Use of NEXRAD to study shorebird migration in the Prairie Pothole region: A feasibility study
Cynthia P. Melcher, Susan K. Skagen, Lori Randall
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1033
An essential component of shorebird conservation is identifying, protecting, and managing high-priority stopover sites and migration habitats crucial to the long-term persistence of migrating shorebirds. Because of the tremendous variability in migrant shorebird occurrence patterns in the Prairie Pothole Region of the U.S. (Skagen 1997), it is labor- and cost-intensive...
Alpine plant community trends on the elk summer range of Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado: An analysis of existing data
Linda Zeigenfuss
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1122
The majority of the elk (Cervus elaphus) population of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado summer in the park’s high-elevation alpine and subalpine meadows and willow krummholz. The park’s population of white-tailed ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus altipetens) depends on both dwarf and krummholz willows for food and cover. Concern about the...
Users' manual for the Hydroecological Integrity Assessment Process software (including the New Jersey Assessment Tools)
James A. Henriksen, John Heasley, Jonathan G. Kennen, Steven Nieswand
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1093
This manual is a user’s guide to four computer software tools that have been developed for the Hydroecological Integrity Assessment Process. The Hydroecological Integrity Assessment Process recognizes that streamflow is strongly related to many critical physiochemical components of rivers, such as dissolved oxygen, channel geomorphology, and water temperature, and can...
Deschutes Estuary feasibility study: Hydrodynamics and sediment transport modeling
Douglas A. George, Guy Gelfenbaum, Giles Lesser, Andrew W. Stevens
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1318
Continual sediment accumulation in Capitol Lake since the damming of the Deschutes River in 1951 has altered the initial morphology of the basin. As part of the Deschutes River Estuary Feasibility Study (DEFS), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) was tasked to model how tidal and storm processes will influence...
History of the Fort Collins Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey
Thomas J. (compiler) O'Shea
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1336
The U.S. Geological Survey’s Fort Collins Science Center ("the Center") has been a nucleus of research, technology development, and associated scientific activities within the Department of the Interior for more than 30 years. The Center’s historical activities are deeply rooted in federal biological resources research and its supporting disciplines, particularly...
2005 annual progress report: Elk and bison grazing ecology in the Great Sand Dunes complex of lands
Kate A. Schoenecker, Bruce C. Lubow, Linda Zeigenfuss, Julie Mao
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1267
In 2000 the U.S. Congress authorized the expansion of the former Great Sand Dunes National Monument by establishing a new Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in its place, and establishing the Baca National Wildlife Refuge. The establishment of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve and the new...
High severity fire in forests of the southwest: Conservation implications. Progress Report August 2005
Sandra L. Haire
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1077
The occurrence of large, severe fires in southwestern ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests has resulted in concern that these forests may not persist under such an extreme disturbance regime. In our research, we are examining the outcomes of high-severity fire in ponderosa pine forests and their neighboring communities across an...
Defining ecosystem flow requirements for the Bill Williams River, Arizona
Patrick B. Shafroth, Vanessa B. Beauchamp, editor(s)
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1314
Alteration of natural river flows resulting from the construction and operation of dams can result in substantial changes to downstream aquatic and bottomland ecosystems and undermine the long-term health of native species and communities (for general review, cf. Ward and Stanford, 1995; Baron and others, 2002; Nilsson and Svedmark, 2002)....
Assessment of factors limiting Klamath River fall Chinook salmon production potential using historical flows and temperatures
John M. Bartholow, James A. Henriksen
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1249
We parameterized and applied a deterministic salmon production model to infer the degree to which river flows and temperatures may limit freshwater production potential of the Klamath River in California. Specific parameter requirements, data sources, and significant assumptions are discussed in detail. Model simulations covered a wide variety of historical...
Potentiometric surface of the Lower Patapsco Aquifer in southern Maryland, September 2003
Stephen E. Curtin, David C. Andreasen, Judith C. Wheeler
2006, Open-File Report 2005-1010
This report presents a map showing the potentiometric surface of the Lower Patapsco aquifer in the Patapsco Formation of Lower Cretaceous age in Southern Maryland during September 2003. The map is based on water-level measurements in 66 wells. The highest measured water level was 112 feet above sea level near...
Vascular Plant and Vertebrate Inventory of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Brian F. Powell, Eric W. Albrecht, Cecilia A. Schmidt, William L. Halvorson, Pamela Anning, Kathleen Docherty
2006, Open-File Report 2005-1185
Executive Summary This report summarizes results of the first comprehensive biological inventory of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (NM) in southern Arizona. Surveys at the monument were part of a larger effort to inventory vascular plants and vertebrates in eight National Park Service units in Arizona and New Mexico. In 2001...
Project PROBE Leg I - Report and archive of multibeam bathymetry and acoustic backscatter , CTD/XBT and GPS navigation data collected during USGS Cruise 02051 (NOAA Cruise RB0208) Puerto Rico Trench September 24, 2002 to September 30, 2002
Uri S. ten Brink, Charles R. Worley, Shep Smith, Thomas Stepka, Glynn F. Williams
2006, Open-File Report 2005-1066
On September 24-30, 2002, six days of scientific surveying to map a section of the Puerto Rico Trench (PRT) took place aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship Ron Brown. The cruise was funded by NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration. Multibeam bathymetry and acoustic-backscatter data were collected over...
