The researcher's lament: Why do they ignore my science?
Gustavo A. Bisbal
2022, Ecosphere (13)
The researcher's lament is shared by many environmental and conservation scientists who complain about the little support they receive for their research proposals during the review and selection process. Understandably, any hopes of having their anticipated scientific findings applied toward the formulation of environmental management decisions or natural resource policy...
Characterization of and relations among precipitation, streamflow, suspended-sediment, and water-quality data at the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Carson and Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado, water years 2016–18
William A. Battaglin, Zachary D. Kisfalusi
2022, Scientific Investigations Report 2022-5018
Frequent and prolonged military training maneuvers are an intensive type of land use that may disturb land cover, compact soils, and have lasting effects on adjacent stream hydrology and ecosystems. To better understand the potential effect of military training on hydrologic and environmental processes, the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation...
Preliminary petrographic and geochemical data for potential source rocks for sediment-hosted stratabound copper deposits in the Lake Superior portion of the Midcontinent Rift
Timothy S. Hayes, Frank K. Mazdab
2022, Conference Paper, Institute on Lake Superior Geology: Proceedings, 2022
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Quantitative method development to determine feed consumption using a dye
James J. Wamboldt, Justine Nelson, Linnea M Thomas, J. Nolan Steiner, Jillian Hebert, Richard A. Erickson, Joel G. Putnam
2022, North American Journal of Aquaculture (84) 354-369
Although there are many methods to determine ingestion and absorption of aquafeeds, none exist that are simple, cost-effective, and quantitative and that can mark fish with a long-lasting, visible indicator. In addition to aquafeed development, selective baits are needed that can be used for aquatic invasive species removal efforts, including...
Heterogeneity of recreationists in a park and protected area
O.A. DaRugna, M.A. Kaemingk, C.J. Chizinski, Kevin L. Pope
2022, PLoS ONE (17)
Limited information and resources have caused many parks and protected areas (PPAs) to functionally manage recreationists as a single homogeneous group, despite potential negative social and ecological consequences. We aimed to evaluate the homogeneity of recreationists at the Valentine National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) by 1) quantifying frequencies of consumptive (i.e.,...
Scale dependence of coral reef oases and their environmental correlates
Robin Elahi, Peter J. Edmunds, Ruth D. Gates, Ilsa B. Kuffner, Brian B. Barnes, Iliana Chollett, Travis A. Courtney, James R. Guest, Elizabeth A. Lenz, Lauren Toth, T. Shay Viehman, Ivor D. Williams
2022, Ecological Applications (32)
Identifying relatively intact areas within ecosystems and determining the conditions favoring their existence is necessary for effective management in the context of widespread environmental degradation. In this study, we used 3766 surveys of randomly selected sites in the United States and U.S. Territories to identify the...
Trophic interactions and feedbacks maintain intact and degraded states of Hawaiian tropical forests
Stephanie G. Yelenik, Eli T. Rose, Eben H. Paxton
2022, Ecosphere (13)
Feedbacks within ecosystems can lead to internal reinforcement of the current state providing ecosystem resilience. Often, multiple biotic interactions across trophic levels play a role in such feedbacks, yet these are generally studied independently, obscuring the relative importance of interactions among different factors. We look at...
Marine mammal hotspots across the circumpolar Arctic
Charmain Hamilton, Christian Lydersen, Jon Aars, Mario Acquarone, Todd C. Atwood, Alastair Baylis, Martin Biuw, Andrei N. Boltunov, Erik W. Born, Peter L. Boveng, Tanya M. Brown, Michael Cameron, John J. Citta, Justin A. Crawford, Rune Dietz, Jim Elias, Steven H. Ferguson, Aaron T. Fisk, Lars P. Folkow, Kathryn J. Frost, Dmitri M. Glazov, Sandra M. Granquist, Rowenna Gryba, Lois A. Harwood, Tore Haug, Mads Peter Heide-Jorgensen, Nigel E. Hussey, Jimmy Kalinek, Kristin L. Laidre, Dennis I. Litovka, Josh M. London, Lisa Loseto, Shannon MacPhee, Marianne Marcoux, Cory J. D. Matthews, Kjell J Nilssen, Erling S. Nordoy, Greg O’Corry-Crowe, Nils Oien, Morten Tange Olsen, Lori T. Quakenbush, Aqqalu Rosing-Asvid, Varvara Semenova, Kim E. W. Shelden, Olga V. Shpak, Garry Stenson, Luke Storrie, Signe Sveegaard, Jonas Teilmann, Fernando Ugarte, Andrew L. Von Duyke, Cortney Watt, Oystein Wiig, Ryan R. Wilson, David J. Yurkowski, Kit M. Kovacs
2022, Diversity and Distributions (28) 2729-2753
AimIdentify hotspots and areas of high species richness for Arctic marine mammals.LocationCircumpolar Arctic.MethodsA total of 2115 biologging devices were deployed on marine mammals from 13 species in the Arctic from 2005 to 2019. Getis-Ord Gi* hotspots were calculated based on the number of...
