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Estuarine tidal cycles may preserve thermal refugia as global temperatures increase Estuarine tidal cycles may preserve thermal refugia as global temperatures increase

Climate change is affecting coastal ecosystems worldwide as water temperatures increase, hydrologic regimes change, and sea levels rise. Consequently, estuaries risk declines in ecosystem functioning due to increasing temperatures and other hydrologic factors. Characterizing and predicting estuarine water temperature are challenging because these systems are highly dynamic. Statistical...
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Melanie J. Davis, Isa Woo, Susan E.W. De La Cruz
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Cooperative Research Units

Pyrethroid insecticide pollution of wetlands reduces amphipod density Pyrethroid insecticide pollution of wetlands reduces amphipod density

Freshwater amphipods play a key role as forage for breeding and migrating waterfowl in wetlands throughout the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) of North America. Amphipod populations declined in recent decades, but there is a limited understanding of mechanisms for their decline and their uneven distribution across the landscape. Row crop agriculture is abundant in the PPR, but the...
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Breanna R. Keith, Danelle M. Larson, Carl W. Isaacson, Michael J. Anteau, Megan J. Fitzpatrick, Jake D. Carleen
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Wave driven cross shore and alongshore transport reveal more extreme projections of shoreline change in island environments Wave driven cross shore and alongshore transport reveal more extreme projections of shoreline change in island environments

Coastal erosion, intensified by sea level rise, poses significant threats to coastal communities in Hawaiʻi and similar island communities. This study projects long-term shoreline change on the Hawaiian Island of O‘ahu using the data-assimilated CoSMoS-COAST shoreline change model. CoSMoS-COAST models four key shoreline processes: (1) Alongshore transport, (2) Recession due to sea level...
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Richelle Moskvichev, Anna Mikkelsen, Tiffany Anderson, Sean Vitousek, Joel Nicolow, Charles Fletcher
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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Multi-scale geophysical imaging of a hydrothermal system in Yellowstone National Park, USA Multi-scale geophysical imaging of a hydrothermal system in Yellowstone National Park, USA

Little is known about the local plumbing systems that fuel Yellowstone’s famous hot springs, geysers and mud pots. A multi-method, multi-scale geophysical investigation was carried out in the Obsidian Pool Thermal Area (OPTA) to: (i) delineate the lateral extent of the hydrothermal area and associated surface features; (ii) estimate the dimensions of the upflow zone and identify its main
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Sylvain Pasquet, W. Steven Holbrook, Bradley J. Carr, Neil C. Terry, Martin A. Briggs, Carol A. Finn, Paul A. Bedrosian, Esben Auken, Jesper Pedersen, Pradip Kumar Maurya, Kenneth Sims
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Water Resources Mission Area

Sulfate reduction drives elevated methylmercury formation in water column of eutrophic freshwater lake Sulfate reduction drives elevated methylmercury formation in water column of eutrophic freshwater lake

Mercury (Hg) contamination of aquatic food webs is controlled in part by the formation and accumulation of toxic and bioaccumulative methylmercury (MeHg). MeHg production is mediated by metabolically diverse microorganisms carrying the hgcAB gene pair, while the demethylation reaction is mediated by several biotic and abiotic processes. However, the relative importance of these two...
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Benjamin D. Peterson, Sarah E. Janssen, Brett A. Poulin, Jacob M. Ogorek, Amber White, Elizabeth A. McDaniel, Robert A. Marick, Grace Jane Armstrong, Nicholas D. Scheel, Michael T. Tate, David P. Krabbenhoft, Katherine D. McMahon
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Upper Midwest Water Science Center, M3 Research Laboratory

Assessing microplastics, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and other contaminants of global concern in wadable agricultural streams Assessing microplastics, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and other contaminants of global concern in wadable agricultural streams

Microplastics, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), and pesticides may lead to unintended environmental contamination through many pathways in multiple matrices. This statewide, multi-matrix study of contaminants of global concern (CGCs) in agricultural streams across Iowa (United States) is...
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Shannon M. Meppelink, Dana W. Kolpin, Gregory H. LeFevre, David M. Cwiertny, Carrie E. Givens, Lee A. Green, Laura E. Hubbard, Luke R. Iwanowicz, Rachael F. Lane, Alyssa L. Mianecki, Padraic S. O’Shea, Clayton D. Raines, John W. Scott, Darrin A. Thompson, Michaelah C. Wilson, James L. Gray
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Central Midwest Water Science Center
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