Habitat-adapted symbiosis as a defense against abiotic and biotic stresses
Rusty J. Rodriguez, Claire Woodward, Yong-Ok Kim, Regina S. Redman
James F. White, Monica S. Torres, editor(s)
2009, Book chapter, Defensive Mutualism in Microbial Symbiosis
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Population Dynamics of Adult Lost River (Deltistes luxatus) and Shortnose (Chasmistes brevirostris) Suckers in Clear Lake Reservoir, California, 2006-08
Patrick M. Barry, Eric C. Janney, David A. Hewitt, Brian S. Hayes, Alta C. Scott
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1109
We report results from ongoing research into the population dynamics of endangered Lost River and shortnose suckers in Clear Lake Reservoir, California. Results are included for sampling that occurred from fall 2006 to spring 2008. We summarize catches and passive integrated transponder tagging efforts from trammel net sampling in fall...
Regional Stratigraphy and Petroleum Systems of the Illinois Basin, U.S.A.
Christopher S. Swezey
2009, Scientific Investigations Map 3068
The publication combines data on Paleozoic and Mesozoic stratigraphy and petroleum geology of the Illinois basin, U.S.A., in order to facilitate visualizing the stratigraphy on a regional scale and visualizing stratigraphic relations within the basin. Data are presented in eight schematic chronostratigraphic sections arranged approximately from north to south, with...
Bathymetry of Lake William C. Bowen and Municipal Reservoir #1, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 2008
D.D. Nagle, B. G. Campbell, M.A. Lowery
2009, Scientific Investigations Map 3076
The increasing use and importance of lakes for water supply to communities enhance the need for an accurate methodology to determine lake bathymetry and storage capacity. A global positioning receiver and a fathometer were used to collect position data and water depth in February 2008 at Lake William C. Bowen...
Surficial geologic map of the Evansville, Indiana, and Henderson, Kentucky, area
David W. Moore, Scott C. Lundstrom, Ronald C. Counts, Steven L. Martin, William M. Andrews Jr., Wayne L. Newell, Michael L. Murphy, Mark F. Thompson, Emily M. Taylor, Erik P. Kvale, Theodore R. Brandt
2009, Scientific Investigations Map 3069
The geologic map of the Evansville, Indiana, and Henderson, Kentucky, area depicts and describes surficial deposits according to their origin and age. Unconsolidated alluvium and outwash fill the Ohio River bedrock valley and attain maximum thickness of 33-39 m under Diamond Island, Kentucky, and Griffith Slough, south of Newburgh, Indiana....
Aspects and implications of bear reintroduction: Chapter 6
Joseph D. Clark
Matt W. Hayward, Michael J. Somers, editor(s)
2009, Book chapter, Reintroduction of top-order predators
Bear reintroduction has been practiced worldwide with varying degrees of success. Homing is a significant issue for American black bears, Ursus americanus, and winter-release techniques of females with cubs have been successfully used to improve settling rates and survival. Reintroduction success for all bear species appears to be positively correlated...
Development and Evaluation of Live-Bed Pier- and Contraction-Scour Envelope Curves in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont Provinces of South Carolina
Stephen T. Benedict, Andral W. Caldwell
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5099
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the South Carolina Department of Transportation, used ground-penetrating radar to collect measurements of live-bed pier scour and contraction scour at 78 bridges in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain Physiographic Provinces of South Carolina. The 151 measurements of live-bed pier-scour depth ranged from 1.7...
Flood of April 2007 in Southern Maine
Pamela J. Lombard
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5102
Up to 8.5 inches of rain fell from April 15 through 18, 2007, in southern Maine. The rain - in combination with up to an inch of water from snowmelt - resulted in extensive flooding. York County, Maine, was declared a presidential disaster area following the event. The U.S. Geological Survey,...
Simulation of Groundwater-Level and Salinity Changes in the Eastern Shore, Virginia
Ward E. Sanford, Jason P. Pope, David L. Nelms
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5066
Groundwater-level and salinity changes have been simulated with a groundwater model developed and calibrated for the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The Eastern Shore is the southern part of the Delmarva Peninsula that is occupied by Accomack and Northampton Counties in Virginia. Groundwater is the sole source of freshwater to the...
Science for Stewardship of California's Water Resources
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3040
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is the primary Federal agency responsible for scientific evaluation of the natural resources of the United States, including its water. To meet the demands of a growing California, the U.S. Geological Survey's California Water Science Center provides essential science to help Federal, State, and local...
Pre-Restoration Habitat Use by Chinook Salmon in the Nisqually Estuary Using Otolith Analysis: An Additional Year
Angie Lind-Null, Kim Larsen
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1106
The Nisqually Fall Chinook population is one of 27 stocks in the Puget Sound evolutionarily significant unit listed as threatened under the Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). Preservation and extensive restoration of the Nisqually delta ecosystem is currently taking place to assist in recovery of the stock as juvenile Fall...
Introduction to the special issue on rotational seismology and engineering applications
W.H.K. Lee, M. Çelebi, M. Todorovska, H. Igel
2009, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (99) 945-957
Because of a lack of suitable instruments, rotational ground motions have not been observed until the last decade. Rotational measurements in the near field of earthquakes in Japan (Takeo, 1998) indicate that rotational ground motions are many times larger than expected from the classical elasticity...
Assessment of managed aquifer recharge at Sand Hollow Reservoir, Washington County, Utah, updated to conditions through 2007
Victor M. Heilweil, Gema Ortiz, David D. Susong
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5050
Sand Hollow Reservoir in Washington County, Utah, was completed in March 2002 and is operated primarily as an aquifer storage and recovery project by the Washington County Water Conservancy District (WCWCD). Since its inception in 2002 through 2007, surface-water diversions of about 126,000 acre-feet to Sand Hollow Reservoir have resulted...
