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Response of roseate tern to a shoreline protection project on Falkner Island, Connecticut Response of roseate tern to a shoreline protection project on Falkner Island, Connecticut
Construction was initiated following the 2000 tern breeding season for Phase 1 of a planned two-phase "Shoreline Protection and Erosion Control Project" at the Falkner Island Unit of the USFWS Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge located in Long Island Sound off the coast of Guilford, CT. When the Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) and federally endangered Roseate Tern (S. dougallii)...
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C.J. Rogers, Jeffrey A. Spendelow
Restoration of waterbird habitats in Chesapeake Bay: Great expectations or Sisyphus revisited? Restoration of waterbird habitats in Chesapeake Bay: Great expectations or Sisyphus revisited?
In the past half century, many waterbird populations in Chesapeake Bay have declined or shifted ranges, indicating major ecological changes have occurred. While many studies have focused on the problems associated with environmental degradation such as the losses of coastal wetlands and submerged vegetation, a number of restoration efforts have been launched in the past few decades to...
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R.M. Erwin, R.A. Beck
Results of a Wildlife Toxicology Workshop held by the Smithsonian Institution ? Identification and prioritization of problem statements Results of a Wildlife Toxicology Workshop held by the Smithsonian Institution ? Identification and prioritization of problem statements
On March 13-15, 2007 nearly 50 scientists and administrators from the US and Canada participated in a Smithsonian-sponsored Wildlife Toxicology Workshop. Invitees were from academic, government, conservation and the private organizations and were selected to represent the diverse disciplines that encompass wildlife toxicology. The workshop addressed scientific and policy issues...
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K.C. Grim, A. Fairbrother, S. Monfort, S. Tan, Barnett A. Rattner, S. Gerould, V. Beasley, A. Aguirre, T. Rowles
Right whale mortality: a message from the dead to the living Right whale mortality: a message from the dead to the living
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M.J. Moore, W.A. McLellan, P.-Y. Daoust, R. K. Bonde, A.R. Knowlton
Spatial data infrastructures in management of natural disasters Spatial data infrastructures in management of natural disasters
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K.O. Asante, J. P. Verdin, M.P. Crane, S.A. Tokar, James D. Rowland
Strategies for survival: Marine mammals Strategies for survival: Marine mammals
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Sara J. Iverson, Alan M. Springer, James L. Bodkin
Strategies for survival: Stellar sea lions, harbor seals and sea otters Chapter 4.9 Strategies for survival: Stellar sea lions, harbor seals and sea otters Chapter 4.9
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Alan M. Springer, Sara J. Iverson, James L. Bodkin
Sublethal responses of avian embryos exposed to polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants Sublethal responses of avian embryos exposed to polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers PBDEs) have been detected in bird eggs worldwide, and despite increasing concentrations over the past 25 years, toxicological thresholds have yet to be established. We previously reported embryonic survival, and pipping and hatching success in chicken (Gallus gallus), mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) and American kestrel (Falco sparverius) embryos receiving 0...
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Barnett A. Rattner, M.A. McKernan, M. Ottinger
Suspended-sediment transport measurement Suspended-sediment transport measurement
Of the two operationally defined phases of fluvial-sediment transport – suspended load and bedload – collection of suspended-load data is the more common. This is a reflection of a number of factors including the general predominance of suspended load over bedload in mass transport and the greater difficulty and costs associated with collecting bedload data. Acquisition of suspended...
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John R. Gray
The Crown of the Continent: Striving for ecosystem sustainability The Crown of the Continent: Striving for ecosystem sustainability
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Tony Prato, Daniel B. Fagre
The effects of acidic mine drainage from historical mines in the Animas River watershed, San Juan County, Colorado—What is being done and what can be done to improve water quality? The effects of acidic mine drainage from historical mines in the Animas River watershed, San Juan County, Colorado—What is being done and what can be done to improve water quality?
Historical production of metals in the western United States has left a legacy of acidic drainage and toxic metals in many mountain watersheds that are a potential threat to human and ecosystem health. Studies of the effects of historical mining on surface water chemistry and riparian habitat in the Animas River watershed have shown that cost-effective remediation of mine sites must be...
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Stanley E. Church, Robert J. Owen, Paul Von Guerard, Philip L. Verplanck, Briant A. Kimball, Douglas B. Yager
The geochemistry of pesticides The geochemistry of pesticides
The mid-1970s marked a major turning point in human history, for it was at that moment that the ability of the Earth’s ecosystems to absorb most of the biological impacts of human activities appears to have been exceeded by the magnitude of those impacts. This conclusion is based partly upon estimates of the rate of carbon dioxide emission during the combustion of fossil fuels, relative...
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Jack E. Barbash