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Many other plants grow in mangrove forests too! Many other plants grow in mangrove forests too!
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Thomas J. Smith
Mapping recent decadal climate variations in precipitation and temperature across eastern Africa and the Sahel Mapping recent decadal climate variations in precipitation and temperature across eastern Africa and the Sahel
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Christopher C. Funk, Joel Michaelsen, Michael Marshall
Maximizing the utility of monitoring to the adaptive management of natural resources Maximizing the utility of monitoring to the adaptive management of natural resources
Data collection is an important step in any investigation about the structure or processes related to a natural system. In a purely scientific investigation (experiments, quasi-experiments, observational studies), data collection is part of the scientific method, preceded by the identification of hypotheses and the design of any manipulations of the system to test those hypotheses. Data...
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William L. Kendall, Clinton T. Moore
Measuring rotational ground motions in seismological practice Measuring rotational ground motions in seismological practice
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William H. K. Lee, John R. Evans, B. S. Huang, C. R. Hutt, C.-J. Lin, C.-C. Liu, R. L. Nigbor
Mechanics of debris flows and rock avalanches: Chapter 43 Mechanics of debris flows and rock avalanches: Chapter 43
Debris flows are geophysical phenomena intermediate in character between rock avalanches and flash floods. They commonly originate as water-laden landslides on steep slopes and transform into liquefied masses of fragmented rock, muddy water, and entrained organic matter that disgorge from canyons onto valley floors. Typically including 50%–70% solid grains by volume, attaining speeds >10...
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Richard M. Iverson
Mediterranean-type climate ecosystems and fire Mediterranean-type climate ecosystems and fire
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Jon E. Keeley, William J. Bond, Ross A. Bradstock, Juli G. Pausas, Philip W. Rundel
Mercury cycling in terrestrial watersheds Mercury cycling in terrestrial watersheds
This chapter discusses mercury cycling in the terrestrial landscape, including inputs from the atmosphere, accumulation in soils and vegetation, outputs in streamflow and volatilization, and effects of land disturbance. Mercury mobility in the terrestrial landscape is strongly controlled by organic matter. About 90% of the atmospheric mercury input is retained in vegetation and organic...
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James B. Shanley, Kevin Bishop
Metadata requirements and templates Metadata requirements and templates
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Karl Heidemann
Methods Methods
Detecting declines in population size is one of the highest priorities of the shorebird initiatives in Canada and the United States. The quantitative goal is 80% power to detect a 50% decline, occurring during no more than 20 years, with a significance level of 0.15, using a two-tailed test, and incorporating effects of potential bias into the estimator. The Arctic PRISM program was...
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Jonathan Bart, Victoria Johnston, Paul A. Smith, Ann Manning, Jennie Rausch, Stephen Brown
Modelling reintroduced populations: The state of the art and future directions Modelling reintroduced populations: The state of the art and future directions
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Doug P. Armstrong, Michelle H. Reynolds
Natural disturbances to mangroves Natural disturbances to mangroves
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Thomas J. Smith, K.R.T. Whelan
Navigational inlets are conduits for land-based sources of pollution Navigational inlets are conduits for land-based sources of pollution
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J.C. Flutch, Dale W. Griffin, Erin K. Lipp