Potential health effects of contaminant mixtures from point and nonpoint sources on fish and frogs in the New Jersey Pinelands
Sara E. Breitmeyer, Heather L. Walsh, Vicki S. Blazer, John F. Bunnell, Patrick M. Burritt, Jeff Dragon, Michelle L. Hladik, Paul M. Bradley, Kristin M. Romanok, Kelly L. Smalling
2022, Science of the Total Environment (851)
Aquatic ecosystems convey complex contaminant mixtures from anthropogenic pollution on a global scale. Point (e.g., municipal wastewater) and nonpoint sources (e.g., stormwater runoff) are both drivers of contaminant mixtures in aquatic habitats. The objectives of this study were to identify the contaminant mixtures present in surface waters impacted by both...
Eruptive history of Mason Spur, a Miocene—Pleistocene polygenetic volcanic complex in southern Victoria Land, West Antarctic Rift System, Antarctica
John L. Smellie, Gianfranco Di Vincenzo, Dougal B. Townsend, Matthew T. Heizler, Dawn Catherine Sweeney Ruth
2022, Bulletin of Volcanology (84)
Mason Spur is a deeply eroded Middle Miocene to Pleistocene (c. 13 to 0.37 Ma) volcanic complex in southern Victoria Land, within the West Antarctic Rift System (WARS). The oldest rocks include a large volume of trachyte ignimbrites that provided abundant volcanic detritus recovered in McMurdo Sound...
You vs. us: Framing adaptation behavior in terms of private or social benefits
Hilary Byerly Flint, Paul Cada, Patricia A. Champ, Jamie Gomez, Danny Margoles, James R. Meldrum, Hannah Brenkert-Smith
2022, Climatic Change (174)
Private actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change may have benefits to both the individual and society. In some cases, an individual may be motivated by appeals that highlight benefits to others, rather than to oneself. We test whether such prosocial framing influences information-seeking behavior...
Development of the LCMAP annual land cover product across Hawai'i
Congcong Li, George Z. Xian, Danika F. Wellington, Kelcy Smith, Josephine Horton, Qiang Zhou
2022, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation (113)
Following the completion of land cover and change (LCC) products for the conterminous United States (CONUS), the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS’s) Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection initiative has broadened the capability of characterizing continuous historical land change across the full Landsat records for Hawaiʻi at 30-meter resolution. One of the challenges of implementing...
Variability in prion protein genotypes by spatial unit to inform susceptibility to chronic wasting disease
Alberto Fameli, Jessie Edson, Jeremiah E. Banfield, Christopher S. Rosenberry, W. David Walter
2022, Prion (16) 254-264
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal encephalopathy affecting North American cervids. Certain alleles in a host’s prion protein gene are responsible for reduced susceptibility to CWD. We assessed for the first time variability in the prion protein gene of elk (Cervus canadensis) present in Pennsylvania, United States of America,...
New strategies for characterizing genetic structure in wide-ranging, continuously distributed species: a Greater Sage-grouse case study
Sara J. Oyler-McCance, Todd B. Cross, Jeffery R. Row, Michael K. Schwartz, Dave E. Naugle, Jennifer A. Fike, Kristopher J. Winiarski, Brad C. Fedy
2022, PLoS ONE (17)
Characterizing genetic structure across a species’ range is relevant for management and conservation as it can be used to define population boundaries and quantify connectivity. Wide-ranging species residing in continuously distributed habitat pose substantial challenges for the characterization of genetic structure as many analytical methods used are less effective when...
Climate change weakens the impact of disturbance interval on the growth rate of natural populations of Venus flytrap
Allison M Louthan, Melina Keighron, Elsita Kiekebusch, Heather Cayton, Adam J. Terando, William F. Morris
2022, Ecological Monographs (92)
Disturbances elicit both positive and negative effects on organisms; these effects vary in their strength and their timing. Effects of disturbance interval (i.e., the length of time between disturbances) on population growth will depend on both the timing and strength of positive and negative effects of disturbances. Climate change can...
Forecasting explosions at Sinabung Volcano, Indonesia, based on SO2 emission rates
Syegi Kunrat, Christoph Kern, Hilma Alfianti, Allan Lerner
2022, Frontiers in Earth Science (10)
Dome-building volcanic eruptions are often associated with frequent Vulcanian explosions, which constitute a substantial threat to proximal communities. One proposed mechanism driving such explosions is the sealing of the shallow volcanic system followed by pressurization due to gas accumulation beneath the seal. We investigate this hypothesis at Sinabung...
Hepatic gene expression profiling of American kestrels (Falco sparverius) exposed in ovo to three alternative brominated flame retardants
Christopher G. Goodchild, Natalie Karouna-Renier, Ryan P. Braham, Paula F. P. Henry, Robert J. Letcher, Kim J. Fernie
2022, Biology (11)
A number of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) have been reported to interfere with the thyroid signaling pathway and cause oxidative stress in birds, yet the underlying shifts in gene expression associated with these effects remain poorly understood. In this study, we measured hepatic transcriptional responses of 31...
