Publications
Explore WARC's science publications.
Filter Total Items: 3505
Degradation of mangrove tissues and implications for peat formation in Belizean island forests Degradation of mangrove tissues and implications for peat formation in Belizean island forests
1. Macrofaunal leaf consumption and degradation of leaves, woody twigs and roots were studied in mangrove island forests on a Belizean island. Factors influencing accumulation of organic matter deposited both above and below ground in this oligotrophic, autochothonous system were assessed. 2. Leaf degradation rates of Rhizophora mangle (red mangrove), Avicennia germinans (black mangrove)...
Authors
B.A. Middleton, K.L. McKee
Assessment of reproductive effects in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) exposed to bleached/unbleached kraft mill effluents Assessment of reproductive effects in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) exposed to bleached/unbleached kraft mill effluents
This study evaluated the potential effects of different concentrations of bleached/unbleached kraft mill effluent (B/UKME) on several reproductive endpoints in adult largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). The kraft mill studied produces a 50/50 mix of bleached/unbleached market pulp with an estimated release of 36 million gal of efffluent/day. Bleaching sequences were C90d10EopHDp and...
Authors
M. S. Sepulveda, D. S. Ruessler, N. D. Denslow, S. E. Holm, T. R. Schoeb, T. S. Gross
[Book review] Wetlands, by W. J. Mitch and J. G. Gosselink [Book review] Wetlands, by W. J. Mitch and J. G. Gosselink
Review of: Wetlands (Third Edition) / W.J. Mitch and J.G. Gosselink / John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158-0012. 2000. 920 pages. ISBN 0-471-29232-X.
Authors
R.G. Boustany
Ten years after the crime: Lasting effects of damage from a cruise ship anchor on a coral reef in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands Ten years after the crime: Lasting effects of damage from a cruise ship anchor on a coral reef in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
In October 1988, a cruise ship dropped its anchor on a coral reef in Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, creating a distinct scar roughly 128 m long and 3 m wide from a depth of 22 m to a depth of 6 m. The anchor pulverized coral colonies and smashed part of the reef framework. In April 1991, nine permanent quadrats (1 m2) were established inside the scar over a depth range of 9 m to...
Authors
C.S. Rogers, V.H. Garrison
Association of Syscenus infelix (Crustacea: Isopoda: Aegidae) with benthopelagic rattail fishes, Nezumia spp. (Macrouridae), along the western North Atlantic continental slope Association of Syscenus infelix (Crustacea: Isopoda: Aegidae) with benthopelagic rattail fishes, Nezumia spp. (Macrouridae), along the western North Atlantic continental slope
During submersible surveys along the continental slope (summers of 1991 and 1992, 184-847 m) between False Cape, Virginia, and Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, USA, we observed the aegid isopod, Syscenus infelix Harger, attached to the macrourid Nezumia bairdii (Goode and Bean). This is the first report of S. infelix attached to fishes in the western North Atlantic. The association of this...
Authors
Steve W. Ross, K. J. Sulak, T.A. Munroe
Individual-based models: The importance of variability among individuals Individual-based models: The importance of variability among individuals
Abstract not supplied at this time
Authors
D.L. DeAngelis, W.M. Mooij, M.P. Nott, R.E. Bennetts
Natural history notes: Gyrinophilus porphyriticus danielsi (Blue-ridge Spring Salamander). Arboreality Natural history notes: Gyrinophilus porphyriticus danielsi (Blue-ridge Spring Salamander). Arboreality
No abstract available.
Authors
William J. Barichivich, Kimberly G. Smith, J. L. Waldron
Manatees in the Gulf of Mexico Manatees in the Gulf of Mexico
The endangered Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) inhabits rivers and estuaries along both coasts of Florida and, to a lesser extent, adjacent states (Figure 1). Since 1990, documented sightings of manatees outside of Florida have been increasing. This increase in sightings probably represents northward shifts in manatee distribution made possible by man-made sources of...
Authors
Robert K. Bonde, Lynn W. Lefebvre
Wetland restoration in the Prairie Pothole Region of North America: A literature review Wetland restoration in the Prairie Pothole Region of North America: A literature review
The landscape of the prairie pothole region (PPR), a grassland biome of the northern U.S. Great Plains and parts of Canada, has been greatly altered by land use since the 1800's. Conversion of grassland to cropland and drainage of wetlands has resulted in wetland losses of up to 90% in some areas. Besides the area providing critical habitat to various wildlife, breeding waterfowl, and...
Authors
Gregory A. Knutsen, Ned H. Euliss
Ecological scale and its implications for freshwater fishes in the Florida Everglades Ecological scale and its implications for freshwater fishes in the Florida Everglades
No abstract available.
Authors
J.C. Trexler, W.F. Loftus, F. Jordan, J.H. Chick, K. L. Kandl, T. C. McElroy, O. L. Bass
Linkages between the snail kite population and wetland dynamics in a highly fragmented South Florida landscape: Chapter 6 Linkages between the snail kite population and wetland dynamics in a highly fragmented South Florida landscape: Chapter 6
No abstract available.
Authors
Wiley M. Kitchens, Robert E. Bennetts, Donald L. DeAngelis
The great alligator-caiman debate: Meditations on crocodilian life-history strategies The great alligator-caiman debate: Meditations on crocodilian life-history strategies
No abstract available.
Authors
C.L. Abercrombie, Kenneth G. Rice, C. A. Hope