Spatial and temporal patterns of surface water quality and ichthyotoxicity in urban and rural river basins in Texas
Matthew M. VanLandeghem, Matthew D. Meyer, Stephen B. Cox, Bibek Sharma, Reynaldo Patino
2012, Water Research (20) 6638-6651
The Double Mountain Fork Brazos River (Texas, USA) consists of North (NF) and South Forks (SF). The NF receives urban runoff and twice-reclaimed wastewater effluent, whereas the SF flows through primarily rural areas. The objective of this study was to determine and compare associations between standard water quality variables and...
Alewife in the Great Lakes: Old invader - New millennium
Robert O’Gorman, Charles P. Madenjian, Edward F. Roseman, Andrew Cook, Owen T. Gorman
William W. Taylor, Abigail J. Lynch, Nancy J. Leonard, editor(s)
2012, Book chapter, Great Lakes fisheries policy and management: a binational perspective
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A simple method for in situ monitoring of water temperature in substrates used by spawning salmonids
Christian E. Zimmerman, James E. Finn
2012, Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management (3) 288-295
Interstitial water temperature within spawning habitats of salmonids may differ from surface-water temperature depending on intragravel flow paths, geomorphic setting, or presence of groundwater. Because survival and developmental timing of salmon are partly controlled by temperature, monitoring temperature within gravels used by spawning salmonids is required to adequately describe the...
Evaluating the negative effect of benthic egg predators on bloater recruitment in northern Lake Michigan
David B. Bunnell, Justin G. Mychek-Londer, James S. Diana, Wendylee Stott, Charles P. Madenjian
2012, Report
As the only extant deepwater cisco in Lake Michigan, bloater is currently at record low levels of abundance. Several mechanisms to regulate their recruitment have been proposed, including skewed sex ratios, predation on their larvae by adult alewife, and climatic factors during early life history stages, but none has...
Seismic velocity model of the central United States (Version 1): Description and simulation of the 18 April 2008 Mt. Carmel, Illinois, Earthquake
Leonardo Ramírez‐Guzmán, Oliver S. Boyd, Stephen H. Hartzell, Robert A. Williams
2012, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (102) 2622-2645
We have developed a new three‐dimensional seismic velocity model of the central United States (CUSVM) that includes the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) and covers parts of Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The model represents a compilation of decades of crustal research consisting of seismic, aeromagnetic, and...
Spawning salmon and the fitness of stream-dwelling fishes: Marine-derived nutrients show saturating effects on growth and energy storage in juvenile salmonids
D.J. Rinella, M.S. Wipfli, C. A. Stricker, R. Heintz
2012, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (69) 73-84
We examined how marine-derived nutrients (MDN), in the form of spawning Pacific salmon, influenced the nutritional status and d15N of stream-dwelling fishes. We sampled juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) during spring and fall from 11 south-central Alaskan streams that ranged widely in spawning salmon biomass...
Using surface velocities to calculate ice thickness and bed topography: A case study at Columbia Glacier, Alaska, USA
R.W. McNabb, R. Hock, Shad O’Neel, Lowell A. Rasmussen, Y. Ahn, M. Braun, H. Conway, S. Herreid, I. Joughin, W.T. Pfeffer, B.E. Smith, M. Truffer
2012, Journal of Glaciology (58) 1151-1164
Information about glacier volume and ice thickness distribution is essential for many glaciological applications, but direct measurements of ice thickness can be difficult and costly. We present a new method that calculates ice thickness via an estimate of ice flux. We solve the familiar continuity equation between adjacent flowlines, which...
Arizona/New Mexico Plateau Ecoregion: Chapter 26 in Status and trends of land change in the Western United States--1973 to 2000
Jana Ruhlman, Leila Gass, Barry Middleton
2012, Professional Paper 1794-A-26
Situated between ecoregions of distinctly different topographies and climates, the Arizona/New Mexico Plateau Ecoregion represents a large area of approximately 192,869 km2 (74,467 mi2) that stretches across northern Arizona, central and northwestern New Mexico, and parts of southwestern Colorado; in addition, a small part extends into southeastern Nevada (fig. 1)...
