Abundance-mediated species interactions
Joshua P. Twining, Ben Augustine, J. Andrew Royle, Angela K. Fuller
2024, Ecology (106)
Species interactions shape biodiversity patterns, community assemblage, and the dynamics of wildlife populations. Ecological theory posits that the strength of interspecific interactions is fundamentally underpinned by the population sizes of the involved species. Nonetheless, prevalent approaches for modeling species interactions predominantly center around occupancy states. Here, we use simulations to...
Comments on the species limits of certain North American birds, part 1
Oscar W. Johnson, Shawn Billerman, Blanca Hernandez-Banos, Daniel F Lane, Pamela C. Rasmussen, J.V. Remsen Jr., Kevin Winker, R. Terry Chesser
2024, Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club (144) 367-414
Although species limits of North American birds are relatively well-delineated, discrepancies among global lists identify species complexes that are subject to differences of opinion. As part of our work with the North American Classification Committee (NACC) of the American Ornithological Society, we here assess species limits in 11 such species...
The Europa Imaging System (EIS) investigation
E.P. Turtle, A.S. McEwen, G.W. Patterson, C. M. Ernst, C.M. Elder, K.A. Slack, S.E. Hawkins, J. McDermott, H. M. Meyer, R. DeMajistre, R. Espiritu, H. Seifert, J. Niewola, Michael T. Bland, M.K. Becker, J. Centurelli, G.C. Collins, P. Corlies, H. Darlington, I. J. Daubar, C. Derr, C. Detelich, E. Donald, W. Edens, L. Fletcher, C. Gardner, F. Graham, C.J. Hansen, C. Haslebacher, A.G. Hayes, D. Humm, T.A. Hurford, Randolph L. Kirk, N. W. Kutsop, W.J. Lees, D. T. Lewis, S. London, A. Magner, M.A. Mills, A.C. Barr Mlinar, F. Morgan, F. Nimmo, A. Ocasio Milanes, S. Osterman, C.B. Phillips, A. Pommerol, L. Prockter, L.C. Quick, G. Robbins, J.M. Soderblom, B.A. Stewart, A. Stickle, S.S. Sutton, N. Thomas, I. Torres, O.J. Tucker, R.B. Van Auken, K.A. Wilk
2024, Space Science Reviews (220)
The Europa Imaging System (EIS) consists of a Narrow-Angle Camera (NAC) and a Wide-Angle Camera (WAC) that are designed to work together to address high-priority science objectives regarding Europa’s geology, composition, and the nature of its ice shell. EIS accommodates variable geometry and illumination during rapid, low-altitude flybys with both...
Microfossil biostratigraphy and paleoenvironments of Cretaceous and Pliocene sediments along Greens Mill Run, North Carolina, USA
Mikayla Dixon, Stephen J. Culver, David J. Mallinson, Brian T. Huber, Jean Self-Trail, Whittney Spivey, W. Burleigh Harris
2024, Stratigraphy (21) 323-335
Cretaceous sediments are disconformably overlain by Pliocene sediments along the banks of Greens Mill Run, Greenville, North Carolina, located in the central coastal plain. The Cretaceous sediments, composed of glauconitic sand and clay, have previously been informally considered part of the Maastrichtian Peedee Formation. The Pliocene sediments are assigned to...
Flood-inundation maps for the Cuyahoga River at Jaite, Ohio, 2024
Matthew T. Whitehead, Chad J. Ostheimer
2024, Scientific Investigations Report 2024-5115
Digital flood-inundation maps for a nearly 6-mile reach of the Cuyahoga River at Jaite, Ohio, were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District Board of Trustees. The maps depict estimates of the extent and depth of flooding corresponding to selected water...
