Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) use of a staging site in the Chesapeake Bay
Benjamin Springer, Jeffery D. Sullivan, Diann J. Prosser, Kyle Rambo, J. Jordan Price
2025, Northeastern Naturalist (31) 555-564
In 2021, we initiated fieldwork to assess the relative importance of a staging area for Sterna hirundo (Common Tern) at a pier at the confluence of the Patuxent River and Chesapeake Bay, MD. During the post-breeding periods of 2021 through 2023, we resighted 378 banded Common Terns at this staging area, with...
Map of topographic lineaments interpreted as recent surface ruptures along the Bennett Valley and Southern Maacama Fault Zones, Sonoma County, California
Suzanne Hecker
2025, Scientific Investigations Map 3529
This study documents lidar-illuminated topographic lineaments interpreted as evidence of recent surface fault ruptures and surface ruptures related to distributed deformation along the Bennett Valley Fault Zone and the southernmost Maacama Fault Zone in the northern San Francisco Bay area (fig. 1, on map sheet). Together, these fault zones form...
Exploring management and environment effects on edge-of-field phosphorus losses with linear mixed models
Kelsey Krueger, Anita Thompson, Qiang Li, Amber Radatz, Eric Cooley, Todd D. Stuntebeck, Christopher J. Winslow, Emily Oldfield, Matthew Ruark
2025, Journal of Environmental Quality (54) 450-464
Evaluating how weather, farm management, and soil conditions impact phosphorus (P) loss from agricultural sites is essential for improving our waterways in agricultural watersheds. In this study, rainfall characteristics, manure application timing, tillage, surface condition, and soil test phosphorus (STP) were analyzed to determine their effects on total phosphorus (TP)...
Prioritizing chemicals of emerging concern in the Great Lakes Basin using covariance of chemical concentrations and diverse biological responses from a variety of species
Kelsey Vitense, Luke C. Loken, Erin C Maloney, Brett R. Blackwell, Timothy W. Collette, Steven R. Corsi, Christine M. Custer, Erik Davenport, Satomi Kohno, Stephanie E. Hummel
2025, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (44) 764-776
The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative aims to protect and restore the nation’s largest freshwater resource, in part, by furthering our understanding of the effects of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) and chemical mixtures on aquatic and terrestrial organisms. To address this goal, an interagency team conducted field studies at sites...
Exposure, sensitivity, or adaptive capacity? Reviewing assessments that use only two of three elements of climate change vulnerability
Amanda A. Hyman, Erin R. Crone, Abigail Benson, Jason Dunham, Abigail J. Lynch, Laura Thompson, Meryl C. Mims
2025, Conservation Science and Practice (7)
As climate change accelerates, understanding which species are most vulnerable and why they are vulnerable will be vital to inform conservation action. Climate change vulnerability assessments (CCVAs) are tools to assess species' responses to climate change, detect drivers of vulnerability, and inform conservation planning. CCVAs are commonly composed of three...
Invited perspectives: Integrating hydrologic information into the next generation of landslide early warning systems
Benjamin B. Mirus, Thom Bogaard, Roberto Greco, Manfred Stähli
2025, Natural Hazards and Earth Systems Sciences (NHESS) (25) 169-182
Although rainfall-triggered landslides are initiated by subsurface hydro-mechanical processes related to the loading, weakening, and eventual failure of slope materials, most landslide early warning systems (LEWS) have relied solely on rainfall event information. In previous decades, several studies demonstrated the value of integrating proxies for subsurface hydrologic information to improve...
Challenges and opportunities for data integration to improve estimation of migratory connectivity
J. A. Hostetler, Emily B. Cohen, Christen M. Bossu, Amy L. Scarpignato, Kristen Ruegg, Andrea Contina, Clark S. Rushing, Michael T. Hallworth
2025, Methods in Ecology and Evolution (16) 362-376
Understanding migratory connectivity, or the linkage of populations between seasons, is critical for effective conservation and management of migratory wildlife. A growing number of tools are available for understanding where migratory individuals and populations occur throughout the annual cycle. Integration of the diverse measures of migratory movements can help...
