Surficial geologic map of the Hampton 7.5-minute quadrangle (east half of the Exeter 7.5 x 15 minute quadrangle), New Hampshire-Massachusetts
Carl Koteff, Gregory David Gephart, John Phillip Schafer
1989, Open-File Report 89-430
No abstract available....
Microcontaminants and reproductive impairment of the Forster's tern on Green Bay, Lake Michigan,1983
T.J. Kubiak, H.J. Harris, L.M. Smith, T.R. Schwartz, D.L. Stalling, J.A. Trick, L. Sileo, D. E. Docherty, T.C. Erdman
1989, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (18) 706-727
For the 1983 nesting season, Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri) reproductive success was significantly impaired on organochlorine contaminated Green Bay, Lake Michigan compared to a relatively uncontaminated inland location at Lake Poygan, Wisconsin. Compared with tern eggs from Lake Poygan, eggs from Green Bay had significantly higher median concentrations...
Marine origin of pyritic sulfur in the Lower Bakerstown coal bed, Castleman coal field, Maryland (U.S.A.)
P.C. Lyons, J. F. Whelan, F.T. Dulong
1989, International Journal of Coal Geology (12) 329-348
The amount, kind, distribution, and genesis of pyrite in the Lower Bakerstown coal bed in a 150 × 15 m area of the Bettinger mine, Castleman coal field, Maryland, were studied by various analytical techniques. The mined coal, which had a...
Wetland and peat resource map of the South Merrimack 7.5-minute quadrangle, New Hampshire
Cornelia Clermont Cameron, D. A. Emery
1989, Open-File Report 88-695
U.S. Geological Survey...
Shaded relief map of US topography from digital elevations
R.J. Pike, G.P. Thelin
1989, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (70) 843-853
Much geologic and geophysical information that lies encoded within land surface form can be revealed by image processing large files of digitized elevations in fast machines and mapping the results. This convergence of computers, analytic software, data, and output devices has created exciting opportunities for automating...
Preliminary map of upper Eocene to Holocene volcanic and related rocks of the Cascade Range, Oregon
David R. Sherrod, James G. Smith
1989, Open-File Report 89-14
Since 1979 the Geothermal Research Program of the U.S. Geological Survey has carried out multidisciplinary research in the Cascade Range. The goal of this research is to understand the geology, tectonics, and hydrology of the Cascades in order to characterize and quantify geothermal resource potential. A major goal of the...
The effects of volcanic ash on the maceral and chemical composition of the C coal bed, Emery Coal Field, Utah
Sharon S. Crowley, R.W. Stanton, Thomas A. Ryer
1989, Organic Geochemistry (14) 315-331
Volcanic ash which fell in the peat swamp that formed the Upper Cretaceous C coal bed (Ferron Sandstone Member of the Mancos Shale, Utah) produced semi-impermeable layers that caused the ponding of surface waters. Coal samples from directly above tonsteins (altered volcanic ash partings) are enriched in desmocollinite, telinite, and...
Iterative techniques for characterizing marine bird habitats with time-series of satellite images
J. Christopher Haney
1989, Colonial Waterbirds (12) 78-89
Demonstrating long-term habitat use of marine habitats by seabirds is often complicated by short-term changes in habitat locations, persistence, and age. This paper describes iterative techniques for characterizing non-static habitats, such as meso-scale (10-100 km) ocean eddies and fronts, using time-series of satellite images that define sea surface conditions. Seabird...
Comparison of two methods for shipping green eggs of rainbow trout
J.R. Crowther
1989, The Anal Fin (12) 1-2
Abstract has not been submitted...
Autumn use of Izembek Lagoon, Alaska, by brant from different breeding areas
Austin Reed, Robert A. Stehn, David H. Ward
1989, Journal of Wildlife Management (53) 720-725
Thirty-three adult brant (Branta bernicla) were radiomarked at 4 widely separated areas of the western Canadian arctic and 1 area in western Alaska during June-August 1987. Their use of the Izembek Lagoon on the Alaska Peninsula was monitored through the 1987 fall staging period (Sep-Dec). Eighty percent of the brant...
Body weight and composition dynamics of fall migrating canvasbacks
J.R. Serie, D.E. Sharp
1989, Journal of Wildlife Management (53) 431-441
We studied body weights and composition of canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) during fall migration 1975-77 on stopover sites along the upper Mississippi River near La Crosse, Wisconsin (Navigational Pools 7 and 8) and Keokuk, Iowa (Navigational Pool 19). Body weights varied (P < 0.001) by age and sex without interaction. Weights...
