Welcome remarks for the Mississippi River Science Forum by JC Nelson, and key address from Tanya Trujillo, Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, as well as David Applegate, Director of the USGS.
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Capacity assessment for Earth Monitoring, Analysis, and Prediction (EarthMAP) and future integrated monitoring and predictive science at the U.S. Geological Survey
Habitat selection, movement patterns, and hazards encountered by northern leopard frogs (Lithobates pipiens) in an agricultural landscape
Associations between cyanobacteria and indices of secondary production in the western basin of Lake Erie
Community for Data Integration 2016 annual report
Do rivermouths alter nutrient and seston delivery to the nearshore?
Spatial variation in biofouling of a unionid mussel (Lampsilis siliquoidea) across the western basin of Lake Erie
Measuring spatial variation in secondary production and food quality using a common consumer approach in Lake Erie
Relationships between land cover and dissolved organic matter change along the river to lake transition
Decision support system development at the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Fatty acid composition at the base of aquatic food webs is influenced by habitat type and watershed land use
Rivermouth alteration of agricultural impacts on consumer tissue δ15N
Past and predicted future changes in the land cover of the Upper Mississippi River floodplain, USA
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Data Management Training Clearinghouse
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USGS Earthmap Capacity Assessment Dataset
Welcome remarks for the Mississippi River Science Forum by JC Nelson, and key address from Tanya Trujillo, Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, as well as David Applegate, Director of the USGS.
Andy Ashley of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division, gives an overview of the history of the river science on the Mississippi River. He also discusses efforts that their Geomorphology and Potamology program is overseeing.
Andy Ashley of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division, gives an overview of the history of the river science on the Mississippi River. He also discusses efforts that their Geomorphology and Potamology program is overseeing.
Brian Nerbonne shares the top priorities for policy and data needs of each of the technical sections of the Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee in their effort to protect and manage the Mississippi for the good of the public and its many users.
Brian Nerbonne shares the top priorities for policy and data needs of each of the technical sections of the Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee in their effort to protect and manage the Mississippi for the good of the public and its many users.
Mayors Strickland, Simmons, and Prince discuss science gaps prevalent to the Mississippi Valley, and indicate where the mayors see the need for scientific study to support better management of the Mississippi River corridor.
Mayors Strickland, Simmons, and Prince discuss science gaps prevalent to the Mississippi Valley, and indicate where the mayors see the need for scientific study to support better management of the Mississippi River corridor.
Karen Waldrop from Ducks Unlimited talks the need to better update and share the data associated with the Mississippi River.
Karen Waldrop from Ducks Unlimited talks the need to better update and share the data associated with the Mississippi River.
Bryan Piazza discusses The Nature Conservancy’s goals of improving water quality and quantity for biodiversity and people, restoring forests and wetlands to sequester carbon dioxide, protect and provide habitat and make the system more resilient, and ultimately to promote a healthier Gulf of Mexico.
Bryan Piazza discusses The Nature Conservancy’s goals of improving water quality and quantity for biodiversity and people, restoring forests and wetlands to sequester carbon dioxide, protect and provide habitat and make the system more resilient, and ultimately to promote a healthier Gulf of Mexico.
EPA’s Katie Flahive of the Hypoxia Task Force coordinating committee explains current tasks and goals of the Hypoxia Task Force in helping to reduce the size of low oxygen zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
EPA’s Katie Flahive of the Hypoxia Task Force coordinating committee explains current tasks and goals of the Hypoxia Task Force in helping to reduce the size of low oxygen zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
Angie Rodgers introduces and describes the work of the LMRCC and their efforts to retain and rebuild lost habitat on the Lower Mississippi River.
Angie Rodgers introduces and describes the work of the LMRCC and their efforts to retain and rebuild lost habitat on the Lower Mississippi River.