Using the horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio method to estimate thickness of the Barry Arm landslide, Prince William Sound, Alaska
Andrew L. Collins, Kate E. Allstadt, Dennis M. Staley
2024, Open-File Report 2024-1071
Conducting detailed investigations of large landslides is difficult, especially in the subsurface, largely due to environmental factors such as steep slopes, difficult access, and numerous objective hazards. These factors have made it challenging to accurately estimate the depth to the failure surface of the Barry Arm landslide, a large (roughly...
The dynamics of sea otter prey selection under population growth and expansion
Clint Leach, Ben Weitzman, Jim Bodkin, Daniel Esler, George G. Esslinger, Kimberly A. Kloecker, Daniel Monson, Jamie N. Womble, Mevin B. Hooten
2024, Ecosphere (15)
Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) were extirpated from much of their range in the North Pacific by the early 1900s but have made a remarkable recovery in Southeast Alaska. Sea otter populations have been particularly successful in Glacier Bay, Alaska, a protected tidewater glacier fjord with a diverse and productive nearshore...
Data and knowledge gaps of a water bottling facility inventory and select water-use dataset, United States
Carol L. Luukkonen, Cheryl A. Buchwald, Gary R. Martin, Allegra E. Johnson Mckee
2024, Scientific Investigations Report 2024-5106
In 2023, the U.S. Geological Survey developed a national inventory of water bottling facilities for the United States, including information about locations, water sources, water use, and a collection of other attributes. The purpose of the inventory was to provide information about water bottling facilities needed to assess and improve...
Adaptive capacities of inland fisheries facing anthropogenic pressures
Gretchen L. Stokes, Samuel J. Smidt, Emily L. Tucker, Matteo Cleary, Simon Funge-Smith, John Valbo-Jorgensen, Benjamin S. Lowe, Abigail J. Lynch
2024, Global Environmental Change (90)
Inland fisheries face multiple, intensifying threats (i.e., proximate human pressures causing degraded ecological attributes) from land development, climate change, resource extraction, and competing demands for water resources. Planning for resiliency amidst these pressures requires understanding the factors that influence an inland fishery’s capacity to adapt to system changes under multiple...
Monitoring animal populations with cameras using open, multistate, N-mixture models
Alexej P.K. Siren, Michael T. Hallworth, Jillian R. Kilborn, Chris A. Bernier, Nicholas L. Fortin, Katherina D. Geider, Riley K. Patry, Rachel M. Cliche, Leighlan S. Prout, Suzanne J. Gifford, Scott Wixsom, Toni Lyn Morelli, Tammy L. Wilson
2024, Ecology and Evolution (14)
Remote cameras have become a mainstream tool for studying wildlife populations. For species whose developmental stages or states are identifiable in photographs, there are opportunities for tracking population changes and estimating demographic rates. Recent developments in hierarchical models allow for the estimation of ecological states and rates over time for...
Assessment of the interconnection between Tampa Bay and the Floridan aquifer system: Historical groundwater data compilation and analysis, 1976–2022
Jeremy D. Decker
2024, Scientific Investigations Report 2024-5073
The U.S. Geological Survey used existing data collected after the last major navigational channel modification in the mid-1980s to investigate groundwater levels and chloride concentrations in wells in the Floridan aquifer system and other aquifers beneath and near Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay is located on the west-central coast of Florida...
New methodology for assessing underground natural gas storage resources – Example from Michigan Basin, United States
Marc L. Buursink, Ashton M. Wiens, Brian A. Varela, Matthew M. Jones, Philip A. Freeman
2024, Conference Paper
Energy consumption in the United States (U.S.) and across the world is shifting away from traditional fossil fuels like coal and oil, and towards natural gas and renewable sources, including hydrogen. Because gas demand is typically greatest during cold seasons and renewable sources sometimes produce variable supplies, it is important...
A partially nonergodic ground-motion model for Fourier amplitude spectra for the San Francisco Bay area, California, USA
Morgan P. Moschetti, Eric M. Thompson, Ryan Peterson, James Andrew Smith, Brad T. Aagaard
2024, Conference Paper
We develop a partially nonergodic ground-motion model (GMM) for Fourier amplitude spectra for the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA, using the Bayless and Abrahamson (2019) GMM as a reference ergodic GMM and developing location-dependent adjustments to the predicted median and variance. We compile regional ground-motion data from moment magnitude (𝑀w)...
