Effects of an extreme flood on trace elements in river water—From urban stream to major river basin
Larry B. Barber, Suzanne S. Paschke, William A. Battaglin, Chris Douville, Kevin C. Fitzgerald, Steffanie H. Keefe, David A. Roth, Alan M. Vajda
2017, Environmental Science & Technology (51) 10344-10356
Major floods adversely affect water quality through surface runoff, groundwater discharge, and damage to municipal water infrastructure. Despite their importance, it can be difficult to assess the effects of floods on streamwater chemistry because of challenges collecting samples and the absence of baseline data. This study documents water quality during...
Survivorship across the annual cycle of a migratory passerine, the willow flycatcher
Eben H. Paxton, Scott L. Durst, Mark K. Sogge, Thomas J. Koronkiewicz, Kristina L. Paxton
2017, Journal of Avian Biology (48) 1126-1131
Annual survivorship in migratory birds is a product of survival across the different periods of the annual cycle (i.e. breeding, wintering, and migration), and may vary substantially among these periods. Determining which periods have the highest mortality, and thus are potentially limiting a population, is important especially for species of...
The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover Mastcam instruments: Preflight and in-flight calibration, validation, and data archiving
James F. Bell III, A. Godber, S. McNair, M.A. Caplinger, J.N. Maki, M. T. Lemmon, J. Van Beek, M.C. Malin, D. Wellington, K.M. Kinch, M.B. Madsen, C. Hardgrove, M.A. Ravine, E. Jensen, D. Harker, Ryan B. Anderson, Kenneth E. Herkenhoff, R.V. Morris, E. Cisneros, R. G. Deen
2017, Earth and Space Science (4) 396-452
The NASA Curiosity rover Mast Camera (Mastcam) system is a pair of fixed-focal length, multispectral, color CCD imagers mounted ~2 m above the surface on the rover's remote sensing mast, along with associated electronics and an onboard calibration target. The left Mastcam (M-34) has a 34 mm focal length, an instantaneous field...
Analyzing land-use change scenarios for trade-offs among culturalecosystem services in the Southern Rocky Mountains
Benson C. Sherrouse, Darius J. Semmens, Zachary H. Ancona, Nicole M. Brunner
2017, Ecosystem Services (26) 431-444
Significant increases in outdoor recreation participants are projected over the next 50 years for national forests across the United States, with even larger increases possible for forests located in the Southern Rocky Mountains. Forest managers will be challenged to balance increasing demand for outdoor recreation with other ecosystem services. Future management needs could...
Experimental observations on the decay of environmental DNA from bighead and silver carps
Richard F. Lance, Katy E. Klymus, Catherine A. Richter, Xin Guan, Heather L. Farrington, Matthew R. Carr, Nathan Thompson, Duane Chapman, Kelly L. Baerwaldt
2017, Management of Biological Invasions (8) 343-359
Interest in the field of environmental DNA (eDNA) is growing rapidly and eDNA surveys are becoming an important consideration for aquatic resource managers dealing with invasive species. However, in order for eDNA monitoring to mature as a research and management tool, there are several critical knowledge gaps that must be...
Simulation and assessment of groundwater flow and groundwater and surface-water exchanges in lakes of the northeast Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, Minnesota, 2003 through 2013: Chapter B of Water levels and groundwater and surface-water exchanges in lakes of the northeast Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, Minnesota, 2002 through 2015
Perry M. Jones, Jason L. Roth, Jared J. Trost, Catherine A. Christenson, Aliesha L. Diekoff, Melinda L. Erickson
2017, Scientific Investigations Report 2016-5139-B
Water levels during 2003 through 2013 were less than mean water levels for the period 1925–2013 for several lakes in the northeast Twin Cities Metropolitan Area in Minnesota. Previous periods of low lake-water levels generally were correlated with periods with less than mean precipitation. Increases in groundwater withdrawals and land-use...
Wildlife on the Nevada National Security Site
Kathleen M. Longshore, Stephen M. Wessells
2017, General Information Product 180
Mountain lions, desert bighorn sheep, mule deer, and a variety of other wildlife live on and pass through the Nevada National Security Site each day. It is a highly restricted area that is free of hunting and has surprisingly pristine areas. This 22-minute program highlights an extraordinary study on how...
Ontogenetic and ecological variation in invasion risk of Brown Treesnakes (Boiga irregularis) on Guam
Shane R. Siers, Julie A. Savidge, Robert Reed
2017, Management of Biological Invasions (8) 469-483
Size structure within populations of invasive species may have consequences for relative risk at all stages of the invasion process, with implications for management interventions such as interdiction, suppression, and eradication. To assess relative distributions of invasive Brown Treesnakes among demographic categories of management interest, we undertook the most comprehensive...
