Use of acoustic telemetry to evaluate survival and behavior of juvenile salmonids at hydroelectric dams: A case study from Rocky Reach Dam, Columbia River, USA: Chapter 8.1
Tracy W. Steigl, Christopher M. Holbrook
Noah S. Adams, John W. Beeman, John H. Eiler, editor(s)
2012, Book chapter, Telemetry techniques: A user guide for fisheries research
Telemetry provides a powerful and flexible tool for studying fish and other aquatic animals, and its use has become increasingly commonplace. However, telemetry is gear intensive and typically requires more specialized knowledge and training than many other field techniques. As with other scientific methods, collecting good data is dependent on...
Atlas of nonindigenous marine and estuarine species in the North Pacific
Lee Henry II, Deborah A. Reusser
2012, Report
Executive Summary Marine and estuarine nonindigenous species (NIS) are found across the world’s oceans, and designing effective management strategies to mitigate this economic, ecological and human health threat requires a basic understanding of the existing invasion patterns at regional to global scales. However, to date, syntheses at ocean basin scales have...
A history of telemetry in fishery research
Eric Hockersmith, John W. Beeman
Noah S. Adams, John W. Beeman, John H. Eiler, editor(s)
2012, Book chapter, Telemetry techniques: A user guide for fisheries research
Biotelemetry has been defined as “the instrumental technique for gaining and transmitting information from a living organism and its environment to a remote observer” (Slater 1965). Biotelemetry typically utilizes wireless transmission of either an audible signal or electronic data to determine location of a tagged animal. Fisheries researchers use location...
Introduction
Noah S. Adams, John W. Beeman, John H. Eiler, editor(s)
2012, Book chapter, Telemetry techniques: A user guide for fisheries research
elemetry provides a powerful and flexible tool for studying aquatic animals, making it possible to repeatedly locate and identify individuals in remote or inaccessible settings—a task that would be difficult (if not impossible) to accomplish using other methods. The use of telemetry has increased dramatically in recent years,...
Preface
John W. Beeman
Noah S. Adams, John W. Beeman, John H. Eiler, editor(s)
2012, Book chapter, Telemetry techniques: A user guide for fisheries research
Telemetry provides a powerful and flexible tool for studying fish and other aquatic animals, and its use has become increasingly commonplace. However, telemetry is gear intensive and typically requires more specialized knowledge and training than many other field techniques. As with other scientific methods, collecting good data is dependent on...
Large-area landslide detection and monitoring with ALOS/PALSAR imagery data over Northern California and Southern Oregon, USA
Chaoying Zhao, Zhong Lu, Qin Zhang, Juan de la Fuente
2012, Remote Sensing of Environment (124) 348-359
Multi-temporal ALOS/PALSAR images are used to automatically investigate landslide activity over an area of ~ 200 km by ~ 350 km in northern California and southern Oregon. Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) deformation images, InSAR coherence maps, SAR backscattering intensity images, and a DEM gradient map are combined to detect active landslides by setting...
Estimating rate uncertainty with maximum likelihood: differences between power-law and flicker–random-walk models
John O. Langbein
2012, Journal of Geodesy (86) 775-783
Recent studies have documented that global positioning system (GPS) time series of position estimates have temporal correlations which have been modeled as a combination of power-law and white noise processes. When estimating quantities such as a constant rate from GPS time series data, the estimated uncertainties on these quantities are...
Assessing the impacts of river regulation on native bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) and westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi) habitats in the upper Flathead River, Montana, USA
Clint C. Muhlfeld, Leslie A. Jones, D. Kotter, William J. Miller, Doran Geise, Joel Tohtz, Brian Marotz
2012, River Research and Applications (28) 940-959
Hungry Horse Dam on the South Fork Flathead River, Montana, USA, has modified the natural flow regimen for power generation, flood risk management and flow augmentation for anadromous fish recovery in the Columbia River. Concern over the detrimental effects of dam operations on native resident fishes prompted research to quantify...
