Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in scavenging mammals in Wisconsin
Jennifer L. Anderson, Jennifer K. Meece, Jeff J. Koziczkowski, Dorn L. Clark Jr., Roy P. Radcliff, Cherrie A. Nolden, Michael D. Samuel, Jay L. E. Ellingson
2007, Journal of Wildlife Diseases (43) 302-308
The presence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) in non-ruminant wildlife has raised questions regarding the role of these species in Johne's disease transmission. In this study we tested 472 tissues from 212 animals of six different species of scavenging mammals. All animals were taken from within a 210-square-mile...
Checklist of fish in rice and sugarcane fields of the Everglades Agricultural Area
Elise V. Pearlstine, Wendy M. Bear, Frank J. Mazzotti, Kenneth G. Rice
2007, Florida Scientist (70) 113-119
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Developing methods to assess and predict the population and community level effects of environmental contaminants
John M. Emlen, Kathrine R. Springman
2007, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (3) 157-165
The field of ecological toxicity seems largely to have drifted away from what its title implies—assessing and predicting the ecological consequences of environmental contaminants—moving instead toward an emphasis on individual effects and physiologic case studies. This paper elucidates how a relatively new ecological methodology, interaction assessment (INTASS), could be useful...
Deep-water chaunacid and lophiid anglerfishes (Pisces: Lophiiformes) off the Southeastern United States
John H. Caruso, Steve W. Ross, Kenneth J. Sulak, George R. Sedberry
2007, Journal of Fish Biology (70) 1015-1026
Recent research cruises to deep (80–910 m) reef habitats off the south-eastern U.S. and in the northern Gulf of Mexico have provided new information on the diagnostic characteristics, behaviours, colour patterns in life, bottom associations, distributions and maximum sizes of species of the anglerfish genera Chaunax, Lophiodes and Sladenia. Chaunax stigmaeus occurred much further south than...
Feasibility of a simple laboratory approach for determining temperature influence on SPMD–air partition coefficients of selected compounds
Aurelija Cicenaite, James N. Huckins, David A. Alvarez, Walter L. Cranor, Robert W. Gale, Violeta Kauneliene, Per-Anders Bergqvist
2007, Atmospheric Environment (41) 2844-2850
Semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs) are a widely used passive sampling methodology for both waterborne and airborne hydrophobic organic contaminants. The exchange kinetics and partition coefficients of an analyte in a SPMD are mediated by its physicochemical properties and certain environmental conditions. Controlled laboratory experiments are used for determining the SPMD–air...
An experimental evaluation of host specificity: The role of encounter and compatibility filters for a rhizocephalan parasite of crabs
Armand M. Kuris, Jeffrey H. R. Goddard, Mark E. Torchin, Nicole Murphy, Robert Gurney, Kevin D. Lafferty
2007, International Journal for Parasitology (37) 539-545
The encounter/compatibility paradigm of host specificity provides three qualitative pathways to the success or failure of a potential host-parasite interaction. It is usually impossible to distinguish between two of these (encounter and compatibility filters closed versus encounter filter open and compatibility filter closed) because unsuccessful infection attempts are difficult to...
Taxonomic revisions in the genus Arctostaphylos (Ericaceae)
V. Thomas Parker, Michael C. Vasey, Jon E. Keeley
2007, Madroño (54) 148-155
Changes are made in the nomenclature of species and subspecies in the genus Arctostaphylos(Ericaceae). In this study, the focus is on species found in the coast ranges of California. Changes are made in A. nortensis from the area around the Oregon border with California, in the A. nevadensiscomplex in the North Coast Ranges, in...
Investigating passage of ESA-listed juvenile fall Chinook salmon at Lower Granite Dam during winter when the fish bypass system is not operated. 2006 Annual Report
Kenneth F. Tiffan, Tobias J. Kock, William P. Connor
2007, Report
During the winter of 2005-06, we radio and PIT tagged and released 48 juvenile fall Chinook salmon to evaluate over-wintering behavior and dam passage in the lower Snake River, Washington. Fish were released at the upstream end of the Lower Granite Dam forebay in November and December 2005. Fixed radio...
