Spawning site fidelity and apparent annual survival of walleye (Sander vitreus) differ between a Lake Huron and Lake Erie tributary
Todd A. Hayden, Thomas Binder, Christopher M. Holbrook, Christopher Vandergoot, David G. Fielder, Steven J. Cooke, John M. Dettmers, Charles C. Krueger
2018, Ecology of Freshwater Fish (27) 339-349
Fidelity to spawning habitats can maximise reproductive success of fish by synchronising movements to sites of previous recruitment. To determine the role of reproductive fidelity in structuring walleye Sander vitreus populations in the Laurentian Great Lakes, we used acoustic telemetry combined with Cormack–Jolly–Seber capture–recapture models to estimate spawning site fidelity...
Rapid evolution meets invasive species control: The potential for pesticide resistance in sea lamprey
Erin S. Dunlop, Robert L. McLaughlin, Jean V. Adams, Michael L. Jones, Oana Birceanu, Mark R. Christie, Lori A. Criger, Julia Hinderer, Robert M. Hollingworth, Nicholas S. Johnson, Stephen R. Lantz, Weiming Li, James R. Miller, Bruce J. Morrison, David Mota-Sanchez, Andrew M. Muir, Maria S. Sepulveda, Todd B. Steeves, Lisa Walter, Erin Westman, Isaac Wirgin, Michael P. Wilkie
2018, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (75) 152-168
Rapid evolution of pest, pathogen and wildlife populations can have undesirable effects; for example, when insects evolve resistance to pesticides or fishes evolve smaller body size in response to harvest. A destructive invasive species in the Laurentian Great Lakes, the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) has been controlled with the pesticide...
Interoperability in planetary research for geospatial data analysis
Trent M. Hare, Angelo P. Rossi, Alessandro Frigeri, Chiara Marmo
2018, Planetary and Space Science (150) 36-42
For more than a decade there has been a push in the planetary science community to support interoperable methods for accessing and working with geospatial data. Common geospatial data products for planetary research include image mosaics, digital elevation or terrain models, geologic maps,...
Diet of the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) in Belize, Central America
Aarin Conrad Allen, Cathy A. Beck, Robert K. Bonde, James A. Powell, Nicole Auil Gomez
2018, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom (98) 1831-1840
Belize contains important habitat for Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) and provides refuge for the highest known population density of this subspecies. As these animals face impending threats, knowledge of their dietary habits can be used to interpret resource utilization. The contents of 13 mouth, 6 digestive tract (stomach, duodenum...
Shallow bedrock limits groundwater seepage-based headwater climate refugia
Martin A. Briggs, John W. Lane Jr., Craig D. Snyder, Eric A. White, Zachary Johnson, David L. Nelms, Nathaniel P. Hitt
2018, Limnologica - Ecology and Management of Inland Waters (68) 142-156
Groundwater/surface-water exchanges in streams are inexorably linked to adjacent aquifer dynamics. As surface-water temperatures continue to increase with climate warming, refugia created by groundwater connectivity is expected to enable cold water fish species to survive. The shallow alluvial aquifers that source groundwater seepage to headwater streams, however, may also be...
Pore-types and pore-network evolution in Upper Devonian-Lower Mississippian Woodford and Mississippian Barnett mudstones: Insights from laboratory thermal maturation and organic petrology
Lucy T. Ko, Stephen C. Ruppel, Robert G. Loucks, Paul C. Hackley, Tongwei Zhang, Deyong Shao
2018, International Journal of Coal Geology (190) 3-28
Pore-evolution models from immature organic-matter (OM) -rich Barnett (0.42%Ro) and Woodford (0.49%Ro) mudstones were compared with models previously developed from low-maturity OM-lean Boquillas (Eagle Ford-equivalent) mudstones to investigate whether (1) different mineralogy (siliceous vs. calcareous) exerts different catalytic and sorption effects and influences OM-pore origin and evolution;...
Focused seismicity triggered by flank instability on Kīlauea's Southwest Rift Zone
Josiah Judson, Weston Thelen, Tim Greenfield, Robert G. White
2018, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research (353) 95-101
Swarms of earthquakes at the head of the Southwest Rift Zone on Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaiʻi, reveal an interaction of normal and strike-slip faulting associated with movement of Kīlauea's south flank. A relocated subset of earthquakes between January 2012 and August 2014...
High-resolution climate of the past ∼7300 years of coastal northernmost California: Results from diatoms, silicoflagellates, and pollen
John A. Barron, David Bukry, Linda E. Heusser, Jason A. Addison, Clark R. Alexander Jr.
