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Temperature effects on stocks and stability of a phytoplankton-zooplankton model and the dependence on light and nutrients Temperature effects on stocks and stability of a phytoplankton-zooplankton model and the dependence on light and nutrients

A model of a closed phytoplankton—zooplankton ecosystem was analyzed for effects of temperature on stocks and stability and the dependence of these effects on light and total nutrient concentration of the system. An analysis of the steady state equations showed that the effect of temperature on zooplankton and POM biomass was levelled when primary production is nutrient limited...
Authors
J. Norberg, D.L. DeAngelis

Effects of habitat suitability on the survival of relocated freshwater mussels Effects of habitat suitability on the survival of relocated freshwater mussels

Freshwater mussels are often relocated from existing beds for both conservation and management reasons. In this study, we empirically tested whether the habitat type at the destination site was important in predicting the success of mussel relocation. In 1993, four species of freshwater mussels were relocated in the Apalachicola River in Florida, into three distinct habitat types: stable...
Authors
Hannah M. Hamilton, Jayne Brim-Box, Robert M. Dorazio

AVHRR imagery used to identify hurricane damage in a forested wetland of Louisiana AVHRR imagery used to identify hurricane damage in a forested wetland of Louisiana

Certain events provide a unique opportunity to test the monitoring capability of AVHBR imagery. On 26 August 1992, Hurricane Andrew passed through Louisiana, impacting a large area of forested wetlands. One response to the widespread defoliation resulting from the hurricane impact was an abnormal bloom of new leaves and new growth in the underlying vegetation between September and...
Authors
Elijah W. Ramsey, D.K. Chappell, D.G. Baldwin

A rop net and removable walkway used to quantitatively sample fishes over wetland surfaces in the dwarf mangrove of the Southern Everglades A rop net and removable walkway used to quantitatively sample fishes over wetland surfaces in the dwarf mangrove of the Southern Everglades

We describe a 9 m2 drop net and removable walkways designed to quantify densities of small fishes in wetland habitats with low to moderate vegetation density. The method permits the collection of small, quantitative, discrete samples in ecologically sensitive areas by combining rapid net deployment from fixed sites with the carefully contained use of the fish toxicant rotenone. This...
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J.J. Lorenz, C.C. McIvor, G.V.N. Powell, P. C. Frederick

Investigation into avian mortality in the Playa Lakes region of southeastern New Mexico: Final Report - June 1997 Investigation into avian mortality in the Playa Lakes region of southeastern New Mexico: Final Report - June 1997

This Final Report is a review of work on a cooperative study undertaken by the USGS Biological Resources Division's National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) and National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC; formerly the Southern Science Center) from 1994 through 1997. The study was initiated at the request of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), through a request to the former National...
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F. Joshua Dein, Laurie A. Baeten, Melody K. Moore, Michael D. Samuel, Paul D. Miller, Christopher Murphy, Steven Sissler, Clinton W. Jeske, Joseph R. Jehl, J. S. Yaeger, B. Bauer, Shiela A. Mahoney

The influence of vines on an oligohaline marsh community: Results of a removal and fertilization study The influence of vines on an oligohaline marsh community: Results of a removal and fertilization study

The effects of competitive suppression by vines on the non-vine plant community have received little attention in temperate habitats. This study investigated the impact vines have on their herbaceous hosts in a wetland community at two soil fertility levels. Plots in an oligohaline marsh were treated in a 2 x 2 factorial design with vine removal and fertilization over two growing seasons...
Authors
L. Gough, J.B. Grace

Coastal wetlands and climate change Coastal wetlands and climate change

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Authors
G.R. Guntenspergen, B.A. Vairin, V.R. Burkett, D. McGrath
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