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Assessing a low-dose copper treatment for dreissenid mussels: Effects on zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) population Assessing a low-dose copper treatment for dreissenid mussels: Effects on zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) population
We conducted and evaluated a low-dose copper treatment (applied as EarthTec QZ) to suppress zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha Pallas 1771) veliger abundance and settlement in a 66.3 ha bay in Lake Minnetonka (Hennepin County, MN) over a 3-y period. We maintained a mean (standard deviation [SD]) concentration of 83.0 (10.3) µg/L as copper over the 10-d treatment period, much lower than...
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Matthew T. Barbour, James A. Luoma, Angelique D. Dahlberg, Todd J. Severson, Jeremy K. Wise, Matthew J. Meulemans, Barbara Bennie, David Hammond, Diane L. Waller
Evidence for a polar ethane cloud on Titan Evidence for a polar ethane cloud on Titan
Spectra from Cassini's Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer reveal the presence of a vast tropospheric cloud on Titan at latitudes 51° to 68° north and all longitudes observed (10° to 190° west). The derived characteristics indicate that this cloud is composed of ethane and forms as a result of stratospheric subsidence and the particularly cool conditions near the moon's north pole
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C.A. Griffith, P. Penteado, P. Rannou, R. Brown, V. Boudon, K.H. Baines, Roger N. Clark, P. Drossart, B. Buratti, P. Nicholson, C.P. McKay, A. Coustenis, A. Negrao, R. Jaumann
Predicting Minnesota lake ice phenology with deep learning, explainable methods, and a physically based benchmark, 1980-2018 Predicting Minnesota lake ice phenology with deep learning, explainable methods, and a physically based benchmark, 1980-2018
Globally, lakes are losing ice cover, but our understanding of the rates and variability of change are biased toward few lakes with long-term records. Recent works have used remote sensing and predictive modeling to supplement the observational record, but these approaches produce large errors when estimating ice phenology for individual lakes. Accurate, lake-specific estimates of ice...
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Jeremy Alejandro Diaz, Samantha K. Oliver, Simon N. Topp, Jordan S Read, Gretchen J.A. Hansen, Wallace Mcaliley
A decision analytic approach to hierarchical decisions for double-crested cormorant conflict resolution A decision analytic approach to hierarchical decisions for double-crested cormorant conflict resolution
Double-crested cormorants (Nannopterum auritum) are piscivorous, migratory waterbirds that often conflict with fisheries interests in North America, stemming from depredation effects on fish populations. A new permitting process in the United States allows natural resource agencies to request permits for lethal take of cormorants in special instances like depredation of managed fish...
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Kelly Filer Robinson, Travis O. Brenden, Alex Maguffee, Charles R. Bronte, Randall M. Claramunt, Thomas R. Cooper, Robin L. DeBruyne, Brian S. Dorr, James F. Farquhar, David G. Fielder, James R. Jackson, Jana Lantry, Rachael L. Pierce, Douglas Schultz
Linking scale-specific sinuosity to hydrogeomorphic domains in Alaska watersheds Linking scale-specific sinuosity to hydrogeomorphic domains in Alaska watersheds
River meander patterns arise from geomorphological processes influenced by climate, geology, terrain, and hydrology. These processes produce a wide spectrum of sinuous channel and meander forms, and understanding them is essential for land management practices, such as natural channel restoration (Dominguez et al., 2018), flood and erosion control, bank stabilization (U.S. Department of...
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Lawrence V. Stanislawski, Pierofranco Costabile, Barry J. Kronenfeld, Margherita Lombardo
Climate-driven changes in wetland hydroperiods predict losses in habitat suitability for amphibian breeding Climate-driven changes in wetland hydroperiods predict losses in habitat suitability for amphibian breeding
Environmental regimes are shifting with accelerating climate change, disrupting interactions between species and ecosystems shaped by the climate of the pre-industrial era. Species assemblages that depend on a dynamic network of ephemeral and permanent habitats may be especially sensitive to changing climate, whereby shifting environmental regimes may limit species persistence in...
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Griffin C Dare, Maureen E. Ryan, Se-Yeun Lee, Leithen K. M'Gonigle, Rebecca M. McCaffery, Alan F. Hamlet, Michael J. Adams, Wendy J. Palen
Evaluating the reliability of U.S. Geological Survey Three Dimensional Elevation Program lidar-derived building heights using multi-source comparison Evaluating the reliability of U.S. Geological Survey Three Dimensional Elevation Program lidar-derived building heights using multi-source comparison
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Jung-Kuan Liu, Ethan J. Shavers, Samantha T. Arundel, Rongjun Qin
Sediment vulnerability ranking for river basins across the contiguous U.S. using integrated biophysical and social-ecological data Sediment vulnerability ranking for river basins across the contiguous U.S. using integrated biophysical and social-ecological data
Nearly half of streams and rivers in the United States (U.S.) have fair to poor conditions for aquatic ecosystem health as declared by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and sediment was identified as a primary factor impairing these waterbodies. We rank sediment vulnerability using physical, ecological, and socioeconomic datasets in 163 4-digit Hydrologic Unit Codes within 18...