The past as prelude to the future for understanding 21st-century climate effects on Rocky Mountain Trout
Daniel J. Isaak, Clint C. Muhlfeld, Andrew S. Todd, Robert Al-chokhachy, James Roberts, Jeffrey L. Kershner, Kurt D. Fausch, Steven W. Hostetler
2012, Fisheries (37) 542-556
Bioclimatic models predict large reductions in native trout across the Rocky Mountains in the 21st century but lack details about how changes will occur. Through five case histories across the region, we explore how a changing climate has been affecting streams and the potential consequences for trout. Monitoring records show...
Central Basin and Range Ecoregion: Chapter 20 in Status and trends of land change in the Western United States--1973 to 2000
Christopher E. Soulard
2012, Professional Paper 1794-A-20
This chapter has been modified from original material published in Soulard (2006), entitled “Land-cover trends of the Central Basin and Range Ecoregion” (U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5288). The Central Basin and Range Ecoregion (Omernik, 1987; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1997) encompasses approximately 343,169 km² (132,498 mi2) of land...
Biomedical health assessments of the Florida manatee in Crystal River - providing opportunities for training during the capture, handling, and processing of this endangered aquatic mammal
Robert K. Bonde, Andrew Garrett, Michael Belanger, Nesime Askin, Luke Tan, Carin Wittnich
2012, Journal of Marine Animals and Their Ecology (5) 17-28
Federal and state researchers have been involved in manatee (Trichechus manatus) biomedical health assessment programs for a couple of decades. These benchmark studies have provided a foundation for the development of consistent capture, handling, and processing techniques and protocols. Biologists have implemented training and encouraged multi-agency participation whenever possible to...
Cascades Ecoregion: Chapter 11 in Status and trends of land change in the Western United States--1973 to 2000
Daniel G. Sorenson
2012, Professional Paper 1794-A-11
The Cascades Ecoregion (Omernik, 1987; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1997) covers approximately 46,787 km2 (18,064 mi2) in Washington, Oregon, and California (fig. 1). The main body of the ecoregion extends from Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, in the north, to Hayden Mountain, near State Highway 66 in southern Oregon. Also included in...
Sonoran Basin and Range Ecoregion: Chapter 30 in Status and trends of land change in the Western United States--1973 to 2000
James P. Calzia, Tamara S. Wilson
2012, Professional Paper 1794-A-30
The Sonoran Basin and Range Ecoregion covers approximately 116,364 km2 (44,928 mi2) of desert landscape in southeastern California and southwestern Arizona (fig. 1) (Omernik, 1987; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1997). This ecoregion is bounded on the west by the Southern and Central California Chaparral and Oak Woodlands and the Southern...
Madrean Archipelago Ecoregion: Chapter 28 in Status and trends of land change in the Western United States--1973 to 2000
Jana Ruhlman, Leila Gass, Barry Middleton
2012, Professional Paper 1794-A-28
The Madrean Archipelago Ecoregion (Omernik, 1987; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1997), also known as the “Madrean Sky Islands” or “Sky Islands,” covers an area of approximately 40,536 km2 (15,651 mi2) in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico (fig. 1). The ecoregion is bounded on the west by the Sonoran Basin...
Central California Valley Ecoregion: Chapter 17 in Status and trends of land change in the Western United States--1973 to 2000
Benjamin M. Sleeter
2012, Professional Paper 1794-A-17
The Central California Valley Ecoregion, which covers approximately 45,983 km2 (17,754 mi2), is an elongated basin extending approximately 650 km north to south through central California (fig. 1) (Omernik, 1987; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1997). The ecoregion is surrounded entirely by the Southern and Central California Chaparral and Oak Woodlands...
Assessing future risks to agricultural productivity, water resources and food security: How can remote sensing help?
Prasad S. Thenkabail, Jerry W. Knox, Mutlu Ozdogan, Murali Krishna Gumma, Russell G. Congalton, Zhuoting Wu, Cristina Milesi, Alex Finkral, Mike Marshall, Isabella Mariotto, Songcai You, Chandra Giri, Pamela Nagler
2012, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (78) 773-782
Although global food production has been rising, the world sti ll faces a major food security challenge. Over one billion people are currently undernourished (Wheeler and Kay, 2010). By the 2050s, the human population is projected to grow to 9.1 billion. Over three-quarters of these people will be living in...
Carbon dioxide and methane emissions from the Yukon River system
Robert G. Striegl, Mark M. Dornblaser, Cory P. McDonald, Jennifer R. Rover, Edward G. Stets
2012, Global Biogeochemical Cycles (26)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) emissions are important, but poorly quantified, components of riverine carbon (C) budgets. This is largely because the data needed for gas flux calculations are sparse and are spatially and temporally variable. Additionally, the importance of C gas emissions relative to lateral C exports is...
