scholarly journals Nesting Behavior, Ecology, Seasonal and Geographic Distribution of the Sand Wasp, Stictiella emarginata (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)

2005 ◽  
Vol 119 (1) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Frank E. Kurczewski ◽  
Hugh F. Boyle
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Atlantic Coast ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Disjunct Distribution ◽  
Nesting Behavior ◽  
Flight Season ◽  
Orientation Flight ◽  
June July ◽  
United States Mexico ◽  
Temporary Closure

The nesting behavior and ecology of Stictiella emarginata are documented for the first time based on field studies made mainly at Canadian Forces Base Borden, Simcoe County, Ontario. Type of soil, natural community, temporary closure, mound leveling, orientation flight, prey transport, nest structure and dimensions, and kind and number of prey per cell are defined. Museum and field collection records support a geographic bridge from northern Michigan to the Atlantic Coast and dispel the previously held notion of a disjunct distribution for this species. A late June-July-early August flight season is inferred from observations and collections made in Ontario, New York and Michigan. The nesting behavior and ecology of S. emarginata and several other Stictiella species from the western United States, Mexico and Florida are compared.

Growth and Survival of Hatchery-Produced Atlantic Sturgeon Released as Young-of-Year into the Hudson River, New York

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerre W. Mohler ◽  
John A. Sweka ◽  
Andrew Kahnle ◽  
Kathryn Hattala ◽  
Amanda Higgs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Atlantic Coast ◽  
Hudson River ◽  
Atlantic Sturgeon ◽  
Growth And Survival ◽  
New York Bight ◽  
Hatchery Fish ◽  
Pectoral Spine ◽  
Acipenser Oxyrinchus ◽  
Pelvic Fin

Abstract In 2007, a team of U.S. scientists performed a status review of Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus and concluded that the species would likely become endangered (U.S. Endangered Species Act 1973, as amended) in the foreseeable future over much of its range, including populations of the New York Bight, which is comprised of the Hudson and Delaware rivers. Therefore, we evaluated an experimental release of hatchery-produced Atlantic sturgeon that took place in 1994 to determine the value of using stocked fish as a population recovery tool. We obtained recapture data on hatchery fish (identified by presence of pelvic fin removal) from the Atlantic Coast Sturgeon Tagging Database. Our evaluation of retention for a pelvic fin removal mark on hatchery fish showed that 36% of clipped individuals retained a clean fin clip after 49 d. The minimum survival rate for hatchery fish to age 5 was estimated to be in the range of 0.49–0.66% using documented recaptures (N  =  24), known number of fish stocked, and results of the pelvic fin removal evaluation. Length and weight-at-age for recaptured hatchery fish at known ages 5–17 were within the range of values reported for wild fish whose ages were estimated by pectoral spine analysis. We also report that one ripe male hatchery fish at age 15 was captured along with other spermiating males at its parental spawning area in the Hudson River in 2009.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Daily Precipitation from the ERA5 Global Reanalysis against GHCN Observations in the Northeastern United States

Climate ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Caitlin C. Crossett ◽  
Alan K. Betts ◽  
Lesley-Ann L. Dupigny-Giroux ◽  
Arne Bomblies
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Daily Precipitation ◽  
Atlantic Coast ◽  
Heavy Precipitation ◽  
Northeastern United States ◽  
Primary Input ◽  
Spatial Continuity ◽  
June July ◽  
Global Reanalysis

Precipitation is a primary input for hydrologic, agricultural, and engineering models, so making accurate estimates of it across the landscape is critically important. While the distribution of in-situ measurements of precipitation can lead to challenges in spatial interpolation, gridded precipitation information is designed to produce a full coverage product. In this study, we compare daily precipitation accumulations from the ERA5 Global Reanalysis (hereafter ERA5) and the US Global Historical Climate Network (hereafter GHCN) across the northeastern United States. We find that both the distance from the Atlantic Coast and elevation difference between ERA5 estimates and GHCN observations affect precipitation relationships between the two datasets. ERA5 has less precipitation along the coast than GHCN observations but more precipitation inland. Elevation differences between ERA5 and GHCN observations are positively correlated with precipitation differences. Isolated GHCN stations on mountain peaks, with elevations well above the ERA5 model grid elevation, have much higher precipitation. Summer months (June, July, and August) have slightly less precipitation in ERA5 than GHCN observations, perhaps due to the ERA5 convective parameterization scheme. The heavy precipitation accumulation above the 90th, 95th, and 99th percentile thresholds are very similar for ERA5 and the GHCN. We find that daily precipitation in the ERA5 dataset is comparable to GHCN observations in the northeastern United States and its gridded spatial continuity has advantages over in-situ point precipitation measurements for regional modeling applications.

scholarly journals Density of outdoor advertising of consumable products in NYC by neighborhood poverty level

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamar Adjoian ◽  
Rachel Dannefer ◽  
Shannon M. Farley
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Negative Binomial Regression ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Outdoor Advertising ◽  
Neighborhood Poverty ◽  
Sugary Drinks ◽  
Total Product ◽  
Product Image ◽  
June July

Abstract Background To determine if outdoor advertising density for non-alcoholic drinks, food, tobacco products, and alcohol, is associated with neighborhood poverty or other Census-level characteristics in New York City (NYC). Methods From June – July of 2015, photographs were taken of all street-level, stationary outdoor advertising (posters, stickers, decals, etc.) for consumable products in a sample of 953 NYC retail-dense street segments. Density of product images was analyzed by neighborhood poverty level and other characteristics using multivariate negative-binomial regression. Results A total of 16,305 discrete advertisements displaying 50,673 product images were photographed. Total product image prevalence relative to retail density was not significantly higher in high- vs. low-poverty neighborhoods, as hypothesized (OR: 1.31; 95% CI: 0.98, 1.77). However, total product image prevalence was higher in neighborhoods with a higher percentage of Black residents (OR: 1.08; 95% CI: 1.04, 1.12), and for sugary drinks in areas with a higher percentage of adults with <HS diploma (OR: 1.32; 95% CI: 1.11, 1.58). Conclusions Product images were abundant throughout NYC’s retail-dense areas, with marginally greater prevalence by some Census-level demographics, irrespective of the content displayed.

Field Studies on Control of Onion Thrips in New York

1948 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 378-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Ashdown ◽  
Thomas C. Watkins
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Onion Thrips

Editorials: The Field Investigator's Problems

1954 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-3
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Puerto Rico ◽  
West Africa ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
The People

In this issue the editors present a series of articles which, in a number of ways, point up the problems that confront the field investigator. Against the backdrop of Jamaica, Puerto Rico, West Africa, Talladega, Alabama, "Springdale," New York, and a factory in New York, our authors consider methods of conducting field studies and the various ways the people studied manifest their intractability.

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