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Filter Total Items: 14Capacity assessment for Earth Monitoring, Analysis, and Prediction (EarthMAP) and future integrated monitoring and predictive science at the U.S. Geological Survey
Executive SummaryManagers of our Nation’s resources face unprecedented challenges driven by the convergence of increasing, competing societal demands and a changing climate that affects the stability, vulnerability, and predictability of those resources. To help meet these challenges, the scientific community must take advantage of all available technologies, data, and integrative Earth systems moAuthorsJennifer L. Keisman, Sky Bristol, David S. Brown, Allison K. Flickinger, Gregory Gunther, Peter S. Murdoch, MaryLynn Musgrove, John C. Nelson, Gregory D. Steyer, Kathryn A. Thomas, Ian R. WaiteByEcosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Science Synthesis, Analysis and Research Program, Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Energy Resources Program, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, Oregon Water Science Center, Southwest Biological Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research CenterHabitat selection, movement patterns, and hazards encountered by northern leopard frogs (Lithobates pipiens) in an agricultural landscape
Telemetry data for 59 Northern Leopard Frogs (Lithobates pipiens) breeding in ponds in Houston and Winona Counties, MN; 2001-2002. Agricultural intensification is causing declines in many wildlife species, including Northern Leopard Frogs (Lithobates pipiens). Specific information about frog movements, habitat selection, and sources of mortality can be used to inform conservation-focused land manaAuthorsMelinda G. Knutson, Jennifer H. Herner-Thogmartin, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Joshua M. Kapfer, John C. NelsonAssociations between cyanobacteria and indices of secondary production in the western basin of Lake Erie
Large lakes provide a variety of ecological services to surrounding cities and communities. Many of these services are supported by ecological processes that are threatened by the increasing prevalence of cyanobacterial blooms which occur as aquatic ecosystems experience cultural eutrophication. Over the past 10 yr, Lake Erie experienced cyanobacterial blooms of increasing severity and frequency,AuthorsJames H. Larson, Mary Anne Evans, Robert J. Kennedy, Sean Bailey, Keith A. Loftin, Zachary Laughrey, Robin Femmer, Jeff Schaeffer, William B. Richardson, Timothy Wynne, J. C. Nelson, Joseph W. DurisCommunity for Data Integration 2016 annual report
The Community for Data Integration (CDI) represents a dynamic community of practice focused on advancing science data and information management and integration capabilities across the U.S. Geological Survey and the CDI community. This annual report describes the various presentations, activities, and outcomes of the CDI monthly forums, working groups, virtual training series, and other CDI-sponsoAuthorsMadison L. Langseth, Leslie Hsu, Jon Amberg, Norman Bliss, Andrew R. Bock, Rachel T. Bolus, R. Sky Bristol, Katherine J. Chase, Theresa M. Crimmins, Paul S. Earle, Richard Erickson, A. Lance Everette, Jeff T. Falgout, John Faundeen, Michael N. Fienen, Rusty Griffin, Michelle R. Guy, Kevin D. Henry, Nancy J. Hoebelheinrich, Randall J. Hunt, Vivian B. Hutchison, Drew A. Ignizio, Dana M. Infante, Catherine Jarnevich, Jeanne M. Jones, Tim Kern, Scott Leibowitz, Francis L. Lightsom, R. Lee Marsh, S. Grace McCalla, Marcia McNiff, Jeffrey T. Morisette, John C. Nelson, Tamar Norkin, Todd M. Preston, Alyssa Rosemartin, Roy Sando, Jason T. Sherba, Richard P. Signell, Benjamin M. Sleeter, Eric T. Sundquist, Colin B. Talbert, Roland J. Viger, Jake F. Weltzin, Sharon Waltman, Marc Weber, Daniel J. Wieferich, Brad Williams, Lisamarie Windham-MyersDo rivermouths alter nutrient and seston delivery to the nearshore?
Tributary inputs to lakes and seas are often measured at riverine gages, upstream of lentic influence. Between these riverine gages and the nearshore zones of large waterbodies lie rivermouths, which may retain, transform and contribute materials to the nearshore zone. However, the magnitude and timing of these rivermouth effects have rarely been measured.During the summer of 2011, 23 tributary syAuthorsJames H. Larson, Paul C. Frost, Jon M. Vallazza, John C. Nelson, William B. RichardsonSpatial variation in biofouling of a unionid mussel (Lampsilis siliquoidea) across the western basin of Lake Erie
Invasion of North American waters by nonnative Dreissena polymorpha and D. rostriformis bugensishas resulted in declines of the Unionidae family of native North American mussels. Dreissenid mussels biofoul unionid mussels in large numbers and interfere with unionid movement, their acquisition of food, and the native mussels' ability to open and close their shells. Initial expectations for the GreaAuthorsJames H. Larson, Mary Anne Evans, William B. Richardson, Jeff Schaeffer, John C. NelsonMeasuring spatial variation in secondary production and food quality using a common consumer approach in Lake Erie
Lake Erie is a large lake straddling the border of the U.S. and Canada that has become increasingly eutrophic in recent years. Eutrophication is particularly focused in the shallow western basin. The western basin of Lake Erie is hydrodynamically similar to a large estuary, with riverine inputs from the Detroit and Maumee Rivers mixing together and creating gradients in chemical and physical condiAuthorsJames H. Larson, William B. Richardson, Mary Anne Evans, Jeff Schaeffer, Timothy Wynne, Michelle Bartsch, Lynn Bartsch, J. C. Nelson, Jon M. VallazzaRelationships between land cover and dissolved organic matter change along the river to lake transition
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) influences the physical, chemical, and biological properties of aquatic ecosystems. We hypothesized that controls over spatial variation in DOM quantity and composition (measured with DOM optical properties) differ based on the source of DOM to aquatic ecosystems. DOM quantity and composition should be better predicted by land cover in aquatic habitats with allochthoAuthorsJames H. Larson, Paul C. Frost, Marguerite A. Xenopoulos, Clayton J. Williams, Ana M. Morales-Williams, Jonathan M. Vallazza, J. C. Nelson, William B. RichardsonDecision support system development at the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
A Decision Support System (DSS) can be defined in many ways. The working definition used by the U.S. Geological Survey Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (UMESC) is, “A spatially based computer application or data that assists a researcher or manager in making decisions.” This is quite a broad definition—and it needs to be, because the possibilities for types of DSSs are limited only by tAuthorsTimothy J. Fox, J. C. Nelson, Jason J. RohwederFatty acid composition at the base of aquatic food webs is influenced by habitat type and watershed land use