Evaluation of the sensitivity of a federally endangered freshwater mussel (Venustaconcha trabalis) to selected chemicals
Ning Wang, Chris D. Ivey, Danielle M. Cleveland, James L. Kunz, Rebecca Schapansky, Timothy W. Lane, M. Christopher Barnhart
2025, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Protection of critically endangered species requires identification of factors limiting their survival and growth. Previous studies have demonstrated that unionid mussels are sensitive to some chemicals and the sensitivity was similar among different taxonomic families and tribes of mussels. However, common species of mussels were generally used in these previous...
Predictive regressive models of recent marsh sediment thickness improve the quantification of coastal marsh sediment budgets
Christopher G. Smith, Julie Bernier, Alisha M. Ellis, Kathryn E.L. Smith
2025, Applied Computing and Geosciences. (25)
Coastal marsh wetlands experience variations in vertical gains and losses through time, which have allowed them to infill relict topography and record variations in drivers. The stratigraphic unit associated with the development of the marsh also reflects the long-term importance of key ecosystem services supplied by the marsh environment, including...
Derivation and characterization of environmental hazard concentrations for chemical prioritization: A case study in the Great Lakes tributaries
Erin M. Maloney, Steven R. Corsi, Matthew A. Pronschinske, Laura A. DeCicco, Michelle A. Nott, John R. Frisch, Neil W. Fuller, Austin K. Baldwin, Kimani Kimbrough, Michael Edwards, Stephanie L. Hummel, Natalia Vinas, Daniel L. Villeneuve
2025, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Ongoing anthropogenic activities and analytical advancements yield continuously expanding lists of environmental contaminants. This represents a challenge to environmental managers, who must prioritize chemicals for management actions (e.g., restriction, regulation, remediation) but are often hindered by resource limitations. To help facilitate prioritization efforts, this study presents several strategies for deriving...
Potential for biological effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in Great Lakes tributaries and associations with land cover and wastewater effluent
Steven R. Corsi, Luke C. Loken, Gerald T. Ankley, David A. Alvarez, Daniel L. Villeneuve
2025, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (44) 1706-1722
Surface water concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and potential for resulting biological effects were estimated in a study using polar organic chemical integrative samplers (POCIS) from 60 tributary sites within 20 watersheds in the Great Lakes Basin in 2018. Sites represented a range of urban to agricultural, forested,...
Automating physics-based models to estimate thermoelectric-power water use
Melissa A. Harris, Timothy H. Diehl, Lillian E. Gorman Sanisaca, Amy E. Galanter, Melissa A. Lombard, Kenneth D. Skinner, Catherine A. Chamberlin, Brendan A. McCarthy, Richard G. Niswonger, Jana S. Stewart, Kristen J. Valseth
2025, Environmental Modelling and Software (185)
Thermoelectric (TE) power plants withdraw more water than any other sector of water use in the United States and consume water at rates that can be significant especially in water-stressed regions. Historical TE water-use data have been inconsistent, incomplete, or discrepant, resulting in an increased research focus on improving the...
