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Deformity, erosion, lesion, tumor, and parasite (DELT) anomalies in fish communities of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, USA: A regional assessment and potential landscape drivers Deformity, erosion, lesion, tumor, and parasite (DELT) anomalies in fish communities of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, USA: A regional assessment and potential landscape drivers
Fish diseases in freshwater ecosystems pose significant ecological and socioeconomic challenges, yet monitoring them in wild populations is complex due to interactions between pathogens, hosts, and environmental conditions. We examine the prevalence and watershed-scale landscape drivers of external deformity, erosion, lesion, tumor, and parasite (DELT) anomalies in 57 riverine fish...
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Sara E. Breitmeyer, Paul McLaughlin, Vicki S. Blazer, Gregory B. Noe, Kelly L. Smalling, Timothy A. Wertz, Tyler Wagner
Modeling interconnected minerals markets with multicommodity supply curves: Examining the copper-cobalt-nickel system Modeling interconnected minerals markets with multicommodity supply curves: Examining the copper-cobalt-nickel system
Demand for many of the metals used in the energy transition is expected to grow rapidly. Many of these are by-products, often considered critical because their production responds weakly to prices and is instead tied to the economics of the host mineral. We present a model of prices and production for jointly produced commodities that accounts for interconnectivity between host and by...
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John W. Ryter, Karan Bhuwalka, Richard Roth, Elsa Olivetti, Laura Buarque-Andrade, Max Frenzel, Ensieh Shojaeddini, Elisa Alonso, Nedal T. Nassar
Water-resources inventory and assessment at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Water-resources inventory and assessment at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the National Park Service, prepared a water-resources inventory and assessment for Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (KAWW). This compilation includes published and publicly accessible hydrologic data and resource assessments of streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, wetlands, vernal pools, and groundwater in and near KAWW. It also...
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Amanda L. Tudor
Global maps of critical mineral production in 2023 Global maps of critical mineral production in 2023
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Jaewon Chung, Sean Xun, Steven D. Textoris
Launching into societal benefits from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission Launching into societal benefits from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission
The 10th Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Applications Meeting, held one year after the satellite's launch, highlighted significant milestones in mission progress and showcased the innovative work of SWOT Early Adopters (EA) using mission data products. Over 100 participants from diverse sectors convened to discuss operational applications leveraging SWOT's unprecedented water...
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Margaret Srinivasan, Vardis Tsontos, Matthew Bonnema, Santiago Pena-Luque, Alexandre de Amorim-Teixiera, Alexandre Abdalla Araujo, Edward Beighley, Charon Birkett, Curtis Chen, Louise Croneborg-Jones, Cedric David, Shailen Desai, Alain Dib, Bradley Doorn, Robert W. Dudley, Bareerah Fatima, Luciana Fenoglio, Renato Prata de Moraes Frasson, Chandana Gangodagamage, Stephanie Granger, Isabel Houghton, Gregg Jacobs, Indu Jayaluxmi, Pierre-Yves Le Traon, Cassandra Nickles, Nicolas Picot, G. Schumann, Babette Tchonang, Paula Torre Zaffaroni, Peter Van Oevelen, Jinbo Wang, Jerry Wegiel
Estuarine exchange flow in the Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system Estuarine exchange flow in the Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system
Estuarine exchange flow controls the salt balance and regulates biogeochemistry in an estuary. The Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system (APES) is the largest coastal lagoon in the U.S. and historically susceptible to a series of environmental issues including salt water intrusion and eutrophication, yet its estuarine exchange flow is poorly understood. Here, we investigate the estuarine...
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Dongxiao Yin, Courtney K. Harris, John C. Warner
Development of regression equations to estimate flow durations, low-flow frequencies, and mean flows at ungaged stream sites in Connecticut using data through water year 2022 Development of regression equations to estimate flow durations, low-flow frequencies, and mean flows at ungaged stream sites in Connecticut using data through water year 2022
To aid Federal and State regulatory agencies in the effective management of water resources, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Connecticut Department of Transportation, updated flow statistics for 118 streamgages and developed 47 regression equations to estimate selected flow duration, low flow, and...
