Crustal deformation of the Yellowstone-Snake River Plain volcano-tectonic system-Campaign and continuous GPS observations, 1987-2004
C.M. Puskas, R. B. Smith, Charles M. Meertens, W. L. Chang
2007, Journal of Geophysical Research (112)
The Yellowstone-Snake River Plain tectonomagmatic province resulted from Late Tertiary volcanism in western North America, producing three large, caldera-forming eruptions at the Yellowstone Plateau in the last 2 Myr. To understand the kinematics and geodynamics of this volcanic system, the University of...
Explosive eruptive record in the Katmai region, Alaska Peninsula: An overview
Judy Fierstein
2007, Bulletin of Volcanology (69) 469-509
At least 15 explosive eruptions from the Katmai cluster of volcanoes and another nine from other volcanoes on the Alaska Peninsula are preserved as tephra layers in syn- and post-glacial (Last Glacial Maximum) loess and soil sections in Katmai National Park, AK. About 400 tephra samples...
Ground-coupled acoustic airwaves from Mount St. Helens provide constraints on the May 18, 1980 eruption
J.B. Johnson, S. D. Malone
2007, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (258) 16-31
The May 18, 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption perturbed the atmosphere and generated atmosphere-to-ground coupled airwaves, which were recorded on at least 35 seismometers operated by the Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network (PNSN). From 102 distinct travel time picks we identify coherent airwaves crossing Washington State primarily to the north and...
Incremental assembly and prolonged consolidation of Cordilleran magma chambers--Evidence from the Southern Rocky Mountain volcanic field
Peter W. Lipman
2007, Geosphere (3) 42-70
Recent inference that Mesozoic Cordilleran plutons grew incrementally during >106 yr intervals, without the presence of voluminous eruptible magma at any stage, minimizes close associations with large ignimbrite calderas. Alternatively, Tertiary ignimbrites in the Rocky Mountains and elsewhere, with volumes of 1–5 × 103 km3, record multistage histories...
Where the buffalo roam: The role of history and genetics in the conservation of bison on U.S. federal lands
Natalie D. Halbert, Peter J. Gogan, Ron Hiebert, James N. Derr
2007, Park Science (24) 22-29
As an emblem of the Great Plains, American Indians, and wildlife conservation, the American bison (Bison bison) is one of the most visible and well-known of wildlife species in North America (fig. 1, above). Species of the genus Bison originally entered the continent via the Bering land bridge from...
Volcanic fire and glacial ice: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Forest Service
2007, Report
In addition to containing the highest point in Virginia (Mount Rogers, elevation 5,729 feet), the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (NRA) of the Jefferson National Forest is a window on the history of ancient volcanic eruptions and glacial movement....
Petroleum systems of the San Joaquin Basin Province, California -- geochemical characteristics of oil types: Chapter 9 in Petroleum systems and geologic assessment of oil and gas in the San Joaquin Basin Province, California
Paul G. Lillis, Leslie B. Magoon
2007, Professional Paper 1713-9
New analyses of 120 oil samples combined with 139 previously published oil analyses were used to characterize and map the distribution of oil types in the San Joaquin Basin, California. The results show that there are at least four oil types designated MM, ET, EK, and CM. Most of the...
Climatic variation and the distribution of an amphibian polyploid complex
C.R.V. Otto, J.W. Snodgrass, D.C. Forester, J.C. Mitchell, R.W. Miller
2007, Journal of Animal Ecology (76) 1053-1061
1. The establishment of polyploid populations involves the persistence and growth of the polyploid in the presence of the progenitor species. Although there have been a number of animal polyploid species documented, relatively few inquiries have been made into the large-scale mechanisms of polyploid establishment in animal groups. Herein we...
Iteroparity in the variable environment of the salamander Ambystoma tigrinum
D.R. Church, L.L. Bailey, H.M. Wilbur, W. L. Kendall, J.E. Hines
2007, Ecology (88) 891-903
Simultaneous estimation of survival, reproduction, and movement is essential to understanding how species maximize lifetime reproduction in environments that vary across space and time. We conducted a four-year, capture–recapture study of three populations of eastern tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum) and used multistate mark–recapture statistical methods to estimate the manner...
