LAGOS-NE: a multi-scaled geospatial and temporal database of lake ecological context and water quality for thousands of US lakes
Patricia A. Soranno, Linda C. Bacon, Michael Beauchene, Karen E. Bednar, Edward G. Bissell, Claire K. Boudreau, Marvin G. Boyer, Mary T. Bremigan, Stephen R. Carpenter, Jamie W. Carr, Kendra S. Cheruvelil, Samuel T. Christel, Matt Claucherty, Sarah M. Collins, Joseph D. Conroy, John A. Downing, Jed Dukett, C. Emi Fergus, Christopher T. Filstrup, Clara Funk, Maria J. Gonzalez, Linda T. Green, Corinna Gries, John D. Halfman, Stephen K. Hamilton, Paul C. Hanson, Emily N. Henry, Elizabeth M. Herron, Celeste Hockings, James R. Jackson, Kari Jacobson-Hedin, Lorraine L. Janus, William W. Jones, John R. Jones, Caroline M. Keson, Katelyn B.S. King, Scott A. Kishbaugh, Jean-Francois Lapierre, Barbara Lathrop, Jo A. Latimore, Yuehlin Lee, Noah R. Lottig, Jason A. Lynch, Leslie J. Matthews, William H. McDowell, Karen E.B. Moore, Brian Neff, Sarah J. Nelson, Samantha K. Oliver, Michael L. Pace, Donald C. Pierson, Autumn C. Poisson, Amina I. Pollard, David M. Post, Paul O. Reyes, Donald Rosenberry, Karen M. Roy, Lars G. Rudstam, Orlando Sarnelle, Nancy J. Schuldt, Caren E. Scott, Nicholas K. Skaff, Nicole J. Smith, Nick R. Spinelli, Joseph J. Stachelek, Emily H. Stanley, John L. Stoddard, Scott B. Stopyak, Craig A. Stow, Jason M. Tallant, Pang-Ning Tan, Anthony P. Thorpe, Michael J. Vanni, Tyler Wagner, Gretchen Watkins, Kathleen C. Weathers, Katherine E. Webster, Jeffrey D. White, Marcy K. Wilmes, Shuai Yuan
2017, GigaScience (6) 1-22
Understanding the factors that affect water quality and the ecological services provided by freshwater ecosystems is an urgent global environmental issue. Predicting how water quality will respond to global changes not only requires water quality data, but also information about the ecological context of individual water bodies across broad spatial...
Spatial mismatch between sea lamprey behaviour and trap location explains low success at trapping for control
Andrew M. Rous, Adrienne R. McLean, Jessica Barber, Gale Bravener, Theodore Castro-Santos, Christopher M. Holbrook, Istvan Imre, Thomas C. Pratt, Robert L. McLaughlin
2017, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (74) 2085-2097
Crucial to the management of invasive species is understanding space use and the environmental features affecting space use. Improved understanding of space use by invasive sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) could help researchers discern why trap success in large rivers is lower than needed for effective control. We tested whether manipulating...
Genetic implications of bottleneck effects of differing severities on genetic diversity in naturally recovering populations: An example from Hawaiian coot and Hawaiian gallinule
Sarah A. Sonsthagen, Robert E. Wilson, Jared G. Underwood
2017, Ecology and Evolution (7) 9925-9934
The evolutionary trajectory of populations through time is influenced by the interplay of forces (biological, evolutionary, and anthropogenic) acting on the standing genetic variation. We used microsatellite and mitochondrial loci to examine the influence of population declines, of varying severity, on genetic diversity within two Hawaiian endemic waterbirds, the Hawaiian...
Geochemistry and mineralogy of the Dotson Zone HREE deposit in the Bokan Mountain peralkaline igneous complex, southeastern Alaska, USA
Cliff D. Taylor, Heather A. Lowers, David Adams, R. James Robinson
2017, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the 14th SGA Biennial Meeting
The Bokan Mountain igneous complex (BMIC) is a typical example of a peralkaline intrusive system that has evolved to the point of developing late stage HFSE- and REE-rich silicic pegmatites and dikes. The Dotson Zone comprises a series of felsic dikes that extend from the southeast margin of the composite...
Conservation status assessment of an endangered insular raptor: the Sharp-shinned Hawk in Puerto Rico
Julio C. Gallardo, Francisco Vilella
2017, Journal of Field Ornithology (88) 349-361
Sharp‐shinned Hawks (Accipiter striatus) are forest raptors that are widely distributed in the Americas. A subspecies endemic to Puerto Rico (A. s. venator) is listed as endangered and restricted to mature and old secondary montane forests and shade coffee plantations. However, recent information about the population status and distribution of Puerto Rican...
