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Depicting coastal Louisiana land loss Depicting coastal Louisiana land loss
The Coastal Louisiana Land Loss map depicts historical (1932-2000) changes of land to water and water to land, as well as projected changes (2000-2050). Projections are based on the assumption of no future restoration.
Authors
Gregory J. Smith
Changes in the fish fauna of the Kissimmee River basin, peninsular Florida: Nonnative additions Changes in the fish fauna of the Kissimmee River basin, peninsular Florida: Nonnative additions
Recent decades have seen substantial changes in fish assemblages in rivers of peninsular Florida. The most striking change has involved the addition of nonnative fishes, including taxa from Asia, Africa, and Central and South America. I review recent and historical records of fishes occurring in the Kissimmee River basin (7,800 km2), a low-gradient drainage with 47 extant native fishes...
Authors
L.G. Nico
Dilemma of the common species: Florida Box Turtles Dilemma of the common species: Florida Box Turtles
Abstract not supplied at this time
Authors
C.K. Dodd
Roads and Florida's herpetofauna: a review and mitigation case study Roads and Florida's herpetofauna: a review and mitigation case study
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L. L. Smith, Kimberly G. Smith, W.J. Barichivich, C.K. Dodd, K. Sorensen
Quantitative assessment of benthic food resources for juvenile Gulf sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi in the Suwannee River estuary, Florida, USA Quantitative assessment of benthic food resources for juvenile Gulf sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi in the Suwannee River estuary, Florida, USA
Gulf sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi, forage extensively in the Suwannee River estuary following emigration out of the Suwannee River, Florida. While in the estuary, juvenile Gulf sturgeon primarily feed on benthic infauna. In June–July 2002 and February–April 2003, random sites within the estuary were sampled for benthic macrofauna (2002 n = 156; 2003 n = 103). A mean abundance...
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R. A. Brooks, K. J. Sulak
Timing of seed dispersal generates a bimodal seed bank depth distribution Timing of seed dispersal generates a bimodal seed bank depth distribution
The density of soil seed banks is normally highest at the soil surface and declines monotonically with depth. Sometimes, for a variety of reasons, peak density occurs below the surface but, except in severely disturbed soils, it is generally true that deeper seeds are older. In seasonally dry habitats that develop deep soil cracks during the dry season, it is possible that some seeds...
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J. L. Espinar, K. Thompson, L. V. Garcia
Shorebird habitat availability assessment of agricultural fields using a digital aerial video system Shorebird habitat availability assessment of agricultural fields using a digital aerial video system
Field and wetland conditions in the rice prairies of Louisiana and Texas are highly dynamic habitats. Rice prairies are important habitat for many species of migratory birds, including shorebirds, wading birds, and waterfowl. Ground sampling a variety of fields to assess habitat availability is very labor intensive, and accessibility to private lands makes statistical habitat sampling...
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Clinton W. Jeske, Scott A. Wilson, Paul C. Chadwick, Wylie C. Barrow
Black Carp: Biological synopsis and risk assessment of an introduced fish Black Carp: Biological synopsis and risk assessment of an introduced fish
This book is a detailed risk assessment and biological synopsis of the black carp, a large mollusk-eating cyprinid fish native to eastern Asia. A great deal of controversy surrounds the presence of this foreign fish in the United States. Most of those associated with the aquaculture industry view black carp as an important tool in controlling. Major subjects addressed are (1) taxonomy...
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L.G. Nico, J.D. Williams, H.L. Jelks
Back to the basics: Birmingham, Alabama, measurement and scale Back to the basics: Birmingham, Alabama, measurement and scale
Back to the Basics: Birmingham, Alabama is the fourth in a series of workshops that focus on teaching foundational map reading and spatial differentiation skills. It is the second published exercise from the Back to the Basics series developed by the Wetland Education through Maps and Aerial Photography (WETMAAP) Program (see Journal of Geography 103, 5: 226-230). Like its predecessor...
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Lawrence R. Handley, Catherine M. Lockwood, Nathan Handley
[Book Review] The Musk Turtle Book by John Iverson with a Section on Husbandry, by Richard Cary Paull [Book Review] The Musk Turtle Book by John Iverson with a Section on Husbandry, by Richard Cary Paull
Review of: The Musk Turtle Book. John Iverson: Volume I of Turtles of the Worlds. Green Nature Books, 2003. ISBN: 188808958X.
Authors
C.K. Dodd
Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI): A successful start to a national program in the United States Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI): A successful start to a national program in the United States
Most research to assess amphibian declines has focused on local-scale projects on one or a few species. The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) is a national program in the United States mandated by congressional directive and implemented by the U.S. Department of the Interior (specifically the U.S. Geological Survey, USGS). Program goals are to monitor changes in...
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Erin Muths, Robin E. Jung, Larissa L. Bailey, M. J. Adams, P. Stephen Corn, C. Kenneth Dodd, Gary M. Fellers, Walter J. Sadinski, Cecil R. Schwalbe, Susan C. Walls, Robert N. Fisher, Alisa L. Gallant, William A. Battaglin, D. Earl Green