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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection fixed-site monitoring station in Mount Hope Bay
Date published: July 9, 2019
Status: Active

Development of a Water Quality Monitoring Strategy for Mount Hope Bay and the Taunton River Estuary, Massachusetts

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) are collaborating on a study to develop a water quality monitoring strategy for Mount Hope Bay and the Taunton River Estuary.

Contacts: David S Armstrong, Benjamin M Rau
Attribution: Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, New England Water Science Center
Collecting a water-quality sample
Date published: July 9, 2019
Status: Active

Water Quality Data Collection to Support Aluminum Criteria Development in Massachusetts

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) are collaborating on a study to collect water-quality data at streams and ponds in Massachusetts that receive aluminum discharges from wastewater treatment (WWTF) or public-water supply (PWS) facilities.  The objective of this study is to inform the development of MassDEP guidelines on...

Contacts: David S Armstrong, Benjamin M Rau
Attribution: Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, New England Water Science Center
Seminar presentation
Date published: November 16, 2018
Status: Completed

New England WSC seminar series Rau 20181116

Demand for biomass bioenergy has been increasing due to consumer choices, and changes in public policy in response to global climate change. Currently, in the United States, unprocessed wood waste is the primary source of biomass for energy production. 

Contacts: Benjamin M Rau
Attribution: Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, New England Water Science Center
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Year Published: 2020

An analysis of the factors that control fault zone architecture and the importance of fault orientation relative to regional stress

The moment magnitude 7.2 El Mayor−Cucapah (EMC) earthquake of 2010 in northern Baja California, Mexico produced a cascading rupture that propagated through a geometrically diverse network of intersecting faults. These faults have been exhumed from depths of 6−10 km since the late Miocene based on low-temperature thermochronology, synkinematic...

Fletcher, John; Teran, Orlando; Rockwell, Tom; Oskin, Michael E.; Hudnut, Kenneth W.; Spelz, Ronald; Lacan, Pierre; Dorsey, Mathew; Ostermijer, Giles; Mitchell, Thomas M.; Akciz, Sinan; Hernandez-Flores, Ana Paula; Hinojosa-Corona, Alejandro; Peña-Villa, Ivan; Lynch, David K.