Land use change consistently reduces α‐ but not β‐ and γ‐diversity of bees
Toby P.N. Tsang, A.A. Amado De Santis, Gabriela Armas-Quiñonez, John S. Ascher, Eva Samanta Ávila-Gómez, Andras Baldi, Kimberly M. Ballare, Mario V. Balzan, Weronika Banaszak-Cibicka, Svenja Bänsch, Yves Basset, Adam J. Bates, Jessica M. Baumann, Mariana Beal-Neves, Ashley Bennett, Antonio Diego M. Bezerra, Betina Blochtein, Riccardo Bommarco, Berry Brosi, Laura A. Burkle, Luísa G. Carvalheiro, Castellanos Ignacio, Marcela Cely-Santos, Hamutahl Cohen, Drissa Coulibaly, Saul A. Cunningham, Sarah Cusser, Isabelle Dajoz, Deborah A. Delaney, Ek Del-Val, Monika Egerer, Markus P. Eichhorn, Eunice Enríquez, Martin H. Entling, Natalia Escobedo-Kenefic, Pedro Maria Abreu Ferreira, Gordon Fitch, Jessica R.K. Forrest, Valérie Fournier, Fowler Robert, Breno M. Freitas, Hannah R. Gaines-Day, Benoît Geslin, Jaboury Ghazoul, Paul Glaum, Jose L. Gonzalez-Andujar, Adrian González-Chaves, Heather Grab, Claudio Gratton, Solène Guenat, Catalina Gutiérrez-Chacón, Mark A. Hall, Mick E. Hanley, Annika Hass, Ernest Ireneusz Hennig, Martin Hermy, Juliana Hipólito, Andrea Holzschuh, Sebastian Hopfenmüller, Keng-Lou James Hung, Kristoffer Hylander, Jordi Izquierdo, Mary A. Jamieson, Birgit Jauker, Steve Javorek, Shalene Jha, Björn Klatt, David Kleijn, Alexandra-Maria Klein, Aniko Kovacs-Hostyanszki, Jochen Krauss, Michael Kuhlmann, Patricia Landaverde-González, Tanya Latty, Misha Leong, Susannah B. Lerman, Yunhui Liu, Ana Carolina Pereira Machado, Anson Main, Rachel Mallinger, Yael Mandelik, Bruno Ferreira Marques, Kevin Matteson, Frédéric McCune, Ling-Zeng Meng, Jean Paul Metzger, Paula María Montoya-Pfeiffer, Carolina Morales, Lora Morandin, Jane Morrison, Sonja Mudri-Stojnić, Pakorn Nalinrachatakan, Olivia Norfolk, Mark Otieno, Mia G. Park, Stacy M. Philpott, Gideon Pisanty, Montserrat Plascencia, Simon G. Potts, Eileen F. Power, Kit Prendergast, Robyn D. Quistberg, Davi de Lacerda Ramos, André Rodrigo Rech, Victoria Reynolds, Miriam H. Richards, Stuart P.M. Roberts, Malena Sabatino, Ulrika Samnegård, Hillary Sardinas, Karina Sánchez-Echeverría, Fernanda Teixeira Saturni, Jeroen Scheper, Amber R. Sciligo, C. Sheena Sidhu, Brian J. Spiesman, Tuanjit Sritongchuay, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, Katharina Stein, Alyssa B. Stewart, Jane C. Stout, Hisatomo Taki, Pornpimon Tangtorwongsakul, Caragh G. Threlfall, Carla Tinoco, Teja Tscharntke, Katherine J. Turo, Chatura Vaidya, Rémy Vandame, Carlos H. Vergara, Blandina F. Viana, Eric Vides-Borrell, Natapot Warrit, Elisabeth B. Webb, Catrin Westphal, Jennifer B. Wickens, Neal M. Williams, Nicholas S.G. Williams, Caleb J. Wilson, Panlong Wu, Elsa Youngsteadt, Yi Zou, Lauren C. Ponisio, Timothy C. Bonebrake
2025, Global Change Biology (31)
Land use change threatens global biodiversity and compromises ecosystem functions, including pollination and food production. Reduced taxonomic α-diversity is often reported under land use change, yet the impacts could be different at larger spatial scales (i.e., γ-diversity), either due to reduced β-diversity amplifying diversity loss or increased β-diversity dampening diversity...
Spatiotemporal dynamics and habitat use of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) on the southeastern United States Atlantic continental shelf
Nathan M. Bacheler, William F. Patterson III, Joseph H. Tarnecki, Kyle W. Shertzer, Jeffrey A. Buckel, Nathan J. Hostetter, Krishna Pacifici, Viviane Zulian, Walter J. Bubley
2025, Fisheries Research (281)
Red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) is an iconic marine fish species along the southeast United States coast. Despite its ecological and economic importance, surprisingly little is known about red snapper biology and habitat use on the southeast United States Atlantic continental shelf (SEUS). We used data from a long-term baited trap...
