Publications
This list of publications includes peer-review journal articles, official USGS publications series, reports and more authored by scientists in the Ecosystems Mission Area. A database of all USGS publications, with advanced search features, can be accessed at the USGS Publications Warehouse.
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Bison Shared Stewardship Strategy Bison Shared Stewardship Strategy
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Jason Baldes, Linda Cardenas, Gerald Cobbell, Wayne Frederick, Christina Justice, Ted Knife, Robert Magnan, Thomas Mendez, Brendan Moynahan, Paul Santavy, Kathryn A. Schoenecker, Brandon Small, Thomas Swecichowski
Bacteriological analysis of unionid hemolymph collected from freshwater mussel populations in the Pacific northwestern United States Bacteriological analysis of unionid hemolymph collected from freshwater mussel populations in the Pacific northwestern United States
Native freshwater mussel (Unionidae) mortality events have been occurring with increased frequency in recent decades, with few investigations into potential etiological agents. In the western United States, no surveys have been published regarding the bacteria associated with unionid mussels. Herein, we examine locations of known mussel mortality events in the Chehalis River (Washington)...
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Eric Leis, Sara Dziki, Emilie Blevins, Diane L. Waller, Jordan Richard, Susan Knowles, Tony Goldberg
Taylorisms: The wit and witticisms of Professor William W. Taylor Taylorisms: The wit and witticisms of Professor William W. Taylor
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Abigail J. Lynch
Special flora and vegetation of Indiana Dunes National Park Special flora and vegetation of Indiana Dunes National Park
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Noel B. Pavlovic, Barbara Plampin, Gayle S. Tonkovich, David R. Hamilla
Macroinvertebrate community responses to disturbance in a fragmented river with contrasting legacies of alteration Macroinvertebrate community responses to disturbance in a fragmented river with contrasting legacies of alteration
Flow is a critical factor determining the riverine ecosystem structure and function. Widespread hydrologic alteration, however, has impacted the ecological integrity of rivers in ways that are not well understood, including responses of biological communities to increasingly frequent and severe climatic disturbances. Our study compared the responses of invertebrate communities on woody...
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Karen A. Baumann, Eric Arthur Scholl, Heidi M. Rantala, Matt R. Whiles
Overcoming low detectability in snake conservation research: Case studies from the Southeast USA Overcoming low detectability in snake conservation research: Case studies from the Southeast USA
Goals of conservation research include detecting and monitoring changes in abundance, understanding species interactions, detecting extinction events of imperiled species, and detecting colonization events and spread of non-native species. Achieving these goals is difficult or impossible when the target species is rarely encountered or when the number of individuals detected is unrelated...
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John D. Willson, Jacquelyn C. Guzy, Andrew M. Durso
Effects of recent wildfires on giant sequoia groves were anomalous at millennial timescales: a response to Hanson et al. Effects of recent wildfires on giant sequoia groves were anomalous at millennial timescales: a response to Hanson et al.
Background The giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum [Lindley] Buchholz) of California’s Sierra Nevada recently suffered historically unprecedented wildfires that killed an estimated 13–19% of seed-bearing sequoias across their native range. Hanson et al. recently sought to characterize post-fire reproduction in two severely burned sequoia groves, but their two papers (1) inaccurately...
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Nathan L. Stephenson, David Nicolas Bertil Soderberg, Joshua A. Flickinger, Anthony C. Caprio, Adrian Das
Brodifacoum isomer formulations with potentially lower risk to non-target wildlife Brodifacoum isomer formulations with potentially lower risk to non-target wildlife
Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) have a long history of successful use in controlling vertebrate pest and invasive species. Despite regulatory efforts to mitigate risk, non-target wildlife may be unintentionally exposed to ARs through various trophic pathways, and depending on dose, exposure can result in adverse effects and mortality. Second-generation ARs (SGARs) are mixtures of cis-...
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Barnett A. Rattner, Richard A. Erickson, Julia S. Lankton, Etienne Benoit, Virginie Lattard
Where there's a when there's a way. Shifting phenology & windows of opportunity for control Where there's a when there's a way. Shifting phenology & windows of opportunity for control
No abstract available.
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Dan Buonaiuto, Audrey Barker Plotkin, Sarah Bois, Matthew Brincka, Eva Colberg, Brian Colleran, Toni Lyn Morelli
Studies to assess natural resource recovery and evaluate monitoring methods for restored bottomland hardwood forests Studies to assess natural resource recovery and evaluate monitoring methods for restored bottomland hardwood forests
The Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration process assesses natural resource injury due to oil or chemical spills and calculates the damages to compensate the public for those injuries. Ecological restoration provides a means for recovering resources injured or lost due to contamination from oil or chemical spills by restoring the injured site after remediation, or acquiring...
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Michael J. Hooper, Matthew Struckhoff, John P. Isanhart, Janice L. Albers, Keith Grabner, Nicholas S. Green, Bethany K. Kunz, M. Victoria McDonald, Benjamin M West
Fish health altered by contaminants and low water temperatures compounded by prolonged regional drought in the Lower Colorado River Basin, USA Fish health altered by contaminants and low water temperatures compounded by prolonged regional drought in the Lower Colorado River Basin, USA
The goal of this study was to assess health of male Common Carp (carp, Cyprinus carpio) at four sites with a wide range in environmental organic contaminant (EOC) concentrations and water temperatures in Lake Mead National Recreation Area NV/AZ, US, and the potential influence of regional drought. Histological and reproductive biomarkers were measured in 17–30 carp at four sites and 130...
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Steven L Goodbred, Reynaldo Patino, David A. Alvarez, Darren Johnson, Deena Hannoun, Kathy R. Echols, Jill Jenkins