Geology topics

W.J. Nichols

Publications and source records attributed to W.J. Nichols.

5 recordsLinked to original sources

USGS2016

Are we working towards global research priorities for management and conservation of sea turtles?

In 2010, an international group of 35 sea turtle researchers refined an initial list of more than 200 research questions into 20 metaquestions that were considered key for management and conservation of sea turtles. These were classified under 5 categories: reproductive biology, biogeography, population ecology, threats and conservation strategies. To obtain a picture of how research is being focused towards these key questions, we undertook a systematic review of the peer-reviewed literature (2014 and 2015) attributing papers to the original 20 questions. In total, we reviewed 605 articles in full and from these 355 (59%) were judged to substantively address the 20 key questions, with others focusing on basic science and monitoring. Progress to answering the 20 questions was not uniform, and there were biases regarding focal turtle species, geographic scope and publication outlet. Whilst it offers some meaningful indications as to effort, quantifying peer-reviewed literature output is obviously not the only, and possibly not the best, metric for understanding progress towards informing key conservation and management goals. Along with the literature review, an international group based on the original project consortium was assigned to critically summarise recent progress towards answering each of the 20 questions. We found that significant research is being expended towards global priorities for management and conservation of sea turtles. Although highly variable, there has been significant progress in all the key questions identified in 2010. Undertaking this critical review has highlighted that it may be timely to undertake one or more new prioritizing exercises. For this to have maximal benefit we make a range of recommendations for its execution. These include a far greater engagement with social sciences, widening the pool of contributors and focussing the questions, perhaps disaggregating ecology and conservation.

Endangered Species Research↗

USGS2010

Global research priorities for sea turtles: Informing management and conservation in the 21st century

Over the past 3 decades, the status of sea turtles and the need for their protection to aid population recovery have increasingly captured the interest of government agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the general public worldwide. This interest has been matched by increased research attention, focusing on a wide variety of topics relating to sea turtle biology and ecology, together with the interrelations of sea turtles with the physical and natural environments. Although sea turtles have been better studied than most other marine fauna, management actions and their evaluation are often hindered by the lack of data on turtle biology, human–turtle interactions, turtle population status and threats. In an effort to inform effective sea turtle conservation a list of priority research questions was assembled based on the opinions of 35 sea turtle researchers from 13 nations working in fields related to turtle biology and/or conservation. The combined experience of the contributing researchers spanned the globe as well as many relevant disciplines involved in conservation research. An initial list of more than 200 questions gathered from respondents was condensed into 20 metaquestions and classified under 5 categories: reproductive biology, biogeography, population ecology, threats and conservation strategies.

Endangered Species Research↗

USGS1990

Water resources data, Maine, water year 1989

The Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with State, Federal, and other local governmental agencies, obtains a large amount of data pertaining to the water resources of Maine each water year. These data, accumulated during the many water years, constitute a valuable data base for developing an improved understanding of the water resources of the State. Water resources data for the 1989 water year for Maine consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground-water wells. This report contains discharge records for 51 gaging stations; stage only for 2 gaging stations; contents for 17 lakes and reservoirs; water quality for 13 gaging stations; and water-levels for 30 ground-water wells. Additional water data were collected at other sites, not part of the systematic data collection program, and are published as miscellaneous measurements.

Maine↗

USGS1989

Water resources data, Maine, water year 1987

The Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey, incooperation with State, Federal, and other local governmental agencies, obtains a large amount of data pertaining to the water resources of Maine each water year. These data,accumulated during many water years, constitute a valuable data base for developing an improved understanding of the water resources of the State. Water resources data for the 1987 water year for Maine consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground-water wells. This report contains discharge records for 49 gaging stations; stage only for 2 gaging stations; contents for 17 lakes and reservoirs; water quality for 10 gaging stations and 3 ground-water wells; and water-levels for 24 ground-water wells. Additional water data were collected at other sites, not part of the systematic data collection program, and are published as miscellaneous measurements.

Maine↗

USGS1985

Water resources data, Maine, water year 1985

Water resources data for the 1985 water year for Maine consist of records of stage,discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs;and water levels and water quality of ground-water wells. This report contains discharge records for 48 gaging stations; stage only for 2 gaging stations; contents for 17 lakes and reservoirs; water quality for 11 gaging stations and 6 ground-waterwells; and water-levels for 17 ground-water wells. Additional water data were collectedat other sites, not part of the systematic data collection program, and are publishedas miscellaneous measurements. These data represent that part of the National Water Data System operated by the U.S. Geological Survey and cooperating State and Federal agencies.

Maine↗