Pre-USGS Publications

Herbaceous Perennial Biomass Production on Frequently Saturated Marginal Soils: Influence on N2O Emissions and Shallow Groundwater
Rau, B.M., P. Adler, C.J. Dell, D. Saha, and A. Kemanian. 2019. Herbaceous Perennial Biomass Production on Frequently Saturated Marginal Soils: Influence on N2O Emissions and Shallow Groundwater. Biomass and Bioenergy. 122:90-98.
Regional differences in water nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment responses to forest harvesting in USA.
Muwamba, A.B., B.M. Rau, C.C. Trettin, D.M. Amatya, E.W. Tollner, and S. Panda. 2019. Regional differences in water nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment responses to forest harvesting in USA. Journal of Environmental Quality. doi:10.2134/jeq2018.04.0145.
Resilience and resistance in sagebrush ecosystems are associated with seasonal soil temperature and water availability.
Roundy, B.A., J.C. Chambers, D.A. Pyke, R.F. Miller, R.J. Tausch,, E.W. Schupp, B.M. Rau, and T. Gruell. 2018. Resilience and resistance in sagebrush ecosystems are associated with seasonal soil temperature and water availability. Ecosphere. doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2417.
Environmental effects of short-rotation woody crops for bioenergy: What is and isn’t known.
Griffith, N.A., B.M. Rau, K.B. Vache, G. Starr, M.M. Bitew, D.P. Aubrey, J.A. Martin, E. Benton, and C.R. Jackson. 2018. Environmental effects of short-rotation woody crops for bioenergy: What is and isn’t known. Global Change Biology-Bioenergy. 11:554-572.
Quantifying the impact of climate change and climate extremes on hydrologic and biogeochemical processes in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
Wagena, M.B., A.S. Collick, A. Ross, B. Rau, A. Sommerlot, R. Najjar, and Z.M. Easton. 2018. Quantifying the impact of climate change and climate extremes on hydrologic and biogeochemical processes in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Science of the Total Environment. 637:1443-1454.
Lorenz curve and gini coefficient reveal hot spots and hot moments for nitrous oxide emissions.
Saha, D., A.R. Kemanian, F. Montes, H. Gall, P.R. Adler, and B.M. Rau. 2018. Lorenz curve and gini coefficient reveal hot spots and hot moments for nitrous oxide emissions. Journal of Geophysical Research – Biogeosciences. 123:193-206.
Designing efficient nitrous oxide sampling strategies in agroecosystems using simulation models.
Saha, D., A.R. Kemanian, B.M. Rau, and P.R. Adler. 2017. Designing efficient nitrous oxide sampling strategies in agroecosystems using simulation models. Atmospheric Environment. 155:189-198.
Landscape control of nitrous oxide emissions during the transition from conservation reserve program to perennial grasses for bioenergy.
Saha, D., B.M. Rau, J.P. Kaye, F. Montes, P.R. Adler, A.R. Kemanian. 2017. Landscape control of nitrous oxide emissions during the transition from conservation reserve program to perennial grasses for bioenergy. Global Change Biology – Bioenergy. 9:783-795.
Water quality response to forest biomass utilization.
Rau, B.M., A. Muwamba, C. Trettin, S. Panda, D.M. Amattya, and E.W. Tollner. 2017. Water quality response to forest biomass utilization. in: R.A. Efroymson, M.L. Langholtz, K. Johnson, and B.J. Stokes (Eds), 2016 Billion-Ton Report: Advancing Domestic Resources for a Thriving Bioeconomy, Volume 2: Environmental Sustainability Effects of Select Scenarios from Volume 1., ORNL/TM-2016/727. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN. 642p. doi 10.2172/1338837.
Impacts of forest biomass removal on water yield across the U.S.
Sun, G., L. Zhang, K. Duan, and B.M. Rau. 2017. Impacts of forest biomass removal on water yield across the U.S. in: R.A. Efroymson, M.L. Langholtz, K. Johnson, and B.J. Stokes (Eds), 2016 Billion-Ton Report: Advancing Domestic Resources for a Thriving Bioeconomy, Volume 2: Environmental Sustainability Effects of Select Scenarios from Volume 1., ORNL/TM-2016/727. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN. 642p. doi 10.2172/1338837.
Ecosystem impacts of exotic annual invaders in the genus Bromus.
Germino, M.J., J. Belnap, J.M. Stark, E.B. Allen, and B.M. Rau. 2016. Ecosystem impacts of exotic annual invaders in the genus Bromus. in: Germino, M.J., Chambers, and J.C., Brown, C.S. (eds.) Exotic brome grasses in arid and semi-arid ecosystems of the western US: Causes, consequences, and management implications. 61-95.
Soil moisture and biogeochemical factors influence the distribution of annual Bromus species.