Evaluating a simulation-based wildfire burn probability map for the conterminous US
Amanda Renee Carlson, Todd Hawbaker, Lucas Bair, Chad Michael Hoffman, James R. Meldrum, L. Scott Baggett, Paul F. Steblein
2025, International Journal of Wildland Fire (34)
BackgroundWildfire simulation models are used to derive maps of burn probability (BP) based on fuels, weather, topography and ignition locations, and BP maps are key components of wildfire risk assessments.AimsFew studies have compared BP maps with real-world fires to evaluate their suitability for near-future risk assessment....
Advancing the science of headwater streamflow for global water protection
Heather E. Golden, Jay Christiensen, Hilary McMillan, Christa A. Kelleher, Charles R. Lane, Admin Husic, Li Li, Adam S. Ward, John C. Hammond, Erin C. Seybold, Kristin L. Jaeger, Margaret Ann Zimmer, Roy Sando, C. Nathan Jones, Catalina Segura, D. Tyler Mahoney, Adam N. Price, Frederick Chang
2025, Nature Water (3) 16-26
The protection of headwater streams faces increasing challenges, exemplified by limited global recognition of headwater contributions to watershed resiliency and a recent US Supreme Court decision limiting federal safeguards. Despite accounting for ~77% of global river networks, the lack of adequate headwaters protections is caused, in part, by limited information...
Fish-assemblage evaluation in the lower Sandusky River, Ohio, following dam removal
Kailee Amanda Schulz, Matthew Ross Acre, Andrew T. Mueller, James J. Wamboldt, Dustin Broaddus, Tyler Hessler, Tammy Michelle Wilson, Robert L. Mapes, Jon Amberg, Robin D. Calfee
2025, Laurentian
The Sandusky River, Ohio, USA, has experienced more than a century of alterations, including dam implementation and removal, causing a cascade of habitat changes. The physical changes in the river led to establishment of several invasive species. Ten hoop-net sampling sites, spaced about 500 m apart were established in the...
Wind River subbasin restoration: Annual report of U.S. Geological Survey activities January 2023 through December 2023
Ian Jezorek
2025, Report
We sampled juvenile wild Oncorhynchus mykiss (Steelhead Trout) in headwater streams of the Wind River, WA, to characterize population attributes and investigate life-history metrics, particularly migratory patterns, and early life-stage survival. We used passive integrated transponder (PIT) tagging and a series of instream PIT-tag interrogation systems (PTISs) to track juveniles...
Evaluating effects of tracking device attachment methods on Black Oystercatchers Haematopus bachmani
Cole Rankin, Lena Ware, Brian H. Robinson, Daniel Esler, Heather Coletti, Mark Maftei, J Mark Hipfner, David Green
2025, Wader Study (131) 204-213
Advances in tracking technology are greatly improving our understanding of many aspects of avian ecology. However, the diversity of tracking devices and attachment methods necessitates better evaluation of how they affect particular taxa. We evaluated effects of tracking devices mounted on leg bands or attached using leg-loop harnesses on resighting...
Glass laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry analysis methods, precision, and accuracy data for tephra studies in Alaska
Jordan Edward Lubbers, Matthew W. Loewen
2025, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Techniques and Methods 1
This publication reports the analytical conditions, standard reference material (SRM) results, and preferred post-processing methodologies for laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) measurements supporting tephra studies in Alaska between 2018 and 2024. We evaluate the long-term accuracy and precision of our methodologies by comparing our calculated SRM concentrations...