2018, Quaternary International (469) 109-119
Piston core TN062-O550, collected about 33 km offshore of Eureka, California, contains a high-resolution record of the climate and oceanography of coastal northernmost California during the past ∼7.34 kyr. Chronology established by nine AMS ages on a combination of planktic foraminifers, bivalve shell fragments, and wood yields a mean sedimentation rate of...
Disease protection and allelopathic interactions of seed-transmitted endophytic pseudomonads of invasive reed grass (Phragmites australis)
James F. White, Kathryn Kingsley, Kurt P. Kowalski, Ivelisse Irizarry, April Micci, Marcos Antonio Soares, Marshall S. Bergen
2018, Plant and Soil (422) 195-208
Background and aimsNon-native Phragmites australis (haplotype M) is an invasive grass that decreases biodiversity and produces dense stands. We hypothesized that seeds of Phragmites carry microbes that improve seedling growth, defend against pathogens and maximize capacity of seedlings to compete with other plants.MethodsWe isolated bacteria from seeds of...
Herring Disease Program – Herring Disease Program II
Paul Hershberger, Maureen K. Purcell
2018, Report
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Direct and indirect controls on organic matter decomposition in four coastal wetland communities along a landscape salinity gradient
Camille L. Stagg, Melissa M. Baustian, Carey L. Perry, Tim J. B. Carruthers, Courtney T. Hall
2018, Journal of Ecology (106) 655-670
Coastal wetlands store more carbon than most ecosystems globally. As sea level rises, changes in flooding and salinity will potentially impact ecological functions, such as organic matter decomposition, that influence carbon storage. However, little is known about the mechanisms that control organic matter loss in coastal wetlands...
Slip history of the La Cruz fault: Development of a late Miocene transformin response to increased rift obliquity in the northern Gulf of California
Scott E.K. Bennett, Michael E. Oskin, Alexander Iriondo, Michael J. Kunk
2018, Tectonophysics (693) 409-435
The Gulf of California rift has accommodated oblique divergence of the Pacific and North America plates in north-western México since Miocene time. Due to its infancy, its rifted margins preserve a rare onshore record of early continental break-up processes and an opportunity to investigate the role of rift obliquity in...
Bioenergetic evaluation of diel vertical migration by bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) in a thermally stratified reservoir
Madeleine Eckmann, Jason B. Dunham, Edward J. Connor, Carmen A. Welch
2018, Ecology of Freshwater Fish (27) 30-43
Many species living in deeper lentic ecosystems exhibit daily movements that cycle through the water column, generally referred to as diel vertical migration (DVM). In this study, we applied bioenergetics modelling to evaluate growth as a hypothesis to explain DVM by bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) in a thermally stratified reservoir...
Introduction to the Wetland Book 1: Wetland structure and function, management, and nethods
Nick C. Davidson, Beth A. Middleton, Robert J. McInnes, Mark Everard, Kenneth Irvine, Anne A. Van Dam, C. Max Finlayson
C. Max Finlayson, Mark Everard, Kenneth Irvine, Robert J. McInnes, Beth A. Middleton, Anne A. Van Dam, Nick C. Davidson, editor(s)
2018, Book chapter, The Wetland Book
The Wetland Book 1 is designed as a ‘first port-of-call’ reference work for information on the structure and functions of wetlands, current approaches to wetland management, and methods for researching and understanding wetlands. Contributions by experts summarize key concepts, orient the reader to the major issues, and support further...
Climate-induced seasonal changes in smallmouth bass growth rate potential at the southern range extent
Christopher R. Middaugh, Brin Kessinger, Daniel D. Magoulick
2018, Ecology of Freshwater Fish (27) 19-29
Temperature increases due to climate change over the coming century will likely affect smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) growth in lotic systems at the southern extent of their native range. However, the thermal response of a stream to warming climate conditions could be affected by the flow regime of...
The origin of shallow lakes in the Khorezm Province, Uzbekistan, and the history of pesticide use around these lakes
Michael R. Rosen, Arica Crootof, Liam Reidy, Laurel Saito, Bakhriddin Nishonov, Julian A. Scott
2018, Journal of Paleolimnology (59) 201-219
The economy of the Khorezm Province in Uzbekistan relies on the large-scale agricultural production of cotton. To sustain their staple crop, water from the Amu Darya is diverted for irrigation through canal systems constructed during the early to mid-twentieth century when this region was part of the Soviet Union. These...
