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Strontium isotopes reveal diverse life history variations, migration patterns, and habitat use for Broad Whitefish (Coregonus nasus) in Arctic, Alaska Strontium isotopes reveal diverse life history variations, migration patterns, and habitat use for Broad Whitefish (Coregonus nasus) in Arctic, Alaska

Conservation of Arctic fish species is challenging partly due to our limited ability to track fish through time and space, which constrains our understanding of life history diversity and lifelong habitat use. Broad Whitefish (Coregonus nasus) is an important subsistence species for Alaska’s Arctic Indigenous communities, yet little is known about life history diversity, migration...
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Jason C. Leppi, Daniel J. Rinella, Mark S. Wipfli, Randy J. Brown, Karen J. Spaleta, Matthew S. Whitman
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Cooperative Research Units

Supporting the adaptive capacity of species through more effective knowledge exchange with conservation practitioners Supporting the adaptive capacity of species through more effective knowledge exchange with conservation practitioners

There is an imperative for conservation practitioners to facilitate the ability of biodiversity to adapt to accelerating environmental change. Evolutionary biologists are well-positioned to inform the development of evidence-based management strategies that will effectively support the adaptive capacity of species and ecosystems. Conservation practitioners increasingly accept that...
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Carly N. Cook, Erik A. Beever, Lindsey Thurman, Laura Thompson, John E. Gross, Andrew R. Whiteley, Adrienne Nicotra, Jennifer A. Szymanski, Carlos Botero, Kimberley Hall, Ary A. Hoffmann, Gregor W. Schuurman, Carla Sgro
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

The diets of wild and reintroduced whooping cranes The diets of wild and reintroduced whooping cranes

Abstract: We characterized the diets of the recently established Eastern Migratory Population (EMP) and the extant Aransas Wood Buffalo population (AWBP). Starting in 2013, frozen proventriculus and ventriculus contents from previously collected dead whooping cranes from both populations were examined to identify dietary items and quantity. EMP whooping cranes (n = 29) consumed benthic...
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Heather A. Neri, Glenn H. Olsen, Eric C. Kindahl, Susan L. Carney
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Eastern Ecological Science Center

Thicknesses of lava flows in satellite images: Comparison of layered mare units with terrestrial analogs Thicknesses of lava flows in satellite images: Comparison of layered mare units with terrestrial analogs

Recent advances in satellite imaging technology have greatly improved our observations of planetary surfaces. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) records images with resolutions on average of 0.5 m per pixel, resolving meter scale features on the surface of the Moon. NAC images have revealed layered deposits, interpreted to be sequences of mare basalt flows...
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M. Elise Rumpf, Heidi Needham, Sarah A. Fagents
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Astrogeology Science Center

U-Pb scheelite ages of tungsten and antimony mineralization in the Stibnite-Yellow Pine district, central Idaho U-Pb scheelite ages of tungsten and antimony mineralization in the Stibnite-Yellow Pine district, central Idaho

The Stibnite-Yellow Pine district contains the largest antimony resource in the United States, as well as significant gold, and is a historic producer of tungsten. Application of in situ laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) direct dating of scheelite from two Au-Sb-W ore deposits, Yellow Pine and Hangar Flats, yielded an older group of U-Pb ages in the...
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Niki E. Wintzer, Mark D. Schmitz, Virginia S. Gillerman, Jeffrey D. Vervoort
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Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center

Using bioavailability modeling to refine copper treatments for zebra mussel control and better understanding risks to non-target species Using bioavailability modeling to refine copper treatments for zebra mussel control and better understanding risks to non-target species

Copper can be toxic to aquatic organisms at high concentrations and has been previously used successfully to control zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha). Because copper’s toxicity changes with water chemistry, using the same copper concentration in different waterbodies could yield different outcomes. We demonstrate how measuring water chemistry parameters and using the Biotic Ligand...
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Angelique D. Dahlberg, Diane L. Waller, Todd J. Severson, Matthew T. Barbour, Matthew Meulemans, Jeremy K. Wise, Alex W. Bajcz, Mark Jankowski, Nicholas B.D. Phelps
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
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