Wildlife conservation and solar energy development in the Desert Southwest, United States
Jeffrey E. Lovich, Josua R. Ennen
2011, BioScience (61) 982-992
Large areas of public land are currently being permitted or evaluated for utility-scale solar energy development (USSED) in the southwestern United States, including areas with high biodiversity and protected species. However, peer-reviewed studies of the effects of USSED on wildlife are lacking. The potential effects of the construction and the...
Aeromagnetic and aeromagnetic-based geologic maps of the Coastal Belt, Franciscan Complex, northern California
V.E. Langenheim, R.C. Jachens, R. J. McLaughlin
2011, Scientific Investigations Map 3188
The Coastal belt of the Franciscan Complex represents a Late Cretaceous to Miocene accretionary prism and overlying slope deposits. Its equivalents may extend from the offshore outer borderland of southern California to north of the Mendocino Triple Junction under the Eel River Basin and in the offshore of Cascadia. The...
Wastewater dilution index partially explains observed polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardant concentrations in osprey eggs from Columbia River Basin, 2008-2009
Charles J. Henny, Robert A. Grove, James L. Kaiser, Branden L. Johnson, Chad V. Furl, Robert J. Letcher
2011, Ecotoxicology (20) 682-697
Several polybrominated biphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners were found in all 175 osprey (Pandion haliaetus) eggs collected from the Columbia River Basin between 2002 and 2009. ΣPBDE concentrations in 2008–2009 were highest in osprey eggs from the two lowest flow rivers studied; however, each river flowed through relatively large and populous...
Velocity-based movement modeling for individual and population level inference
Ephraim M. Hanks, Mevin Hooten, Devin S. Johnson, Jeremy T. Sterling
2011, PLoS ONE (6) e22795
Understanding animal movement and resource selection provides important information about the ecology of the animal, but an animal's movement and behavior are not typically constant in time. We present a velocity-based approach for modeling animal movement in space and time that allows for temporal heterogeneity in an animal's response to...
Database for potential hazards from future volcanic eruptions in California
Melissa N. White, David W. Ramsey, C. Dan Miller
2011, Data Series 661
More than 500 volcanic vents have been identified in the State of California. At least 76 of these vents have erupted, some repeatedly, during the past 10,000 yr. Past volcanic activity has ranged in scale and type from small rhyolitic and basaltic eruptions through large catastrophic rhyolitic eruptions. Sooner or...
Bathymetric survey of Carroll Creek Tributary to Lake Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, 2010
K.G. Lee, D.R. Kimbrow
2011, Scientific Investigations Map 3176
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the City of Tuscaloosa, conducted a bathymetric survey of Carroll Creek, on May 12-13, 2010. Carroll Creek is one of the major tributaries to Lake Tuscaloosa and contributes about 6 percent of the surface drainage area. A 3.5-mile reach of Carroll Creek was...
EAARL topography-Potato Creek watershed, Georgia, 2010
J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, Amar Nayegandhi, Xan Fredericks, J. W. Jones, C. W. Wright, J. C. Brock, D.B. Nagle
2011, Data Series 617
This DVD contains lidar-derived first-surface (FS) and bare-earth (BE) topography GIS datasets of a portion of the Potato Creek watershed in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basin, Georgia. These datasets were acquired on February 27, 2010....
Provisional zircon and monazite uranium-lead geochronology for selected rocks from Vermont
John N. Aleinikoff, Nicholas M. Ratcliffe, Gregory J. Walsh
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1309
This report presents the results of zircon and monazite uranium-lead (U-Pb) geochronologic analyses of 24 rock samples. The samples in this study were collected from mapped exposures identified while conducting either new, detailed (1:24,000-scale) geologic quadrangle mapping or reconnaissance mapping, both of which were used for compilation of the bedrock...
