Linking age and social status of cooperative breeders to vulnerability throughout the harvest season
Peter F. Rebholz, Sarah B. Bassing, Lisette P. Waits, David Edward Ausband
2025, Journal of Wildlife Management (89)
Individual behaviors are influenced by environmental, genetic, and demographic factors. Some animals choose to live in groups and cooperatively breed, and their behaviors can change depending on dynamic factors such as group size and composition that affect group persistence. In Idaho, USA, gray wolves (Canis lupus) are harvested annually, providing...
A review of post-wildfire adaptations of surface-water-quality models: Synthesis, gaps, and opportunities
Zachary M. Shephard, Trevor Fuess Partridge, Sheila F. Murphy, Michelle A. Walvoord, Brian A. Ebel
2025, Science of the Total Environment (979)
As wildfires increasingly affect water-supply watersheds, the demand for models to predict water-quality responses is increasing. This work reviews and synthesizes existing post-wildfire applications of water-quality models in the context of geographic and ecohydrological distribution, hydrologic and water-quality response process representation, model parameterization, model and input data scales, model calibration...
HarvestStat Africa – Harmonized subnational crop statistics for sub-Saharan Africa
Donghoon Lee, Weston Anderson, Xuan Chen, Frank Davenport, Shraddhanand Shukla, Ritvik Sahajpal, Michael Budde, James Rowland, James Verdin, Liangzhi You, Matthieu Ahouangbenon, Kyle Frankel Davis, Endalkachew Kebede, Steffen Ehrmann, Christina Justice, Carsten Meyer
2025, Scientific Data - Nature (12)
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces severe agricultural data scarcity amidst high food insecurity and a large agricultural yield gap, making crop production data crucial for understanding and enhancing food systems. To address this gap, HarvestStat Africa presents the largest compilation of open-access subnational crop statistics and time-series across SSA. Based on...
System characterization report on Resourcesat-2A Linear Imaging Self Scanning-3 sensor
Seonkyung Park, Mahesh Shrestha, Minsu Kim, Aparajithan Sampath, Jeffrey Clauson
2025, Open-File Report 2021-1030-T
Executive Summary This report addresses system characterization of the Indian Space Research Organisation Resourcesat-2A Linear Imaging Self Scanning-3 sensor and is part of a series of system characterization reports produced and delivered by the U.S. Geological Survey Earth Resources Observation and Science Cal/Val Center of Excellence since 2021. These reports present...
Fisheries dependent and independent data inform a capture technique for an emerging invasive fish species in the mainstem Mississippi River; Black Carp Mylopharyngodon piceus
Patrick Kroboth, Michael E. Colvin, Courtney Broaddus
2025, Fisheries Research (285)
Black Carp Mylopharyngodon piceus were imported into the United States in the 1970s and 1980s for use in aquaculture; escape occurred and reported wild captures increased. Lacking species-specific capture methods, we assessed fisheries dependent incidental Black Carp catches for a common method, hoop nets, by kernel density analysis to identify an area...
Spatial stream network modeling of water temperature within the White River Basin, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Andrew S. Gendaszek, Anya C. Leach, Kristin L. Jaeger
2025, Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5029
Water temperature is a primary control on the occurrence and distribution of fish and other ectothermic aquatic species. In the Pacific Northwest, cold-water species such as Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) and bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) have specific temperature requirements during different life stages that must be met to ensure the...
Seasonal movements and demographics of the endangered White River Spinedace to inform restoration and translocation
Summer M. Burdick, James F. Harter, Mark Beckstrand, Rachael Katelyn Paul-Wilson, Brian S. Hayes, Russell W. Perry, Collin D. Smith
2025, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (154) 246-261
ObjectiveTranslocation is a tool being explored to restart extirpated populations or facilitate new populations of endangered spring-dependent fish populations. Our objective was to provide information on habitat requirements for endangered White River Spinedace Lepidomeda albivallis during all seasons of the year and the population demographics that are necessary to plan conservation translocations...
