Assessment of the geoavailability of trace elements from minerals in mine wastes: analytical techniques and assessment of selected copper minerals
Rhonda Driscoll, Phillip L. Hageman, William Benzel, Sharon F. Diehl, David T. Adams, Suzette Morman, LaDonna M. Choate
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5211
In this study, four randomly selected copper-bearing minerals were examined—azurite, malachite, bornite, and chalcopyrite. The objectives were to examine and enumerate the crystalline and chemical properties of each of the minerals, to determine which, if any, of the Cu-bearing minerals might adversely affect systems biota, and to provide a multi-procedure...
Mercury species and other selected constituent concentrations in water, sediment, and biota of Sinclair Inlet, Kitsap County, Washington, 2007-10
R.L. Huffman, R. J. Wagner, J. Toft, J. Cordell, J.F. DeWild, R.S. Dinicola, G. R. Aiken, D. P. Krabbenhoft, M. Marvin-DiPasquale, A.R. Stewart, P.W. Moran, A.J. Paulson
2012, Data Series 658
This report presents data collected for two U.S. Geological Survey field sampling projects related to mercury (Hg) in Sinclair Inlet: (1) the Watersheds Sources Project that evaluated the sources of mercury to Sinclair Inlet during December 2007 to March 2010, and (2) the Methylation and Bioaccumulation Project, a comprehensive examination...
Do interactions of land use and climate affect productivity of waterbirds and prairie-pothole wetlands?
Michael J. Anteau
2012, Wetlands (32) 1-9
Availability of aquatic invertebrates on migration and breeding areas influences recruitment of ducks and shorebirds. In wetlands of Prairie Pothole Region (PPR), aquatic invertebrate production primarily is driven by interannual fluctuations of water levels in response to wet-dry cycles in climate. However, this understanding comes from studying basins that are...
A remote sensing approach for estimating the location and rate of urban irrigation in semi-arid climates
Tyler D. Johnson, Kenneth Belitz
2012, Journal of Hydrology (414-415) 86-98
Urban irrigation is an important component of the hydrologic cycle in many areas of the arid and semiarid western United States. This paper describes a new approach that uses readily available datasets to estimate the location and rate of urban irrigation. The approach provides a repeatable methodology at 1/3 km2...
Spatial analysis of Northern Goshawk territories in the Black Hills, South Dakota
Robert W. Klaver, Douglas Backlund, Paul E. Bartelt, Michael G. Erickson, Craig J. Knowles, Pamela R. Knowles, Michael Wimberly
2012, Condor (114) 532-543
The Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) is the largest of the three North American species ofAccipiter and is more closely associated with older forests than are the other species. Its reliance on older forests has resulted in concerns about its status, extensive research into its habitat relationships, and litigation. Our objective was...
Behavior and passage of juvenile salmonids during the evaluation of a behavioral guidance structure at Cowlitz Falls Dam, Washington, 2011
Tobias J. Kock, Theresa L. Liedtke, Brian K. Ekstrom, Ryan G. Tomka, Dennis W. Rondorf
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1030
Executive Summary A radiotelemetry evaluation was conducted during April–October 2011 to describe movement patterns, forebay behavior, and passage of juvenile steelhead, coho salmon, and Chinook salmon at Cowlitz Falls Dam, Washington. The primary focus of the study was to describe fish behavior near a behavioral guidance structure (BGS) and floating surface...
Incorporating spatial context into the analysis of salmonid habitat relations
Christian E. Torgersen, Colden V. Baxter, J. L. Ebersole, Bob Gresswell
Michael J. Church, Pascale M. Biron, Andre G. Roy, editor(s)
2012, Book chapter, Gravel bed rivers processes, tools, environments
In this response to the chapter by Lapointe (this volume), we discuss the question of why it is so difficult to predict salmonid-habitat relations in gravel-bed rivers and streams. We acknowledge that this cannot be an exhaustive treatment of the subject and, thus, identify what we believe are several key...
Lateral and vertical channel movement and potential for bed-material movement on the Madison River downstream from Earthquake Lake, Montana
Katherine J. Chase, Peter McCarthy
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5024
The 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake caused a massive landslide (Madison Slide) that dammed the Madison River and formed Earthquake Lake. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers excavated a spillway through the Madison Slide to permit outflow from Earthquake Lake. In June 1970, high streamflows on the Madison River severely eroded...
