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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First application of a coastal-dune model (AeoLiS) to simulate fluvial-aeolian morphodynamics First application of a coastal-dune model (AeoLiS) to simulate fluvial-aeolian morphodynamics
Quantifying aeolian processes is important to decision-making in river management and for optimizing strategies for ecosystem conservation, natural resource management, and recreation. We applied the AeoLiS aeolian transport model, originally developed for coastal environments, to a dryland river corridor to evaluate its ability to simulate sediment dynamics in a fluvial-aeolian system...
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Madeline Margaret Kelley, Joel B. Sankey, Nicholas Cohn, Amy E. East, Alan Kasprak, Helen C. Fairley, Joshua Caster, B. van Westen
Stability changes after weak layer collapse: Insights from an unexpected dataset Stability changes after weak layer collapse: Insights from an unexpected dataset
While conducting avalanche mitigation or traveling through the backcountry, avalanche professionals sometimes experience a "whumpf": a collapse-mode crack accompanied by surface cracking that does not produce an avalanche. These whumpfs are a clear warning sign of instability in the surrounding terrain. But assessing the collapsed slope itself, if it is steep enough to avalanche, carries...
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Andrea Bruckmeier, Erika Hart Birkeland, Ron Simenhois, Alex Marienthal, Erich Peitzsch, Karl W. Birkeland
The FunAqua dataset of global fungal biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems The FunAqua dataset of global fungal biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems
Advances in high-throughput DNA sequencing technologies have accelerated research on aquatic microorganisms, their diversity, and ecological functions. This has also significantly advanced research on fungi that shape aquatic ecosystems and food webs. Here, we present the FunAqua dataset, which describes global fungal biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems based on eukaryotic long-read...
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V. Prins, L. Tedersoo, V. Mikryukov, P. Paiste, M. Sepp, H. Grossart, V. Kisand, A. Laas, H. Tammert, Kessy Abarenkov, A. Agan, H. Agasild, R. Agha, J. M. Alatalo, J. Alvarez-Manjarrez, A. Ameryk, J. Anderson, S. Anslan, A. Antão-Geraldes, A. Antosiak, J. Arce Funck, R. Arias-Real, M. Ariyan, M. Bahram, Sheel Bansal, R. Bao, S. Beck, P. Bernotas, Nicole Lynn Berry, S. Bertilsson, C. Birnbaum, M. Bonk, A. V. Borges, F. Botez, F. Q. Brearley, J. Brookes, D. Bruno, A. Budzyńska, G. Bullerjahn, M. Bundschuh, B. Calheiros-Nogueira, R. Calore, C. Capelli, L. Caputo, R. Carballeira, I. Chronis, F. Čiampor, Z. Čiamporová-Zaťovičová, D. Craig, Z. Csabai, N. Cukrov, L. da Silva, E. de Eyto, J. Delgado, I. Dimante-Deimantovica, I. Domaizon, R. Dondajewska-Pielka, T. Dornan, R. Drenkhan, K. Drouillard, S. Duarte, O. Dulya, A. Dzhulai, D. Dziga, B. Egeter, M. Espenberg, S. Färkkilä, S. Fazi, A. Feckler, E. Fenoy, I. Fernandes, S. Ferreira, V. Ferreira, T. Fleituch, R. Fornaroli, A. Freiwald, T. Frenken, P. Gaffney, O. García-Oliva, H. Geara, S. Gkelis, D. Gohar, R. Gołdyn, F. Grandjean, A. Gsell, C. Gutiérrez-Cánovas, P. Haase, N. Hagh-Doust, T. Harris, A. Hashem, S. Havens, B. Heidari, S. Higgins, M. Hosseyni