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Vegetation type conversion in the US Southwest: Frontline observations and management responses Vegetation type conversion in the US Southwest: Frontline observations and management responses
Forest and nonforest ecosystems of the western United States are experiencing major transformations in response to land-use change, climate warming, and their interactive effects with wildland fire. Some ecosystems are transitioning to persistent alternative types, hereafter called “vegetation type conversion” (VTC). VTC is one of the most pressing management issues in the southwestern...
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Christopher H. Guiterman, Rachel M. Gregg, Laura Marshall, Jill Beckmann, Phillip J. van Mantgem, Donald A. Falk, Jon Keeley, Anthony C. Caprio, Jonathan D. Coop, Paula J. Fornwalt, Collin Haffey, R. Keala Hagmann, Stephen Jackson, Ann M. Lynch, Ellis Q. Margolis, Christopher Marks, Marc D. Meyer, Hugh Safford, Alexandra Dunya Syphard, Alan H. Taylor, Craig Wilcox, Dennis Carril, Carolyn Armstrong Enquist, David W. Huffman, Jose Iniguez, Nicole A. Molinari, Christina M Restaino, Jens T. Stevens
Long-term change in metabolism phenology in north temperate lakes Long-term change in metabolism phenology in north temperate lakes
The phenology of dissolved oxygen (DO) dynamics and metabolism in north temperate lakes offers a basis for comparing metabolic cycles over multi-year time scales. Although proximal control over lake DO can be attributed to metabolism and physical processes, how those processes evolve over decades largely remains unexplored. Metabolism phenology may reveal the importance of coherence...
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Robert Ladwig, Alison P. Appling, Austin D. Delany, Hilary A. Dugan, Qiantong Gao, Noah R. Lottig, Jemma Stachelek, Paul C. Hanson
Late Holocene human-environment interactions on the central California coast, USA, inferred from Morro Bay salt marsh sediments Late Holocene human-environment interactions on the central California coast, USA, inferred from Morro Bay salt marsh sediments
Coastal salt marshes and estuaries provide valuable ecosystem services, yet are susceptible to alteration from human activities. Records of past environmental change in these ecosystems can elucidate relationships between human activities, such as land-use practices, and physical and ecological processes, such as sediment accretion and vegetation changes. To reconstruct the environmental...
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Ellie Broadman, Liam M. Reidy, David Wahl
Streambank and floodplain geomorphic change and contribution to watershed material budgets Streambank and floodplain geomorphic change and contribution to watershed material budgets
Stream geomorphic change is highly spatially variable but critical to landform evolution, human infrastructure, habitat, and watershed pollutant transport. However, measurements and process models of streambank erosion and floodplain deposition and resulting sediment fluxes are currently insufficient to predict these rates in all perennial streams over large regions. Here we measured...
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Gregory E. Noe, Kristina G. Hopkins, Peter Claggett, Edward R. Schenk, Marina J. Metes, Labeeb Ahmed, Thomas Rossiter Doody, Cliff R. Hupp
Ecological divergence of wild birds drives avian influenza spillover and global spread Ecological divergence of wild birds drives avian influenza spillover and global spread
The diversity of influenza A viruses (IAV) is primarily hosted by two highly divergent avian orders: Anseriformes (ducks, swans and geese) and Charadriiformes (gulls, terns and shorebirds). Studies of IAV have historically focused on Anseriformes, specifically dabbling ducks, overlooking the diversity of hosts in nature, including gull and goose species that have successfully adapted to...
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Nichola J. Hill, Mary Anne Bishop, Nidia S. Trovao, Katherine Ineson, Anne Schaefer, Wendy B. Puryear, Katherine Zhou, Alexa Foss, Dan Clark, Ken McKenzie, Jonathan D. Gass, Laura Borkenhagen, Jeffrey S. Hall, Jonathan A. Runstadler
Integrating data types to estimate spatial patterns of avian migration across the Western Hemisphere Integrating data types to estimate spatial patterns of avian migration across the Western Hemisphere
For many avian species, spatial migration patterns remain largely undescribed, especially across hemispheric extents. Recent advancements in tracking technologies and high-resolution species distribution models (i.e., eBird Status and Trends products) provide new insights into migratory bird movements and offer a promising opportunity for integrating independent data sources to describe...