Using ecosystem services to identify inequitable outcomes in migratory species conservation
Charles C. Chester, Aaron M. Lien, Juanita Sundberg, James E. Diffendorfer, Columba Gonzales, Brady J. Mattsson, Rodrigo Medellin, Darius J. Semmens, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Jonathan J. Derbridge, Laura Lopez-Hoffman
2022, Conservation Letters (15)
Biodiversity conservation efforts have been criticized for generating inequitable socio-economic outcomes. These equity challenges are largely analyzed as place-based problems affecting local communities directly impacted by conservation programs. The conservation of migratory species extends this problem geographically since people in one place may benefit while those...
Hydrologic connectivity and residence time affect the sediment trapping efficiency and dissolved oxygen concentrations of the Atchafalaya River Basin
Daniel Kroes, Richard Day, Michael D. Kaller, Charles R. Demas, William E. Kelso, Tiffany Pasco, Raynie Harlan, Steven Roberts
2022, Water Resources Research (58)
Little is known about water movement, volume, or residence time (RT), and how those characteristics affect sediment trapping efficiency (TE) and dissolved oxygen concentrations (DO) in the United States' largest remaining bottomland hardwood swamp, the Atchafalaya River Basin. To better understand these dynamics, this study used bathymetry, lidar, and stage...
Quantitative SWOT analysis: A structured and collaborative approach to reintroduction site selection for the endangered Pacific pocket mouse
Rachel Y. Chock, William B Miller, Shauna N D King, Cheryl S. Brehme, Robert N. Fisher, Hans Sin, Peggy Wilcox, Jill Terp, Scott Tremor, Matthew R Major, Korie Merrill, Wayne D Spencer, Sherri Sullivan, Deborah M Shier
2022, Journal for Nature Conservation (70)
Species extinction and loss of biodiversity are major crises in the Anthropocene. Translocations of threatened and endangered species, the movement of individuals to augment existing or establish new populations, are increasingly important conservation tools, but have historically had limited success. Selection...
Efficacy of secondary electric fences at preventing direct contact among white-tailed deer
Renee M. Khouri, Donald C. Wagner, W. David Walter
2022, Wildlife Society Bulletin (46)
Free-ranging and captive cervid herds are at risk for chronic wasting disease transmission from direct contacts at fences, so we explored the use of a secondary electric fence to prevent contacts in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Using a captive herd of white-tailed deer in Pennsylvania, USA, we tested the efficacy...
Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death in Hawaiʻi
Philip Cannon, James B. Friday, Thomas Harrington, Lisa Keith, Marc Hughes, Rob Hauff, Flint Hughes, Ryan L. Perroy, David Benitez, Kylle Roy, Robert W. Peck, Sheri L. Smith, Blaine Luiz, Susan Cordell, Christian Giardina, Jennifer Juzwik, Stephanie G. Yelenik, Zachary Cook
Fred O. Asiegbu, Andriy Kovalchuk, editor(s)
2022, Book chapter, Forest microbiology: Forest tree health
Ceratocystis lukuohia and Ceratocystis huliohia are two newly recognized fungi that have arrived in Hawai‘i and are causing a serious vascular wilt and canker disease, respectively, of ‘ōhi‘a trees (Metrosideros polymorpha), the most common and important tree species in Hawai‘i. Management of these diseases has presented challenges due to unique...
New generation hyperspectral data From DESIS compared to high spatial resolution PlanetScope data for crop type classification
Itiya P. Aneece, Daniel Foley, Prasad Thenkabail, Adam Oliphant, Pardhasaradhi G. Teluguntla
2022, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (15) 7846-7858
Thoroughly investigating the characteristics of new generation hyperspectral and high spatial resolution spaceborne sensors will advance the study of agricultural crops. Therefore, we compared the performances of hyperspectral Deutsches Zentrum fur Luftund Raumfahrt- (DLR) Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometer (DESIS) and high spatial resolution PlanetScope in classifying eight crop types in...
Exploring and mitigating plague for One Health purposes
David A. Eads, Dean E. Biggins, Jeffrey Wimsatt, Rebecca J. Eisen, B. Joseph Hinnebusch, Marc R. Matchett, Amanda R. Goldberg, Travis Livieri, Gregory Hacker, Mark Novak, Danielle Buttke, Shaun M. Grassel, John Hughes-Clarke, Linda Atiku
2022, Current Tropical Medicine Reports (9) 169-184
Purpose of ReviewIn 2020, the Appropriations Committee for the U.S. House of Representatives directed the CDC to develop a national One Health framework to combat zoonotic diseases, including sylvatic plague, which is caused by the flea-borne bacterium Yersinia pestis. This review builds upon that multisectoral objective. We aim to...
Seasonal context of bristly cave crayfish Cambarus setosus habitat use and life history
J.B. Mouser, D.C. Ashley, D.L. Zenter, Shannon K. Brewer
2022, Journal of Cave and Karst Studies (84) 85-95
Cave crayfishes are important members of groundwater communities, but many cave crayfishes are threatened or endangered. Unfortunately, we lack basic life history and ecological data that are needed for developing conservation plans for most cave crayfishes, especially the role of seasonal and annual fluctuations in structuring populations. Therefore, we determined...
