Daily energy expenditures of free-ranging Common Loon (Gavia immer) chicks
F. Fournier, W. H. Karasov, M.W. Meyer, K.P. Kenow
2002, The Auk (119) 1121-1126
We measured the daily energy expenditure of free-living Common Loon (Gavia immer) chicks using doubly labeled water (DLW). Average body mass of chicks during the DLW measures were 425, 1,052, and 1,963 g for 10 day-old (n = 5), 21 day-old (n = 6), and 35 day-old (n = 6)...
Ospreys in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest
Charles J. Henny, James L. Kaiser, Robert A. Grove
2002, Fact Sheet 153-02
From early April through September each year, famous residents grace the small western town of Corvallis, Oregon. Two ospreys have become mascots of the town since the pair's arrival in 1994. Their nest, built on a 90-foot power pole near the twin bridges over the Willamette River, could be seen...
Pathways of metal transfer from mineralized sources to biorecptors: A synthesis of the Mineral Resources Program's past environmental studies in the Western United States and future research directions
Laurie S. Balistrieri, Lisa L. Stillings, editor(s)
2002, Bulletin 2191
No abstract available....
Source mechanism of very-long-period signals accompanying dome growth activity at Merapi volcano, Indonesia
D. Hidayat, B. Chouet, B. Voight, P. Dawson, Antonius Ratdomopurbo
2002, Geophysical Research Letters (29) 33-1-33-4
Very-long-period (VLP) pulses with period of 6–7s, displaying similar waveforms, were identified in 1998 from broadband seismographs around the summit crater. These pulses accompanied most of multiphase (MP) earthquakes, a type of long-period event locally defined at Merapi Volcano. Source mechanisms for several VLP pulses were examined by applying moment...
Stratigraphy, geochronology, and accretionary terrane settings of two Bronson Hill arc sequences, northern New England
R. H. Moench, J. N. Aleinikoff
2002, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (27) 47-95
The Ammonoosuc Volcanics, Partridge Formation, and the Oliverian and Highlandcroft Plutonic Suites of the Bronson Hill anticlinorium (BHA) in axial New England are widely accepted as a single Middle to Late Ordovician magmatic arc that was active during closure of Iapetus. Mapping and U–Pb dating indicate, however, that the BHA...
Satellite-based detection of global urban heat-island temperature influence
K. P. Gallo, Jimmy O. Adegoke, T.W. Owen, C.D. Elvidge
2002, Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres (107)
This study utilizes a satellite-based methodology to assess the urban heat-island influence during warm season months for over 4400 stations included in the Global Historical Climatology Network of climate stations. The methodology includes local and regional satellite retrievals of an indicator of the presence green photosynthetically active vegetation at and...
Compilation of data to support development of a pesticide management plan by the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe, South and North Dakota
Ryan F. Thompson
2002, Open-File Report 2002-381
No abstract available....
Estimating the sources and transport of nutrients in the Waikato River Basin, New Zealand
Richard B. Alexander, Alexander H. Elliott, Ude Shankar, Graham B. McBride
2002, Water Resources Research (38) 4-1-4-23
We calibrated SPARROW (Spatially Referenced Regression on Watershed Attributes) surface water‐quality models using measurements of total nitrogen and total phosphorus from 37 sites in the 13,900‐km2 Waikato River Basin, the largest watershed on the North Island of New Zealand. This first application of SPARROW outside of the United States included watersheds...
Using satellite telemetry to define spatial population structure in polar bears in the Norwegian and western Russian Arctic
Mette Mauritzen, Andrew E. Derocher, Øystein Wiig, Stanislav Belikov, Andrei N. Boltunov, Gerald W. Garner
2002, Journal of Applied Ecology (39) 79-90
1. Animal populations, defined by geographical areas within a species’ distribution where population dynamics are largely regulated by births and deaths rather than by migration from surrounding areas, may be the correct unit for wildlife management. However, in heterogeneous landscapes varying habitat quality may yield subpopulations with distinct patterns in...
Cement manufacture and the environment - Part I: Chemistry and technology
H. G. Van Oss, A.C. Padovani
2002, Journal of Industrial Ecology (6) 89-106
Hydraulic (chiefly portland) cement is the binding agent in concrete and mortar and thus a key component of a country's construction sector. Concrete is arguably the most abundant of all manufactured solid materials. Portland cement is made primarily from finely ground clinker, which itself is composed dominantly of hydraulically active...
Topographic stress perturbations in southern Davis Mountains, west Texas 1. Polarity reversal of principal stresses
W. Z. Savage, R. H. Morin
2002, Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth (107) ETG 5-1-ETC 5-15
We have applied a previously developed analytical stress model to interpret subsurface stress conditions inferred from acoustic televiewer logs obtained in two municipal water wells located in a valley in the southern Davis Mountains near Alpine, Texas. The appearance of stress-induced breakouts with orientations that shift by 90° at two...
Potential nontarget effects of Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycetes) used for biological control of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)
Howard S. Ginsberg, Roger A. LeBrun, Klaus Heyer, Elyes Zhioua
2002, Environmental Entomology (31) 1191-1196
The potential for nontarget effects of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschnikoff) Sorokin, when used for biological control of ticks, was assessed in laboratory trials. Fungal pathogenicity was studied against convergent ladybird beetles, Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville, house crickets, Acheta domesticus (L.), and the milkweed bugs Oncopeltus fasciatus (Dallas)....
