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Understanding the links between functional performance and environment in cold desert ecosystems through the flagship biocrust forming moss Syntrichia caninervis Understanding the links between functional performance and environment in cold desert ecosystems through the flagship biocrust forming moss Syntrichia caninervis
Background and aims
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Jose Raggio, David S. Pescador, Edmund E. Grote, L.G. Sancho, Rebecca A Finger-Higgens, Jayne Belnap
Laboratory measurements of rise velocity for individual, hydrate-free and hydrate-coated gas bubbles in water Laboratory measurements of rise velocity for individual, hydrate-free and hydrate-coated gas bubbles in water
Tracking methane transport becomes more complicated in the deep ocean where seafloor release of methane gas bubbles occurs at the high pressures and low temperatures conducive to hydrate formation on bubble surfaces. Gas hydrate formation can make the bubble surface rigid, preventing the dynamic interplay between bubble size, shape and rise velocity that gas-transport models commonly...
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Alexandra M. Padilla, William F. Waite
Summertime methane and carbon dioxide emission rates and associated variables from a national-scale survey of 146 reservoirs in the United States Summertime methane and carbon dioxide emission rates and associated variables from a national-scale survey of 146 reservoirs in the United States
Reservoirs are globally important sources of greenhouse gases, but the magnitude of their emissions is highly uncertain. Here we present data for 146 reservoirs from two surveys of reservoir methane and carbon dioxide emissions, one at the regional scale in the midwestern United States and one at the national scale in the conterminous United States, plus data from one reservoir in...
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Jake J. Beaulieu, Bridget R. Deemer, R.M. Pilla, Kenneth J. Forshay, J.W. Hollister, S.A. Jacobs, J.T. Walker, P.T. Leinenbach, Natalie A. Griffiths, S.D. Shivers, A.O. Tatters, K.N. Buckler, J.W. Corra, Ryan W. Daly, A.N. Djurkovic, S.R. Fulgham, P.L. Goodwin, L.G. Herger, M.W. Jones, N.J. Jones, L.A. Juilfs, C.M. Langstroth, M.E. Mitchell, J.R. Oliveria, B.M. Richmond, J.W. Schroeder
A diatom-based quantitative sea-ice proxy for the Bering and Chukchi seas A diatom-based quantitative sea-ice proxy for the Bering and Chukchi seas
Sea ice affects Earth's climate system on both regional and global scales. Its incorporation into climate can be used to achieve more accurate predictions of future climate. However, instrumental records of sea-ice concentration do not extend earlier than 1978. In an effort to extend this record, we constructed a proxy using the generalized additive model based on relative abundances of...
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Anna Nesterovich, Beth E. Caissie
Sentinel-2 for chlorophyll-a water quality monitoring: A review of validation evidence and application potential Sentinel-2 for chlorophyll-a water quality monitoring: A review of validation evidence and application potential
Water quality monitoring is integral to preserving the health of freshwater ecosystems, and satellite remote sensing has emerged as one monitoring method. Sentinel-2, in particular, has been valuable for water quality monitoring due to its 5-day global temporal revisit time and spatial resolution that ranges from 10 to 60 metres. Sentinel-2 can be used to measure and monitor chlorophyll...
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Sarah Goodrich, Blake Schaeffer, Kate Meyers, Wilson Barg Salls, Tyler King, Bridget N. Seegers, Olivia Cronin-Golomb, David Demaree, Molly Reif
Resilience thinking for human-wildlife coexistence: Bridging dynamic systems, archetypes, and transformations Resilience thinking for human-wildlife coexistence: Bridging dynamic systems, archetypes, and transformations
As human activities and wildlife increasingly overlap in the Anthropocene, conventional conservation paradigms focused on land-sparing are shifting toward strategies that support human–wildlife coexistence. However, achieving sustainable coexistence is often hindered by a limited understanding of the dynamic social–ecological processes that drive integrated human–wildlife systems. This...
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Neil H. Carter, Erin K. Buchholtz, Jenny Anne Glikman, A. Sofía Nanni, Mahi Puri
Integrating data on a mixed stock anadromous fishery to estimate stock-specific escapement and mortalities Integrating data on a mixed stock anadromous fishery to estimate stock-specific escapement and mortalities
Objective Anadromous fisheries can affect stocks with differing management objectives. Understanding the effects of fisheries on individual stocks by quantifying final dispositions, including escapement and mortalities, is important for sustainable fishery management. Our objectives were to extend an existing management model that is used to evaluate final stock dispositions to estimate...
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Ryan A. Vosbigian, John H. Powell, Matthew Richard Falcy
A multi-species, multi-season evaluation of body condition effects on fish survival in a coolwater stream A multi-species, multi-season evaluation of body condition effects on fish survival in a coolwater stream
Objective Body condition is often used as a surrogate of individual fitness in fisheries ecology and management, but empirical data demonstrating this linkage are few. Here, we investigated whether weight at length (i.e., body condition) explained individual variation in survival.Methods We conducted a mark–recapture survey of three native fishes subseasonally (every 2 months) over 28...
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Bijoya Paul, Kasey Celene Pregler, Seoghyun Kim, Yoichiro Kanno
Spatial behavior of socially isolated wild pigs (Sus scrofa) following sounder removal via trapping Spatial behavior of socially isolated wild pigs (Sus scrofa) following sounder removal via trapping
BACKGROUND
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Sebastian Gomez-Maldonado, Matthew T. McDonough, Jonathon Joseph Valente, Mark D. Smith, Stephen S. Ditchkoff
Multi-site evaluation of a postfire debris-flow runout forecast method Multi-site evaluation of a postfire debris-flow runout forecast method
Postfire debris flows pose a hazard to human life, property, and infrastructure when they travel from steep source areas to urbanized alluvial fans or other developed areas. Existing methods for rapid (
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Katherine R. Barnhart, Jason W. Kean, Donald N. Lindsay, Eric Leland Bilderback
Timing is everything: Drivers of upstream movement of fishes Timing is everything: Drivers of upstream movement of fishes
Objective Understanding whether fishes quickly respond to shifting temperatures and flows, especially as they pass through river reaches that may be thermally unsuitable, may help to prioritize climate-informed management strategies.Methods Here, we use 15 years of daily fish passage data (2005–2020) from the Leaburg Dam on the McKenzie River, Oregon, USA, with water temperatures and...
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Daison Weedop, Jeremy D. Womer, Jeffrey S. Ziller, Christina Amy Murphy
Potential impacts of groundwater pumping on stream temperature are greatest in streams with substantial cold groundwater inflows Potential impacts of groundwater pumping on stream temperature are greatest in streams with substantial cold groundwater inflows
Groundwater pumping-induced reductions in streamflow (known as ‘streamflow depletion’) have been documented worldwide, but potential impacts of streamflow depletion on stream temperature are not well understood. Here, we use two types of models to identify potential impacts of pumping on stream temperature across the conterminous United States (CONUS) to determine which aspects of a...
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Dana A. Lapides, Sam Zipper, John C. Hammond