Environmental contaminant exposure data and monitoring priorities for wild terrestrial vertebrates at national parks in coastal and estuarine habitat
Barnett A. Rattner, B.K. Ackerson, K.M. Eisenreich, M.A. McKernan
David Harmon, editor(s)
2006, Book chapter, People, Places, and Parks: Proceedings of the 2005 George Wright Society Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites
The Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Project of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) assesses the exposure and effects of environmental contaminants on select species and habitats in the United States. One of the many BEST Project activities entails the development of decision-support tools to assist in the...
Adaptive harvest management of North American waterfowl populations - recent successes and future prospects
J.D. Nichols, M.C. Runge, Fred A. Johnson, B. Kenneth Williams
Richard Schodde, Susan Hannon, Gregor Scheiffarth, Franz Bairlein, editor(s)
2006, Book chapter, XXIV International Ornithological Congress, Hamburg, 2006, Abstracts
The history of North American waterfowl harvest management has been characterized by attempts to use population monitoring data to make informed harvest management decisions. Early attempts can be characterized as intuitive decision processes, and later efforts were guided increasingly by population models and associated predictions. In 1995, a...
Characterization of breeding habitats for black and surf scoters in the eastern boreal forest and subarctic regions of Canada
Matthew C. Perry, D.M. Kidwell, A.M. Wells, E.J.R. Lohnes, P.C. Osenton, S.H. Altmann
Alan Hanson, Joseph Kerekes, Julie Paquet, editor(s)
2006, Book chapter, Limnology and Waterbirds 2003. The 4th Conference of the Aquatic Birds Working Group of the Societas Internationalis Limnologiae (SIL)
We analyzed characteristics of wetland habitats used by breeding black scoters (Melanitta nigra) and surf scoters (M. perspicillata) in the eastern boreal forest and subarctic regions of Canada based on satellite telemetry data collected in the spring and summer. During 2002 and 2004, nine black scoters (four males, five...
Impacts of marsh management on coastal-marsh bird habitats
L.R. Mitchell, S. Gabrey, P.P. Marra, R.M. Erwin
2006, Book chapter, Terrestrial vertebrates of tidal marshes: evolution, ecology, and conservation
The effects of habitat-management practices in coastal marshes have been poorly evaluated. We summarize the extant literature concerning whether these manipulations achieve their goals and the effects of these manipulations on target (i.e., waterfowl and waterfowl food plants) and non-target organisms (particularly coastal-marsh endemics). Although we focus on...
Five years (2000-2004) of post-reconstruction monitoring of freshwater tidal wetlands in the urban Anacostia River, Washington, D.C. USA
D. Hammerschlag, C. Krafft
2006, Book chapter, Catchments to Coast: Australian Marine Sciences Association, 44th annual conference and the Society of Wetland Scientists 27th International Conference. Book of Abstracts
The Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. USA consisted of over 809 hectares (2000 acres) of freshwater tidal wetlands before mandatory dredging removed most of them in the first half of the 20th century. Much of this13 kilometer (8 mile) reach was transferred to the National Park Service (NPS)....
Final Report: Five years of monitoring reconstructed freshwater tidal wetlands in the urban Anacostia River (2000-2004)
R.S. Hammerschlag, A.H. Baldwin, C.C. Krafft, K. P. Neff, M.M. Paul, K.D. Brittingham, K. Rusello, Jeff S. Hatfield
2006, Book
The Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. USA consisted of over 809 hectares (2000 acres) of freshwater tidal wetlands before mandatory dredging removed most of them in the first half of the 20th century. Much of this13 kilometer (8 mile) reach was transferred to the National Park Service (NPS)....
Final report (2002-2004): Benthic macroinvertebrate communities of reconstructed freshwater tidal wetlands in the Anacostia River, Washington, D.C
K.D. Brittingham, R.S. Hammerschlag
2006, Book
Considerable work has been conducted on the benthic communities of inland aquatic systems, but there remains a paucity of effort on freshwater tidal wetlands. This study characterized the benthic macroinvertebrate communities of recently reconstructed urban freshwater tidal wetlands along the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. The focus of...
Contaminant exposure and potential effects on terrestrial vertebrates residing in the National Capital Region network and Mid-Atlantic network
Barnett A. Rattner, B.K. Ackerson
2006, Report
Part of the mission of the National Park Service is to preserve the natural resources, processes, systems, and associated values of its units in an unimpaired condition. Environmental contamination and pollution processes are well recognized stressors addressed by its management policies and plans. A recent study indicates that contemporary...
Geochemistry of the Amazon Estuary
Joseph M. Smoak, James M. Krest, Peter W Swarzenski
2006, Book chapter, Handbook of environmental chemistry
The Amazon River supplies more freshwater to the ocean than any other river in the world. This enormous volume of freshwater forces the estuarine mixing out of the river channel and onto the continental shelf. On the continental shelf, the estuarine mixing occurs in a very dynamic environment unlike that of...
The utility of gravity and magnetic methods for understanding subsurface hydrogeology in large alluvial watersheds: Examples from urbanized basins of the Western United States
V. J. S. Grauch, Victoria Langenheim
2006, Conference Paper, Symposium on the application of geophysics to engineering and environmental problems proceedings
Population continues to grow rapidly within the large alluvial watersheds associated with structural basins of the Basin and Range Province and the Rio Grande rift of the western United States. Increasing demands on ground‐water resources in these basins, combined with water‐rights disputes, have amplified the need for improved understanding of...