A process-model perspective on recent changes in the carbon cycle of North America
Guillermo Murray-Tortarolo, Benjamin Poulter, Rodrigo Vargas, Daniel B. Hayes, Anna M. Michalak, Christopher J. Williams , Lisamarie Windham-Myers, Jonathan Wang, Kimberly Wickland, David Butman, Hanqin Tian, Stephen Sitch, Pierre Friedlingstein, Michael O’Sullivan, Peter Briggs, Vivek Arora, Danielle Lombardozzi, Atul Jain, Wenping Yuan, Roland Seferian, Julia Nabel, Andrea Wiltshire, Almuth Arneth, Sebastian Lienerte, Sonke Zaehle, Vladislov Bastrikov, Daniel Goll, Nicholas Vuichard, Anthony P. Walker, Etushi Kato, Yue Xu, Zhen Zhang, Abishek Chaterjee, Werner A. Kurz
2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences (127)
Continental North America has been found to be a carbon (C) sink over recent decades by multiple studies employing a variety of estimation approaches. However, several key questions and uncertainties remain with these assessments. Here we used results from an ensemble of 19 state-of-the-art dynamic global vegetation models from the...
Comparing root cohesion estimates from three models at a shallow landslide in the Oregon Coast Range
Collin Cronkite-Ratcliff, Kevin M. Schmidt, Charlotte Wirion
2022, GeoHazards (3) 428-451
Although accurate root cohesion model estimates are essential to quantify the effect of vegetation roots on shallow slope stability, few means exist to independently validate such model outputs. One validation approach for cohesion estimates is back-calculation of apparent root cohesion at a landslide site with well-documented failure conditions. The catchment...
Lake Sturgeon movement after trap and transfer around two dams on the Menominee River, Wisconsin-Michigan
Daniel A. Isermann, Joshua K. Raabe, Emma G. Easterly, Joshua C. Schulze, Nicholas J. Porter, Daniel J. Dembkowski, Michael C. Donofrio, Darren R. Kramer, Robert F. Elliott
2022, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (151) 611-629
Fish behavior after passage or transfer around dams is a critical component in determining whether the goals of these efforts are achieved, but these behaviors are often poorly understood. An elevator was constructed in the lowermost hydroelectric dam on the Menominee River, Wisconsin–Michigan; it is the first elevator specifically designed...
A RADical approach to conservation in Alaska: Rapid climate change requires a new perspective
Jeremy S. Littell, Gregor W. Schuurman, Joel H. Reynolds, John M. Morton, Nicole Schmitt
2022, The Wildlife Professional (16) 26-30
In Alaska, conservation areas are managed to promote the persistence of wild species, habitats, cultural resources, visitor experiences, and ecosystem services. Many conservation areas are managed by federal or state agencies, and have specific boundaries, missions, and legislative mandates. Many are also the domains of Indigenous and local people who...
Distribution and demography of Coastal Cactus Wrens in Southern California, 2015–19
Suellen Lynn, Alexandra Houston, Barbara E. Kus
2022, Open-File Report 2022-1044
Surveys and monitoring for the coastal Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) were completed in San Diego County between March 2015 and July 2019. A total of 383 plots were surveyed across 3 genetic clusters (Otay, Lake Jennings, and Sweetwater/Encanto). From 2015 to 2019, 317 plots were surveyed 8 times (twice per...
Mortality associated with extreme heat in Washington State: The historical and projected public health burden
Logan Arnold, Mark David Scheuerell, T.B. Isaksen
2022, Atmosphere (13)
Extreme heat is one of the most important pathways illustrating the connection between climate and human health, and climate change is expected to exacerbate this public health issue. This study first used a case-crossover analysis to characterize the historical (1980–2018) association between summertime heat and non-traumatic mortality in Washington State....
Fish diversity reduction and assemblage structure homogenization in lakes: A case study on unselective fishing in China
Han Liu, Yushun Chen, Rodolphe E. Gozlan, Xiao Qu, Wentong Xia, Fei Cheng, Lizhu Wang, Craig P. Paukert, Julian D. Olden, Songguang Xie
2022, Water Biology and Security (1)
Unselective fishing involves activities that target the entire assemblage rather than specific fish species, size classes, or trophic levels. This common fishing approach has been in practice for decades in inland waters in China but its implications for biodiversity remain unclear. We addressed this issue by studying fish assemblages in freshwater lakes (five...
A recombinant rabies vaccine that prevents viral shedding in rabid common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus)
Elsa M. Cardenas-Canales, Andres Velasco-Villa, James A. Ellison, Panayampalli S. Satheshkumar, Jorge E. Osario, Tonie E. Rocke
2022, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (16)
Vampire bat transmitted rabies (VBR) is a continuing burden to public health and agricultural sectors in Latin America, despite decades-long efforts to control the disease by culling bat populations. Culling has been shown to disperse bats, leading to an increased spread of rabies. Thus, non-lethal strategies to control VBR, such...