Evidence of accelerated beak growth associated with avian keratin disorder in black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus)
Caroline R. Van Hemert, Colleen M. Handel, Todd M. O'Hara
2012, Journal of Wildlife Diseases (48) 686-694
We recently documented an epizootic of beak deformities in more than 2,000 Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) and other wild bird species in North America. This emerging avian disease, which has been termed avian keratin disorder, results in gross overgrowth of the rhamphotheca, the outer, keratinized layer of the beak. To...
Toxicity of waters from the St. Lawrence River at Massena Area-of-Concern to the plankton species Selenastrum capricornutum and Ceriodaphnia dubia
Barry P. Baldigo, Brian T. Duffy, Christopher J. Nally, Anthony M. David
2012, Journal of Great Lakes Research (38) 812-820
In 1972, the US and Canada committed to restore the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Great Lakes Ecosystem under the first Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. During subsequent amendments, part of the St. Lawrence River at Massena NY, and segments of three tributaries, were designated as one Area...
Characterizing post-drainage succession in Thermokarst Lake Basins on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska with TerraSAR-X Backscatter and Landsat-based NDVI data
Prajna Regmi, Guido Grosse, Miriam C. Jones, Benjamin M. Jones, Katey Walter Anthony
2012, Remote Sensing (4) 3741-3765
Drained thermokarst lake basins accumulate significant amounts of soil organic carbon in the form of peat, which is of interest to understanding carbon cycling and climate change feedbacks associated with thermokarst in the Arctic. Remote sensing is a tool useful for understanding temporal and spatial dynamics of drained basins. In...
Bioenergetics model for estimating food requirements of female Pacific walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens)
S.R. Noren, Mark S. Udevitz, C.V. Jay
2012, Marine Ecology Progress Series (460) 261-275
Pacific walruses Odobenus rosmarus divergens use sea ice as a platform for resting, nursing, and accessing extensive benthic foraging grounds. The extent of summer sea ice in the Chukchi Sea has decreased substantially in recent decades, causing walruses to alter habitat use and activity patterns which could affect their energy...
A multi-sensor lidar, multi-spectral and multi-angular approach for mapping canopy height in boreal forest regions
David J. Selkowitz, Gordon Green, Birgit E. Peterson, Bruce Wylie
2012, Remote Sensing of Environment (121) 458-471
Spatially explicit representations of vegetation canopy height over large regions are necessary for a wide variety of inventory, monitoring, and modeling activities. Although airborne lidar data has been successfully used to develop vegetation canopy height maps in many regions, for vast, sparsely populated regions such as the boreal forest biome,...
Effects of sea ice on winter site fidelity of Pacific common eiders (Somateria mollissima v-nigrum)
Margaret R. Petersen, David C. Douglas, Heather M. Wilson, Sarah E. McCloskey
2012, The Auk (129) 399-408
In northern marine habitats, the presence or absence of sea ice results in variability in the distribution of many species and the quality and availability of pelagic winter habitat. To understand the effects of ice on intra- and inter-annual winter site fidelity and movements in a northern sea-duck species, we...
Local-area-enhanced, 2.5-meter resolution natural-color and color-infrared satellite-image mosaics of the North Takhar mineral district in Afghanistan: Chapter D in Local-area-enhanced, high-resolution natural-color and color-infrared satellite-image mosaics of mineral districts in Afghanistan
Philip A. Davis, Laura E. Cagney
2012, Data Series 709-D
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Defense Task Force for Business and Stability Operations, prepared databases for mineral-resource target areas in Afghanistan. The purpose of the databases is to (1) provide useful data to ground-survey crews for use in performing detailed assessments of the...
Behavioral vs. molecular sources of conflict between nuclear and mitochondrial DNA: The role of male-biased dispersal in a Holarctic sea duck
Jeffrey L. Peters, Kimberly A. Bolender, John M. Pearce
2012, Molecular Ecology (21) 3562-3575
Genetic studies of waterfowl (Anatidae) have observed the full spectrum of mitochondrial (mt) DNA population divergence, from apparent panmixia to deep, reciprocally monophyletic lineages. Yet, these studies often found weak or no nuclear (nu) DNA structure, which was often attributed to male-biased gene flow, a common behaviour within this family....
