Visitor and community survey results for Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge and Lighthouse: Completion report
Natalie Sexton, Shana C. Gillette, Lynne Koontz, Susan C. Stewart, John Loomis, Katherine D. Wundrock
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1420
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Central Federal Lands Highway Division of the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation are currently pursuing the planning and potential design of an alternative transportation system (ATS) for Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge or Kilauea Point NWR). The USFWS...
Flow patterns and current structure at the USS Arizona Memorial: April, 2005
Curt D. Storlazzi, Matthew A. Russell, M. Katherine Presto, Jennifer E. Burbank
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1334
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Annual report for 2004 wild horse research and field activities
Jason Ransom, Francis J. Singer, Linda Zeigenfuss, Linda Coates-Markle
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1316
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Geological Survey-Biological Resources Discipline (USGS/BRD) continued wild horse research in 2004, investigating the strategic research elements of fertility control and population estimation. Fertility control research was focused on the individual-based porcine zonae pellucid (PZP) field trials at the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse...
Visitor survey results for the Souris River Loop National Wildlife Refuges: Completion report
Natalie R. Sexton, Lynne Koontz, Susan C. Stewart
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1399
In support of the CCP planning effort for the Souris River Loop Refuges, the Policy Analysis and Science Assistance Branch/Fort Collins Science Center (PASA) of the U.S. Geological Survey conducted visitor surveys at three refuges in North Dakota: Des Lacs, J. Clark Salyer, and Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuges. This...
Grass buffers for playas in agricultural landscapes: An annotated bibliography
Cynthia P. Melcher, Susan K. Skagen
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1221
This bibliography and associated literature synthesis (Melcher and Skagen, 2005) was developed for the Playa Lakes Joint Venture (PLJV). The PLJV sought compilation and annotation of the literature on grass buffers for protecting playas from runoff containing sediments, nutrients, pesticides, and other contaminants. In addition, PLJV sought information regarding the...
Gulf of Mexico Integrated Science - Tampa Bay Study: Examining the Impact of Urbanization on Seafloor Habitats
Kimberly Yates
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1017
Seafloor habitats, such as seagrass beds, provide essential habitat for fish and marine mammals. For many years, the study of seagrass vitality has been a priority for scientists and resource managers working in Tampa Bay. Seafloor habitats are extremely sensitive to changes in water quality. Like a canary in a...
Attitudinal survey component of the study Quantity, quality, and support for research in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: An organizational assessment: Report of methods and frequencies
Jennifer R. Neilson, Berton Lee Lamb, Earlene M. Swann, Joan Ratz, Phadrea D. Ponds, Joyce Liverca
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1449
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is responsible for managing the Nation’s fish and wildlife resources so that these trust resources are preserved for the present and future use and enjoyment of the citizens of the United States. The FWS achieves this mission by managing many programs. These include...
Public acceptance of management actions and judgments of responsibility for the wolves of the southern Greater Yellowstone Area: Report to Grand Teton National Park
Jonathan G. Taylor, S. Shea Johnson, Lori B. Shelby
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1408
Introduction Wolves of Grand Teton National Park and the Greater Yellowstone Area Gray wolves (Canis lupus) appeared in Grand Teton National Park (GRTE) in October of 1998, two years after being reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park (YNP). Since that time, five packs have been within the GRTE borders - Gros...
Regional economic effects of current and proposed management alternatives for Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge
Lynne Koontz, Heather Lambert
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1415
The National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 requires all units of the National Wildlife Refuge System to be managed under a Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP). The CCP must describe the desired future conditions of a Refuge and provide long range guidance and management direction to achieve Refuge purposes....
Evaluating water management strategies with the Systems Impact Assessment Model: SIAM version 4
John M. Bartholow, John Heasley, Blair Hanna, Jeff Sandelin, Marshall Flug, Sharon Campbell, Jim Henriksen, Aaron Douglas
2005, Open-File Report 2003-82
Water from many of California's coastal rivers has been used for a wide variety of development ventures, including major agricultural diversions, hydropower generation, and contaminant assimilation from industry, agriculture and logging. Anthropogenic impacts often degrade water quality and decrease the quantity and quality of aquatic habitat. Reallocating streamflow away from...
Bibliography of literature pertaining to Long Valley Caldera and associated volcanic fields
John W. Ewert, Christopher J. Harpel, Suzanna K. Brooks
2005, Open-File Report 2000-221
Acoustic Flow Monitor System - User Manual
Richard LaHusen
2005, Open-File Report 2002-429
INTRODUCTION The Acoustic Flow Monitor (AFM) is a portable system that was designed by the U.S. Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory to detect and monitor debris flows associated with volcanoes. It has been successfully used internationally as part of real-time warning systems in valleys threatened by such flows (Brantley, 1990; Marcial...
