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Great Lakes spatial priorities study Great Lakes spatial priorities study
Spatial data about the bathymetry, habitat characteristics, underlying geology, and other features of the ocean and inland seas are essential for decision-making. Marine research and management organizations use these data to help ensure safe navigation, promote sustainable fisheries, extract energy, and protect marine habitats in the coastal and ocean waters of the U.S. Exclusive...
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Karen Gouws, Ashley Chappell, Meredith Westington, Cathleen Yung, Peter C. Esselman, Linden Brinks, Timothy Kearns, Xiaofan Zhang, Brandon Krumwiede, Ken Buja
The centenary of IAVCEI 1919–2019 and beyond: The people, places, and things of volcano geodesy The centenary of IAVCEI 1919–2019 and beyond: The people, places, and things of volcano geodesy
Over the first century of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI), volcano geodesy grew from roots as an accidental and incidental system of measurements to an important method for monitoring volcanic activity and forecasting eruptions. The first practitioners in volcano geodesy were experts in other disciplines, and it was not until...
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Michael P. Poland, Elske de Zeeuw-van Dalfsen
Seasonal context of bristly cave crayfish Cambarus setosus habitat use and life history Seasonal context of bristly cave crayfish Cambarus setosus habitat use and life history
Cave crayfishes are important members of groundwater communities, but many cave crayfishes are threatened or endangered. Unfortunately, we lack basic life history and ecological data that are needed for developing conservation plans for most cave crayfishes, especially the role of seasonal and annual fluctuations in structuring populations. Therefore, we determined the seasonal life...
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J.B. Mouser, D.C. Ashley, D.L. Zenter, Shannon K. Brewer
Open knowledge network roadmap: Powering the next data revolution Open knowledge network roadmap: Powering the next data revolution
Open access to shared information is essential for the development and evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-powered solutions needed to address the complex challenges facing the nation and the world. The Open Knowledge Network (OKN), an interconnected network of knowledge graphs, would provide an essential public-data infrastructure for enabling an AI-driven future. It would...
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Chaitan Baru, Martin Halbert, Lara Campbell, Tess DeBlanc-Knowles, Jemin George, Wo Chang, Adam Pah, Douglas Maughan, Ilya Zaslavsky, Amanda Stathopoulos, Ellie Young, Kat Albrecht, Amit Sheth, Emanuel Sallinger, Katerine Osatuke, Angela Rizk-Jackson, Eric Jahn, Kenneth Berkowitz, Bandana Kar, Erica Smith, Krzystof Janowicz, Brian Handspicker, Esther Jackson, Lauren Sanders, Chengkai Li, Florence Hudson, Lilit Yeghiazarian, Cogan Shimizu, Glenn Ricart, Louiqa Raschid, Dalia E. Varanka, Greg Seaton, Luis Amaral, Oktie Hassanzadeh, Silviu Cucerzan, Matt Bishop, Ora Lassila, Sharat Israni, Matthew Lange, Pascal Hitzler, Ryan McGranaghan, Michael Cafarella, Paul Wormeli, Todd Bacastow, Sam Klein, Murat Omay, Sergio Baranzini, Ying Ding, Nariman Ammar
Basis for technical guidance to evaluate evapotranspiration covers Basis for technical guidance to evaluate evapotranspiration covers
This report provides technical guidance to evaluate evapotranspiration (ET) cover design criteria with emphasis on applications to long-term disposal sites such as Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (UMTRCA) sites. Water balance covers, also known as ET covers, reduce percolation by storing precipitation then allowing vegetation to cycle it back to the atmosphere. For...
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Todd Caldwell, Jena Huntington, Gwendolyn Elizabeth Davies, S. Tabatabai, M. Fuhrmann
Anaxyrus boreas (boreal toad). Egg predation Anaxyrus boreas (boreal toad). Egg predation
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Benjamin Lafrance, Nina Moore, David S. Pilliod, Erin L. Muths
A process-model perspective on recent changes in the carbon cycle of North America A process-model perspective on recent changes in the carbon cycle of North America
Continental North America has been found to be a carbon (C) sink over recent decades by multiple studies employing a variety of estimation approaches. However, several key questions and uncertainties remain with these assessments. Here we used results from an ensemble of 19 state-of-the-art dynamic global vegetation models from the TRENDYv9 project to improve these estimates and study...
