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Evaluating interactive effects of the Conservation Reserve Program and wind energy infrastructure on grassland bird abundance in the United States Evaluating interactive effects of the Conservation Reserve Program and wind energy infrastructure on grassland bird abundance in the United States
The extent of grasslands has contracted globally, leading to significant declines in grassland-obligate species, including birds. Grassland birds are threatened by multiple factors, including grassland conversion to cropland, and development, including energy infrastructure. In the USA, the federal Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides financial incentives for agricultural...
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Samantha A. McGarrigle, Ellery Lassiter, Karen Maguire, Rich Iovanna, Jay E. Diffendorfer, Anthony Lopez, Kyle Reed, Courtney J. Duchardt, Scott Loss
Amploc: A complete Python workflow for amplitude-based locations Amploc: A complete Python workflow for amplitude-based locations
Amplitude‐based locations are well suited for characterizing long‐duration seismic sources that may migrate with time, such as debris flows, avalanches, rockfall, and volcanic tremor. Although amplitude‐based location methods have existed for decades, their adoption in real‐time monitoring systems remains limited. We present a complete Python‐based workflow that includes station...
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Weston Thelen, Noah Mcgregor Harper
Towards a refined definition of “tidal influence” for the coastal wetland sciences Towards a refined definition of “tidal influence” for the coastal wetland sciences
The astronomical tide relates to lunar (and to a lesser extent solar) influences on rising and falling water bodies, and is a key control of many coastal processes. However, tides manifest along coastal margins in different ways to muddle application beyond Sir Isaac Newton’s first descriptions. Here, we argue that tide, or specifically “tidal,” has not been adequately defined for the...
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Ken W. Krauss, Laura S. Brophy, Judith Z. Drexler, Jeffrey A. Kelleway, Janine B. Adams, Havalend E. Steinmuller, Gregory B. Noe, Michael J. Osland, Jamie A. Duberstein, Kurt P. Kowalski, Amanda L. McCutcheon, Kaile'a M. Annandale, Daniel A. Friess, Eric E. Grossman, Kristin B. Byrd, Kevin J. Buffington, Joel A. Carr, Nicholas M. Enwright, Camille L. Stagg, Davina L. Passeri, Stephanie S. Romanach, Glenn R. Guntenspergen, James B. Grace, Christopher G. Smith, Justine A. Neville, Karen M. Thorne, Brian J. Roberts
Applying a metapopulation model to compare native and invasive fish passage scenarios in the Upper Mississippi River Applying a metapopulation model to compare native and invasive fish passage scenarios in the Upper Mississippi River
The U.S. Geological Survey assessed the ability of metapopulation models to evaluate population-level effects of fish passage projects in the Upper Mississippi River for six native species: Ictalurus furcatus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840; blue catfish), Ictiobus cyprinellus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1844; bigmouth buffalo), Acipenser fulvescens...
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Morganne Borsh, Charles J. Labuzzetta, Marybeth K. Brey, Mark Cornish, Alison Coulter, Andrea K. Fritts, David Smith, Richard A. Erickson
Satellite embeddings for crop type classification: A comparative examination Satellite embeddings for crop type classification: A comparative examination
Embedding datasets encode complex relationships among multiple sources of Earth observation data into a compact format. Here, we evaluated the utility of a 10-m global Satellite Embedding product (SE) for classifying crop types in central California for the year 2020. We compared the classification accuracy of a random forest model based exclusively on the SE layer to an existing random...
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Britt Windsor Smith, Jessica J. Walker, Christopher E. Soulard
SlideDetect: Spatio-temporal landslide detection using a three-dimensional convolutional neural network SlideDetect: Spatio-temporal landslide detection using a three-dimensional convolutional neural network
Landslides pose a serious and ongoing threat to both human lives and infrastructure worldwide; therefore, it is of interest to predict where and when landslides are likely to occur. Advances in machine learning techniques have spurred numerous studies aimed at estimating relative landslide propensity, but are limited to spatial (as opposed to temporal) prediction due to the sparsity of...
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Max Sutton, Benjamin B. Mirus, George Hilley
Predator hunting modes induce varied selection pressures on prey personality Predator hunting modes induce varied selection pressures on prey personality
Consistent individual differences in animal behavior—ie, personalities—have been documented in many taxa to have important fitness consequences in the context of predator-prey interactions. Multiple mechanisms have been suggested to maintain variation in prey personality traits, including life-history tradeoffs and divergent selection pressures from predators with different hunting...
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Rebecca K. McKee, Storm Miller, Carl N. Keiser, Marin P. Chester, Kristen M. Hart, Robert A. McCleery
Ductile and brittle Rio Grande Rift deformation in Oligocene granite records a two-stage rift history in southern Colorado Ductile and brittle Rio Grande Rift deformation in Oligocene granite records a two-stage rift history in southern Colorado
The timing and nature of early deformation in the Rio Grande Rift remains poorly constrained. We present evidence for the earliest structural signature of rift extension in the Sangre de Cristo Range, southern Colorado, based on new geologic mapping, structural analysis, rock magnetic data, and thermochronology. These analyses focus on the ~30.0 Ma granite of Chokecherry Canyon, which...
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Samantha Malavarca, John Singleton, Mark R. Hudson, Gabrielle Ursin, Jeffrey M. Rahl, Martin Wong, Miriam Primus, Hunter Broeder
Key minerals in energy transmission Key minerals in energy transmission
The electrical grid relies on minerals with unique properties to transform, transmit, and convert electricity. Transmission needs are growing—to support the expansion of data centers and link diverse energy resources into the grid. This expansion will require greater quantities of minerals. Although some minerals are produced in the United States, the United States relies on imports for...
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Eliza H. Malakoff
The fluorine dichotomy: Amphibole control on fluorine availability during magmatic differentiation The fluorine dichotomy: Amphibole control on fluorine availability during magmatic differentiation
Experimental and observational evidence suggests that water and fluorine (F) are incompatible in silicate minerals and originate from similar sources in the mantle. This, in turn, suggests that F and water should coevolve in magmatic systems. However, hydrous subduction zone (“arc”) magmas are depleted in F relative to anhydrous magmas. We explore this apparent dichotomy in fluorine’s...
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Jackson Stone Borchardt, Cin-Ty Lee
Sex-specific reproductive investment and survival of adult Atlantic salmon kelts across multiple dams Sex-specific reproductive investment and survival of adult Atlantic salmon kelts across multiple dams
In adult Atlantic salmon, individual variation in migration and movement within rivers during spawning (i.e., reproductive movement, RM) is an important component of overall reproductive investment that may influence subsequent survival and repeat spawning. We test the cost-of-reproduction hypothesis—which states that increased reproductive investment decreases survival—by first...
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Kurt C. Heim, Jonah L. Withers, Aaron C. Heisey, William R. Ardren, Laurie A. Earley, Theodore Castro-Santos
Suite of regional seismic velocity models for the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains (CPVMv2.0): Incorporating epistemic uncertainty in velocity models Suite of regional seismic velocity models for the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains (CPVMv2.0): Incorporating epistemic uncertainty in velocity models
The U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain (CP) sediments are kilometers-thick, low-velocity deposits underlain by high-velocity bedrock that create regional patterns of amplification and attenuation of ground motions. Capturing these effects is challenging because of the limited subsurface information available, particularly the shear wave velocity (VS) structure down to bedrock (or...
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Cassie Gann-Phillips, Ashly Cabas, Chunyang Ji, Oliver S. Boyd, James Kaklamanos, Chris H. Cramer