White-nose syndrome in cave bats of North America
E.L. Buckles, Anne E. Ballmann
R.E. Miller, M.E. Fowler, editor(s)
2012, Book chapter, Fowler's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine Current Therapy, Volume 7
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Geologic map of the Fish Creek Reservoir 7.5' quadrangle, Blaine County, Idaho
Betty Skipp, Theodore R. Brandt
2012, Scientific Investigations Map 3191
The Fish Creek Reservoir quadrangle in south-central Idaho lies on the north-central margin of the Cenozoic Snake River Plain at the southern end of the Pioneer Mountains. Rocks exposed in the quadrangle range in age from Paleozoic through Cenozoic. Mesozoic rocks are absent. Though Triassic and Jurassic sedimentary rocks may...
Environmental conditions associated with bat white-nose syndrome in the north-eastern United States
Abigail R. Flory, Sunil Kumar, Thomas J. Stohlgren, Paul M. Cryan
2012, Journal of Applied Ecology (49) 680-689
1. White-nose syndrome (WNS) is an emerging disease of hibernating North American bats that is caused by the cold-growing fungus Geomyces destructans. Since first observed in the winter of 2007, WNS has led to unprecedented mortality in several species of bats and may threaten more than 15 additional hibernating bat...
Analyzing legacy U.S. Geological Survey geochemical databases using GIS: applications for a national mineral resource assessment
Douglas B. Yager, Albert H. Hofstra, Matthew Granitto
2012, Techniques and Methods 11-C5
This report emphasizes geographic information system analysis and the display of data stored in the legacy U.S. Geological Survey National Geochemical Database for use in mineral resource investigations. Geochemical analyses of soils, stream sediments, and rocks that are archived in the National Geochemical Database provide an extensive data source for...
Warming experiments underpredict plant phenological responses to climate change
Elizabeth M. Wolkovich, Benjamin I. Cook, Jenica M. Allen, Theresa Crimmins, Julio L. Betancourt, Steven E. Travers, Stephanie Pau, James Regetz, T. Jonathan Davies, Nathan J. B. Kraft, Toby R. Ault, Kjell Bolmgren, Susan J. Mazer, Gregory J. McCabe, Brian J. McGill, Camille Parmesan, Nicolas Salamin, Mark D. Schwartz, Elsa E. Cleland
2012, Nature 494-497
Warming experiments are increasingly relied on to estimate plant responses to global climate change. For experiments to provide meaningful predictions of future responses, they should reflect the empirical record of responses to temperature variability and recent warming, including advances in the timing of flowering and leafing. We compared phenology (the...
Bayesian WLS/GLS regression for regional skewness analysis for regions with large crest stage gage networks
Andrea G. Veilleux, Jery R. Stedinger, David A. Eash
2012, Conference Paper, World environmental and water resources congress 2012: Crossing boundaries
This paper summarizes methodological advances in regional log-space skewness analyses that support flood-frequency analysis with the log Pearson Type III (LP3) distribution. A Bayesian Weighted Least Squares/Generalized Least Squares (B-WLS/B-GLS) methodology that relates observed skewness coefficient estimators to basin characteristics in conjunction with diagnostic statistics represents an extension of the...
Altitude, age, and quality of groundwater, Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District, eastern Nebraska, 1992 to 2009
Virginia L. McGuire, Derek W. Ryter, Amanda S. Flynn
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5036
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District (PMRNRD), conducted this study to map the water-level altitude of 2009 within the Elkhorn River Valley, Missouri River Valley, and Platte River Valley alluvial aquifers; to present the predevelopment potentiometric-surface altitude within the Dakota aquifer; and to...
Comparison of acoustic doppler current profiler and Price AA mechanical current meter measurements made during the 2011 Mississippi River Flood
Patrick O’Brien, David Mueller, Thad Pratt
2012, Conference Paper, World environmental and water resources congress 2012: Crossing boundaries
The Mississippi River and Tributaries project performed as designed during the historic 2011 Mississippi River flood, with many of the operational decisions based on discharge targets as opposed to stage. Measurement of discharge at the Tarbert Landing, Mississippi range provides critical information used in operational decisions for the floodways located...
Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Assam, Bombay, Cauvery, and Krishna-Godavari Provinces, South Asia, 2011
T. R. Klett, Christopher J. Schenk, Craig J. Wandrey, Ronald R. Charpentier, Troy A. Cook, Michael E. Brownfield, Janet K. Pitman, Richard M. Pollastro
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3059
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated volumes of undiscovered, technically recoverable, conventional petroleum resources for the Assam, Bombay, Cauvery, and Krishna–Godavari Provinces, South Asia. The estimated mean volumes are as follows: (1) Assam Province, 273 million barrels of crude oil, 1,559 billion cubic feet of natural...
Automated delineation and characterization of watersheds for more than 3,000 surface-water-quality monitoring stations active in 2010 in Texas
Christy-Ann M. Archuleta, Sophia L. Gonzales, David R. Maltby II
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1077
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, developed computer scripts and applications to automate the delineation of watershed boundaries and compute watershed characteristics for more than 3,000 surface-water-quality monitoring stations in Texas that were active during 2010. Microsoft Visual Basic applications were developed...
A study of the spawning ecology and early life history survival of Bonneville Cutthroat Trout
Phaedra Budy, Sara Wood, Brett B. Roper
2012, North American Journal of Fisheries Management (32) 436-449
We completed a large‐scale field experiment in four tributaries of the Logan River, Utah, where the largest metapopulation of imperiled Bonneville cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii utah persists. We documented the spatial and temporal distributions of spawners, quantified substrate use versus substrate availability, and evaluated differences in hatch and emergence fry success...
Dissolved pesticides, dissolved organic carbon, and water-quality characteristics in selected Idaho streams, April--December 2010
Timothy J. Reilly, Kelly L. Smalling, Emma R. Wilson, William A. Battaglin
2012, Data Series 667
Water-quality samples were collected from April through December 2010 from four streams in Idaho and analyzed for a suite of pesticides, including fungicides, by the U.S. Geological Survey. Water samples were collected from two agricultural and two nonagricultural (control) streams approximately biweekly from the beginning of the growing season (April)...
American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
Theodore R. Simons, E. Nol, R. Boettcher
2012, Report, The Birds of North America
The American Oystercatcher is a large, conspicuous shorebird, common in coastal salt marshes and along sand beaches throughout the central part of its range. One of the few birds to specialize on bivalve mollusks living in saltwater, this species is completely restricted to marine habitats. Two races breed in North...
Geologic map of Mount Gareloi, Gareloi Island, Alaska
Michelle L. Coombs, Robert G. McGimsey, Brandon L. Browne
2012, Scientific Investigations Map 3145
Gareloi Island (lat 51.7° N., long 178.8° W.) is located in the Delarof Islands group of the Aleutian Islands, approximately 2,000 km west-southwest of Anchorage and 150 km west of Adak, the westernmost town in Alaska. This small (~8- x 10-km diam), uninhabited island is constructed exclusively of eruptive products...
Analysis of low flows and selected methods for estimating low-flow characteristics at partial-record and ungaged stream sites in western Washington
Christopher A. Curran, Ken Eng, Christopher P. Konrad
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5078
A regional low-flow survey of small, perennial streams in western Washington was initiated by the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC), NWIFC-member tribes, and Point-No-Point Treaty Council in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey in 2007 and repeated by the tribes during the low-flow seasons of 2008–09. Low-flow measurements at 63...
Distribution and condition of young-of-year Lost River and shortnose suckers in the Williamson River Delta restoration project and Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon, 2008-10--Final Report
Summer M. Burdick, David A. Hewitt
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1098
The Nature Conservancy undertook restoration of the Williamson River Delta Preserve with a primary goal "to restore and maintain the diversity of habitats that are essential to the endangered [Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus) and shortnose sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris)] while, at the same time, minimizing disturbance and adverse impacts" (David...
Relations between winter climatic variables and April streamflows in New England and implications for summer streamflows
Glenn A. Hodgkins, Robert W. Dudley, Luther Schalk
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5092
A period of much below normal streamflow in southern New England during April 2012 raised concerns that a long-term period of drought could evolve through late spring and summer, leading to potential water availability issues. To understand better the relations between winter climatic variables and April streamflows, April streamflows from...
Transient effects on groundwater chemical compositions from pumping of supply wells at the Nevada National Security Site, 1951-2008
James B. Paces, Peggy E. Elliott, Joseph M. Fenelon, Randell J. Laczniak, Michael T. Moreo
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5023
Nuclear testing and support activities at the Nevada National Security Site have required large amounts of water for construction, public consumption, drilling, fire protection, hydraulic and nuclear testing, and dust control. To supply this demand, approximately 20,000 million gallons of water have been pumped from 23 wells completed in 19...
