Attributes for MRB_E2RF1 Catchments by Major River Basins in the Conterminous United States: Average Atmospheric (Wet) Deposition of Inorganic Nitrogen, 2002
Michael Wieczorek, Andrew E. LaMotte
2010, Data Series 491-02
This tabular data set represents the average atmospheric (wet) deposition, in kilograms per square kilometer, of inorganic nitrogen for the year 2002 compiled for every catchment for MRB_E2RF1 of Major River Basins (MRBs, Crawford and others, 2006). The source data set for wet deposition was from the USGS's raster data...
Radiative forcing over the conterminous United States due to contemporary land cover land use change and sensitivity to snow and interannual albedo variability
Christopher A. Barnes, David P. Roy
2010, Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences (115) 1-14
Satellite-derived land cover land use (LCLU), snow and albedo data, and incoming surface solar radiation reanalysis data were used to study the impact of LCLU change from 1973 to 2000 on surface albedo and radiative forcing for 58 ecoregions covering 69% of the conterminous United States. A net positive surface...
Attributes for MRB_E2RF1 Catchments by Major River Basins in the Conterminous United States: Artificial Drainage (1992) and Irrigation (1997)
Michael Wieczorek, Andrew E. LaMotte
2010, Data Series 491-01
This tabular data set represents the estimated area of artifical drainage for the year 1992 and irrigation types for the year 1997 compiled for every MRB_E2RF1 catchment of Major River Basins (MRBs, Crawford and others, 2006). The source data sets were derived from tabular National Resource Inventory (NRI) data...
Attributes for MRB_E2RF1 Catchments by Major River Basins in the Conterminous United States: Physiographic Provinces
Michael Wieczorek, Andrew E. LaMotte
2010, Data Series 491-18
This tabular data set represents the area of each physiographic province (Fenneman and Johnson, 1946) in square meters, compiled for every MRB_E2RF1 catchment of selected Major River Basins (MRBs, Crawford and others, 2006). The source data are from Fenneman and Johnson's Physiographic Provinces of the United States, which is based...
Juvenile salmonid collection efforts in the Upper Cowlitz River Basin
T.L. Liedtke, T.J. Kock, B.K. Ekstrom, I.M. Royer, D.W. Rondorf
2010, Report
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Resolving disputes over science in natural resource agency decisionmaking
Emily Ruell, Nina Burkardt, Douglas R. Clark
2010, Technical Memorandum 86-68211-10-01
Natural resource agencies make decisions involving public resources in which the public, by definition, have a stake. These resources are often finite. Thus, different viewpoints, interests, or beliefs may conflict when parties are perceived to be interdependent or one party is perceived to block or oppose other parties' use of...
From points to forecasts: Predicting invasive species habitat suitability in the near term
Tracy R. Holcombe, Thomas J. Stohlgren, Catherine S. Jarnevich
2010, Diversity (2) 738-767
We used near-term climate scenarios for the continental United States, to model 12 invasive plants species. We created three potential habitat suitability models for each species using maximum entropy modeling: (1) current; (2) 2020; and (3) 2035. Area under the curve values for the models ranged from 0.92 to 0.70,...
Mineral resource of the Month: Clay
Robert L. Virta
2010, Earth (2010) 27-27
Clays were one of the first mineral commodities used by people. Clay pottery has been found in archeological sites that are 12,000 years old, and clay figurines have been found in sites that are even older....
Response to the comment by Henry Kahn and Dennis Santella on a summary of the development of a signature for detection of residual dust from the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings
Gregory P. Meeker, Heather Lowers, Paul J. Lioy, Morton Lippmann
2010, Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology (20) 491-492
A response by Gregory P. Meeker and colleagues to a commentary on their article on the development of a signature for detection of residual dust from the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings is presented...
Quantifying terrestrial ecosystem carbon dynamics in the Jinsha watershed, Upper Yangtze, China from 1975 to 2000
Shuqing Zhao, Shuguang Liu, Runsheng Yin, Zhengpeng Li, Yulin Deng, Kun Tan, Xiangzheng Deng, David Rothstein, Jiaguo Qi
2010, Environmental Management (45) 466-475
Quantifying the spatial and temporal dynamics of carbon stocks in terrestrial ecosystems and carbon fluxes between the terrestrial biosphere and the atmosphere is critical to our understanding of regional patterns of carbon budgets. Here we use the General Ensemble biogeochemical Modeling System to simulate the terrestrial ecosystem carbon dynamics in...
