Effects of landscape features on waterbird use of rice fields
S. King, C.S. Elphick, D. Guadagnin, O. Taft, T. Amano
2010, Waterbirds (33) 151-159
Literature is reviewed to determine the effects of landscape features on waterbird use of fields in regions where rice (Oryza sativa) is grown. Rice-growing landscapes often consist of diverse land uses and land cover, including rice fields, irrigation ditches, other agricultural fields, grasslands, forests and natural wetlands. Numerous studies indicate...
Predicting the retreat and migration of tidal forests along the northern Gulf of Mexico under sea-level rise
T.W. Doyle, K. W. Krauss, W.H. Conner, A.S. From
2010, Forest Ecology and Management (259) 770-777
Tidal freshwater forests in coastal regions of the southeastern United States are undergoing dieback and retreat from increasing tidal inundation and saltwater intrusion attributed to climate variability and sea-level rise. In many areas, tidal saltwater forests (mangroves) contrastingly are expanding landward in subtropical coastal reaches succeeding freshwater marsh and forest...
The annual cycles of phytoplankton biomass
Monika Winder, James E. Cloern
2010, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (365) 3215-3226
Terrestrial plants are powerful climate sentinels because their annual cycles of growth, reproduction and senescence are finely tuned to the annual climate cycle having a period of one year. Consistency in the seasonal phasing of terrestrial plant activity provides a relatively low-noise background from which phenological shifts can be detected...
Selection, trans-species polymorphism, and locus identification of major histocompatibility complex class IIβ alleles of New World ranid frogs
Karen M. Kiemnec-Tyburczy, Jonathan Q. Richmond, Anna E. Savage, Kelly R. Zamudio
2010, Immunogenetics (62) 741-751
Genes encoded by the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) play key roles in the vertebrate immune system. However, our understanding of the evolutionary processes and underlying genetic mechanisms shaping these genes is limited in many taxa, including amphibians, a group currently impacted by emerging infectious diseases. To further elucidate the evolution...
The persistence of endangered Florida Salt Marsh Voles in salt marshes of the central Florida Gulf Coast
A.S. Hotaling, H.F. Percival, W.M. Kitchens, J.W. Kasbohm
2010, Southeastern Naturalist (9) 795-802
Two endangered Microtus pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli (Florida Salt Marsh Vole) were captured at a new location, in February of 2009, at Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. Since the species discovery in 1979, only 43 Florida Salt Marsh Voles (hereafter FSM Vole) have been captured. Outside of the type locality, this is...
Geological evolution of the Antongil Craton, NE Madagascar
D. I. Schofield, Ronald J. Thomas, K. M. Goodenough, B. De Waele, P. E. J. Pitfield, R. M. Key, W. Bauer, G. J. Walsh, D. J. Lidke, A.V. Ralison, M. Rabarimanana, J. M. Rafahatelo, T. Randriamananjara
2010, Precambrian Research (182) 187-203
The Antongil Craton, along with the Masora and Antananarivo cratons, make up the fundamental Archaean building blocks of the island of Madagascar. They were juxtaposed during the late-Neoproterozoic to early Palaeozoic assembly of Gondwana. In this paper we give a synthesis of the geology of the Antongil Craton and present...
Accuracy of gap analysis habitat models in predicting physical features for wildlife-habitat associations in the southwest U.S.
K.G. Boykin, B.C. Thompson, S. Propeck-Gray
2010, Ecological Modelling (221) 2769-2775
Despite widespread and long-standing efforts to model wildlife-habitat associations using remotely sensed and other spatially explicit data, there are relatively few evaluations of the performance of variables included in predictive models relative to actual features on the landscape. As part of the National Gap Analysis Program, we specifically examined physical...
Gravity modeling of the Muertos Trough and tectonic implications (north-eastern Caribbean)
Bruna J.L. Granja, A. Munoz-Martin, Uri S. ten Brink, Andres Carbo-Gorosabel, Estrada P. Llanes, J. Martin-Davila, D. Cordoba-Barba, Morollon M. Catalan
2010, Marine Geophysical Research (31) 263-283
The Muertos Trough in the northeast Caribbean has been interpreted as a subduction zone from seismicity, leading to infer a possible reversal subduction polarity. However, the distribution of the seismicity is very diffuse and makes definition of the plate geometry difficult. In addition, the compressive deformational features observed in the...
