Monitoring to assess progress toward meeting the Assabet River, Massachusetts, phosphorus total maximum daily load - Aquatic macrophyte biomass and sediment-phosphorus flux
Marc J. Zimmerman, Yu Qian, Tian Yong Q.
2011, Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5179
In 2004, the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for Total Phosphorus in the Assabet River, Massachusetts, was approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The goal of the TMDL was to decrease the concentrations of the nutrient phosphorus to mitigate some of the instream ecological effects of eutrophication on the...
Groundwater geochemical and selected volatile organic compound data, Operable Unit 1, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Keyport, Washington, June 2009
R.L. Huffman, R.S. Dinicola
2011, Data Series 644
Previous investigations indicate that natural attenuation and biodegradation of chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are substantial in groundwater beneath the 9-acre former landfill at Operable Unit 1 (OU 1), Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Keyport, Washington. Phytoremediation combined with ongoing natural attenuation processes was the preferred remedy selected by the...
Sources and preparation of data for assessing trends in concentrations of pesticides in streams of the United States, 1992–2010
Jeffrey D. Martin, Michael Eberle, Naomi Nakagaki
2011, Data Series 655
This report updates a previously published water-quality dataset of 44 commonly used pesticides and 8 pesticide degradates suitable for a national assessment of trends in pesticide concentrations in streams of the United States. Water-quality samples collected from January 1992 through September 2010 at stream-water sites of the U.S. Geological...
2010 update—Streamflow characteristics at selected sites in southwestern Georgia, southeastern Alabama, and northwestern Florida, near Lake Seminole
Timothy C. Stamey
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1278
Since the first edition of this report was published in 1996, continuous streamflow data have been recorded in the tri-state area of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, near Lake Seminole. Several notable floods and severe droughts have occurred during this additional 16-year period that have sparked the need to include these...
Source-water susceptibility assessment in Texas—Approach and methodology
Randy L. Ulery, John E. Meyer, Robert W. Andren, Jeremy K. Newson
2011, Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5197
Public water systems provide potable water for the public's use. The Safe Drinking Water Act amendments of 1996 required States to prepare a source-water susceptibility assessment (SWSA) for each public water system (PWS). States were required to determine the source of water for each PWS, the origin of any...
Geochemical database of feed coal and coal combustion products (CCPs) from five power plants in the United States
Ronald H. Affolter, Steve Groves, William J. Betterton, Benzel William, Kelly L. Conrad, Sharon M. Swanson, Leslie F. Ruppert, James G. Clough, Harvey E. Belkin, Allan Kolker, James C. Hower
2011, Data Series 635
The principal mission of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Energy Resources Program (ERP) is to (1) understand the processes critical to the formation, accumulation, occurrence, and alteration of geologically based energy resources; (2) conduct scientifically robust assessments of those resources; and (3) study the impacts of energy resource occurrence and...
Baseline and projected future carbon storage and greenhouse-gas fluxes in the Great Plains region of the United States
Michelle Bouchard, David Butman, Todd Hawbaker, Zhengpeng Li, Jinxun Liu, Shu-Guang Liu, Cory McDonald, Ryan R. Reker, Kristi Sayler, Benjamin Sleeter, Terry Sohl, Sarah Stackpoole, Anne Wein, Zhi-Liang Zhu
Zhi-Liang Zhu, editor(s)
2011, Professional Paper 1787
This assessment was conducted to fulfill the requirements of section 712 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 and to improve understanding of carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes in the Great Plains region in the central part of the United States. The assessment examined carbon storage,...
Water quality of the Chokosna, Gilahina, Lakina Rivers, and Long Lake watershed along McCarthy Road, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska, 2007-08
Timothy P. Brabets, Robert T. Ourso, Matthew P. Miller, Anne M. D. Brasher
2011, Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5185
The Chokosna, Gilahina, and Lakina River basins, and the Long Lake watershed are located along McCarthy Road in Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve. The rivers and lake support a large run of sockeye (red) salmon that is important to the commercial and recreational fisheries in the larger Copper River....
Using observed postconstruction peak discharges to evaluate a hydrologic and hydraulic design model, Boneyard Creek, Champaign and Urbana, Illinois
Thomas M. Over, David T. Soong, Robert R. Holmes Jr.
2011, Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5176
Boneyard Creek—which drains an urbanized watershed in the cities of Champaign and Urbana, Illinois, including part of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) campus—has historically been prone to flooding. Using the Stormwater Management Model (SWMM), a hydrologic and hydraulic model of Boneyard Creek was developed for the design of...
