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Cryptic tolerant fish species and their potential effect on index of biotic integrity (IBI) scores Cryptic tolerant fish species and their potential effect on index of biotic integrity (IBI) scores
Indices such as the Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) are often used by management agencies to estimate the abstract property of stream health. These indices are usually predicated on the belief that certain fish species are tolerant to environmental perturbation while others are sensitive. Species are usually designated as either tolerant or sensitive in these analyses based on inherent...
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Bryson G. Hilburn, Mary Freeman, Katelyn M. Lawson, Steven J. Rider, Carol E. Johnston
Role of trace metal co-limitation in cyanobacterial blooms of Maumee Bay (Lake Erie) and Green Bay (Lake Michigan) Role of trace metal co-limitation in cyanobacterial blooms of Maumee Bay (Lake Erie) and Green Bay (Lake Michigan)
The open waters of large lakes can sometimes become so depleted in important metals that phytoplankton communities become either growth limited or limited in some metabolic function. Metals such as Fe, Ni, Mo, and Zn are used as co-factors for enzymes by phytoplankton in core metabolic functions, as well as metabolic pathways that allow phytoplankton to use less preferred forms of N and...
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James H. Larson, Keith A. Loftin, Erin A. Stelzer, David M. Costello, Sean Bailey, Mary Anne Evans, Carrie E. Givens, Lisa R. Fogarty
Plant traits poorly predict winner and loser shrub species in a warming tundra biome Plant traits poorly predict winner and loser shrub species in a warming tundra biome
Climate change is leading to species redistributions. In the tundra biome, shrubs are generally expanding, but not all tundra shrub species will benefit from warming. Winner and loser species, and the characteristics that may determine success or failure, have not yet been fully identified. Here, we investigate whether past abundance changes, current range sizes and projected range...
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Mariana Garcia Criado, Isla H. Myers-Smith, Anne Bjorkman, Signe Normand, Anne Blach-Overgaard, Haydn J. D. Thomas, Anu Eskelinen, Konsta Happonen, Juha Alatalo, Alba Anadon-Rosell, Isabelle Aubin, Mariska te Beest, Katlyn R. Betway-May, Daan Blok, Allan Buras, Bruno E. L. Cerabolini, Katherine S. Christie, J. Hans C. Cornelissen, Bruce C. Forbes, Esther R. Frei, Paul Grogan, Luise Hermanutz, Robert D. Hollister, James Hudson, Maitane Iturrate-Garcia, Elina Kaarlejarvi, Michael Kleyer, Laurent J. Lamarque, Jonas J. Lembrechts, Esther Levesque, Miska Luoto, Petr Macek, Jeremy May, Janet S. Prevey, Gabriela Schaepman-Strub, Serge N. Sheremetiev, Laura Siegwart Collier, Nadejda A. Soudzilovskaia, Andrew Trant, Susanna E. Venn, Anna-Maria Virkkala
Tourism-supported working lands sustain a growing jaguar population in the Colombian Llanos Tourism-supported working lands sustain a growing jaguar population in the Colombian Llanos
Understanding large carnivore demography on human-dominated lands is a priority to inform conservation strategies, yet few studies examine long-term trends. Jaguars (Panthera onca) are one such species whose population trends and survival rates remain unknown across working lands. We integrated nine years of camera trap data and tourist photos to estimate jaguar density, survival...
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Matthew Hyde, Esteban Payan, Jorge Barragan, Diana Stasiukynas, William L. Kendall, Samantha Rincon, Jeronimo Rodriguez, Kevin R. Crooks, Stewart W. Breck, Valeria Boron
Integrated rangeland fire management strategy actionable science plan completion assessment— Climate and weather topic, 2015–20 Integrated rangeland fire management strategy actionable science plan completion assessment— Climate and weather topic, 2015–20
Loss and degradation of sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) rangelands due to an accelerated invasive annual grass-wildfire cycle and other stressors are significant management, conservation, and economic issues in the western U.S. These sagebrush rangelands comprise a unique biome spanning 11 states, support over 350 wildlife species, and provide important ecosystem services that include...
