Amphibian and reptile conservation in the United States of America
Deanna H. Olson, David S. Pilliod
Susan C. Walls, Katherine O'Donnell, editor(s)
2024, Book chapter
Wildlife stewardship is of utmost importance in the United States, where management for sustainable natural resources is extended to native species including amphibians and reptiles. The U.S. wildlife conservation framework is a nested system of authorities regulating species and habitats, science-based management and policy decisions, and adaptive management as new...
Salmon data mobilization
Graeme Diack, Tom Bird, Scott A. Akenhead, Jennifer M. Bayer, Deirdre Brophy, Colin Bull, Elvira de Eyto, Nora Hanson, Brett T. Johnson, Matt Jones, Alexis Knight, Marie Nevoux, Tim van der Strap, Alan Walker
2024, North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission Bulletin 61-76
Despite substantial research and conservation efforts, many salmon populations are in decline. Globally, salmon research is not delivering effective decision support products to help managers apply research insights as informed management actions. Data Mobilization (DM) is a key step towards building the wider evidence base required to deliver accountable, reliable,...
New approaches to wildlife health
Marcela Uhart, Jonathan M. Sleeman
2024, Scientific and Technical Review (Special Edition) 145-151
Recent environmental change and biodiversity loss have modified ecosystems, altering disease dynamics. For wildlife health, this trend has translated into increased potential for disease transmission and reduced capacity to overcome significant population-level impacts, which may place species at risk of extinction. Thus, current approaches to wildlife health focus not on...
A metapopulation strategy to support long term conservation of genetic diversity in Department of the Interior bison
Sara J. Oyler-McCance, Lee C. Jones, Blake McCann, Shawna J Zimmerman, Kathryn A. Schoenecker, Paul Santavy, Brendan J Moynahan
2024, Science Report NPS/SR—2024/229
Once numbering in the tens of millions, plains bison (Bison bison bison) were nearly driven to extinction with only a few hundred individuals remaining by the late 19th century. Plains bison have since recovered to approximately 20,000 animals managed in conservation herds throughout North America, yet substantial challenges to their...
Climate vulnerability assessment of Oregon hatchery programs
Hannah Barrett, Melanie J. Davis
2024, Report
The goal of this project was to assess the vulnerability to climate change impacts for a sample set of hatchery programs representing different geographic areas and primary anadromous species raised in state-managed Oregon hatcheries (Summary Figure 1). Freshwater and marine ecosystem processes can significantly influence salmon and steelhead survival, and...
Restoration monitoring metric framework: Integrating innovative remote-sensing technologies: Comparisons between field and remotely sensed vegetation surveys of restored forested and grassland sites in Ohio
Heather Theel, Molly Reif, Safra Altman, Christina Saltus, Nathan R. Beane, Samuel S. Jackson, Scott Bourne, Jennifer Laird, Shea Hammond, Kenneth Matheson, Thomas Berry, Jo Ellen Hinck, Keith Grabner, Esther D. Stroh, Robin L. Tillitt, Kristin Skrabis
2024, Final Technical Report ERDC/EL TR-24-19
Restoration monitoring is generally perceived as costly and time-consuming, yet the concept of universal restoration monitoring metrics is trending for evaluation of restoration performance across spatial scales, project boundaries, and jurisdictions. Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) practitioners seek to restore natural resources injured by oil spills or hazardous...
Global Food Security Support Analysis Data (GFSAD) using remote sensing in support of food and water security in the 21st century
Pardhasaradhi Teluguntla, Prasad Thenkabail, Jun Xiong, Adam Oliphant, Murali Krishna Gumma, Chandra Giri, Cristina Milesi, Mutlu Ozdogan, Russell G. Congalton, James Tilton, Temuulen Tsagaan Sankey, Richard Massey, Aparna Phalke, Kamini Yadav
Prasad Thenkabail, editor(s)
2024, Book chapter, Remote sensing handbook, volume III
The overarching goal of this chapter is to provide a comprehensive overview of the state-of-art of global cropland mapping procedures using remote sensing as characterized and envisioned by the “Global Food Security Support Analysis Data @ 30 m (GFSAD30)” project working group team. First, the chapter will provide an overview...
Separating signals in elevation data improves supervised machine learning predictions for hydrothermal favorability
Pascal Domingo Caraccioli Salinas, Stanley Paul Mordensky, Jacob DeAngelo, Erick R. Burns, John Lipor
2024, Conference Paper, Using the Earth to save the Earth: Geothermal Resources Council transactions
A recent study identified topography (land surface elevation above sea level) as an important input dataset (feature) for predicting the location of hydrothermal systems in the Great Basin in Nevada. Yet, topography is generally a result of more than one geological process and may consequently contain multiple distinct signals. For...
