Publications
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Historic fire regime in southern California shrublands Historic fire regime in southern California shrublands
Historical variability in fire regime is a conservative indicator of ecosystem sustainability, and thus understanding the natural role of fire in chaparral ecosystems is necessary for proper fire management. It has been suggested that the “natural” fire regime was one of frequent small fires that fragmented the landscape into a fine-grained mixture of age classes that precluded large...
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Jon E. Keeley, C. J. Fotheringham
Historical overfishing and the recent collapse of coastal ecosystems Historical overfishing and the recent collapse of coastal ecosystems
A method for calculating parameters necessary to maintain stable populations is described and the management implications of the method are discussed. This method depends upon knowledge of the population mortality rate schedule, the age at which the species reaches maturity, and recruitment rates or age ratios in the population. Four approaches are presented which yield information about...
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J.B.C. Jackson, M.X. Kirby, W.H. Berger, K.A. Bjorndal, L.W. Botsford, B.J. Bourque, R. Bradbury, R. Cooke, J. Erlandson, J. A. Estes, T.P. Hughes, S. Kidwell, C.B. Lange, H.S. Lenihan, J.M. Pandolfi, C. H. Peterson, R.S. Steneck, M. J. Tegner, R. Warner
Overwintering tadpoles in the California red-legged frog (Rana aurora draytonii) Overwintering tadpoles in the California red-legged frog (Rana aurora draytonii)
No abstract available.
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G. M. Fellers, A. Launer, G. B. Rathbun, S. Bobzien, J. Alvarez, D. Sterner, R.B. Seymour, M. Westphal
Predation of nesting waterbirds in an urban environment, Annual Progress Report Predation of nesting waterbirds in an urban environment, Annual Progress Report
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A.M. Meckstroth, A.K. Miles
Manipulacion de Anfibios Vivos Manipulacion de Anfibios Vivos
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Gary M. Fellers, Charles A. Drost, W. Ronald Heyer
Soluble scute proteins of healthy and ill desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) Soluble scute proteins of healthy and ill desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii)
No abstract available.
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B.L. Homer, Chen Li, K.H. Berry, Nancy Denslow, E.R. Jacobson, R. Sawyer, E. Williams
Herpetofaunal Monitoring in MSCP Region of San Diego Herpetofaunal Monitoring in MSCP Region of San Diego
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C. Rochester, S. Hathaway, C. Brown, K. Pease, Robert N. Fisher
Review and update of the 1995 Federal wildland fire management policy Review and update of the 1995 Federal wildland fire management policy
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J. Douglas, Terry J. Mills, D. Artly, D. Ashe, A. Bartuska, R.L. Black, S. Coloff, J. Cruz, M. Edrington, J. Edwardson, R.T. Gale, S.W. Goodman, L. Hamilton, R. Landis, B. Powell, S. Robinson, R.J. Schuster, P.K. Stahlschmidt, J. Stires, J. van Wagtendonk
Avian communities in baylands and artificial salt evaporation ponds of the San Francisco Bay estuary Avian communities in baylands and artificial salt evaporation ponds of the San Francisco Bay estuary
San Francisco Bay wetlands, seasonal and tidal marshes between the historic low and high tide lines, are now highly fragmented because of development during the past 150 years. Artificial salt pond systems in the Bay are hypersaline and typically support simple assemblages of algae and invertebrates. In order to establish the value of salt ponds for migratory waterbirds, we used datasets...
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John Y. Takekawa, C.T. Lu, R.T. Pratt
Addendum to Work Plan. Scoping ecological risk assessment, installation restoration program sites, Edwards Air Force Base Addendum to Work Plan. Scoping ecological risk assessment, installation restoration program sites, Edwards Air Force Base
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A.K. Miles, C. M. Marn, N. T. Garcia-Andersen, R.A. Keister
Experimental assessment of the toxicity of the mosquito larvicide Golden Bear Oil (GB-1111): (1) Field evaluations on duckling, target, and non-target prey survival; (2) Laboratory evaluations on reared mallard and bobwhite eggs, and wild redwing blackbir Experimental assessment of the toxicity of the mosquito larvicide Golden Bear Oil (GB-1111): (1) Field evaluations on duckling, target, and non-target prey survival; (2) Laboratory evaluations on reared mallard and bobwhite eggs, and wild redwing blackbir
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A.K. Miles, S.P. Lawler, D. J. Hoffman, P.A. Albers, M. J. Melancon, D. Dritz, S. Spring, D.M. Buscemi