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1. Earliest Record of the Bee-Mimic Robber Fly, Mallophora fautrix Osten Sacken 1887 (Diptera: Asilidae), in Louisiana

Author:
Pant, Anita; Mopper, Susan
Source:
Southeastern naturalist 2020 v.19 no.2 pp. N32
ISSN:
1528-7092
Subject:
Southwestern United States,   etc   ; Asilidae; bees; Louisiana; Mexico;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... The charismatic bee-mimic robber fly Mallophora fautrix (Bee Killer) is distributed throughout the southwestern US and Mexico. Recent sightings of M. fautrix in Louisiana represent the easternmost reports of the species. We photographed and identified M. fautrix in north Lafayette Parish, LA, on 5 August 2015. This 2015 discovery and a second sighting in Bossier City, LA, on 28 July 2019, extend t ...
DOI:
10.1656/058.019.0219

2. Should I Stay Or Should I Go? The importance of electricity rate design for household defection from the power grid

Author:
Gorman, Will; Jarvis, Stephen; Callaway, Duncan
Source:
Applied energy 2020 v.262 pp. 114494
ISSN:
0306-2619
Subject:
Southwestern United States,   etc   ; consumers (people); electricity; households; models; solar energy; storage technology; tariffs; California; Hawaii;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The cost declines of solar and storage technologies have led to concerns about customers disconnecting from utility service and self-supplying electricity. Prior research addressing this issue focused on average electricity tariffs, solar profiles, and demand without considering detailed customer heterogeneity. This paper fills the gap by analyzing how electricity tariffs that shift cost recovery ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.114494

3. From basins to rivers: Understanding the revitalization and significance of top-down drainage integration mechanisms in drainage basin evolution

Author:
Hilgendorf, Zach; Wells, Greta; Larson, Phillip H.; Millett, Jason; Kohout, Melissa
Source:
Geomorphology 2020 v.352 pp. 107020
ISSN:
0169-555X
Subject:
Southwestern United States,   etc   ; basins; drainage; lakes; landscapes; rivers; streams; tectonics; watersheds;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... The top-down drainage basin integration and drainage network evolutionary processes of lake overflow and aggradational spillover (or aggradational piracy), collectively referred to here as spillover, are undergoing a revitalization in the literature to explain aspects of drainage basin evolution and transverse drainage development across the globe. Spillover processes are commonly unidentified or ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.geomorph.2019.107020

4. Controlling environmental crisis appraisal through knowledge, vividness, and timing

Author:
Kwan, Virginia S.Y.; Naidu, Esha S.; Bixter, Michael T.
Source:
Journal of environmental psychology 2019 v.61 pp. 93-100
ISSN:
0272-4944
Subject:
Southwestern United States,   etc   ; disasters; drought; infrastructure; psychology;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Effective communication during disasters ensures that the public realizes the urgency of the crisis. The present research aims to identify factors that influence the perceived urgency and severity of a chronic water crisis in the Southwest United States that may lead to a future megadrought. Findings show knowledge about the interdependence of water and power infrastructures, vividness of the drea ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvp.2019.01.003

5. How Children Search for Health Information Online: An Observational Study

Author:
Branscum, Paul; Patricio-Agosto, Natalie
Source:
Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2020 v.52 no.5 pp. 522-527
ISSN:
1499-4046
Subject:
Southwestern United States,   etc   ; Internet; children; cross-sectional studies; health education; health information; nutrition; observational studies; parents; physical activity; summer;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... To evaluate whether children could find the correct answers to obesity-related health questions on the Internet and observe the search strategies children use when searching for such information.Twenty-five parent-child dyads, from a southwestern US summer day camp, participated in this cross-sectional study. Parents’ health literacy skills were evaluated. Children searched the Internet for 6 ques ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jneb.2020.02.002