EAARL coastal topography-Northern Outer Banks, North Carolina, post-Nor'Ida, 2009
J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, Amar Nayegandhi, C. W. Wright, A. H. Sallenger, J. C. Brock, D.B. Nagle, Saisudha Vivekanandan, E.S. Klipp, Xan Fredericks
2011, Data Series 616
This DVD contains lidar-derived first-surface (FS) and bare-earth (BE) topography GIS datasets of a portion of the northern Outer Banks beachface in North Carolina. These datasets were acquired post-Nor'Ida on November 27 and 29, 2009....
EAARL coastal topography-eastern Florida, post-Hurricane Jeanne, 2004
Xan Fredericks, Amar Nayegandhi, J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, C. W. Wright, A. H. Sallenger, J. C. Brock, E.S. Klipp, D.B. Nagle
2011, Data Series 627
This DVD contains lidar-derived bare-earth (BE) topography GIS datasets of a portion of the eastern Florida coastline beachface, acquired post-Hurricane Jeanne on October 1, 2004....
EAARL topography-Three Mile Creek and Mobile-Tensaw Delta, Alabama, 2010
Amar Nayegandhi, J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, A.P. Clark, C. W. Wright, J. C. Brock, D.B. Nagle, Saisudha Vivekanandan, Xan Fredericks
2011, Data Series 618
This DVD contains lidar-derived first-surface (FS) and bare-earth (BE) topography GIS datasets of a portion of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta region and Three Mile Creek in Alabama. These datasets were acquired on March 6, 2010....
EAARL coastal topography-Virginia, post-Nor'Ida, 2009
J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, Amar Nayegandhi, Xan Fredericks, E.S. Klipp, D.B. Nagle, Saisudha Vivekanandan, C. W. Wright, A. H. Sallenger, J. C. Brock
2011, Data Series 638
This DVD contains lidar-derived first-surface (FS) and bare-earth (BE) topography GIS datasets of a portion of the Virginia coastline beachface. These datasets were acquired post-Nor'Ida on November 27, 2009, November 29, 2009, and December 1, 2009....
Archive of digital Chirp subbottom profile data collected during USGS cruises 10CCT01, 10CCT02, and 10CCT03, Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Islands, March and April 2010
Arnell S. Forde, Shawn V. Dadisman, James G. Flocks, Dana S. Wiese, Nancy T. DeWitt, William R. Pfeiffer, Kyle W. Kelso, Phillip R. Thompson
2011, Data Series 611
This Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) publication was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other...
Observations of wave runup, setup, and swash on natural beaches
Hilary F. Stockdon, Rob A. Holman
2011, Data Series 602
Video-based observations of wave runup, setup, and swash from 10 dynamically diverse field experiments are presented. These data were used to develop widely applicable empirical parameterizations for wave setup, incident band swash height, infragravity band swash height, and the 2-percent exceedance level for wave runup. Details regarding the experiments, data...
Quantile equivalence to evaluate compliance with habitat management objectives
Brian S. Cade, Pamela R. Johnson
2011, Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management (2) 169-182
Equivalence estimated with linear quantile regression was used to evaluate compliance with habitat management objectives at Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge based on monitoring data collected in upland (5,781 ha; n = 511 transects) and riparian and meadow (2,856 ha, n = 389 transects) habitats from 2005 to 2008. Quantiles were used because the management objectives specified...
Using data from an encounter sampler to model fish dispersal
A. Obaza, D.L. DeAngelis, J.C. Trexler
2011, Journal of Fish Biology (78) 495-513
A method to estimate speed of free-ranging fishes using a passive sampling device is described and illustrated with data from the Everglades, U.S.A. Catch per unit effort (CPUE) from minnow traps embedded in drift fences was treated as an encounter rate and used to estimate speed, when combined with an...
Using avian radar to examine relationships among avian activity, bird strikes, and meteorological factors
Peter S. Coates, Michael L. Casazza, Brian J. Halstead, Joseph P. Fleskes, James A. Laughlin
2011, Human-Wildlife Interactions (5) 249-268
Radar systems designed to detect avian activity at airfields are useful in understanding factors that influence the risk of bird and aircraft collisions (bird strikes). We used an avian radar system to measure avian activity at Beale Air Force Base, California, USA, during 2008 and 2009. We conducted a 2-part...
