Search Results - "MURDOCH, PETER S."

Tiered Approach to Resilience Assessment by Linkov, Igor, Fox‐Lent, Cate, Read, Laura, Allen, Craig R., Arnott, James C., Bellini, Emanuele, Coaffee, Jon, Florin, Marie‐Valentine, Hatfield, Kirk, Hyde, Iain, Hynes, William, Jovanovic, Aleksandar, Kasperson, Roger, Katzenberger, John, Keys, Patrick W., Lambert, James H., Moss, Richard, Murdoch, Peter S., Palma‐Oliveira, Jose, Pulwarty, Roger S., Sands, Dale, Thomas, Edward A., Tye, Mari R., Woods, David

“…Regulatory agencies have long adopted a three‐tier framework for risk assessment. We build on this structure to propose a tiered approach for resilience…”
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The relation of harvesting intensity to changes in soil, soil water, and stream chemistry in a northern hardwood forest, Catskill Mountains, USA by Siemion, Jason, Burns, Douglas A., Murdoch, Peter S., Germain, Rene H.

“…► Basal area removal of greater than 40% may lead to negative effects on the forest ecosystem. ► Above 40% basal area removal stream water NO 3 −…”
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The Central Scotland Escherichia coli O157:H7 Outbreak: Risk Factors for the Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome and Death among Hospitalized Patients by Dundas, Stephanie, Todd, W. T. Andrew, Stewart, Alastair I., Murdoch, Peter S., Chaudhuri, A. K. R., Hutchinson, Sharon J.

“…Little is known about risk factors for complications of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection in adults. The 1996 outbreak in central Scotland involved the…”
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Detection of water quality trends at high, median, and low flow in a Catskill Mountain stream, New York, through a new statistical method by Murdoch, P.S, Shanley, J.B

“…The effects of changes in acid deposition rates resulting from the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 should first appear in stream waters during rainstorms and…”
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Effects of a clearcut on the net rates of nitrification and N mineralization in a northern hardwood forest, Catskill Mountains, New York, USA by Burns, D.A, Murdoch, P.S

“…The Catskill Mountains of southeastern New York receive among the highest rates of atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition in eastern North America, and ecosystems…”
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Input-output budgets of inorganic nitrogen for 24 forest watersheds in the Northeastern United States: A review by CAMPBELL, John L, HORNBECK, James W, MURDOCH, Peter S, NELSON, Sarah J, SHANLEY, James R, MITCHELL, Myron J, ADAMS, Mary Beth, CASTRO, Mark S, DRISCOLL, Charles T, KAHL, Jeffrey S, KOCHENDERFER, James N, LIKENS, Gene E, LYNCH, James A

“…Input-output budgets for dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) are summarized for 24 small watersheds at 15 locations in the northeasternUnited States. The study…”
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Climatic Control of Nitrate Loss from Forested Watersheds in the Northeast United States by Mitchell, Myron J, Driscoll, Charles T, Kahl, Jeffrey S, Murdoch, Peter S, Pardo, Linda H

“…Increased losses of nitrate from watersheds may accelerate the depletion of nutrient cations and affect the acidification and trophic status of surface waters…”
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The Biscuit Brook and Neversink Reservoir watersheds: Long‐term investigations of stream chemistry, soil chemistry and aquatic ecology in the Catskill Mountains, New York, USA, 1983–2020 by Murdoch, Peter S., Burns, Douglas A., McHale, Michael R., Siemion, Jason, Baldigo, Barry P., Lawrence, Gregory B., George, Scott D., Antidormi, Michael R., Bonville, Donald B.

“…This data note describes the Biscuit Brook and Neversink Reservoir watershed long‐term monitoring data that includes: 1) stream discharge, (1983–2020 for…”
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Soil Calcium Status and the Response of Stream Chemistry to Changing Acidic Deposition Rates by Lawrence, Gregory B., David, Mark B., Lovett, Gary M., Murdoch, Peter S., Burns, Douglas A., Stoddard, John L., Baldigo, Barry P., Porter, James H., Thompson, Andrew W.

