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Perception of neighboring plants by rhizomes and roots: Morphological manifestations of a clonal plant Perception of neighboring plants by rhizomes and roots: Morphological manifestations of a clonal plant

A previous study showed that clonal morphology of the rhizomatous grass Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus (Scibner & J.G. Smith Gould) was influenced more by neighbouring root systems than by the local distribution of nutrients. In this study we determine whether individual rhizomes or roots of E. lanceolatus perceive neighbouring root systems and how this is manifested in...
Authors
Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald, M. M. Caldwell, David A. Pyke

Field studies on pesticides and birds: Unexpected and unique relations Field studies on pesticides and birds: Unexpected and unique relations

We review the advantages and disadvantages of experimental and field studies for determining effects of pesticides on birds. Important problems or principles initially discovered in the field include effects of DDT (through its metabolite DDE) on eggshell thickness, reproductive success, and population stability; trophic-level bioaccumulation of the lipid-soluble organochlorine...
Authors
Lawrence J. Blus, Charles J. Henny

Landscape characteristics of disturbed shrubsteppe habitats in southwestern Idaho (USA) Landscape characteristics of disturbed shrubsteppe habitats in southwestern Idaho (USA)

We compared 5 zones in shrubsteppe habitats of southwestern Idaho to determine the effect of differing disturbance combinations on landscapes that once shared historically similar disturbance regimes. The primary consequence of agriculture, wildfires, and extensive fires ignited by the military during training activities was loss of native shrubs from the landscape. Agriculture created...
Authors
Steven T. Knick, J.T. Rotenberry

Spring feeding on ungulate carcasses by grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park Spring feeding on ungulate carcasses by grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park

We studied the spring use of ungulate carcasses by grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) on ungulate winter ranges in Yellowstone National Park. We observed carcasses and bear tracks on survey routes that were travelled biweekly during spring of 1985-90 in the Firehole-Gibbon winter range and spring of 1987-90 in the Northern winter range. The probability that grizzly bears used a...
Authors
Gerald I. Green, David J. Mattson, James M. Peek
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