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Update to a management-focused population viability analysis for North Atlantic right whales Update to a management-focused population viability analysis for North Atlantic right whales

We provide an update to the recently published population viability analysis for North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis). The update includes improvements to the reproduction modeling and also shares additional context given evidence of reduced mortality indicated by recent population monitoring. Projections from the analysis are used to quantify simulated population sizes...
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Daniel Linden, Michael C. Runge, J. A. Hostetler, Diane Borggaard, Lance Garrison, Amy R. Knowlton, Véronique Lesage, Robert A. Williams, Richard Pace III
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Eastern Ecological Science Center

Combining scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray fluorescence to characterize shear zones at the Pogo gold deposit, Alaska Combining scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray fluorescence to characterize shear zones at the Pogo gold deposit, Alaska

This study employs a multi-method analytical approach to characterize the mineralogical, geochemical, and textural properties of fault rocks from the Pogo gold mine in the Yukon-Tanana Upland, central Alaska. Specifically, we examine cataclasites, to document the structural and geochemical evolution of shear zones and their associations with gold mineralization. To investigate the shear...
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Katharina I. Pfaff, Filip Kasprowicz, Jonathan Saul Caine, William Benzel, Heather A. Lowers
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Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Denver Microbeam Laboratory

One hundred ninety-nine dead birds: Review of the scientific basis of ecological incident reporting requirements for pesticide registrants under Fifra § 6(A)(2) One hundred ninety-nine dead birds: Review of the scientific basis of ecological incident reporting requirements for pesticide registrants under Fifra § 6(A)(2)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates pesticide use in the United States. The EPA is charged by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) with ensuring that a pesticide will not cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment. Incident reports (documentation of exposure and injury from pesticide applications) can serve as a reality check on...
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Nimish B. Vyas, Cynthia Palmer
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Eastern Ecological Science Center

Leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to advance Chesapeake Bay research and management: A review of status, challenges, and opportunities Leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to advance Chesapeake Bay research and management: A review of status, challenges, and opportunities

The Chesapeake Bay and its watershed (hereafter “Chesapeake Bay region”) have been the focus of extensive restoration efforts for several decades. These restoration efforts are guided by the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement (Chesapeake Executive Council 2014) which outlines 10 goals and 31 measurable outcomes. The Chesapeake Bay is globally recognized as a model for coastal restoration...
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Qian Zhang, Matthew Baker, Bertani Isabella, Bill Dennison, Lewis C. Linker, Kelly O. Maloney, Robert D. Sabo, Chaopeng Shen, Gary W. Shenk, Kim Van Meter, Meg Cole
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Eastern Ecological Science Center

INMS guidance document on nitrogen impact assessment methods INMS guidance document on nitrogen impact assessment methods

This document provides guidance for assessing nitrogen (N) impacts on the environment and humans at all scales from local to regional to global and was compiled with input from scientists worldwide.
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Hideaki Shibata, Jill Baron, Allison Leach, Daniel Liptzin, Azusa Oita, Timothy Weinmann, Tapan Adhya, Icarus Allen, Rocío Alonso, Yuri Artioli, W. Troy Baisden, Bill Bealey, Victoria Bermejo, Jorn Bruggeman, Tom Bruulsema, Juergen Burkhardt, Christopher Clark, Jana E. Compton, Tommy Dalgaard, Wim de Vries, Elizabeth Dukes, Sadeo Eguchi, Jan Willem Erisman, James Galloway, Mekonnen Hailemariam Giweta, I. Gonzalez-Fernandez, Hans van Grinsven, Peter M. Groffman, Baojing Gu, Steven Hall, Kentaro Hayashi , Erik Hobbie, Jason Holt, Laurence Jones, Kiwami Katagiri, Luis Lassaletta, Xia Liang, Erik Lilleskov, Cargele Masso, Kazuyo Matsubae, Miguel Quemada, Mohammad Riaz, Bret Schichtel, Junko Shindo, Ming-Chien Su, Pamela Templer, Johan Tidblad, Alicia Zheng
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

Tertiary metallogeny of the Rocky Mountains Province, USA Tertiary metallogeny of the Rocky Mountains Province, USA

Tertiary ore deposits in the Rocky Mountains physiographic province primarily formed through magmatic-hydrothermal processes associated with shifting tectonics and lithospheric conditions. Important deposit types in the province are calc-alkaline and Climaxtype porphyry; high-, medium-, and low-sulfidation epithermal; alkalic magmatic; carbonate replacement; tungsten skarn and vein; and...
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Sean Patrick Gaynor, Karen Lund, Snir Attia, Jonathan Andrew Funk, Kyle Eastman, Joshua Mark Rosera, Jonathan Saul Caine, Eric D. Anderson
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Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center
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