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Postfire sediment mobilization and its downstream implications across California, 1984 – 2021 Postfire sediment mobilization and its downstream implications across California, 1984 – 2021

Fire facilitates erosion through changes in vegetation and soil, with major postfire erosion commonly occurring even with moderate rainfall. As climate warms, the western United States (U.S.) is experiencing an intensifying fire regime and increasing frequency of extreme rain. We evaluated whether these hydroclimatic changes are evident in patterns of postfire erosion by modeling...
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Helen Willemien Dow, Amy E. East, Joel B. Sankey, Jonathan A. Warrick, Jaime Kostelnik, Donald N. Lindsay, Jason W. Kean
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Southwest Biological Science Center, Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Recovery Activities, Wildland Fire Science

Correcting for measurement errors in a long-term aerial survey with auxiliary photographic data Correcting for measurement errors in a long-term aerial survey with auxiliary photographic data

Long-term, large-scale monitoring of wildlife populations is an integral part of conservation research and management. However, some traditional monitoring protocols lack the information needed to account for sources of measurement error in data analyses. Ignoring measurement error, such as partial availability, imperfect detection, and species misidentification, can lead to...
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Jamie L. Brusa, Matthew T. Farr, Joseph Evenson, Emily Silverman, Bryan Murphie, Thomas A. Cyra, Heather Tschaekofske, Kyle A. Spragens, Sarah J. Converse
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Structured science syntheses to inform decision making on Federal public lands Structured science syntheses to inform decision making on Federal public lands

The U.S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service partnered to develop a new type of science product: the structured science synthesis. Structured science syntheses are peer-reviewed reports that synthesize science information about a priority resource management issue on public lands. Structured science syntheses are developed explicitly to...
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Emma I. Dietrich, Sarah K. Carter, Tait K. Rutherford, Megan A. Gilbert, Travis S. Haby, Aaron N. Johnston, Samuel E. Jordan, Nathan J. Kleist, Richard J. Lehrter, Elroy H. Masters, Claudia Mengelt, Alexandra L. Stoneburner, Elisabeth C. Teige, John C. Tull, Sarah E. Whipple, David J. A. Wood
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center

Occupancy dynamics of the California Gnatcatcher in southern California Occupancy dynamics of the California Gnatcatcher in southern California

Executive Summary The Coastal California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica: “gnatcatcher”) is a resident species restricted to coastal sage scrub habitat in southern California. Listed as federally threatened, the gnatcatcher is subject to multiple threats, including habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation, particularly in association with the increasing frequency of...
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Barbara E. Kus, Alexandra Houston, Kristine L. Preston
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)

Plan to coordinate post-earthquake investigations supported by the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Plan to coordinate post-earthquake investigations supported by the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP)

Introduction This report presents a plan supported by the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) to coordinate domestic and international post-earthquake investigations (herein called “the Plan”). Post-earthquake scientific and engineering investigations are undertaken to capture critical information to understand the causes and impacts of the event, lessons from which can
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Chris Poland, Jonathan D. Bray, Laurie Johnson, Sissy Nikolaou, Ellen Rathje, Brian L. Sherrod
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Earthquake Hazards Program

Computation of bromide concentrations at the Kansas River at De Soto, Kansas, January 2021 through October 2023 Computation of bromide concentrations at the Kansas River at De Soto, Kansas, January 2021 through October 2023

The Kansas River is an essential water resource that provides drinking water to more than 950,000 people in northeastern Kansas. Water suppliers that rely on the Kansas River as a water-supply source use physical and chemical water-treatment strategies to remove contaminants before distribution. Water District No. 1 of Johnson County, Kansas (WaterOne), is the largest water supplier in...
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Thomas J. Williams, Greg S. Totzke
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Water Resources Mission Area, Central Plains Water Science Center
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