Use of chemosensory cues as repellents for sea lamprey: Potential directions for population management
I. Imre, G.E. Brown, R.A. Bergstedt, R. McDonald
2010, Journal of Great Lakes Research (36) 790-793
Sea lamprey invaded the Great Lakes in the early 20th century and caused an abrupt decline in the population densities of several native fish species. The integrated management of this invasive species is composed of chemical (lampricide) applications, low-head barrier dams, adult trapping and sterile male release. Recently, there has...
Detrital zircon provenance from three turbidite depocenters of the Middle-Upper Triassic Songpan-Ganzi complex, central China: Record of collisional tectonics, erosional exhumation, and sediment production
A.L. Weislogel, S.A. Graham, E. Z. Chang, J. L. Wooden, G. E. Gehrels
2010, Geological Society of America Bulletin (122) 2041-2062
To test the idea that the voluminous upper Middle to Upper Triassic turbidite strata in the Songpan-Ganzi complex of central China archive a detrital record of Dabie ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) terrane unroofing, we report 2080 single detrital U-Pb zircon ages by sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe-reverse geometry (SHRIMP-RG) and laser ablation-inductively coupled...
Association of wintering raptors with Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program grasslands in Pennsylvania
A. Wilson, M. Brittingham, G. Grove
2010, Journal of Field Ornithology (81) 361-372
Conservation grasslands can provide valuable habitat resource for breeding songbirds, but their value for wintering raptors has received little attention. We hypothesized that increased availability of grassland habitat through the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) has resulted in an increase or redistribution in numbers of four species of raptors in...
Seismic hazard mapping of California considering site effects
E. Kalkan, C.J. Wills, D.M. Branum
2010, Earthquake Spectra (26) 1039-1055
In this paper, we have combined the U.S. Geological Survey's National Seismic Hazard Maps model with the California geologic map showing 17 generalized geologic units that can be defined by their VS30. We regrouped these units into seven VS30 values and calculated a probabilistic seismic hazard map for the entire...
Ecological hierarchies and self-organisation - Pattern analysis, modelling and process integration across scales
H. Reuter, F. Jopp, J. M. Blanco-Moreno, C. Damgaard, Y. Matsinos, D.L. DeAngelis
2010, Basic and Applied Ecology (11) 572-581
A continuing discussion in applied and theoretical ecology focuses on the relationship of different organisational levels and on how ecological systems interact across scales. We address principal approaches to cope with complex across-level issues in ecology by applying elements of hierarchy theory and the theory of complex adaptive systems. A...
Identifying regions of strong scattering at the core-mantle boundary from analysis of PKKP precursor energy
S. Rost, P.S. Earle
2010, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (297) 616-626
We detect seismic scattering from the core-mantle boundary related to the phase PKKP (PK. KP) in data from small aperture seismic arrays in India and Canada. The detection of these scattered waves in data from small aperture arrays is new and allows a better characterization of the fine-scale structure of...
Coal lithotypes before and after saturation with CO2; insights from micro- and mesoporosity, fluidity, and functional group distribution
Maria Mastalerz, A. Drobniak, R. Walker, D. Morse
2010, International Journal of Coal Geology (83) 467-474
Four lithotypes, vitrain, bright clarain, clarain, and fusain, were hand-picked from the core of the Pennsylvanian Springfield Coal Member (Petersburg Formation) in Illinois. These lithotypes were analyzed petrographically and for meso- and micropore characteristics, functional group distribution using FTIR techniques, and fluidity. High-pressure CO2 adsorption isotherm analyses of these lithotypes...
Faunal assemblages and multi-scale habitat patterns in headwater tributaries of the South Fork Trinity River - an unregulated river embedded within a multiple-use landscape
H.H. Welsh, G.R. Hodgson, J.J. Duda, J.M. Emlen
2010, Animal Biodiversity and Conservation (33) 63-87
Headwaters can represent 80% of stream kilometers in a watershed, and they also have unique physical and biological properties that have only recently been recognized for their importance in sustaining healthy functioning stream networks and their ecological services. We sampled 60 headwater tributaries in the South Fork Trinity River, a...
