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Incorporating climate change into restoration decisions: Perspectives from dam removal practitioners Incorporating climate change into restoration decisions: Perspectives from dam removal practitioners

Incorporating climate change into conservation and restoration decisions is increasingly important for natural resource managers and restoration practitioners to effectively address the underlying drivers of ecosystem change. Small dam removal is an example of a restoration tool that may offer multiple socioeconomic and ecological benefits in streams, including promoting climate...
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Katherine M. Abbott, Allison H. Roy, Francis J. Magilligan, Keith H. Nislow, Rebecca Quiñones
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Cooperative Research Units

Recognition of artificial gases formed during drill-bit metamorphism using advanced mud gas Recognition of artificial gases formed during drill-bit metamorphism using advanced mud gas

Drill-bit metamorphism (DBM) is the process of thermal degradation of drilling fluid at the interface of the bit and rock due to the overheating of the bit. The heat generated by the drill when drilling into a rock formation promotes the generation of artificial hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon gas, changing the composition of the gas. The objective of this work is to recognize and...
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Janaina A. de Lima Leon, Henrique Luiz de Barros Penteado, Geoffrey S. Ellis, Alexei V. Milkov, João Graciano Mendonça Filho
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Energy Resources Program, Central Energy Resources Science Center

Insights on gas hydrate formation and growth within an interbedded sand reservoir from well logging at the Qiongdongnan Basin, South China Sea Insights on gas hydrate formation and growth within an interbedded sand reservoir from well logging at the Qiongdongnan Basin, South China Sea

Although variable well log resolution and its control on saturation estimation has been studied, it has not been directly applied to a specific location to explore the nature of gas hydrate within a sand reservoir. We applied in-situ measurements of resistivities, neutron porosity, and gamma ray at two sites in the Qiongdongnan Basin, South China Sea (QDN-W05–2021 and QDN-W08–2021) to...
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Dongju Kang, Zijian Zhang, Jing’an Lu, Stephen C. Phillips, Jinqiang Liang, Wei Deng, Chao Zhong, Dajiang Meng
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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Evidence of longitudinal differences in spring migration strategies of an Arctic-nesting goose Evidence of longitudinal differences in spring migration strategies of an Arctic-nesting goose

During spring, migratory birds are required to optimally balance energetic costs of migration across heterogeneous landscapes and weather conditions to survive and reproduce successfully. Therefore, an individual's migratory performance may influence reproductive outcomes. Given large-scale changes in land use, climate, and potential carry-over effects, understanding how individuals...
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Jay Alan VonBank, Kevin J. Kraai, Daniel P. Collins, Paul T. Link, Mitch D. Weegman, Lei Cao, Bart M. Ballard
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Arctic Alaska deepwater organic carbon burial and environmental changes during the late Albian–early Campanian (103–82 Ma) Arctic Alaska deepwater organic carbon burial and environmental changes during the late Albian–early Campanian (103–82 Ma)

The middle Cretaceous greenhouse period experienced profound environmental change including episodes of enhanced global burial of organic carbon marked by carbon isotopic excursions (CIEs). However, the role and response of polar regions like the newly formed, partially enclosed Arctic Ocean Basin during middle Cretaceous carbon burial remains enigmatic. We present the first Arctic...
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Richard O. Lease, Katherine J. Whidden, Julie A. Dumoulin, David W. Houseknecht, Palma J. Botterell, Mark F. Dreier, Neil Patrick Griffis, Roland Mundil, Andrew R.C. Kylander-Clark, Margaret M. Sanders, John W. Counts, Jean Self-Trail, Jared T. Gooley, William A. Rouse, Rebecca A. Smith, Christina A. DeVera
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Energy Resources Program, Alaska Science Center, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center

2023-2024 Coastal sage scrub and chaparral community monitoring for western San Diego County 2023-2024 Coastal sage scrub and chaparral community monitoring for western San Diego County

Western San Diego County is dominated by shrublands supporting biologically diverse native plant and animal communities. Widespread urbanization has led to regional habitat loss and fragmentation, and many species in these shrubland communities are rare, threatened, or endangered. Large-scale, multiple-species conservation planning has resulted in a regional preserve system that focuses...
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Emily E. Perkins, Philip Robert Gould, Jennifer Kingston, Christopher W. Brown, Kristine L. Preston, Robert N. Fisher
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)
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