Very-long-period volcanic earthquakes beneath Mammoth Mountain, California
David P. Hill, P. Dawson, M.J.S. Johnston, A.D. Pitt, G. Biasi, K. Smith
2002, Geophysical Research Letters (29) 8-1-8-4
Detection of three very‐long‐period (VLP) volcanic earthquakes beneath Mammoth Mountain emphasizes that magmatic processes continue to be active beneath this young, eastern California volcano. These VLP earthquakes, which occurred in October 1996 and July and August 2000, appear as bell‐shaped pulses with durations of one to two...
Volatiles in basaltic glasses from a subglacial volcano in northern British Columbia (Canada): Implications for ice sheet thickness and mantle volatiles
J.E. Dixon, J.R. Filiberto, J.G. Moore, C.J. Hickson
2002, Geological Society Special Publication 255-271
Dissolved H2O, CO2, S and Cl concentrations were measured in glasses from Tanzilla Mountain, a 500 m-high, exposed subglacial volcano from the Tuya-Teslin region, north central British Columbia, Canada. The absence of a flat-topped subaerial lava cap and the dominance of pillows and pillow breccias imply that the Tanzilla Mountain...
Simulation of the mobility of metal-EDTA complexes in groundwater: The influence of contaminant metals
J.C. Friedly, D.B. Kent, J.A. Davis
2002, Environmental Science & Technology (36) 355-363
Reactive transport simulations were conducted to model chemical reactions between metal−EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) complexes during transport in a mildly acidic quartz−sand aquifer. Simulations were compared with the results of small-scale tracer tests wherein nickel−, zinc−, and calcium−EDTA complexes and free EDTA were injected into three distinct chemical...
Compensatory feeding following a predator removal program: detection and mechanisms
J.H. Petersen
2002, Report
Abstract not available...
Model-based estimation of individual fitness
William A. Link, Evan G. Cooch, Emmanuelle Cam
2002, Journal of Applied Statistics (29) 207-224
Fitness is the currency of natural selection, a measure of the propagation rate of genotypes into future generations. Its various definitions have the common feature that they are functions of survival and fertility rates. At the individual level, the operative level for natural selection, these rates must be understood as...
Migration behavior of radio-tagged juvenile Chinook salmon and steelhead relative to the performance of a removable spillway weir at Lower Granite Dam, Washington 2002
J.M. Plumb, A.C. Braatz, J.N. Lucchesi, S.D. Fielding, J.M. Sprando, G.T. George, N.S. Adams, D.W. Rondorf
2002, Report
Abstract not available...
Water level fluctuations in an urban pond: Climatic or anthropogenic impact?
S. E. Benton
2002, Journal of the American Water Resources Association (38) 43-54
In 1996, the Illinois State Geological Survey began an investigation of fluctuating water levels in a pond in Cary, Illinois. The cause of the fluctuations appeared to be ground water discharge into a storm sewer recently installed by the Illinois Department of Transportation. However, analysis of climatic data provided an...
A national look at water quality
Robert J. Gilliom, David K. Mueller, John S. Zogorski, Sarah J. Ryker
2002, Water Resources Impact (4) 12-14
Most water-quality problems we face today result from diffuse "nonpoint" sources of pollution from agricultural land, urban development, forest harvesting and the atmosphere (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers et al., 1999). It is difficult to quantify nonpoint sources because the contaminants they deliver vary in composition and concentrations...
The High Plains Aquifer, USA: Groundwater development and sustainability
K.F. Dennehy, D. W. Litke, P.B. McMahon
2002, Geological Society Special Publication 99-119
The High Plains Aquifer, located in the United States, is one of the largest freshwater aquifers in the world and is threatened by continued decline in water levels and deteriorating water quality. Understanding the physical and cultural features of this area is essential to assessing the factors that affect this...
Feasibility of using 3D acoustic telemetry to assess the response of resident salmonids to strobe lights in Lake Roosevelt, WA
R.W. Perry, M.J. Farley, T.J. Darland, G.S. Hansen, D.H. Feil, D.W. Rondorf, R. LeCaire
2002, Report
Abstract not available ...
Radiocarbon dating, chronologic framework, and changes in accumulation rates of holocene estuarine sediments from Chesapeake Bay
Steven M. Colman, P.C. Baucom, J.F. Bratton, T. M. Cronin, J. P. McGeehin, D. Willard, A.R. Zimmerman, P.R. Vogt
2002, Quaternary Research (57) 58-79
Rapidly accumulating Holocene sediments in estuaries commonly are difficult to sample and date. In Chesapeake Bay, we obtained sediment cores as much as 20 m in length and used numerous radiocarbon ages measured by accelarator mass spectrometry methods to provide the first detailed chronologies of Holocene sediment accumulation in the...
Distributions and abundances of larval salamanders (Ambystoma macrodactylum) and large copepods (Diaptomus sp.) in relation to introduced trout and abiotic factors in mountain lakes of North Cascades National Park Service Complex
W.J. Liss, G.L. Larson, L.M. Ganio, T.J. Tyler, R.L. Hoffman
2002, Report, Ecological impact of introduced trout on native aquatic communities in mountain lakes: Phase III Final Report
Abstract not available ...
Survival potential of herring in Puget Sound
P.K. Hershberger, R. M. Kocan
2002, Report
Abstract not available...
