Diet patterns of island foxes on San Nicolas Island relative to feral cat removal
Brian L. Cypher, Erica C. Kelly, Francesca J. Ferrara, Charles A. Drost, Tory L. Westall, Brian Hudgens
2017, Pacific Conservation Biology (23) 180-188
Island foxes (Urocyon littoralis) are a species of conservation concern that occur on six of the Channel Islands off the coast of southern California. We analysed island fox diet on San Nicolas Island during 2006–12 to assess the influence of the removal of feral cats (Felis catus) on the food...
Reexamination of the magnitudes for the 1906 and 1922 Chilean earthquakes using Japanese tsunami amplitudes: Implications for source depth constraints
M. Carvajal, M. Cisternas, A. Gubler, P. A. Catalan, P. Winckler, Robert L. Wesson
2017, Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth (122) 4-17
Far-field tsunami records from the Japanese tide gauge network allow the reexamination of the moment magnitudes (Mw) for the 1906 and 1922 Chilean earthquakes, which to date rely on limited information mainly from seismological observations alone. Tide gauges along the Japanese coast provide extensive records of tsunamis triggered by six...
Implications of the earthquake cycle for inferring fault locking on the Cascadia megathrust
Frederick Pollitz, Eileen Evans
2017, Geophysical Journal International (209) 167-185
GPS velocity fields in the Western US have been interpreted with various physical models of the lithosphere-asthenosphere system: (1) time-independent block models; (2) time-dependent viscoelastic-cycle models, where deformation is driven by viscoelastic relaxation of the lower crust and upper mantle from past faulting events; (3) viscoelastic block models, a time-dependent...
Remote measurement of surface-water velocity using infrared videography and PIV: a proof-of-concept for Alaskan rivers
Paul J. Kinzel, Carl J. Legleiter, Jonathan M. Nelson, Jeffrey S. Conaway
2017, Conference Paper, E-proceedings of the 37th IAHR World Congress
Thermal cameras with high sensitivity to medium and long wavelengths can resolve features at the surface of flowing water arising from turbulent mixing. Images acquired by these cameras can be processed with particle image velocimetry (PIV) to compute surface velocities based on the displacement of thermal features as they advect...
Hydrochemical determination of source water contributions to Lake Lungo and Lake Ripasottile (central Italy)
Claire Archer, Paula Noble, David Kreamer, Vincenzo Piscopo, Marco Petitta, Michael R. Rosen, Simon R. Poulson, Gianluca Piovesan, Scott Mensing
2017, Journal of Limnology (76) 326-342
Lake Lungo and Lake Ripasottile are two shallow (4-5 m) lakes located in the Rieti Basin, central Italy, that have been described previously as surface outcroppings of the groundwater table. In this work, the two lakes as well as springs and rivers that represent their potential source waters are characterized...
Sub-indicator: Prey fish
Brian Weidel, Erin Dunlop
2017, Report, Sate of the Great Lakes 2017 Technical Report
Prey fish communities across the Great Lakes continue to change, although the direction and magnitude of those changes are not consistent across the lakes. The metrics used to categorize prey fish status in this and previous periods are based on elements that are common among each of the lake’s Fish...
Post-9.45 Ma depositional and structural history of the Bear Canyon conglomerate between Indian Pass and Picacho State Recreation Area, southeastern California
Jason Ricketts, L. Sue Beard, Ryan S. Crow, Kevin Coffey, Gordon B. Haxel
2017, Conference Paper, ECSZ Does It: Revisiting the Eastern California Shear Zone: Desert Symposium Field Guide and Proceedings
No abstract available....
Guidance documents: Continued support to improve operations of fish hatcheries and field sites to reduce the impact or prevent establishment of New Zealand Mudsnails and other invasive mollusks
Christine M. Moffitt
2017, Cooperator Science Series FWS/CSS-124-2017
This project tested and revised a risk assessment/management tool authored by Moffitt and Stockton designed to provide hatchery biologists and others a structure to measure risk and provide tools to control, prevent or eliminate invasive New Zealand mudsnails (NZMS) and other invasive mollusks in fish hatcheries and hatchery operations. The...