Evolution of the Rodgers Creek–Maacama right-lateral fault system and associated basins east of the northward-migrating Mendocino Triple Junction, northern California
Robert J. McLaughlin, Andrei M. Sarna-Wojcicki, David L. Wagner, Robert J. Fleck, Victoria E. Langenheim, Robert C. Jachens, Kevin Clahan, James R. Allen
2012, Geosphere (8) 342-373
The Rodgers Creek–Maacama fault system in the northern California Coast Ranges (United States) takes up substantial right-lateral motion within the wide transform boundary between the Pacific and North American plates, over a slab window that has opened northward beneath the Coast Ranges. The fault system evolved in several right steps...
Common coastal foraging areas for loggerheads in the Gulf of Mexico: Opportunities for marine conservation
Kristen M. Hart, Margaret M. Lamont, Ikuko Fujisaki, Anton D. Tucker, Raymond R. Carthy
2012, Biological Conservation (145) 185-194
Designing conservation strategies that protect wide-ranging marine species is a significant challenge, but integrating regional telemetry datasets and synthesizing modeled movements and behavior offer promise for uncovering distinct at-sea areas that are important habitats for imperiled marine species. Movement paths of 10 satellite-tracked female loggerheads (Caretta caretta) from three separate...
EAARL coastal topography--Alligator Point, Louisiana, 2010
Amar Nayegandhi, J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, C. W. Wright, J. C. Brock, D.B. Nagle, Saisudha Vivekanandan, Xan Fredericks, J.A. Barras
2012, Data Series 665
This project provides highly detailed and accurate datasets of a portion of Alligator Point, Louisiana, acquired on March 5 and 6, 2010. The datasets are made available for use as a management tool to research scientists and natural-resource managers. An innovative airborne lidar instrument originally developed at the National Aeronautics...
Distribution and condition of larval and juvenile Lost River and shortnose suckers in the Williamson River Delta restoration project and Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon
Summer M. Burdick
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1027
Federally endangered Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus) and shortnose sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris) were once abundant throughout their range but populations have declined. They were extirpated from several lakes in the 1920s and may no longer reproduce in other lakes. Poor recruitment to the adult spawning populations is one of several...
Groundwater flow, quality (2007-10), and mixing in the Wind Cave National Park area, South Dakota
Andrew J. Long, Marc J. Ohms, Jonathan D.R.G. McKaskey
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5235
A study of groundwater flow, quality, and mixing in relation to Wind Cave National Park in western South Dakota was conducted during 2007-11 by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the National Park Service because of water-quality concerns and to determine possible sources of groundwater contamination in the Wind...
Influence of conservation programs on amphibians using seasonal wetlands in the Prairie Pothole region
Caleb J. Balas, Ned H Euliss, David M. Mushet
2012, Wetlands (32) 333-345
Extensive modification of upland habitats surrounding wetlands to facilitate agricultural production has negatively impacted amphibian communities in the Prairie Pothole Region of North America. In attempts to mitigate ecosystem damage associated with extensive landscape alteration, vast tracks of upland croplands have been returned to perennial vegetative cover (i.e., conservation grasslands)...
Magmatic ore deposits in layered intrusions - Descriptive model for reef-type PGE and contact-type Cu-Ni-PGE deposits
Michael L. Zientek
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1010
Layered, ultramafic to mafic intrusions are uncommon in the geologic record, but host magmatic ore deposits containing most of the world's economic concentrations of platinum-group elements (PGE) (figs. 1 and 2). These deposits are mined primarily for their platinum, palladium, and rhodium contents (table 1). Magmatic ore deposits are derived...
Characterization of major-ion chemistry and nutrients in headwater streams along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail and within adjacent watersheds, Maine to Georgia
Denise M. Argue, Jason P. Pope, Fred Dieffenbach
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5151
An inventory of water-quality data on field parameters, major ions, and nutrients provided a summary of water quality in headwater (first- and second-order) streams within watersheds along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Appalachian Trail). Data from 1,817 sampling sites in 831 catchments were used for the water-quality summary. Catchment delineations...
Modified Mercalli Intensity for scenario earthquakes in Evansville, Indiana
Chris Cramer, Jennifer Haase, Oliver Boyd
2012, General Information Product 138
Evansville, Indiana, has experienced minor damage from earthquakes several times in the past 200 years. Because of this history and the fact that Evansville is close to the Wabash Valley and New Madrid seismic zones, there is concern about the hazards from earthquakes. Earthquakes currently cannot be predicted, but scientists...