6. A New Model for Transfer Learning-Based Mapping of Burn Severity

Author:
Zheng, Zhong; Wang, Jinfei; Shan, Bo; He, Yongjun; Liao, Chunhua; Gao, Yanghua; Yang, Shiqi
Source:
Remote Sensing 2020 v.12 no.4
ISSN:
2072-4292
Subject:
Southwestern United States,   etc   ; burn severity; forest ecosystems; forest fires; funding; human resources; landscapes; models; regression analysis; remote sensing; surveys;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... In recent years, global forest fires have occurred more frequently, seriously destroying the structural functions of forest ecosystem. Mapping the burn severity after forest fires is of great significance for quantifying fire’s effects on landscapes and establishing restoration measures. Generally, intensive field surveys across burned areas are required for the effective application of traditiona ...
DOI:
10.3390/rs12040708

7. A New Zadiprion (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae) from Baja California, Mexico, on Pinus jeffreyi

Author:
Smith, David R.
Source:
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 2019 v.121 no.4 pp. 700-703
ISSN:
0013-8797
Subject:
Southwestern United States,   etc   ; Diprionidae; Pinus jeffreyi; genetic variation; Mexico;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Zadiprion jeffreyiSmith, n. sp., is described. The species was discovered defoliating Pinus jeffreyi in Baja California, Mexico. It is close to Z. rohweri (Middleton) from southwestern United States and Mexico, which is a pinyon pine feeding species. The description and illustrations show differences between the species and genetic differences are noted. ...
DOI:
10.4289/0013-8797.121.4.700

8. Cultural adaptation of ‘Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids’ for Hispanic families: applying the ecological validity model

Author:
Thompson, Deborah J.; O’Connor, Teresia M.; Perez, Oriana; Beltran, Alicia; Colón García, Isabel; Arredondo, Elva; Parra Cardona, Ruben; Cabrera, Natasha; Thompson, Debbe; Baranowski, Tom; Morgan, Philip J.
Source:
The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity 2020 v.17 no.1 pp. 52
ISSN:
1479-5868
Subject:
Southwestern United States,   etc   ; Hispanics; behavior change; children; cultural values; employment; fathers; females; focus groups; interviews; lifestyle; males; models; mothers; obesity; parenting; surveys; weight loss; work schedules; Australia;     Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Healthy Dads Healthy Kids (HDHK) is a unique lifestyle obesity intervention for fathers and children that demonstrated weight loss among the fathers and behavior change among fathers and children in Australia. The program is gender-tailored to specifically target fathers for weight loss and 5–12 year old children for obesity prevention. The aim of this formative study was to examine an ...
Handle:
10113/6893789
DOI:
10.1186/s12966-020-00949-0
PubMed:
32316983
PubMed Central:
PMC7171778

9. Alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine consumption on a public U.S. university campus determined by wastewater-based epidemiology

Author:
Driver, Erin M.; Gushgari, Adam; Chen, Jing; Halden, Rolf U.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2020 v.727 pp. 138492
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Southwestern United States,   etc   ; alcohol drinking; alcoholic beverages; alcohols; at-risk population; caffeine; college students; epidemiology; metabolites; metrology; nicotine; psychotropic agents; public health; sewage; smoking (habit); surveys; wastewater;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... Alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine use in at-risk populations is a public health concern that claims over 550,000 lives annually. Self-reported surveys from college students often reveal overconsumption of these substances. Unfortunately, the costs of these surveys are high, and consequently, the results from few studies are often extrapolated across the entire target population. Here we employed was ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138492

10. An analysis of U.S. wastewater treatment plant effluent dilution ratio: Implications for water quality and aquaculture

Author:
Siddiqui, Samreen; Conkle, Jeremy L.; Scarpa, John; Sadovski, Alexey
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2020 v.721 pp. 137819
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Southwestern United States,   etc   ; aquaculture; climate change; coasts; drought; overland flow; population growth; surface water; wastewater; wastewater treatment; water quality; watersheds; California; Mississippi River;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Wastewater discharge and surface flow data from 2007 to 2017 was used to calculate wastewater dilution factors (WWDF) for U.S. Geological Society hydrologic unit codes (HUC) in the contiguous U.S. HUC 10-year average WWDF values generally increased from the east coast (HUC 1–3: WWDF range 125–466) as you move west to the Mississippi River (HUC 7, 8, 10: 1435–1813) before further declining moving w ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137819