Spatial genetic structure of muskellunge in the Great Lakes region and the effects of supplementation on genetic integrity of remnant stocks
Keith N. Turnquist, Wesley Larson, John M. Farrell, P.A. Hanchin, Kevin L. Kapuscinski, Loren M. Miller, Kim T. Scribner, Chris C. Wilson, Brian L. Sloss
2017, Conference Paper, Muskellunge management: Fifty years of cooperation among anglers, scientists, and fisheries biologists
No abstract available....
Diurnal feeding behavior of the American Eel Anguilla rostrata
Augustin C. Engman, Jesse R. Fischer, Thomas J. Kwak, Michael J. Walter
2017, Food Webs (13) 27-29
Despite potential to structure ecosystem food webs through top-down effects, the trophic interactions of the American Eel Anguilla rostrata remain largely understudied. All previous research on the trophic ecology of American Eel in inland aquatic ecosystems has been conducted in temperate continental regions of the species' range. These studies have led to...
Genomics of Arctic cod
Robert E. Wilson, George K. Sage, Sarah A. Sonsthagen, Megan C. Gravley, Damian M. Menning, Sandra L. Talbot
2017, OCS Study BOEM 2017-066
The Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) is an abundant marine fish that plays a vital role in the marine food web. To better understand the population genetic structure and the role of natural selection acting on the maternally-inherited mitochondrial genome (mitogenome), a molecule often associated with adaptations to temperature, we analyzed...
Miocene−Pleistocene deformation of the Saddle Mountains: Implications for seismic hazard in central Washington, USA
Lydia M. Staisch, Harvey Kelsey, Brian L. Sherrod, Andreas Moller, James B. Paces, Richard J. Blakely, Richard Styron
2017, GSA Bulletin (130) 411-437
The Yakima fold province, located in the backarc of the Cascadia subduction zone, is a region of active strain accumulation and deformation distributed across a series of fault-cored folds. The geodetic network in central Washington has been used to interpret large-scale N-S shortening and westward-increasing strain; however, geodetic data are...
Interactive effects of water temperature and salinity on growth and mortality of eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica: A meta-analysis using 40 years of monitoring data
Michael R. Lowe, Troy Sehlinger, Thomas M. Soniat, Megan K. LaPeyre
2017, Journal of Shellfish Research (36) 683-697
Despite nearly a century of exploitation and scientific study, predicting growth and mortality rates of the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) as a means to inform local harvest and management activities remains difficult. Ensuring that models reflect local population responses to varying salinity and temperature combinations requires locally appropriate models. Using...
Dynamic rupture modeling of the M7.2 2010 El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake: Comparison with a geodetic model
Christos Kyriakopoulos, David D. Oglesby, Gareth J. Funning, Kenneth Ryan
2017, Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth (122) 10263-10279
The 2010 Mw 7.2 El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake is the largest event recorded in the broader Southern California-Baja California region in the last 18 years. Here we try to analyze primary features of this type of event by using dynamic rupture simulations based on a multifault interface and later compare our results with space...
Domestic cat
James E. Diffendorfer
2017, Book chapter, San Diego County Mammal Atlas
The familiar domestic cat is not native to southern California and is considered an invasive spe-cies by biologists and conservation organizations. When owners abandon their cats, wild or feral populations may arise, as they have in San Diego County. Cats’ pelage color, tail length, and hair thickness vary widely, given...
Comment on linking the sex difference in PCB concentrations of fish to release of eggs at spawning: Time to jettison the dogma
Charles P. Madenjian
2017, Oceanography & Fisheries (5)
For the past 20 years or so, a commonly used explanation in the scientific literature for higher polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations in male fish than in female fish has been that females lose a high proportion of their PCB body burden by releasing eggs at spawning time, and therefore the...
Using carbon dioxide in fisheries and aquatic invasive species management
Hilary B. Treanor, Andrew M. Ray, Megan J. Layhee, Barnaby J. Watten, Jason A. Gross, Robert E. Gresswell, Molly A. H. Webb
2017, Fisheries (42) 621-628
To restore native fish populations, fisheries programs often depend on active removal of aquatic invasive species. Chemical removal can be an effective method of eliminating aquatic invasive species, but chemicals can induce mortality in nontarget organisms and persist in the environment. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an emerging alternative to traditional...
Sampling bees in tropical forests and agroecosystems: A review
Sara G. Prado, Hien T. Ngo, Jaime A. Florez, Jaime A. Collazo
2017, Journal of Insect Conservation (21) 753-770
Bees are the predominant pollinating taxa, providing a critical ecosystem service upon which many angiosperms rely for successful reproduction. Available data suggests that bee populations worldwide are declining, but scarce data in tropical regions precludes assessing their status and distribution, impact on ecological services, and response to management actions. Herein,...
Status and conservation of Yellowstone cutthroat trout in the Greater Yellowstone Area
Robert K. Al-Chokhachy, Bradley Shepard, Jason Burckhardt, Scott Opitz, Dan Garren, Todd M. Koel, Lee M. Nelson
2017, Yellowstone Science (25) 13-17
No abstract available....
