Recent Publications - November-December 2013
List of recent USGS publications and data releases based on coastal and marine research.
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Andrews, B.D., Chaytor, J.D., ten Brink, U.S., Brothers, D.S., and Gardner, J.V., 2013, Bathymetric terrain model of the Atlantic Margin for marine geological investigations: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012–1266, 11 p., doi:10.3133/ofr20121266.
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Barnard, P.L., Erikson, L.H., Elias, E.P.L., and Dartnell, P., 2013, Sediment transport patterns in the San Francisco Bay coastal system from cross-validation of bedform asymmetry and modeled residual flux, in Barnard, P.L., Jaffe, B.E., and Schoellhamer, D.H., eds., A multi-discipline approach for understanding sediment transport and geomorphic evolution in an estuarine-coastal system—San Francisco Bay: Marine Geology, v. 345, p. 72–95, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2012.10.011.
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Barnard, P.L., Foxgrover, A.C., Elias, E.P.L., Erikson, L.H., Hein, J.R., McGann, M., Mizell, K., Rosenbauer, R.J., Swarzenski, P.W., Takesue, R.K., Wong, F.L., and Woodrow, D.L., 2013, Integration of bed characteristics, geochemical tracers, current measurements, and numerical modeling for assessing the provenance of beach sand in the San Francisco Bay coastal system, in Barnard, P.L., Jaffe, B.E., and Schoellhamer, D.H., eds., A multi-discipline approach for understanding sediment transport and geomorphic evolution in an estuarine-coastal system—San Francisco Bay: Marine Geology, v. 345, p. 181–206, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2013.08.007.
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Barnard, P.L., Jaffe, B.E., and Schoellhamer, D.H., 2013, Preface for special issue of Marine Geology, in Barnard, P.L., Jaffe, B.E., and Schoellhamer, D.H., eds., A multi-discipline approach for understanding sediment transport and geomorphic evolution in an estuarine-coastal system—San Francisco Bay: Marine Geology, v. 345, p. 1–2, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2013.09.010.
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Barnard, P.L., Schoellhamer, D.H., Jaffe, B.E., and McKee, L.J., 2013, Sediment transport in the San Francisco Bay coastal system—An overview, in Barnard, P.L., Jaffe, B.E., and Schoellhamer, D.H., eds., A multi-discipline approach for understanding sediment transport and geomorphic evolution in an estuarine-coastal system—San Francisco Bay: Marine Geology, v. 345, p. 3–17, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2013.04.005.
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Browman, H.I., Dupont, S., Havenhand, J., Robbins, L.L., and others, 2013, Biological responses to ocean acidification, chap. 3 in AMAP assessment 2013—Arctic Ocean acidification: Oslo, Norway, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), p. 37–54 [https://www.amap.no/documents/doc/AMAP-Assessment-2013-Arctic-Ocean-Acidification/881].
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Buchinger, T.J., Wang, H., Li, W., and Johnson, N.S., 2013, Evidence for a receiver bias underlying female preference for a male mating pheromone in sea lamprey: Proceedings of the Royal Society B, v. 280, no. 1771, 8 p., doi:10.1098/rspb.2013.1966.
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Chapman, D.C., Davis, J.J., Jenkins, J.A., Kocovsky, P.M., Miner, J.G., Farver, J., and Jackson, P.R., 2013, First evidence of grass carp recruitment in the Great Lakes Basin: Journal of Great Lakes Research, v. 39, no. 4, p. 547–554, doi:10.1016/j.jglr.2013.09.019.
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Danielson, J.J., Brock, J.C., Howard, D.M., Gesch, D.B., Bonisteel-Cormier, J.M., and Travers, L.J., 2013, Topobathymetric model of Mobile Bay, Alabama: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 769 [https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ds769].
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Davis, A.C.D., Kvitek, R.G., Mueller, C.B.A., Young, M.A., Storlazzi, C.D., and Phillips, E.L., 2013, Distribution and abundance of rippled scour depressions along the California coast: Continental Shelf Research, v. 69, p. 88–100 doi:10.1016/j.csr.2013.09.010.
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De La Cruz, S.E.W., Takekawa, J.Y., Spragens, K.A., Yee, J., Golightly, R.T., Massey, G., Henkel, L.A., Larsen, R.S., and Ziccardi, M., 2013, Post-release survival of surf scoters following an oil spill—An experimental approach to evaluating rehabilitation success: Marine Pollution Bulletin, v.67, no. 1–2, p. 100–106, doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.11.027.
