Reminiscences of the editor of the Kansas Geological Survey Computer Contributions, 1966-1970 and a byte
D. F. Merriam
1999, Computers & Geosciences (25) 321-334
A brief history of the Kansas Geological Survey's Computer Contributions is presented along with the people involved in development of the first geological computer freeware....
Induction of triploidy and tetraploidy in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.)
A.-R.A. El Gamal, K. B. Davis, J.A. Jenkins, Torrans E. Les
1999, Journal of the World Aquaculture Society (30) 269-275
Induction of triploidy and tetraploidy in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, was investigated by heat shock, cold shock, hydrostatic pressure, and/or chemicals (cytochalasin A, B, and D). Additionally, efficacy of combined protocols was determined. Heat shock 10 min after fertilization induced triploidy when incubation temperature was 24 C but not when incubation...
Are shifts in herbicide use reflected in concentration changes in Midwestern rivers?
W.A. Battaglin, D. A. Goolsby
1999, Environmental Science & Technology (33) 2917-2925
In many Midwestern rivers, elevated concentrations of herbicides occur during runoff events for 1-3 months following application. The highest or 'peak' herbicide concentration often occurs during one of these runoff events. Herbicide concentrations in rivers are affected by a number of factors, including herbicide use patterns within the associated basin....
Digital photogrammetric analysis of the IMP camera images: Mapping the Mars Pathfinder landing site in three dimensions
Randolph L. Kirk, Elpitha Howington-Kraus, Trent M. Hare, E. Dorrer, D. Cook, Kris J. Becker, K. Thompson, B. Redding, J. Blue, D. Galuszka, E.M. Lee, Lisa R. Gaddis, J. R. Johnson, Laurence A. Soderblom, A. W. Ward, P. H. Smith, D.T. Britt
1999, Journal of Geophysical Research E: Planets (104) 8869-8887
This paper describes our photogrammetric analysis of the Imager for Mars Pathfinder data, part of a broader program of mapping the Mars Pathfinder landing site in support of geoscience investigations. This analysis, carried out primarily with a commercial digital photogrammetric system, supported by our in‐house Integrated Software for Imagers and...
Depositional and diagenetic history and petroleum geology of the Jurassic Norphlet Formation of the Alabama coastal waters area and adjacent federal waters area
R.L. Kugler, R.M. Mink
1999, Marine Georesources and Geotechnology (17) 215-232
The discovery of deep (>20,000 ft) gas reservoirs in eolian sandstone of the Upper Jurassic Norphlet Formation in Mobile Bay and offshore Alabama in the late 1970s represents one of the most significant hydrocarbon discoveries in the nation during the past several decades. Estimated original proved gas from Norphlet reservoirs...
Attenuation and source properties at the Coso Geothermal area, California
S. E. Hough, J.M. Lees, F. Monastero
1999, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (89) 1606-1619
We use a multiple-empirical Green's function method to determine source properties of small (M −0.4 to 1.3) earthquakes and P- and S-wave attenuation at the Coso Geothermal Field, California. Source properties of a previously identified set of clustered events from the Coso geothermal region are first...
Biochemical and molecular typing of Streptococcus iniae isolated from fish and human cases
S.V. Dodson, J.J. Maurer, E.B. Shotts
1999, Journal of Fish Diseases (22) 331-336
Streptococcus iniae is an important bacterial pathogen of fish, causing up to 50% mortality in stocks, which has recently been associated with human infections. To determine whether S. iniae isolates from humans and fish are similar, the present authors examined the biochemical profiles and genetic relatedness of these...
Alaska resource data file: Big Delta quadrangle
Cameron Rombach
1999, Open-File Report 99-354
No abstract available....
Issues in using liquefaction features for paleoseismic analysis
Stephen F. Obermeier, Eric C. Pond
1999, Seismological Research Letters (70) 34-58
No abstract available....