Chytridiomycosis widespread in Anurans of Northeastern United States
J. R. Longcore, J.E. Longcore, Allan P. Pessier, W.A. Halteman
2007, Journal of Wildlife Management (71) 435-444
An emerging disease of amphibians caused by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis has been associated with morbidity, mortality, and extinction of species. Typically, researchers have detected B. dendrobatidis only when examining amphibians for causes of mortalities; few data exist on infection rates where mortalities are lacking. During May-September 2000-2002 we...
Modeling and mapping abundance of American Woodcock across the Midwestern and Northeastern United States
W.E. Thogmartin, J.R. Sauer, M. G. Knutson
2007, Journal of Wildlife Management (71) 376-382
We used an over-dispersed Poisson regression with fixed and random effects, fitted by Markov chain Monte Carlo methods, to model population spatial patterns of relative abundance of American woodcock (Scolopax minor) across its breeding range in the United States. We predicted North American woodcock Singing Ground Survey counts with a...
Effects of habitat change along Breeding Bird Survey routes in the central Appalachians on Cerulean Warbler population
P. McElhone, P.W. Wood, D. Dawson
2007, Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (61) 131 (abs)
The cerulean warbler (Dendroica cerulea) is one of the highest priority bird species in the eastern United States because populations have declined 4.3% annually during 1966?2005 based on Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data. Habitat loss and fragmentation due to land use changes is thought to be one of the...
South San Francisco Bay, California
Peter Dartnell, Helen Gibbons
2007, General Information Product 57
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the California Coastal Conservancy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, mapped the floor of south San Francisco Bay and adjoining land using single-beam sonar and airborne lidar (light detection and ranging). To learn more, visit http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/2007/2987/. View eastward. Elevations in mapped area color...
Response of roseate tern to a shoreline protection project on Falkner Island, Connecticut
C.J. Rogers, Jeffrey A. Spendelow
Michael P. Guilfoyle, Richard A. Fischer, David N. Pashley, Casey A. Lott, editor(s)
2007, Book chapter, Summary of second regional workshop on dredging, beach nourishment, and birds on the North Atlantic Coast
Construction was initiated following the 2000 tern breeding season for Phase 1 of a planned two-phase "Shoreline Protection and Erosion Control Project" at the Falkner Island Unit of the USFWS Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge located in Long Island Sound off the coast of Guilford, CT. When the Common...
Louisiana ground-water map no. 22: Generalized potentiometric surface of the Amite aquifer and the "2,800-foot" sand of the Baton Rouge area in southeastern Louisiana, June-August 2006
Robert B. Fendick Jr.
2007, Scientific Investigations Map 2984
The Amite aquifer and the “2,800-foot” sand of the Baton Rouge area (hereafter referred to as the “2,800-foot” sand) are principal sources of fresh ground water in southeastern Louisiana. Both the Amite aquifer and the “2,800-foot” sand are part of the Jasper equivalent aquifer system. The Amite aquifer is...
Streamflow, infiltration, and ground-water recharge at Abo Arroyo, New Mexico
Amy E. Stewart-Deaker, David A. Stonestrom, Stephanie J. Moore
David A. Stonestrom, Jim Constantz, Ty P.A. Ferré, Stanley A. Leake, editor(s)
2007, Professional Paper 1703-D
Abo Arroyo, an ephemeral tributary to the Rio Grande, rises in the largest upland catchment on the eastern side of the Middle Rio Grande Basin (MRGB). The 30-kilometer reach of channel between the mountain front and its confluence with the Rio Grande is incised into basin-fill sediments and separated from...
Ground-water recharge in the arid and semiarid southwestern United States: Climatic and geologic framework
David A. Stonestrom, James R. Harrill
David A. Stonestrom, Jim Constantz, Ty P.A. Ferré, Stanley A. Leake, editor(s)
2007, Professional Paper 1703-A
Ground-water recharge in the arid and semiarid southwestern United States results from the complex interplay of climate, geology, and vegetation across widely ranging spatial and temporal scales. Present-day recharge tends to be narrowly focused in time and space. Widespread water-table declines accompanied agricultural development during the twentieth century, demonstrating that...
