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Since 1966, CERC scientists have published over 2000 peer reviewed articles and reports. Browse our publications below or search CERC's publications by author or title through the USGS Publications Warehouse.
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Thiamine and thiaminase status in forage fish of salmonines from Lake Michigan Thiamine and thiaminase status in forage fish of salmonines from Lake Michigan
Dietary sources of thiamine (vitamin B1) and thiamine-degrading enzymes (thiaminases) are thought to be primary factors in the development of thiamine deficiency among Great Lakes salmonines. We surveyed major forage fish species in Lake Michigan for their content of thiamine, thiamine vitamers, and thiaminase activity. Concentrations of total thiamine were similar (P ≤ 0.05) among most...
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D. E. Tillitt, J.L. Zajicek, S.B. Brown, L. R. Brown, J.D. Fitzsimons, D. C. Honeyfield, M.E. Holey, G.M. Wright
A field assessment of long-term laboratory sediment toxicity tests with the amphipod Hyalella azteca A field assessment of long-term laboratory sediment toxicity tests with the amphipod Hyalella azteca
Response of the amphipod Hyalella azteca exposed to contaminated sediments for 10 to 42 d in laboratory toxicity tests was compared to responses observed in controlled three-month invertebrate colonization exposures conducted in a pond. Sediments evaluated included a sediment spiked with dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD) or dilutions of a field sediment collected from the Grand...
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Christopher G. Ingersoll, Ning Wang, Jeannie M. R. Hayward, John R. Jones, Susan B. Jones, D. Scott Ireland
Does biofilm contribute to diel cycling of Zn in High Ore Creek, Montana? Does biofilm contribute to diel cycling of Zn in High Ore Creek, Montana?
Concentrations of metals cycle daily in the water column of some mining-impacted streams in the Rocky Mountains of the western USA. We hypothesized that biofilm in High Ore Creek, Montana, USA, sorbs and releases Zn on a diel cycle, and this uptake-and-release cycle controls the total and dissolved (0.45-μm filtered) Zn concentrations. We collected water samples from three sites...
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J.M. Morris, D. A. Nimick, A.M. Farag, J.S. Meyer
Aquatic habitat mapping with an acoustic doppler current profiler: Considerations for data quality Aquatic habitat mapping with an acoustic doppler current profiler: Considerations for data quality
When mounted on a boat or other moving platform, acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs) can be used to map a wide range of ecologically significant phenomena, including measures of fluid shear, turbulence, vorticity, and near-bed sediment transport. However, the instrument movement necessary for mapping applications can generate significant errors, many of which have not been...
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David Gaeuman, Robert B. Jacobson
Chronology of the development of sediment quality assessment methods in North America Chronology of the development of sediment quality assessment methods in North America
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R. M. Engler, E. L. Long, Richard C. Swartz, D. M. Di Toro, C.G. Ingersoll, R. M. Burgess, T. H. Gries, W. J. Berry, G.A. Burton, T.P. O’Connor, P. M. Chapman, L.J. Field, L. M. Porebski
Spatiotemporal patterns of fish assemblage structure in a river impounded by low-head dams Spatiotemporal patterns of fish assemblage structure in a river impounded by low-head dams
We studied spatiotemporal patterns of fish assemblage structure in the Neosho River, Kansas, a system impounded by low-head dams. Spatial variation in the fish assemblage was related to the location of dams that created alternating lotic and lentic stream reaches with differing fish assemblages. At upstream sites close to dams, assemblages were characterized by species associated with...
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David P. Gillette, Jeremy S. Tiemann, David R. Edds, Mark L. Wildhaber
Reduced growth and survival of larval razorback sucker fed selenium-laden zooplankton Reduced growth and survival of larval razorback sucker fed selenium-laden zooplankton
Four groups of larval razorback sucker, an endangered fish, were exposed to selenium-laden zooplankton and survival, growth, and whole-body residues were measured. Studies were conducted with 5, 10, 24, and 28-day-old larvae fed zooplankton collected from six sites adjacent to the Green River, Utah. Water where zooplankton were collected had selenium concentrations ranging from
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Steven J. Hamilton, Kevin J. Buhl, Fern A. Bullard, Susan McDonald
Acute and chronic toxicity of lead in water and diet to the amphipod Hyalella azteca Acute and chronic toxicity of lead in water and diet to the amphipod Hyalella azteca
We evaluated the influence of waterborne and dietary lead (Pb) exposure on the acute and chronic toxicity of Pb to the amphipod Hyalella azteca. Test solutions were generated by a modified diluter with an extended (24‐h) equilibration period. Acute (96‐h) toxicity of Pb varied with water hardness in the range of 71 to 275 mg/L as CaCO3, despite similar dissolved Pb concentrations. Acute...
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J.M. Besser, W. G. Brumbaugh, E.L. Brunson, C.G. Ingersoll
Early mortality syndrome in Great Lakes salmonines Early mortality syndrome in Great Lakes salmonines
Early mortality syndrome (EMS) is the termused to describe an embryonic mortality affectingthe offspring of salmonines (coho salmonOnco-rhynchus kisutch, Chinook salmonOncorhynchustshawytscha, steelhead [anadromous rainbow troutOncorhynchus mykiss], brown troutSalmo trutta,and lake trout,Salvelinus namaycush) in LakesMichigan and Ontario and, to a lesser extent, LakesHuron and Erie...
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Dale C. Honeyfield, Scott B. Brown, John D. Fitzsimons, Donald E. Tillitt
Temporal and spatial variation of early mortality syndrome in salmonids from Lakes Michigan and Huron Temporal and spatial variation of early mortality syndrome in salmonids from Lakes Michigan and Huron
To assess the extent that early mortality syndrome (EMS) impacts different Pacific salmonid stocks and the association of EMS with thiamine, we collected eggs of coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch from three Lake Michigan tributaries (Platte River, Thompson Creek, and Root River) in 1996-2001. We also obtained eggs of Chinook salmon O. tshawytscha from Lake Michigan (Little Manistee River)...
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M. Wolgamood, J.G. Hnath, S.B. Brown, K. Moore, S.V. Marcquenski, D. C. Honeyfield, J. P. Hinterkopf, J.D. Fitzsimons, D. E. Tillitt
Selenium impacts on razorback sucker, Colorado River, Colorado: II. Eggs Selenium impacts on razorback sucker, Colorado River, Colorado: II. Eggs
Effects on hatching and development of fertilized eggs in adult razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) exposed to selenium in flooded bottomland sites near Grand Junction, Colorado, were determined. After 9 months exposure, fish were collected and induced to spawn and eggs collected for inorganic element analyses. A 9-day egg study was conducted with five spawns from Horsethief ponds, six...
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S. J. Hamilton, K.M. Holley, K.J. Buhl, F.A. Bullard
Effective discharge analysis of ecological processes in streams Effective discharge analysis of ecological processes in streams
Discharge is a master variable that controls many processes in stream ecosystems. However, there is uncertainty of which discharges are most important for driving particular ecological processes and thus how flow regime may influence entire stream ecosystems. Here the analytical method of effective discharge from fluvial geomorphology is used to analyze the interaction between frequency...
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Martin W. Doyle, Emily H. Stanley, David L. Strayer, Robert B. Jacobson, John C. Schmidt