Discovery of late Holocene-aged Acropora palmata reefs in Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA: The past as a key to the future?
Anastasios Stathakopoulos, Lauren T. Toth, Peter Alexander Bacon Modys, Selena Anne-Marie Johnson, Ilsa B. Kuffner
2025, The Depositional Record (11) 808-828
Emblematic of global coral-reef ecosystem decline, the coral ecosystem-engineer Acropora palmata is now rare throughout much of the western Atlantic. Understanding when and where this foundation species occurred during the past can provide information about the environmental limits defining its distribution through space and time. In this paper, the present, historical and...
Regional patterns in U.S. wildfire activity: The critical role of ignition sources
Alexandra D. Syphard, Jon E. Keeley, Erin Conlisk, Mike Gough
2025, Environmental Research Letters (20)
As extreme wildfires increase globally, understanding their causes is critical for effective management. While climate and housing growth are commonly linked to rising fire activity, the role of specific ignition sources—particularly human-caused—remains understudied. Analyzing a 79-year dataset (1940–2019) from U.S. Forest Service regions across the continental United States, we found...
Groundwater budget for the surficial aquifer surrounding Lake Nokomis, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Colin T. Livdahl
2025, Open-File Report 2025-1021
During prolonged periods of above-average precipitation, rising groundwater levels have the potential to cause damage to and interfere with underground infrastructure and building foundations. To understand the relations between precipitation and groundwater in the vicinity of Lake Nokomis, the U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with the University of Minnesota, quantified...
Using DNA barcoding to evaluate freshwater mussel and fish-host relationships in the Flint River (Georgia, USA)
Hayley A. Robinson, John P. Wares, Gail M. Cowie, Shayla D. Williams, Ben F Scott, Matthew T. Rowe, Nathan Johnson, Peter D. Hazelton
2025, Freshwater Science
Freshwater mussels have a unique life history in which larval mussels (glochidia) act as obligate parasites to fish hosts. Host selectivity may be species specific, and identification of host fish is a critical step in conservation planning for individual mussel species. The Flint River harbors ~23% of the freshwater mussel...
Interspecific effects of invasive wild pigs (Sus scrofa) on native nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus)
Matthew S. Broadway, Holly M. Todaro, Molly M. Koeck, Courtney N. Dotterweich, Sarah A. Cain, M. Colter Chitwood, Robert Charles Lonsinger
2025, Journal of Mammalogy (106) 976-988
Biological invasions pose significant risks to ecosystems and native species. Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are a highly detrimental invasive species in North America, directly and indirectly affecting native species. Co-occurrence of wild pigs and native species may lead to interspecific interactions that alter ecological communities. Accordingly, we...
The scientific benefits of a statewide, standardized, coastal wetland monitoring program in Hawaiʻi
Judith Z. Drexler, Helen Raine, Carrie L. Harrington, Kawika B. Winter, Kauaoa Matthew Sam Fraiola, Joy Browning, Jeffrey Burgett, David A. Burney, Kim A. Falinski, Scott Fisher, Kristen C. Harmon, Jessica L. Idle, Monica N. Iglecia, Mari-Vaughn Virginia Johnson, Matthew J. Keir, K. Jackson Letchworth, Kirsten Moy, Anthony Olegario, Melissa R. Price, J. Michael Reed, Yoshimi M. Rii, Rachel A. Rounds, Charles B. van Rees, Brett T. Wolfe
2025, Ecology and Evolution (15)
In this viewpoint, we provide a scientific justification for a statewide, standardized, coastal wetland monitoring program for Hawaiʻi, USA. Hawaiian coastal wetlands provide important habitat for endangered waterbirds, invertebrates, plants, and the Hawaiian hoary bat (ʻōpeʻapeʻa; Lasiurus semotus) as well as support Indigenous food systems. Currently, numerous agencies and groups in...