Belnap, J., J.M. Stark, B.M. Rau, E.B. Allen, and S. Phillips. 2016. Soil moisture and biogeochemical factors influence the distribution of annual Bromus species. in: Germino, M.J., Chambers, and J.C., Brown, C.S. (eds.) Exotic brome grasses in arid and semi-arid ecosystems of the western US: Causes, consequences, and management implications. 227-256.
Fuel accumulation and forest structure change following hazardous fuel reduction treatments throughout California. International Journal of Wildland Fire.
Vaillant, N., E. Noonan-Wright, A. Reiner, C. Ewell, B.M. Rau, J.A. Fites-Kaufman, S. Dailey. 2015. Fuel accumulation and forest structure change following hazardous fuel reduction treatments throughout California. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 24(3):361-371.
Sustainability of Corn Stover Harvest Strategies in Pennsylvania.
Adler, P.R., B.M. Rau, and G.W. Roth. 2015. Sustainability of Corn Stover Harvest Strategies in Pennsylvania. BioEnergy Research. 8:1310-1320.
A synopsis of short-term response to alternative restoration treatments in sagebrush-steppe: the SageSTEP project.
McIver, J.D., M. Brunson, S. Bunting, J. Chambers, P. Doescher, J. Grace, A. Hulet, D. Johnson, S. Knick, R. Miller, F. Pierson, D. Pyke, B.M. Rau, K. Rollins, B. Roundy, E. Schupp, R. Tausch, J. Williams. 2014. A synopsis of short-term response to alternative restoration treatments in sagebrush-steppe: the SageSTEP project. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 67:584-598.
Soil resources influence vegetation and response to fire and fire-surrogate treatments in sagebrush-steppe ecosystems.
Rau, B.M., J.C. Chambers, D.A. Pyke, B.A. Roundy, E.W. Schupp, P. Doescher and T.G. Caldwell. 2014. Soil resources influence vegetation and response to fire and fire-surrogate treatments in sagebrush-steppe ecosystems. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 67:506-521.
Pinyon-juniper reduction increases soil water availability of the soil resource growth pool.
Roundy, B.A., K. Young, N. Cline, A. Hulet, R.F. Miller, R.J. Tausch, and B.M. Rau. 2014. Pinyon-juniper reduction increases soil water availability of the soil resource growth pool. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 67:495-505.
Understory response to pinyon-juniper control across tree cover gradients in the Great Basin.
Roundy, B.A., R.F. Miller, R.J. Tausch, K. Young, A. Hulet, B.M. Rau, B. Jessop, J.C. Chambers, and D. Egget. 2014. Understory response to pinyon-juniper control across tree cover gradients in the Great Basin. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 67:482-494.
Quick start guide to soil methods for ecologists.
Perkins, L.B., R.R. Blank, S.D. Ferguson, D.W. Johnson, W.C. Lindamann, and B.M. Rau. 2013. Quick start guide to soil methods for ecologists. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics. 15:237-244.
Assessing the suitability of rotary cores for sampling in rocky soils.
Levine, C.R., R.D. Yanai, M.A. Vadeboncoeur, S.P. Hamburg, A.M. Melvin, C.L. Goodale, B.M. Rau, and D.W. Johnson. 2012. Assessing the suitability of rotary cores for sampling in rocky soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 76(5):1707-1718.
The long-term effects of wildfire and post-fire vegetation on Sierra Nevada forest soils.
Johnson, D.W., R.F. Walker, M. McNulty, B.M. Rau and W.W. Miller. 2012. The long-term effects of wildfire and post-fire vegetation on Sierra Nevada forest soils. Forests. 3(2):398-416.
Developing a model framework for predicting effects of woody expansion and fire on ecosystem carbon and nitrogen in a pinyon-juniper woodland.
Rau, B.M., R.J. Tausch, A.L. Reiner, D.W. Johnson, J.C. Chambers, and R.R. Blank. 2012. Developing a model framework for predicting effects of woody expansion and fire on ecosystem carbon and nitrogen in a pinyon-juniper woodland. Journal of Arid Environments. 76:97-104.
The nature and potential causes of nutrient hot spots in a Sierra Nevada forest soil.
Johnson, D.W., Miller, W.W., Rau, B.M., Meadows, M.W. 2011. The nature and potential causes of nutrient hot spots in a Sierra Nevada forest soil. Soil Science. 176(11):596-610.
Revisiting soil nutrient sampling: Quantitative pits vs. rotary cores. Soil Science.
Rau, B.M., Melvin, A., Johnson, D.W., Goodale, C.L., Todd, D.E., and R.R. Blank. 2011. Revisiting soil nutrient sampling: Quantitative pits vs. rotary cores. Soil Science. 176(6):273-279.
Subsurface carbon contents: Some case studies in forest soils.