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Christopher R. Anthony, Matthew J Holloran, Mark A. Ricca, Steven E. Hanser, Sue L. Phillips, Paul F. Steblein, Lief A. Wiechman
Open water dreissenid mussel control projects: Lessons learned from a retrospective analysis Open water dreissenid mussel control projects: Lessons learned from a retrospective analysis
Dreissenid mussels are one of the most problematic aquatic invasive species (AIS) in North America, causing substantial ecological and economic effects. To date, dreissenid mussel control efforts in open water have included physical, biological, and chemical methods. The feasibility of successful dreissenid mussel management or eradication in lakes is relatively undocumented in the...
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Angelique D. Dahlberg, Diane L. Waller, David Hammond, Keegan Lund, Nicholas B. D. Phelps
Editorial: Micro-to nano-analytical challenges towards trace element characterization of ore minerals: New perspectives and applications for sustainable georesources Editorial: Micro-to nano-analytical challenges towards trace element characterization of ore minerals: New perspectives and applications for sustainable georesources
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Manuel Keith, Sarah M. Hayes, C. L. Ciobanu, D. Fougerouse, M. Reich
Modeling surface wave dynamics in upper Delaware Bay with living shorelines Modeling surface wave dynamics in upper Delaware Bay with living shorelines
Living shorelines gain increasing attention because they stabilize shorelines and reduce erosion. This study leverages physics-based models and bagged regression tree (BRT) machine learning algorithm to simulate wave dynamics at a living shoreline composed of constructed oyster reefs (CORs) in upper Delaware Bay. The physics-based models consist of coupled Delft3D-FLOW and SWAN in four...
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Ling Zhu, Q. Chen, Hongqing Wang, Nan Wang, Kelin Hu, William D. Capurso, Lukasz M. Niemoczynski, Gregg Snedden
Assessment of public and private land cover change in the United States from 1985–2018 Assessment of public and private land cover change in the United States from 1985–2018
An assessment of annual land cover on publicly and privately managed lands across the conterminous United States (CONUS) from 1985–2018 was performed, including land cover conversions within their management category, to inform future policy and land-use decision-making in natural resource management. Synthesizing land cover data with land management delineations aids our ability to...
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Nathan C. Healey, Janis L. Taylor, Roger F. Auch
Development and application of an Infragravity Wave (InWave) driver to simulate nearshore processes Development and application of an Infragravity Wave (InWave) driver to simulate nearshore processes
Infragravity waves are key components of the hydro-sedimentary processes in coastal areas, especially during extreme storms. Accurate modeling of coastal erosion and breaching requires consideration of the effects of infragravity waves. Here, we present InWave, a new infragravity wave driver of the Coupled Ocean-Atmopshere-Waves-Sediment Transport (COAWST) modeling system. InWave...
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Maitane Olabarrieta, John C. Warner, Christie Hegermiller
Modeling the maturation history of the stacked petroleum systems of the Williston Basin, USA Modeling the maturation history of the stacked petroleum systems of the Williston Basin, USA
A three-dimensional petroleum systems model was built to support U.S. Geological Survey assessments of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Williston Basin of North Dakota, Montana, and South Dakota. Numerous Paleozoic source rocks have been proven or postulated in the basin, of which five were the focus of maturation and migration modeling: the Ordovician Icebox Formation, the...
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Sarah E. Gelman
Accuracy and precision of sea-finding orientation as a function of dune proximity in hatchlings of two species of sea turtles Accuracy and precision of sea-finding orientation as a function of dune proximity in hatchlings of two species of sea turtles
Context: Sea turtle hatchlings generally emerge at night from nests on sand beaches and immediately orient using visual cues, which are believed to entail the difference in brightness between the light seen in the seaward direction and that seen in the duneward direction. Aim: The aim of this study was to understand how dune proximity affected hatchling orientations in two sea turtle...
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Shigetomo Hirama, Blair Witherington, Andrea Sylvia, Raymond Carthy