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National Seed Strategy progress report for 2022-2023 National Seed Strategy progress report for 2022-2023
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Laura Cecilia Shriver, Claudia Mengelt
A review of the effects of climate change on visitor use in US public lands and waters A review of the effects of climate change on visitor use in US public lands and waters
Climate change is affecting recreational visitor use in U.S. public lands and waters, causing changes to visitation levels, timing of trips, activity participation, and visitor safety. This report reviews the literature on how climate change is influencing visitor use in the United States and how visitor use may be affected in the future. Our goal is to provide the current state of the...
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Emily J. Wilkins, Sarah Lynn Rappaport Keener, Wylie Carr, Julianne Reas, Samantha G. Winder, Spencer A. Wood
The progression of basaltic–rhyolitic melt storage at Yellowstone Caldera The progression of basaltic–rhyolitic melt storage at Yellowstone Caldera
Yellowstone Caldera is one of the largest volcanic systems on Earth, hosting three major caldera-forming eruptions in the past two million years, interspersed with periods of less explosive, smaller-volume eruptions1. Caldera-forming eruptions at Yellowstone are sourced by rhyolitic melts stored within the mid- to upper crust. Seismic tomography studies have suggested that a broad region...
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Ninfa Lucia Bennington, Adam Schultz, Paul A. Bedrosian, Esteban Bowles-Martinez, Kendra J. Lynn, Mark E. Stelten, Xiaolei Tu, Clifford Thurber
An integrated geochemical perspective of paleoenvironmental conditions before and during OAE-2 at the southern gateway to the Western Interior Seaway An integrated geochemical perspective of paleoenvironmental conditions before and during OAE-2 at the southern gateway to the Western Interior Seaway
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Katherine L. French, Justin E. Birdwell
Sex differences in migration routes and non-breeding areas of a declining shorebird Sex differences in migration routes and non-breeding areas of a declining shorebird
Migratory birds face different threats and pressures across their annual cycle, and understanding the impact of these factors on individuals is critical to the conservation of avian populations. Individuals from the same breeding population may share the same non-breeding areas, and thus experience similar conditions, or they may travel to different habitats or regions during migration...
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Ann E. McKellar, Cheri L Gratto-Trevor, T. Lee Tibbitts
Terrestrial ecosystem health and biodiversity Terrestrial ecosystem health and biodiversity
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Stephen D. LeDuc, James N. Carleton, Alison Duff, Tara Greaver, Henriette Jager, S. Douglas Kaylor, Leigh C. Moorhead, Clint Otto, R. Byron Rice
Wind River subbasin restoration: Annual report of U.S. Geological Survey activities January 2023 through December 2023 Wind River subbasin restoration: Annual report of U.S. Geological Survey activities January 2023 through December 2023
We sampled juvenile wild Oncorhynchus mykiss (Steelhead Trout) in headwater streams of the Wind River, WA, to characterize population attributes and investigate life-history metrics, particularly migratory patterns, and early life-stage survival. We used passive integrated transponder (PIT) tagging and a series of instream PIT-tag interrogation systems (PTISs) to track juveniles and...
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Ian Jezorek
Evaluating effects of tracking device attachment methods on Black Oystercatchers Haematopus bachmani Evaluating effects of tracking device attachment methods on Black Oystercatchers Haematopus bachmani
Advances in tracking technology are greatly improving our understanding of many aspects of avian ecology. However, the diversity of tracking devices and attachment methods necessitates better evaluation of how they affect particular taxa. We evaluated effects of tracking devices mounted on leg bands or attached using leg-loop harnesses on resighting rates of Black Oystercatchers...
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Cole Rankin, Lena Ware, Brian H. Robinson, Daniel Esler, Heather Coletti, Mark Maftei, J Mark Hipfner, David Green
Glass laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry analysis methods, precision, and accuracy data for tephra studies in Alaska Glass laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry analysis methods, precision, and accuracy data for tephra studies in Alaska
This publication reports the analytical conditions, standard reference material (SRM) results, and preferred post-processing methodologies for laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) measurements supporting tephra studies in Alaska between 2018 and 2024. We evaluate the long-term accuracy and precision of our methodologies by comparing our calculated SRM
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Jordan Edward Lubbers, Matthew W. Loewen
Ophidiomycosis – Snake Fungal Disease (SFD) Ophidiomycosis – Snake Fungal Disease (SFD)
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Daniele Marini, Jeffrey M. Lorch, Francesco C. Origgi
Public, bottled, and private drinking water: Shared contaminant-mixture exposures and effects challenge Public, bottled, and private drinking water: Shared contaminant-mixture exposures and effects challenge
BACKGROUND: Humans are primary drivers of environmental contaminant exposures worldwide, including in drinking-water (DW). In the United States (US), point-of-use DW (POU DW) is supplied via private tapwater (TW, predominantly private wells), public-supply TW, and bottled water (BW). Differences in management, monitoring, and messaging and lack of directly intercomparable exposure data...
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Paul M. Bradley, Kristin M. Romanok, Kelly Smalling, Stephanie E. Gordon, Bradley J. Huffman, Katie Paul Friedman, Daniel L. Villeneuve, Brett R. Blackwell, Suzanne C. Fitzpatrick, Michael Focazio, Elizabeth Medlock-Kakaley, Shannon M. Meppelink, Ana Navas-Acien, Anne E. Nigra, Molly L. Schreiner
3D Dynamic rupture modeling of the 6 February 2023, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey Mw 7.8 and 7.7 earthquake doublet using early observations 3D Dynamic rupture modeling of the 6 February 2023, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey Mw 7.8 and 7.7 earthquake doublet using early observations
The 2023 Turkey earthquake sequence involved unexpected ruptures across numerous fault segments. We present 3D dynamic rupture simulations to illuminate the complex dynamics of the earthquake doublet. Our models are constrained by observations available within days of the sequence and deliver timely, mechanically consistent explanations of the unforeseen rupture paths, diverse rupture...
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Alice-Agnes Gabriel, Thomas Ulrich, Mathilde Marchandon, James Burkhardt Biemiller, John Rekoske