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Field validation of a habitat suitability index model for the American oyster Field validation of a habitat suitability index model for the American oyster

A habitat suitability index (HSI) model, developed for the American oyster,Crassostrea virginica, along the Gulf of Mexico, was field tested on 38 0.1-ha reef and nonreef sites in Galveston Bay, Texas. The HSI depends upon six (HSI1) or, optionally, eight (HSI2) variables. The six variables are percent of bottom covered with suitable cultch (V1), mean summer water salinity (V2), mean...
Authors
Thomas M. Soniat, Michael S. Brody

Workshop summary: Habitat loss and its effect on waterfowl Workshop summary: Habitat loss and its effect on waterfowl

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Authors
Robert E. Stewart, Gary Krapu, Bruce Conant, H. Franklin Percival, David L. Hall

Habitat relationships of island nesting seabirds along Coastal Louisiana Habitat relationships of island nesting seabirds along Coastal Louisiana

Seabirds in the saline marsh of coastal Louisiana nest on the islands that are more isolated, smaller, have lower percentages of woody vegetation, and higher percentages of herbaceous vegetation and beach habitat. Only moderate variation in these habitat features was demonstrated among years of colonization. The factors causing these preferences appear to be protection from mammalian...
Authors
Richard D. Greer, Carroll L. Cordes, Stanley H. Anderson

The ecology of the soft-bottom benthos of San Francisco Bay: a community profile The ecology of the soft-bottom benthos of San Francisco Bay: a community profile

This profile, part of a series of profiles concerning coastal habitats of the United States, is a detailed examination of the soft-bottom benthos of San Francisco Bay. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Game report (1979) entitled "Protection and Restoration of San Francisco Bay Fish and Wildlife Habitat" provides clear recognition of the importance of
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Frederic H. Nichols, Mario M. Pamatmat

Use of GIS technologies in addressing resource management problems in Mobile Bay, Alabama Use of GIS technologies in addressing resource management problems in Mobile Bay, Alabama

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologies are being used in three neutral resource management studies of Mobile Bay, AL. Each study is briefly discussed. In the first, the GIS was used to analyze wetland habitat changes in the bay over a 25-year period. In the second, cartographic modeling techniques are being used to assess the potential impacts of contaminated sediments on...
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Mary C. Watzin, P.F. Roscigno, James D. Scurry, E. Randy Roach

Microhistological characteristics of selected aquatic plants of Florida, with techniques for the study of manatee food habits Microhistological characteristics of selected aquatic plants of Florida, with techniques for the study of manatee food habits

This study was initiated in 1978 to develop a technique of identifying and quantifying the digestive tract contents of Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) and to serve as a manual for the identification and analysis of ingesta collected from manatee carcasses salvaged in Florida. This report includes key microhistological characters found useful in identifying fragments of...
Authors
L.A. Hurst, C.A. Beck

Biological measurements and related chemical features in Soviet and United States regions of the Bering Sea Biological measurements and related chemical features in Soviet and United States regions of the Bering Sea

The U.S. results of a joint U.S.-U.S.S.R. expedition to the Bering Sea in 1984 investigated the chemical and biological interactions in the south, east, north and west regions. The nutrients, phytoplankton biomass and primary productivity were enhanced near the ends of a north-south transect of stations. The southern end of the transect had characteristics of the North Pacific Ocean with...
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T.E. Whitledge, R.R. Bidigare, Stephan O. Zeeman, R. N. Sambrotto, Pasquale F. Roscigno, Paul R. Jensen, James M. Brooks, Charles Trees, Denise M. Veldt
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