Temperature‐related responses of an invasive mussel and 2 unionid mussels to elevated carbon dioxide
Diane L. Waller, Michelle R. Bartsch, Eric G. Lord, Richard A. Erickson
2020, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (39) 1546-1557
Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) have exacerbated the decline of native freshwater mussels (Order Unionida) in North America since their arrival in the 1980s. Options for controlling invasive mussels, particularly in unionid mussel habitats, are limited. Previously, carbon dioxide (CO2) showed selective toxicity for zebra mussels, relative to unionids, when applied...
Microplastics in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, USA: Occurrence and biological uptake
Austin K. Baldwin, Andrew R. Spanjer, Michael R. Rosen, Theresa Thom
2020, PLoS ONE (15)
Microplastics are an environmental contaminant of growing concern, but there is a lack of information about microplastic distribution, persistence, availability, and biological uptake in freshwater systems. This is especially true for large river systems like the Colorado River that spans multiple states through mostly rural and agricultural land use. This...
Two Ocean Pass: An alternative hypothesis for invasion of Yellowstone Lake by lake trout, and implications for future invasions
Todd M. Koel, Colleen R. Detjens, Alexander V. Zale
2020, Water (12) 1-23
Preventing the interbasin transfer of aquatic invasive species is a high priority for natural resource managers. Such transfers can be made by humans or can occur by dispersal through connected waterways. A natural surface water connection between the Atlantic and Pacific drainages in North America exists at Two Ocean Pass...
Factors affecting sampling strategies for design of an effects‐directed analysis for endocrine‐active chemicals
Jennifer Brennan, Robert W. Gale, David A. Alvarez, Jason P. Berninger, Jessica Kristin Leet, Yan Li, Tyler Wagner, Donald E. Tillitt
2020, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (39) 1309-1324
Effects‐directed analysis (EDA) is an important tool for identifying unknown bioactive components in a complex mixture. Such an analysis of endocrine‐active chemicals (EACs) from water sources has promising regulatory implications but also unique logistical challenges. We propose a conceptual EDA (framework) based on a critical review of EDA literature and...
Effect of spatial resolution of satellite images on estimating the greenness and evapotranspiration of urban green spaces
Hamideh Nouri, Pamela L. Nagler, Sattar Chavoshi Borujeni, Armando Barreto Munez, Sina Alaghmand, Behnaz Noori, Alejandro Galindo, Kamel Didan
2020, Hydrological Processes (34) 3183-3199
Urban green spaces (UGS), like most managed land covers, are getting progressively affected by water scarcity and drought. Preserving, restoring and expanding UGS require sustainable management of green and blue water resources to fulfil evapotranspiration (ET) demand for green plant cover. The heterogeneity of UGS with high variation in their...
Elevation and elevation-change maps of Fountain Creek, southeastern Colorado, 2015–19
Laura A. Hempel
2020, Scientific Investigations Map 3456
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Colorado Springs Utilities, has been collecting topographic data at 10 study areas along Fountain Creek, Colorado, annually since 2012. The 10 study areas are located between Colorado Springs and the terminus of Fountain Creek at the Arkansas River in Pueblo. The purpose of...
Decision analysis of restoration actions for faunal conservation and other stakeholder values: Dauphin Island, Alabama
Elise R. Irwin, K. Ouellette Coffman, E. S. Godsey, Nicholas Enwright, M. Clint Lloyd, K. Joyner, Q. T. Lai
2020, Report
Dauphin Island is a barrier island located in the northern Gulf of Mexico and serves as the only barrier island providing protection to much of the State of Alabama’s coastal natural resources. The ecosystem spans over 3,500 acres of barrier island habitat including, beach, dune, overwash fans, intertidal wetlands, maritime forest and...
Climate-induced abrupt shifts in structural states trigger delayed transitions in functional states
Yanbin Hao, Wenjun Liu, Xingliang Xu, Seth M. Munson, Xiaoyong Cui, Xiaoming Kang, Nianpeng He, Yan Wang
2020, Ecological Indicators (115)
Theoretical models suggest that ecosystems can be found in one of several possible alternative stable states, and a shift in structural stable state (SSS) can trigger a change in functional stable state (FSS). But we still lack the empirical evidence to confirm these states and transitions, and to inform the...
