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Too much and not enough data: Challenges and solutions for generating information in freshwater research and monitoring Too much and not enough data: Challenges and solutions for generating information in freshwater research and monitoring

Evaluating progress toward achieving freshwater conservation and sustainability goals requires transforming diverse types of data into useful information for scientists, managers, and other interest groups. Despite substantial increases in the volume of freshwater data collected worldwide, many regions and ecosystems still lack sufficient data collection and/or data access. We illustrate...
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Adrianne P. Smits, Ed K Hall, Bridget R. Deemer, Facundo Scordo, Carolina C. Barbosa, Stephanie M. Carlson, Kaelin M Cawley, Hans-Peter Grossart, Patrick T. Kelly, Stefano Mammola, Matthew R. Pintar, Caleb J. Robbins, Albert Ruhi Vidal, Mattia Sacco
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Southwest Biological Science Center

Overwinter and prespawning movements by a vulnerable freshwater pelagophilic minnow Overwinter and prespawning movements by a vulnerable freshwater pelagophilic minnow

The decline of pelagophil minnows is related to river fragmentation across the southern Great Plains landscape. Because we know little about pelagophil movement patterns and timing, we aimed to quantify the movements of the vulnerable Arkansas River shiner (ARS) during the winter (November–March) and prespawning (April–June) seasons. We tagged 4233 ARS using visible implant elastomer...
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Desiree M. Moore, Shannon K. Brewer
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Submarine canyon sediment transport and accumulation during sea level highstand: Interactive seasonal regimes in the head of Astoria Canyon, WA Submarine canyon sediment transport and accumulation during sea level highstand: Interactive seasonal regimes in the head of Astoria Canyon, WA

The majority of submarine canyons on Earth today do not directly intersect littoral or fluvial sediment sources, yet these systems are rarely studied. The shelf-incised head of Astoria Canyon receives sediment from the nearby Columbia River and is subject to energetic forcing from shelf and slope processes, making it an ideal site to evaluate the modern activity of canyons in high-stand...
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E. Lahr, A. Ogston, Jenna C. Hill, H. Glover, Kurt J. Rosenberger
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Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Limited directional change in mountaintop plant communities over 19 years in western North America Limited directional change in mountaintop plant communities over 19 years in western North America

Plant communities on mountain summits are commonly long-lived, cold-adapted perennials with low dispersal ability. These characteristics in tandem with limited area to track suitable conditions make these mountain communities potentially highly vulnerable to climate change, and indicators of climate change impacts. We investigated temporal changes in plant communities on 29 arid mountain...
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Kaleb Goff, Meagan Ford Oldfather, Jan Nachlinger, Brian Smithers, Michael Koontz, Catie Bishop, Jim Bishop, Mary Burke, Seema Sheth
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Critical Minerals in Ores (CMiO) database Critical Minerals in Ores (CMiO) database

Critical minerals are commodities essential to modern industrial and strategic technologies and are highly vulnerable to supply chain disruption. The Critical Minerals Mapping Initiative (CMMI) is a collaboration among the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Geological Survey of Canada, and Geoscience Australia that aims to deepen global understanding of where critical minerals are...
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George N.D. Case, Garth E. Graham, Christopher Lawley, Evgeniy Bastrakov, David L. Huston, Albert H. Hofstra, Vladimir Lisitsin, Steph Hawkins, Bronwen Wang
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Mineral Resources Program, Alaska Science Center, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center

The effect of turbidity on foraging by prerostrum juvenile Paddlefish The effect of turbidity on foraging by prerostrum juvenile Paddlefish

Objective A previous study evaluating restoration success of Paddlefish Polyodon spathula suggested that excessive turbidity in lakes and rivers may inhibit foraging by juveniles prior to the development of the rostrum. Although a Paddlefish's rostrum, which contains electroreceptors, helps the fish to locate zooplankton prey, the prerostrum stage lacks many of these electroreceptors...
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Ethan Hood, James M. Long, Daniel E. Shoup, Casey A. Pennock, Andrew R. Dzialowski, Jason D. Schooley
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