The gap between experts, farmers and non-farmers on perceived environmental vulnerability and the influence of values and beliefs
J.S. Bergtold, M.M. Caldas, S.R. Ramsey, M.R. Sanderson, G. Granco, Martha E. Mather
2022, Journal of Environmental Management (316)
Science has played a mixed role in guiding conservation and sustainability-oriented decision-making by individuals, policymakers, institutions, and governments. Not all science-based conservation and sustainability initiatives that address issues facing humanity and ecosystems and global problems have gained public support. Conservation decisions and...
Abundance and productivity of Marbled Murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) off central California during the 2020 and 2021 breeding seasons
Jonathan J. Felis, Josh Adams, Cheryl Horton, Emily C. Kelsey, Laney M. White
2022, Data Report 1157
Marbled murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) have been listed as “endangered” by the State of California and “threatened” by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service since 1992 in California, Oregon, and Washington. Information regarding marbled murrelet abundance, distribution, population trends, and habitat associations is critical for risk assessment, effective management, evaluation of...
Assessment of well yield, dominant fractures, and groundwater recharge in Wake County, North Carolina
Dominick J. Antolino, Laura N. Gurley
2022, Scientific Investigations Report 2022-5041
A cooperative study led by the U.S. Geological Survey and Wake County Environmental Services was initiated to characterize the fractured-rock aquifer system and assess the sustainability of groundwater resources in and around Wake County. This report contributes to the development of a comprehensive groundwater budget for the study area, thereby...
Counterfactuals to assess effects to species and systems from renewable energy development
Todd E. Katzner, Taber D Allison, Jay E. Diffendorfer, Amanda Hale, Eric J. Lantz, Paul Veers
2022, Frontiers in Conservation Science (3)
Renewable energy production, mostly via wind, solar, and biofuels, is central to goals worldwide to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate anthropogenic climate change (IPCC, 2014; Pörtner et al., 2021). Nevertheless, adverse impacts to natural systems, especially fatalities of wildlife and alteration of habitat, are key challenges for renewable energy production...
Isotopic analysis of radium geochemistry at discrete intervals in the Midwestern Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system
Madeleine J Mathews, Sean R Scott, Madeline B Gotkowitz, Randall J. Hunt, Matthew Ginder-Vogel
2022, Applied Geochemistry (142)
Radium (Ra) is a geogenic radioactive contaminant that frequently occurs at elevated levels in the Midwestern Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system (MCOAS). Geochemical indicators (e.g., redox conditions or total dissolved solids) can broadly characterize conditions associated with elevated Ra levels in groundwater, but do not consistently correlate to elevated Ra within specific stratigraphic horizons. A coupled geochemical...
Age of the late Holocene Bonneville landslide and submerged forest of the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon and Washington, USA, by radiocarbon dating
Nathaniel D. Reynolds, Jim E. O'Connor, Patrick T. Pringle, Alex C. Bourdeau, Robert L. Schuster
2022, Quaternary Research (109) 65-82
The late Holocene Bonneville landslide, a 15.5 km2 rockslide-debris avalanche, descended 1000 m from the north side of the Columbia River Gorge and dammed the Columbia River where it bisects the Cascade Range of Oregon and Washington, USA. The landslide, inundation, and overtopping created persistent geomorphic, ecologic,...
Social and reproductive behaviors
Thomas J. O'Shea, Cathy Beck, Amanda J. Hodgson, Lucy W Keith-Diagne, Miriam Marmontel
2022, Book chapter, Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Sirenia
Sirenian social and reproductive behaviors lack much complexity or diversity. Whereas sirenians are usually sighted as solitary, or as cows with single calves, aggregations of many individuals can occur. Persistent social groupings are unknown. Home ranges are widely overlapping. Mating systems of dugongs (Dugong dugon) have been variously described as...
A new indicator approach to reconstruct agricultural land use in Europe from sedimentary pollen assemblages
Mara Deza-Araujo, Cesar Morales-Molino, Marco Conedera, Paul D. Henne, Patrick Krebs, Martin Hinz, Caroline Heitz, Albert Hafner, Willy Tinner
2022, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology (599)
The reconstruction of human impact is pivotal in palaeoecological studies, as humans are among the most important drivers of Holocene vegetation and ecosystem change. Nevertheless, separating the anthropogenic footprint on vegetation dynamics from the impact of climate and other environmental factors...