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Guillermo Murray-Tortarolo, Benjamin Poulter, Rodrigo Vargas, Daniel B. Hayes, Anna M. Michalak, Christopher J. Williams, Lisamarie Windham-Myers, Jonathan Wang, Kimberly Wickland, David Butman, Hanqin Tian, Stephen Sitch, Pierre Friedlingstein, Michael O’Sullivan, Peter Briggs, Vivek Arora, Danielle Lombardozzi, Atul Jain, Wenping Yuan, Roland Seferian, Julia Nabel, Andrea Wiltshire, Almuth Arneth, Sebastian Lienerte, Sonke Zaehle, Vladislov Bastrikov, Daniel Goll, Nicholas Vuichard, Anthony P. Walker, Etushi Kato, Yue Xu, Zhen Zhang, Abishek Chaterjee, Werner A. Kurz
Integrating climate-informed planning into State Wildlife Action Plans in the north central United States Integrating climate-informed planning into State Wildlife Action Plans in the north central United States
State fish and wildlife agencies are required to submit a State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) every 10 years to be eligible for grants through the State Wildlife Grant Program. With the next round of revisions due in 2025, the U.S. Geological Survey North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center is evaluating how to best support states with further integrating climate-informed planning in...
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Kimberly E Szcodronski, Indigo Bannister, Blake R. Hossack, Alisa Wade
Comparing root cohesion estimates from three models at a shallow landslide in the Oregon Coast Range Comparing root cohesion estimates from three models at a shallow landslide in the Oregon Coast Range
Although accurate root cohesion model estimates are essential to quantify the effect of vegetation roots on shallow slope stability, few means exist to independently validate such model outputs. One validation approach for cohesion estimates is back-calculation of apparent root cohesion at a landslide site with well-documented failure conditions. The catchment named CB1, near Coos Bay...
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Collin Cronkite-Ratcliff, Kevin M. Schmidt, Charlotte Wirion
Seabird vulnerability to oil: Exposure potential, sensitivity, and uncertainty in the northern Gulf of Mexico Seabird vulnerability to oil: Exposure potential, sensitivity, and uncertainty in the northern Gulf of Mexico
The northern Gulf of Mexico (nGoM) is a globally important region for oil extraction and supports a diverse assemblage of marine birds. Due to their frequent contact with surface waters, diverse foraging strategies, and the ease with which oil adheres to feathers, seabirds are particularly susceptible to hydrocarbon contamination. Given the chronic and acute exposure of seabirds to...
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Pamela E. Michael, K. M. Hixson, J.C. Haney, Y.G. Satge, J.S. Gleason, Patrick G.R. Jodice
Microbiome assembly in thawing permafrost and its feedbacks to climate Microbiome assembly in thawing permafrost and its feedbacks to climate
The physical and chemical changes that accompany permafrost thaw directly influence the microbial communities that mediate the decomposition of formerly frozen organic matter, leading to uncertainty in permafrost–climate feedbacks. Although changes to microbial metabolism and community structure are documented following thaw, the generality of post-thaw assembly patterns across...
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Jessica G. Ernakovich, Robyn A. Barbato, Virginia Rich, Christina Schädel, Rebecca E. Hewitt, Stacey Doherty, Emily Whalen, Benjamin Abbott, Jiri Barta, Christina Biasi, Chris Chabot, Jenni Hultman, Christian Knoblauch, Maggie Chui Yim Lau Vetter, Mary-Cathrine Leewis, Susanne Liebner, Rachel Mackelprang, Tullis Onstott, Andreas Richter, Ursel M. E. Schutte, Henri Siljanen, Neslihan Tas, Ina Timling, Tatiana Vishnivetskaya, Mark Waldrop, Matthias Winkel
Geochemical studies of the Green River Formation in the Piceance Basin, Colorado: II. Chemofacies from hierarchical cluster analysis Geochemical studies of the Green River Formation in the Piceance Basin, Colorado: II. Chemofacies from hierarchical cluster analysis
Hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) was applied to a geochemical dataset representing the Eocene Green River Formation in the Piceance Basin of Colorado to identify chemofacies in core and outcrop samples from the basin margin and the basin center. The input dataset consisted of inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy and mass spectrometry and total organic carbon (TOC)...
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Tengfei Wu, Jeremy Boak, Justin E. Birdwell