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Factors associated with survival, recovery, and movements in the western Gulf Coast population of mottled ducks Factors associated with survival, recovery, and movements in the western Gulf Coast population of mottled ducks

The mottled duck (Anas fulvigula) is nonmigratory and a priority species for regional conservation and management because of its limited range and declining population trajectory in the western Gulf Coast (WGC) of Louisiana and Texas, USA. We developed multistate dead-recovery models for banding and recovery data (1997–2020) to evaluate potential drivers of survival, recovery, and post...
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Christopher P. Malachowski, William L. Kendall, Daniel P. Collins, Kevin J. Kraai, Jason Olszak, Larry Reynolds
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Harnessing geospatial artificial intelligence and deep learning for landslide inventory mapping: Advances, challenges, and emerging directions Harnessing geospatial artificial intelligence and deep learning for landslide inventory mapping: Advances, challenges, and emerging directions

Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning enable more accurate, scalable, and automated mapping. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the applications of AI, particularly deep learning, in landslide inventory mapping. In addition to examining commonly used data sources and model architectures, we explore innovative strategies such as feature...
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Xiao Chen, Wenwen Li, Chia-Yu Hsu, Samantha T. Arundel, Bretwood Higman
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Core Science Systems Mission Area, Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS)

Insights from megacryst-included zircon dates on the spatial extent of magma mixing in the Tuolumne Intrusive Suite, California, USA Insights from megacryst-included zircon dates on the spatial extent of magma mixing in the Tuolumne Intrusive Suite, California, USA

The spatial extent of mixing between separately emplaced batches of magma is a key component in understanding the incremental assembly of plutons. Potassium feldspar megacrysts (>3 cm length) in granodioritic rocks are hypothesized to record magma mixing and transport over hundred kyr timescales. CA-ID-TIMS U-Pb dates from zircon inclusions within 11 new megacryst samples and their...
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Elena Watts, Julia Ye, Sean Patrick Gaynor, Valbone Memeti, Blair Schoene
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Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center

Ecological scenarios: Embracing ecological uncertainty in an era of global change Ecological scenarios: Embracing ecological uncertainty in an era of global change

Scenarios, or plausible characterizations of the future, can help natural resource stewards plan and act under uncertainty. Current methods for developing scenarios for climate change adaptation planning are often focused on exploring uncertainties in future climate, but new approaches are needed to better represent uncertainties in ecological responses. Scenarios that characterize how...
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Kyra Clark-Wolf, Wynne Emily Moss, Brian W. Miller, Imtiaz Rangwala, Helen Sofaer, Gregor W. Schuurman, Dawn Magness, Amy Symstad, Jonathan Coop, Dominique M. Bachelet, Joseph Barsugli, Anthony Warren Ciocco, Shelley D. Crausbay, Tyler Hoecker, Jena Lewinsohn, Meagan Ford Oldfather, Orien Richmond, Renee Rondeau, Amber C Runyon, Robin Russell, Jennifer L. Wilkening
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center

Reliability of satellite-based vegetation maps for planning wildfire-fuel treatments in shrub steppe: Inferences from two contrasting national parks Reliability of satellite-based vegetation maps for planning wildfire-fuel treatments in shrub steppe: Inferences from two contrasting national parks

Protecting habitat threatened by increasing wildfire size and frequency requires identifying the spatial intersection of wildfire behavior and ecological conditions that favor positive management outcomes. In the perennial sagebrush steppe of Western North America, invasions by fire-prone annual grasses are a key concern, and management of them requires reliable maps of vegetation cover...
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Samuel J. Price, Chad Raymond Kluender, Matthew J. Germino, Thomas Rodhouse
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center

Effects of restoration thinning on live tree carbon in northern secondary coastal redwood forests Effects of restoration thinning on live tree carbon in northern secondary coastal redwood forests

At Redwood National and State parks restoration efforts are underway to promote the recovery of forests following a history of intense logging. Unmanaged secondary forests at the parks have high stem density with slow stand development. Restoration thinning treatments of these stands are designed to promote the representation of redwood and improve the growth of residual trees...
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Phillip J. van Mantgem, Micah C. Wright, Jason Teraoka
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)
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