Survival and recovery rates of American eiders in eastern North America
David G. Krementz, James E. Hines, David F. Caithamer
1996, Journal of Wildlife Management (60) 855-862
We analyzed banding and recovery data of adult female American eiders (Somateria mollissima dresseri) captured during the breeding season in eastern North America. We estimated survival rates for birds originating in the Atlantic Coast subpopulation to be 0.8730 ± 0.0156 (SE) while recovery rates were 0.0101 ± 0.0080 (SE). Support for...
The Bisbee Group of the Tombstone Hills, southeastern Arizona — Stratigraphy, structure, metamorphism, and mineralization
E. R. Force
1996, Bulletin 2042-B
No abstract available....
Geologic map of the Ophir quadrangle, San Juan, San Miguel, and Dolores Counties, Colorado
Robert G. Luedke
1996, Geologic Quadrangle 1760
Marsh loss in coastal Louisiana: Implications for management of North American Anatidae
T.C. Michot
1996, Gibier Faune Savage Game Wildlife (13) 941-957
No abstract available....
Normalization of metal concentrations in estuarine sediments from the Gulf of Mexico
J.Kevin Summers, Terry L. Wade, Virginia D. Engle, Ziad A. Malaeb
1996, Estuaries (19) 581-594
Metal concentrations were examined in sediments from 497 sites within the estuaries of the Gulf of Mexico by the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP). Data were normalized for extant concentrations of aluminum to isolate natural factors from anthropogenic ones. The normalization was based on...
Presentation and evaluation of a new multi-stage parameter estimation method using advective transport observations
Evan R. Anderman, Eileen P. Poeter, Mary C. Hill
1996, Book chapter, Calibration and Reliability in Groundwater Modelling: Proceedings of the ModelCARE'96 Conference
Observations of advective groundwater transport, generally inferred from concentration measurements, have been found to help in the estimation of groundwater flow parameters. Transverse dispersion, however, can make it difficult to determine the location of the groundwater advective front directly from concentration measurements. A three-stage iterative procedure is developed to estimate...
Peculiarities of methane clathrate hydrate formation and solid-state deformation, including possible superheating of water ice
Laura A. Stern, Stephen H. Kirby, William B. Durham
1996, Science (273) 1843-1848
Slow, constant-volume heating of water ice plus methane gas mixtures forms methane clathrate hydrate by a progressive reaction that occurs at the nascent ice/liquid water interface. As this reaction proceeds, the rate of melting of metastable water ice may be suppressed to allow short-lived superheating of ice to at least...
Spatial scaling of allometry among terrestrial, mammalian carnivores
K. Shawn Smallwood, G. Jones, C. Schonewald
1996, Oecologia (107) 588-594
A regression slope of −0.75 between log10 density and log10 body mass is thought to express equivalence of energy conversion among species' populations of similar taxonomic and trophic status. Using larger sample sizes than the usual 1–3 density estimates per species, we estimated a regression slope of −0.71 for terrestrial mammalian carnivores....
Potential-scour assessments at 130 bridges in Iowa
E.E. Fischer
1996, Conference Paper, North American Water and Environment Congress & Destructive Water
No abstract available....
Description of Basinsoft, a computer program to quantify drainage-basin charactersitics
C.A. Harvey, D. A. Eash
1996, Conference Paper, 1996 User Conference Proceedings
No abstract available....
Comparison and contrast of processes of soil formation in the San Timoteo Badlands with chronosequences in California
Katherine J. Kendrick, Leslie D. McFadden
1996, Quaternary Research (46) 149-160
The degree of soil development associated with geomorphic surfaces in the San Timoteo Badlands area (STB), California allows correlation of the surfaces. Soil development indices, based on field descriptions and laboratory analysis, provide a basis for comparison of these soils to each other and to dated soil chronosequences at Cajon...
