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Streamflow response to glacier mass loss varies with basin precipitation across Alaska Streamflow response to glacier mass loss varies with basin precipitation across Alaska

Diminishing glaciers affect streamflow, and given the extent of glaciers in Alaska and adjacent Canada, continued glacier mass loss is likely to have profound effects on ecosystems sensitive to runoff. The effects of glacier mass loss on streamflow are likely to vary across the wide ranges of basin size, glacier cover, and precipitation in this region. In this study, we use U.S...
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Janet H. Curran, Brianna Rick, Jeremy S. Littell, Louis C. Sass
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Alaska Science Center

Optimizing control of a freshwater invader in time and space Optimizing control of a freshwater invader in time and space

The global spread of invasive species in aquatic ecosystems has prompted population control efforts to mitigate negative impacts on native species and ecosystem functions. Removal programs that optimally allocate removal effort across space and time offer promise for improving invader suppression or eradication, especially given the limited resources available to these programs. However...
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Jessica O. Diallo, Sarah J. Converse, Matthew Chmiel, Andy Stites, Julian D. Olden
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Cooperative Research Units

Origin stories: How does learned migratory behaviour arise in populations? Origin stories: How does learned migratory behaviour arise in populations?

Although decades of research have deepened our understanding of the proximate triggers and ultimate drivers of migrations for a range of taxa, how populations establish migrations remains a mystery. However, recent studies have begun to illuminate the interplay between genetically inherited and learned migrations, opening the door to the evaluation of how migration may be learned...
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Janey Fugate, Cody F. Wallace, Ellen O. Aikens, Brett Jesmer, Matthew J. Kauffman
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Cooperative Research Units

Sprague’s Pipits (Anthus spragueii) occupying high-elevation intermontane valley habitat throughout the breeding season in southwest Montana Sprague’s Pipits (Anthus spragueii) occupying high-elevation intermontane valley habitat throughout the breeding season in southwest Montana

Sprague's Pipit (Anthus spragueii) is an imperiled bird species that breeds in grasslands of the northern Great Plains of North America. While conducting avian surveys in the Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, southwest Montana, during spring and summer 2023, we detected approximately 10 male Sprague's Pipits performing aerial displays. These represent the first detailed observations...
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Andrew C. Staufer, Emilie K. Maggs, Erik A. Beever, Adam E. Mitchell
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center

Genomic and epidemiological investigations reveal chromosomal integration of the acipenserid herpesvirus 3 genome in Lake Sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens Genomic and epidemiological investigations reveal chromosomal integration of the acipenserid herpesvirus 3 genome in Lake Sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens

DNA sequence from a new alloherpesvirus named acipenserid herpesvirus 3 (AciHV-3) was found in sturgeon species that are vulnerable to decline globally. A study was undertaken to develop a better understanding of the virus genome and to develop diagnostic tools to support an epidemiological investigation. A 184,426 bp genome was assembled from PacBio HiFi sequences generated with DNA...
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Sharon Clouthier, Umberto Rosani, Arfa Khan, Qiuwen Ding, Eveline J. Emmenegger, Zhuozhi Wang, Thomas Nalpathamkalam, Bhooma Thiruvahindrapuram
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Fisheries Research Center

Pediment formation and subsequent erosion in Gale crater: Clues to the climate history of Mars Pediment formation and subsequent erosion in Gale crater: Clues to the climate history of Mars

Evidence of paleo-rivers, fans, deltas, lakes, and channel networks across Mars has prompted much debate about what climate conditions would permit the formation of these surface water derived features. Pediments, gently sloping erosional surfaces of low relief developed in bedrock, have also been identified on Mars. On Earth, these erosional landforms, often thought to be created by...
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A.B. Bryk, W.E. Dietrich, Kristen A. Bennett, V.K. Fox, C.M. Fedo, M.P. Lamb, E.S. Kite, L.M. Thompson, S. G. Banham, J. Schieber, J.A. Grant, A.R. Vasavada, A.A. Fraeman, Lauren A. Edgar, P. J. Gasda, R.C. Wiens, J.P. Grotzinger, K. Stack-Morgan, R.E. Arvidson, Olivier Gasnault, S. Le Mouelic, S. Gupta, R.M.E. Williams, R.Y. Sheppard, K.W. Lewis, D.M. Rubin, W. Rapin, M.N. Hughes, M. Turner, S.A. Wilson, J.M. Davis, R.E. Kronyak, L. Le Deit, L.C. Kah, J. Frydenvang, R.J. Sullivan, C.C. Bedford, E. Dehouck, H.E. Newsom, M.C. Malin
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Astrogeology Science Center
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