Metabolism of pentachlorophenol by fish
G. R. Stehly, W. L. Hayton
1989, Xenobiotica (19) 75-81
Interspecies variability in the metabolism of pentachlorophenol (PCP) was investigated by exposing rainbow trout, fathead minnows, sheepshead minnow, firemouth, and goldfish to water-borne super(14)C-PCP for 64 h. The amounts of metabolites in bile and exposure water were species-dependent; all of the metabolites excreted into the water...
Attendance patterns of murres at breeding sites: Implications for monitoring
Scott A. Hatch, Martha A. Hatch
1989, Journal of Wildlife Management (53) 483-493
We studied attendance patterns (presence and absence at breeding sites) of common murres (Uria aalge) and thick-billed murres (U. lomvia) at a colony in the Semidi Islands, western Gulf of Alaska. The period from mid-laying through hatching was appropriate for censusing because counts were subject to the least amount of...
Use of spring scales for weighing live fish in the field
Mark R. Jennings
1989, North American Journal of Fisheries Management (9) 509-511
An 'HMO' for Channel Islands National Park
G.E. Davis, W. L. Halvorson
1989, A'lul'quoy (2) 14-14
No abstract available....
Taking the pulse of the San Andreas Fault
R. A. Kerr
1989, Earthquakes & Volcanoes (USGS) (21) 112-115
The ninth of January, 1989, was the 32nd anniversary of the great southern California earthquake of 1857. the latest research shows that, on average, at least part of the section of the San Andreas fault that broke then should break again this year. But the same research suggests that the fault's...
New fault picture points toward San Francisco Bay area earthquakes
R. A. Kerr
1989, Earthquakes & Volcanoes (USGS) (21) 116-120
Recent earthquakes and a new way of looking at faults suggest that damaging earthquakes are closing in on the San Francisco area. Earthquakes Awareness Week 1989 in northern California started off with a bang on Monday, 3 April, when a magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 15 kilometers northeast of San Jose....
Evaluating the intensity of United States earthquakes
C. W. Stover
1989, Earthquakes & Volcanoes (USGS) (21) 45-53
Measuring the size of an earthquake
W. Spence, S.A. Sipkin, G. L. Choy
1989, Earthquakes & Volcanoes (USGS) (21) 58-63
Earthquakes range broadly in size. A rock-burst in an Idaho silver mine may involve the fracture of 1 meter of rock; the 1965 Rat Island earthquake in the Aleutian arc involved a 650-kilometer length of the Earth's crust. Earthquakes can be even smaller and even larger. If an earthquake is...
Impacts of petroleum development in the Arctic
Robertson S.B.
1989, Science (245) 764-765
In their article “Cumulative impacts of oil fields on northern Alaskan landscapes.” D. A. Walter et al. (1) document some direct and indirect impacts of petroleum development in the Arctic on selected portions of the Prudhoe Bay Oil field. While most of the kinds of impacts they discuss are valid...
Studies of geology and hydrology in the Basin and Range Province, southwestern United States, for isolation of high-level radioactive waste: Characterization of the Death Valley region, Nevada and California
Marion S. Bedinger, K. A. Sargent, W. H. Langer
1989, Professional Paper 1370-F
No abstract available....
Dispersal in the communally breeding groove-billed ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris)
B. S. Bowen, Rolf R. Koford, S.L. Vehrencamp
1989, Condor (91) 52-64
We studied dispersal in a color-banded population of the Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris) in Costa Rica. Eight percent of the young alive at the end of the breeding season bred on their natal territories the next year and 4% remained but did not breed. Thirteen percent dispersed successfully within the...
Wetland bird seasonal abundance and habitat use at Lake Earl and Lake Talawa, California
S.L. Funderburk, P. F. Springer
1989, California Fish and Game (75) 85-101
A study of wetland bird composition, seasonal abundance, and habitat use was conducted on Lake Earl and Lake Talawa in Del Norte County, California from July 1974 through February 1976. Ninety-five species were recorded. Most birds occurred from October to December and during March and April. Diving ducks occurred primarily...
Moment-tensor solutions estimated using optimal filter theory: global seismicity, 1984-1987
S.A. Sipkin, R.E. Needham
1989, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors (57) 233-259
Moment-tensor solutions, estimated using optimal filter theory, are listed for 426 moderate- to large-sized earthquakes occurring from 1984 to 1987. ?? 1989....
[Book review] The acid rain controversy, by J. L. Regens and R. W. Rycroft
R.K. Schreiber
1989, Wildlife Review (213) 314-314
Review of: The acid rain controversy, by Regens, J. L., and R. W. Rycroft; 1988; University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....