The anatomy of an oceanic flood deposit
R. A. Wheatcroft, J. C. Borgeld, Rebecca S. Born, David E. Drake, Elana L. Leithold, Charles A. Nittrouer, Christopher K. Sommerfield
1996, Oceanography (9) 158-162
No abstract available....
Studies of mass-movement processes on submarine slopes
Lincoln F. Pratson, Homa J. Lee, Gary Parker, Marcelo H. Garcia, B. Coakley, David Mohrig, Jacques Locat, Ulisses Mello, Jeffrey D. Parsons, Sun-Uk Choi, Kenneth Isreal
1996, Oceanography (9) 168-172
No abstract available....
Summary of research results on bacterial degradation of trifluoroacetate (TFA), October, 1993 - October, 1995
Leah J. Matheson, J.R. Guidetti, P.T. Visscher, J.K. Schaefer, R.S. Oremland
1996, Open-File Report 96-219
No abstract available....
Concentrations and loads of selected trace elements and other constituents in the Rio Grande in the vicinity of Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1994
Todd Kelly, Howard E. Taylor
1996, Open-File Report 96-126
The Pueblo of Isleta and the New Mexico Environment Department have established water-quality standards for the Rio Grande, which flows through Albuquerque, New Mexico. Trace-element concentrations historically have been greater than maximum permissible concentrations allowed by these standards. It is not known if these concentrations are due to sources from...
Sediment retention in a bottomland hardwood wetland in eastern Arkansas
B.A. Kleiss
1996, Wetlands (16) 321-333
One of the often-stated functions of wetlands is their ability to remove sediments and other particulates from water, thus improving water quality in the adjacent aquatic system. However, actual rates of suspended sediment removal have rarely been measured in freshwater wetland systems. To address this issue, suspended...
Bibliography of selected water-resources publications on Nevada by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1885 through 1995
R.L. Bunch
1996, Open-File Report 96-184
References to 898 water-resources publications are listed alphabetically by senior author and indexed by hydrographic-area name or other geographic features. Most of the publications were written between 1960 and 1995 by U.S. Geological Survey scientists and engineers of the Water Resources Division, Nevada District. Also included are references to publications...
Structure contour map of the Paradox Basin area, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona
Robert B. O’Sullivan
1996, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2322
No abstract available....
Chemical analysis results for mercury and trace elements in vegetation, water, and organic-rich sediments, South Florida
L. P. Gough, R. K. Kotra, C. W. Holmes, Paul H. Briggs, J.G. Crock, D.L. Fey, P. L. Hageman, A. L. Meier
1996, Open-File Report 96-91
Hydrogeologic data from an investigation of water resources near Greenport, Suffolk County, New York
E. R. McNew-Cartwright
1996, Open-File Report 95-427
Calibration of a ground-water-flow model by regression
P.E. Misut, E. R. McNew-Cartwright
1996, Open-File Report 95-388
Hydrologic data at a wetland site, Millington, Shelby County, Tennessee, June 1993 through June 1994
J. A. Robinson, T.H. Diehl, R.W. Stogner
1996, Open-File Report 95-715
Hydrologic data at a wetland site near Millington, Shelby County, Tennessee, were collected from June 1993 through June 1994. The data were collected to support the efforts of the Tennessee Department of Transportation to better understand hydrologic properties at the site prior to wetland restoration. Water levels were monitored in...
Monitoring tidal marshes of Florida's Big Bend: Regional variations and geologic influences
E. A. Raabe, R. P. Stumpf
1996, Open-File Report 96-35
No abstract available....
Ground-water-quality data for selected wells in the Beaver Creek watershed, West Tennessee
S.D. Williams
1996, Open-File Report 95-769
In 1993 the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), began an investigation of the quality of ground water in the Beaver Creek watershed in West Tennessee. A total of 408 water samples were collected from 91 wells during 5 sampling periods in...
Ocean trenches; computer animation and paper model
Tau Rho Alpha, John P. Galloway
1996, Open-File Report 96-76-A