11. The historical context of contemporary climatic adaptation: a case study in the climatically dynamic and environmentally complex southwestern United States

Author:
Massatti, Rob; Knowles, L. Lacey
Source:
Ecography 2020 v.43 no.5 pp. 735-746
ISSN:
0906-7590
Subject:
Southwestern United States,   etc   ; C4 plants; Pleistocene epoch; Pleuraphis jamesii; arid lands; case studies; conservation practices; genetic variation; glaciation; graminoids; monsoon season; natural selection; temperature;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... The process of adaptation can be highly dependent upon historical and contemporary factors, especially in environmentally and topographically complex regions affected by Pleistocene glaciations. Here, we investigate Hilaria jamesii (Poaceae), a dryland C₄ graminoid, to test how patterns of adaptive genetic variation are linked to its glacial and post‐glacial history. We show that the species persi ...
DOI:
10.1111/ecog.04840

12. The potential for brackish water use in thermoelectric power generation in the American southwest

Author:
Kahsar, Rudy
Source:
Energy policy 2020 v.137 pp. 111170
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
Southwestern United States,   etc   ; brackish water; climate change; drought; electric power; electricity; federal government; groundwater; heat; planning; power generation; summer; surface water; water shortages; water temperature;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Threatened by a changing climate and the increased frequency of droughts and heat waves, more attention is being given to the sourcing of water resources. Especially in the American southwest, the frequency and severity of water shortages as well as elevated surface water temperatures has resulted in a series of threatened or imposed curtailments of thermoelectric power, the largest withdrawer of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2019.111170

13. 21st Century flood risk projections at select sites for the U.S. National Park Service

Author:
Van Dusen, Peter; Rajagopalan, Balaji; Lawrence, David J.; Condon, Laura E.; Smillie, Gary; Gangopadhyay, Subhrendu; Pruitt, Tom
Source:
Climate risk management 2020 v.28 pp. 100211
ISSN:
2212-0963
Subject:
Southwestern United States,   etc   ; U.S. National Park Service; climate; climate change; climate models; energy balance; equations; infrastructure; national parks; planning; public safety; risk; risk management;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Assessing flood risk using stationary flood frequency analysis techniques is commonplace. However, it is increasingly evident that the stationarity assumption of these analyses does not hold as anthropogenic climate change could shift a site’s hydroclimate beyond the range of historical behaviors. We employ nonstationary flood frequency models using the generalized extreme value (GEV) distribution ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.crm.2020.100211

14. Traits-based approaches support the conservation relevance of landscape genetics

Author:
Mims, MerylC.; Hartfield Kirk, EmilyE.; Lytle, DavidA.; Olden, JulianD.
Source:
Conservation genetics 2018 v.19 no.1 pp. 17-26
ISSN:
1566-0621
Subject:
Southwestern United States,   etc   ; genetic relationships; landscape genetics;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Calls for evaluating general principles in landscape genetics reflect a broader recognition that multispecies inference is a promising strategy for supporting conservation actions across wide-ranging taxonomies and geographies. Formal evaluation of frameworks for multispecies inference is critical to identify opportunities for generalization and to avoid misguided extrapolation that results in ine ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10592-017-1028-5

15. A Review of the Genus Laemosaccus Schönherr, 1826 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Mesoptiliinae) from Baja California and America North of Mexico: Diversity and Mimicry

Author:
Hespenheide, Henry A.
Source:
TheColeopterists' bulletin 2019 v.73 no.4 pp. 905-939
ISSN:
0010-065X
Subject:
Southwestern United States,   etc   ; Curculio; adults; host plants; larvae; lectotypes; new species; Mexico;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Thirteen new species of Laemosaccus Schönherr in two species-groups are described from the eastern and southwestern USA and Baja California: from the USA, Laemosaccus obrieni Hespenheide, new species, Laemosaccus andersoni Hespenheide, new species, Laemosaccus arizonensis Hespenheide, new species, Laemosaccus bimaculatus Hespenheide, new species, Laemosaccus burkei Hespenheide, new species, Laemos ...
DOI:
10.1649/0010-065X-73.4.905

