Limnology of the Green Lakes Valley: Phytoplankton ecology and dissolved organic matter biogeochemistry at a long-term ecological research site
Matthew P. Miller, Diane M. McKnight
2015, Plant Ecology and Diversity (8) 689-702
Background: Surface waters are the lowest points in the landscape, and therefore serve as excellent integrators and indicators of changes taking place in the surrounding terrestrial and atmospheric environment.Aims: Here we synthesise the findings of limnological studies conducted during the past 15 years in streams and lakes in the Green...
Climate-induced changes in lake ecosystem structure inferred from coupled neo- and paleoecological approaches
Jasmine E. Saros, Jeffery R. Stone, Gregory T. Pederson, Krista Slemmons, Trisha Spanbauer, Anna Schliep, Douglas Cahl, Craig E. Williamson, Daniel R. Engstrom
2015, Ecology (93) 2155-2164
Over the 20th century, surface water temperatures have increased in many lake ecosystems around the world, but long-term trends in the vertical thermal structure of lakes remain unclear, despite the strong control that thermal stratification exerts on the biological response of lakes to climate change. Here we used both neo-...
Visualizing impact structures using high-resolution LiDAR-derived DEMs: A case study of two structures in Missouri
Michael P. Finn, Gary W. Krizanich, Kevin R. Evans, Melissa R. Cox, Kristina H. Yamamoto
2015, Surveying and Land Information Science (72) 87-97
Evidence suggests that a crypto-explosive hypothesis and a meteorite impact hypothesis may be partly correct in explaining several anomalous geological features in the middle of the United States. We used a primary geographic information science (GIScience) technique of creating a digital elevation model (DEM) of two of these features that...
How to build and teach with QuakeCaster: an earthquake demonstration and exploration tool
Kelsey Linton, Ross S. Stein
2015, Open-File Report 2011-1158
QuakeCaster is an interactive, hands-on teaching model that simulates earthquakes and their interactions along a plate-boundary fault. QuakeCaster contains the minimum number of physical processes needed to demonstrate most observable earthquake features. A winch to steadily reel in a line simulates the steady plate tectonic motions far from the plate...
Family Bovidae (Hollow-horned Ruminants)
Colin P. Groves, David M. Leslie Jr., Brent A. Huffman, Raul Valdez, Khushal Habibi, Paul Weinberg, James Burton, Peter Jarman, William Robichaud
2015, Book chapter, Handbook of Mammals of the World, Vol. II Hoofed Mammals
Probably the single most eye-catching aspect of the current volume is the explosion of species recognized in the family Bovidae (Hollow-horned Ruminants). In 2005, the third edition of Mammal Species of the World listed 143 species in 50 genera of Bovidae. That list, prepared by the late Peter Grubb, was...
Complex Topographic Feature Ontology Patterns
Dalia E. Varanka, Thomas J. Jerris
2015, Conference Paper, Proceeding of ASPRS/CaGIS 2010 Fall Specialty Conference
Semantic ontologies are examined as effective data models for the representation of complex topographic feature types. Complex feature types are viewed as integrated relations between basic features for a basic purpose. In the context of topographic science, such component assemblages are supported by resource systems and found on the local...
Markov decision processes in natural resources management: observability and uncertainty
Byron K. Williams
2015, Ecological Modelling (220) 830-840
The breadth and complexity of stochastic decision processes in natural resources presents a challenge to analysts who need to understand and use these approaches. The objective of this paper is to describe a class of decision processes that are germane to natural resources conservation and management, namely Markov decision processes,...
The role of floodplain restoration in mitigating flood risk, Lower Missouri River, USA
Robert B. Jacobson, Garth A. Lindner, Chance Bitner
Paul F. Hudson, Hans Middelkoop, editor(s)
2015, Book chapter, Geomorphic approaches to integrated floodplain management of lowland fluvial systems in North America and Europe
Recent extreme floods on the Lower Missouri River have reinvigorated public policy debate about the potential role of floodplain restoration in decreasing costs of floods and possibly increasing other ecosystem service benefits. The first step to addressing the benefits of floodplain restoration is to understand the interactions of flow, floodplain...
Hindcast of water availability in regional aquifer systems using MODFLOW Farm Process
Wolfgang Schmid, Randall T. Hanson, Claudia C. Faunt, Steven P. Phillips
2015, Conference Paper, Predictions for hydrology, ecology, and water resources management: Using data and models to benefit society
Coupled groundwater and surface-water components of the hydrologic cycle can be simulated by the Farm Process for MODFLOW (MF-FMP) in both irrigated and non-irrigated areas and aquifer-storage and recovery systems. MF-FMP is being applied to three productive agricultural regions of different scale in the State of California, USA, to assess...
