTION The Nisqually Fall Chinook population is one of 27 stocks in the Puget Sound evolutionarily significant unit listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act. The preservation of the Nisqually delta ecosystem coupled with extensive restoration of approximately 1,000 acres of diked estuarine habitat is identified as the highest...
Geomorphology and tectonics at the intersection of Silurian and Death Valleys, Southern California - 2005 Guidebook Pacific Cell Friends of the Pleistocene
David M. Miller, Zenon C. Valin
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1424
This publication describes results from new regional and detailed surficial geologic mapping, combined with geomorphologic, geochronologic, and tectonic studies, in Silurian Valley and Death Valley, California. The studies address a long-standing problem, the tectonic and geomorphic evolution of the intersection between three regional tectonic provinces: the eastern California shear zone,...
EAARL topography: Thomas Stone National Historic Site
John Brock, C. Wayne Wright, Matt Patterson, Amar Nayegandhi, Judd Patterson
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1177
This Web site contains Lidar-derived topography (first return and bare earth) maps and GIS files for Thomas Stone National Historic Site in Maryland. These Lidar-derived topography maps were produced as a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program, FISC St. Petersburg, the National Park Service...
EAARL topography: Assateague Island National Seashore
John Brock, C. Wayne Wright, Matt Patterson, Amar Nayegandhi, Laurinda J. Travers
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1176
This Web site contains 58 lidar-derived bare earth topography maps and GIS files for the Assateague Island National Seashore. These lidar-derived topography maps were produced as a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program, FISC St. Petersburg, Florida, the National Park Service (NPS) South Florida/Caribbean...
EAARL topography – Gateway National Recreation Area, Sandy Hook Unit
John Brock, C. Wayne Wright, Matt Patterson, Amar Nayegandhi, Judd Patterson
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1178
This Web site contains Lidar-derived topography (bare earth) maps and GIS files for the Sandy Hook Unit within Gateway National Recreation Area in New Jersey. These Lidar-derived topography maps were produced as a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program, FISC St. Petersburg, the National...
Geologic Map of the Goleta Quadrangle, Santa Barbara County, California
Scott A. Minor, Karl S. Kellogg, Richard G. Stanley, Theodore R. Brandt
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1403
This map depicts the distribution of bedrock units and surficial deposits and associated deformation underlying those parts of the Santa Barbara coastal plain and adjacent southern flank of the Santa Ynez Mountains within the Goleta 7 ?? quadrangle at a compilation scale of 1:24,000 (one inch on the map =...