Moghaddam, A. Ibrahim, D. Jerinkić, S. Jones, M. Kagami, S. Kahar, K. Kangro, K. Kariman, M. Kataržytė, S. Kepfer-Rojas, H. Khan, L. B. Knoll, A. Knorrn, U. Kõljalg, D. Konstantinou, J. Kotta, K. Kowalczewska-Madura, A. Kozak, B. Kulawig, J. Kupagme, I. Kušan, R. Laarmaa, P. Laas, S. Langenheder, A. Lanzén, A. Lateef, M. Ligi, T. Löffler, U. Lortou, K. Lujza, T. MacConnell, I. Maček, P. Macreadie, K. Maileht, F. Marazzi, L. Marcello, S. Markovskaja, A. Martin, S. Martínez, V. Mata, N. Matočec, R. McKay, K. McKindles, M. Mehrshad, M. Menéndez, N. Merino, A. Mešić, S. Moctar, M. Moza, P. Nõges, T. Nõges, R. O'Hanlon, B. Öğlü, J. Oja, W. Okello, H. Orav-Kotta, P. Orr, I. Osemwegie, J. Padisák, V. Pajunen, M. Panou, A. Papatheodoulou, M. Pavlovska, J. Pearman, H. Pehlak, X. Peng, A. Pereira, R. Pereira, B. Pernecker, F. Picazo, S. Pinnow, P. Pochekutova, S. Põlme, X. Pontevedra-Pombal, A. Pošta, Y. Prekrasna-Kviatkovska, J. Pruuli, M. Pruuli, T. Pruuli, N. Radoja, S. Rahimlou, R. Rannap, S. Rasconi, A. Rasmussen, W. Remmers, L. Reyes, G. Rhodes, C. Roe, O. Rojas-Castillo, T. Roslin, K. Runnel, J. Rusch, M. Rybak, P. Rychtecký, S. Sahadevan, A. Saitta, A. Salehi-Najafabadi, I. Santi, J. Sarapuu, R. B. Schäfer, A. Schneeweiss, B. Scholz, G. Selmeczy, M. Smederevac-Lalić, R. Sommaruga, J. Stetler, E. Stoica, S. Stoll, D. Strand, M. Tamm, K. Tapolczai, J. Tarand, S. Teurlincx, J. Thompson, G. Thomson-Laing, L. Tiirmann, Z. Tkalčec, I. Trbojević, S. Trevathan-Tackett, N. Tsiarta, A. Tuvikene, L. Tuvikene, M. Vacaflores-Argandoña, T. Vahter, K. Vaino, A. L. Val, M.J. Vandergoes, A. Vasemägi, A. Vask, M. Vasquez, J. Veríssimo, J. Vesamäki, L. Virta, P. Visser, A. Viza, T. Vrålstad, C. S. Ward, P. Waryszak, J. Wierenga, P. Wilson, S. Wood, A. Woźniczka, C. Wurzbacher, P. Zingel, P. Znachor, T.E. E. dela Cruz, K. Panksep
A genomic tool to tackle cryptic diversity demonstrates the potential for off-target use of GT-seq panels A genomic tool to tackle cryptic diversity demonstrates the potential for off-target use of GT-seq panels
A comprehensive understanding of life history is vital to successful species conservation and management. When different life history stages are accompanied by considerable morphological or cryptic variation, such as the egg and larval phases exhibited by most fishes, genomic tools are essential for identifying species so that early-life ecology questions can be studied. Genotyping-in...
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Amanda Susanne Ackiss, Mark R. Vinson, Ann J. Ropp, Kristen M. Gruenthal, Trevor J. Krabbenhoft, Joseph V. Siegel, Wendylee Stott, Daniel L. Yule, Wesley A. Larson
Application of novel encounter and predation models to the natural behavior of slimy sculpin Cottus cognatus Application of novel encounter and predation models to the natural behavior of slimy sculpin Cottus cognatus
Sculpins play a critical mid-trophic role in lacustrine food webs, converting production by benthic and migrating pelagic invertebrates into biomass available to higher trophic levels. Although sculpin diets and habitat choices are relatively well described, much less is known about their in situ behavior which governs trophic interactions and, in part, prey behavior. We measured the...
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Eden J Forbes, Jonah T. Ballard, Brian O’Malley, Jason D Stockwell
Description of multiple cryptic species of Obovaria Rafinesque, 1819 (Bivalvia: Unionida) from the Mississippi Embayment and Gulf coastal rivers of North America Description of multiple cryptic species of Obovaria Rafinesque, 1819 (Bivalvia: Unionida) from the Mississippi Embayment and Gulf coastal rivers of North America
The freshwater mussel genus Obovaria (Bivalvia: Unionidae) has long been recognized as taxonomically challenging due to plastic shell morphology, historical misidentifications, and incomplete geographic sampling across the southeastern United States. Using an integrated approach combining shell morphology, comparative conchology, geographic distribution, and molecular phylogenetic...
