Assessment of fecal contamination sources to Alley Creek, Queens County, New York: Results from a sediment resuspension experiment, thermal imagery, and additional sample collection, 2020-2021

In cooperation with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collected water and bed sediment samples along Alley Creek (Queens, New York) to help determine likely sources of fecal bacteria to the creek and Little Neck Bay. Potential terrestrial sources include stormwater, sewage via combined sewer overflow (CSO) and compromised infrastructure, bed-sediment resuspension, and groundwater discharge. Host sources that were targeted using microbial source tracking (MST) techniques included human, canine, waterfowl, and general Bacteroides. Routine water samples were collected and analyzed for the fecal indicator bacteria enterococci and fecal coliform, along...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alley Creek, Contaminants, Microbial, Ecological Assessment of Human and Natural Impacts, Hydrology, New York, All tags... New York City, Queens County, Queens, New York, Surface-Water Quality Monitoring, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Water Quality, Water Quality, Water Resources, fecal bacteria, water quality, Fewer tags

Annotated bibliography of grazing effects on amphibians and their habitats (ver. 2.0, February 2022)

This database contains literature citations and associated summaries pertaining to livestock grazing effects on amphibians and their habitats, with an emphasis on the Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) and other listed/sensitive wetland-breeding amphibians in the western United States. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list, nor did we perform a systematic meta-analysis; rather, literature records were included based on topical relevance. *HINT: If you are looking for the database SEARCH TOOL, scroll down to 'Attached Files' and download 'Annotated_bibliography_with_search_tool.accdb.' Open the database file to enter the search form.* This data release supersedes Rowe, J.C., Pearl, C.A., Adams, M.J., and McCreary,...

Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Ecology, Land Use Change, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, All tags... abundance, amphibians, aquatic biology, biota, disturbance, environment, erosion, estrogenicity, exclosure, fecal bacteria, frogs, grazing, habitats, inlandWaters, land use, livestock, management, native species, nutrients, occupancy, pasture, salamanders, species richness, toads, trampling, vegetation, water quality, weed invasion, western United States, worldwide, Fewer tags