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The influence of the Atlantic Warm Pool on the Florida panhandle sea breeze

 In this paper we examine the variations of the boreal summer season sea breeze circulation along the Florida panhandle coast from relatively high resolution (10 km) regional climate model integrations. The 23 year climatology (1979–2001) of the multidecadal dynamically downscaled simulations forced by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction–Department of Energy (NCEP‐DOE) Reanalysis II
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Vasubandhu Misra, Lauren Moeller, Lydia Stefanova, Steven Chan, James J. O'Brien, Thomas J. Smith, Nathaniel Plant

Testing competing hypotheses for chronology and intensity of lesser scaup molt during winter and spring migration

We examined chronology and intensity of molt and their relationships to nutrient reserves (lipid and protein) of Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinisK/i>) to test predictions of two competing hypotheses. The "staggered cost" hypothesis states that contour-feather molt is nutritionally costly and should not occur during nutritionally costly periods of the annual cycle unless adequate nutrients are availabl
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Michael J. Anteau, Andrea C.E. Anteau, Alan D. Afton

Fish and land use influence Gammarus lacustris and Hyalella azteca (Amphipoda) densities in large wetlands across the upper Midwest

Gammarus lacustris and Hyalella azteca (hereafter G. lacustris and H. azteca, respectively) are important components of secondary production in wetlands and shallow lakes of the upper Midwest, USA. Within the past 50 years, amphipod densities have decreased while occurrences of fish and intensity of agricultural land use have increased markedly across this landscape. We investigated influences of
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Michael J. Anteau, Alan D. Afton, Andrea C.E. Anteau, E. Barry Moser

Book review: World atlas of mangroves

Nearly 14 years have passed since the first atlas, World Mangrove Atlas (Spalding et al. 1997), was published. While scientists throughout the world have shared their insights about these ecosystems from a handful of “classic” mangrove ecology treatises, no book since has provided the same platform for understanding the global importance of mangroves by simply defining their distribution. The vast
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Ken W. Krauss, Daniel A. Friess

Review of concepts useful for maintaining quality of male reproductive field samples for laboratory study

Investigations into cellular and molecular characteristics of male gametes obtained from fish in natural ecosystems require careful sample handling and shipping in order to minimize artifacts. Maintaining sample integrity engenders confident assessments of ecosystem health, whereby animal condition is often reflected by gamete biomarkers - indicators that respond in measurable ways to changes. A n
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Jill A. Jenkins

Scenarios for coastal vulnerability assessment

Coastal vulnerability assessments tend to focus mainly on climate change and especially on sea-level rise. Assessment of the influence of nonclimatic environmental change or socioeconomic change is less well developed and these drivers are often completely ignored. Given that the most profound coastal changes of the twentieth century due to nonclimate drivers are likely to continue through the twe
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Robert J. Nicholls, Colin D. Woodroffe, Virginia Burkett, John Hay, Poh Poh Wong, Leonard Nurse

Multidisciplinary approaches to climate change questions

Multidisciplinary approaches are required to address the complex environmental problems of our time. Solutions to climate change problems are good examples of situations requiring complex syntheses of ideas from a vast set of disciplines including science, engineering, social science, and the humanities. Unfortunately, most ecologists have narrow training, and are not equipped to bring their envir
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Beth A. Middleton

Abnormal alligators and organochlorine pesticides in Lake Apopka, Florida

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Allan R. Woodward, H. Franklin Percival, R. Heath Rauschenberger, Timothy S. Gross, Kenneth G. Rice, Roxanne Conrow

Modern methods of estimating biodiversity from presence-absence surveys

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Robert M. Dorazio, Nicholas J. Gotelli, Aaron M. Ellison

Verification of ploidy and reproductive potential in triploid black carp and grass carp

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Diana M. Papoulias, James S. Candrl, Jill A. Jenkins, Donald E. Tillitt