New developments at the Center for Engineering Strong-Motion Data (CESMD)
Lijam Hagos, Hamid Haddadi, Lisa Sue Schleicher, Jamison Haase Steidl, Eric M. Thompson, Heather Crume, M. Dhar, N. Leue
2024, Conference Paper
The Center for Engineering Strong-Motion Data (CESMD), an internationally utilized joint center of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the California Geological Survey (CGS), provides a single access point for earthquake strong-motion records and station metadata from the CGS California Strong-Motion Instrumentation Program (CSMIP), the USGS National Strong-Motion Project (NSMP),...
Geophysical modeling of a possible blind geothermal system near Battle Mountain, NV
Tait E. Earney, Jonathan M.G. Glen, Jared R. Peacock, James Faulds, William D. Schermerhorn, Grant Harold Rea-Downing, Jacob Elliott Anderson, Cary R. Lindsey, Maria Richards
2024, Conference Paper, Using the Earth to save the Earth
The northeastern portion of the Reese River basin in north-central Nevada is the focus of detailed geophysical and geological studies as part of the INGENIOUS project, which aims to identify new, commercially viable hidden geothermal systems in the Great Basin region of the western U.S. This location, herein referred to...
A regional synthesis of climate data to inform the 2025 State Wildlife Action Plans in the Northeast U.S.
Michelle Staudinger, Ambarish Karmalkar, Karen Terwilliger, Kevin Burgio, Alice Lubeck, Hanusia Higgins, Tracy Rice, Toni Lyn Morelli, Anthony D’Amato
2024, Report
The State Wildlife Action Plans (SWAPs) are proactive planning documents, known as “comprehensive wildlife conservation strategies,” that assess the health of each state’s wildlife and habitats, identify current management and conservation challenges, and outline needed actions to conserve natural resources over the long term. SWAPs are revised every 10 years,...
Colorado Delta riparian plant health improvement
Pamela L. Nagler
2024, Conference Paper
The riparian corridor along Mexico’s arid Colorado River Delta is being affected by reduction in river flow and increases in heat, drought, human infrastructure, and disturbances. These disturbances can change riparian land cover by limiting water availability for riparian plant species, increasing fire intensity and frequency, and increasing soil and...
A journey to the center of the USGS National Strong-motion Project processing and beyond
Lisa Sue Schleicher, Jamison Haase Steidl, Eric M. Thompson, Alan K. Yong, Jeff Brody, James Luke Blair, Mike Hearne, Brad T. Aagaard, Susan E. Hough, Han Shao, Garet Huddleston, Keira Heilpern, Kristin Marano, Gabe Ferragut, B. Worden, David J. Wald, Jason De Cristofaro, Adria Ruth McClain, B. Dunham, D. Nget, J. Aragon, J. Gomez, V. Amador, V. Carrasco Rodriquez, E. E. Luna, D. Cembalski, D. Childs, J. Smith, D. Croker, L. Gee
2024, Conference Paper
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Strong Motion Project (NSMP) has the primary U.S. government responsibility to acquire, process, and disseminate significant strong-motion earthquake ground motion records measured at surficial free-field stations, structures (buildings, dams, and bridges, and geotechnical arrays to the earthquake engineering community. As a result of...
Salmon data mobilization
Graeme Diack, Tom Bird, Scott A. Akenhead, Jennifer M. Bayer, Deirdre Brophy, Colin Bull, Elvira de Eyto, Nora Hanson, Brett T. Johnson, Matt Jones, Alexis Knight, Marie Nevoux, Tim van der Strap, Alan Walker
2024, North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission Bulletin 61-76
Despite substantial research and conservation efforts, many salmon populations are in decline. Globally, salmon research is not delivering effective decision support products to help managers apply research insights as informed management actions. Data Mobilization (DM) is a key step towards building the wider evidence base required to deliver accountable, reliable,...
