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Return rates of GPS-tagged Pacific Golden-Plovers: A controlled study in Hawaii Return rates of GPS-tagged Pacific Golden-Plovers: A controlled study in Hawaii

In a study of GPS-tagged Pacific Golden-Plovers wintering at Moorea, French Polynesia, Johnson et al. (2020) raised questions about possible tag-induced mortality. Similar concerns in other species have generated considerable attention in recent years. Of 19 tagged plovers that departed Moorea on northward migration, only one bird (5 %) uploaded a complete migratory cycle to Argos...
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Oscar W. Johnson, Michael Weber, David R. Bybee, T. Lee Tibbitts, Susan Scott, Joshua Fisher, Wendy A. Kuntz, Susanne Spiessberger, Sigrid Southworth, Elizabeth Maynard, Laura Zoller, Carolyn Smith
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Alaska Science Center

Geophysical characterization of mine influenced groundwater and surface water in the Mayflower section of the Animas River, Bonita Peak Mining District, Silverton Colorado Geophysical characterization of mine influenced groundwater and surface water in the Mayflower section of the Animas River, Bonita Peak Mining District, Silverton Colorado

This report details findings from geophysical investigations to identify possible groundwater - surface water interactions near the Mayflower Section of the Animas River in Silverton, Colorado. The Mayflower Section is a mine influenced Superfund Site in Colorado. This investigation utilized electromagnetic induction (EM or EMI), magnetic, and fiber optic distributed temperature system...
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Dale Werkema, Neil C. Terry, Brett Trottier
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New York Water Science Center

Living with wildfire in Lake Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington: 2022 Data report Living with wildfire in Lake Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington: 2022 Data report

Community wildfire readiness includes actions taken by residents, including wildfire risk mitigation at the parcel level and evacuation preparedness. This report presents results from two data collection efforts in the Lake Wenatchee Fire & Rescue service district in Chelan County, Washington: parcel level rapid wildfire risk assessments and household surveys sent to the owners of...
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Julia Goolsby, Patricia A. Champ, Suzanne Wittenbrink, Colleen Donovan, Kris King, Hannah Brenkert-Smith, James R. Meldrum, Christopher M. Barth, Carolyn Wagner, Chiara Forrester
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center, Wildland Fire Science

Larval coregonine density and diet composition along beaches of northern Lake Michigan Larval coregonine density and diet composition along beaches of northern Lake Michigan

Recent oligotrophication in Lake Michigan has contributed to reduced biomass of spring zooplankton and a shift in the zooplankton assemblage toward more calanoid copepods. These changes have likely altered prey availability for first feeding native fish species that hatch in early spring, including coregonines. While spring zooplankton density and community composition are routinely...
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Marissa Cubbage, Tomas O. Hook, David Bunnell, Patricia Dieter, Amanda Susanne Ackiss, Paris D. Collingsworth
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Great Lakes Science Center

Guidelines for using the Climate Change Vulnerability Index 2024 release 4.0 Guidelines for using the Climate Change Vulnerability Index 2024 release 4.0

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Marta P. Lyons, John Raymond Stevenson, Lindsey Thurman, Bruce Young

Bottom trawl assessment of Lake Ontario's benthic preyfish community, 2023 Bottom trawl assessment of Lake Ontario's benthic preyfish community, 2023

Since 1978, surveys of Lake Ontario preyfish communities have provided information on the status and trends of the benthic preyfish community related to Fish Community Objectives that includes understanding preyfish population dynamics and community diversity. Beginning in 2015, the benthic preyfish survey expanded from US-only to incorporate Canadian sites, increasing the survey’s...
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Brian O’Malley, Scott P. Minihkeim, Olivia Margaret Mitchinson, Scott David Stahl, Jessica A Goretzke, Jeremy P. Holden
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Great Lakes Science Center
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