Ground-water levels in Huron County, Michigan, 2004-05
T. L. Weaver, S. L. Crowley, S. P. Blumer
2006, Open-File Report 2005-1082-B
In 1990, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) completed a study of the hydrogeology of Huron County, Michigan (Sweat, 1991). In 1993, Huron County and the USGS entered into a continuing agreement to measure water levels at selected wells throughout Huron County. As part of the agreement, USGS has operated four...
Reconnaissance borehole geophysical, geological, and hydrological data from the proposed hydrodynamic compartments of the Culpeper Basin in Loudoun, Prince William, Culpeper, Orange, and Fairfax Counties, Virginia
Michael P. Ryan, Herbert A. Pierce, Carole D. Johnson, David M. Sutphin, David L. Daniels, Joseph P. Smoot, John K. Costain, Cahit Coruh, George E. Harlow Jr.
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1203
The Culpeper basin is part of a much larger system of ancient depressions or troughs, that lie inboard of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, and largely within the Applachian Piedmont Geologic Province of eastern North America, and the transition region with the neighboring Blue Ridge Geologic Province. This basin system formed...
EAARL submarine topography: Biscayne National Park
John Brock, C. Wayne Wright, Matt Patterson, Amar Nayegandhi, Judd Patterson, Melanie S. Harris, Lance Mosher
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1118
This lidar-derived submarine topography map was produced as a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program, National Park Service (NPS) South Florida/Caribbean Network Inventory and Monitoring Program, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Wallops Flight Facility. One objective of this research is...
EAARL topography: Dry Tortugas National Park
John Brock, C. Wayne Wright, Matt Patterson, Amar Nayegandhi, Judd Patterson
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1244
This lidar-derived submarine topography map was produced as a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program, National Park Service (NPS) South Florida/Caribbean Network Inventory and Monitoring Program, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Wallops Flight Facility. One objective of this research is...
Determination of the δ15N of total nitrogen in solids; RSIL lab code 2893
Kinga Revesz, Haiping Qi, Tyler B. Coplen
2006, Techniques and Methods 10-C11
The purpose of the Reston Stable Isotope Laboratory (RSIL) lab code 2893 is to determine the δ(15N/14N), abbreviated as δ15N , of total nitrogen in solid samples. A Carlo Erba NC 2500 elemental analyzer (EA) is used to convert total nitrogen in a solid sample into N2 gas. The EA...
Streamstats: U.S. Geological Survey web application for streamflow statistics for Connecticut
Elizabeth A. Ahearn, Kernell G. Ries III, Peter A. Steeves
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3129
Introduction An important mission of the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) is to provide information on streamflow in the Nation's rivers. Streamflow statistics are used by water managers, engineers, scientists, and others to protect people and property during floods and droughts, and to manage land, water, and biological resources. Common uses...
Geology Highlights of Ride the Rockies! Cortez to Canon City June 18-June 23, 2006
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2006, General Information Product 37
USGS reports latest land-water changes for southeastern Louisiana
John A. Barras, James B. Johnston
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3030
The USGS National Wetlands Research Center is reporting that a total of 118 square miles of land has been transformed to new water areas in a 9,742 square mile area from the Chandeleur Islands to the Atchafalaya River. This area encompasses the basins of Breton Sound, Mississippi River, Pearl River,...
Concentrations, loads, and yields of particle-associated contaminants in urban creeks, Austin, Texas, 1999-2004
B.J. Mahler, P. C. Van Metre, J.T. Wilson, A.L. Guilfoyle, M.W. Sunvison
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5262
Concentrations, loads, and yields of particle-associated (hydrophobic) contaminants (PACs) in urban runoff in creeks in Austin, Texas, were characterized using an innovative approach: large-volume suspended-sediment sampling. This approach isolates suspended sediment from the water column in quantities sufficient for direct chemical analysis of PACs. During 1999-2004, samples were collected after...
Integrated Science: Providing a More Complete Understanding of Complex Problems
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3056
Integration among sciences is critical in order to address some of our most pressing problems. Because of the inherent complexity of natural systems, and the increasing complexity of human demands on them, narrowly-focused approaches are no longer sufficient. USGS Workshop on Enhancing Integrated Science, November 1998. The Mid-Continent Geographic Science Center is...
Diffuse-flow conceptualization and simulation of the Edwards aquifer, San Antonio region, Texas
R. J. Lindgren
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5319
A numerical ground-water-flow model (hereinafter, the conduit-flow Edwards aquifer model) of the karstic Edwards aquifer in south-central Texas was developed for a previous study on the basis of a conceptualization emphasizing conduit development and conduit flow, and included simulating conduits as one-cell-wide, continuously connected features. Uncertainties regarding the degree to...
The USGS Land Cover Institute
Christopher Barnes
2006, Fact Sheet 2005-3115
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Land Cover Institute (LCI) is located at the Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It provides a focal point for advancing USGS land cover studies and applications. Satellite images and other remotely sensed data play an important role...
USGS EROS Interdisciplinary Science Collaboration with BRD, GD, GIO, and WRD
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3073
Water Resources Data: Hawaii and Other Pacific Areas, Water Year 2005. Volume 1. Hawaii
Richard A. Fontaine
2006, Water Data Report HI-05-1
Water resources data for the 2005 water year for Hawaii consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams and springs; water levels and quality of water wells; and rainfall totals. * Water discharge for 59 gaging stations on streams, springs, and ditches. * Water-quality data for 6 streams. * Water...
Chapter A6. Section 6.1. Temperature
Franceska D. Wilde
2006, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 09-A6.1
Accurate temperature measurements are required for accurate determinations of important environmental parameters such as pH, specific electrical conductance, and dissolved oxygen, and to the determination of chemical reaction rates and equilibria, biological activity, and physical fluid properties. This section of the National Field Manual (NFM) describes U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)...
