Mineralogy and provenance of clays in miarolitic cavities of the Pikes Peak batholith, Colorado
Daniel E. Kile
2005, Canadian Mineralogist (43) 1093-1105
Clay samples from 105 cavities within miarolitic granitic pegmatites throughout the Pikes Peak batholith, in Colorado, were analyzed by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD). Smectite (beidellite), illite, and kaolinite were found within the cavities. Calculation of crystallite-thickness distribution (CTD), mean thickness of the crystallites, and variance in crystallite thickness, as deduced...
Water level dynamics in wetlands and nesting success of Black Terns in Maine
Andrew T. Gilbert, F. A. Servello
2005, Waterbirds (28) 181-187
The Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) nests in freshwater wetlands that are prone to water level fluctuations, and nest losses to flooding are common. We examined temporal patterns in water levels at six sites with Black Tern colonies in Maine and determined probabilities of flood events and associated nest loss...
Annual survival and site fidelity of northern pintails banded on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska
Christopher A. Nicolai, Paul L. Flint, Michael L. Wege
2005, Journal of Wildlife Management (69) 1202-1210
We banded northern pintails (Anas acuta; n = 13,645) at a single site on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (YKD), Alaska, USA, from 1990 to 2001. We used recaptures from our site in combination with hunter recoveries to model annual survival, recovery rates, and fidelity to our capture location. Most recoveries (>90%)...
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Trent L. McDonald, Steven C. Amstrup, Eric V. Regehr, Bryan F.J. Manly
Steven C. Amstrup, Trent L. McDonald, Bryan F.J. Manly, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Handbook of capture-recapture analysis
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Capture-recapture methods in practice
Bryan F.J. Manly, Steven C. Amstrup, Trent L. McDonald
Steven C. Amstrup, Trent L. McDonald, Bryan F.J. Manly, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Handbook of capture-recapture analysis
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Species frequency dynamics in an old-field succession: Effects of disturbance, fertilization and scale
David J. Gibson, Beth A. Middleton, K. Foster, Y. A. K. Honu, E. W. Hoyer, M. Mathis
2005, Journal of Vegetation Science (16) 415-422
Question:Can patterns of species frequency in an old-field be explained within the context of a metapopulation model? Are the patterns observed related to time, spatial scale, disturbance, and nutrient availability?Location:Upland and lowland old-fields in Illinois, USA.Method:Species richness was recorded annually for...
Using cosmogenic nuclides to contrast rates of erosion and sediment yield in a semi-arid, arroyo-dominated landscape, Rio Puerco Basin, New Mexico
P.R. Bierman, J.M. Reuter, M. Pavich, A. C. Gellis, M.W. Caffee, J. Larsen
2005, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (30) 935-953
Analysis of in-situ-produced 10Be and 26Al in 52 fluvial sediment samples shows that millennial-scale rates of erosion vary widely (7 to 366 m Ma-1) through the lithologically and topographically complex Rio Puerco Basin of northern New Mexico. Using isotopic analysis of both headwater and downstream samples, we determined that the...
Spatial and temporal use of a spawning site in the middle green river by wild and hatchery-reared razorback suckers
T. Modde, Z.H. Bowen, D.C. Kitcheyan
2005, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (134) 937-944
The population of endangered razorback suckers Xyrauchen texanus in the middle Green River (upper Colorado River basin) has declined during the last 40 years. The apparent cause for this decline is a lack of successful recruitment. This study used radiotelemetry to evaluate the ability of hatchery-reared razorback suckers to locate...
A comparison of American Oystercatcher reproductive success on barrier beach and river island habitats in coastal North Carolina
Conor P. McGowan, Theodore R. Simons, W. Golder, J. Cordes
2005, Waterbirds (28) 150-155
American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) numbers along the east coast of the United States are declining in some areas and expanding in others. Researchers have suggested that movement from traditional barrier beach habitats to novel inland habitats and coastal marshes may explain some of these...