Infiltration and recharge at Sand Hollow, an upland bedrock basin in southwestern Utah
Victor M. Heilweil, D. Kip Solomon, Philip M. Gardner
David A. Stonestrom, Jim Constantz, Ty P.A. Ferré, Stanley A. Leake, editor(s)
2007, Professional Paper 1703-I
Permeable bedrock aquifers in arid regions of the southwestern United States are being used increasingly as a source of water for rapidly growing populations, yet in many areas little is known about recharge processes and amounts available for sustainable development. Environmental tracers were used in this study to investigate infiltration...
Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of the Lower Cretaceous Fortress Mountain and Torok Formations exposed along the Siksikpuk River, North-Central Alaska
David W. Houseknecht, Christopher J. Schenk, Marwan A. Wartes
2007, Professional Paper 1739-D
An exposure of the Lower Cretaceous Fortress Mountain and Torok Formations along the Siksikpuk River in north-central Alaska provides a rare opportunity to observe the stratigraphic contact between these two formations and to interpret the depositional facies and sequence stratigraphy of the exposed strata. The Fortress Mountain Formation at the...
Ground-water recharge in the arid and semiarid southwestern United States
David A. Stonestrom, Jim Constantz, Ty P.A. Ferré, Stanley A. Leake, editor(s)
2007, Professional Paper 1703
Ground-water recharge in the arid and semiarid southwestern United States results from the complex interplay of climate, geology, and vegetation across widely ranging spatial and temporal scales. Present-day recharge tends to be narrowly focused in time and space. Widespread water-table declines accompanied agricultural development during the twentieth century, demonstrating that...
Estimated water use and availability in the East Narragansett Bay study area, Rhode Island, 1995-99
Emily C. Wild
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5168
Water availability became a concern in Rhode Island during a drought in 1999, and further investigation was needed to assess the current demands on the hydrologic system from withdrawals during periods of little to no precipitation. The low ground-water levels and streamflows measured in Rhode Island prompted initiation of a...
Base flow (1966-2005) and streamflow gain and loss (2006) of the Brazos River, McLennan County to Fort Bend County, Texas
Michael J. Turco, Jeffery W. East, Matthew S. Milburn
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5286
During 2006–07, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Texas Water Development Board, did a study to quantify historical (water years 1966–2005) base flow and streamflow gains and losses from two streamflow-measuring surveys (March and August 2006) in the Brazos River from McLennan County to Fort Bend County,...
Statistics of petroleum exploration in the world outside the United States and Canada through 2001
Emil D. Attanasi, Philip A. Freeman, Jennifer A. Glovier
2007, Circular 1288
Future oil and gas supplies depend, in part, on the reserves that are expected to be added through exploration and new discoveries. This Circular presents a summary of the statistics and an analysis of petroleum exploration in the world outside the United States and Canada (the study area) through 2001....
Geomorphology and tectonics at the intersection of Silurian and Death Valleys, Southern California - 2005 Guidebook Pacific Cell Friends of the Pleistocene
David M. Miller, Zenon C. Valin
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1424
This publication describes results from new regional and detailed surficial geologic mapping, combined with geomorphologic, geochronologic, and tectonic studies, in Silurian Valley and Death Valley, California. The studies address a long-standing problem, the tectonic and geomorphic evolution of the intersection between three regional tectonic provinces: the eastern California shear zone,...
Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface in the upper White Clay Creek and lower West Branch Brandywine Creek Basins including portions of Penn, London Grove, New Garden, Londonderry, West Marlborough, Highland, and East Fallowfield Townships and West Grove, Avondale, Modena, and South Coatesville boroughs, Chester County, Pennsylvania, May through July 2006
Lindsay B. Hale
2007, Scientific Investigations Map 2995
Since 1984, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has been mapping the altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface in Chester County as part of an ongoing cooperative program to measure and describe the water resources of the county. These maps can be used to determine the general direction of ground-water...
