Publications
Publications from USGS science centers throughout the Southeast Region.
Filter Total Items: 10327
Early season tropical cyclones affect birds breeding on a barrier island Early season tropical cyclones affect birds breeding on a barrier island
Animal populations often experience acute natural disturbances, most of which are connected to short—term weather events. Occurrences of early—season tropical cyclones during the peak of the avian breeding season are likely to increase with climate change, which can substantially impact populations of coastal breeding birds at multiple scales. To understand the acute impacts of severe...
Authors
Theodore Zenzal, Amanda Anderson, Brock Geary, Jessica Schulz, Robert Dobbs, Wylie Barrow, Hardin Waddle
Simulation of groundwater flow in Wake County, North Carolina, 2000 through 2070 Simulation of groundwater flow in Wake County, North Carolina, 2000 through 2070
In 2019, the U.S. Geological Survey and Wake County Environmental Services began a collaborative study to evaluate groundwater resources and long-term groundwater availability in the county’s fractured-rock groundwater system. Wake County, in central North Carolina, is experiencing rapid population growth, associated land development, and changing water use. Hydrogeologic data including...
Authors
Dominick Antolino, Gerard Gonthier, Georgina Sanchez
Projecting management-relevant change of undeveloped coastal barriers with the Mesoscale Explicit Ecogeomorphic Barrier model (MEEB) v1.0 Projecting management-relevant change of undeveloped coastal barriers with the Mesoscale Explicit Ecogeomorphic Barrier model (MEEB) v1.0
Models of coastal barrier geomorphic and ecologic change are valuable tools for understanding and predicting when, where, and how barriers evolve and transition between ecogeomorphic states. Few existing models of barrier systems are designed to operate over spatiotemporal scales congruous with effective management practices (i.e., decades/kilometers, referred to herein as “mesoscales”)...
Authors
Ian Reeves, Andrew Ashton, Erika Lentz, Christopher Sherwood, Davina Passeri, Sara Zeigler
STREAMS guidelines: Standards for technical reporting in environmental and host-associated microbiome studies STREAMS guidelines: Standards for technical reporting in environmental and host-associated microbiome studies
The interdisciplinary nature of microbiome research, coupled with the generation of complex multi-omics data, makes knowledge sharing challenging. The Strengthening the Organization and Reporting of Microbiome Studies (STORMS) guidelines provide a checklist for the reporting of study information, experimental design and analytical methods within a scientific manuscript on human...
Authors
Julia Kelliher, Chloe Mirzayi, Sarah Bordenstein, Aaron Oliver, Christina Kellogg, Eneida Hatcher, Maureen Berg, Petr Baldrian, Mashael Aljumaah, Cassandra Miller, Christopher Mungall, Vlastimil Novak, Alexis Palucki, Ethan Smith, Nazifa Tabassum, Gregory Bonito, J. Brister, Patrick Chain, Jose Dundore-Arias, Joanne Emerson, Vanessa Fernandes, Roberto Flores, Antonio Gonzalez, Zoe Hansen, Scott Jackson, Ahmed Moustafa, Trent Northen, Nonia Pariente, Jennifer Pett-Ridge, Sydne Record, Linta Reji, Anna-Louise Reysenbach, Virginia Rich, Lorna Richardson, Simon Roux, Lynn Schriml, Reed Shabman, Maria Sierra, Matthew Sullivan, Punithavathi Sundaramurthy, Katherine Thibault, Luke Thompson, Scott Tighe, Ethell Vereen, Emiley A. Eloe-Fadrosh
Comparisons of shoreline positions from satellite-derived and traditional field- and remote-sensing techniques Comparisons of shoreline positions from satellite-derived and traditional field- and remote-sensing techniques
Satellite-derived shorelines (SDS) have the potential to help researchers answer critical coastal science questions and support work to predict coastal change by filling in the spatial and temporal gaps present in current field-based and remote-sensing data collection methods. The U.S. Geological Survey conducted comparison analyses of traditionally sourced shorelines and SDS in diverse...
Authors
Andrea C. O'Neill, Sharon Batiste, Daniel Buscombe, Joseph Burgess, Kara S. Doran, Ann Gibbs, Rachel Henderson, Julia Heslin, Catherine Janda, Mark Lundine, Joseph Terrano, Jonathan Warrick, Kathryn Weber
The acoustic-Doppler current profiler (ADCP): A comprehensive tool for river-reach hydromorphodynamics The acoustic-Doppler current profiler (ADCP): A comprehensive tool for river-reach hydromorphodynamics
This paper introduces the use of acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) measurements as input for the Acoustic Mapping Velocimetry (AMV) method, a technique for characterizing the dynamics of riverine bedforms. The performance of this new approach, ADCP-AMV, is compared with input from a multibeam echosounder through a field study conducted on the Mississippi River (USA). A virtual...