16. Successful information exchange between restoration science and practice

Author:
Clark, Lisa B.; Henry, Annie L.; Lave, Rebecca; Sayre, Nathan F.; González, Eduardo; Sher, Anna A.
Source:
Restoration ecology 2019 v.27 no.6 pp. 1241-1250
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
Southwestern United States,   etc   ; Tamarix; information exchange; information sources; interviews; invasive species; land management; managers; researchers; scientists;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The science‐practice gap is often cited as a limitation to successful restoration outcomes; however, the existence of such a gap in information exchange is rarely measured. Here, we quantify the gap by focusing on common recommendations from both scientists (i.e. researchers) and managers (i.e. practitioners, land managers) on what is needed for successful restoration. We surveyed 45 managers asso ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.12979

17. Changes in atmospheric rivers and moisture transport over the Northeast Pacific and western North America in response to ENSO diversity

Author:
Kim, Hye-Mi; Zhou, Yang; Alexander, Michael A.
Source:
Climate dynamics 2019 v.52 no.12 pp. 7375-7388
ISSN:
0930-7575
Subject:
Southwestern United States,   etc   ; El Nino; La Nina; climate; coasts; moisture diffusivity; rivers; thermodynamics;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The year-to-year changes in atmospheric rivers (ARs) and moisture transport over the northeast Pacific and western North America are investigated during December to February (DJF) from 1979/80 to 2015/16. Changes in AR frequency, intensity, and landfall characteristics are compared between three ENSO phases: central Pacific El Niño (CPEN), eastern Pacific El Niño (EPEN), and La Niña (NINA). During ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00382-017-3598-9

18. Plant Production Responses to Precipitation Differ Along an Elevation Gradient and Are Enhanced Under Extremes

Author:
Munson, Seth M.; Bunting, Erin L.; Bradford, John B.; Butterfield, Bradley J.; Gremer, Jennifer R.
Source:
Ecosystems 2019 v.22 no.4 pp. 699-708
ISSN:
1432-9840
Subject:
Southwestern United States,   etc   ; altitude; atmospheric precipitation; climate; climate change; conifers; drought; ecological function; ecosystems; meadows; satellites;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... The sensitivity of plant production to precipitation underlies the functioning of ecosystems. Studies that relate long-term mean annual precipitation and production across multiple sites (spatial relationship) or examine interannual linkages within a site (temporal relationship) can reveal biophysical controls over ecosystem function but have limited ability to infer responses to extreme changes i ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10021-018-0296-3

19. The Mesolithic–Neolithic transition: The view from Southwest Europe and the American Southwest

Author:
Vierra, Bradley J.; Carvalho, António Faustino
Source:
Quaternary international 2019 v.515 pp. 208-224
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
Southwestern United States,   etc   ; animals; farmers; foraging; plants (botany); villages; Europe; Mexico; Middle East; Western European region;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The transition from foraging to farming is certainly one of the most dramatic processes in human history. The use of domesticated plants and animals spread widely across Southwest Europe from the Near East. By contrast, domesticated plants solely moved across the American Southwest from Mexico. Research in Western Europe has traditionally focused on the movement of farming communities across the r ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2017.09.018

20. Strategic response to wildland fire hazards in the southwestern United States

Author:
Young, Jesse D.; Thode, Andrea E.; May Huang, Ching-Hsun; Ager, Alan A.
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2019
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
Southwestern United States,   etc   ; burning; fire behavior; fire hazard; fuel loading; landscapes; managers; models; risk; weather; wildfires;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Much of the western United States is experiencing longer fires season with an increased frequency of high severity fires and fire risk. Fire managers in the southwestern United States have increased efforts to reduce fire risk by managing more fires to meet resource objectives (e.g. thin forests, reduce hazardous fuel loads, and restore the landscape). However, little is known about the situationa ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.01.003