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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Optimizing per vessel hour capture efficiency for rare, heterogeneously distributed fishes: Invasive grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella in the Sandusky River Optimizing per vessel hour capture efficiency for rare, heterogeneously distributed fishes: Invasive grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella in the Sandusky River
Natural resources management is often concerned with conserving rare-native or controlling rare-invasive fishes. Informing and assessing conservation and control efforts frequently requires information from captures. When little is understood about spatial and temporal fish distributions, captures can be infrequent and costly. If successful management depends on effective management...
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Robert Daniel Hunter, Song S. Qian, Jason L. Fischer, Ryan Brown, Lucas Nathan, John M. Dettmers, James J. Roberts, Corbin David Hilling, Matthew Ross Acre, Robert L. Mapes, Ryan Young, Christine M. Mayer
Nest location and pheromone concentrations interact to influence female nest choice in sea lamprey Nest location and pheromone concentrations interact to influence female nest choice in sea lamprey
Animal communication is dynamic; factors such as signal attributes, signaller and receiver positioning, and environment can interactively influence information exchange. However, most research has focused on the signals and preferences while neglecting the broader context in which they function. Using sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, we studied the effects of male signalling location on...
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Skye D. Fissette, Tyler J. Buchinger, Sonam Tamrakar, Henry T. Thompson, Weiming Li
Predicting bat roosts in bridges using Bayesian Additive Regression Trees Predicting bat roosts in bridges using Bayesian Additive Regression Trees
Human-built structures can provide important habitat for wildlife, but predicting which structures are most likely to be used remains challenging. To evaluate the predictive capabilities of data-driven ensemble modeling approaches, we conducted surveys for bats and signs of bat use, such as urine and guano staining, at bridges across the southwestern United States. We developed a bat...
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Jacob Oram, Amy Kristine Wray, Helen Trice Davis, Luz A. de Wit, Winifred F. Frick, Andrew B. Hoegh, Kathryn M. Irvine, Patrick Pollock, Andrea Nichole Schuhmann, Frank Charles Tousley, Brian E. Reichert
Linking environmental variability to long-term demographic change of an endangered species using integrated population models Linking environmental variability to long-term demographic change of an endangered species using integrated population models
Understanding how species populations change with environmental conditions is important for implementing effective habitat management and conservation strategies. Challenges to evaluating population-level responses to environmental conditions arise when data are sparse or not spatiotemporally aligned, especially for at-risk species with small, declining numbers.We synthesized 30 years...
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Marisa Takada Martinez, Laura D’Acunto, Stephanie Romanach
Exploration of a piscicide delivery method for invasive Black Carp Exploration of a piscicide delivery method for invasive Black Carp
A piscicide delivery method was designed to selectively target Black Carp Mylopharyngodon piceus, an invasive fish species in North America, which possesses pharyngeal teeth adapted for crushing mollusk prey. Many North American mollusks exist in small, fragmented populations susceptible to local extirpation. A Black Carp-selective toxic bait deployed properly could be used to protect...
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Patrick Kroboth, Benjamin H. Stahlschmidt, Duane Chapman
Four-band image mosaic of the Colorado River Corridor downstream of Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona, derived from the May 2021 airborne image acquisition Four-band image mosaic of the Colorado River Corridor downstream of Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona, derived from the May 2021 airborne image acquisition
In May 2021, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center acquired airborne multispectral high-resolution data for the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, Arizona. The image data, which consist of four spectral bands (red, band 1; green, band 2; blue, band 3; and near infrared, band 4) with a ground resolution of 20 centimeters, are available as 16-bit...
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Joel B. Sankey, Nathaniel D. Bransky, Lori M. Pigue, Keith A. Kohl, Thomas M. Gushue
A novel method for estimating pathogen presence, prevalence, load, and dynamics at multiple scales A novel method for estimating pathogen presence, prevalence, load, and dynamics at multiple scales
The use of quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) to monitor pathogens is common; however, quantitative frameworks that consider the observation process, dynamics in pathogen presence, and pathogen load are lacking. This can be problematic in the early stages of disease progression, where low level detections may be treated as ‘inconclusive’ and excluded from analyses. Alternatively, a...