Teaching citizen science skills online: Implications for invasive species training programs
G. Newman, A. Crall, M. Laituri, J. Graham, T. Stohlgren, J.C. Moore, K. Kodrich, K.A. Holfelder
2010, Applied Environmental Education and Communication (9) 276-286
Citizen science programs are emerging as an efficient way to increase data collection and help monitor invasive species. Effective invasive species monitoring requires rigid data quality assurances if expensive control efforts are to be guided by volunteer data. To achieve data quality, effective online training is needed to improve field...
Evaluating the spatiotemporal variations of water budget across China over 1951-2006 using IBIS model
Q. Zhu, H. Jiang, J. Liu, X. Wei, C. Peng, X. Fang, S. Liu, G. Zhou, S. Yu, W. Ju
2010, Hydrological Processes (24) 429-445
The Integrated Biosphere Simulator is used to evaluate the spatial and temporal patterns of the crucial hydrological variables [run-off and actual evapotranspiration (AET)] of the water balance across China for the period 1951–2006 including a precipitation analysis. Results suggest three major findings. First, simulated run-off captured 85% of the spatial...
Biological community structure on patch reefs in Biscayne National Park, FL, USA
Ilsa B. Kuffner, Rikki Grober-Dunsmore, John Brock, T. Don Hickey
2010, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (164) 513-531
Coral reef ecosystem management benefits from continual quantitative assessment of the resources being managed, plus assessment of factors that affect distribution patterns of organisms in the ecosystem. In this study, we investigate the relationships among physical, benthic, and fish variables in an effort to help explain the distribution patterns of...
Measurement of bedload transport in sand-bed rivers: A look at two indirect sampling methods
Robert R. Holmes Jr.
John R. Gray, Jonathan B. Laronne, Jeffrey D. G. Marr, editor(s)
2010, Book chapter, Bedload-surrogate monitoring technologies
Sand-bed rivers present unique challenges to accurate measurement of the bedload transport rate using the traditional direct sampling methods of direct traps (for example the Helley-Smith bedload sampler). The two major issues are: 1) over sampling of sand transport caused by “mining” of sand due to the flow disturbance induced...
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...
Microbial ecology of corals, sponges, and algae in mesophotic coral environments
Julie B. Olson, Christina A. Kellogg
2010, FEMS Microbiology Ecology (73) 17-30
Mesophotic coral ecosystems that occur at depths from 30 to 200 m have historically been understudied and yet appear to support a diverse biological community. The microbiology of these systems is particularly poorly understood, especially with regard to the communities associated with corals, sponges, and algae. This lack of information...
Management of bacterial kidney disease in Chinook Salmon hatcheries based on broodstock testing by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay: A multiyear study
A. Douglas Munson, Diane G. Elliott, Keith Johnson
2010, North American Journal of Fisheries Management (30) 940-955
From the mid-1980s through the early 1990s, outbreaks of bacterial kidney disease (BKD) caused by Renibacterium salmoninarum continued in Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha in Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) hatcheries despite the use of three control methods: (1) injection of returning adult fish with erythromycin to reduce prespawning...
CO2, CO, and Hg emissions from the Truman Shepherd and Ruth Mullins coal fires, eastern Kentucky, USA
Jennifer M.K. O’Keefe, Kevin R. Henke, James C. Hower, Mark A. Engle, Glenn B. Stracher, J.D. Stucker, Jordan W. Drew, Wayne D. Staggs, Tiffany M. Murray, Maxwell L. Hammond III, Kenneth D. Adkins, Bailey J. Mullins, Edward W. Lemley
2010, Science of the Total Environment (408) 1628-1633
Carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), and mercury (Hg) emissions were quantified for two eastern Kentucky coal-seam fires, the Truman Shepherd fire in Floyd County and the Ruth Mullins fire in Perry County. This study is one of the first to estimate gas emissions from coal fires using field measurements...
Unusual subterranean aggregations of the California Giant Salamander, Dicamptodon ensatus
Gary M. Fellers, Leslie L. Wood, Sarah Carlisle, David Pratt
2010, Herpetological Conservation and Biology (5) 149-154
Larval Dicamptodon are one of the most abundant vertebrates in headwater streams in the Pacific Northwest. Their numbers and biomass can exceed those of all other amphibians, and of salmonid fishes. By contrast, metamorphosed Dicamptodon are only found infrequently, usually during formal surveys using pitfall traps, cover boards, or time...