Forecasting the combined effects of urbanization and climate change on stream ecosystems: from impacts to management options
Karen C. Nelson, Margaret A. Palmer, James E. Pizzuto, Glenn E. Moglen, Paul L. Angermeier, Robert H. Hilderbrand, Mike Dettinger, Katharine Hayhoe
2015, Journal of Applied Ecology (46) 154-163
Streams collect runoff, heat, and sediment from their watersheds, making them highly vulnerable to anthropogenic disturbances such as urbanization and climate change. Forecasting the effects of these disturbances using process-based models is critical to identifying the form and magnitude of likely impacts. Here, we integrate a new biotic model with...
Basin-scale phenology and effects of climate variability on global timing of initial seaward migration of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
Jaime Otero, Jan Henning L’Abee-Lund, Theodore Castro-Santos, Kjell Leonardsson, Geir O. Storvik, Bror Jonsson, J. Brian Dempson, Ian C. Russell, Arne J. Jensen, Jean-Luc Bagliniere, Mélanie Dionne, John D. Armstrong, Atso Romakkaniemi, Benjamin H. Letcher, John F. Kocik, Jaakko Erkinaro, Russell Poole, Ger Rogan, Hans Lundqvist, Julian C. MacLean, Erkki Jokikokko, Jo Vegar Arnekleiv, Richard J. Kennedy, Eero Niemela, Pablo Caballero, Paul A. Music, Thorolfur Antonsson, Sigurdur Gudjonsson, Alexey E. Veselov, Anders Lamberg, Steve Groom, Benjamin H. Taylor, Malcolm Taberner, Mary Dillane, Fridthjofur Arnason, Gregg E. Horton, Nils A. Hvidsten, Ingi R. Jonsson, Nina Jonsson, Simon McKelvey, T. F. Naesje, Oystein Skaala, Gordon W. Smith, Harald Saegrov, N. C. Stenseth, Leif Asbjørn Vøllestad
2014, Global Change Biology (20) 61-75
Migrations between different habitats are key events in the lives of many organisms. Such movements involve annually recurring travel over long distances usually triggered by seasonal changes in the environment. Often, the migration is associated with travel to or from reproduction areas to regions of growth. Young anadromous Atlantic salmon...
Uncertainty and risk evaluation during the exploration stage of geothermal development
Jeffrey B. Witter, Whitney J. Trainor-Guitton, Drew L. Siler
2014, Conference Paper, Proceedings, Forty-Fourth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering
Quantifying and representing uncertainty for geothermal systems is often ignored, in practice, during the exploration phase of a geothermal development project. We propose that this occurs potentially because the task seems so formidable. The primary goal of this paper is to initiate a dialogue within the geothermal community about: which...
Geology and geophysics applied to groundwater hydrology at Fort Irwin, California
David C. Buesch, editor(s)
2014, Open-File Report 2013-1024
Geologic and geophysical investigations in the vicinity of Fort Irwin National Training Center, California, have been completed in support of groundwater investigations, and are presented in eight chapters of this report. A generalized surficial geologic map along with field and borehole investigations conducted during 2010–11 provide a lithostratigraphic and structural...
Time-domain electromagnetic surveys at Fort Irwin, San Bernardino County, California, 2010–12
Matthew K. Burgess, Paul A. Bedrosian
David C. Buesch, editor(s)
2014, Open-File Report 2013-1024-F
Between 2010 and 2012, a total of 79 time-domain electromagnetic (TEM) soundings were collected in 12 groundwater basins in the U.S. Army Fort Irwin National Training Center (NTC) study area to help improve the understanding of the hydrogeology of the NTC. The TEM data are discussed in this chapter in...
Modeling ash fall distribution from a Yellowstone supereruption
Larry G. Mastin, Alexa R. Van Eaton, Jacob B. Lowenstern
2014, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (15) 3459-3475
We used the volcanic ash transport and dispersion model Ash3d to estimate the distribution of ashfall that would result from a modern-day Plinian supereruption at Yellowstone volcano. The simulations required modifying Ash3d to consider growth of a continent-scale umbrella cloud and its interaction with ambient wind fields. We simulated eruptions...
Laboratory constraints on models of earthquake recurrence
Nicholas M. Beeler, Terry Tullis, Jenni Junger, Brian D. Kilgore, David L. Goldsby
2014, Journal of Geophysical Research (119) 8770-8791
In this study, rock friction ‘stick-slip’ experiments are used to develop constraints on models of earthquake recurrence. Constant-rate loading of bare rock surfaces in high quality experiments produces stick-slip recurrence that is periodic at least to second order. When the loading rate is varied, recurrence is approximately inversely proportional to...
Empirical models for predicting volumes of sediment deposited by debris flows and sediment-laden floods in the transverse ranges of southern California
Joseph E. Gartner, Susan H. Cannon, Paul M Santi
2014, Engineering Geology (176) 45-56
Debris flows and sediment-laden floods in the Transverse Ranges of southern California pose severe hazards to nearby communities and infrastructure. Frequent wildfires denude hillslopes and increase the likelihood of these hazardous events. Debris-retention basins protect communities and infrastructure from the impacts of debris flows and sediment-laden floods and also provide...
