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Laboratory Optical Measurements Collected for Surface Water Samples Collected within Fraser River in the Upper Colorado River Basin from September 2021 through August 2023
Optical spectra reported here are collected from 17 surface water sampling sites within the Fraser River, a headwaters drainage of the Upper Colorado River Basin in the central western United States. The sample collection was conducted as part of the partnership between the United States Geological
The NOAA NCEI Global Marine Microplastics Data Collection (1972-present)
Microplastics (i.e., plastics measuring less than 5mm) pollution is a growing problem affecting coastal communities, marine ecosystems, aquatic life, and human health. The widespread occurrence of marine microplastics, and the need to curb its threats, require expansive, and continuous monitoring. W
Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas Database Version 2024 (SOCATv2024) (NCEI Accession 0293257)
The ocean absorbs one quarter of the global CO2 emissions from human activity. The community-led Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (www.socat.info) is key for the quantification of ocean CO2 uptake and its variation, now and in the future. SOCAT version 2024 has quality-controlled in situ surface ocean fCO2 (
Partial pressure of carbon dioxide, sea surface salinity, temperature and barometric pressure collected from surface underway observations during the racing sailing vessel Malizia Ocean Challenge cruises in the Atlantic Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean from 2023-02-26 to 2023-05-29 (NCEI Accession 0292120)
This dataset includes surface underway data collected during the racing sailing vessel Malizia Ocean Challenge cruises in the Atlantic Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean from 2023-02-26 to 2023-05-29. These data include partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the water, sea surface salinity, sea
Insect herbivory reshapes a native leaf microbiome
Insect herbivory is pervasive in plant communities, but its impact on microbial plant colonizers is not well-studied in natural systems. By calibrating sequencing-based bacterial detection to absolute bacterial load, we find that the within-host abundance of most leaf microbiome (phyllosphere) taxa
Effects of climate change on alpine plants and their pollinators
Alpine environments are among the habitats most strongly affected by climate change, and consequently their unique plants and pollinators are faced with the challenge of adapting or going extinct. Changes in temperature and precipitation affect snowpack and snowmelt, resulting in changes in the grow
Age and location influence the costs of compensatory and accelerated growth in a hibernating mammal
Abstract The increase of structural growth rates to compensate for a poor initial body condition, defined as compensatory growth, may have physiological costs, but little is known about its effects on individual fitness in the wild. Yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventer) are obligate hibernato
Shale as a Source of Organic Carbon in Floodplain Sediments of a Mountainous Watershed
Abstract Shales contain high levels of organic carbon (OC) and represent a large fraction of the Earth's reduced carbon stocks. While recent evidence suggests that shale‐derived OC may be actively cycled in riverine systems, this process is poorly understood and not currently considered in global C
Pollinator visitation rate and effectiveness vary with flowering phenology
PremiseFlowering time may influence pollination success and seed set through a variety of mechanisms, including seasonal changes in total pollinator visitation or the composition and effectiveness of pollinator visitors.MethodsWe investigated mechanisms by which changes in flowering phenology influe
Resolution matters when modeling climate change in headwaters of the Colorado River
Abstract The continued growth of Southwestern cities depends on reliable water export from Rocky Mountain headwaters, which provide ∼85% of Colorado River Basin (CRB) streamflow. Despite being more sensitive to warming temperatures, alpine systems are simplified in the regional-scale models currentl
Geochemical Controls on Release and Speciation of Fe(II) and Mn(II) From Hyporheic Sediments of East River, Colorado
Hyporheic zones act as critical ecological links between terrestrial and aquatic systems where redox-sensitive metals of iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) significantly impact nutrient cycling and water quality. However, the geochemical controls on the release and speciation of Fe(II) and Mn(II) in these
Heritable variation in the timing of emergence from hibernation
Global climate change is shifting many species’ phenology and has created a number of key mismatches that threaten population persistence. Phenotypically plastic individuals have the ability to adjust their behaviour in response to environmental change. While phe- notypic plasticity may serve as a b
Remote Sensing-Informed Zonation for Understanding Snow, Plant and Soil Moisture Dynamics within a Mountain Ecosystem
In the headwater catchments of the Rocky Mountains, plant productivity and its dynamics are largely dependent upon water availability, which is influenced by changing snowmelt dynamics associated with climate change. Understanding and quantifying the interactions between snow, plants and soil moistu
Small spaces, big impacts: contributions of micro-environmental variation to population persistence under climate change
Individuals within natural populations can experience very different abiotic and biotic conditions across small spatial scales owing to microtopography and other micro-environmental gradients. Ecological and evolutionary studies often ignore the effects of micro-environment on plant population and c
Biogeochemical characteristics and hydroperiod affect carbon dioxide flux rates from exposed high-elevation pond sediments
While inundated, small ponds (< 1000 m2 area) account for disproportionately large contributions of CO2 efflux to the global carbon budget and also store carbon in anoxic sediments. However, pond hydrology is shifting toward increasingly dry conditions in alpine and temperate zones, which might lead
Contrasting effects of climate change on seasonal survival of a hibernating mammal.
Significance Climate change is altering the seasonal environmental conditions to which animals have adapted, but the outcome may differ between seasons for a particular species. Demographic responses therefore need disentangling on a seasonal basis to make accurate forecasts. Our study shows that cl
General Notes from Work Session with Somerset Mining Company and Bear Coal Company
Jim Stover, Laura Anderson, and Walter Wright. Somerset Mining Company and Bear Coal Company.
Gathering Dust: The Bureau of Reclamation’s Failure to Enforce Statutory Water Conservation Requirements
Gas Reservoirs Deliver Winter Swing Power. Gas Just Say When.
the winter as Europe's giant Groningan gas field continues its natural decline. e Hannover GERMANY e Dusseldorf Depth from surface to storage formation: about two miles Treatment/compressor facilities. | Wellheads are | where the gas is | injected through 4 the seven wellbores. Cap rock is nonporous
From Mesas and Mountains to Rocks and Rivers: A Quick Overview of the Geologic History of the Gunnison Basin
Mike Horn and Dr. Robert Fillmore. ?