Syngenetic Au on the Carlin trend: Implications for Carlin-type deposits
P. Emsbo, R.W. Hutchinson, A. H. Hofstra, J.A. Volk, K. H. Bettles, G.J. Baschuk, C. A. Johnson
1999, Geology (27) 59-62
A new type of gold occurrence recently discovered in the Carlin trend, north-central Nevada, is clearly distinct from classic Carlin-type gold ore. These occurrences are interpreted to be of sedimentary exhalative (sedex) origin because they are stratiform and predate compaction and lithification of...
Effects of management practices on grassland birds: Wilson's Phalarope
Jill A. Dechant, Douglas H. Johnson, Lawrence D. Igl, Christopher M. Goldade, Amy L. Zimmerman, Betty R. Euliss
1999, Report
Information on the habitat requirements and effects of habitat management on grassland birds were summarized from information in more than 4,000 published and unpublished papers. A range map is provided to indicate the relative densities of the species in North America, based on Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data. Although birds...
Hydrobiogeochemical interactions in 'anoxic' limestone drains for neutralization of acidic mine drainage
E. I. Robbins, C.A. Cravotta III, C.E. Savela, Gordon L. Nord Jr.
1999, Fuel (78) 259-270
Processes affecting neutralization of acidic coal mine drainage were evaluated within `anoxic' limestone drains (ALDs). Influents had pH≤3.5 and dissolved oxygen <2 mg/l. Even though effluents were near neutral (pH>6 and alkalinity>acidity), two of the four ALDs were failing due to clogging. Mineral-saturation indices indicated the potential for dissolution of calcite...
Parasites and commensals of the West Indian manatee from Puerto Rico
A. A. Mignucci-Giannoni, C.A. Beck, R. A. Montoya-Ospina, E.H. Williams Jr.
1999, Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington (66) 67-69
Metazoan parasites and commensals were collected from dead manatees salvaged in Puerto Rico. Thirty-five manatees were examined between 1980 and 1998. Parasites and commensals were identified in 20 (57%) manatees and included 3 species of helminths, 1 nematode (Heterocheilus tunicatus) and 2 digeneans (Chiorchis fabaceus and Cochleotrema cochleotrema). Two species...
Survival and physiologic response of common Amakihi and Japanese white-eyes during simulated translocation
Thierry M. Work, J. Gregory Massey, Luanne Johnson, Steve Dougill, Paul C. Banko
1999, The Condor (101) 21-27
We evaluated the effects of three translocation trials on Common Amakihi (Hemignathus virens) and Japanese White-eyes (Zosterops japonicus). Trial 1 involved capturing birds, transporting them on rough roads for 4 hr followed by holding in an aviary for 48 hr without overnight thermal support prior to release. Trial 2 involved...
Modeling variability in replicated surveys at aggregation sites
Mark S. Udevitz
Gerald W. Garner, Steven C. Amstrup, Jeffrey L. Laake, Bryan F.J. Manly, Lyman L. McDonald, Donna G. Robertson, editor(s)
1999, Conference Paper, Marine mammal survey and assessment methods
Surveys of aggregation sites can provide unbiased estimates of annual trends in population size if the proportion of the population counted at these sites does not vary systematically among years. However, counts at these sites tend to be highly variable and resulting trend estimates typically have poor precision. I developed...
Sensing the ups and downs of Las Vegas: InSAR reveals structural control of land subsidence and aquifer-system deformation
F. Amelung, D. L. Galloway, J. W. Bell, H. A. Zebker, R. J. Laczniak
1999, Geology (27) 483-486
Land subsidence in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, between April 1992 and December 1997 was measured using spaceborne interferometric synthetic aperture radar. The detailed deformation maps clearly show that the spatial extent of subsidence is controlled by geologic structures (faults) and sediment composition (clay thickness). The maximum detected subsidence during...
