Publications
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Cross-boundary issues for National Parks: What works "on the ground." Cross-boundary issues for National Parks: What works "on the ground."
In recent years, cross-boundary management has become an essential part of park management. In this article we compare the perspectives of managers of several US national parks to the advice on this issue presented in the published literature. Data were obtained from interviews of the superintendents, assistant superintendents and resources managers of five major western national parks...
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M. Buechner, C. Schonewald-Cox, R. Sauvajot, B. Wilcox
Use of agricultural drainwater impoundments by snowy plovers in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California Use of agricultural drainwater impoundments by snowy plovers in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California
No abstract available at this time
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D.L. Roster, W.L. Hohman, D. A. Barnum
The effect of temperature on the distribution and co-occurrence of fairy shrimp (0:Anostraca) in vernal pools in San Diego, California The effect of temperature on the distribution and co-occurrence of fairy shrimp (0:Anostraca) in vernal pools in San Diego, California
No abstract available at this time
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S.A. Hathaway, J.N. Glaspy, J.L. Lamberson, M.A. Simovich
Changes in abundance of migratory land birds in conifer forests of western North America Changes in abundance of migratory land birds in conifer forests of western North America
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G. Cox, B.E. Kus
The Ecology of Tijuana Estuary: A National Estuarine Research Reserve The Ecology of Tijuana Estuary: A National Estuarine Research Reserve
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J. Zedler, C. Nordby, B. Kus
Selenium and other elements in freshwater fishes from the irrigated San Joaquin Valley, California Selenium and other elements in freshwater fishes from the irrigated San Joaquin Valley, California
Arsenic (As), chromium (Cr), mercury (Hg), and selenium (Se) were measured in composite whole-body samples of five fishes — bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), common carp (Cyprinus carpio), mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), and Sacramento blackfish (Orthodon microlepidotus) — from the San Joaquin River system to determine if concentrations were...
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M. K. Saiki, M.R. Jennings, T.W. May
Walking of the shore crab Pachygrapsis crassipes in its two natural environments Walking of the shore crab Pachygrapsis crassipes in its two natural environments
Video analyses of crabs walking on smooth and rocky terrains when in air and when submerged in water were conducted. Modifications of walking in the two environments, between which the animal’s weight changes sixfold, are consistent with the goals of maximizing ease of walking and minimizing risk of injury. The duty factor (fraction of step cycle in which the dactylus is in contact with...
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Clifford A. Hui
Sea otter population surveys: Why and How Sea otter population surveys: Why and How
No abstract available.
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R.J. Jameson
Comments on the proposed conservation of the specific name of Anniella pulchra Gray, 1852 and designation of a neotype (Reptilia, Squamata) Comments on the proposed conservation of the specific name of Anniella pulchra Gray, 1852 and designation of a neotype (Reptilia, Squamata)
No abstract available.
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M.R. Jennings
Status of the least Bell's vireo at the West San Luis Rey River, San Diego County, California, 1992 Status of the least Bell's vireo at the West San Luis Rey River, San Diego County, California, 1992
No abstract available at this time
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B.E. Kus
Breeding status of the least Bell's vireo at the Tijuana River, California, 1992 Breeding status of the least Bell's vireo at the Tijuana River, California, 1992
No abstract available at this time
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B.E. Kus