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Through a fish's eye: The status of fish habitats in the United States 2015 Through a fish's eye: The status of fish habitats in the United States 2015
This report updates and revises the 2010 “ Status of Fish Habitats in the United States” that summarized initial results of a comprehensive national assessment of aquatic habitats at an unprecedented scale and level of detail. This 2015 report provides even greater detail and improves our knowledge of the condition of fish habitat in the United States. The 2010 inland streams assessment
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Steve Crawford, Gary Whelan, Dana Infante, Kristan Blackhart, Wesley Daniel, Pam Fuller, Timothy Birdsong, Daniel Wieferich, Ricardo McClees-Funinan, Susan Stedman, Kyle Herreman, Peter Ruhl
U.S. Geological Survey science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2015 annual report U.S. Geological Survey science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2015 annual report
This is the eighth annual report highlighting U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) science and decision-support activities conducted for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI). The activities address specific management needs identified by WLCI partner agencies. In 2015, USGS scientists continued 24 WLCI projects in 5 categories: (1) acquiring and analyzing resource-condition data...
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Zachary Bowen, Cameron Aldridge, Patrick Anderson, Timothy Assal, Timothy Bartos, Anna D. Chalfoun, Geneva Chong, Marie Dematatis, Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Steven Garman, Stephen S. Germaine, Collin Homer, Matthew J. Kauffman, Christopher Huber, Daniel Manier, Cynthia Melcher, Kirk Miller, Tamar Norkin, Lindsey Sanders, Annika Walters, Anna Wilson, Teal Wyckoff
The importance of species name synonyms in literature searches The importance of species name synonyms in literature searches
The synonyms of biological species names are shown to be an important component in comprehensive searches of electronic scientific literature databases but they are not well leveraged within the major literature databases examined. For accepted or valid species names in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) which have synonyms in the system, and which are found in citations...
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Gerald Guala
National protocol framework for the inventory and monitoring of bees National protocol framework for the inventory and monitoring of bees
This national protocol framework is a standardized tool for the inventory and monitoring of the approximately 4,200 species of native and non-native bee species that may be found within the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). However, this protocol framework may also be used by other organizations and individuals to monitor...
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Sam Droege, Joseph Engler, Elizabeth Sellers, Lee O’Brien
U.S. Geological Survey science strategy for highly pathogenic avian influenza in wildlife and the environment (2016–2020) U.S. Geological Survey science strategy for highly pathogenic avian influenza in wildlife and the environment (2016–2020)
Introduction Through the Science Strategy for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Wildlife and the Environment, the USGS will assess avian influenza (AI) dynamics in an ecological context to inform decisions made by resource managers and policymakers from the local to national level. Through collection of unbiased scientific information on the ecology of AI viruses and wildlife...
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M. Harris, John Pearce, Diann Prosser, C. White, A. Miles, Jonathan Sleeman, Christopher Brand, James Cronin, Susan De La Cruz, Christine Densmore, Thomas Doyle, Robert Dusek, Joseph P. Fleskes, Paul Flint, Gerald F. Guala, Jeffrey Hall, Laura Hubbard, Randall Hunt, S. Ip, Rachel Katz, Kevin Laurent, Mark Miller, Mark Munn, Andrew Ramey, Kevin D. Richards, Robin Russell, Joel P. Stokdyk, John Takekawa, Daniel Walsh
Dam Removal Information Portal (DRIP)—A map-based resource linking scientific studies and associated geospatial information about dam removals Dam Removal Information Portal (DRIP)—A map-based resource linking scientific studies and associated geospatial information about dam removals
The removal of dams has recently increased over historical levels due to aging infrastructure, changing societal needs, and modern safety standards rendering some dams obsolete. Where possibilities for river restoration, or improved safety, exceed the benefits of retaining a dam, removal is more often being considered as a viable option. Yet, as this is a relatively new development in...
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Jeffrey Duda, Daniel J. Wieferich, R. Bristol, J. Bellmore, Vivian Hutchison, Katherine Vittum, Laura Craig, Jonathan A. Warrick
INVASIVESNET towards an International Association for Open Knowledge on Invasive Alien Species INVASIVESNET towards an International Association for Open Knowledge on Invasive Alien Species
In a world where invasive alien species (IAS) are recognised as one of the major threats to biodiversity, leading scientists from five continents have come together to propose the concept of developing an international association for open knowledge and open data on IAS—termed “INVASIVESNET”. This new association will facilitate greater understanding and improved management of invasive...
