Publications
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Aleuts, sea otters, and alternate stable state communities Aleuts, sea otters, and alternate stable state communities
Reexamination of stratified faunal components of a prehistoric Aleut midden excavated on Amchitka Island, Alaska, indicates that Aleut prey items changed dramatically during 2500 years of aboriginal occupation. Recent ecological studies in the Aleutian Islands have shown the concurrent existence of two alternate stable nearshore communities, one dominated by macroalgae, the other by...
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C.A. Simenstad, J. A. Estes, K.W. Kenyon
Wilderness fire management in Yosemite National Park Wilderness fire management in Yosemite National Park
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J. W. van Wagtendonk
Forty-first breeding bird census. No. 167. Tamarisk-quailbrush marsh Forty-first breeding bird census. No. 167. Tamarisk-quailbrush marsh
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E.A. Cardiff, S.W. Cardiff, K.H. Berry
The status of the flat-tailed horned lizard, (Phrynosoma mcallii), at nine sites in Imperial and Riverside counties, California The status of the flat-tailed horned lizard, (Phrynosoma mcallii), at nine sites in Imperial and Riverside counties, California
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F.B. Turner, P.A. Medica, H.O. Hill
Forty-first breeding bird census. No. 164. Desert marsh Forty-first breeding bird census. No. 164. Desert marsh
No abstract available.
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M. Weinstein, K.H. Berry
Two migratory thrushes and the African pitta in coastal Kenya Two migratory thrushes and the African pitta in coastal Kenya
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P.L. Britton, G. B. Rathbun
Evolution of the rump region in the golden-rumped elephant shrew Evolution of the rump region in the golden-rumped elephant shrew
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G. B. Rathbun
Radio-telemeteric studies of movements in desert bighorn sheep, Joshua Tree National Monument Radio-telemeteric studies of movements in desert bighorn sheep, Joshua Tree National Monument
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C. L. Douglas, L. White
Albumin polymorphism in the feral asses of Death Valley National Monument, California Albumin polymorphism in the feral asses of Death Valley National Monument, California
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J.G. Blake, C. L. Douglas
Sea otter predation and community organization in the western Aleutian Island, Alaska Sea otter predation and community organization in the western Aleutian Island, Alaska
Predation by the sea otter (Enhydra lutris) limits epibenthic invertebrates, especially sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus polyacanthus), in turn allowing a luxuriant development of the macroalgal canopy. Where sea otters are abundant, sea urchins are small and scarce in shallow water, and the association of fleshy macroalgae apparently is regulated by competition. Sea urchins are larger...
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J. E. Estes, N. S. Smith, J. F. Palmisano
Albumin polymorphism in the feral donkey of Death Valley National Monument, California Albumin polymorphism in the feral donkey of Death Valley National Monument, California
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J.G. Blake, C. L. Douglas
Reproduction of chaparral shrubs after fire: A comparison of sprouting and seeding strategies Reproduction of chaparral shrubs after fire: A comparison of sprouting and seeding strategies
The relative ability of sprouting and nonsprouting chaparral shrubs to recover from fire was studied by examining population of congeneric pairs of species in burned and adjacent unburned areas. The pairs of species selected, with the nonsprouting species named first, were Arctostaphylos glauca - A. glandulosa and Ceanothus greggii - C. leucodermis. Data were also obtained on certain...
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Jon E. Keeley, Paul H. Zedler