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CERC’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. Based on guidance from the White House, the CDC, and state and local authorities, we are shifting our operations to a virtual mode and have minimal staffing within our offices.
Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project (CSRP) Blog
Learn how CERC research is contributing to the recovery of the endangered pallid sturgeon in the Missouri River
Read the BlogPassive Sampling Using SPMDs and POCIS - Resources and Tools
CERC scientists are pioneers in the development of passive sampling techniques.
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CERC’s Research Supporting Conservation of Endangered Mussels Featured in the Columbia Missourian
CERC scientist James Kunz is featured in the Columbia Missourian on USGS research related to endangered mussels.
Invasive Mussel Species Impacts the Food Web in Lake Mead
In an article for the journal Science of the Total Environment, USGS scientists and others discuss the impact of invasive quagga mussels on the ecosystem of Lake Mead located on the border of Arizona and Nevada.
Literature Review: Environmental Selenium-Mercury Interactions
Mercury is a pervasive environmental pollutant and contaminant of concern for both people and wildlife.
Publications
Aquatic toxicity of chemical road dust suppressants to freshwater organisms
Unpaved roads make up at least 14 million kilometers of the worldwide road network. Although investigations of road runoff often are focused on paved roads, unpaved roads contribute large volumes of runoff to roadside aquatic habitats and introduce unique constituents to runoff, such as chemical dust suppressants. At least 200 products across five...
Kunz, Bethany K.; Little, Edward E.; Barandino, Vincent L.
Stream classification and gravel-bar inventory for Buffalo National River and Ozark National Scenic Riverways
The data summarized in this report provide a baseline characterization of the physical attributes of the riverine ecosystems in two landscapes managed by the National Park Service—Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri, and Buffalo National River, Arkansas—to inform understanding and management of aquatic habitat. The study utilized a basin-...
Erwin, Susannah O.; Jacobson, Robert B.; Jones, Jabari C. Effectiveness of a distance sampling from roads program for white-tailed deer in the National Capital Region parks
We evaluated the effectiveness of a distance sampling from roads program for estimating population sizes of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from 2001 to 2015 in parks of the National Capital Region (NCR), National Parks Service. Distance sampling is a method for estimating the density of organisms using a distribution of distances to...
Green, Nicholas S.; Wildhaber, Mark L.; Albers, Janice L.