Controlling invasive fish in fluctuating environments: Model analysis of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in a shallow lake
James B Pearson, J. Ryan Bellmore, Jason B. Dunham
2022, Ecosphere (13)
Climate change can act to facilitate or inhibit invasions of non-native species. Here, we address the influence of climate change on control of non-native common carp (hereafter, carp), a species recognized as one of the “world's worst” invaders across the globe. Control of this species is...
A progressive flow-routing model for rapid assessment of debris-flow inundation
Alexander Gorr, Luke A. McGuire, Ann Youberg, Francis K. Rengers
2022, Landslides (19) 2055-2073
Debris flows pose a significant hazard to communities in mountainous areas, and there is a continued need for methods to delineate hazard zones associated with debris-flow inundation. In certain situations, such as scenarios following wildfire, where there could be an abrupt increase in the likelihood and...
Laurentia in transition during the Mesoproterozoic: Observations and speculation on the ca. 1500–1340 Ma tectonic evolution of the southern Laurentian margin
Christopher G. Daniel, Ruth Aronoff, Aphrodite Indares, James V. Jones III
2022, Book chapter, Laurentia: Turning points in the evolution of a continent
An accretionary tectonic model for the Mesoproterozoic ca. 1500–1340 Ma tectonic evolution of the southern Laurentian margin is presented. The tectonic model incorporates key observations about the nature and timing of Mesoproterozoic deposition, magmatism, regional metamorphism, and deformation across the 5000-km-long southern Laurentian margin. This time period was one of...
Water-use data in the United States: Challenges and future directions
Landon Marston, Abdel Abdallah, Kenneth J. Bagstad, Kerim Dickson, Pierre D. Glynn, Sara Larsen, Forrest Melton, Kyle Onda, Jaime A. Painter, James Prairie, Benjamin Ruddell, Richard Rushforth, Gabriel B. Senay, Kimberly Shaffer
2022, Journal of the American Water Resources Association (58) 485-495
In the United States, greater attention has been given to developing water supplies and quantifying available waters than determining who uses water, how much they withdraw and consume, and how and where water use occurs. As water supplies are stressed due to an increasingly variable climate,...
Summary of the midchannel springflows in Jackson River below Gathright Dam between April 24, 2010, and May 7, 2019
Bryan Pula, Shaun Wicklein
2022, Open-File Report 2022-1047
Between April 2010 and May 2019, springflow was determined for a midchannel spring in Jackson River below Gathright Dam near Hot Springs, Virginia. The springflow was measured to assess if the spring was influenced by the elevation of Lake Moomaw. Local precipitation was also reviewed to determine whether variations in springflow were influenced by...
Age and water-quality characteristics of groundwater discharge to the South Loup River, Nebraska, 2019
Christopher M. Hobza, John E. Solder
2022, Scientific Investigations Report 2022-5042
Streams in the Loup River Basin are sensitive to groundwater withdrawals because of the close hydrologic connection between groundwater and surface water. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Upper Loup and Lower Loup Natural Resources Districts, and the Nebraska Environmental Trust, studied the age and water-quality characteristics of...
Compilation and evaluation of data used to identify groundwater sources under the direct influence of surface water in Pennsylvania
Eliza L. Gross, Matthew D. Conlon, Dennis W. Risser, Chad E. Reisch
2022, Open-File Report 2022-1023
A study was conducted to compile and evaluate data used to identify groundwater sources that are under the direct influence of surface water (GUDI) in Pennsylvania. In the early 1990s, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) implemented the Surface Water Identification Protocol (SWIP) for the identification of GUDI sources....
Black carbon dominated dust in recent radiative forcing on Rocky Mountain snowpacks
Kelly Gleason, Joseph R. McConnell, Monica Arienzo, Graham A. Sexstone, Stefan Rahimi
2022, Environmental Research Letters (17)
The vast majority of surface water resources in the semi-arid western United States start as winter snowpack. Solar radiation is a primary driver of snowmelt, making snowpack water resources especially sensitive to even small increases in concentrations of light absorbing particles such as mineral dust and combustion-related black carbon (BC)....
Grassland conservation supports migratory birds and produces economic benefits for the commercial beekeeping industry in the U.S. Great Plains
Clint Otto, Haochi Zheng, Torre Hovick, Max Post van der Burg, Benjamin A. Geaumont
2022, Ecological Economics (197)
Although declines in grassland birds have been documented, national initiatives to conserve grasslands and their biota have fallen short in part because the non-market values of natural ecosystems and species are often not recognized in political decision making. Identifying shared, anthropogenic...