Lakes and reservoirs—Guidelines for study design and sampling
U.S. Geological Survey
2018, Techniques and Methods 9-A10
The “National Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data” (NFM) is an online report with separately published chapters that provides the protocols and guidelines by which U.S. Geological Survey personnel obtain the data used to assess the quality of the Nation’s surface-water and groundwater resources. Chapter A10 reviews limnological...
Recent trends in Cuba’s mining and petroleum industries
Susan Wacaster, Michael S. Baker, Yadira Soto-Viruet, Steven D. Textoris
2018, Fact Sheet 2015-3032
In response to recent diplomatic developments between Cuba and the United States, the National Minerals Information Center compiled available information on the mineral industries of Cuba. This fact sheet highlights a new map and table that identify mines, mineral processing facilities, and petroleum facilities as well as information on location,...
Polygons of global undersea features for geographic searches
Stephen R. Hartwell, Dana K. Wingfield, Alan O. Allwardt, Frances L. Lightsom, Florence L. Wong
2018, Open-File Report 2014-1040
A shapefile of 311 undersea features from all major oceans and seas has been created as an aid for retrieving georeferenced information resources. Geospatial information systems with the capability to search user-defined, polygonal geographic areas will be able to utilize this shapefile or secondary products derived from it, such as...
Hydrogeology and simulation of groundwater flow in the Central Oklahoma (Garber-Wellington) Aquifer, Oklahoma, 1987 to 2009, and simulation of available water in storage, 2010–2059
Shana L. Mashburn, Derek W. Ryter, Christopher R. Neel, S. Jerrod Smith, Jessica S. Correll
2018, Scientific Investigations Report 2013-5219
The Central Oklahoma (Garber-Wellington) aquifer underlies about 3,000 square miles of central Oklahoma. The study area for this investigation was the extent of the Central Oklahoma aquifer. Water from the Central Oklahoma aquifer is used for public, industrial, commercial, agricultural, and domestic supply. With the exception of Oklahoma City, all...
Fatality estimator user’s guide
Manuela M. Huso, Nicholas Som, Lew Ladd
2018, Data Series 729
This publication is the User's Guide for software developed to estimate wildlife fatalities at wind-power facilities, although the software is applicable to a variety of circumstances in which the objective is to estimate the size of a superpopulation and the probability of detection of the individuals is less than one....
Quality of water from crystalline rock aquifers in New England, New Jersey, and New York, 1995-2007
Sarah M. Flanagan, Joseph D. Ayotte, Gilpin R. Robinson Jr.
2018, Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5220
Crystalline bedrock aquifers in New England and parts of New Jersey and New York (NECR aquifers) are a major source of drinking water. Because the quality of water in these aquifers is highly variable, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) statistically analyzed chemical data on samples of untreated groundwater collected from...
Managing forest habitat for conservation-reliant species in a changing climate: The case of the endangered Kirtland’s Warbler
Deahn M. Donner, Donald J. Brown, Christine Ribic, Mark Nelson, Tim Greco
2018, Forest Ecology and Management (430) 265-279
Conservation and recovery of species of concern necessitates evaluating forest habitat conditions under changing climate conditions, especially in the early stages of the delisting process. Managers must weigh implications of near-term habitat management activities within the context of changing environmental conditions and a species’ biological traits that may influence their...
Evaluation of the Source and Transport of High Nitrate Concentrations in Ground Water, Warren Subbasin, California
Tracy Nishikawa, Jill N. Densmore, Peter Martin, Jonathan C. Matti
2018, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4009
Ground water historically has been the sole source of water supply for the Town of Yucca Valley in the Warren subbasin of the Morongo ground-water basin, California. An imbalance between ground-water recharge and pumpage caused ground-water levels in the subbasin to decline by as much as 300 feet from the...
A fossiliferous spherule-rich bed at the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) boundary in Mississippi, USA: Implications for the K–Pg mass extinction event in the Mississippi Embayment and Eastern Gulf Coastal Plain
James D. Witts, Neil H. Landman, Matthew P. Garb, Caitlin Boas, Ekaterina Larina, Remy Rovelli, Lucy E. Edwards, Robert Sherrell, J. Kirk Cochran
2018, Cretaceous Research (91) 147-167
We describe an outcrop of the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) boundary exposed due to construction near New Albany, Union County, Mississippi. It consists of the Owl Creek Formation and overlying Clayton Formation. The Owl Creek Formation is rich in the ammonites Discoscaphites iris and Eubaculites carinatus, which, along with biostratigraphically important dinoflagellate...