Bathymetry and acoustic backscatter-outer mainland shelf, eastern Santa Barbara Channel, California
Peter Dartnell, David P. Finlayson, Andrew C. Ritchie, Guy R. Cochrane, Mercedes D. Erdey
2012, Data Series 702
In 2010 and 2011, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (PCMSC), acquired bathymetry and acoustic-backscatter data from the outer shelf region of the eastern Santa Barbara Channel, California. These surveys were conducted in cooperation with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). BOEM...
Surface-water salinity in the Gunnison River Basin, Colorado, water years 1989 through 2007
Keelin R. Schaffrath
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5128
Elevated levels of dissolved solids in water (salinity) can result in numerous and costly issues for agricultural, industrial, and municipal water users. The Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-320) authorized planning and construction of salinity-control projects in the Colorado River Basin. One of the first...
Combining satellite-based fire observations and ground-based lightning detections to identify lightning fires across the conterminous USA
A. Bar-Massada, T. J. Hawbaker, S. I. Stewart, V. C. Radeloff
2012, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (5) 1438-1447
Lightning fires are a common natural disturbance in North America, and account for the largest proportion of the area burned by wildfires each year. Yet, the spatiotemporal patterns of lightning fires in the conterminous US are not well understood due to limitations of existing fire databases. Our goal here was...
Mapping outdoor recreationists' perceived social values for ecosystem services at Hinchinbrook Island National Park, Australia
Carena J. van Riper, Gerard T. Kyle, Stephen G. Sutton, Melinda Barnes, Benson C. Sherrouse
2012, Applied Geography (35) 164-173
Coastal ecosystems are increasingly faced with human impacts. To better understand these changing conditions, biophysical and economic values of nature have been used to prioritize spatial planning efforts and ecosystem-based management of human activities. Less is known, however, about how to characterize and represent non-material values in decision-making. We collected...
Holocene alluvial stratigraphy and response to climate change in the Roaring River valley, Front Range, Colorado, USA
Richard F. Madole
2012, Quaternary Research (78) 197-208
Stratigraphic analyses and radiocarbon geochronology of alluvial deposits exposed along the Roaring River, Colorado, lead to three principal conclusions: (1) the opinion that stream channels in the higher parts of the Front Range are relics of the Pleistocene and nonalluvial under the present climate, as argued in a water-rights trial...
Augmentation of French grunt diet description using combined visual and DNA-based analyses
John S. Hargrove, Daryl C. Parkyn, Debra J. Murie, Amanda W.J. Demopoulos, James D. Austin
2012, Marine and Freshwater Research (63) 740-750
Trophic linkages within a coral-reef ecosystem may be difficult to discern in fish species that reside on, but do not forage on, coral reefs. Furthermore, dietary analysis of fish can be difficult in situations where prey is thoroughly macerated, resulting in many visually unrecognisable food items. The present study examined...
Survival, growth and reproduction of non-native Nile tilapia II: Fundamental niche projections and invasion potential in the northern Gulf of Mexico
Michael R. Lowe, Wei Wu, Mark S. Peterson, Nancy J. Brown-Peterson, William T. Slack, Pamela J. Schofield
2012, PLoS ONE (7)
Understanding the fundamental niche of invasive species facilitates our ability to predict both dispersal patterns and invasion success and therefore provides the basis for better-informed conservation and management policies. Here we focus on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus, 1758), one of the most widely cultured fish worldwide and a species...
Organic carbon burial rates in mangrove sediments: strengthening the global budget
J. Breithaupt, Joseph M. Smoak, Thomas J. Smith III, Christian J. Sanders, Armando Hoare
2012, Global Biogeochemical Cycles (26)
Mangrove wetlands exist in the transition zone between terrestrial and marine environments and as such were historically overlooked in discussions of terrestrial and marine carbon cycling. In recent decades, mangroves have increasingly been credited with producing and burying large quantities of organic carbon (OC). The amount of available data regarding...
Flood-inundation maps for the Saddle River from Rochelle Park to Lodi, New Jersey, 2012
Heidi L. Hoppe, Kara M. Watson
2012, Scientific Investigations Map 3221
Digital flood-inundation maps for a 2.75-mile reach of the Saddle River from 0.2 mile upstream from the Interstate 80 bridge in Rochelle Park to 1.5 miles downstream from the U.S. Route 46 bridge in Lodi, New Jersey, were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the New...
