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Detection of exogenous lake trout and endogenous spectaclecase DNA in the Big Piney River from an experimental release of lake trout slurry to study eDNA transport, September 2023 (ver.1.1, May 2025) Detection of exogenous lake trout and endogenous spectaclecase DNA in the Big Piney River from an experimental release of lake trout slurry to study eDNA transport, September 2023 (ver.1.1, May 2025)
This dataset includes eDNA concentrations of water samples from an experimental release of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) slurry used to analyze eDNA transport in the Big Piney River, Missouri. The spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta) was also included as a target species due to the proximity of a known spectaclecase population at the slurry release site. The slurry, a frozen block...
Consumer-grade sonar applications for silver carp in overwintering habitats of the Lower Mississippi River, 2023 January 31 Consumer-grade sonar applications for silver carp in overwintering habitats of the Lower Mississippi River, 2023 January 31
In January 2023, the USGS demonstrated the use of side-scan sonar and down-imaging sonar to locate and quantify fish including invasive carp. A dike pool in the study area was surveyed (254-meter reach) using a Humminbird Helix sonar system. Sonar surveys included concurrent recordings of side-scan and down-imaging sonar. Proprietary sonar data were converted to PNG image files (i.e...
Effects of nitrapyrin (0 to 32 micrograms per liter) on oxidation of ammonia by a diverse nitrifier-enriched microbial community Effects of nitrapyrin (0 to 32 micrograms per liter) on oxidation of ammonia by a diverse nitrifier-enriched microbial community
These data were collected to determine the effect of nitrapyrin, a commercial nitrification inhibitor, on nitrification by a diverse nitrifier-enriched microbial (NEM) community. The NEM community was originally collected from an aquaculture pond in Columbia, Missouri and cultured in HEPES-buffered, minimal mineral salts media, supplemented with a nominal dose of 2 milligrams per liter...
Growth and survival of a Unionid Mussel (Fatmucket, Lampsilis siliquoidea) during Chronic Exposures Evaluating pH Effects on Ammonia Growth and survival of a Unionid Mussel (Fatmucket, Lampsilis siliquoidea) during Chronic Exposures Evaluating pH Effects on Ammonia
This data set contains toxicity data from short term 7-day chronic water-only bioassays to assess the effects pH on ammonia toxicity to survival and growth of a juvenile fatmucket mussel (Lampsilis siliquoidea). We conducted 4 concurrent exposures at nominal pHs of 7.0, 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 with varying ranges of ammonia to capture effect concentrations. This data set has three tables: (1)...
Juvenile carp survival rates relative to season, habitat and predator species combinations in experimental pond exposures Juvenile carp survival rates relative to season, habitat and predator species combinations in experimental pond exposures
Prey survival rates relative to season, habitat and species of predator from eighteen two-week experiments, from April-October in 2015 and 2016, that were conducted in experimental ponds with differing habitats of artificial structure, vegetation, or no habitat combinations.
Pallid Sturgeon Habitat Surveys in the Tongue River 2023-2024 Pallid Sturgeon Habitat Surveys in the Tongue River 2023-2024
Endangered pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) spawning habitats were mapped on the Tongue River near Miles, City Montana June in 2023 and 2024. Data quantify the physical characteristics of the river channel and flow; depth, velocity and habitat assessments using single-beam sonar, acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs) in 2023 and single-beam sonar in 2024. Real-time kinematic...
16S rRNA whole-organism microbiome sequencing for larval insects, adult insects, and riparian spiders collected from Torch Lake and Gratiot Lake, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA, July and October 2021 16S rRNA whole-organism microbiome sequencing for larval insects, adult insects, and riparian spiders collected from Torch Lake and Gratiot Lake, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA, July and October 2021
This data release includes sampling location data, the information about sequenced organisms and the SRA accession number for the 16S whole-organism sequencing data for larval aquatic insects, emergent adult insects, and two riparian spiders from Torch Lake and Gratiot Lake (N=3 sites at each Lake). Torch Lake (Houghton County, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA) is a Great Lakes Area of...
Position Data for fish in the Lamine River Mouth, Missouri, USA from September to October 2024 Position Data for fish in the Lamine River Mouth, Missouri, USA from September to October 2024
Data include position data from a VEMCO Positioning Systems (VPS) array at the mouth of the Lamine River. The array was deployed September 3rd and retrieved October 2nd. Position data was generated for all tagged fish detected in the VPS array using Fathom Position software. The data includes 3946 positions for 26 detected tags. The array was deployed as part of a project to remove...
Lake depth profile, water quality, sediment, periphyton, tadpole (Pseudacris regilla), and landscape data from six lakes and two stream sites of the Tokopah Basin in Sequoia National Park, California, 2021-2022 Lake depth profile, water quality, sediment, periphyton, tadpole (Pseudacris regilla), and landscape data from six lakes and two stream sites of the Tokopah Basin in Sequoia National Park, California, 2021-2022
This dataset includes a collection of files related to a project investigating the ecology of six lakes in the Tokopah Basin. The primary purpose of the research project was to understand the dynamics of periphyton growth and the potential relationships with nitrogen and copper concentrations in high elevation lakes of the Sierra Nevada mountains in Sequoia National Park, California...
Stormwater concentrations of tire wear particle leachate compounds and survival of early instar mayflies (Neocloeon triangulifer) exposed to 6PPD and transformation products Stormwater concentrations of tire wear particle leachate compounds and survival of early instar mayflies (Neocloeon triangulifer) exposed to 6PPD and transformation products
This data set includes concentrations of selected transformation products (TPs) of the tire antioxidant, 6PPD, including 6PPD-quinone (6PPDQ) and 4-hydroxydiphenylamine (4-HDPA) in water samples collected during a rain event from two urban rivers in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. In addition, mortality data from acute toxicity tests with aquatic larvae of the mayfly...
Buffalo and Silver Carp individual and survival data following surgery using the sedation methods at Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, Missouri, USA from 2022 to 2023 Buffalo and Silver Carp individual and survival data following surgery using the sedation methods at Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, Missouri, USA from 2022 to 2023
The dataset includes capture and individual data for silver carp and buffalo from 2022 and 2023. Fish were captured in the Missouri River and tributaries and transported to the Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, MO, USA. Fish were assigned to one of four treatments to examine different sedation techniques for surgical implantation of artificial transmitters: tricaine
Little Saint Francis River chat pile orthoimagery and elevation products, Missouri, July 2019 Little Saint Francis River chat pile orthoimagery and elevation products, Missouri, July 2019
The products presented here document conditions at the Little Saint Francis River chat pile restoration site near Fredericktown, Missouri in July 2019. Imagery was collected shortly after the initiation of restoration actions. Images were collected using low-altitude flights of unoccupied aerial systems (UAS, or “drones”) and processed using structure-from-motion techniques to generate...