First record of pughead deformity in the threatened Clear Lake Hitch
Jessica Catherine Kathan, Matthew J. Young, Frederick V. Feyrer
2020, California Fish and Game (106) 186-190
No abstract available....
Using small unmanned aircraft systems for measuring post-flood high-water marks and streambed elevations
Brandon T. Forbes, Geoffrey DeBenedetto, Jesse E. Dickinson, Claire Bunch, Faith A. Fitzpatrick
2020, Remote Sensing (12)
Floods affected approximately two billion people around the world from 1998–2017, causing over 142,000 fatalities and over 656 billion U.S. dollars in economic losses. Flood data, such as the extent of inundation and peak flood stage, are needed to define the environmental, economic, and social impacts of significant flood events....
Microbiology and oxidation-reduction geochemistry of the water-table and Memphis aquifers in the Allen well field, Shelby County, Tennessee
Thomas D. Byl, Mike Bradley
2020, Conference Paper, Proceedings from the 29th Tennessee water resources symposium
The shallow and Memphis aquifers in Shelby County, Tennessee, are valuable natural resources that are used for domestic, public-supply, and agricultural water use. The Memphis aquifer is the primary source for public supply in West Tennessee and provides 170 to 175 million gallons of water per day for more than...
Seasonal selection of riverine habitat by Spotted Bass and Shorthead Redhorse in a regulated river in the Midwestern U.S.
E.N. Edge, Craig P. Paukert, Lobb III, B. Landwer, T.W. Bonnot
2020, River Research and Applications (36) 1087-1096
Riverine fish populations depend on habitats supporting their resource and life history needs. Dynamic streamflow caused by river regulation or natural events influences the distribution of downstream habitat characteristics. Through studying habitat selection, we can identify the most utilized and valuable habitats for the success of native fishes. We determined...
Forecasting water demand across a rapidly urbanizing region
Georgina M. Sanchez, Adam J. Terando, Jordan W. Smith, Ana Maria Garcia, Chad R. Wagner, Ross K. Meentemeyer
2020, Science of the Total Environment (730)
Urban growth and climate change together complicate planning efforts meant to adapt to increasingly scarce water supplies. Several studies have independently examined the impacts of urban planning and climate change on water demand, but little attention has been given to their combined impact. Here we forecast urban water demand using...
Effects of flow diversion on Snake Creek and its riparian cottonwood forest, Great Basin National Park
Derek M. Schook, David J. Cooper, Jonathan M. Friedman, Steven E. Rice, Jamie D. Hoover, Richard D. Thaxton
2020, Natural Resource Report NPS/GRBA/NRR-2020/2104
Snake Creek flows east from the southern Snake Range in Nevada over complex lithology before leaving Great Basin National Park. The river travels over a section of karst limestone where some surface water naturally recharges the groundwater flow system. In 1961 a water diversion pipeline was constructed by downstream water...
Movement ecology and habitat use differences in Black Scoters wintering along the Atlantic coast
H. M. Plumpton, S. G. Gilliland, Beth Ross
2020, Avian Conservation and Ecology (15)
For migratory species such as Black Scoters (Melanitta americana) whose range encompasses a variety of habitats, it is especially important to obtain habitat use information across the species’ range to better understand anthropogenic threats, e.g., marine development and climate change. The objective of our study was to investigate the winter...
Vegetation affects timing and location of wetland methane emissions
Sheel Bansal, Olivia Johnson, Jacob Meier, Zhu Xiaoyan
2020, Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences (125)
Common assumptions about how vegetation affects wetland methane (CH) flux include acting as conduits for CH release, providing carbon substrates for growth and activity of methanogenic organisms, and supplying oxygen to support CH oxidation. However, these effects may change through time, especially...
Fisheries research and monitoring activities of the Lake Erie Biological Station, 2019
Kevin R. Keretz, Patrick Kocovsky, Richard Kraus, Joseph Schmitt
2020, Report
A comprehensive understanding of fish populations and their interactions is the cornerstone of modern fishery management and the basis for Fish Community Goals and Objectives for Lake Erie (Ryan et al. 2003). This report is responsive to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) obligations via Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Great...
Predicting the floods that follow the flames
Jonathan J Gourley, Humberto Vergara, Ami Arthur, Robert A Clark, Dennis M. Staley, John W, Fulton, Laura A. Hempel, David C. Goodrich, Katherine Rowden, Peter R. Robichaud
2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (101) E1101-E1106
No abstract available....