Estimated probability of postwildfire debris flows in the 2012 Whitewater-Baldy Fire burn area, southwestern New Mexico
Anne C. Tillery, Anne Marie Matherne, Kristine L. Verdin
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1188
In May and June 2012, the Whitewater-Baldy Fire burned approximately 1,200 square kilometers (300,000 acres) of the Gila National Forest, in southwestern New Mexico. The burned landscape is now at risk of damage from postwildfire erosion, such as that caused by debris flows and flash floods. This report presents a...
Water-quality characteristics and trends for selected sites at and near the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 1949-2009
Roy C. Bartholomay, Linda C. Davis, Jason C. Fisher, Betty J. Tucker, Flint A. Raben
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5169
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, analyzed water-quality data collected from 67 aquifer wells and 7 surface-water sites at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) from 1949 through 2009. The data analyzed included major cations, anions, nutrients, trace elements, and total organic carbon. The analyses...
Origin and characteristics of discharge at San Marcos Springs based on hydrologic and geochemical data (2008-10), Bexar, Comal, and Hays Counties, Texas
MaryLynn Musgrove, Cassi L. Crow
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5126
The Edwards aquifer in south-central Texas is a productive and important water resource. Several large springs issuing from the aquifer are major discharge points, popular locations for recreational activities, and habitat for threatened and endangered species. Discharges from Comal and San Marcos Springs, the first and second largest spring complexes...
Water-quality data from Upper Klamath and Agency Lakes, Oregon, 2009-10
D. Blake Eldridge, Sara L. Caldwell Eldridge, Liam N. Schenk, Dwight Q. Tanner, Tamara M. Wood
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1142
The U.S. Geological Survey Upper Klamath Lake water-quality monitoring program collected data from multiparameter continuous water-quality monitors, weekly water-quality samples, and meteorological stations during 2009 and 2010 from May through November each year. The results of these measurements and sample analyses, as well as quality-control data for the water-quality samples,...
Streamflow of 2011 - Water Year Summary
Xiaodong Jian, David M. Wolock, Harry F. Lins, Steve Brady
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3085
The maps and graph in this summary describe streamflow conditions for water year 2011 (October 1, 2010, to September 30, 2011) in the context of the 82-year period from 1930 through 2011, unless otherwise noted. The illustrations are based on observed data from the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Streamflow...
Quantitative estimation of climatic parameters from vegetation data in North America by the mutual climatic range technique
Katherine H. Anderson, Patrick J. Bartlein, Laura E. Strickland, Richard T. Pelltier, Robert S. Thompson, Sarah L. Shafer
2012, Quaternary Science Reviews (51) 18-39
The mutual climatic range (MCR) technique is perhaps the most widely used method for estimating past climatic parameters from fossil assemblages, largely because it can be conducted on a simple list of the taxa present in an assemblage. When applied to plant macrofossil data, this unweighted approach (MCRun) will frequently...
California State Waters Map Series — Hueneme Canyon and vicinity, California
Samuel Y. Johnson, Peter Dartnell, Guy R. Cochrane, Nadine E. Golden, Eleyne L. Phillips, Andrew C. Ritchie, Rikk G. Kvitek, H. Gary Greene, Lisa M. Krigsman, Charles A. Endris, Kevin B. Clahan, Ray W. Sliter, Florence L. Wong, Mary M. Yoklavich, William R. Normark
2012, Scientific Investigations Map 3225
In 2007, the California Ocean Protection Council initiated the California Seafloor Mapping Program (CSMP), designed to create a comprehensive seafloor map of high-resolution bathymetry, marine benthic habitats, and geology within the 3-nautical-mile limit of California's State Waters. The CSMP approach is to create highly detailed seafloor maps through collection, integration,...
Synoptic water-level measurements of the Upper Floridan aquifer in Florida and parts of Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama, May-June 2010
Sandra L. Kinnaman
2012, Data Series 639
Water levels for the Upper Floridan aquifer were measured throughout Florida and in parts of Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama in May-June 2010. These measurements were compiled for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Floridan Aquifer System Groundwater Availability Study and conducted as part of the USGS Groundwater Resources Program. Data...