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Elizabeth A. Ahearn, Gardner C. Bent
Surface ice effects on water levels, wave dynamics and wave runup Surface ice effects on water levels, wave dynamics and wave runup
Surface ice-induced changes in hydrodynamics may have significant implications on coastal hazards such as erosion and flooding. The objective of this study was to investigate how Lake Superior's water levels (WLs) and wave dynamics, that is, hydrodynamics, as well as the wave power and wave runup are influenced by the formation of surface ice. This study utilized a coupled circulation...
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Erdinc Sogut, Alfredo Aretxabaleta, Andrew Ashton, Deniz Velioglu Sogut, Kara S. Doran, Margaret L. Palmsten
Occurrence and tissue distribution of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in fishes from waterbodies with point and non-point sources in Massachusetts, USA Occurrence and tissue distribution of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in fishes from waterbodies with point and non-point sources in Massachusetts, USA
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent environmental contaminants with known bioaccumulative and toxic effects in aquatic ecosystems. This study assessed site-specific differences in PFAS contamination in fish from Ashumet Pond, Sudbury River, and Great Herring Pond (reference site) in Massachusetts. Fish from Ashumet Pond exhibited the highest PFAS concentrations...
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Heather L. Walsh, Vicki S. Blazer, Emma Lord, Stephen T. Hurley, Denis R. LeBlanc
Relationship-centered engagement bridges the divide between science and management, and enhances climate adaptation Relationship-centered engagement bridges the divide between science and management, and enhances climate adaptation
The rapid pace of climate change demands changes in management practices. Despite abundant climate adaptation research, the implementation of climate adaptation can lag in the management space. In the present article, we argue that relationship-centered engagement—establishing and maintaining relationships among researchers and natural resource managers—is critical for bridging the...
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Marissa Weiss, Addie Rose Holland, Anthony W. D’Amato, Linda A. Deegan, William H. Farmer, Christopher Hoving, Ambarish Karmalkar, Alexander W. Latzka, Madeline R. Magee, Peter B. McIntyre, Toni Lyn Morelli, Michael Notaro, Nancy Olmstead, Richard Palmer, Nancy Pau, Rosalind B. Renfrew, Christine A. Ribic, John Sheppard, Michelle D. Staudinger, Benjamin Zuckerberg, Bethany A. Bradley
Snow refugia: Managing temperate forest canopies to maintain winter conditions Snow refugia: Managing temperate forest canopies to maintain winter conditions
Climate change is reducing snowpack across temperate regions with negative consequences for human and natural systems. Because forest canopies create microclimates that preserve snowpack, managing forests to support snow refugia—defined here as areas that remain relatively buffered from contemporary climate change over time that sustain snow quality, quantity, and/or timing appropriate...
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M.A. Pastore, S.J. Nelson, E.A. Burakowski, Alexandra Contosta, A.W. D’Amato, S. Garlick, E. O. Lindsey, D.A. Lutz, Toni Lyn Morelli, A. P.K. Siren, Grace A. Smith, A. Weiskittel
Long‑term monitoring of mercury in Vermont’s forest soils: Trends over 20 years in near–surface horizons Long‑term monitoring of mercury in Vermont’s forest soils: Trends over 20 years in near–surface horizons
Mercury is a soil pollutant of widespread concern, usually derived from airborne deposition. A long–term forest soil monitoring program began in 2002 at five sites (elevation 590–1140 m) in Vermont, USA. Total mercury (THg) and soil organic carbon (SOC) were assessed in the uppermost humified soil layer, either an Oa or A horizon. Sampling occurred every 5 years from ten subplots at each...
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Donald S. Ross, James B. Shanley, Angelica T. Quintana, Thomas R. Villars, Joshua M. Halman, Scott W. Bailey, Jennifer A. Bower