Land-Cover Change in the Southern Lake Tahoe Basin, California and Nevada, 1940-2002
Christian G. Raumann
2007, Scientific Investigations Map 2962
The Lake Tahoe basin has been subject to significant landscape-altering human activity since the mid-1850s; in particular, widespread timber harvest from the 1850s to 1920s and urban development from the 1950s to the present. The consequences of changes such as impacted water quality, degraded biotic communities, and increased fire hazard...
Surface-Water Conditions in Georgia, Water Year 2005
Jaime A. Painter, Mark N. Landers
2007, Data Series 252
INTRODUCTION The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Georgia Water Science Center-in cooperation with Federal, State, and local agencies-collected surface-water streamflow, water-quality, and ecological data during the 2005 Water Year (October 1, 2004-September 30, 2005). These data were compiled into layers of an interactive ArcReaderTM published map document (pmf). ArcReaderTM is a product...
Estimated water use and availability in the Pawtuxet and Quinebaug River basins, Rhode Island, 1995-99
Emily C. Wild, Mark T. Nimiroski
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5154
Water availability became a concern in Rhode Island during a drought in 1999, and an investigation was needed to assess demands on the hydrologic system from withdrawals during periods of little to no precipitation. The low water levels during the drought prompted the U.S. Geological Survey and the Rhode Island...
Heavy oil and natural bitumen resources in geological basins of the world
Richard F. Meyer, Emil D. Attanasi, Philip A. Freeman
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1084
Heavy oil and natural bitumen are oils set apart by their high viscosity (resistance to flow) and high density (low API gravity). These attributes reflect the invariable presence of up to 50 weight percent asphaltenes, very high molecular weight hydrocarbon molecules incorporating many heteroatoms in their lattices. Almost all heavy...
U.S. Geological Survey scientific activities in the exploration of Antarctica: 1946-2006 record of personnel in Antarctica and their postal cachets: U.S. Navy (1946-48, 1954-60), International Geophysical Year (1957-58), and USGS (1960-2006)
Tony K. Meunier, Richard S. Williams Jr., Jane G. Ferrigno
2007, Open-File Report 2006-1116
Antarctica, a vast region encompassing 13.2 million km2 (5.1 million mi2), is considered to be one of the most important scientific laboratories on Earth. During the past 60 years, the USGS, in collaboration and with logistical support from the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs, has sent 325 USGS...
Hydrogeology and Simulated Ground-Water Flow in the Salt Pond Region of Southern Rhode Island
John P. Masterson, Jason R. Sorenson, Janet Radway Stone, S. Bradley Moran, Andrea Hougham
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5271
The Salt Pond region of southern Rhode Island extends from Westerly to Narragansett Bay and forms the natural boundary between the Atlantic Ocean and the shallow, highly permeable freshwater aquifer of the South Coastal Basin. Large inputs of fresh ground water coupled with the low flushing rates to the open...
Field and laboratory data From an earthquake history study of scarps of the Lake Creek-Boundary Creek fault between the Elwha River and Siebert Creek, Clallam County, Washington
Alan R. Nelson, Stephen F. Personius, Jason Buck, Lee-Ann Bradley, Ray E. Wells, Elizabeth R. Schermer
2007, Scientific Investigations Map 2961
Fault scarps recently discovered on Airborne Laser Swath Mapping (ALSM; also known as LiDAR) imagery show Holocene movement on the Lake Creek–Boundary Creek fault on the north flank of the Olympic Mountains of northwestern Washington State. Such recent movement suggests the fault is a potential source of large earthquakes. As...
U.S. Geological Survey scientific activities in the exploration of Antarctica: 1995-96 field season
Tony K. Meunier, Richard S. Williams Jr., Jane G. Ferrigno
2007, Open-File Report 2006-1114
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mapping program in Antarctica is one of the longest continuously funded projects in the United States Antarctic Program (USAP). This is the 46th U.S. expedition to Antarctica in which USGS scientists have participated. The financial support from the National Science Foundation, which extends back to...
Relation of specific conductance in ground water to intersection of flow paths by wells, and associated major ion and nitrate geochemistry, Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer, Austin, Texas, 1978-2003
Bradley D. Garner, Barbara Mahler
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5002
Understanding of karst flow systems can be complicated by the presence of solution-enlarged conduits, which can transmit large volumes of water through the aquifer rapidly. If the geochemistry at a well can be related to streamflow or spring discharge (springflow), or both, the relations can indicate the presence of recent...