“…Despite a decreasing trend in acidic deposition rates over the past two to three decades, acidified surface waters in the northeastern United States have shown…”
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The application of an integrated biogeochemical model (PnET-BGC) to five forested watersheds in the Adirondack and Catskill regions of New York by Chen, Limin, Driscoll, Charles T., Gbondo-Tugbawa, Solomon, Mitchell, Myron J., Murdoch, Peter S.

“…PnET‐BGC is an integrated biogeochemical model formulated to simulate the response of soil and surface waters in northern forest ecosystems to changes in…”
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Reflections on a Vision for Integrated Research and Monitoring After 15 Years by Murdoch, Peter S, McHale, Michael, Baron, Jill

“…In May of 1998, Owen Bricker and his co-author Michael Ruggiero introduced a conceptual design for integrating the Nation’s environmental research and…”
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Use of soil‐streamwater relationships to assess regional patterns of acidic deposition effects in the northeastern USA by Siemion, Jason, Lawrence, Gregory B, Murdoch, Peter S

“…Declines of acidic deposition levels by as much as 50% since 1990 have led to partial recovery of surface waters in the northeastern USA but continued…”
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Relation of Climate Change to the Acidification of Surface Waters by Nitrogen Deposition by Murdoch, Peter S, Burns, Douglas A, Lawrence, Gregory B

“…Abrupt increases and decreases in mean seasonal and annual stream NO3 - concentrations during the period of record (1983−1995) at Biscuit Brook, a headwater…”
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POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON SURFACE-WATER QUALITY IN NORTH AMERICA by Murdoch, Peter S., Baron, Jill S., Miller, Timothy L.

“…Data from the literature are utilized to assess the major water-quality changes associated with specific climate-change scenarios for North America. The…”
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Factors controlling soil water and stream water aluminum concentrations after a clearcut in a forested watershed with calcium-poor soils by McHale, Michael R, Burns, Douglas A, Lawrence, Gregory B, Murdoch, Peter S

“…The 24 ha Dry Creek watershed in the Catskill Mountains of southeastern New York State USA was clearcut during the winter of 1996-1997. The interactions among…”
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Have U.S. surface waters responded to the 1990 clean air act amendments? by KAHL, Jeffrey S, STODDARD, John L, HERLIHY, Alan T, KELLOGG, James H, MURDOCH, Peter S, ROY, Karen, WEBSTER, Katherine E, URQUHART, N. Scott, HAEUBER, Richard, PAULSEN, Steven G, BIRNBAUM, Rona, DEVINEY, Frank A, WEBB, James R, DEWALLE, David R, SHARPE, William, DRISCOLL, Charles T

“…Regulatory measures have had a positive effect on acid content in many lakes and streams in the northern and eastern US. Nearly 20 years of data are analyzed…”
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Chemical characteristics and temporal trends in eight streams of the Catskill Mountains, New York by MURDOCH, P. S, STODDARD, J. L

“…Results are presented from studies on water quality characteristics and stream flow in 8 streams in the Catskill mountains, N.Y., from August 1983 to June…”
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Effect of groundwater springs on NO3- concentrations during summer in Catskill Mountain streams by Burns, D.A. (U.S. Geological Survey, Troy, NY.), Murdoch, P.S, Lawrence, G.B, Michel, R.L

“…Groundwater and stream water data collected at three headwater catchments in the Neversink River watershed indicate that base flow is sustained by groundwater…”
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Flow-Specific Trends in River-Water Quality Resulting from the Effects of the Clean Air Act in Three Mesoscale, Forested River Basins in the Northeastern United States Through 2002 by Murdoch, Peter S, Shanley, James B

“…Two new methods for assessing temporal trends in stream-solute concentrations at specific streamflow ranges were applied to long (40 to 50-year) but sparse…”
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A randomised controlled trial of senior Lay Health Mentoring in older people with ischaemic heart disease: The Braveheart Project by Coull, Andrew J., Taylor, Valerie H., Elton, Rob, Murdoch, Peter S., Hargreaves, Allister D.

“…Objective: to examine the effects and feasibility of educating and empowering older people with ischaemic heart disease using trained senior lay health…”
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