Using the Sonoran and Libyan Desert test sites to monitor the temporal stability of reflective solar bands for Landsat 7 enhanced thematic mapper plus and Terra moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer sensors
Amit Angal, Xiaoxiong Xiong, Tae-young Choi, Gyanesh Chander, Aisheng Wu
2010, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing (4)
Remote sensing imagery is effective for monitoring environmental and climatic changes because of the extent of the global coverage and long time scale of the observations. Radiometric calibration of remote sensing sensors is essential for quantitative & qualitative science and applications. Pseudo-invariant ground targets have been extensively used to monitor...
National Wildlife Health Center's quarterly wildlife mortality report
Anne Ballman, C. LeAnn White, Krysten Schuler, Jennifer Bradsby
2010, Wildlife Disease Association Newsletter 9-13
No abstract available....
Scallopleaf sage (salvia vaseyi: Lamiaceae) discovered in Arizona
J.W. Cain III, R.S. Felger, B.D. Jansen, P.R. Krausman
2010, Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (4) 755-760
During the course of field work in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, southwestern Arizona, in 2003, James Cain and Brian Jansen collected Salvia vaseyi, previously known only from the western edge of the Sonoran Desert in California and Baja California. Our findings indicate this shrub might be more widespread in...
Post-construction monitoring of a Core-Loc™ breakwater using tripod-based LiDAR
Jessica H. Podoski, Gerald W. Bawden, Sandra Bond, Thomas D. Smith, James Foster
2010, Book chapter, Coasts, marine structures and breakwaters: Adapting to change
The goal of the technology application described herein is to determine whether breakwater monitoring data collected using Tripod (or Terrestrial) Light Detection and Ranging (T-LiDAR) can give insight into processes such as how Core-Loc™ concrete armour units nest following construction, and in turn how settlement affects armour layer stability, concrete...
Flow resistance in open channels with fixed movable bed
Francisco J. Simoes
2010, Conference Paper, 2nd Joint Federal Interagency Conference, Las Vegas, NV, June 27 - July 1, 2010
In spite of an increasingly large body of research by many investigators, accurate quantitative prediction of open channel flow resistance remains a challenge. In general, the relations between the elements influencing resistance (turbulence, boundary roughness, and channel shape features, such as discrete obstacles, bars, channel curvature, recirculation areas, secondary circulation,...
Saving our shared birds: Partners in Flight tri-national vision for landbird conservation
Humberto Berlanga, Judith A. Kennedy, Terrell D. Rich, Maria del Coro Arizmendi, Carol J. Beardmore, Peter J. Blancher, Gregory S. Butcher, Andrew R. Couturier, Ashley A. Dayer, Dean W. Demarest, Wendy E. Easton, Mary Gustafson, Eduardo E. Inigo-Elias, Elizabeth A. Krebs, Arvind O. Panjabi, Vicente Rodriguez Contreras, Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Janet M. Ruth, Eduardo Santana Castellon, Rosa Vidal, Tom Will
2010, Report
Landbirds are the most abundant and diverse group of birds in North America, with nearly 900 species distributed across every major terrestrial habitat. Birds are indicators of environmental health; their populations track changes in habitat, water, disease, and climate. They are providers of invaluable ecosystem services, such as pest control,...
Passage and behavior of radio-tagged adult Pacific lampreys (Entosphenus tridentatus) at the Willamette Falls Project, Oregon.
Matthew G. Mesa, Robert J. Magie, Elizabeth S. Copeland
2010, Northwest Science (84) 233-242
Populations of Pacific lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) in the Columbia River basin have declined and passage problems at dams are a contributing factor. We used radio telemetry to monitor the passage of adult Pacific lampreys at the Willamette Falls Project (a hydroelectric dam integrated into a natural falls) on the Willamette...