The structure of Mediterranean rocky reef ecosystems across environmental and human gradients, and conservation implications
Enric Sala, Enric Ballesteros, Panagiotis Dendrinos, Antonio Di Franco, Francesco Ferretti, David Foley, Simonetta Fraschetti, Alan M. Friedlander, Joaquim Garrabou, Harun Guclusoy, Paolo Guidetti, Benjamin S. Halpern, Bernat Hereu, Alexandros A. Karamanlidis, Zafer Kizilkaya, Enrique Macpherson, Luisa Mangialajo, Simone Mariani, Fiorenza Micheli, Antonio Pais, Kristin Riser, Andrew A. Rosenberg, Marta Sales, Kimberly A. Selkoe, Rick Starr, Fiona Tomas, Mikel Zabala
2012, PLoS ONE (7) 1-13
Historical exploitation of the Mediterranean Sea and the absence of rigorous baselines makes it difficult to evaluate the current health of the marine ecosystems and the efficacy of conservation actions at the ecosystem level. Here we establish the first current baseline and gradient of ecosystem structure of nearshore rocky reefs...
Well network installation and hydrogeologic data collection, Assateague Island National Seashore, Worcester County, Maryland, 2010
William S.L. Banks, John P. Masterson, Carole D. Johnson
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5079
The U.S. Geological Survey, as part of its Climate and Land Use Change Research and Development Program, is conducting a multi-year investigation to assess potential impacts on the natural resources of Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland that may result from changes in the hydrologic system in response to projected sea-level...
Beryllium--important for national defense
M.A. Boland
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3056
Beryllium is one of the lightest and stiffest metals, but there was little industrial demand for it until the 1930s and 1940s when the aerospace, defense, and nuclear sectors began using beryllium and its compounds. Beryllium is now classified by the U.S. Department of Defense as a strategic and critical...
Fuel treatment impacts on estimated wildfire carbon loss from forests in Montana, Oregon, California, and Arizona
Scott L. Stephens, Ralph E.J. Boerner, Jason J. Maghaddas, Emily E.Y. Maghaddas, Brandon M. Collins, Christopher B. Dow, Carl Edminster, Carl E. Fiedler, Danny L. Fry, Bruce R. Hartsough, Jon E. Keeley, Eric E. Knapp, James D. McIver, Carl N. Skinner, Andrew P. Youngblood
2012, Ecosphere (3)
Using forests to sequester carbon in response to anthropogenically induced climate change is being considered across the globe. A recent U.S. executive order mandated that all federal agencies account for sequestration and emissions of greenhouse gases, highlighting the importance of understanding how forest carbon stocks are influenced by wildfire....
Geochemical data from groundwater at the proposed Dewey Burdock uranium in-situ recovery mine, Edgemont, South Dakota
Raymond H. Johnson
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1070
This report releases groundwater geochemistry data from samples that were collected in June 2011 at the Dewey Burdock proposed uranium in-situ recovery site near Edgemont, South Dakota. The sampling and analytical methods are summarized, and all of the data, including quality assurance/quality control information are provided in data tables....
The systematic geologic mapping program and a quadrangle-by-quadrangle analysis of time-stratigraphic relations within oil shale-bearing rocks of the Piceance Basin, western Colorado
Ronald C. Johnson
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5041
During the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, the U.S. Geological Survey mapped the entire area underlain by oil shale of the Eocene Green River Formation in the Piceance Basin of western Colorado. The Piceance Basin contains the largest known oil shale deposit in the world, with an estimated 1.53 trillion barrels...
Stable isotopes to detect food-conditioned bears and to evaluate human-bear management
John B. Hopkins III, Paul L. Koch, Charles C. Schwartz, Jake M. Ferguson, Schuyler S. Greenleaf, Steven T. Kalinowski
2012, Journal of Wildlife Management (76) 703-713
We used genetic and stable isotope analysis of hair from free-ranging black bears (Ursus americanus) in Yosemite National Park, California, USA to: 1) identify bears that consume human food, 2) estimate the diets of these bears, and 3) evaluate the Yosemite human–bear management program. Specifically, we analyzed the isotopic composition...