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Downing-Kunz, M.A., and Schoellhamer, D.H., 2013, Seasonal variations in suspended-sediment dynamics in the tidal reach of an estuarine tributary, in Barnard, P.L., Jaffe, B.E., and Schoellhamer, D.H., eds., A multi-discipline approach for understanding sediment transport and geomorphic evolution in an estuarine-coastal system—San Francisco Bay: Marine Geology, v. 345, p. 314–326, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2013.03.005.
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Draut, A.E., and Ritchie, A.C., 2013, Sedimentology of new fluvial deposits on the Elwha River, Washington, USA, formed during large-scale dam removal: River Research and Applications, published online December 12, 2013, doi:10.1002/rra.2724.
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Draut, A.E., and Rubin, D.M., 2013, Assessing grain-size correspondence between flow and deposits of controlled floods in the Colorado River, USA: Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 83, p. 962–973, doi:10.2110/jsr.2013.79.
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Eggleston, J., and Pope, J., 2013, Land subsidence and relative sea-level rise in the southern Chesapeake Bay region: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1392, 30 p., doi:10.3133/cir1392.
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Egler, A.L., Risch, M.R., Alvarez, D.A., and Bradley, P.M., 2013, Organic wastewater compounds in water and sediment in and near restored wetlands, Great Marsh, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, 2009–11: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2013–5186, 52 p., doi: 10.3133/sir20135186.
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Elias, E.P.L., and Hansen, J.E., 2013, Understanding processes controlling sediment transports at the mouth of a highly energetic inlet system (San Francisco Bay, CA), in Barnard, P.L., Jaffe, B.E., and Schoellhamer, D.H., eds., A multi-discipline approach for understanding sediment transport and geomorphic evolution in an estuarine-coastal system—San Francisco Bay: Marine Geology, v. 345, p. 207–220, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2012.07.003.
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Erikson, L.H., Wright, S.A., Elias, E., Hanes, D.M., Schoellhamer, D.H., and Largier, J., 2013, The use of modeling and suspended sediment concentration measurements for quantifying net suspended sediment transport, in Barnard, P.L., Jaffe, B.E., and Schoellhamer, D.H., eds., A multi-discipline approach for understanding sediment transport and geomorphic evolution in an estuarine-coastal system—San Francisco Bay: Marine Geology, v. 345, p. 96–112, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2013.06.001.
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Field, E.H., Biasi, G.P., Bird, P., Dawson, T.E., Felzer, K.R., Jackson, D.D., Johnson, K.M., Jordan, T.H., Madden, C., Michael, A.J., Milner, K.R., Page, M.T., Parsons, T., Powers, P.M., Shaw, B.E., Thatcher, W.R., Weldon, R.J., II, and Zeng, Y., 2013, Uniform California earthquake rupture forecast, version 3 (UCERF3)—The time-independent model: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013–1165, 97 p., California Geological Survey Special Report 228, and Southern California Earthquake Center Publication 1792 [https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1165/].
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Francy, D.S., Brady, A.M.G., Carvin, R.B., Corsi, S.R., Fuller, L.M., Harrison, J.H., Hayhurst, B.A., Lant, J., Nevers, M.B., Terrio, P.J., and Zimmerman, T.M., 2013, Developing and implementing predictive models for estimating recreational water quality at Great Lakes beaches: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2013-5166, 68 p., doi:10.3133/sir20135166.
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Gingerich, S.B., 2013, The effects of withdrawals and drought on groundwater availability in the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer, Guam: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2013–5216, 76 p., doi:10.3133/sir20135216.
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Gorman, O.T., and Sitar, S.P., 2013, Ups and downs of Burbot and their predator Lake Trout in Lake Superior, 1953–2011: Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, v. 142, no. 6, p. 1757–1772, doi:10.1080/00028487.2013.824918.
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Greene, H.G., Endris, C., Vallier, T., Golden, N., Cross, J., Ryan, H., Dieter, B., and Niven, E., 2013, Sub-tidal benthic habitats of central San Francisco Bay and offshore Golden Gate area—A review, in Barnard, P.L., Jaffe, B.E., and Schoellhamer, D.H., eds., A multi-discipline approach for understanding sediment transport and geomorphic evolution in an estuarine-coastal system—San Francisco Bay: Marine Geology, v. 345, p. 31–46, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2013.05.001.
