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Clonal variation in response to salinity and flooding stress in four marsh macrophytes of the northern gulf of Mexico, USA Clonal variation in response to salinity and flooding stress in four marsh macrophytes of the northern gulf of Mexico, USA
Intraspecific variation in stress tolerance can be an important factor influencing plant population structure in coastal wetland habitats. We studied clones of four species of emergent marsh macrophytes native to the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana, USA, to examine variation in response to salinity and flooding stress under controlled greenhouse conditions. Clones of...
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R.J. Howard, P.S. Rafferty
Regional processes in mangrove ecosystems: Spatial scaling relationships, biomass, and turnover rates following catastrophic disturbance Regional processes in mangrove ecosystems: Spatial scaling relationships, biomass, and turnover rates following catastrophic disturbance
Physiological processes and local-scale structural dynamics of mangroves are relatively well studied. Regional-scale processes, however, are not as well understood. Here we provide long-term data on trends in structure and forest turnover at a large scale, following hurricane damage in mangrove ecosystems of South Florida, U.S.A. Twelve mangrove vegetation plots were monitored at...
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G.A. Ward, T. J. Smith, K.R.T. Whelan, T.W. Doyle
Electrocardiography in two subspecies of manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris and Trichechus manatus manatus) Electrocardiography in two subspecies of manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris and Trichechus manatus manatus)
Electrocardiographic (ECG) measurements were recorded in two subspecies of awake, apparently healthy, wild manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris and T. m. manatus) undergoing routine field examinations in Florida and Belize. Six unsedated juveniles (dependent and independent calves) and 6 adults were restrained in ventral recumbency for ECG measurements. Six lead ECGs were recorded...
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J. Siegal-Willott, A. Estrada, R. K. Bonde, A. Wong, D.J. Estrada, K. Harr
Distribution and abundance of elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, and prevalence of white-band disease at Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands Distribution and abundance of elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, and prevalence of white-band disease at Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
In the 1970s and 1980s elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, declined dramatically throughout the Caribbean primarily due to white-band disease (WBD). In 2005, elkhorn coral was proposed for listing as threatened under the US Endangered Species Act. WBD was first documented at Buck Island Reef National Monument (BIRNM). Together with hurricanes WBD reduced live elkhorn coral coverage by...
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P.A. Mayor, C.S. Rogers, Z.-M. Hillis-Starr
Patterns of fish use and piscivore abundance within a reconnected saltmarsh impoundment in the northern Indian River Lagoon, Florida Patterns of fish use and piscivore abundance within a reconnected saltmarsh impoundment in the northern Indian River Lagoon, Florida
Nearly all saltmarshes in east-central, Florida were impounded for mosquito control during the 1960s. The majority of these marshes have since been reconnected to the estuary by culverts, providing an opportunity to effectively measure exchange of aquatic organisms. A multi-gear approach was used monthly to simultaneously estimate fish standing stock (cast net), fish exchange with the...
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Philip W. Stevens, C.L. Montague, K. J. Sulak
Restoration monitoring of riverine forests Restoration monitoring of riverine forests
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David Merkey, Bobby D. Keeland
Redhead Aythya americana Redhead Aythya americana
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Thomas C. Michot, Marc C. Woodin
Old-growth bottomland hardwood forests as bird habitat: Implications for contemporary management Old-growth bottomland hardwood forests as bird habitat: Implications for contemporary management
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Robert Hamilton, Wylie C. Barrow, Keith Ouchley
Coastal forests of the Gulf of Mexico: A description and some thoughts on their conservation Coastal forests of the Gulf of Mexico: A description and some thoughts on their conservation
Millions of Nearctic-Neotropical landbirds move through the coastal forests of the Gulf of Mexico each spring and autumn as they migrate across and around the gulf. Migration routes in the gulf region are not static—they shift year to year and season to season according to prevailing wind patterns. Given the dynamic nature of migration routes, coastal forests around the Gulf of Mexico...
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Wylie C. Barrow, Lori Johnson-Randall, M.S. Woodrey, J. Cox, E. Ruelas I., C. M. Riley, R.B. Hamilton, C. Eberly
Cattail sleuths use forensic science to better understand spread of an invasive species Cattail sleuths use forensic science to better understand spread of an invasive species
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Joy Marburger, Steve Travis, Steve K. Windels
Mapping the invasive species, Chinese tallow with NASA EO1 satellite hyperion hyperspectral image data Mapping the invasive species, Chinese tallow with NASA EO1 satellite hyperion hyperspectral image data
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Amina Rangoonwala, Elijah Ramsey
Individual-based modeling of ecological and evolutionary processes Individual-based modeling of ecological and evolutionary processes
Individual-based models (IBMs) allow the explicit inclusion of individual variation in greater detail than do classical differential-equation and difference-equation models. Inclusion of such variation is important for continued progress in ecological and evolutionary theory. We provide a conceptual basis for IBMs by describing five major types of individual variation in IBMs: spatial...
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Donald L. DeAngelis, Wolf M. Mooij