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Toxicity of a management bait for grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) incorporated with Antimycin A Toxicity of a management bait for grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) incorporated with Antimycin A
No current technology can specifically target grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) for control within aquatic ecosystems. Rotenone and Carbon Dioxide-Carp are currently the only available registered pesticides for grass carp; they are nonselective and typically applied throughout the water, equally exposing target and native species. A more selective control tool or pesticide application...
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James J. Wamboldt, J. Nolan Steiner, Blake W. Sauey, Bryan Lada, Joel G. Putnam, Brianne Marjorie Korducki, Gavin N. Saari
Low-flow statistics for selected streams in New York, excluding Long Island Low-flow statistics for selected streams in New York, excluding Long Island
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, updated low-streamflow statistics for New York, excluding Long Island and including hydrologically connected watersheds in bordering States, for the first time since 1972. Historical daily streamflow data for active and inactive gages were considered for this study with periods of...
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Timothy J. Stagnitta, Alexander P. Graziano, Joshua Woda, Robin L. Glas, Christopher L. Gazoorian
Clustering and unconstrained ordination with Dirichlet process mixture models Clustering and unconstrained ordination with Dirichlet process mixture models
Assessment of similarity in species composition or abundance across sampled locations is a common goal in multi-species monitoring programs. Existing ordination techniques provide a framework for clustering sample locations based on species composition by projecting high-dimensional community data into a low-dimensional, latent ecological gradient representing species composition...
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Christian Stratton, Andrew Hoegh, Thomas Rodhouse, Jennifer L. Green, Katharine M. Banner, Kathryn Irvine
Current advances in coastal wetland elevation dynamics: Introduction to the special issue Current advances in coastal wetland elevation dynamics: Introduction to the special issue
The thematic issue entitled, “Current Advances in Coastal Wetland Elevation Dynamics,” draws on topics from two special sessions at the CERF 2021 conference plus additional recent research describing scientific insights gained from the Surface Elevation Table–Marker Horizon (SET–MH) method and its application across the globe to quantify and understand subsurface process influences on...
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Donald R. Cahoon, Glenn R. Guntenspergen
Wide-ranging migration of post-nesting hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) from the Caribbean island of Nevis Wide-ranging migration of post-nesting hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) from the Caribbean island of Nevis
Little is known about the post-nesting migration and foraging areas of hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) nesting on St. Kitts and Nevis, an important nesting site for hawksbills in the eastern Caribbean. To elucidate internesting, migration and foraging patterns of hawksbills from Nevis, we satellite tagged 28 post-nesting turtles between 2006 and 2022. Internesting, migrating...
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Daniel R. Evans, Lemuel Pemberton, Raymond Carthy
Evaluation of techniques for estimating the age and growth of known‐age White Sturgeon Evaluation of techniques for estimating the age and growth of known‐age White Sturgeon
Objective Successful conservation and management of fishes require an understanding of their age and growth. However, methods for estimating the age and growth of long-lived fish species are difficult to validate. The Kootenai River basin has a decades-long mark–recapture program for endangered White Sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus. The mark–recapture history information for White...
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Courtnie L. Ghere, Ryan S. Hardy, Sean Wilson, Michael C. Quist
Environmental drivers and spatial patterns of antibiotic-resistant, enteric coliforms across a forest–urban riverscape Environmental drivers and spatial patterns of antibiotic-resistant, enteric coliforms across a forest–urban riverscape
Antibiotic resistant bacteria are prevalent environmental contaminants in freshwaters, and antibiotic resistance genes circulate throughout the urban water cycle. The increase of antibiotic resistant pathogens threatens public health through direct and indirect exposure, and natural resource managers need information on the spatial patterns of antibiotic resistant bacteria and...
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Angela M Klock, Christian E. Torgersen, Marilyn C Roberts, Daniel J Vogt, Kristiina A Vogt
Preface to the focus section on volcano monitoring in the Americas Preface to the focus section on volcano monitoring in the Americas
From the Andes to the Aleutian Islands, the Americas are rich with volcanism that spans a diverse range of tectonic settings, eruptive styles, levels of activity, and hazards. Over the past 120 yr, the Americas have witnessed catastrophic volcanic eruptions that have significantly impacted nearby populations. Notable events include the 8 May 1902, pyroclastic density current from Mount...
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Alicia J. Hotovec-Ellis, Ricardo Garza-Giron, Greg Waite, Christian Farias, Susana Layana, Matthew M. Haney
Peri-Gondwanan sediment in the Arkoma Basin derived from the north: The detrital zircon record of a uniquely concentrated non-Laurentian source signal in the late Paleozoic Peri-Gondwanan sediment in the Arkoma Basin derived from the north: The detrital zircon record of a uniquely concentrated non-Laurentian source signal in the late Paleozoic
During the assembly of Pangea, peri-Gondwanan terranes collided with the eastern and southern margins of Laurentia and brought with them unique detrital zircon U-Pb signatures. Discriminating between individual peri-Gondwanan terranes in the detrital record is difficult due to their similar geologic histories. However, characterization of this provenance is critical for understanding...
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Tyson Michael Smith, Marieke Dechesne, Jaime Ann Megumi Hirtz, Glenn R. Sharman, Mark R. Hudson, Brandon Michael Lutz, Neil Patrick Griffis
Geochemistry of Archean komatiitic greenstone terranes of the Wyoming Province: Implications for geodynamic setting and mineralization Geochemistry of Archean komatiitic greenstone terranes of the Wyoming Province: Implications for geodynamic setting and mineralization
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Lisa Joanne Zieman, Jacob Evan Poletti, Michael Jenkins
Asynchronous movement patterns between breeding and stopover locations in a long-distance migratory songbird Asynchronous movement patterns between breeding and stopover locations in a long-distance migratory songbird
The species-specific migratory patterns and strategies of many songbirds remain unknown or understudied, as research in animal ecology is biased toward the breeding period, with the fewest studies on the migratory period across taxa. Identifying large-scale spatiotemporal migratory patterns is challenging, as individuals within a species may vary in their migratory behavior and...
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Theodore J. Zenzal, Andrea Contina, Hannah B. Vander Zanden, Leanne K. Kuwahara, Daniel C. Allen, Kristen M. Covino
A multi-methodological approach: Combining textural observations and geochronology to study the J-M Reef Package and its Hanging Wall, Stillwater Complex, Montana A multi-methodological approach: Combining textural observations and geochronology to study the J-M Reef Package and its Hanging Wall, Stillwater Complex, Montana
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Michael Jenkins, Sam R. Corson, Ennis Geraghty, S.L. Kamo, Heather A. Lowers, James E. Mungall