Object detection-assisted workflow facilitates cryptic snake monitoring
Storm Miller, Michael Kirkland, Kristen Hart, Robert A. McCleery
2025, Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation (11) 606-617
Camera traps are an important tool used to study rare and cryptic animals, including snakes. Time-lapse photography can be particularly useful for studying snakes that often fail to trigger a camera's infrared motion sensor due to their ectothermic nature. However, the large datasets produced by time-lapse photography require labor-intensive classification,...
Microbiome data management in action workshop: Atlanta, GA, USA, June 12–13, 2024
Julia Kelliher, Mashael Aljumaah, Sarah R. Bordenstein, J. Rodney Brister, Patrick Chain, JosePablo Dunduore-Arias, Joanne B. Emerson, Vanessa Moreira C. Ferdandes, Roberto Flores, Antonio Gonzalez, Zoe A. Hansen, Eneida L. Hatcher, Scott A. Jackson, Christina A. Kellogg, Ramana Madupu, Cassandra Maria Luz Miller, Chloe Mirzayi, Emmanuel F. Mongodin, Ahmed M. Moustafa, Chris Mungall, Aaron Oliver, Nonia Pariente, Jennifer Pett-Ridge, Sydne Record, Linta Reji, Anna-Louise Reysenbach, Virginia Rich, Lorna Richardson, Lynn M. Schriml, Reed S. Shabman, Maria Sierra, Matthew Sullivan, Punithavathi Sundaramurthy, K. M. Thibault, Luke R. Thompson, Scott W. Tighe, Ethell Vereen, Emiley A. Eloe-Fadrosh
2025, Environmental Microbiome (20)
Microbiome research is revolutionizing human and environmental health, but the value and reuse of microbiome data are significantly hampered by the limited development and adoption of data standards. While several ongoing efforts are aimed at improving microbiome data management, significant gaps still remain in terms of defining and promoting adoption...
Cardiac and behavioral responses to chemical and electrical immobilization in Lake Trout
Tyler Reid Funnell, Thomas R. Binder, Christopher S. Vandergoot
2025, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (152) 205-213
ObjectiveImmobilizing or anesthetizing fish is important for promoting fish welfare in numerous routine activities that involve handling. Electroanesthesia, an alternative to traditional chemical anesthetics, uses weak electrical current to immobilize fish while current is applied, resulting in near-immediate induction and recovery. The physiological effects of electroanesthesia...
Stressor-driven changes in freshwater biological indicators inform spatial management strategies using expert knowledge, observational data, and hierarchical models
Sean Cassian Emmons, Matthew J. Cashman, Rosemary M. Fanelli, Greg Pond, Gregory E. Noe, Taylor Woods, Kelly O. Maloney
2025, Ecological Indicators (174)
Stream ecosystems face continuous pressures from multiple anthropogenic stressors that reshape biological communities and impact ecosystem health and services. Managers can encounter challenges in stewarding ecosystems threatened by multiple stressors, in part because most multiple stressor studies are experimental and, while valuable, offer limited management relevance in targeting these stressors...
Altitude of the potentiometric surface and depth to water in the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer, spring 2022
Virginia L. McGuire, Kellan R. Strauch, Erik A. Wojtylko, William H. Asquith, Anna M. Nottmeier, Judith C. Thomas, Roland W. Tollett, Wade H. Kress
2025, Scientific Investigations Map 3532
Potentiometric-surface and depth-to-water maps for spring 2022 were created for the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer (MRVA) using groundwater-altitude data from 1,136 wells completed in the MRVA and from the altitude of the top of the water surface in area rivers from 160 streamgages. The potentiometric-surface and depth-to-water maps for...