Authors
Gábor Fleit, Marian Muste, Sándor Baranya, Dongsu Kim, Amanda Whaling, Tate McAlpin, Hojun You
Potential thiamine deficiency of phytoplankton across a productivity gradient and seasons in Ohio lakes Potential thiamine deficiency of phytoplankton across a productivity gradient and seasons in Ohio lakes
Although nitrogen and phosphorus deficiency of algal blooms have been the focus of substantial attention, organic nutrients can limit algal growth in aquatic systems. Growing evidence indicates thiamine (vitamin B1) can influence the community of primary producers in marine systems, but comparatively little is known about the effect of thiamine on freshwater algal productivity.We...
Authors
Freya Rowland, Michael Vanni, Nicole Hayes, Clifford Kraft
Estimating flood discharges at selected annual exceedance probabilities for unregulated, rural streams in Vermont, 2023 Estimating flood discharges at selected annual exceedance probabilities for unregulated, rural streams in Vermont, 2023
This report provides estimates of flood discharge at selected annual exceedance probabilities (AEPs) for streamgages in and adjacent to Vermont and equations for estimating flood discharges at AEPs of 50-, 20-, 10-, 4-, 2-, 1-, 0.5-, and 0.2-percent (recurrence intervals of 2-, 5-, 10-, 25-, 50-, 100-, and 500-years, respectively) for ungaged, unregulated, rural streams in Vermont with...
Authors
Scott A. Olson
Modeling the influence of upper and lower shoreface dynamics on barrier island evolution Modeling the influence of upper and lower shoreface dynamics on barrier island evolution
Barrier island resilience to climate impacts depends on sediment redistribution between the subaqueous shoreface and subaerial barrier during sea-level rise and storms. However, autogenic interactions between the upper and lower shoreface and their influence on the subaerial barrier are poorly characterized. Here, we explore the influences of various shoreface components on barrier...
Authors
Rose Palermo, Jennifer Miselis, Daniel Ciarletta, Emily A Wei
Variation in soil organic carbon across a latitudinal chronosequence of mangrove poleward expansion Variation in soil organic carbon across a latitudinal chronosequence of mangrove poleward expansion
The critical carbon sink provided by coastal wetlands, known as blue carbon, can be affected by multiple aspects of climate change. One important example is warming-induced mangrove poleward expansion, which is shifting dominant plant cover across tropical–temperate transitional zones and altering ecosystem structure and function. We examined how mangrove expansion affects soil organic...
Authors
Yiyang Kang, Prakhin Assavapanuvat, Michael Osland, David Kaplan
Spatial distribution and relative biomass of bigheaded carps in Lake Balaton, Hungary estimated from an environmental DNA survey Spatial distribution and relative biomass of bigheaded carps in Lake Balaton, Hungary estimated from an environmental DNA survey
Silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis), bighead carp (H. molitrix) and their hybrids, collectively known as bigheaded carps, have been introduced to Lake Balaton, Hungary. The current stock sizes are difficult to assess. We investigated environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques targeted for bigheaded carps, assessed the spatial distribution of eDNA in Lake Balaton, compared eDNA...
Authors
Nora Boross, Ardo Laszlo, Duane Chapman, Gergely Boros, Zoltán Vitál, Viktor Tóth, Nathan Thompson, Katy Klymus, Catherine Richter
Variation in detection distance of Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) vocalizations by autonomous recording units Variation in detection distance of Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) vocalizations by autonomous recording units
Autonomous recording units (ARUs) are an emerging technology that allows for passive monitoring of soniferous animals and soundscapes. Over the past decade, ARUs have become a popular tool for monitoring birds for their potential to reduce the labor and costs of traditional in-person sampling procedures. However, uncertainty surrounding factors affecting detection of avian taxa using...
Authors
Blake Lamb, Heather Levy, Elizabeth Beilke, Chelsea Kross, Peter Kappes, Matt Sukiennik, James Cox, Jennifer Wilson, Jarrett Woodrow, Matthew Butler, Theodore Zenzal, Auriel Fournier, Mark Woodrey