Latitudinal species diversity gradient of marine zooplankton for the last three million years
Moriaki Yasuhara, Gene Hunt, Harry J. Dowsett, Marci M. Robinson, Danielle K. Stoll
2012, Ecology Letters (15) 1174-1179
High tropical and low polar biodiversity is one of the most fundamental patterns characterising marine ecosystems, and the influence of temperature on such marine latitudinal diversity gradients is increasingly well documented. However, the temporal stability of quantitative relationships among diversity, latitude and temperature is largely unknown. Herein we document marine...
Selection of nest-site habitat by interior least terns in relation to sandbar construction
Mark H. Sherfy, Jennifer H. Stucker, Deborah A. Buhl
2012, Journal of Wildlife Management (76) 363-371
Federally endangered interior least terns (Sternula antillarum) nest on bare or sparsely vegetated sandbars on midcontinent river systems. Loss of nesting habitat has been implicated as a cause of population declines, and managing these habitats is a major initiative in population recovery. One such initiative involves construction of mid-channel sandbars...
Social values for ecosystem services (SolVES): Documentation and user manual, version 2.0
Benson C. Sherrouse, Darius J. Semmens
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1023
In response to the need for incorporating quantified and spatially explicit measures of social values into ecosystem services assessments, the Rocky Mountain Geographic Science Center (RMGSC), in collaboration with Colorado State University, developed a geographic information system (GIS) application, Social Values for Ecosystem Services (SolVES). With version 2.0 (SolVES 2.0),...
Effects of resource chemistry on the composition and function of stream hyporheic biofilms.
E. K. Hall, K. Besemer, L. Kohl, C. Preiler, K. Reidel, T. Schneider, W. Wanek, T.J. Battin
2012, Frontiers in Microbiology (3)
Fluvial ecosystems process large quantities of dissolved organic matter as it moves from the headwater streams to the sea. In particular, hyporheic sediments are centers of high biogeochemical reactivity due to their elevated residence time and high microbial biomass and activity. However, the interaction between organic matter and microbial dynamics...
Inflation rates, rifts, and bands in a pāhoehoe sheet flow
Richard P. Hoblitt, Tim R. Orr, Christina Heliker, Roger Denlinger, Ken Hon, Peter F. Cervelli
2012, Geosphere (8) 179-195
The margins of sheet flows—pāhoehoe lavas emplaced on surfaces sloping <2°—are typically delineated by structures that form to accommodate vertical flow inflation. We refer to these structures as inflation rifts. The surfaces of inflation rifts almost always exhibit bands of varying color and texture. Various explanations for the bands have...
Utilizing multichannel electrical resistivity methods to examine the dynamics of the fresh water–seawater interface in two Hawaiian groundwater systems
Natasha T. Dimova, Peter W. Swarzenski, Henrieta Dulaiova, Craig R. Glenn
2012, Journal of Geophysical Research C: Oceans (117)
Multichannel electrical resistivity (ER) measurements were conducted at two contrasting coastal sites in Hawaii to obtain new information on the spatial scales and dynamics of the fresh water–seawater interface and rates of coastal groundwater exchange. At Kiholo Bay (located on the dry, Kona side of the Big Island) and at...
Effect of dissolved organic carbon on the transport and attachment behaviors of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts and carboxylate-modified microspheres advected through temperate humic and tropical volcanic agricultural soil
Arvind Mohanram, Chittaranjan Ray, David W. Metge, Larry B. Barber, Joseph N. Ryan, Ronald W. Harvey
2012, Environmental Science & Technology (46) 2088-2094
Transport of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts and microspheres in two disparate (a clay- and Fe-rich, volcanic and a temperate, humic) agricultural soils were studied in the presence and absence of 100 mg L–1 of sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (SDBS), and Suwannee River Humic Acid (SRHA) at pH 5.0–6.0. Transport of carboxylate-modified, 1.8 μm microspheres...
In situ quantification of spatial and temporal variability of hyporheic exchange in static and mobile gravel-bed rivers
Donald O. Rosenberry, P. Zion Klos, Andrew Neal
2012, Hydrological Processes (26) 604-612
Seepage meters modified for use in flowing water were used to directly measure rates of exchange between surface and subsurface water in a gravel‐ and cobble bed river in western Pennsylvania, USA (Allegheny River, Qmean = 190 m3/s) and a sand‐ and gravel‐bed river in Colorado, USA (South Platte River,...