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Nicholas A. Sutfin, Allen C. Gellis, Nancy T. Baker, Christopher H. Conaway, Katherine Skalak
DRIFteRS: A dataset of drift invertebrate densities in streams and rivers across western North America, 1997–2024 DRIFteRS: A dataset of drift invertebrate densities in streams and rivers across western North America, 1997–2024
Prey availability is among the most influential and highly variable determinants of fish growth and freshwater habitat carrying capacity, yet it remains understudied compared to physical habitat variables (Ouellet et al., 2025; Rosenfeld et al., 2014; Weber et al., 2017). We often lack a clear understanding of how much food is available to fishes, how it varies spatially and temporally...
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Elsa K. Toskey, Toshio Matsuoka, Peter M. Kiffney, Sean M. Naman, Martin C. Liermann, Javan Bailey, David Beauchamp, J. Ryan Bellmore, Christopher A. Binckley, Steven C. Blumenshine, Timothy J. Caldwell, Michael P. Carey, Shannon Claeson, Chelsea Clawson, Rosa Cox, Cromwell. Kara J., Robert J. Danehy, Michael J. Dodrill, Jeffrey J. Duda, Jason B. Fellman, Adrianne Z. Grimm, Tyson B. Hallbert, Chris E. Jordan, Ernest R. Keeley, Brian P. Kennedy, Theodore Kennedy, Andre E. Kohler, Erin D. Lowery, Kate H Macneale, Kyle D. Martens, Sarah A. Morley, Jeffrey Muehlbauer, Jason B. Neuswanger, Alison O'Dowd, Shelley Pneh, Mary E. Power, Suzanne J. Rhoades, Jordan Rosenfeld, Gabriel Rossi, Beth L. Sanderson, Katy K. Shelby, Thomas Starky-Owens, Jamie N. Thompson, Carol Volk, Jasmine S. Williamshen, Robert W. Wisseman
Predicting Minnesota lake ice phenology with deep learning, explainable methods, and a physically based benchmark, 1980-2018 Predicting Minnesota lake ice phenology with deep learning, explainable methods, and a physically based benchmark, 1980-2018
Globally, lakes are losing ice cover, but our understanding of the rates and variability of change are biased toward few lakes with long-term records. Recent works have used remote sensing and predictive modeling to supplement the observational record, but these approaches produce large errors when estimating ice phenology for individual lakes. Accurate, lake-specific estimates of ice...
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Jeremy Alejandro Diaz, Samantha K. Oliver, Simon N. Topp, Jordan S Read, Gretchen J.A. Hansen, Wallace Mcaliley
In vitro assessment of human alveolar epithelial responses to acute combined exposure to volcanic ash and sulphur dioxide gas In vitro assessment of human alveolar epithelial responses to acute combined exposure to volcanic ash and sulphur dioxide gas
Volcanic activity releases sulphur dioxide (SO₂) gas and fine particulate matter that may degrade air quality in populated areas, yet the effects of combined exposure remain insufficiently characterised. We examined the biological effects of acute combined exposure to volcanic ash and SO₂ in human alveolar epithelial cells (A549) maintained at the air-liquid interface. Cells were exposed...
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Ines Tomasek, Fanny Henrioux, Julia Eychenne, David E. Damby, Matthieu Jabaudon, Antoine Mathieu, Clara Gorce, Gaelle Uzu, Simon Falvard, Regine Minet-Quinard, Corinne Belville, Loic Blanchon, Vincent Sapin
High-resolution landscape-scale maps of nutrients, phytoplankton, and related water-quality constituents in Suisun Bay and the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta, California, during 2018—Results from high-resolution underway surveys High-resolution landscape-scale maps of nutrients, phytoplankton, and related water-quality constituents in Suisun Bay and the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta, California, during 2018—Results from high-resolution underway surveys
We examined the abundance and distribution of nutrients and phytoplankton in the tidal aquatic environments of the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta (Delta) and Suisun, Grizzly, and Honker Bays in California by completing three spatial surveys that used continuous underway high frequency (1 hertz) measurements and sampling onboard a high-speed boat. Surveys were conducted in May, July, and...
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Jeniffer Soto Perez, Brian A. Bergamaschi, Tamara E. C. Kraus, Brian Downing, Katy O’Donnell, Crystal Lee Sturgeon, Jeffrey A. Hansen, Alan D. Gelber, Elizabeth B. Stumpner, Angela Hansen