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Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Our Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center's priority is to continue the important work of the Department of the Interior and the USGS, while also maintaining the health and safety of our employees and community. The Center is open with operations adjusted based on guidance from the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force and federal policies and informed by local community transmission level.

News

Hunter survey available for Green Bay and Lake Michigan

Hunter survey available for Green Bay and Lake Michigan

New study of bat habitats and wind energy can help energy providers minimize collisions

New study of bat habitats and wind energy can help energy providers minimize collisions

USGS Friday's Findings - July 12, 2024

USGS Friday's Findings - July 12, 2024

Publications

Assessment of the sensitivity of Percina caprodes (logperch) to the pesticide 4-nitro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenol

A continuous-flow streamside toxicity test was completed to evaluate the risk posed by the use of 4-nitro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenol (TFM), used to control Petromyzon marinus (sea lamprey), to Percina caprodes (logperch). Logperch are a host fish to the parasitic glochidia life stage of the federally endangered Epioblasma triquetra (snuffbox mussel). Streams with an extant population of snuffbox mu
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Courtney A Kirkeeng, James A. Luoma, Nicholas Schloesser, Justin Schueller, Cheryl Kaye

Bacteriological analysis of unionid hemolymph collected from freshwater mussel populations in the Pacific northwestern United States

Native freshwater mussel (Unionidae) mortality events have been occurring with increased frequency in recent decades, with few investigations into potential etiological agents. In the western United States, no surveys have been published regarding the bacteria associated with unionid mussels. Herein, we examine locations of known mussel mortality events in the Chehalis River (Washington), in the C
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Eric Leis, Sara Dziki, Emilie Blevins, Diane L. Waller, Jordan Richard, Susan Knowles, Tony Goldberg

Brodifacoum isomer formulations with potentially lower risk to non-target wildlife

Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) have a long history of successful use in controlling vertebrate pest and invasive species. Despite regulatory efforts to mitigate risk, non-target wildlife may be unintentionally exposed to ARs through various trophic pathways, and depending on dose, exposure can result in adverse effects and mortality. Second-generation ARs (SGARs) are mixtures of cis- and trans-d
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Barnett A. Rattner, Richard A. Erickson, Julia S. Lankton, Etienne Benoit, Virginie Lattard

Science

Informing a conservation strategy for recovery of a federally endangered mussel (Tennessee Bean) in the Obed Wild and Scenic River, TN: Identifying contaminants of potential concern and evaluating effects of elevated toxicants on mussel recruitment

The Obed Wild and Scenic River, located on the Cumberland Plateau, is in a region where major declines and mass mortality of mussels have been observed. The Wild and Scenic River contains designated critical habitat for the federally endangered endemic Tennessee Bean ( Venustaconcha trabalis; aka Purple Bean). Water quality and habitat conditions in the Obed are critical factors for recovery of...
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Informing a conservation strategy for recovery of a federally endangered mussel (Tennessee Bean) in the Obed Wild and Scenic River, TN: Identifying contaminants of potential concern and evaluating effects of elevated toxicants on mussel recruitment

The Obed Wild and Scenic River, located on the Cumberland Plateau, is in a region where major declines and mass mortality of mussels have been observed. The Wild and Scenic River contains designated critical habitat for the federally endangered endemic Tennessee Bean ( Venustaconcha trabalis; aka Purple Bean). Water quality and habitat conditions in the Obed are critical factors for recovery of...
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Spruce beetles as ecosystem engineers: Effects of spruce mortality on insect biodiversity and fire behavior in Denali National Park and Preserve

Spruce beetles ( Dendroctonus rufipennis ) are ecosystem engineers that can have substantial effects on forest structure. In 2015, a spruce beetle outbreak began in southcentral Alaska and as of 2021 has impacted 1.6 million acres of land (USFS 2021). This outbreak has expanded quickly and has crossed over the boundary of Denali National Park. Spruce beetles can alter the ecosystem by rapidly...
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Spruce beetles as ecosystem engineers: Effects of spruce mortality on insect biodiversity and fire behavior in Denali National Park and Preserve

Spruce beetles ( Dendroctonus rufipennis ) are ecosystem engineers that can have substantial effects on forest structure. In 2015, a spruce beetle outbreak began in southcentral Alaska and as of 2021 has impacted 1.6 million acres of land (USFS 2021). This outbreak has expanded quickly and has crossed over the boundary of Denali National Park. Spruce beetles can alter the ecosystem by rapidly...
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Multi-species modeling of species-rich communities: assessing taxonomic, functional, and morphological diversity and change

Joint species distribution models (JSDMs) allow researchers to model responses of large numbers of species to their environment while investigating the role of species traits and phylogenetic relationships in these responses. JSDMs can also estimate species associations (non-random co-occurrence patterns) in a way that accounts for differences in species niches. In this project we are applying...
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Multi-species modeling of species-rich communities: assessing taxonomic, functional, and morphological diversity and change

Joint species distribution models (JSDMs) allow researchers to model responses of large numbers of species to their environment while investigating the role of species traits and phylogenetic relationships in these responses. JSDMs can also estimate species associations (non-random co-occurrence patterns) in a way that accounts for differences in species niches. In this project we are applying...
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