Models no not provide proof: An example of model ambiguity and application of isotopic data in a mine pit lake
Connor P. Newman
2024, Conference Paper
Geochemical and hydrologic models of pit lakes are commonly used in environmental regulatory decisions to predict future water quality and hydrologic conditions and to understand existing pit lakes. Models may be used to quantify sulfide oxidation, predict thermal/chemical stratification and mixing, and better understand connections between pit lakes and aquifers....
A metapopulation strategy to support long term conservation of genetic diversity in Department of the Interior bison
Sara J. Oyler-McCance, Lee C. Jones, Blake McCann, Shawna J Zimmerman, Kathryn A. Schoenecker, Paul Santavy, Brendan J Moynahan
2024, Science Report NPS/SR—2024/229
Once numbering in the tens of millions, plains bison (Bison bison bison) were nearly driven to extinction with only a few hundred individuals remaining by the late 19th century. Plains bison have since recovered to approximately 20,000 animals managed in conservation herds throughout North America, yet substantial challenges to their...
Climate vulnerability assessment of Oregon hatchery programs
Hannah Barrett, Melanie J. Davis
2024, Report
The goal of this project was to assess the vulnerability to climate change impacts for a sample set of hatchery programs representing different geographic areas and primary anadromous species raised in state-managed Oregon hatcheries (Summary Figure 1). Freshwater and marine ecosystem processes can significantly influence salmon and steelhead survival, and...
Restoration monitoring metric framework: Integrating innovative remote-sensing technologies: Comparisons between field and remotely sensed vegetation surveys of restored forested and grassland sites in Ohio
Heather Theel, Molly Reif, Safra Altman, Christina Saltus, Nathan R. Beane, Samuel S. Jackson, Scott Bourne, Jennifer Laird, Shea Hammond, Kenneth Matheson, Thomas Berry, Jo Ellen Hinck, Keith Grabner, Esther D. Stroh, Robin L. Tillitt, Kristin Skrabis
2024, Final Technical Report ERDC/EL TR-24-19
Restoration monitoring is generally perceived as costly and time-consuming, yet the concept of universal restoration monitoring metrics is trending for evaluation of restoration performance across spatial scales, project boundaries, and jurisdictions. Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) practitioners seek to restore natural resources injured by oil spills or hazardous...
Global Food Security Support Analysis Data (GFSAD) using remote sensing in support of food and water security in the 21st century
Pardhasaradhi Teluguntla, Prasad Thenkabail, Jun Xiong, Adam Oliphant, Murali Krishna Gumma, Chandra Giri, Cristina Milesi, Mutlu Ozdogan, Russell G. Congalton, James Tilton, Temuulen Tsagaan Sankey, Richard Massey, Aparna Phalke, Kamini Yadav
Prasad Thenkabail, editor(s)
2024, Book chapter, Remote sensing handbook, volume III
The overarching goal of this chapter is to provide a comprehensive overview of the state-of-art of global cropland mapping procedures using remote sensing as characterized and envisioned by the “Global Food Security Support Analysis Data @ 30 m (GFSAD30)” project working group team. First, the chapter will provide an overview...
Separating signals in elevation data improves supervised machine learning predictions for hydrothermal favorability
Pascal Domingo Caraccioli Salinas, Stanley Paul Mordensky, Jacob DeAngelo, Erick R. Burns, John Lipor
2024, Conference Paper, Using the Earth to save the Earth: Geothermal Resources Council transactions
A recent study identified topography (land surface elevation above sea level) as an important input dataset (feature) for predicting the location of hydrothermal systems in the Great Basin in Nevada. Yet, topography is generally a result of more than one geological process and may consequently contain multiple distinct signals. For...