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John F. Gridder, Bradley James Udell, Brian E. Reichert, Jeffery T. Foster, William Louis Kendall, Tina L. Cheng, Winifred F. Frick
Effects of invasive American bullfrogs and their removal on Northwestern pond turtles Effects of invasive American bullfrogs and their removal on Northwestern pond turtles
The American bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) is an invasive species globally significant for its role as a generalist predator in freshwater systems. Native turtles are among the species eaten by bullfrogs, and turtle populations are slow to recover from this impact. We examined the effects of bullfrogs and their removal on Northwestern pond turtles (Actinemys marmorata) at four sites in...
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Sidney M. Woodruff, Robert L. Grasso, Brian J. Halstead, Brian D. Todd
Blue carbon stocks along the Pacific Coast of North America are mainly driven by local rather than regional factors Blue carbon stocks along the Pacific Coast of North America are mainly driven by local rather than regional factors
Coastal wetlands, including seagrass meadows, emergent marshes, mangroves, and temperate tidal swamps, can efficiently sequester and store large quantities of sediment organic carbon (SOC). However, SOC stocks may vary by ecosystem type and along environmental or climate gradients at different scales. Quantifying such variability is needed to improve blue carbon accounting, conservation...
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Christopher N. Janousek, Johannes Krause, Judith Z. Drexler, Kevin J. Buffington, Katrina L. Poppe, Erin K. Peck, Fernanda Adame, Elizabeth Watson, James Holmquist, Scott D. Bridgham, Scott F. Jones, Melissa Ward, Cheryl A. Brown, Lisa Beers, Matthew T. Costa, Heida L. Diefenderfer, Amy B. Borde, Lindsey Sheehan, John M Rybczyk, Carolyn Prentice, Andrew Gray, Alejandro Hinojosa-Corona, Ana Carolina Ruiz-Fernandez, Joan-Albert Sanchez-Cabeza, Karen E. Kohfeld, Paula Ezcurra, Jonathan Ochoa-Gomez, Karen M. Thorne, Marlow G. Pellatt, Aurora M. Ricart, Amanda M. Nahlik, Laura S. Brophy, Richard F. Ambrose, Mira Lutz, Craig Cornu, Steve Crooks, Lisamarie Windham-Myers, Margot Hessing-Lewis, Fred Short, Stephen Chastain, Trevor Williams, Tristan Douglas, Elizabeth Fard, Lauren N. Brown, Michelle F. Goman
Biodiversity surveys of Wake Atoll—Featuring field guides for plants, arthropods, and herpetofauna Biodiversity surveys of Wake Atoll—Featuring field guides for plants, arthropods, and herpetofauna
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Stacie A. Hathaway, James D. Jacobi, Robert Peck, Adam R. Backlin, Cynthia J. Hitchcock, Robert N. Fisher
Mortality events in Yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis) due to white-nose syndrome in Washington, USA Mortality events in Yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis) due to white-nose syndrome in Washington, USA
The impacts of white-nose syndrome (WNS) on many bat species in eastern North America have been well documented because of the length of time that the causative agent, Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), has been present and the ability to monitor bat hibernacula in that region. However, the disease outcomes for bat species in western North America are less known because of the more...
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Jeffrey M. Lorch, A. Tobin, Alexandria Annelise Argue, Valerie Shearn-Bochsler, Brenda M. Berlowski-Zier, Kyle George, Katherine H. Haman, Anne Ballmann
Climate and dispersal ability limit future habitats for Gila monsters in the Mojave Desert Climate and dispersal ability limit future habitats for Gila monsters in the Mojave Desert
Describing future habitat for sensitive species can be helpful in planning conservation efforts to ensure species persistence under new climatic conditions. The Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum) is an iconic lizard of the southwestern United States. The northernmost range of Gila monsters is the Mojave Desert, an area experiencing rapid human population growth and urban sprawl. To...
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Steven J. Hromada, Jason L. Jones, Jocelyn B. Stalker, Dustin A. Wood, Amy G. Vandergast, C. Richard Tracy, C.M. Gienger, Kenneth E. Nussear