Physical properties of Long Island Sound sediment cores
Joel Moore, Erin Galvin Gutierrez, Ellen L. Mecray, Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink
2006, Open-File Report 2002-372
This report presents data on x-radiography, water content, and sediment texture from sediment cores collected in 1996 in Long Island Sound, offshore of Connecticut and New York (Figure 1). Core locations and analytical data are presented in both graphical and numerical form. The physical properties data presented here are a...
Pilot inventory of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California, 1990-1997
Marcia Semenoff-Irving, Judd A. Howell
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1381
The United States Geological Survey Golden Gate Field Station conducted a baseline inventory of terrestrial vertebrates within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA), Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties, California between 1990 and 1997. We established 456 permanent study plots in 6 major park habitats, including grassland, coastal...
Concentrations of Insecticides in Selected Surface Water Bodies in Suffolk County, New York, Before and After Mosquito Spraying, 2002-04
Irene J. Abbene, Shawn C. Fisher, Stephen A. Terracciano
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1384
Concentrations of insecticides sprayed from truck or helicopter onto selected surface-water bodies in Suffolk County, N.Y., during the summers of 2002-04 decreased to below detection limits within 4 days after application. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with Suffolk County Department of Health Services (SCDHS), sampled surface waters from...
Coastal vulnerability assessment of Golden Gate National Recreation Area to sea-level rise
Elizabeth A. Pendleton, E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1058
A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise within the legislative boundary of Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) in Northern California. The CVI ranks the following in terms of their physical contribution to sea-level rise-related coastal change: geomorphology,...
Coastal vulnerability assessment of Channel Islands National Park (CHIS) to sea-level rise
Elizabeth A. Pendleton, E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1057
A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise within Channel Islands National Park off the coast of California. The CVI ranks the following in terms of their physical contribution to sea-level rise-related coastal change: geomorphology, regional coastal slope, rate...
Coastal vulnerability assessment of War in the Pacific National Historical Park to sea-level rise
Elizabeth A. Pendleton, E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1056
A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise within War in the Pacific National Historical Park (NHP) on the island of Guam. The CVI ranks the following in terms of their physical contribution to sea-level rise-related coastal change: geomorphology,...
Coastal vulnerability assessment of Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE) to sea-level rise
Elizabeth A. Pendleton, E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams
2005, Open-File Report 2004-1257
A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise within Gateway National Recreation Area in New York and New Jersey. The CVI ranks the following in terms of their physical contribution to sea-level rise-related coastal change: geomorphology, regional coastal slope,...
Coastal vulnerability assessment of Virgin Islands National Park (VIIS) to sea-level rise
Elizabeth A. Pendleton, E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams
2005, Open-File Report 2004-1398
A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise within Virgin Islands National Park on St. John in the US Virgin Islands. The CVI ranks the following in terms of their physical contribution to sea-level rise-related coastal change: geomorphology, regional...
Coastal vulnerability assessment of National Park of American Samoa (NPSA) to sea-level rise
Elizabeth A. Pendleton, E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1055
A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise within National Park of American Samoa. The CVI ranks the following in terms of their physical contribution to sea-level rise-related coastal change: geomorphology, regional coastal slope, rate of relative sea-level rise,...
Coastal vulnerability assessment of Dry Tortugas National Park (DRTO) to sea-level rise
Elizabeth A. Pendleton, E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams
2005, Open-File Report 2004-1416
A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise within Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida. The CVI ranks the following in terms of their physical contribution to sea-level rise-related coastal change: geomorphology, regional coastal slope, rate of relative sea-level...
Aquatic habitat mapping with an acoustic doppler current profiler: Considerations for data quality
David Gaeuman, Robert B. Jacobson
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1163
When mounted on a boat or other moving platform, acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs) can be used to map a wide range of ecologically significant phenomena, including measures of fluid shear, turbulence, vorticity, and near-bed sediment transport. However, the instrument movement necessary for mapping applications can generate significant errors, many...
An assessment of volcanic threat and monitoring capabilities in the United States: Framework for a National Volcano Early Warning System
John W. Ewert, Marianne Guffanti, Thomas L. Murray
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1164
Executive SummaryNVEWS – a National Volcano Early Warning System – is being formulated by the Consortium of U.S. Volcano Observatories (CUSVO) to establish a proactive, fully integrated, national-scale monitoring effort that ensures the most threatening volcanoes in the United States are properly monitored in advance of the onset of unrest...
Collection and analysis of high-resolution elevation data for the Lincoln Lidar Project, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2004
P.D. Meyer, Susan K. Greenlee, Dean B. Gesch, Erik J. Hubl, Ryan N. Axmann
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1049
The Lincoln Lidar Project was a partnership developed between the U.S. Geological Survey National Center for Earth Resources Observations and Science (EROS), Lancaster County and the city of Lincoln, Nebraska. This project demonstrated a successful planning, collection, analysis and integration of high-resolution elevation information using Light Detection and Ranging, (Lidar)...