The history of late holocene surface-faulting earthquakes on the central segments of the Wasatch fault zone, Utah
Christopher DuRoss, Stephen Personius, Susan S Olig, Anthony J. Crone, Michael D. Hylland, William R. Lund, David P. Schwartz
2017, Book chapter, Geology and resources of the Wasatch: Back to front, Utah Geological Association Publication 46
The Wasatch fault (WFZ)—Utah’s longest and most active normal fault—forms a prominent eastern boundary to the Basin and Range Province in northern Utah. To provide paleoseismic data for a Wasatch Front regional earthquake forecast, we synthesized paleoseismic data to define the timing and displacements of late Holocene surface-faulting earthquakes on...
Climate changes and wildfire alter vegetation of Yellowstone National Park, but forest cover persists
Jason A. Clark, Rachel A. Loehman, Robert E. Keane
2017, Ecosphere (8)
We present landscape simulation results contrasting effects of changing climates on forest vegetation and fire regimes in Yellowstone National Park, USA, by mid-21st century. We simulated potential changes to fire dynamics and forest characteristics under three future climate projections representing a range of potential future conditions using the FireBGCv2 model....
Preliminary viability assessment of Lake Mendocino forecast informed reservoir operations
Jay Jasperse, Marty Ralph, Michael Anderson, Levi D. Brekke, Mike Dillabough, Michael D. Dettinger, Alan Haynes, Robert Hartman, Christy Jones, Joe Forbis, Patrick Rutten, Cary Talbot, Robert H. Webb
2017, Report
This report describes the preliminary viability assessment (PVA) of forecast informed reservoir operations (FIRO) for Lake Mendocino, which is located on the East Fork Russian River three miles east of Ukiah, California. The results described in this report represent the collective activities of the Lake Mendocino FIRO Steering Committee (SC)...
Water quality and natural resources in the Green River Basin
Brad D. Lee, Tanja N. Williamson, Angela S. Crain
2017, Book chapter, Water in Kentucky: Natural history, communities, and conservation
No abstract available....
Phosphorus (P) and HABs: Sources of P discharged from the Maumee River into Lake Erie
Rebecca Logsdon Muenich, Laura Johnson, John F. Bratton, Kristin DeVanna Fussell, Doug Kane, Margaret Kalcic, Dale M. Robertson, Sandra M. Eberts, Mary Anne Evans, Kenneth J. Gibbons
2017, Report
No abstract available....
Conservation Reserve Program mitigates grassland loss in the lesser prairie-chicken range of Kansas
David A. Haukos, David Spencer, Christian A. Hagen, Melinda D. Daniels, Doug Goodin
2017, Global Ecology and Conservation (9) 21-38
Since the beginning of the 20th century, the overall occupied range of the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) has declined by 84% commensurate with population trends. Much of this decline has been attributed to the loss and fragmentation of native grasslands throughout the lesser prairie-chicken...
Geologic map of the Bateman Spring Quadrangle, Lander County, Nevada
Alan R. Ramelli, Chester T. Wrucke, Kyle House
2017, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Map 185
This 1:24,000-scale geologic map of the Bateman Spring 7.5-minute quadrangle in Lander County, Nevada contains descriptions of 24 geologic units and one cross section. Accompanying text includes full unit descriptions and references. This quadrangle includes lower Paleozoic siliciclastic sedimentary rocks of the Roberts Mountain allochthon, Miocene intrusive dikes, alluvial deposits...
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are ecological disrupting compounds (EcoDC)
Erinn Richmond, Michael R. Grace, John R. Kelly, Andrew Reisinger, Emma J. Rosi, David M. Walters
2017, Elementa: Science of the anthropocene (5) 1-8
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are ubiquitous in freshwater ecosystems worldwide and are recognized as contaminants of concern. Currently, contaminants of concern are classified for their persistence, bioaccumulation, and toxicity (PBT criteria). PPCPs are not classified as persistent organic pollutants (POPs), although some PPCPs share characteristics similar to POPs....
Trends in methyl tert-butyl ether concentrations in private wells in southeast New Hampshire: 2005 to 2015
Sarah Flanagan, Joseph P. Levitt, Joseph D. Ayotte
2017, Environmental Science & Technology (51) 1168-1175
In southeast New Hampshire, where reformulated gasoline was used from the 1990s to 2007, methyl tert-butyl ether (MtBE) concentrations ≥0.2 μg/L were found in water from 26.7% of 195 domestic wells sampled in 2005. Ten years later in 2015, and eight years after MtBE was banned, 10.3% continue to have MtBE....
