Publications
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Annotated check list of the amphibians and reptiles of California Annotated check list of the amphibians and reptiles of California
No abstract available at this time
Authors
M.R. Jennings
Power and speed of swimming dolphins Power and speed of swimming dolphins
The belief that dolphins have an extraordinary ability to generate propulsive power or can modify the water flow over their bodies to the low-resistance laminar flow is pervasive in the perception of the animals by the public and by some of the biology communities. I analyzed measured swimming speeds for dolphins of the Stenella-Delphinus morphology. A conservative hydrodynamics model...
Authors
Clifford A. Hui
Recovery of the Santa Barbara Island Live-Forever Recovery of the Santa Barbara Island Live-Forever
No abstract available.
Authors
R. Clark, W. L. Halvorson
Flammulated Owls (Otus flammeolus) on Santa Barbara Island: First Records for the California Channel Islands Flammulated Owls (Otus flammeolus) on Santa Barbara Island: First Records for the California Channel Islands
No abstract available.
Authors
Paul W. Collins, Charles Drost, Gary M. Fellers
Mortalities of kelp-forest fishes associated with large oceanic waves off central California, 1982-1983 Mortalities of kelp-forest fishes associated with large oceanic waves off central California, 1982-1983
Observations of three incidents of the mass mortality of nearshore fishes are reported; each corresponded to periods of high-amplitude, long-period swells during the 1982-1983 El Niño event along the coast of central California. Members of the nearshore kelp forest fish assemblage, primarily of the genus Sebastes, accounted for 96% of the observed mortalities and S. mystinus (blue...
Authors
James L. Bodkin, Glenn R. VanBlaricom, Ronald J. Jameson
Ten years of change in seed banks of the chaparral shrubs, Arctostaphylos glauca and A. glandulosa Ten years of change in seed banks of the chaparral shrubs, Arctostaphylos glauca and A. glandulosa
In 1 decade, more than 107 seeds/ha were dispersed by two species of Arctostaphylos in a stand of chaparral. At the end of this decade no significant change in the size of the soil seed bank was detected for either species. Previous studies suggest that predation by ground-dwelling rodents limits the accumulation of seeds in the soil.
Authors
Jon E. Keeley
Use of tree aggregations in forest ecology and management Use of tree aggregations in forest ecology and management
Two recent studies using tree aggregations to analyze forest age-structure stability and past forest structure are flawed. A better understanding of aggregation dynamics is needed before aggregation analysis is used in forest management.
Authors
N.L. Stephenson