In situ detection of boron by ChemCam on Mars
Patrick J. Gasda, Ethan B. Haldeman, Roger C. Wiens, William Rapin, Thomas F. Bristow, John C. Bridges, Susanne P. Schwenzer, Benton C. Clark, Kenneth E. Herkenhoff, Jens Frydenvang, Nina L. Lanza, Sylvestre Maurice, Samuel M. Clegg, Dorothea M. Delapp, Veronica L. Sanford, Madeleine R. Bodine, Rhonda McInroy
2017, Geophysical Research Letters (44) 8739-8748
We report the first in situ detection of boron on Mars. Boron has been detected in Gale crater at levels <0.05 wt % B by the NASA Curiosity rover ChemCam instrument in calcium‐sulfate‐filled fractures, which formed in a late‐stage groundwater circulating mainly in phyllosilicate‐rich bedrock interpreted as lacustrine in origin. We consider...
Characterization of water quality and suspended sediment during cold-season flows, warm-season flows, and stormflows in the Fountain and Monument Creek watersheds, Colorado, 2007–2015
Lisa D. Miller, Stogner
2017, Scientific Investigations Report 2017-5084
From 2007 through 2015, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Colorado Springs City Engineering, conducted a study in the Fountain and Monument Creek watersheds, Colorado, to characterize surface-water quality and suspended-sediment conditions for three different streamflow regimes with an emphasis on characterizing water quality during storm runoff. Data collected...
Optical and biochemical properties of a southwest Florida whiting event
Jacqueline Long, Chaunmin Hu, Lisa L. Robbins, Robert H. Byrne, John H. Paul, Jennifer L. Wolny
2017, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (196) 258-268
“Whiting” in oceanography is a term used to describe a sharply defined patch of water that contains high levels of suspended, fine-grained calcium carbonate (CaCO3). Whitings have been reported in many oceanic and lake environments, and recently have been reported in southwest Florida coastal waters. Here, field and laboratory measurements were used to study...
Mathematical models for plant-herbivore interactions
Zhilan Feng, Donald L. DeAngelis
2017, Book
Mathematical Models of Plant-Herbivore Interactions addresses mathematical models in the study of practical questions in ecology, particularly factors that affect herbivory, including plant defense, herbivore natural enemies, and adaptive herbivory, as well as the effects of these on plant community dynamics. The result of extensive research on the use of mathematical modeling...
Carbon dynamics of river corridors and the effects of human alterations
Ellen Wohl, Robert O. Hall Jr., Katherine B. Lininger, Nicholas A. Sutfin, David Walters
2017, Ecological Monographs (87) 379-409
Research in stream metabolism, gas exchange, and sediment dynamics indicates that rivers are an active component of the global carbon cycle and that river form and process can influence partitioning of terrestrially derived carbon among the atmosphere, geosphere, and ocean. Here we develop a conceptual model of carbon dynamics (inputs,...
Contact and contagion: Probability of transmission given contact varies with demographic state in bighorn sheep
Kezia R. Manlove, E. Frances Cassirer, Raina K. Plowright, Paul C. Cross, Peter J. Hudson
2017, Journal of Animal Ecology (86) 908-920
Understanding both contact and probability of transmission given contact are key to managing wildlife disease. However, wildlife disease research tends to focus on contact heterogeneity, in part because the probability of transmission given contact is notoriously difficult to measure. Here, we present a first step towards empirically...
Optimization of human, animal, and environmental health by using the One Health approach
Jonathan M. Sleeman, Thomas J. DeLiberto, Natalie T. Nguyen
2017, Journal of Veterinary Science (18) 263-268
Emerging diseases are increasing burdens on public health, negatively affecting the world economy, causing extinction of species, and disrupting ecological integrity. One Health recognizes that human, domestic animal, and wildlife health are interconnected within ecosystem health and provides a framework for the development of multidisciplinary solutions to global health challenges....
Characterization of Monkeypox virus infection in African rope squirrels (Funisciurus sp.)
Elizabeth Falendysz, Juan G. Lopera, Jeffrey B. Doty, Yoshinori J. Nakazawa, Colleen Crill, Faye Lorenzsonn, Lem’s N. Kalemba, Monica Ronderos, Andres Meija, Jean M. Malekani, Kevin L. Karem, Darrin Caroll, Jorge E. Osorio, Tonie E. Rocke
2017, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (11) 1-23
Monkeypox (MPX) is a zoonotic disease endemic in Central and West Africa and is caused by Monkeypox virus (MPXV), the most virulent Orthopoxvirus affecting humans since the eradication of Variola virus (VARV). Many aspects of the MPXV transmission cycle, including the natural host of the virus, remain unknown. African rope squirrels (Funisciurus spp.) are considered potential...
