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Final report of the California spotted owl Federal Advisory Committee Final report of the California spotted owl Federal Advisory Committee

No abstract available at this time
Authors
W. Philpot C, N.L. Christensen, N.L. Colegrove, L.N. Decker, T.P. Duane, J.F. Franklin, R. Graham, R. J. Gutierrez, N.H. Pilsbury, A.R. Stage, J. W. van Wagtendonk

The intermediate disturbance hypothesis does not explain fire and diversity pattern in fynbos The intermediate disturbance hypothesis does not explain fire and diversity pattern in fynbos

The intermediate disturbance hypothesis is a widely accepted generalization regarding patterns of species diversity, but may not hold true where fire is the disturbance. In the Mediterranean-climate shrublands of South Africa, called fynbos, fire is the most importance disturbance and a controlling factor in community dynamics. The intermediate disturbance hypothesis states that...
Authors
D.W. Schwilk, Jon E. Keeley, W. Bond

Kermit says the sky is falling, or amphibians as sentinels of change Kermit says the sky is falling, or amphibians as sentinels of change

Review of: "Ecology and conservation of amphibians" by Trevor Beebee. 1996. Conservation Biology Series 7. Chapman and Hall, New York.
Authors
Robert N. Fisher

Design of Amphibian Surveys Design of Amphibian Surveys

No abstract available at this time
Authors
Gary M. Fellers

California salmon and steelhead: Beyond the crossroads California salmon and steelhead: Beyond the crossroads

Virtually all California salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) and steelhead (O. mykiss) stocks have declined to record or near-record low levels during 1980-95. Escapement of naturally spawning Klamath and Sacramento basin fall-run chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha) stocks has fallen consistently below the goals of 35,000 adults (Klamath) and 120,000 adults (Sacramento) established by the Pacific...
Authors
Terry J. Mills, Dennis R. McEwan, Mark R. Jennings
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