Publications
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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Longitudinal analysis of bioaccumulative contaminants in freshwater fishes Longitudinal analysis of bioaccumulative contaminants in freshwater fishes
The National Contaminant Biomonitoring Program (NCBP) was initiated in 1967 as a component of the National Pesticide Monitoring program. It consists of periodic collection of freshwater fish and other samples and the analysis of the concentrations of persistent environmental contaminants in these samples. For the analysis, the common approach has been to apply the mixed two-way ANOVA...
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Jielun Sun, Y. Kim, C. J. Schmitt
UVR-induced injuries in freshwater vertebrates UVR-induced injuries in freshwater vertebrates
No abstract available.
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Edward E. Little, David L. Fabacher
Multiple stressors and declining amphibian populations: an integrated analysis of cause-effect to support adaptive resource management Multiple stressors and declining amphibian populations: an integrated analysis of cause-effect to support adaptive resource management
No abstract available.
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D. W. Sparling, S.K. Krest, G. Linder
Using fecal glucocorticoids for stress assessment in Mourning Doves Using fecal glucocorticoids for stress assessment in Mourning Doves
Fecal glucocorticoid assays provide a potentially useful, noninvasive means to study physiological responses of wildlife to various stressors. The objective of our study was to validate a method for measuring glucocorticoid metabolites in Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) feces. We validated the assay using standard procedures (e.g., parallelism, recovery of exogenous corticosterone) to...
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Brian E. Washburn, Joshua J. Millspaugh, John H. Schulz, Susan B. Jones, T. Mong
Multiple stressor effects in relation to declining amphibian populations Multiple stressor effects in relation to declining amphibian populations
Original research discusses the protocols and approaches to studying the effects of multiple environmental stressors on amphibian populations and gives new perspectives on this complicated subject. This new publication integrates a variety of stressors that can act in concert and may ultimately cause a decline in amphibian populations. Sixteen peer-reviewed papers cover: Toxicity...
Amphibian decline: An integrated analysis of multiple stressor effects Amphibian decline: An integrated analysis of multiple stressor effects
Capturing the attention and imagination of the public and the scientific community alike, the mysterious decline in amphibian populations drew scientists and resource managers from ecotoxicology and chemistry, ecology and field biology, conservation biology, and natural resource policy to a SETAC–Johnson Foundation workshop. Facilitating environmental stewardship, increasing capacity of...
In ovo exposure to o,p -DDE affects sexual development but not sexual differentiation in Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes). In ovo exposure to o,p -DDE affects sexual development but not sexual differentiation in Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes).
Despite being banned in many countries, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and its metabolites dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD) continue to be found in fish tissues at concentrations of concern. Like o,p -DDT, o,p -DDE is estrogenic and is believed to exert its effects through binding to the estrogen receptor. The limited toxicologic data...
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D. M. Papoulias, Sergio A. Villalobos, J. Meadows, Douglas B. Noltie, J. P. Giesy, D. E. Tillitt
Bisphenol A is released from used polycarbonate animal cages into water at room temperature Bisphenol A is released from used polycarbonate animal cages into water at room temperature
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a monomer with estrogenic activity that is used in the production of food packaging, dental sealants, polycarbonate plastic, and many other products. The monomer has previously been reported to hydrolyze and leach from these products under high heat and alkaline conditions, and the amount of leaching increases as a function of use. We examined whether new and used
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Kembra L. Howdeshell, Paul H. Peterman, Barbara M. Judy, Julia A. Taylor, Carl E. Orazio, Rachel L. Ruhlen, Frederick S. vom Saal, Wade V. Welshons
Approaches to developing sediment quality guidelines for PAHs: Chapter 17 Approaches to developing sediment quality guidelines for PAHs: Chapter 17
No abstract available.
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David R. Mount, Christopher G. Ingersoll, Joy A. McGrath
A comparison of measures of riverbed form for evaluating distributions of benthic fishes A comparison of measures of riverbed form for evaluating distributions of benthic fishes
A method to quantitatively characterize the bed forms of a large river and a preliminary test of the relationship between bed-form characteristics and catch per unit area of benthic fishes is presented. We used analog paper recordings of bathymetric data from the Missouri River and fish data collected from 1996 to 1998 at both the segment (???101-102-km) and macrohabitat (???10-1-100-km)...
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Mark L. Wildhaber, Peter J. Lamberson, David L. Galat
Geographic Information System Tools for Conservation Planning: User's Manual Geographic Information System Tools for Conservation Planning: User's Manual
Public and private land managers desire better ways to incorporate landscape, species, and habitat relations into their conservation planning processes. We present three tools, developed for the Environmental Systems Research Institute?s ArcView 3.x platform, applicable to many types of wildlife conservation management and planning efforts. These tools provide managers and planners with...
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Timothy J. Fox, Jason J. Rohweder, K.P. Kenow, C. E. Korschgen, H.C. DeHaan
Interactions of an insecticide, herbicide, and natural stressors in amphibian community mesocosms Interactions of an insecticide, herbicide, and natural stressors in amphibian community mesocosms
Amphibians developing in wetlands embedded within or near agricultural lands may frequently encounter chemical mixtures. The objectives of our study were to determine the effects that post-application concentrations of an insecticide (carbaryl) and an herbicide (atrazine) have on body mass, development, and survival of two anuran species (southern leopard frog, Rana sphenocephala...
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M.D. Boone, S.M. James