Mineral Commodity Summaries 2006
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2006, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2006
Published on an annual basis, this report is the earliest Government publication to furnish estimates covering nonfuel mineral industry data. Data sheets contain information on the domestic industry structure, Government programs, tariffs, and 5-year salient statistics for over 90 individual minerals and materials....
Constraining rates and trends of historical wetland loss, Mississippi River Delta Plain, south-central Louisiana
Julie Bernier, Robert A. Morton, John A. Barras
2006, Conference Paper, Coastal environment and water quality: proceedings of the AIH 25th Anniversary Meeting & International Conference "Challenges in Coastal Hyrology and Water Quality"
The timing, magnitude, and rate of wetland loss were described for five wetland-loss hotspots in the Terrebonne Basin of the Mississippi River delta plain. Land and water areas were mapped for 34 dates between 1956 and 2004 from historical National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) datasets, aerial photographs, and Landsat Thematic Mapper...
Pilot inventory of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California, 1990-1997
Marcia Semenoff-Irving, Judd A. Howell
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1381
The United States Geological Survey Golden Gate Field Station conducted a baseline inventory of terrestrial vertebrates within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA), Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties, California between 1990 and 1997. We established 456 permanent study plots in 6 major park habitats, including grassland, coastal...
The U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Benchmark Network
Peter S. Murdoch, Michael R. McHale, M. Alisa Mast, David W. Clow
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3135
No abstract available....
Concentrations of Insecticides in Selected Surface Water Bodies in Suffolk County, New York, Before and After Mosquito Spraying, 2002-04
Irene J. Abbene, Shawn C. Fisher, Stephen A. Terracciano
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1384
Concentrations of insecticides sprayed from truck or helicopter onto selected surface-water bodies in Suffolk County, N.Y., during the summers of 2002-04 decreased to below detection limits within 4 days after application. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with Suffolk County Department of Health Services (SCDHS), sampled surface waters from...
Coastal vulnerability assessment of Golden Gate National Recreation Area to sea-level rise
Elizabeth A. Pendleton, E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1058
A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise within the legislative boundary of Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) in Northern California. The CVI ranks the following in terms of their physical contribution to sea-level rise-related coastal change: geomorphology,...
Coastal vulnerability assessment of Channel Islands National Park (CHIS) to sea-level rise
Elizabeth A. Pendleton, E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1057
A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise within Channel Islands National Park off the coast of California. 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 War in the Pacific National Historical Park to sea-level rise
Elizabeth A. Pendleton, E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1056
A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise within War in the Pacific National Historical Park (NHP) on the island of Guam. The CVI ranks the following in terms of their physical contribution to sea-level rise-related coastal change: geomorphology,...
Coastal vulnerability assessment of Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE) to sea-level rise
Elizabeth A. Pendleton, E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams
2005, Open-File Report 2004-1257
A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise within Gateway National Recreation Area in New York and New Jersey. The CVI ranks the following in terms of their physical contribution to sea-level rise-related coastal change: geomorphology, regional coastal slope,...
Coastal vulnerability assessment of Virgin Islands National Park (VIIS) to sea-level rise
Elizabeth A. Pendleton, E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams
2005, Open-File Report 2004-1398
A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise within Virgin Islands National Park on St. John in the US Virgin Islands. The CVI ranks the following in terms of their physical contribution to sea-level rise-related coastal change: geomorphology, regional...
Coastal vulnerability assessment of Dry Tortugas National Park (DRTO) to sea-level rise
Elizabeth A. Pendleton, E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams
2005, Open-File Report 2004-1416
A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise within Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida. 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 National Park of American Samoa (NPSA) to sea-level rise
Elizabeth A. Pendleton, E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1055
A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise within National Park of American Samoa. 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 rise,...
Evaluating the impacts of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) on vegetation within Pea Ridge National Military Park
Keith W. Grabner, Matthew Struckhoff, Deborah A. Buhl
2005, Report
Aquatic habitat mapping with an acoustic doppler current profiler: Considerations for data quality
David Gaeuman, Robert B. Jacobson
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1163
When mounted on a boat or other moving platform, acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs) can be used to map a wide range of ecologically significant phenomena, including measures of fluid shear, turbulence, vorticity, and near-bed sediment transport. However, the instrument movement necessary for mapping applications can generate significant errors, many...
Development of an approach for integrating components of the U.S. Geological Survey Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) and National Stream Quantity Accounting Network (NASQAN) programs for large U.S. rivers
Nancy J. Bauch, Christopher J. Schmitt, Charles G. Crawford
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5083
A national-scale framework for monitoring environmental contaminants in fish and effects of contaminant exposure on fish in large U.S. rivers has been proposed by the Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The framework shares many features and objectives with the USGS National...