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Hansen, J.E., Elias, E., and Barnard, P.L., 2013, Changes in surfzone morphodynamics driven by multi-decadal contraction of a large ebb-tidal delta, in Barnard, P.L., Jaffe, B.E., and Schoellhamer, D.H., eds., A multi-discipline approach for understanding sediment transport and geomorphic evolution in an estuarine-coastal system—San Francisco Bay: Marine Geology, v. 345, p. 221–234, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2013.07.005.
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Hapke, C.J., Kratzmann, M.G., and Himmelstoss, E.A., 2013, Geomorphic and human influence on large-scale coastal change: Geomorphology, v. 199, p. 160–170, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.11.025.
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Hartwell, S.R., Finlayson, D.P., Dartnell, P., and Johnson, S.Y., 2013, Bathymetry and acoustic backscatter—Estero Bay, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013–1225, doi:10.3133/ofr20131225.
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Hartwell, S.R., Wingfield, D.K., Allwardt, A.O., Wong, F.L., and Lightsom, F.L., 2013, Shapefile for Coastal Zone Management Program counties of the United States and its territories, 2009 (CZMP_counties_2009.shp): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013–1284, doi:10.3133/ofr20131284.
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Hein, J.R., and Koschinsky, A., 2014, Deep-ocean ferromanganese crusts and nodules, chap. 11 of Scott, S.D., ed., Treatise on geochemistry (second edition), v. 13, p. 273–291, doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-095975-7.01111-6: Elsevier.
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Hein, J.R., Mizell, K., and Barnard, P.L., 2013, Sand sources and transport pathways for the San Francisco Bay coastal system, based on X-ray diffraction mineralogy, in Barnard, P.L., Jaffe, B.E., and Schoellhamer, D.H., eds., A multi-discipline approach for understanding sediment transport and geomorphic evolution in an estuarine-coastal system—San Francisco Bay: Marine Geology, v. 345, p. 154–169, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2013.04.003.
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Hestir, E.L., Schoellhamer, D.H., Morgan-King, T., and Ustin, S.L., 2013, A step decrease in sediment concentration in a highly modified tidal river delta following the 1983 El Niño floods, in Barnard, P.L., Jaffe, B.E., and Schoellhamer, D.H., eds., A multi-discipline approach for understanding sediment transport and geomorphic evolution in an estuarine-coastal system—San Francisco Bay: Marine Geology, v. 345, p. 304–313, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2013.05.008.
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Jackson, P.R., 2013, Circulation, mixing, and transport in nearshore Lake Erie in the vicinity of Villa Angela Beach and Euclid Creek, Cleveland, Ohio, September 11–12, 2012: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2013–5198, 34 p., doi:10.3133/sir20135198.
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Jones, C.A., and Jaffe, B.E., 2013, Influence of history and environment on the sediment dynamics of intertidal flats, in Barnard, P.L., Jaffe, B.E., and Schoellhamer, D.H., eds., A multi-discipline approach for understanding sediment transport and geomorphic evolution in an estuarine-coastal system—San Francisco Bay: Marine Geology, v. 345, p. 294–303, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2013.05.011.
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Kellogg, C.A., Piceno, Y.M., Tom, L.M., DeSantis, T.Z., Gray, M.A., Zawada, D.G., and Andersen, G.L., 2013, Comparing bacterial community composition between healthy and white plague-like disease states in Orbicella annularis using PhyloChipTM G3 microarrays: PLOS ONE, v. 8, no. 11, e79801, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079801.
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Khanna, S., Santos, M.J., Ustin, S.L., Koltunov, A., Kokaly, R.F., and Roberts, D.A., 2013, Detection of salt marsh vegetation stress and recovery after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Barataria Bay, Gulf of Mexico using AVIRIS data: PLOS ONE, published online November 5, 2013, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0078989.
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Kratzmann, M., Himmelstoss, E.A., Ruggiero, P., Thieler, E.R., and Reid, D., 2013, National Assessment of Shoreline Change—A GIS compilation of vector shorelines and associated shoreline change data for the Pacific Northwest coast: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012–1008, doi:10.3133/ofr20121008.
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Kumar A., Abouchami, W., Galer, S.J.G., Garrison, V.H., Williams, E., and Andreae, M.O., 2014, A radiogenic isotope tracer study of transatlantic dust transport from Africa to the Caribbean: Atmospheric Environment, v. 82, p. 130–143, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.10.021.
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Langevin, C.D., and Zygnerski, M.Z., 2013, Effect of sea-level rise on salt water intrusion near a coastal well field in southeastern Florida: Groundwater, v. 51, no. 5, p. 781–803, doi:10.1111/j.1745-6584.2012.01008.x.