U.S. Geological Survey scientific activities in the exploration of Antarctica: 2002-03 field season
Tony K. Meunier, Richard S. Williams Jr., Jane G. Ferrigno
2007, Open-File Report 2006-1113
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mapping program in Antarctica is one of the longest continuously funded projects in the United States Antarctic Program (USAP). This is the 53rd U.S. expedition to Antarctica in which USGS scientists have participated. The financial support from the National Science Foundation, which extends back to...
Preliminary Assessment of Volcanic and Hydrothermal Hazards in Yellowstone National Park and Vicinity
Robert L. Christiansen, Jacob B. Lowenstern, Robert B. Smith, Henry Heasler, Lisa A. Morgan, Manuel Nathenson, Larry G. Mastin, L.J. Patrick Muffler, Joel E. Robinson
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1071
Possible future violent events in the active hydrothermal, magmatic, and tectonic system of Yellowstone National Park pose potential hazards to park visitors and infrastructure. Most of the national park and vicinity are sparsely populated, but significant numbers of people as well as park resources could nevertheless be at risk from...
First stereoscopic radar images of Titan
Randolph L. Kirk, Elpitha Howington-Kraus, K. L. Mitchell, S. Hensley, B.W. Stiles, Cassini RADAR Team
2007, Conference Paper, Proceedings, 38th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Saturn's giant, cloud-covered satellite Titan, larger than the planet Mercury, is the last major piece of unexplored real estate in the Solar system. The NASA/ESA Cassini spacecraft carries a variety of instruments that are being used to map the surface of Titan, including optical instruments that provide a global synoptic view and...
Urgent processing and control of lunar data
Brent A. Archinal, Lisa R. Gaddis, Randolph L. Kirk, Trent M. Hare, Mark R. Rosiek
2007, Conference Paper, Workshop on Science Associated with the Lunar Exploration Architecture
There is an urgent, time-critical need to begin tying together (geodetically controlling) all past and current lunar data, and to establish the cartographic foundation needed to make maximum use of future planned lunar data. Proper control of lunar datails required to properly support both lunar science and exploration, and at...
Resolution effects in radarclinometry
Randolph L. Kirk, Jani Radebaugh
2007, Conference Paper, ISPRS Working Group IV/7: Extraterrestrial Mapping Workshop: Advances in Planetary Mapping 2007
Data from the Cassini-Huygens mission, in particular images from the Cassini Titan Radar Mapper (RADAR) have revealed Saturn's giant moon, Titan to be a world whose geologic diversity and complexity approach those of the Earth itself. Estimates of topographic relief are, naturally, of enormous interest in the effort to understand...
The HRSC DTM test
Christian Heipke, Jurgen Oberst, Jeorg Albertz, Maria Attwenger, Peter Dorninger, Egon Dorrer, M. Ewe, Stephan Gehrke, Klaus Gwinner, H. Hirschmuller, J.R. Kim, Randolph L. Kirk, H. Mayer, Jan-Peter Muller, Rajagopalan Rengarajan, M. Rentsch, R. Schmidt, Frank Scholten, J. Shan, Michael Spiegel, M. Wahlisch, Gerhard Neukum, HRSC Co-Investigator Team
2007, Conference Paper, ISPRS Working Group IV/7: Extraterrestrial Mapping: Advances in Planetary Mapping 2007
The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC, [1]) is part of the orbiter payload on the Mars Express (MEX) mission of the European Space Agency (ESA), orbiting the Red Planet in a highly elliptical orbit since January 2004. For the first time in planetary exploration, a camera system has especially been...
Water-Temperature Data for the Colorado River and Tributaries Between Glen Canyon Dam and Spencer Canyon, Northern Arizona, 1988-2005
Nicholas Voichick, Scott Wright
2007, Data Series 251
The regulation of flow of the Colorado River by Glen Canyon Dam began in 1963. This resulted in significant changes to the downstream ecosystem of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, contributing to the initiation of the Glen Canyon Environmental Studies program in 1982, followed by establishment of the Glen...
Effects of Regulation and Technology on End Uses of Nonfuel Mineral Commodities in the United States
Grecia R. Matos
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5194
The regulatory system and advancement of technologies have shaped the end-use patterns of nonfuel minerals used in the United States. These factors affected the quantities and types of materials used by society. Environmental concerns and awareness of possible negative effects on public health prompted numerous regulations that have dramatically altered...