U.S. Geological Survey external quality-assurance project report for the National Atmospheric Deposition Program / National Trends Network and Mercury Deposition Network, 2011-2012
Gregory A. Wetherbee, RoseAnn Martin
2014, Report
The U.S. Geological Survey operated six distinct programs to provide external quality-assurance monitoring for the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) / National Trends Network (NTN) and Mercury Deposition Network (MDN) during 2011–2012. The field-audit program assessed the effects of onsite exposure, sample handling, and shipping on the chemistry of NTN...
Influences of glacial melt and permafrost thaw on the age of dissolved organic carbon in the Yukon River basin
George R. Aiken, Robert G.M. Spencer, Robert G. Striegl, Paul F. Schuster, Peter A. Raymond
2014, Global Biogeochemical Cycles (28) 525-537
Responses of near-surface permafrost and glacial ice to climate change are of particular significance for understanding long-term effects on global carbon cycling and carbon export by high-latitude northern rivers. Here we report Δ14C-dissolved organic carbon (DOC) values and dissolved organic matter optical data for the Yukon River, 15...
Collaborative modelling and integrated decision support system analysis of a developed terminal lake basin
Richard G. Niswonger, Kip K. Allander, Anne E. Jeton
2014, Journal of Hydrology (517) 521-537
A terminal lake basin in west-central Nevada, Walker Lake, has undergone drastic change over the past 90 yrs due to upstream water use for agriculture. Decreased inflows to the lake have resulted in 100 km2 decrease in lake surface area and a total loss of fisheries due to salinization. The ecologic health of...
Eruptive and tectonic history of the Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge, based on AUV mapping data and lava flow ages
David A. Clague, Brian M Dreyer, Jennifer B. Paduan, Julie F Martin, David W Caress, James B. Gillespie, Deborah S Kelley, Hans Thomas, Ryan A Portner, John R. Delaney, Thomas P. Guilderson, Mary L. McGann
2014, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (15) 3364-3391
High-resolution bathymetric surveys from autonomous underwater vehicles ABE and D. Allan B. were merged to create a coregistered map of 71.7 km2 of the Endeavour Segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge. Radiocarbon dating of foraminifera in cores from three dives of remotely operated vehicle Doc Ricketts provide minimum eruption...
The rock abrasion record at Gale Crater: Mars Science Laboratory results from Bradbury Landing to Rocknest
N.T. Bridges, F.J. Calef III, B.W. Hallett, Kenneth E. Herkenhoff, N.L. Lanza, S. Le Mouélic, C.E. Newman, D.L. Blaney, de Pablo, G.A. Kocurek, Y. Langevin, K.W. Lewis, N. Mangold, S. Maurice, P.-Y. Meslin, P. Pinet, N.O. Renno, CM.S. Rice, M.E. Richardson, V. Sautter, R.S. Sletten, R. C. Wiens, R.A. Yingst
2014, Journal of Geophysical Research E: Planets (119) 1374-1389
Ventifacts, rocks abraded by wind-borne particles, are found in Gale Crater, Mars. In the eastward drive from “Bradbury Landing” to “Rocknest,” they account for about half of the float and outcrop seen by Curiosity's cameras. Many are faceted and exhibit abrasion textures found at a range of scales, from submillimeter...
Evaluation of catch-and-release regulations on Brook Trout in Pennsylvania streams
Jason Detar, David Kristine, Tyler Wagner, Tom Greene
2014, North American Journal of Fisheries Management (34) 49-56
In 2004, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission implemented catch-and-release (CR) regulations on headwater stream systems to determine if eliminating angler harvest would result in an increase in the number of adult (≥100 mm) or large (≥175 mm) Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis. Under the CR regulations, angling was permitted on a year-round basis,...
Prevalence of pure versus mixed snow cover pixels across spatial resolutions in alpine environments: implications for binary and fractional remote sensing approaches
David J. Selkowitz, Richard Forster, Megan K. Caldwell
2014, Remote Sensing (6) 12478-12508
Remote sensing of snow-covered area (SCA) can be binary (indicating the presence/absence of snow cover at each pixel) or fractional (indicating the fraction of each pixel covered by snow). Fractional SCA mapping provides more information than binary SCA, but is more difficult to implement and may not be feasible with...
When to be discrete: The importance of time formulation in understanding animal movement
Brett T. McClintock, Devin S. Johnson, Mevin Hooten, Jay M. Ver Hoef, Juan M. Morales
2014, Movement Ecology (2)
Animal movement is essential to our understanding of population dynamics, animal behavior, and the impacts of global change. Coupled with high-resolution biotelemetry data, exciting new inferences about animal movement have been facilitated by various specifications of contemporary models. These approaches differ, but most share common themes. One key distinction is...