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Timothy Meehan, Sarah P. Saunders, William DeLuca, Nicole L Michel, Joanna Grand, JIll Deppe, MIguel JImenez, Erika Knight, Nathaniel E. Seavy, Melanie A. Smith, Lotem Taylor, Chad Witko, Michael Akresh, David S. Barber, David Bayne, James Beasley, Jerrold L. Belant, Richard O Bierregaard, Keith L. Bildstein, Than J. Boves, John N. Brzorad, Steven B. Campbell, Antonio Celis-Murillo, Hillary Cooke, Robert Domenech, Laurie J. Goodrich, Elizabeth A. Gow, Aaron Haines, Michael T. Hallworth, Jason M. Hill, Amanda E. Holland, Scott Jennings, Roland Kays, Tommy King, Kent MacFarland, Stewart Mckenzie, Peter P. Marra, Rebbeca McCabe, Kent P. McFarland, Michael J. McGrady, John Melcer, Ryan Norris, Russell Norvell, Olin Rhodes Jr., Christopher C. Rimmer, Amy L. Scarpignato, Adam Shreading, Jesse Watson, Chad Wilsey
Whooping and sandhill cranes visit upland ponds proportional to migration phenology on the Texas coast Whooping and sandhill cranes visit upland ponds proportional to migration phenology on the Texas coast
Two crane species, whooping cranes (Grus americana) and sandhill cranes (Antigone canadensis), overwinter along the Texas Gulf Coast. Periodic, extreme drought conditions have prompted concerns that potential freshwater limitations could hinder conservation of cranes, especially endangered whooping cranes. In response, land managers constructed and maintained freshwater ponds in upland...
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Matthew J Butler, Kristine L. Metzger, Colt R. Sanspree, James W. Cain, Grant M Harris
Yuma Ridgway’s rail selenium exposure and occupancy within managed and unmanaged emergent marshes at the Salton Sea Yuma Ridgway’s rail selenium exposure and occupancy within managed and unmanaged emergent marshes at the Salton Sea
Yuma Ridgway’s rail (Rallus obsoletus yumanensis, hereafter, rail) is an endangered species for which patches of emergent marsh within the Salton Sea watershed comprise a substantial part of habitat for the species’ disjointed range in the southwestern United States. These areas of emergent marsh include (1) marshes managed by federal (particularly the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s...
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Mark A. Ricca, Cory T. Overton, Thomas W. Anderson, Angela Merritt, Eamon Harrity, Elliott Matchett, Michael L. Casazza
Oklahoma and Landsat Oklahoma and Landsat
Oklahoma benefits from a varied landscape abundant in resources. Mountains, grasslands, reservoirs, rivers, fields, and forests offer employment and enjoyment in a State that epitomizes the transition from north to south and east to west. Wheat grows in northern Oklahoma; cotton grows in the south. Wetter deciduous forest lands in the southeast contrast with drier mesas in the northwest...
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Changes in waterfowl migration phenologies in central North America: Implications for future waterfowl conservation Changes in waterfowl migration phenologies in central North America: Implications for future waterfowl conservation
Globally, migration phenologies of numerous avian species have shifted over the past half-century. Despite North American waterfowl being well researched, published data on shifts in waterfowl migration phenologies remain scarce. Understanding shifts in waterfowl migration phenologies along with potential drivers is critical for guiding future conservation efforts. Therefore, we utilized
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Kent Andersson, Craig A. Davis, Grant Harris, David A. Haukos
Geospatial analysis delineates lode gold prospectivity in Alaska Geospatial analysis delineates lode gold prospectivity in Alaska
Comprehensive, data-driven geographic information system analyses utilize publicly available lithologic, geochemical, geophysical, and mineral occurrence datasets to delineate gold resource potential in Alaska. These prospectivity analyses successfully identify areas containing known lode gold occurrences, expand areas of high prospectivity around known occurrences, improve the precision...
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Susan M. Karl, Douglas C. Kreiner, George N.D. Case, Keith A. Labay
Accelerated sea-level rise is suppressing CO2 stimulation of tidal marsh productivity: A 33-year study Accelerated sea-level rise is suppressing CO2 stimulation of tidal marsh productivity: A 33-year study
Accelerating relative sea-level rise (RSLR) is threatening coastal wetlands. However, rising CO2 concentrations may also stimulate carbon sequestration and vertical accretion, counterbalancing RSLR. A coastal wetland dominated by a C3 plant species was exposed to ambient and elevated levels of CO2 in situ from 1987 to 2019 during which time ambient CO2 concentration increased 18% and sea...
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Chunwu Zhu, J. Adam Langley, Lewis H. Ziska, Donald R. Cahoon, J. Patrick Megonigal