Specific electrical conductance
D. B. Radtke, Jerri V. Davis, F.D. Wilde
2005, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 09-A6.3
Electrical conductance is a measure of the capacity of a substance to conduct an electrical current. The specific electrical conductance (conductivity) of water is a function of the types and quantities of dissolved substances it contains, normalized to a unit length and unit cross section at a specified temperature. This...
Shorebird habitat availability assessment of agricultural fields using a digital aerial video system
Clinton W. Jeske, Scott A. Wilson, Paul C. Chadwick, Wylie C. Barrow Jr.
2005, Conference Paper, Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas: Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference
Field and wetland conditions in the rice prairies of Louisiana and Texas are highly dynamic habitats. Rice prairies are important habitat for many species of migratory birds, including shorebirds, wading birds, and waterfowl. Ground sampling a variety of fields to assess habitat availability is very labor intensive, and accessibility to...
An assessment of volcanic threat and monitoring capabilities in the United States: Framework for a National Volcano Early Warning System
John W. Ewert, Marianne Guffanti, Thomas L. Murray
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1164
Executive SummaryNVEWS – a National Volcano Early Warning System – is being formulated by the Consortium of U.S. Volcano Observatories (CUSVO) to establish a proactive, fully integrated, national-scale monitoring effort that ensures the most threatening volcanoes in the United States are properly monitored in advance of the onset of unrest...
Ground-nesting marine bird distribution and potential for human disturbance in Glacier Bay National Park
Mayumi L. Arimitsu, Marc D. Romano, John F. Piatt
2005, Book chapter, Pp 196-200 in J. F. Piatt and S. M. Gende (eds.), Proceedings of the Fourth Glacier Bay Science Symposium. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5047, 246 p.
Ground-water conditions in Utah, spring of 2005
Carole B. Burden, David V. Allen, M.R. Danner, Vince Walzem, J.L. Cillessen, T.A. Kenney, C.D. Wilkowske, Robert J. Eacret, Paul Downhour, B.A. Slaugh, R.L. Swenson, J.H. Howells, H.K. Christiansen, M.J. Fisher
2005, Cooperative Investigations Report 46
This is the forty-second in a series of annual reports that describe ground-water conditions in Utah. Reports in this series, published cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water Resources and Division of Water Rights, provide data to enable interested parties to...
Chronology of the development of sediment quality assessment methods in North America
R. M. Engler, E. L. Long, Richard C. Swartz, D. M. Di Toro, C.G. Ingersoll, R. M. Burgess, T. H. Gries, W. J. Berry, G.A. Burton, T.P. O’Connor, P. M. Chapman, L.J. Field, L. M. Porebski
2005, Book chapter, Use of sediment quality guidelines and related tools for the assessment of contaminated sediments
No abstract available....
Variations in pesticide tolerance: Chapter 16
Christine M. Bridges, Raymond D. Semlitsch
Michael Lannoo, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Amphibian declines: The conservation status of United States species
A growing body of evidence suggests that a number of amphibian populations have declined in recent years. The cause of these population declines has been difficult to establish because in some instances only a single species is declining while sympatric species are thriving. This chapter discusses the results of...
Xenobiotics: Chapter 15
Christine M. Bridges, Raymond D. Semlitsch
Michael Lannoo, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Amphibian declines: The conservation status of United States species
While a number of compounds have been reported as toxic to amphibians, until recently, there have been conspicuously few ecotoxicological studies concerning amphibians. Studies are now focusing on the effects of xenobiotics on amphibians, an interest likely stimulated by widespread reports of amphibian declines. It has been speculated that chemical...
Preliminary results from a shallow water benthic grazing study
N.L. Jones, Stephen G. Monismith, Janet K. Thompson
2005, Interagency Ecological Program Newsletter (18) 7-13
The nutrient-rich, shallow waters of San Francisco Bay support high rates of primary production, limited not by nutrients but by light availability and benthic grazing (Alpine and others 1992; Cloern 1982). Phytoplankton blooms are an important food source for upper trophic levels. Consequently animal populations, such as fish, may suffer...
Late Quaternary history of the Atacama Desert
Claudio Latorre, Julio L. Betancourt, Jason A. Rech, Jay Quade, Camille Holmgren, Christa Placzek, Antonio Maldonado, Mathias Vuille, Kate A. Rylander
Mike Smith, Paul Hesse, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, 23° S: Archaeology and Environmental History of the Southern Deserts
Of the major subtropical deserts found in the Southern Hemisphere, the Atacama Desert is the driest. Throughout the Quaternary, the most pervasive climatic influence on the desert has been millennial-scale changes in the frequency and seasonality of the scant rainfall, and associated shifts in plant and animal distributions with elevation...