Seroepidemiology of TmPV1 infection in captive and wild Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
Maria Gabriella Dona, Manuela Rehtanz, Nicole M. Adimey, Gregory D. Bossart, Alfred B. Jenson, Robert K. Bonde, Shin-je Ghim
2011, Journal of Wildlife Diseases (47) 673-684
In 1997, cutaneous papillomatosis caused by Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris [Tm]) papillomavirus 1 (TmPV1) was detected in seven captive manatees at the Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, Florida, USA, and, subsequently, in two wild manatees from the adjacent Homosassa River. Since then, papillomatosis has been reported in captive manatees...
Model and parametric uncertainty in source-based kinematic models of earthquake ground motion
Stephen H. Hartzell, Arthur Frankel, Pengcheng Liu, Yuehua Zeng, Shariftur Rahman
2011, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (101) 2431-2452
Four independent ground-motion simulation codes are used to model the strong ground motion for three earthquakes: 1994 Mw 6.7 Northridge, 1989 Mw 6.9 Loma Prieta, and 1999 Mw 7.5 Izmit. These 12 sets of synthetics are used to make estimates of the variability in ground-motion predictions. In addition, ground-motion predictions...
Spatial distribution and risk factors of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in China
Vincent Martin, Dirk U. Pfeiffer, Xiaoyan Zhou, Xiangming Xiao, Diann J. Prosser, Fusheng Guo, Marius Gilbert
2011, PLoS Pathogens (7)
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was first encountered in 1996 in Guangdong province (China) and started spreading throughout Asia and the western Palearctic in 2004–2006. Compared to several other countries where the HPAI H5N1 distribution has been studied in some detail, little is known about the environmental correlates of...
A GIS application for assessing, mapping, and quantifying the social values of ecosystem services
Benson C. Sherrouse, Jessica M. Clement, Darius J. Semmens
2011, Applied Geography (31) 748-760
As human pressures on ecosystems continue to increase, research involving the effective incorporation of social values information into the context of comprehensive ecosystem services assessments is becoming more important. Including quantified, spatially explicit social value metrics in such assessments will improve the analysis of relative tradeoffs among ecosystem services. This...
3-D flow and scour near a submerged wing dike: ADCP measurements on the Missouri River
E. C. Jamieson, C. D. Rennie, R. B. Jacobson, R. D. Townsend
2011, Water Resources Research (47)
Detailed mapping of bathymetry and three-dimensional water velocities using a boat-mounted single-beam sonar and acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) was carried out in the vicinity of two submerged wing dikes located in the Lower Missouri River near Columbia, Missouri. During high spring flows the wing dikes become submerged, creating a...
Accounting for non-independent detection when estimating abundance of organisms with a Bayesian approach
Julien Martin, J. Andrew Royle, Darryl I. MacKenzie, Holly H. Edwards, Marc Kery, Beth Gardner
2011, Methods in Ecology and Evolution (2) 595-601
Summary1. Binomial mixture models use repeated count data to estimate abundance. They are becoming increasingly popular because they provide a simple and cost‐effective way to account for imperfect detection. However, these models assume that individuals are detected independently of each other. This...
Global seabird responses to forage fish depletion - One-third for the birds
Philippe M. Cury, Ian L. Boyd, Sylvain Bonhommeau, Tycho Anker-Nilssen, Robert J.M. Crawford, Robert W. Furness, James A. Mills, Eugene J. Murphy, Henrik Osterblom, Michelle Paleczny, John F. Piatt, Jean-Paul Roux, Lynne Shannon, William J. Sydeman
2011, Science (334) 1703-1706
Determining the form of key predator-prey relationships is critical for understanding marine ecosystem dynamics. Using a comprehensive global database, we quantified the effect of fluctuations in food abundance on seabird breeding success. We identified a threshold in prey (fish and krill, termed “forage fish”) abundance below which seabirds experience consistently...
Quantifying the hydrological responses to climate change in an intact forested small watershed in southern China
Guo-Yi Zhou, Xiaohua Wei, Yiping Wu, Shu-Guang Liu, Yuhui Huang, Junhua Yan, Deqiang Zhang, Qianmei Zhang, Juxiu Liu, Ze Meng, Chunlin Wang, Guowei Chu, Shizhong Liu, Xu-Li Tang, Xiaodong Liu
2011, Global Change Biology (17) 3736-3746
Responses of hydrological processes to climate change are key components in the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) assessment. Understanding these responses is critical for developing appropriate mitigation and adaptation strategies for sustainable water resources management and protection of public safety. However, these responses are not well understood and little...