Host diversity begets parasite diversity: Bird final hosts and trematodes in snail intermediate hosts
R. F. Hechinger, K. D. Lafferty
2005, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (272) 1059-1066
An unappreciated facet of biodiversity is that rich communities and high abundance may foster parasitism. For parasites that sequentially use different host species throughout complex life cycles, parasite diversity and abundance in 'downstream' hosts should logically increase with the diversity and abundance of 'upstream' hosts (which carry the preceding stages...
Residues of toxaphene in insectivorous birds (Petrochelidon spp.) from the Rio Grande, Texas
K.A. Maruya, K.L. Smalling, M.A. Mora
2005, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (48) 567-574
Although it has been documented that wildlife in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) contain increased concentrations of organochlorine (OC) contaminants, particularly DDE, little has been published on residues of toxaphene throughout this major North American watershed. In this study, 28 liver composites from adult swallows (Petrochelidon spp.) collected...
Acute and chronic toxicity of lead in water and diet to the amphipod Hyalella azteca
J.M. Besser, W. G. Brumbaugh, E.L. Brunson, C.G. Ingersoll
2005, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (24) 1807-1815
We evaluated the influence of waterborne and dietary lead (Pb) exposure on the acute and chronic toxicity of Pb to the amphipod Hyalella azteca. Test solutions were generated by a modified diluter with an extended (24‐h) equilibration period. Acute (96‐h) toxicity of Pb varied with water hardness...
Estimation of regional material yield from coastal landslides based on historical digital terrain modelling
C.J. Hapke
2005, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (30) 679-697
High-resolution historical (1942) and recent (1994) digital terrain models were derived from aerial photographs along the Big Sur coastline in central California to measure the long-term volume of material that enters the nearshore environment. During the 52-year measurement time period, an average of 21 000 ?? 3100 m3 km-1 a-1...
How snowpack heterogeneity affects diurnal streamflow timing
J.D. Lundquist, M. D. Dettinger
2005, Water Resources Research (41) 1-14
Diurnal cycles of streamflow in snow‐fed rivers can be used to infer the average time a water parcel spends in transit from the top of the snowpack to a stream gauge in the river channel. This travel time, which is measured as the difference between the hour of peak snowmelt...
Widespread detection of N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide in U.S. streams: Comparison with concentrations of pesticides, personal care products, and other organic wastewater compounds
Mark W. Sandstrom, D.W. Kolpin, E.M. Thurman, S.D. Zaugg
2005, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (24) 1029-1034
One of the most frequently detected organic chemicals in a nationwide study concerning the effects of wastewater on stream water quality conducted in the year 2000 was the widely used insect repellant N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET). It was detected at levels of 0.02 μg/L or greater in 73% of the stream sites...
Karst database development in Minnesota: Design and data assembly
Y. Gao, E.C. Alexander Jr., R.G. Tipping
2005, Environmental Geology (47) 1072-1082
The Karst Feature Database (KFD) of Minnesota is a relational GIS-based Database Management System (DBMS). Previous karst feature datasets used inconsistent attributes to describe karst features in different areas of Minnesota. Existing metadata were modified and standardized to represent a comprehensive metadata for all the karst features in Minnesota. Microsoft...
Succession on subalpine placer mine spoil: Effects of revegetation with Alnus viridis, Alaska, U.S.A.
Roseann V. Densmore
2005, Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research (37) 297-303
Alnus viridis seedlings were planted on placer mine spoil in an Alaskan subalpine watershed to bypass a seedling establishment bottleneck for A. viridis, and to evaluate the interaction between A. viridis and the dominant riparian woody plants, Salix alaxensis and Populus balsamifera. The study area was divided into 11 replicate...
Effects of urban development in the Puget Lowland, Washington, on interannual streamflow patterns: Consequences for channel form and streambed disturbance
Christopher P. Konrad, Derek B. Booth, Stephen J. Burges
2005, Water Resources Research (41)
Recovery and protection of streams in urban areas depend on a comprehensive understanding of how human activities affect stream ecosystems. The hydrologic effects of urban development and the consequences for stream channel form and streambed stability were examined in 16 streams in the Puget Lowland, Washington, using three streamflow metrics...