Introduction: Tagging, telemetry, and marking compendium project
Keith S. Wolf, Stephen M. Waste
2010, PNAMP Report Series 2010-002-1
Goal and Objectives of the Compendium The goal of this compendium is to integrate profiles of on-going, individual, disparate efforts implementing the science of tagging, telemetry, and marking (TTM) into a compilation of experience to inform the development of fish population monitoring. This is accomplished by meeting the following objectives: • Provide...
Analyzing debris flows with the statistically calibrated empirical model LAHARZ in southeastern Arizona, USA
Christopher S. Magirl, Peter G. Griffiths, Robert H. Webb
2010, Geomorphology (119) 111-124
Hazard-zone delineation for extreme events is essential for floodplain management near mountain fronts in arid and semiarid regions. On 31 July 2006, unprecedented debris flows occurred in the Santa Catalina Mountains of southeastern Arizona following extreme multiday precipitation (recurrence interval > 1000 years for 4-day precipitation). Most mobilized sediment contributing to debris...
Avian malaria Plasmodium relictum in native Hawaiian forest birds: epizootiology and demographic impacts on ‵apapane Himatione sanguinea
Carter T. Atkinson, Michael D. Samuel
2010, Journal of Avian Biology (41) 357-366
The role of introduced avian malaria Plasmodium relictum in the decline and extinction of native Hawaiian forest birds has become a classic example of the potential effect of invasive diseases on biological diversity of naïve populations. However, empirical evidence describing the impact of avian malaria on fitness of Hawai‵i's endemic forest birds...
Annual sex steroid and other physiological profiles of Pacific lampreys (Entosphenus tridentatus)
Matthew G. Mesa, Jennifer M. Bayer, Mara B. Bryan, Stacia A. Sower
2010, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology (155) 56-63
We documented changes in plasma levels of estradiol 17-β (E2), progesterone (P), 15α-hydroxytestosterone (15α-T), thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), protein, triglycerides (TGs), and glucose in adult Pacific lampreys (Entosphenus tridentatus) held in the laboratory in two different years. Levels of E2 in both sexes ranged from 0.5 to 2 ng/mL from September...
Guidelines for calculating and enhancing detection efficiency of PIT tag interrogation systems
Patrick J. Connolly
2010, PNAMP Special Publication 119-125
With increasing use of passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags and reliance on stationary PIT tag interrogation systems to monitor fish populations, guidelines are offered to inform users how best to use limited funding and human resources to create functional systems that maximize a desired level of detection and precision. The...
Elwha River dam removal: A major opportunity for salmon and steelhead recolonization
George R. Pess, Samuel J. Brenkman, Gary A. Winans, Michael L. McHenry, Jeffrey J. Duda, Timothy J. Beechie
2010, Osprey
In this in-depth paper, authors George R. Pess, Gary A. Winans and Timothy J. Beechie of the NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle, Samuel J. Brenkman of the National Park Service, Olympic National Park, Michael L. McHenry of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and Jeffrey J. Duda of...
Early observations on an emerging Great Lakes invader Hemimysis anomala in Lake Ontario
Maureen G. Walsh, Brian F. Lantry, Brent Boscarino, Kelly Bowen, Jocelyn Gerlofsma, Ted Schaner, Richard Back, Jennifer Questel, A. Garry Smythe, Roberta Cap, Michael Goehle, Bryan Young, Marc A. Chalupnicki, James H. Johnson, James E. McKenna
2010, Journal of Great Lakes Research (36) 499-504
Hemimysis anomala, a Ponto-Caspian littoral mysid, is an emerging Great Lakes invader that was discovered in Lakes Michigan and Ontario in 2006. Similar to the native mysid Mysis diluviana, Hemimysis exhibits a diel vertical migration pattern but generally inhabits shallower and warmer waters than M. diluviana. Because basic information on...
Emerging viral diseases of fish and shrimp
James R. Winton, Peter J. Walker
2010, Veterinary Research (41) 51-75
The rise of aquaculture has been one of the most profound changes in global food production of the past 100 years. Driven by population growth, rising demand for seafood and a levelling of production from capture fisheries, the practice of farming aquatic animals has expanded rapidly to become a major...