Dye tracer tests to determine time-of-travel in Iowa streams, 1990–2006
Daniel E. Christiansen
2009, Data Series 444
Dye-tracing tests have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, Iowa Water Science Center to determine the time-of-travel in selected Iowa streams from 1990-2006. Time-of-travel data are tabulated for 309 miles of stream reaches in four Iowa drainage basins: the Des Moines, Raccoon, Cedar, and Turkey Rivers. Time-of-travel was estimated...
Hypothetical Modeling of Redox Conditions Within a Complex Ground-Water Flow Field in a Glacial Setting
Daniel T. Feinstein, Mary Ann Thomas
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5066
This report describes a modeling approach for studying how redox conditions evolve under the influence of a complex ground-water flow field. The distribution of redox conditions within a flow system is of interest because of the intrinsic susceptibility of an aquifer to redox-sensitive, naturally occurring contaminants - such as arsenic...
Methods for Estimating Water Withdrawals for Mining in the United States, 2005
John K. Lovelace
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5053
The mining water-use category includes groundwater and surface water that is withdrawn and used for nonfuels and fuels mining. Nonfuels mining includes the extraction of ores, stone, sand, and gravel. Fuels mining includes the extraction of coal, petroleum, and natural gas. Water is used for mineral extraction, quarrying, milling, and...
Cone penetration test and soil boring at the Bayside Groundwater Project Site in San Lorenzo, Alameda County, California
Michael J. Bennett, Michelle Sneed, Thomas E. Noce, John C. Tinsley III
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1050
Aquifer-system deformation associated with ground-water-level changes is being investigated cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) at the Bayside Groundwater Project (BGP) near the modern San Francisco Bay shore in San Lorenzo, California. As a part of this project, EBMUD has proposed...
Revised Comparisons of Simulated Hydrodynamics and Water Quality for Projected Demands in 2046, Pueblo Reservoir, Southeastern Colorado
Roderick F. Ortiz, Lisa D. Miller
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5083
Pueblo Reservoir is one of southeastern Colorado's most valuable water resources. The reservoir provides irrigation, municipal, and industrial water to various entities throughout the region. The reservoir also provides flood control, recreational activities, sport fishing, and wildlife enhancement to the region. The Southern Delivery System (SDS) project is a regional...
Connections Among the Spatial and Temporal Structures in Tidal Currents, Internal Bores, and Surficial Sediment Distributions Over the Shelf off Palos Verdes, California
Marlene A. Noble, Kurt J. Rosenberger, Jingping Xu, Richard P. Signell, Alex Steele
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5094
The topography of the Continental Shelf in the central portion of the Southern California Bight has rapid variations over relatively small spatial scales. The width of the shelf off the Palos Verdes peninsula, just northwest of Los Angeles, California, is only 1 to 3 km. About 7 km southeast of...
Comparison of Methylmercury Production and Accumulation in Sediments of the Congaree and Edisto River Basins, South Carolina, 2004-06
Paul M. Bradley, Francis H. Chapelle, Celeste A. Journey
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5021
Fish-tissue mercury concentrations (approximately 2 micrograms per gram) in the Edisto River basin of South Carolina are among the highest recorded in the United States. Substantially lower mercury concentrations (approximately 0.2 microgram per gram) are reported in fish from the adjacent (about 30 kilometer) Congaree River basin and the Congaree...
2007 Weather and Aeolian Sand-Transport Data from the Colorado River Corridor, Grand Canyon, Arizona
Amy E. Draut, Timothy Andrews, Helen C. Fairley, Christopher R. Brown
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1098
Weather data constitute an integral part of ecosystem monitoring in the Colorado River corridor and are particularly valuable for understanding processes of landscape change that contribute to the stability of archeological sites. Data collected in 2007 are reported from nine weather stations in the Colorado River corridor through Grand Canyon,...
Water Use in Georgia by County for 2005; and Water-Use Trends, 1980-2005
Julia L. Fanning, Victoria P. Trent
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3034
Water use for 2005 for each county in Georgia was estimated using data obtained from various Federal and State agencies and local sources. Total consumptive water use also was estimated for each county in Georgia for 2005. Water use is subdivided according to offstream and instream use. Offstream use is...
Digital Data from the Great Sand Dunes and Poncha Springs Aeromagnetic Surveys, South-Central Colorado
B. J. Drenth, V. J. S. Grauch, Viki Bankey, Ltd. New Sense Geophysics
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1089
This report contains digital data, image files, and text files describing data formats and survey procedures for two high-resolution aeromagnetic surveys in south-central Colorado: one in the eastern San Luis Valley, Alamosa and Saguache Counties, and the other in the southern Upper Arkansas Valley, Chaffee County. In the San Luis...
Continuous Turbidity Monitoring in the Indian Creek Watershed, Tazewell County, Virginia, 2006-08
Douglas Moyer, Kenneth Hyer
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5085
Thousands of miles of natural gas pipelines are installed annually in the United States. These pipelines commonly cross streams, rivers, and other water bodies during pipeline construction. A major concern associated with pipelines crossing water bodies is increased sediment loading and the subsequent impact to the ecology of the aquatic...
National assessment of hurricane-induced coastal change vulnerability
Hilary F Stockdon, Nathaniel G. Plant, Abby Sallenger
2009, Shore & Beach (77) 15-20
National assessment of hurricane-induced coastal change vulnerability...
