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Methods for computing water-quality concentrations and loads at sites operated by the U.S. Geological Survey Kansas Water Science Center Methods for computing water-quality concentrations and loads at sites operated by the U.S. Geological Survey Kansas Water Science Center

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Kansas Water Science Center (KSWSC) has published time-series computations of water-quality concentrations and loads based on in situ sensor data since 1995. Water-quality constituent concentrations or densities are computed using regression models that relate in situ sensor values to laboratory analyses of periodically collected samples. These...
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Mandy L. Stone, Casey J. Lee, Teresa J. Rasmussen, Thomas J. Williams, Ariele R. Kramer, Brian J. Klager
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Water Resources Mission Area, Central Plains Water Science Center

Geolocators, stable isotopes, and citizen science identify migratory timing, route, and spring molt of Smith’s Longspurs Geolocators, stable isotopes, and citizen science identify migratory timing, route, and spring molt of Smith’s Longspurs

Climate change is having a disproportionate impact on the Arctic. For Arctic breeding birds, basic knowledge of their annual cycle, specifically the timing, route, and movement behavior of migration, is needed to understand when and where populations may experience threats. We used a combination of geolocators and stable isotope analysis to identify route and timing of migration in Smith...
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Alexis Will, Heather McFarland, Christopher Latty, Abby Powell
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Boom and bust: The effects of masting on seed predator range dynamics and trophic cascades Boom and bust: The effects of masting on seed predator range dynamics and trophic cascades

AimSpatiotemporal variation in resource availability is a strong driver of animal distributions. In the northern hardwood and boreal forests of the northeastern United States, tree mast events provide resource pulses that drive the population dynamics of small mammals, including the American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus), a primary songbird nest predator. This study sought to...
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Michael T. Hallworth, Alexej Sirén, William DeLuca, Timothy Duclos, Kent P. McFarland, Jason M. Hill, Christopher C. Rimmer, Toni Lyn Morelli
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Identifying transportation data and system needs for a Federal lands transportation data platform Identifying transportation data and system needs for a Federal lands transportation data platform

Executive Summary Modern transportation and land-use planning efforts include information from many sources to address topics such as safety, efficiency, commercial, and social needs. This wide breadth of topics provides opportunities for collaboration and development of common tools for diverse users. In many cases, different information systems provide the spatial data and geographic...
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Daniel Manier, Nicholas Grisham, Amit Armstrong, Elijah Henley, Jason Doolittle, Richard D. Inman
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

Assessment of conventional and continuous oil and gas resources in the Lewis Shale in the Southwestern Wyoming Province, Wyoming and Colorado, 2023 Assessment of conventional and continuous oil and gas resources in the Lewis Shale in the Southwestern Wyoming Province, Wyoming and Colorado, 2023

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean conventional and continuous resources of 294 million barrels of oil and 11 trillion cubic feet of gas in the Lewis Shale in the Southwestern Wyoming Province, Wyoming and Colorado.
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Jane S. Hearon, Christopher J. Schenk, Thomas M. Finn, Benjamin G. Johnson, Sarah E. Gelman, Jenny H. Lagesse, Cheryl A. Woodall, Tracey J. Mercier, Heidi M. Leathers-Miller, Kira K. Timm, Ronald M. Drake, Andrea D. Cicero, Geoffrey S. Ellis, Michael H. Gardner, Phuong A. Le, Scott S. Young
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Energy Resources Program, Central Energy Resources Science Center

Incorporating measurements of vertical land motion in wetland surface elevation change analyses Incorporating measurements of vertical land motion in wetland surface elevation change analyses

We compared elevation trajectories from 14 rod surface elevation table (RSET) stations and 60 real-time kinematic (RTK) global positioning system (GPS) transects within the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (BNWR) from 2010–2013. The results were similar, 7.3 ± 0.9 (mean ± standard error; RSET) versus 6.2 ± 0.6 mm year−1 (RTK) (P = 0.216), and were greater than relative sea level rise...
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P. Hensel, Donald R. Cahoon, Glenn R. Guntenspergen, L. G. Mitchell, M. Whitbeck, Galen Scott
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Eastern Ecological Science Center
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