Use of spatial capture-recapture modeling and DNA data to estimate densities of elusive animals
Marc Kery, Beth Gardner, Tabea Stoeckle, Darius Weber, J. Andrew Royle
2011, Conservation Biology (25) 356-364
Assessment of abundance, survival, recruitment rates, and density (i.e., population assessment) is especially challenging for elusive species most in need of protection (e.g., rare carnivores). Individual identification methods, such as DNA sampling, provide ways of studying such species efficiently and noninvasively. Additionally, statistical methods that correct for undetected animals and...
Impact of mine and natural sources of mercury on water, sediment, and biota in Harley Gulch adjacent to the Abbott-Turkey Run mine, Lake County, California
James J. Rytuba, Roger L. Hothem, Brianne E. Brussee, Daniel N. Goldstein
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1265
Executive SummaryStable-isotope data indicate that there are three sources of water that effect the composition and Hg concentration of waters in Harley Gulch: (1) meteoric water that dominates water chemistry during the wet season; (2) thermal water effluent from the Turkey Run mine that effects the chemistry at sample site...
Bathymetry and digital elevation models of Coyote Creek and Alviso Slough, South San Francisco Bay, California
Amy C. Foxgrover, David P. Finlayson, Bruce E. Jaffe, Theresa A. Fregoso
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1315
In 2010, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center completed three cruises to map the bathymetry of the main channel and shallow intertidal mudflats in the southernmost part of south San Francisco Bay. The three surveys were merged to generate comprehensive maps of Coyote Creek (from...
Changes in low-flow frequency from 1976-2006 at selected streamgages in New York, excluding Long Island
Thomas P. Suro, Christopher L. Gazoorian
2011, Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5112
Many Federal, State, and local agencies use low-flow data to establish water-use policy and help determine the total maximum daily loads and effluent limits of point and nonpoint sources of contamination of surface water during periods of decreased streamflow. Low-flow magnitude and frequency are used often by water-supply planners, reservoir...
Use of airborne hyperspectral imagery to map soil parameters in tilled agricultural fields
W. Dean Hively, Gregory W. McCarty, James B. Reeves III, Megan W. Lang, Robert A. Oesterling, Stephen R. Delwiche
2011, Applied and Environmental Soil Science (2011)
Soil hyperspectral reflectance imagery was obtained for six tilled (soil) agricultural fields using an airborne imaging spectrometer (400–2450 nm, ~10 nm resolution, 2.5 m spatial resolution). Surface soil samples (n = 315) were analyzed for carbon content, particle size distribution, and 15 agronomically important elements (Mehlich-III extraction). When partial least...
Use of upscaled elevation and surface roughness data in two-dimensional surface water models
J.D. Hughes, J.D. Decker, C.D. Langevin
2011, Advances in Water Resources (34) 1151-1164
In this paper, we present an approach that uses a combination of cell-block- and cell-face-averaging of high-resolution cell elevation and roughness data to upscale hydraulic parameters and accurately simulate surface water flow in relatively low-resolution numerical models. The method developed allows channelized features that preferentially connect large-scale grid cells at...
Improvement in precipitation-runoff model simulations by recalibration with basin-specific data, and subsequent model applications, Onondaga Lake Basin, Onondaga County, New York
William F. Coon
2011, Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5203
Water-resource managers in Onondaga County, New York, are faced with the challenge of improving the water quality of Onondaga Lake, which has the distinction of being one of the most contaminated lakes in the United States. To assist in this endeavor, during 2003-07 the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation...
Twitter earthquake detection: Earthquake monitoring in a social world
Paul S. Earle, Daniel C. Bowden, Michelle R. Guy
2011, Annals of Geophysics (54) 708-715
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is investigating how the social networking site Twitter, a popular service for sending and receiving short, public text messages, can augment USGS earthquake response products and the delivery of hazard information. Rapid detection and qualitative assessment of shaking events are possible because people begin sending...