Johnson, D.W., J.D. Murphy, B.M. Rau and W.W. Miller. 2011. Subsurface carbon contents: Some case studies in forest soils. Forest Science. 57(1):3-10.
Carbon and nutrient contents in soils from the King’s River experimental watershed, Sierran Nevada Mountains, California.
Johnson, D.W., C.F. Hunsaker, D.W. Glass, B.M. Rau, and B.A. Roath. 2011. Carbon and nutrient contents in soils from the King’s River experimental watershed, Sierran Nevada Mountains, California. Geoderma. 160:490-502.
Woodland expansion’s influence on belowground carbon and nitrogen in the Great Basin U.S.
Rau, B.M., Johnson, D.W., Blank, R.R., Luccesi, A, Caldwell, T.G., Tausch, R.J., Roundy, B.A., and R.F. Miller. 2011. Woodland expansion’s influence on belowground carbon and nitrogen in the Great Basin U.S. Journal of Arid Environments. 75:827-835.
Transition from sagebrush steppe to exotic annual grass (Bromus tectorum): Influence on belowground carbon and nitrogen in the intermountain U.S.
Rau, B.M., Johnson, D.W., Blank, R.R., and A.Luccesi. 2011. Transition from sagebrush steppe to exotic annual grass (Bromus tectorum): Influence on belowground carbon and nitrogen in the intermountain U.S. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 64:139-147.
Influence of prescribed fire on ecosystem biomass, carbon, and nitrogen in a pinyon juniper woodland.
Rau, B.M., Tausch, R., Reiner, A.L., Johnson, D.W., Chambers, J.C., and R.R. Blank. 2010. Influence of prescribed fire on ecosystem biomass, carbon, and nitrogen in a pinyon juniper woodland. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 63:197-202.
Hydrologic vulnerability of sagebrush steppe following pinyon and juniper encroachment.
Pierson, F.P., Williams, C., Kormos, P., Hardegee, S., Clark, P., and B.M. Rau. 2010. Hydrologic vulnerability of sagebrush steppe following pinyon and juniper encroachment. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 63:614-629.
Estimating root biomass and distribution after fire in a Great Basin woodland using cores and pits.
Rau, B.M., Johnson, D.W., Chambers, J.C., Blank, R.R., and A. Luccesi. 2009. Estimating root biomass and distribution after fire in a Great Basin woodland using cores and pits. Western North American Naturalist. 69(4):459-465.
Soil carbon and nitrogen in a Great Basin pinyon-juniper woodland; Influence of vegetation, burning, and time.
Rau, B.M., Johnson, D.W., Blank, R.R., and J.C. Chambers. 2009. Soil carbon and nitrogen in a Great Basin pinyon-juniper woodland; Influence of vegetation, burning, and time. Journal of Arid Environments. 73:472-479.
Microsite and time since prescribed fire’s influence on soil microbiology in a Pinyon woodland.
Rau, B.M., R.R. Blank, and T. Morgan. 2008. Microsite and time since prescribed fire’s influence on soil microbiology in a Pinyon woodland. In: Kitchen, Stanley G.; Pendleton, Rosemary L.; Monaco, Thomas A.; Vernon, Jason, comps. 2008. Proceedings - Shrublands under fire: disturbance and recovery in a changing world; 2006 June 6-8; Cedar City, UT. Proceedings RMRS-P-52. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 175-178.
Prescribed fire, soil, and plants: Burn effects and interactions in the central Great Basin.
Rau, B.M., Chambers, J.C., Blank, R.R., and D.W. Johnson. 2008. Prescribed fire, soil, and plants: Burn effects and interactions in the central Great Basin. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 61:169-181.
Prescribed fire in a Great Basin sagebrush ecosystem: dynamics of soil extractable nitrogen and phosphorus.
Rau, B.M., Blank, R.R., Chambers, J.C., and D.W. Johnson. 2007. Prescribed fire in a Great Basin sagebrush ecosystem: dynamics of soil extractable nitrogen and phosphorus. Journal of Arid Environments. 71:362-375.
Hydrologic response of a central Nevada pinyon-juniper woodland to prescribed fire.
Rau, B.M., Chambers, J.C., Blank, R.R., and W.W. Miller. 2005. Hydrologic response of a central Nevada pinyon-juniper woodland to prescribed fire. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 58(6):614-612.
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USGS
Date published: September 6, 2019

Sampling HABs on Sabattus Pond in Maine

USGS Microbial Ecologist Charlie Culbertson and Maine DEP Ecologist Jeremy Deeds met with members of the media on Thursday September 5th at Sabattus Pond while sampling for Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs).

Attribution: Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, New England Water Science Center