Electrofishing Sandusky River grass carp spawning grounds may disrupt spawning
Ryan E. Brown, Christine M. Mayer, Corbin David Hilling, Song S. Qian, James Roberts
2024, Management of Biological Invasions (15) 519-534
Invasive grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella spawning was confirmed in Lake Erie with the collection of fertilized eggs in the Sandusky River, Ohio in 2015. Managers responded with initiation of adult grass carp removal in 2017. Hydrodynamic modeling revealed a potential spawning location in downtown Fremont, Ohio (41.3455; −83.1110), which was...
Effective site coefficients for the 2024 International Building Code (IBC)
Sanaz Rezaeian, Nico Luco, Andrew James Makdisi, Henry Mason
2024, Conference Paper
The U.S. National Seismic Hazard Models (NSHMs), developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), have long been the scientific foundation of seismic design guidelines and have been used to compute design ground motions for construction of new buildings and retrofit of existing buildings in the United States and its territories....
Scope, setting, and purpose of the Colorado Front Range climate change vulnerability assessment for national forests
Brice Hanberry, T Timberlake, N.A. Clark, Brian W. Miller, C. D. Peterson
2024, General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-438
No abstract available....
International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 389 preliminary report: Hawaiian drowned reefs
Jody M. Webster, Ana Christina Ravelo, Hannah L.J. Grant, Margaret Stewart, M. Rydzy, Erwan Le Ber, Nicola Allison, Brian Boston, Juan Carlos Braga, Logan Brenner, Xuefei Chen, Peter Chutcharavan, Andrea Dutton, Thomas Felis, Naoto Fukuyo, Eberhard Gischler, Sahra Greve, Amy Hagen, Youri Hamon, Ed Hathorne, Marc Humblet, Stephan Jorry, Pankaj Khanna, Helen V. McGregor, Richard A. Mortlock, Ulrike Prange, Theresa Nohl, Donald Potts, Ana Prohaska, Nancy G. Prouty, Willem Renema, Kenna Rubin, Hildegard Westphal, Yusuke Yokoyama, Marley Parker
2024, Report
Our understanding of the mechanisms controlling eustatic sea level and global climate changes has been hampered by a lack of appropriate fossil coral records over the last 500 ky, particularly into and out of the glacial periods. This problem was addressed by International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 389 by drilling...
Simulated ground-motion records for the seismic assessment of monumental masonry structures
Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Marco F. Funari, Simon Szabó, S. M. Sajad Hussaini, Sanaz Rezaeian, Paulo B. Lourenço
2024, Conference Paper
Earthquakes are natural disasters that can cause widespread devastation and loss of life. Simulated ground-motion records can be useful in regions with limited seismic stations or a history of damaging but infrequent earthquakes. This is especially true in areas with a high concentration of heritage masonry structures, which are especially...
Defining sediment handling practices to limit negative impacts to larval lampreys
Theresa L. Liedtke, Joe Skalicky, Lisa K. Weiland, Julie Harris, Ann E. Gray, Ralph Lampman, Joy Wade
2024, Report
Sediment manipulation activities such as dredging and restoration efforts (e.g., culvert install/repair) may disturb habitats where larval lampreys live burrowed in stream sediments. Sediment added on top of larval lamprey burrowing areas results in ‘overburden’, which poses risks of mortality from respiratory distress, reduced movement, and crushing injuries or may...
Editorial: Subsurface microbiology within hydrocarbon resources or stored gases
Djuna Gulliver, Elliott Barnhart, Hannah Schweitzer, Heidi J. Smith, David J. Midgley
2024, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (12)
A Research Topic on the microbiology of hydrocarbon and gas storage reservoirs has far reaching industrial applications. In recent decades, there has been a growing interest in understanding microbial communities in subsurface energy reservoirs, such as coal, oil, and shale beds. This area of research has broadened to include gas...
Reproductive trends in Little Brown Bats before and after the onset of white-nose syndrome in Virginia
Karen E. Powers, W. Mark Ford, Richard J. Reynolds, William D. Orndorff, David E. Yates, Thomas E. Malabad
2024, Journal of North American Bat Research (2) 1-12
Myotis lucifugus (Little Brown Bat) declines in Virginia following white-nose syndrome (WNS) prompted an investigation into reproductive behaviors of surviving individuals. To examine reproductive change, we examined female bats prior to, during and after endemism establishment. We also examined capture trends of juveniles at maternity colonies. Timing and proportion of reproductive...