Gaps in water quality modeling of hydrologic systems
Lisa Lucas, Craig J. Brown, Dale M. Robertson, Nancy T. Baker, Zachary Johnson, Christopher Green, Jong Cho, Melinda L. Erickson, Allen C. Gellis, Jeramy Roland Jasmann, Noah Knowles, Andreas Prein, Paul E. Stackelberg
2025, Water (17)
This review assesses gaps in water quality modeling, emphasizing opportunities to improve next-generation models that are essential for managing water quality and are integral to meeting goals of scientific and management agencies. In particular, this paper identifies gaps in water quality modeling capabilities that, if addressed, could support assessments, projections,...
Identifying precursors and tracking pulses of magma ascent in multidisciplinary data during the 2018–2023 phreatomagmatic eruption at Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska
John J. Lyons, Darren Tan, Mario Angarita, Matthew W. Loewen, Taryn Lopez, Ronni Grapenthin, Alicia J. Hotovec-Ellis, David Fee, Matthew M. Haney
2025, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research (463)
The 2018–2023 phreatomagmatic eruptions at Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska produced abundant long-period (LP) seismicity, harmonic and broadband tremor, and explosion signals over several well-monitored periods of eruption and quiescence. The corresponding dataset provides an excellent opportunity to investigate precursory and syn-eruptive geophysical signals of long-lived phreatomagmatic eruptions using multiparameter observations. We generated...
What is the lowest latitude of discrete aurorae during superstorms?
Jeffrey J. Love, Ian R. Mann, Timo Qvick, Kalevi Mursula
2025, Space Weather (23)
From a survey of published accounts of visual sightings of aurorae, a compilation is presented of the lowest identified geomagnetic latitude at which discrete aurorae were seen at local zenith during magnetic storms having intensities with maximum −Dst > 200 nT. The compilation includes data for the superstorms of 2...
The Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 version 2.0 surface reflectance dataset
Junchang Ju, Qiang Zhou, Brian Freitag, David P. Roy, Hankui Zhang, Madhu Sridhar, John Mandel, Saeed Arab, Gail L. Schmidt, Christopher J. Crawford, Ferran Gascon, Peter A. Strobl, Jeffrey G. Masek, Christopher S.R. Neigh
2025, Remote Sensing of Environment (324)
Frequent multispectral observations of sufficient spatial detail from well-calibrated spaceborne sensors are needed for large-scale terrestrial monitoring. To meet this demand, the NASA Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 (HLS) project was initiated in early 2010s to produce comparable 30-m surface reflectance from the US Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) and...
Mercury trophic transfer to a freshwater biosentinel: Quantifying controlled bioaccumulation in larval dragonflies
Cailin A Sinclair, Tiffany S. Garcia, Rachel Vasta, Collin A. Eagles-Smith
2025, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (44) 1824-1834
Mercury bioavailability and biomagnification in freshwater systems can be highly variable; thus, tissue data from biosentinel taxa can be useful to assess risk. Dragonfly larvae have emerged as biological indicators of mercury impairment, yet their mercury biodynamics over time and across exposure levels are not well understood. Evaluating these attributes...
Estimation of baseflow and flooding characteristics for East Canyon Creek, Summit and Morgan Counties, Utah
Jonathan Casey Root, Christine Rumsey
2025, Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5003
An improved understanding of hydrologic responses to changing climatic conditions is needed to better inform water management practices. East Canyon Creek, a perennial, snowmelt-dominated stream in the Wasatch Mountains of northern Utah, is subjected to increasing development and demands on water in the Snyderville Basin and adjacent areas. In this...
Relative abundance, seasonal occurrence, and distribution of marine birds in the northern Gulf of Mexico
J. Christopher Haney, Pamela E. Michael, Jeffery S. Gleason, Randy Wilson, Yvan G. Satgé, Kathy M. Hixson, Patrick G.R. Jodice
2025, Marine Ornithology: Journal of Seabird Research and Conservation (53) 189-206
Marine birds in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico have long been poorly studied. Given statutory obligations to protect migratory birds and endangered species, three broad-scale vessel and aerial programs initiated since 2010 have now surveyed the entire northern Gulf. Vessel coverage alone exceeds 700 d and 74,000 km of observer...