Public, bottled, and private drinking water: Shared contaminant-mixture exposures and effects challenge
Paul M. Bradley, Kristin M. Romanok, Kelly Smalling, Stephanie E. Gordon, Bradley J. Huffman, Katie Paul Friedman, Daniel L. Villeneuve, Brett R. Blackwell, Suzanne C. Fitzpatrick, Michael Focazio, Elizabeth Medlock-Kakaley, Shannon M. Meppelink, Ana Navas-Acien, Anne E. Nigra, Molly L. Schreiner
2025, Environment International (195)
BACKGROUND: Humans are primary drivers of environmental contaminant exposures worldwide, including in drinking-water (DW). In the United States (US), point-of-use DW (POU DW) is supplied via private tapwater (TW, predominantly private wells), public-supply TW, and bottled water (BW). Differences in management, monitoring, and messaging and lack of directly intercomparable exposure...
Predictability and behavior of water transfers across basin boundaries
Ken Eng, Laura Medalie, Kenneth D. Skinner, Tamara Ivahnenko, Julian A. Heilman, Jared David Smith
2025, Journal of the American Water Resources Association (61)
Inter-basin water transfers (IBTs) are important components of water balances of basins, and they can have substantial impact on regional water availability. Flow information is often not available at locations with known IBTs, which is a drawback in several published IBT databases. Few, if any, studies examine whether IBT flow...
Integrating Sr isotopes, microchemistry, and genetics to reconstruct Salmonidae species and life history
Ross Anthony Salerno, Remi Murdoch, Taylor Wilcox, Joanna Elmore, Jens Hegg, Catherine S Austin, Michael LeMoine, Jade Luckhurst, Alexandra Fraik, Molly Carney
2025, Archaeometry
Recent approaches to fisheries research emphasize the importance of the coproduction of knowledge in building resilient and culturally mindful fisheries management frameworks. Despite widespread recognition of the need for Indigenous knowledge and historical reference points as baseline data, archaeological data are rarely included in conservation biology research designs. Here we...
Biophysical simulation of wetland surface water flow to predict changing water availability in the Everglades
Judson Harvey, Jay Choi, Walter Wilcox, Michael C. Brown, Wasantha Lal
2025, Ecological Engineering (212)
A central challenge for water managers is to adaptively manage water availability to meet societal needs while simultaneously protecting ecosystems. Progress restoring the Everglades requires predictions of how overland flow of surface water can be increased to rehydrate and revive downstream areas without causing unintended harms. We developed a biophysical...
Vertebrates in trade that pose high invasion risk to the United States
Wesley Daniel, Helen Sofaer, Catherine S. Jarnevich, Richard A. Erickson, Brett Alexander DeGregorio, Peder Scott Engelstad, Jonathan A. Freedman, Susan Canavan, Emily M. Dean, Michael J Adams, Charmayne L. Anderson, Mindy Barnett, Marybeth K. Brey, Kyle J. Brumm, Matthew S. Bunting, Emily Caffrey, Laura Cardador, Jacoby Carter, Phillip Cassey, Duane Chapman, Natalie M. Claunch, Timothy D. Counihan, Kristin P. Davis, Anant Deshwal, Andrew K. Douglas, Corey Garland Dunn, Chase Ehlo, Katie Everett, Jason M. Gleditsch, Andrew Grosse, Zoey Hendrickson, Steven C. Hess, Jeffrey E. Hill, Nick D. Holmes, Ana V. Longo, Julie L. Lockwood, Doran M. Mason, Ashley McDonald, Matthew Neilson, Kristen M. Reaver, Robert Reed, Caleb Powell Roberts, Jane S. Rogosch, Christina Romagosa, James C. Russell, Annie Simpson, Scott A. Smith, Jinelle Sperry, Quenton M. Tuckett, Kurt VerCauteren, J. Hardin Waddle, Christian Wanamaker, John D. Willson, Arden Williams, Deah Lieurance
2025, Biological Conservation (302)
The United States imports thousands of live vertebrate species annually as part of legal trade. Escapes and releases from captivity are major pathways of invasion, however, the risk posed by the thousands of imported vertebrate species has not been systematically assessed. We conducted a horizon scan that used a data-driven...