The crane flies (Diptera: Tipuloidea) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Matthew J. Petersen, Charles R. Parker, Ernest Bernard
2005, Zootaxa (1013) 1-18
The list of crane flies (Diptera: Ptychopteridae, Tipuloidea, Trichoceridae) known from Great Smoky Mountains National Park is updated. Sampling in association with the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory of Great Smoky Mountains National Park resulted in the addition of 107 new Park records, bringing the current list to 250 species. This...
Relation of organic contaminant equilibrium sorption and kinetic uptake in plants
H. Li, G. Sheng, C. T. Chiou, O. Xu
2005, Environmental Science & Technology (39) 4864-4870
Plant uptake is one of the environmental processes that influence contaminant fate. Understanding the magnitude and rate of plant uptake is critical to assessing potential crop contamination and the development of phytoremediation technologies. We determined (1) the partition-dominated equilibrium sorption of lindane (LDN) and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) by roots and shoots...
Estimating discharge in rivers using remotely sensed hydraulic information
D.M. Bjerklie, D. Moller, L.C. Smith, S.L. Dingman
2005, Journal of Hydrology (309) 191-209
A methodology to estimate in-bank river discharge exclusively from remotely sensed hydraulic data is developed. Water-surface width and maximum channel width measured from 26 aerial and digital orthophotos of 17 single channel rivers and 41 SAR images of three braided rivers were coupled with channel slope data obtained from topographic...
Biochemical effects of lead, zinc, and cadmium from mining on fish in the Tri-States district of northeastern Oklahoma, USA
Christopher J. Schmitt, Jeffrey J. Whyte, William G. Brumbaugh, Donald E. Tillitt
2005, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (24) 1483-1495
We assessed the exposure of fish from the Spring and Neosho Rivers in northeast Oklahoma, USA, to lead, zinc, and cadmium from historical mining in the Tri-States Mining District (TSMD). Fish (n = 74) representing six species were collected in October 2001 from six sites on the Spring and Neosho...
Movements and home ranges of mountain plovers raising broods in three Colorado landscapes
V.J. Dreitz, Michael B. Wunder, F.L. Knopf
2005, The Wilson Bulletin (117) 128-132
We report movements and home-range sizes of adult Mountain Plovers (Charadrius montanus) with broods on rangeland, agricultural fields, and prairie dog habitats in eastern Colorado. Estimates of home range size (95% fixed kernel) were similar across the three habitats: rangeland (146.1 ha ± 101.5), agricultural fields (131.6 ha ± 74.4),...
Strange bedfellows - A deep-water hermatypic coral reef superimposed on a drowned barrier island; Southern Pulley Ridge, SW Florida platform margin
B. D. Jarrett, A. C. Hine, R. B. Halley, D. F. Naar, S. D. Locker, A.C. Neumann, D. Twichell, C. Hu, B.T. Donahue, W.C. Jaap, D. Palandro, K. Ciembronowicz
2005, Marine Geology (214) 295-307
The southeastern component of a subtle ridge feature extending over 200 km along the western ramped margin of the south Florida platform, known as Pulley Ridge, is composed largely of a non-reefal, coastal marine deposit. Modern biostromal reef growth caps southern Pulley Ridge (SPR), making it the deepest hermatypic reef...
Genotyping of the fish rhabdovirus, viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus, by restriction fragment length polymorphisms
Katja Einer-Jensen, James R. Winton, Niels Lorenzen
2005, Veterinary Microbiology (106) 167-178
The aim of this study was to develop a standardized molecular assay that used limited resources and equipment for routine genotyping of isolates of the fish rhabdovirus, viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV). Computer generated restriction maps, based on 62 unique full-length (1524 nt) sequences of the VHSV glycoprotein (G) gene, were...
