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Crassulacean acid metabolism in Isoetes bolanderi in high elevation oligotrophic lakes Crassulacean acid metabolism in Isoetes bolanderi in high elevation oligotrophic lakes

Isoetes bolanderi dominates the littoral flora of Siesta (elevation 2,440 m) and Ellery (2,905 m) lakes in the Sierra Nevada Range of California, USA. Both lakes are sparsely vegetated and I. bolanderi maintained aboveground oven dry weight of 30–50 m−22 through most of the 1981 summer growing season. Plants at the higher elevation Ellery Lake were half as large as plants at Siesta Lake...
Authors
Jon E. Keeley, C.M. Walker, R.P. Mathews

Crassulacean acid metabolism in the seasonally submerged aquatic Isoetes howellii Crassulacean acid metabolism in the seasonally submerged aquatic Isoetes howellii

Evidence to date is consistent with the hypothesis that the submerged aquatic Isoetes howellii Engelmann possesses crassulacean acid metabolism. Quantitative 14C uptake studies indicate that CO2 assimilation in both the light and dark are functions of pH and total inorganic carbon level. In both the light and dark, maximum uptake rates in 0.6 mM NaHCO3 were double the rates in 0.3 mM...
Authors
Jon E. Keeley

Status of the West Indian manatee in Honduras Status of the West Indian manatee in Honduras

Aerial surveys and interviews with fisherman in Honduras indicate that manatee numbers are low. There is an abundance of suitable habitat, and evidence on the proportion of calves indicates that manatees are reproducing. Although natural mortality occurs when the animals are trapped in small landlocked coastal lagoons, the greatest threat to manatees is from subsistence hunting for their...
Authors
G. B. Rathbun, J. A. Powell, G. Cruz

First nests of Heermann's Gull in the United States First nests of Heermann's Gull in the United States

No abstract available.
Authors
J. A. Howell, D. Laclerque, S. Paris, W. Boarman, A. DeGange, L. Binford
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