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Patterns, drivers, and a predictive model of dam removal cost in the United States
Given the burgeoning dam removal movement and the large number of dams approaching obsolescence in the United States, cost estimating data and tools are needed for dam removal prioritization, planning, and execution. We used the list of removed dams compiled by American Rivers to search for publicly available reported costs for dam removal projects. Total cost information could include component c
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Jeffrey J. Duda, Suman Jumani, Daniel J. Wieferich, Desiree D. Tullos, S. Kyle McKay, Timothy J. Randle, Alvin Jansen, Susan Bailey, Benjamin Lorenz Jensen, Rachelle Carina Johnson, Ella J. Wagner, Kyla Breanne Richards, Seth J. Wenger, Eric J. Walther, Jennifer A. Bountry
Evaluating baits with lufenuron and nitenpyram for flea control on prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.) to mitigate plague
Plague, caused by Yersinia pestis, is a widespread threat to endangered black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) and their primary prey, prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.). Wildlife biologists most commonly manage plague using insecticides to control fleas, the primary vectors of Y. pestis. We tested edible baits containing the insecticides lufenuron and/or nitenpyram in prairie dogs. During a laboratory
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David A. Eads, Kevin T. Castle, Margaret A. Wild, Jeff Borchert, Travis Livieri, Marc R. Matchett, Phillip Dobesh, John Hughes-Clarke, Eddie Childers
Alerting the globe of consequential earthquakes
The primary ingredients on the hazard side of the equation include the rapid characterization of the earthquake source and quantifying the spatial distribution of the shaking, plus any secondary hazards an earthquake may have triggered. On the earthquake impact side, loss calculations require the aforementioned hazard assessments—and their uncertainties—as input, plus the quantification of the exp
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David J. Wald
Waterbody size predicts bank- and boat-angler efforts
Bank- and boat-angler efforts are logistically difficult and costly to estimate, preventing landscape-scale estimates that are required to address current and future challenges (e.g., climate change, invasive species) for inland recreational fisheries. Using a large Nebraska, USA, recreational fishery dataset (N = 67 waterbodies), we demonstrate that waterbody size can be used to predict bank- and
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D.S. Kanee, Kevin L. Pope, Keith D. Koupal, M.A. Pegg, C.J. Chizinski, M.A. Kaemingk
Conserving habitat for migratory ungulates: How wide is a migration corridor?
Conserving migratory ungulates relies on the analysis of GPS collar data and associated maps of migration corridors to inform management and policy actions. Current methods for identifying migratory corridors use complex statistical models designed to account for movement uncertainty rather than estimating the amount of space required by animals to migrate. Furthermore, such methods can complicate
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Jerod Merkle, Blake Lowrey, Cody F. Wallace, L. Embere Hall, Luke Wilde, Matthew Kauffman, Hall Sawyer
Panarctic lakes exerted a small positive feedback on early Holocene warming due to deglacial release of methane
Climate-driven permafrost thaw can release ancient carbon to the atmosphere, begetting further warming in a positive feedback loop. Polar ice core data and young radiocarbon ages of dissolved methane in thermokarst lakes have challenged the importance of this feedback, but field studies did not adequately account for older methane released from permafrost through bubbling. We synthesized panarctic
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Laura S. Brosius, Katey M. Walter Anthony, Claire C. Treat, Miriam C. Jones, Michael Dyonisius, Guido Grosse
Predicted connectivity pathways between grizzly bear ecosystems in western Montana
Habitat and corridor mapping are key components of many conservation programs. Grizzly bear populations in the continental US are fragmented and connectivity among federal recovery areas is a conservation goal. Building on recent work, we modeled movements to predict areas of connectivity, using integrated step selection functions (iSSFs) developed from GPS-collared grizzly bears (F = 46, M = 19)
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Sarah Nelson Sells, C.M. Costello, P.M. Lukacs, L.L. Roberts, M.A. Vinks
Amino acid variation at the mitochondrial binding site of Antimycin A is proposed to reflect sensitivity and toxicity differences among fish species
To better understand differential sensitivities among fish species to the piscicidal compound Antimycin-A (ANT-A), we hypothesized that variations in amino acids at the ANT-A binding site may reflect toxicity differences. Protein sequences for six motifs comprising the ANT-A binding site were obtained and compared for invasive carp species (N = 515) and seven non-target species (N = 277); a consen
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Brooke A. Baudoin, Bonnie L. Brown, Robin D. Calfee, Jill Jenkins
Hyperspectral cathodoluminescence and quantitative EPMA mapping of angrite northwest Africa 15507
Angrite meteorites represent alkali depleted planetary crust of basaltic composition, and have both plutonic and volcanic lithologies. NWA 15507 is a microgabbroic specimen (mean grainsize ~1.4 mm) composed predominantly of zoned Al-Ti-augite, Ca-bearing olivine and anorthite together with accessory kirschsteinite, rhönite, hercynite, low-Ni kamacite, merrillite, magnetite and troilite. Upon ini
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Heather A. Lowers, Jay Michael Thompson, Paul K. Carpenter, Zoe Wilbur, Anthony Irving
High-resolution thermal imagery reveals how interactions between crown structure and genetics shape plant temperature
Understanding interactions between environmental stress and genetic variation is crucial to predict the adaptive capacity of species to climate change. Leaf temperature is both a driver and a responsive indicator of plant physiological response to thermal stress, and methods to monitor it are needed. Foliar temperatures vary across leaf to canopy scales and are influenced by genetic factors, chall
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Peter J. Olsoy, Andrii Zaiats, Donna M. Delparte, Matthew Germino, Bryce Richardson, Spencer Roop, Anna V. Roser, Jennifer S. Forbey, Megan E Cattau, Sven Buerki, Keith Reinhardt, Trevor Caughlin
Occupancy and activity patterns of nine-banded Armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) in a suburban environment
The geographic range of the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) has rapidly been expanding within the United States for the last 150 years. One of the factors contributing to this astounding range expansion is the species’ ability to survive in and colonize human-dominated areas. Despite the fact that armadillos live alongside humans in numerous towns and cities across the Southeastern, S
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Brett Alexander DeGregorio, Matthew R. McElroy, Emily P. Johansson
Prolonged drought in a northern California coastal region suppresses wildfire impacts on hydrology
Wildfires naturally occur in many landscapes, however they are undergoing rapid regime shifts. Despite the emphasis in the literature on the most severe hydrological responses to wildfire, there remains a knowledge gap on the thresholds of wildfire (i.e. burned area/drainage area ratio, BAR) required to initiate hydrological responses. We investigated hydrological changes in the Russian River Wate
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Michelle E. Newcomer, Jennifer C. Underwood, Sheila F. Murphy, Craig Ulrich, Todd Schram, Stephen R. Maples, Jasquelin Peña, Erica R. Siirila-Woodburn, Marcus Trotta, Jay Jasperse, Donald Seymour, Susan S. Hubbard