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Kentaro Inoue, John L. Harris, Nathan Johnson
Detecting demographic patterns of old coast redwood forests in northern California Detecting demographic patterns of old coast redwood forests in northern California
Forest demography is difficult to describe accurately. Tree recruitment and mortality are uncommon events, so that rates based on these observations often require long survey periods using large numbers of trees. Demographic rates can scale with tree size, so challenges describing demography are pronounced in coast redwood forests that are dominated by extremely large Sequoia...
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Phillip J. van Mantgem, Micah C. Wright
Fire regime shift reveals 17th century socio-ecological change in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, New Mexico Fire regime shift reveals 17th century socio-ecological change in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, New Mexico
Humans have influenced ecosystems for millennia, and social changes can have notable ecological effects. Recent human influence on ecosystems is exemplified by the collapse of fire regimes circa 1900 in the western United States due to increased grazing, fire suppression, and declining Indigenous fire use. Climate can also drive fire regime changes, which is reflected by increasing area...
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Carolina Jasmine May, Manuel K. Lopez, Ellis Q. Margolis
Abundant ticks but limited Borrelia spp. pathogens in Mojave desert tortoise habitat Abundant ticks but limited Borrelia spp. pathogens in Mojave desert tortoise habitat
Ornithodoros ticks, a genus of soft ticks in the family Argasidae, occur worldwide including throughout deserts in the Southwestern United States. In the Mojave Desert, Ornithodoros parkeri and O. turicata are common ectoparasites of Mojave desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). These two tick species are vectors of Borrelia spp. that cause tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) in people...
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Molly J. Bechtel, Todd Esque, Kristina Drake, Jeffrey E. Lovich, Nathan C. Nieto, Katy L. Parise, Jeffrey T. Foster, Mike B. Teglas
Comparative evaluation of three extraction techniques: Validation of a novel approach for the determination of 51 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances in Graminaceous plants Comparative evaluation of three extraction techniques: Validation of a novel approach for the determination of 51 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances in Graminaceous plants
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of over 15,000 xenobiotic compounds that have permeated across the globe and are largely resistant to natural forms of degradation, resulting in their long-term environmental persistence. These compounds can bioaccumulate and cause toxicological effects in organisms living within PFAS contaminated ecosystems. Grasses and feedstocks...
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Landon M. Keele, Morgan P. Davis, Chung-Ho Lin, Erin L. Pulster
Key considerations for decision makers and stakeholders when identifying source populations for conservation translocations of fishes Key considerations for decision makers and stakeholders when identifying source populations for conservation translocations of fishes
Conservation translocations are undertaken to increase the viability of imperiled organisms and/or restore ecosystem functions or processes. A key step in the conservation translocation process is to decide which source or founder population is most likely to lead to translocation success. Existing guidance to inform this decision includes a variety of considerations, but few documents...
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David B. Bunnell, Amanda Susanne Ackiss, Alexander James Gatch, Andrew Drake, Andrew Edgar Honsey, Trevor J. Krabbenhoft, Will Stacy-Duffy, Randy Claramunt, Roger Gordon, Meredith L. Bartron, John M. Dettmers, Erin S. Dunlop, Joshua P. Egan, Karl A. Lamothe, Seth A. Moore, Andrew M. Muir, Jason Robinson, Chris C. Wilson
Forecasting marsh resilience in the Plum Island Estuary: Integrating uncertainty to inform coastal management Forecasting marsh resilience in the Plum Island Estuary: Integrating uncertainty to inform coastal management
Salt marshes provide critical ecosystem services yet face increasing threats from accelerated relative sea-level rise (SLR). The long-term persistence of these habitats depends on their ability to vertically accrete and laterally migrate into adjacent uplands. Predicting the location and viability of these future marsh corridors is therefore a primary challenge for coastal managers; one...
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Ramin Familkhalili, Nicholas M. Enwright, Jordan E. Cosgrove, Christine A. Buckel