Comparison of two viewing methods for estimating largemouth bass and walleye ages from sectioned otoliths and dorsal spines
Eric J. Wegleitner, Daniel A. Isermann
2017, North American Journal of Fisheries Management (37) 1304-1310
Many biologists use digital images for estimating ages of fish, but the use of images could lead to differences in age estimates and precision because image capture can produce changes in light and clarity compared to directly viewing structures through a microscope. We used sectioned sagittal otoliths from 132 Largemouth...
Importance of fishing as a segmentation variable in the application of a social worlds model
Larry M. Gigliotti, Loren Chase
2017, Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science (96) 58-76
Market segmentation is useful to understanding and classifying the diverse range of outdoor recreation experiences sought by different recreationists. Although many different segmentation methodologies exist, many are complex and difficult to measure accurately during in-person intercepts, such as that of creel surveys. To address that gap in the literature, we...
Macroscale patterns of synchrony identify complex relationships among spatial and temporal ecosystem drivers
Noah R. Lottig, Pang-Ning Tan, Tyler Wagner, Kendra Spence Cheruvelil, Patricia A. Soranno, Emily H. Stanley, Caren E. Scott, Craig A. Stow, Shuai Yuan
2017, Ecosphere (8) 1-11
Ecology has a rich history of studying ecosystem dynamics across time and space that has been motivated by both practical management needs and the need to develop basic ideas about pattern and process in nature. In situations in which both spatial and temporal observations are available, similarities in temporal behavior...
Evaluating the potential for weed seed dispersal based on waterfowl consumption and seed viability
Jaime A. Farmer, Elisabeth B. Webb, Robert A. Pierce II, Kevin W. Bradley
2017, Pest Management Science (73) 2592-2603
BACKGROUNDMigratory waterfowl have often been implicated in the movement of troublesome agronomic and wetland weed species. However, minimal research has been conducted to investigate the dispersal of agronomically important weed species by waterfowl. The two objectives for this project were to determine what weed species are being...
Toward a unified near-field intensity map of the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake
Sujan Raj Adhikari, Gopi Baysal, Amod Dixit, Stacey Martin, Mattieu Landes, Remy Bossu, Susan E. Hough
2017, Earthquake Spectra (33) S21-S34
We develop a unified near-field shaking intensity map for the 25 April 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake by synthesizing intensities derived from macroseismic effects that were determined by independent groups using a variety of approaches. Independent assessments by different groups are generally consistent, with minor differences that are likely due...
Cobalt—Styles of deposits and the search for primary deposits
Murray W. Hitzman, Arthur A. Bookstrom, John F. Slack, Michael L. Zientek
2017, Open-File Report 2017-1155
Cobalt (Co) is a potentially critical mineral. The vast majority of cobalt is a byproduct of copper and (or) nickel production. Cobalt is increasingly used in magnets and rechargeable batteries. More than 50 percent of primary cobalt production is from the Central African Copperbelt. The Central African Copperbelt is the...
Groundwater flux and nutrient loading in the northeast section of Bear Lake, Muskegon County, Michigan, 2015
Alexander R. Totten, Jessica A. Maurer, Joseph W. Duris
2017, Scientific Investigations Report 2017-5092
Bear Lake in North Muskegon, Michigan, is listed as part of the Muskegon Lake area of concern as designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This area of concern was designated as a result of eutrophication and beneficial use impairments. On the northeast end of Bear Lake, two man-made retention...
Development of the next generation of seismic design value maps for the 2020 NEHRP Provisions
Ronald Hamburger, David Bonneville, C.B. Crouse, James D. Dolan, Ben Enfield, Julie Furr, Robert Hanson, James A. Harris, John Heintz, William Holmes, Jon Hooper, Charles Kircher, Nico Luco, Steven McCabe, Robert Pekelnicky, Jon Siu, Sanaz Rezaeian, Philipp Schneider, Jonathan P. Stewart, Siamak Sattar, Mai Tong, Jiqiu Yuan
2017, Report
During the period January 2015 through August 2018, a joint committee of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) representatives and National Institute of Building Sciences Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC) volunteers and staff formed a committee to conduct Project 17. The purpose of Project 17 was to formulate recommendations for the rules...
Sage grouse
Shawna Zimmerman, Jennifer M. Timmer, Cameron L. Aldridge, Sara J. Oyler-McCance, Clait E. Braun, Jessica R. Young
2017, Book chapter, Colorado Encyclopedia
Sage grouse are a group of chicken-sized birds with a unique breeding behavior and dependence on sagebrush shrubs (genus Artemisia) for food and shelter throughout their life cycle. In the last century, human population expansion throughout western North America has reduced the amount of sagebrush and degraded and fragmented the...