Coastal vulnerability assessment of Fire Island National Seashore to sea-level rise
Elizabeth A. Pendleton, S. Jeffress Williams, E. Robert Thieler
2004, Open-File Report 2003-439
A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise within Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS), New York. 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...
Coastal vulnerability assessment of Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS) to sea-level rise
Elizabeth A. Pendleton, S. Jeffress Williams, E. Robert Thieler
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1020
A coastal vulnerability index (CVI, http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1020/html/cvi.htm) was used to map relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise within Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS) in Maryland and Virginia. 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 Olympic National Park to sea-level rise
Elizabeth A. Pendleton, Erika S. Hammar-Klose, E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1021
A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise within Olympic National Park (OLYM), Washington. The CVI scores 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 Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS) to sea-level rise
Elizabeth A. Pendleton, Erika S. Hammar-Klose, E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams
2004, Open-File Report 2003-108
A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise within Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS) in Mississippi and Florida. 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 Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS) to sea-level rise
Elizabeth A. Pendleton, E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1196
A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise within Cumberland Island National Seashore in Georgia. 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...
Coastal Vulnerability Assessment of Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS) to Sea-Level Rise
Elizabeth A. Pendleton, E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams, Rebecca L. Beavers
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1090
A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise within Padre Island National Seashore in Texas. 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...
Physical habitat dynamics in four side-channel chutes, lower Missouri River
Robert B. Jacobson, Harold E. Johnson, Mark S. Laustrup, Gary J. D’Urso, Joanna M. Reuter
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1071
Construction of the side-channel chutes has become a popular means to rehabilitate habitate of the Lower Missouri River. We studied various aspects of hydrology, hydraulics, and geomorphology of four side-channel chutes to document a range of existing conditions in the Lower Missouri River. The Cranberry Bend side-channel chute has existed...
Assessment of shallow-water habitat availability in modified dike structures, Lower Missouri River, 2004
Robert B. Jacobson, Caroline M. Elliott, Harold E. Johnson
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1409
This study documented the effects of wing-dike notching on the availability of shallow water habitat in the Lower Missouri River. Five wing dikes were surveyed in late May 2004 after they were notched in early May as part of shallow-water habitat (SWH) rehabilitation activities undertaken by the U.S. Army Corps...
Map showing geology, oil and gas fields, and geologic provinces of the Caribbean Region
Christopher D. French, Christopher J. Schenk
2004, Open-File Report 97-470-K
This CD-ROM compilation contains a map and associated spatial data showing surface geology, faults, oil and gas field centerpoints, and geologic provinces of the Caribbean region, draped over a shaded relief image of topography and bathymetry. The map is provided in the Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) ArcMap and...
Water-quality and amphibian population data for Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia, 2001-2004
K.C. Rice, R.E. Jung
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1401.
Data on the chemical composition of water and on amphibian populations were collected at least annually from vernal pool and stream sites in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia, from 2001 through 2004. The data were collected as part of long-term monitoring projects of the Northeast Region of the Amphibian Research...
Rhode Island Water Supply System Management Plan Database (WSSMP-Version 1.0)
Gregory E. Granato
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1231
In Rhode Island, the availability of water of sufficient quality and quantity to meet current and future environmental and economic needs is vital to life and the State's economy. Water suppliers, the Rhode Island Water Resources Board (RIWRB), and other State agencies responsible for water resources in Rhode Island need...
Report of the U.S. Geological Survey Lidar Workshop sponsored by the Land Remote Sensing Program and held in St. Petersburg, FL, November 2002
Michael Crane, Tonya Clayton, Ellen Raabe, Jason M. Stoker, Larry Handley, Gerald W. Bawden, Karen Morgan, Vivian R. Queija
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1456
The first United States Geological Survey (USGS) Light Detection And Ranging (lidar) Workshop was held November 20-22, 2002 in St. Petersburg, Florida to bring together scientists and managers from across the agency. The workshop agenda focused on six themes: 1) current and future lidar technologies, 2) lidar applications within USGS...
Using Mosix for Wide-Area Compuational Resources
Brian G. Maddox
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1091
One of the problems with using traditional Beowulf-type distributed processing clusters is that they require an investment in dedicated computer resources. These resources are usually needed in addition to pre-existing ones such as desktop computers and file servers. Mosix is a series of modifications to the Linux kernel that creates...