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Layhee, M.J., Gross, J.A., Parsley, M.J., Romine, J.G., Glover, D.C., Suski, C.D., Wagner, T.L., Sepulveda, A.J., and Gresswell, R.E., 2013, Asian carp behavior in response to static water gun firing: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2013–3098, 4 p. [https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2013/3098/].
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Manning, A.J., and Schoellhamer, D.H., 2013, Factors controlling floc settling velocity along a longitudinal estuarine transect, in Barnard, P.L., Jaffe, B.E., and Schoellhamer, D.H., eds., A multi-discipline approach for understanding sediment transport and geomorphic evolution in an estuarine-coastal system—San Francisco Bay: Marine Geology, v. 345, p. 266–280, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2013.06.018.
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McGann, M., Erikson, L., Wan, E., Powell, C., II, and Maddocks, R.F., 2013, Distribution of biologic, anthopogenic, and volcanic constituents as a proxy for sediment transport in the San Francisco Bay coastal system, in Barnard, P.L., Jaffe, B.E., and Schoellhamer, D.H., eds., A multi-discipline approach for understanding sediment transport and geomorphic evolution in an estuarine-coastal system—San Francisco Bay: Marine Geology, v. 345, p. 113–142, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2013.05.006.
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McKee, L.J., Lewicki, M., Schoellhamer, D.H., and Ganju, N.K., 2013, Comparison of sediment supply to San Francisco Bay from watersheds draining the Bay Area and the Central Valley of California, in Barnard, P.L., Jaffe, B.E., and Schoellhamer, D.H., eds., A multi-discipline approach for understanding sediment transport and geomorphic evolution in an estuarine-coastal system—San Francisco Bay: Marine Geology, v. 345, p.47–62, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2013.03.003.
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Morgan, K.L.M., Kron, M.D., Doran, K., and Guy, K., Baseline coastal oblique aerial photographs collected from Pensacola, Florida, to Breton Islands, Louisiana, February 07, 2012: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 799 [https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0799/].
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Mullaney, J.R., and Schwarz, G.E., 2013, Estimated nitrogen loads from selected tributaries in Connecticut draining to Long Island Sound, 1999–2009: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2013–5171, 65 p., doi:10.3133/sir20135171.
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Petkewich, M.D., and Conrads, P.A., 2013, Estimation of missing water-level data for the Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN), 2013 update: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013–1251, 45 p. [https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1251/].
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Poppe, L.J., McMullen, K.Y., Ackerman, S.D., and Glomb, K.A., 2013, Sea-floor geology and topography offshore in northeastern Long Island Sound: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013–1060, DVD-ROM, doi:10.3133/ofr20131060.
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Reynolds, C.E., Richey, J.N., and Poore, R.Z., 2013, Seasonal flux and assemblage composition of planktic foraminifera from the northern Gulf of Mexico, 2008–2012: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013–1243, 13 p. [https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1243/].
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Robbins L.L., Wynn, J.G., Lisle, J.T., Yates, K.K., Knorr, P.O., Byrne, R.H., Liu, X., Patsavas, M.C., Azetsu-Scott, K., and Takahashi, T., 2013, Baseline monitoring of the western Arctic Ocean estimates 20% of Canadian Basin surface waters are undersaturated with respect to aragonite: PLOS ONE, v. 8, no. 9, e73796, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073796.
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Rosenbauer, R.J., Foxgrover, A.C., Hein, J.R., and Swarzenski, P.W., 2013, A Sr–Nd isotopic study of sand-sized sediment provenance and transport for the San Francisco Bay coastal system, in Barnard, P.L., Jaffe, B.E., and Schoellhamer, D.H., eds., A multi-discipline approach for understanding sediment transport and geomorphic evolution in an estuarine-coastal system—San Francisco Bay: Marine Geology, v. 345, p. 143–153, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2013.01.002.
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Ruggiero, P., Kratzmann, M.G., Himmelstoss, E.A., Reid, D., Allan, J., and Kaminsky, G., 2013, National Assessment of Shoreline Change—Historical shoreline change in the Pacific Northwest: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012–1007, 62 p., doi:10.3133/of20121007.
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Schenk, C.J., Charpentier, R.R., Klett, T.R., Gaswirth, S.B., Pitman, J.K., Brownfield, M.E., Mercier, T.J., Wandrey, C.J., and Weaver, J.N., 2013, Assessment of undiscovered technically recoverable oil and gas resources of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico–U.S. Virgin Islands Exclusive Economic Zone, 2013: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2013–3101, 2 p., doi:10.3133/fs20133101.