Northern goshawk monitoring in the western Great Lakes bioregion
Jason E. Bruggeman, David E. Andersen, James E. Woodford
2011, Journal of Raptor Research (45) 290-303
Uncertainties about factors affecting Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) ecology and the status of populations have added to the challenge of managing this species. To address data needs for determining the status of goshawk populations, Hargis and Woodbridge (2006) developed a bioregional monitoring protocol based on estimating occupancy. The...
Spatial patch occupancy patterns of the Lower Keys marsh rabbit
Mitchell J. Eaton, Phillip T. Hughes, James D. Nichols, Anne Morkill, Chad Anderson
2011, Journal of Wildlife Management (75) 1186-1193
Reliable estimates of presence or absence of a species can provide substantial information on management questions related to distribution and habitat use but should incorporate the probability of detection to reduce bias. We surveyed for the endangered Lower Keys marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris hefneri) in habitat patches on 5 Florida...
An adaptive decision framework for the conservation of a threatened plant
Clinton T. Moore, Christopher J. Fonnesbeck, Katriona Shea, Kristopher J. Lah, Paul M. McKenzie, Lianne C. Ball, Michael C. Runge, Helen M. Alexander
2011, Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management (2) 247-261
Mead's milkweed Asclepias meadii, a long-lived perennial herb of tallgrass prairie and glade communities of the central United States, is a species designated as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Challenges to its successful management include the facts that much about its life history is unknown, its age at...
Modelling community dynamics based on species-level abundance models from detection/nondetection data
Yuichi Yamaura, J. Andrew Royle, Kouji Kuboi, Tsuneo Tada, Susumu Ikeno, Shun’ichi Makino
2011, Journal of Applied Ecology (48) 67-75
1. In large‐scale field surveys, a binary recording of each species’ detection or nondetection has been increasingly adopted for its simplicity and low cost. Because of the importance of abundance in many studies, it is desirable to obtain inferences about abundance at species‐, functional group‐, and community‐levels from such binary data.2. We...
Interspecies transmission and limited persistence of low pathogenic avian influenza genomes among Alaska dabbling ducks
Andrew B. Reeves, John M. Pearce, Andrew M. Ramey, Brandt W. Meixell, Jonathan A. Runstadler
2011, Infection, Genetics and Evolution (11) 2004-2010
The reassortment and geographic distribution of low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) virus genes are well documented, but little is known about the persistence of intact LPAI genomes among species and locations. To examine persistence of entire LPAI genome constellations in Alaska, we calculated the genetic identities among 161 full-genome LPAI...
Documentation of methods and inventory of irrigation data collected for the 2000 and 2005 U.S. Geological Survey Estimated use of water in the United States, comparison of USGS-compiled irrigation data to other sources, and recommendations for future compilations
Jade M. Dickens, Brandon T. Forbes, Dylan S. Cobean, Saeid Tadayon
2011, Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5166
Every five years since 1950, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Use Information Program (NWUIP) has compiled water-use information in the United States and published a circular report titled "Estimated use of water in the United States," which includes estimates of water withdrawals by State, sources of water withdrawals...
Modelling the distribution of chickens, ducks, and geese in China
Diann J. Prosser, Junxi Wu, Erie C. Ellis, Fred Gale, Thomas P. Van Boeckel, William Wint, Tim Robinson, Xiangming Xiao, Marius Gilbert
2011, Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment (141) 381-389
Global concerns over the emergence of zoonotic pandemics emphasize the need for high-resolution population distribution mapping and spatial modelling. Ongoing efforts to model disease risk in China have been hindered by a lack of available species level distribution maps for poultry. The goal of this study was to develop 1...
Catalog of earthquake hypocenters at Alaskan volcanoes: January 1 through December 31, 2010
James P. Dixon, Scott D. Stihler, John A. Power, Cheryl K. Searcy
2011, Data Series 645
Between January 1 and December 31, 2010, the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) located 3,405 earthquakes, of which 2,846 occurred within 20 kilometers of the 33 volcanoes with seismograph subnetworks. There was no significant seismic activity in 2010 at these monitored volcanic centers. Seismograph subnetworks with severe outages in 2009 were...
