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Uncertainty quantification and propagation for projections of extremes in monthly area burned under climate change: A case study in the coastal plain of Georgia, USA Uncertainty quantification and propagation for projections of extremes in monthly area burned under climate change: A case study in the coastal plain of Georgia, USA
Human‐caused climate change is predicted to affect the frequency of hazard‐linked extremes. Unusually large wildfires are a type of extreme event that is constrained by climate and can be a hazard to society but also an important ecological disturbance. This chapter focuses on changes in the frequency of extreme monthly area burned by wildfires for the end of the 21st century for a...
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Adam Terando, Brian Reich, Krishna Pacifici, Jennifer Costanza, Alexa McKerrow, Jaime A. Collazo
Projected gains and losses of wildlife habitat from bioenergy-induced landscape change Projected gains and losses of wildlife habitat from bioenergy-induced landscape change
Domestic and foreign renewable energy targets and financial incentives have increased demand for woody biomass and bioenergy in the southeastern United States. This demand is expected to be met through purpose-grown agricultural bioenergy crops, short-rotation tree plantations, thinning and harvest of planted and natural forests, and forest harvest residues. With results from a forest...
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Nathan M. Tarr, Matthew Rubino, Jennifer Costanza, Alexa McKerrow, Jaime A. Collazo, Robert Abt
Bioenergy production and forest landscape change in the southeastern United States Bioenergy production and forest landscape change in the southeastern United States
Production of woody biomass for bioenergy, whether wood pellets or liquid biofuels, has the potential to cause substantial landscape change and concomitant effects on forest ecosystems, but the landscape effects of alternative production scenarios have not been fully assessed. We simulated landscape change from 2010 to 2050 under five scenarios of woody biomass production for wood...
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Jennifer Costanza, Robert Abt, Alexa McKerrow, Jaime A. Collazo
Community for Data Integration 2015 annual report Community for Data Integration 2015 annual report
The Community for Data Integration (CDI) continued to experience success in fiscal year 2015. The CDI community members have been sharing, learning, and collaborating through monthly forums, workshops, working groups, and funded projects. In fiscal year 2015, CDI coordinated 10 monthly forums with 16 different speakers from the U.S. Geological Survey and external partners; funded 11...
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Madison Langseth, Michelle Chang, Jennifer Carlino, J. Bellmore, Daniella Birch, Joshua Bradley, R. Bristol, Daniel Buscombe, Jeffrey Duda, Anthony Everette, Tabitha Graves, Michelle Greenwood, David Govoni, Heather Henkel, Vivian Hutchison, Brenda K. Jones, Tim Kern, Jennifer Lacey, Rynn M. Lamb, Frances Lightsom, John Long, Ra’ad Saleh, Stan W. Smith, Christopher Soulard, Roland Viger, Jonathan A. Warrick, Katherine Wesenberg, Daniel Wieferich, Luke Winslow
FishVis, A regional decision support tool for identifying vulnerabilities of riverine habitat and fishes to climate change in the Great Lakes Region FishVis, A regional decision support tool for identifying vulnerabilities of riverine habitat and fishes to climate change in the Great Lakes Region
Climate change is expected to alter the distributions and community composition of stream fishes in the Great Lakes region in the 21st century, in part as a result of altered hydrological systems (stream temperature, streamflow, and habitat). Resource managers need information and tools to understand where fish species and stream habitats are expected to change under future conditions...
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Jana Stewart, S. Covert, Nick Estes, Stephen Westenbroek, Damon Krueger, Daniel Wieferich, Michael Slattery, John D. Lyons, James E. McKenna, Dana Infante, Jennifer Bruce
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
Parameter regionalization of a monthly water balance model for the conterminous United States Parameter regionalization of a monthly water balance model for the conterminous United States
A parameter regionalization scheme to transfer parameter values from gaged to ungaged areas for a monthly water balance model (MWBM) was developed and tested for the conterminous United States (CONUS). The Fourier Amplitude Sensitivity Test, a global-sensitivity algorithm, was implemented on a MWBM to generate parameter sensitivities on a set of 109 951 hydrologic response units (HRUs)...
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Andrew Bock, Lauren Hay, Gregory J. McCabe, Steven Markstrom, R. Dwight Atkinson