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Frances Lucy, Helen Roy, Annie Simpson, James Carlton, John Hanson, Kit Magellan, Marnie Campbell, Mark Costello, Shyama Pagad, Chad Hewitt, Justin McDonald, Phillip Cassey, Sidinei Thomaz, Stelios Katsanevakis, Argyro Zenetos, Elena Tricarico, Angela Boggero, Quentin Groom, Tim Adriaens, Sonia Vanderhoeven, Mark Torchin, Ruth A. Hufbauer, Pam Fuller, Mary R Carman, David Conn, Jean Vitule, Joao Canning-Clode, Bella Galil, Henn Ojaveer, Sarah Bailey, Thomas Therriault, Renata Claudi, Anna Gazda, Jaimie Dick, Joe Caffrey, Arne Witt, Marc Kenis, Maiju Lehtiniemi, Harry Helmisaari, Vadim Panov
Archiving and access systems for remote sensing: Chapter 6 Archiving and access systems for remote sensing: Chapter 6
Focuses on major developments inaugurated by the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites, the Group on Earth Observations System of Systems, and the International Council for Science World Data System at the global level; initiatives at national levels to create data centers (e.g. the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distributed Active Archive Centers and other...
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John Faundeen, George Percivall, Shirley Baros, Peter Baumann, Peter Becker, J. Behnke, Karl Benedict, Lucio Colaiacomo, Liping Di, Chris Doescher, J. Dominguez, Roger Edberg, Mark Ferguson, Stephen Foreman, David Giaretta, Vivian Hutchison, Alex Ip, N.L. James, Siri Khalsa, B. Lazorchak, Adam Lewis, Fuqin Li, Leo Lymburner, C.S. Lynnes, Matt Martens, Rachel Melrose, Steve Morris, Norman Mueller, Vivek Navale, Kumar Navulur, D.J. Newman, Simon Oliver, Matthew Purss, H.K. Ramapriyan, Russ Rew, Michael Rosen, John Savickas, Joshua Sixsmith, Tom Sohre, David Thau, Paul Uhlir, Lan-Wei Wang, Jeff Young
Normalized burn ratios link fire severity with patterns of avian occurrence Normalized burn ratios link fire severity with patterns of avian occurrence
Context Remotely sensed differenced normalized burn ratios (DNBR) provide an index of fire severity across the footprint of a fire. We asked whether this index was useful for explaining patterns of bird occurrence within fire adapted xeric pine-oak forests of the southern Appalachian Mountains.Objectives We evaluated the use of DNBR indices for linking ecosystem process with patterns of...
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Eli T. Rose, Theodore Simons, Rob Klein, Alexa McKerrow
A comparison of NLCD 2011 and LANDFIRE EVT 2010: Regional and national summaries. A comparison of NLCD 2011 and LANDFIRE EVT 2010: Regional and national summaries.
In order to provide the land cover user community a summary of the similarity and differences between the 2011 National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD) and the Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools Program Existing Vegetation 2010 Data (LANDFIRE EVT), the two datasets were compared at a national (conterminous U.S.) and regional (Eastern, Midwestern, and Western) extents (Figure...
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Alexa McKerrow, Jon Dewitz, Donald Long, Kurtis Nelson, Joel Connot, Jim Smith
Powell Center Newsletter, Volume 2, Issue 1 Powell Center Newsletter, Volume 2, Issue 1
Bi-annual newsletter for the John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis, covering news through July of 2015
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Jill S. Baron, Marty Goldhaber
Community for Data Integration 2014 annual report Community for Data Integration 2014 annual report
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) researches Earth science to help address complex issues affecting society and the environment. In 2006, the USGS held the first Scientific Information Management Workshop to bring together staff from across the organization to discuss the data and information management issues affecting the integration and delivery of Earth science research and...
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Madison Langseth, Michelle Chang, Jennifer Carlino, Daniella Birch, Joshua Bradley, R. Bristol, Craig Conzelmann, Robert Diehl, Paul Earle, Laura Ellison, Anthony Everette, Pamela Fuller, Janice Gordon, David Govoni, Michelle R. Guy, Heather Henkel, Vivian Hutchison, Tim Kern, Frances Lightsom, Joseph Long, Ryan Longhenry, Todd Preston, Stan Smith, Roland Viger, Katherine Wesenberg, Eric Wood