Geomorphic responses to dam removal in the United States – a two-decade perspective
Jon J. Major, Amy E. East, Jim E. O'Connor, Gordon E. Grant, Andrew C. Wilcox, Christopher S. Magirl, Matthias J. Collins, Desiree D. Tullos
Daizo Tsutsumi, Jonathan B. Laronne, editor(s)
2017, Book chapter, Gravel bed rivers: Processes and disasters
Recent decades have seen a marked increase in the number of dams removed in the United States. Investigations following a number of removals are beginning to inform how, and how fast, rivers and their ecosystems respond to released sediment. Though only a few tens of studies detail physical responses to...
Comparing automated classification and digitization approaches to detect change in eelgrass bed extent during restoration of a large river delta
Anna Elizabeth Davenport, Jerry D. Davis, Isa Woo, Eric E. Grossman, Jesse B. Barham, Christopher S. Ellings, John Y. Takekawa
2017, Northwest Science (91) 272-282
Native eelgrass (Zostera marina) is an important contributor to ecosystem services that supplies cover for juvenile fish, supports a variety of invertebrate prey resources for fish and waterbirds, provides substrate for herring roe consumed by numerous fish and birds, helps stabilize sediment, and sequesters organic carbon. Seagrasses are in decline...
Abundant carbon in the mantle beneath Hawai`i
Kyle R. Anderson, Michael P. Poland
2017, Nature Geoscience (10) 704-708
Estimates of carbon concentrations in Earth’s mantle vary over more than an order of magnitude, hindering our ability to understand mantle structure and mineralogy, partial melting, and the carbon cycle. CO2 concentrations in mantle-derived magmas supplying hotspot ocean island volcanoes yield our most direct constraints on mantle carbon, but are...
Urban forest management in New England: Towards a contemporary understanding of tree wardens in Massachusetts communities
Richard W. Harper, David V. Bloniarz, Stephen DeStefano, Craig Nicolson
2017, Arboricultural Journal (39) 162-178
In the New England states, tree wardens are local officials responsible for the preservation, maintenance and stewardship of municipal public trees. This study explores the emerging professional challenges, duties and responsibilities of tree wardens, from the subject’s point of view, by conducting in-person, semi-structured qualitative research interviews with 50 tree...
Conservation endocrinology
Stephen D. McCormick, L. Michael Romero
2017, BioScience (67) 429-442
Endocrinologists can make significant contributions to conservation biology by helping to understand the mechanisms by which organisms cope with changing environments. Field endocrine techniques have advanced rapidly in recent years and can provide substantial information on the growth, stress, and reproductive status of individual animals, thereby providing insight into current...
Diel variation in detection and vocalization rates of king (Rallus elegans) and clapper (Rallus crepitans) rails in intracoastal waterways
Lydia L. Stiffler, James T. Anderson, Amy B. Welsh, Sergio R. Harding, Gary R. Costanzo, Todd E. Katzner
2017, Waterbirds (40) 263-271
Surveys for secretive marsh birds could be improved with refinements to address regional and species-specific variation in detection probabilities and optimal times of day to survey. Diel variation in relation to naïve occupancy, detection rates, and vocalization rates of King (Rallus elegans) and Clapper (R. crepitans) rails were studied in...
Atmospheric rivers emerge as a global science and applications focus
F. Martin Ralph, Michael D. Dettinger, David A. Lavers, Irina Gorodetskaya, Andrew Martin, Maximilliano Viale, Allen White, Nina S. Oakley, Jonathan J. Rutz, J. Ryan Spackman, Heini Wernli, Jason M. Cordeira
2017, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (98) 1969-1973
Recent advances in atmospheric sciences and hydrology have identified the key role of atmo-spheric rivers (ARs) in determining the distribution of strong precipitation events in the midlatitudes. The growth of the subject is evident in the increase in scientific publications that discuss ARs (Fig. 1a). Combined with related phenomena, that...
Viscoelastic lower crust and mantle relaxation following the 14–16 April 2016 Kumamoto, Japan, earthquake sequence
Frederick Pollitz, Tomokazu Kobayashi, Hiroshi Yarai, Bunichiro Shibazaki, Takumi Matsumoto
2017, Geophysical Research Letters (44) 8795-8803
The 2016 Kumamoto, Japan, earthquake sequence, culminating in the Mw=7.0 16 April 2016 main shock, occurred within an active tectonic belt of central Kyushu. GPS data from GEONET reveal transient crustal motions from several millimeters per year up to ∼3 cm/yr during the first 8.5 months following the sequence. The spatial pattern of...
Incorporating evolutionary insights to improve ecotoxicology for freshwater species
Steven P. Brady, Jonathan L. Richardson, Bethany K. Kunz
2017, Evolutionary Applications (10) 829-838
Ecotoxicological studies have provided extensive insights into the lethal and sublethal effects of environmental contaminants. These insights are critical for environmental regulatory frameworks, which rely on knowledge of toxicity for developing policies to manage contaminants. While varied approaches have been applied to ecotoxicological questions, perspectives related to the evolutionary history...