Mass stranding of wedge-tailed shearwater chicks in Hawaii
Thierry M. Work, Robert Rameyer
1999, Journal of Wildlife Diseases (35) 487-495
Unusual numbers of wedge-tailed shearwater (Puffinus pacificus) chicks stranded on Oahu (Hawaii, USA) in 1994. Compared to healthy wedge-tailed shearwater (WTSW) chicks, stranded chicks were underweight, dehydrated, leukopenic, lymphopenic, eosinopenic, and heterophilic; some birds were toxemic and septic. Stranded chicks also were hypoglycemic and had elevated aspartate amino transferase levels....
A historical perspective and critique of the declining amphibian crisis
R. Bruce Bury
1999, Wildlife Society Bulletin (27) 1064-1068
Losses of amphibian species and populations are of global concern (Blaustein and Wake 1990, Wyman 1990, Wake 1991, Vial and Saylor 1993, Blaustein 1994) and have been the focus of an increasing number of studies. Still, neither all regions nor all species have declines (Dodd 1997; Green 197; Corn, in...
Weights, hematology and serum chemistry of free-ranging brown boobies (Sula leucogaster) in Johnston Atoll, Central Pacific
Thierry M. Work
1999, Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (30) 81-84
Hematologic and serum chemistry values are reported for 105 brown boobies (Sula leucogaster) from Johnston Atoll, Central Pacific. Hematocrit, estimated total plasma solids, total and differential white cell counts, serum glucose, calcium, phosphorus, uric acid, total protein, albumin, globulin, aspartate aminotransferase, and creatinine phosphokinase were analyzed. Hematologic and serum chemistry...
Geochemistry and hydromechanical interactions of fluids associated with the San Andreas fault system, California
Yousif K. Kharaka, James J. Thordsen, William C. Evans, B. Mack Kennedy
1999, Book chapter, Faults and subsurface fluid flow in the shallow crust
18O values establish that waters are predominantly of meteoric origin. The chemical compositions of water and gases are controlled mainly by the ambient rock types, and chemical geothermometry gives reservoir temperatures of 80-150 degrees C indicating shallow to moderate circulation depths of up to 6 km. However, compositions and isotope...
Mercury
J. C. Franson
1999, Information and Technology Report 1999-0001
Mercury has been used by humans for over 2,000 years and was associated with premature deaths of cinnabar (mercuric sulfide) miners as early as 700 B.C. More recent human poisonings have been related to agricultural and industrial uses of mercury. One of the best documented of these cases occurred in...
Sarcocystis
B.N. Tuggle, M. Friend
1999, Information and Technology Report 1999-0001
Sarcocystis is a nonfatal, usually asymptomatic infection that is caused by a parasitic protozoan. Various species of this parasite affect mammals, reptiles, and birds. The most commonly reported species of the parasite in North America is Sarcocystis rileyi, the species most commonly found in waterfowl....
Selenium
J. C. Franson
1999, Information and Technology Report 1999-0001
Selenium is a naturally occurring element that is present in some soils. Unlike mercury and lead, which also are natural environmental components, selenium is an essential nutrient in living systems. The amount of dietary selenium required by animals depends upon many factors, including the availability of certain other metals such...
Avian influenza
W. Hansen
1999, Information and Technology Report 1999-0001
Wild birds, especially waterfowl and shorebirds, have long been a focus for concern by the poultry industry as a source for influenza infections in poultry. Human health concerns have also been raised. For these reasons, this chapter has been included to provide natural resource managers with basic information about avian...
Sedimentary record of anthropogenic and biogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in San Francisco Bay, California
W. E. Pereira, Frances D. Hostettler, Samuel N. Luoma, A. VanGeen, Christopher C. Fuller, R. J. Anima
1999, Marine Chemistry (64) 99-113
Dated sediment cores collected from Richardson and San Pablo Bays in San Francisco Bay were used to reconstruct a history of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination. The sedimentary record of PAHs in Richardson Bay shows that anthropogenic inputs have increased since the turn of the century, presumably as a result...
