Publications
FORT scientists have produced more than 2000 peer reviewed publications that are registered in the USGS Publications Warehouse, along with many others prior to their work at the USGS or in conjunction with other government agencies.
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Stratton Sagebrush Hydrology Study Area: An annotated bibliography of research conducted 1968-1990 Stratton Sagebrush Hydrology Study Area: An annotated bibliography of research conducted 1968-1990
This annotated bibliography provides an overview of research projects conducted on the Stratton Sagebrush Hydrology Study Area (Stratton) since its designation as such in 1967. Sources include the Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station records storage room, Laramie, Wyoming, the USGS and USFS online reference libraries, and scientific journal databases at the University of...
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Leah M. Burgess, Kathryn A. Schoenecker
Fort Collins Science Center: Aquatic Systems and Technology Applications Fort Collins Science Center: Aquatic Systems and Technology Applications
Land and water management agencies are responsible for restoring and conserving our nation's natural resources. However, they face increasing, often competing demands for those resources, which can result in alteration or loss of critical riverine, riparian, wetland, and terrestrial habitats. Land and resource managers may be in federal, state, or local government, but all have the same...
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Dave Hamilton
Improving biodiversity knowledge with dataset synergy: A case study of non-native plants in Colorado Improving biodiversity knowledge with dataset synergy: A case study of non-native plants in Colorado
Species lists are important tools for managing biodiversity, including controlling nonnative species, but they are either incomplete or lacking for many areas. Our objective was to illustrate how the synergy of disparate data sets can increase knowledge of species distributions while minimizing further field expenditures. We compared five different data types (two species lists, weed...
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C.S. Crosier, T.J. Stohlgren
Vegetation responses to dam removal Vegetation responses to dam removal
No abstract available.
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Patrick B. Shafroth, Jonathan M. Friedman, Gregor T. Auble, Michael L. Scott
Variable breeding phenology affects the exposure of amphibian embryos to ultraviolet radiation: Reply Variable breeding phenology affects the exposure of amphibian embryos to ultraviolet radiation: Reply
Corn and Muths (2002) describe how seasonal and annual variation in estimated flux of ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation, combined with year-to-year variation in amphibian breeding, phenology, introduces considerable variability in the UV-B exposures to amphibians. The response to our paper by Blaustein et al. (2004) misstates the objective and conclusions of our study, contains other errors...
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Paul Stephen Corn, Erin Muths
Great Plains ecosystems: Past, present, and future Great Plains ecosystems: Past, present, and future
Little question exists that the main bodies of North American prairie (i.e., the tall-grass, mixed, and shortgrass) are among the most endangered resources on the continent. The purpose of this paper is to provide a past and present biological baseline by which to understand North American prairies and to provide a platform for future conservation. Events both immediate to the end of the
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F. B. Samson, F.L. Knopf, W.R. Ostlie
Nitrogen emissions along the Colorado Front Range: Response to population growth, land and water use change, and agriculture Nitrogen emissions along the Colorado Front Range: Response to population growth, land and water use change, and agriculture
No abstract available.
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Jill Baron, S. Del Grosso, D. S. Ojima, D.M. Theobald, W.J. Parton
Human alterations of riparian ecosystems Human alterations of riparian ecosystems
No abstract available.
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J. Stromberg, M. Briggs, C. Gourley, M. Scott, P. Shafroth, L. Stevens
Reintroduction of the flannelmouth sucker in the lower Colorado River Reintroduction of the flannelmouth sucker in the lower Colorado River
A single stocking of 611 wild flannelmouth suckers Catostomus latipinnis in 1976 represented the first successful reintroduction of a native fish in the lower Colorado River. Flannelmouth suckers ranging in age from young of the year to 24 years were captured during 1999–2001; their population was estimated as at least 2,286 (95% confidence interval, 1,847–2,998). Recruitment appeared...
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G.A. Mueller, R. Wydoski
Predicting the thermal effects of dam removal on the Klamath River Predicting the thermal effects of dam removal on the Klamath River
The Klamath River once supported large runs of anadromous salmonids. Water temperature associated with multiple mainstem hydropower facilities might be one of many factors responsible for depressing Klamath salmon stocks. We combined a water quantity model and a water quality model to predict how removing the series of dams below Upper Klamath Lake might affect water temperatures, and...
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J.M. Bartholow, S.G. Campbell, M. Flug
Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Environmental contaminants and their effects on fish in the Yukon River Basin Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Environmental contaminants and their effects on fish in the Yukon River Basin
This project collected, examined, and analyzed 217 fish representing three species at 10 stations in the U.S. portion of the Yukon River Basin (YRB) from May to October 2002. Four sampling sites were located on the Yukon River; two were located on the Porcupine River, and one site was on each of the Ray, Tanana, Tolavana, and Innoko Rivers. Norther pike (Esox lucius), longnose sucker...
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Jo Ellen Hinck, Timothy M. Bartish, Vicki Blazer, Nancy D. Denslow, Tim S. Gross, Mark S. Myers, Patrick J. Anderson, Carl E. Orazio, Donald E. Tillitt
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge: A survey of visitor experiences: Report to respondents Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge: A survey of visitor experiences: Report to respondents
In the fall of 2000, researchers from the Policy Analysis and Science Assistance Program (PASA) of the Fort Collins Science Center (FORT) in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) met with the staff of the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (CPNWR) to discuss the issues related to social, economic, and human dimensions of natural resource management as it related to the Comprehensive...
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Phadrea D. Ponds, Nina Burkardt, Lynne Koontz