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Brodifacoum isomer formulations with potentially lower risk to non-target wildlife Brodifacoum isomer formulations with potentially lower risk to non-target wildlife

Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) have a long history of successful use in controlling vertebrate pest and invasive species. Despite regulatory efforts to mitigate risk, non-target wildlife may be unintentionally exposed to ARs through various trophic pathways, and depending on dose, exposure can result in adverse effects and mortality. Second-generation ARs (SGARs) are mixtures of cis-...
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Barnett A. Rattner, Richard A. Erickson, Julia S. Lankton, Etienne Benoit, Virginie Lattard
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Eastern Ecological Science Center

Evaluation of the lakes and impoundments drought index for the Massachusetts Drought Management Plan Evaluation of the lakes and impoundments drought index for the Massachusetts Drought Management Plan

The condition of surface water storage in lakes and impoundments is used as an index of drought in the Massachusetts drought management plan. The U.S. Geological Survey visited 28 of these lakes and impoundments at 14 single and multiple waterbody systems to evaluate their appropriateness for characterizing drought. The data collection and computation methods at each system were then...
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Travis L. Smith
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Water Resources Mission Area, New England Water Science Center, Drought

Where there's a when there's a way. Shifting phenology & windows of opportunity for control Where there's a when there's a way. Shifting phenology & windows of opportunity for control

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Dan Buonaiuto, Audrey Barker Plotkin, Sarah Bois, Matthew Brincka, Eva Colberg, Brian Colleran, Toni Lyn Morelli
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Studies to assess natural resource recovery and evaluate monitoring methods for restored bottomland hardwood forests Studies to assess natural resource recovery and evaluate monitoring methods for restored bottomland hardwood forests

The Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration process assesses natural resource injury due to oil or chemical spills and calculates the damages to compensate the public for those injuries. Ecological restoration provides a means for recovering resources injured or lost due to contamination from oil or chemical spills by restoring the injured site after remediation, or acquiring...
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Michael J. Hooper, Matthew Struckhoff, John P. Isanhart, Janice L. Albers, Keith Grabner, Nicholas S. Green, Bethany K. Kunz, M. Victoria McDonald, Benjamin M West
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Columbia Environmental Research Center

Statistical analysis of Lake Tahoe secchi depth data Statistical analysis of Lake Tahoe secchi depth data

Secchi depth measurements in Lake Tahoe have been collected at a Long-Term Profile (LTP) monitoring site since 1968. Periodic updates in Secchi trend analysis are needed to understand changes in the long-term record, changes in seasonal pattern, and to provide insight into the progress of restoration efforts in improving lake clarity. As such, this analysis is intended to evaluate the...
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Ramon C. Naranjo
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Water Resources Mission Area, Nevada Water Science Center

Microplastic and associated black particles from road-tire wear: Implications for radiative effects across the cryosphere and in the atmosphere Microplastic and associated black particles from road-tire wear: Implications for radiative effects across the cryosphere and in the atmosphere

The environmental effects of airborne micro- and nano-size plastic particles are poorly understood. Microscopy and chemical analyses of atmospherically deposited particles on snow surfaces at high elevation (2,865–3,690 m) in the Upper Colorado River basin (UCRB; Colorado Rocky Mountains) revealed the presence of black substances intimately associated with microplastic fibers, particles
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Richard L. Reynolds, Heather A. Lowers, George N. Breit, Harland L. Goldstein, Elizabeth Kellisha Williams, Corey Lawrence, Raymond F. Kokaly, Jeff Derry
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Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
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