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Schoellhamer, D.H., Wright, S.A., and Drexler, J.Z., 2013, Adjustment of the San Francisco estuary and watershed to decreasing sediment supply in the 20th century, in Barnard, P.L., Jaffe, B.E., and Schoellhamer, D.H., eds., A multi-discipline approach for understanding sediment transport and geomorphic evolution in an estuarine-coastal system—San Francisco Bay: Marine Geology, v. 345, p. 63–71, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2013.04.007.
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Schofield, P.J., Slone, D.H., Gregoire, D.R., and Loftus, W.F., 2014, Effects of a non-native cichlid fish (African jewelfish, Hemichromis letourneuxi Sauvage 1880) on a simulated Everglades aquatic community: Hydrobiologia, v. 722, no. 1, p. 171–182, doi:10.1007/s10750-013-1697-0.
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Shellenbarger, G.G., Wright, S.A., and Schoellhamer, D.H., 2013, A sediment budget for the southern reach in San Francisco Bay, CA—Implications for habitat restoration, in Barnard, P.L., Jaffe, B.E., and Schoellhamer, D.H., eds., A multi-discipline approach for understanding sediment transport and geomorphic evolution in an estuarine-coastal system—San Francisco Bay: Marine Geology, v. 345, p. 281–293, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2013.05.007.
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Shouse, M.K., and Cox, D.A., 2013, USGS science at work in the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta estuary: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2013–3037, 6 p. [https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2013/3037/].
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Smith, C.G., and Osterman, L.E., 2013, An evaluation of temporal changes in sediment accumulation and impacts on carbon burial in Mobile Bay, Alabama, USA: Estuaries and Coasts, published online December 4, 2013, doi:10.1007/s12237-013-9731-z.
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Stapanian, M.A., Witzel, L.D., and Cook, A., 2013, Temporal changes and sexual differences in spatial distribution of Burbot in Lake Erie: Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, v. 142, no. 6, p. 1724–1732, doi:10.1080/00028487.2013.795191.
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Storlazzi, C.D., Field, M.E., Cheriton, O.M., Presto, M.K., and Logan, J.B., 2013, Rapid fluctuations in flow and water-column properties in Asan Bay, Guam—Implications for selective resilience of coral reefs in warming seas: Coral Reefs, v. 32, p. 949–961, doi:10.1007/s00338-013-1061-x.
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Thorne, K.M., Elliott-Fisk, D.L., Wylie, G.D., Perry, W.M., Takekawa, J.Y., 2013, Importance of biogeomorphic and spatial properties in assessing a tidal salt marsh vulnerability to sea-level rise: Estuaries and Coasts, published online November 23, 2013, doi:10.1007/s12237-013-9725-x.
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U.S. Geological Survey, 2013, Coastal processes influencing water quality at Great Lakes beaches: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2013–3070, 4 p. [https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2013/3070/].
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U.S. Geological Survey, 2013, Real-time assessments of water quality—Expanding nowcasting throughout the Great Lakes: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2013–3069, 4 p. [https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2013/3069/].
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U.S. Geological Survey, 2013, Research on pathogens at Great Lakes beaches—Sampling, influential factors, and potential sources: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2013–3071, 4 p. [https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2013/3071/].
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U.S. Geological Survey, 2013, Tools for beach health data management, data processing, and predictive model implementation: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2013–3068, 6 p. [https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2013/3068/].
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Van der Wegen, M., and Jaffe, B.E., 2013, Does centennial morphodynamic evolution lead to higher channel efficiency in San Pablo Bay, California?, in Barnard, P.L., Jaffe, B.E., and Schoellhamer, D.H., eds., A multi-discipline approach for understanding sediment transport and geomorphic evolution in an estuarine-coastal system—San Francisco Bay: Marine Geology, v. 345, p. 254–265, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2013.06.020.
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Wong, F.L., Woodrow, D.L., and McGann, M., 2013, Heavy mineral analysis for assessing the provenance of sandy sediment in the San Francisco Bay coastal system, in Barnard, P.L., Jaffe, B.E., and Schoellhamer, D.H., eds., A multi-discipline approach for understanding sediment transport and geomorphic evolution in an estuarine-coastal system—San Francisco Bay: Marine Geology, v. 345, p. 170–180, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2013.05.012.
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