Quantifying drought’s influence on moist soil seed vegetation in California’s Central Valley through time-series remote sensing
Kristin B. Byrd, Austen Lorenz, James Anderson, Cynthia Wallace, Kara Moore-O'Leary, Jennifer Isola, Ricardo Ortega, Matt Reiter
2020, Ecological Applications (30)
Californias Central Valley, USA is a critical component of the Pacific Flyway despite loss of more than 90% of its wetlands. Moist soil seed (MSS) wetland plants are now produced by mimicking seasonal flooding in managed wetlands to provide an essential food resource for waterfowl. Managers need MSS plant area...
Continuous water-quality and suspended-sediment transport monitoring in the San Francisco Bay, California, water years 2016–17
Darin C. Einhell, Maureen A. Downing-Kunz, Daniel N. Livsey
2020, Fact Sheet 2020-3023
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) monitors water quality and suspended-sediment transport in the San Francisco Bay (Bay) as part of a multi-agency effort to address estuary management, water supply, and ecological concerns. The San Francisco Bay area is home to millions of people, and the Bay teems with plants and...
Stormwater control impacts on runoff volume and peak flow: A meta-analysis of watershed modelling studies
Colin D. Bell, Jordyn M. Wolfand, Chelsea L. Panos, Aditi S. Bhaskar, Ryan L. Gilliom, Terri S. Hogue, Kristina G. Hopkins, Anne J. Jefferson
2020, Hydrological Processes (34) 3134-3152
Decades of research has concluded that the percent of impervious surface cover in a watershed is strongly linked to negative impacts on urban stream health. Recently, there has been a push by municipalities to offset these effects by installing structural stormwater control measures (SCMs), which are landscape features designed to...
InFRM Flood Decision Support Toolbox user guide
Interagency Flood Risk Management (InFRM)
2020, Report
Digital geospatial flood inundation mapping can be a powerful tool for flood risk management. Flood preparedness, communication, warning, response and mitigation can be enhanced by flood inundation mapping that shows floodwater extent and depth over the land surface. Flood inundation maps that accurately reflect observed and forecasted hydrodynamic...
Polymeric nanofiber-carbon nanotube composite mats as fast-equilibrium passive samplers for polar organic pollutants
Jiajie Qian, Andres Martinez, Rachel F Marek, Matthew R. Nagorzanski, Hui Zhi, Edward Furlong, Dana W. Kolpin, Gregory H. LeFevre, David M. Cwiertny
2020, Environmental Science & Technology (54) 6703-6712
To improve the performance of polymeric electrospun nanofiber mats (ENMs) for equilibrium passive sampling applications in water, we integrated two types of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNTs; with and without surface carboxyl groups) into polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and polystyrene (PS) ENMs. For 11 polar and moderately hydrophobic compounds (−0.07 ≤ logKOW ≤ 3.13),...
Lessons learned from monitoring of turbidity currents and guidance for future platform designs
Michael Clare, D. Gwyn Lintern, Kurt J. Rosenberger, John Hughes Clarke, Charles K. Paull, Roberto Gwiazda, Matthieu J.B. Cartigny, Peter J. Talling, Daniel Perara, Jingping Xu, Daniel Parsons, Ricardo Silva Jacinto, Ronan Apprioual
2020, Special Publications (500) 605-634
Turbidity currents transport globally significant volumes of sediment and organic carbon into the deep-sea and pose a hazard to critical infrastructure. Despite advances in technology, their powerful nature often damages expensive instruments placed in their path. These challenges mean that turbidity currents have only been measured in a few locations...
Economic, land use, and ecosystem services impacts of Rwanda's Green Growth Strategy: An application of the IEEM+ESM platform
Onil Banerjee, Kenneth J. Bagstad, Martin Cicowiecz, Sebastian Dudek, Mark Horridge, Janaki Alavalapati, Michel K. Masozera, Emmanuel Rukundo, Evariste Rutebuka
2020, Science of the Total Environment (729)
We develop and link the Integrated Economic-Environmental Modeling (IEEM) Platform to ecosystem services modeling (ESM). The IEEM+ESM Platform is an innovative decision-making framework for exploring complex public policy goals and elucidating synergies and trade-offs between alternative policy portfolios. The IEEM+ESM approach is powerful in its ability to shed light on...