More than a decade of conservation biology and research in Sonora and Arizona: The endangered Sonoran Tiger Salamander and threatened Chiricahua Leopard Frog
James Rorabaough, Blake R. Hossack
2024, Sonoran Herpetologist (37) 170-178
Only two species of amphibians from Arizona are listed under the federal Endangered Species Act. The Sonoran Tiger Salamander was listed as an endangered species without critical habitat in 1997. The Chiricahua Leopard Frog was listed as a threatened species in 2002; critical habitat was designated in 2012. In this...
Seismic response comparison of a historical masonry church subject to real and simulated ground motions
S. M. Sajad Hussaini, Claudio Sebastiani, Monica Capasso, Valerio Sabbatini, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Sanaz Rezaeian, Silvia Santini, Paulo B. Lourenço
2024, Conference Paper
In recent years, advanced numerical models and high-performance computing have facilitated the utilization of ground motion time series in the assessment of the non-linear dynamic behavior of historic masonry structures. Since recorded accelerograms can be sparse for specific analysis conditions, stochastic ground motion simulations have become a viable alternative to...
Groundwater science relevant to the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement: An updated status report
Howard W. Reeves, Elis Damascno Silva, Mohamed Mohamed, editor(s)
2024, Report
No abstract available....
Evaluating behavioral responses of spawning-phase Walleyes to odors of rivers and other Walleyes
Tyler Buchinger, Troy Zorn, Nicholas S. Johnson, Weiming Li
2024, Fisheries Report 42
Many fish species show a remarkable ability to home to streams for spawning and fishery managers have applied that knowledge to restore or rehabilitate populations of some species. Walleye Sander vitreus show strong homing tendencies and the ability to select their natal river from other streams. The role of olfactory...
Fisheries research and monitoring activities of the Lake Erie Biological Station, 2023
Mark Richard Dufour, Francesco Guzzo, Corbin David Hilling, Kevin R. Keretz, Richard Kraus, Richard Cole Oldham, James Roberts, Joseph Schmitt
2024, Report
This report presents biomass-based summaries of fish communities in western Lake Erie derived from USGS bottom trawl surveys conducted from 2013 to 2023. Analyses herein evaluated trends in total biomass, abundance of dominant predator and forage species, non-native species composition, biodiversity and community structure. Data from this effort can be...
Sensitivity of Alabama freshwater gastropod species to nickel exposure
Andrew Barrick, Sean Parham, Paul Johnson, Shannon K. Brewer, Tham Hoang
2024, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (43) 2578-2588
Snails are effective bioindicators due to their prolific distribution, high level of endemism, and capacity to accumulate contaminants. Freshwater snails have unique ecological niches which are imperiled by land‐use change and the introduction of hazardous chemicals. To assess how environmental alterations affect gastropods, lab‐based studies are needed to characterize the...
Global survey of paleo-bedforms on Mars
Matthew Chojnacki, Lori K. Fenton, Lauren A. Edgar, Mackenzie D. Day, Christopher S. Edwards, Aaron R Weintraub, Amber L. Gullikson, Matt Telfer
2024, Geomorphology (466)
Sedimentary processes on Mars have contributed to a plethora of landforms, both ancient and modern. Many of these are aeolian- or fluvial-formed constructs that meet the morphologic criteria for dunes and ripples but are clearly lithified and part of the rock record. This study conducted a survey of Mars using...
Effects of 2D hydrodynamic model resolution on habitat estimates for rearing Coho Salmon in contrasting channel forms
Reuben B. Smit, Damon H. Goodman, Josh Boyce, Nicholas A. Som
2024, River Research and Applications (40) 1912-1924
Estimating the impacts of water allocation decisions on fish populations and habitat availability is an important part of environmental flow assessments, especially in locations where water resources are limited. Two-dimensional hydrodynamic models (2DHMs) are commonly coupled with biological models to estimate fish habitat quality, area, and capacity across a range...
Cycles in adult steelhead length suggest interspecific competition in the North Pacific Ocean
Ryan A. Vosbigian, Logan Wendling, Timothy Copeland, Matthew Richard Falcy
2024, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (81) 1666-1675
Anadromous fishes rely on abundant prey in the ocean to grow large quickly, but prey limitation leads to interspecific competition. When species interactions are difficult to observe, growth can be studied to detect otherwise cryptic signals of competition. We describe a previously undocumented two-year cycle in the lengths of adult...