Spatial variation in food resources strongly influences many aspects of aquatic consumer ecology. Although large-scale controls over spatial variation in many aspects of food resources are well known, others have received little study. Here we investigated variation in the fatty acid (FA) composition of seston and primary consumers within (i.e., among habitats) and among tributary systems of LakeAuthorsJames H. Larson, William B. Richardson, Brent C. Knights, Lynn Bartsch, Michelle Bartsch, J. C. Nelson, Jason A. Veldboom, Jonathan M. VallazzaRivermouth alteration of agricultural impacts on consumer tissue δ15N
Terrestrial agricultural activities strongly influence riverine nitrogen (N) dynamics, which is reflected in the δ15N of riverine consumer tissues. However, processes within aquatic ecosystems also influence consumer tissue δ15N. As aquatic processes become more important terrestrial inputs may become a weaker predictor of consumer tissue δ15N. In a previous study, this terrestrial-consumer tissueAuthorsJames H. Larson, William B. Richardson, Jonathan M. Vallazza, J. C. NelsonPast and predicted future changes in the land cover of the Upper Mississippi River floodplain, USA
This study provides one historical and two alternative future contexts for evaluating land cover modifications within the Upper Mississippi River (UMR) floodplain. Given previously documented changes in land use, river engineering, restoration efforts and hydro-climatic changes within the UMR basin and floodplain, we wanted to know which of these changes are the most important determinants of currAuthorsN. R. De Jager, J.J. Rohweder, J.C. Nelson - Science
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Data Management Training Clearinghouse
The purpose of the Data Management Training (DMT) Clearinghouse project was twofold. First, the project aimed to increase discoverability and accessibility of the wealth of learning resources that have been developed to inform and train scientists about data management in the Earth sciences. Secondly, the project team wanted to facilitate the use of these learning resources by providing descriptiv - Data
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USGS Earthmap Capacity Assessment Dataset
The U.S. Geological Survey provides a wide range of scientific information to an even wider group of stakeholders. Understanding what capacities are needed and if and or where these capacities exist across the USGS landscape is critical in moving science to the next level of use, implementation, and visualization. The concept behind the groups organized to conduct and interpret the survey that col - Multimedia
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 1
Welcome remarks for the Mississippi River Science Forum by JC Nelson, and key address from Tanya Trujillo, Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, as well as David Applegate, Director of the USGS.
Welcome remarks for the Mississippi River Science Forum by JC Nelson, and key address from Tanya Trujillo, Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, as well as David Applegate, Director of the USGS.
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 3Andy Ashley of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division, gives an overview of the history of the river science on the Mississippi River. He also discusses efforts that their Geomorphology and Potamology program is overseeing.
Andy Ashley of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division, gives an overview of the history of the river science on the Mississippi River. He also discusses efforts that their Geomorphology and Potamology program is overseeing.
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 4Brian Nerbonne shares the top priorities for policy and data needs of each of the technical sections of the Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee in their effort to protect and manage the Mississippi for the good of the public and its many users.
Brian Nerbonne shares the top priorities for policy and data needs of each of the technical sections of the Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee in their effort to protect and manage the Mississippi for the good of the public and its many users.
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 5Mayors Strickland, Simmons, and Prince discuss science gaps prevalent to the Mississippi Valley, and indicate where the mayors see the need for scientific study to support better management of the Mississippi River corridor.
Mayors Strickland, Simmons, and Prince discuss science gaps prevalent to the Mississippi Valley, and indicate where the mayors see the need for scientific study to support better management of the Mississippi River corridor.
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 6Karen Waldrop from Ducks Unlimited talks the need to better update and share the data associated with the Mississippi River.
Karen Waldrop from Ducks Unlimited talks the need to better update and share the data associated with the Mississippi River.
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 7Bryan Piazza discusses The Nature Conservancy’s goals of improving water quality and quantity for biodiversity and people, restoring forests and wetlands to sequester carbon dioxide, protect and provide habitat and make the system more resilient, and ultimately to promote a healthier Gulf of Mexico.
Bryan Piazza discusses The Nature Conservancy’s goals of improving water quality and quantity for biodiversity and people, restoring forests and wetlands to sequester carbon dioxide, protect and provide habitat and make the system more resilient, and ultimately to promote a healthier Gulf of Mexico.
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 8EPA’s Katie Flahive of the Hypoxia Task Force coordinating committee explains current tasks and goals of the Hypoxia Task Force in helping to reduce the size of low oxygen zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
EPA’s Katie Flahive of the Hypoxia Task Force coordinating committee explains current tasks and goals of the Hypoxia Task Force in helping to reduce the size of low oxygen zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 9Angie Rodgers introduces and describes the work of the LMRCC and their efforts to retain and rebuild lost habitat on the Lower Mississippi River.
Angie Rodgers introduces and describes the work of the LMRCC and their efforts to retain and rebuild lost habitat on the Lower Mississippi River.