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The effects of global climate change on seagrasses The effects of global climate change on seagrasses
The increasing rate of global climate change seen in this century, and predicted to accelerate into the next, will significantly impact the Earth's oceans. In this review, we examine previously published seagrass research through a lens of global climate change in order to consider the potential effects on the world's seagrasses. A primary effect of increased global temperature on...
Authors
Frederick T. Short, Hilary A. Neckles
Herpetology in the federal government: a personal view Herpetology in the federal government: a personal view
In late 1976, I received a phone call from an ichthyological colleague who asked if I would be willing to take a temporary position in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) Office of Endangered Species (OES) in Washington. They had a backlog of proposed and final rules that needed to be finished, and they thought that a 30-day stint by a temporary herpetologist would clear the slate...
Authors
C. Kenneth Dodd
The influence of surface and shallow subsurface soil processes on wetland elevation: a synthesis The influence of surface and shallow subsurface soil processes on wetland elevation: a synthesis
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Authors
Donald R. Cahoon, J.W. Day, D.J. Reed
Atlantic white cedar plantings in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, and the Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge, Mississippi Atlantic white cedar plantings in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, and the Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge, Mississippi
Populations of Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) B.S.P.) growing at the extreme western range of the species are in danger of being lost, and information on the ecology of these populations is limited. Seeds and seedlings ("wildlings") were collected near Vancleave, MS. The wildlings were transplanted to bay-head sites on Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge where canopy...
Authors
John W. McCoy, Bobby D. Keeland, James A. Allen
USGS develops a drainage-based system to track ANS introductions USGS develops a drainage-based system to track ANS introductions
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Program has tracked the distribution of introduced species for more than 20 years. This effort began with foreign fishes in Florida and later expanded to include aquatic nuisance species nationwide. The tracking database contains locational and temporal data for introductions and spread. This data is generally derived...
Authors
Pamela L. Fuller
Conservation of aquatic karst Biotas: shedding light on troubled waters Conservation of aquatic karst Biotas: shedding light on troubled waters
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Authors
Stephen J. Walsh
Comparison of the capabilities of dugongs and West Indian manatees to masticate seagrasses Comparison of the capabilities of dugongs and West Indian manatees to masticate seagrasses
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Authors
Helene Marsh, Cathy A. Beck, Tim Vargo
Geographic distribution: Scaphiopus holbrooki (Eastern spadefoot toad) Geographic distribution: Scaphiopus holbrooki (Eastern spadefoot toad)
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Authors
K. J. Irwin, C. Kenneth Dodd, Marian L. Griffey
Effects of environmental change on plant species density: Comparing predictions with experiments Effects of environmental change on plant species density: Comparing predictions with experiments
Ideally, general ecological relationships may be used to predict responses of natural communities to environmental change, but few attempts have been made to determine the reliability of predictions based on descriptive data. Using a previously published structural equation model (SEM) of descriptive data from a coastal marsh landscape, we compared these predictions against observed...
Authors
L. Gough, J.B. Grace
Spatial and temporal patterns of nonindigenous fish introductions in the United States Spatial and temporal patterns of nonindigenous fish introductions in the United States
In 1978 biologists in Gainesville, Florida, began compiling records on the distribution and status of nonindigenous fishes known in U.S. inland waters. The database, now in electronic format, currently contains approximately 17,000 records representing more than 500 nonindigenous fish taxa (i.e., species, hybrids, and unidentified forms). Of these taxa, 317 (61%) are native to the United...
Authors
L.G. Nico, P.L. Fuller
Geographic distribution: Ambystoma talpoideum (Mole salamander) Geographic distribution: Ambystoma talpoideum (Mole salamander)
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Authors
C. Kenneth Dodd, Marian L. Griffey