Arsenic hazard and associated health risks: New England, USA aquifers
Joseph D. Ayotte
2017, Book chapter, Best practice guide on the control of arsenic in drinking water
No abstract available....
Relative contributions of copper oxide nanoparticles and dissolved copper to Cu uptake kinetics of Gulf killifish (Fundulus grandis) embryos
Chuanjia Jiang, Benjamin T. Castellon, Cole W. Matson, George R. Aiken, Heileen Hsu-Kim
2017, Environmental Science & Technology (51) 1395-1404
The toxicity of soluble metal-based nanomaterials may be due to the uptake of metals in both dissolved and nanoparticulate forms, but the relative contributions of these different forms to overall metal uptake rates under environmental conditions are not quantitatively defined. Here, we investigated the linkage between...
Geologic influence on induced seismicity: Constraints from potential field data in Oklahoma
Anjana K. Shah, G. Randy Keller
2017, Geophysical Research Letters (44) 152-161
Recent Oklahoma seismicity shows a regional correlation with increased wastewater injection activity, but local variations suggest that some areas are more likely to exhibit induced seismicity than others. We combine geophysical and drill hole data to map subsurface geologic features in the crystalline basement, where most earthquakes are occurring, and...
Understanding the past to interpret the future: Comparison of simulated groundwater recharge in the upper Colorado River basin (USA) using observed and general-circulation-model historical climate data
Fred D. Tillman, Subhrendu Gangopadhyay, Tom Pruitt
2017, Hydrogeology Journal (25) 347-358
In evaluating potential impacts of climate change on water resources, water managers seek to understand how future conditions may differ from the recent past. Studies of climate impacts on groundwater recharge often compare simulated recharge from future and historical time periods on an average monthly or overall average annual basis,...
Forest restoration at Redwood National Park: exploring prescribed fire alternatives to second-growth management: a case study
Eamon Engber, Jason Teraoka, Phillip J. van Mantgem
2017, General Technical Report PSW-GTR-258
Almost half of Redwood National Park is comprised of second-growth forests characterized by high stand density, deficient redwood composition, and low understory biodiversity. Typical structure of young redwood stands impedes the recovery of old-growth conditions, such as dominance of redwood (Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don) Endl.), distinct canopy layers and diverse...
Nutrients, phytoplankton, zooplankton, and macrobenthos
Lars G. Rudstam, Kristen T. Holeck, James M. Watkins, Christopher Hotaling, Jana R. Lantry, Kelly L. Bowen, Mohi Munawar, Brian Weidel, Richard Barbiero, Frederick J. Luckey, Alice Dove, Timothy B. Johnson, Zy Biesinger
2017, Special Publication 2017-02
Lower trophic levels support the prey fish on which most sport fish depend. Therefore, understanding the production potential of lower trophic levels is integral to the management of Lake Ontario’s fishery resources. Lower trophic-level productivity differs among offshore and nearshore waters. In the offshore, there is concern about the ability of...
Differences in flood hazard projections in Europe – their causes and consequences for decision making
Z. W. Kundzewicz, V. Krysanova, R. Dankers, Y. Hirabayashi, S. Kanae, F. F. Hattermann, S. Huang, Paul C.D. Milly, M. Stoffel, P.P.J. Driessen, P. Matczak, P. Quevauviller, H.-J. Schellnhuber
2017, Hydrological Sciences Journal (62) 1-14
This paper interprets differences in flood hazard projections over Europe and identifies likely sources of discrepancy. Further, it discusses potential implications of these differences for flood risk reduction and adaptation to climate change. The discrepancy in flood hazard projections raises caution, especially among decision makers in charge of water resources...
Dissolution of fluorapatite by Pseudomonas fluorescens P35 resulting in fluorine release
Jianping Zhou, Hongmei Wang, Charles A. Cravotta III, Qiang Dong, Xing Xiang
2017, Geomicrobiology Journal (34) 421-433
Chemical weathering of fluorine-bearing minerals is widely accepted as the main mechanism for the release of fluorine (F) to groundwater. Here, we propose a potential mechanism of F release via microbial dissolution of fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F), which has been neglected previously. Batch culture experiments were conducted at 30°C with a phosphate-solubilizing...
