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Coastal groundwater/surface-water interactions: a Great Lakes case study Coastal groundwater/surface-water interactions: a Great Lakes case study
Key similarities exist between marine and Great Lakes coastal environments. Water and nutrient fluxes across lakebeds in the Great Lakes are influenced by seiche and wind set-up and set-down, analogous to tidal influence in marine settings. Groundwater/surface-water interactions also commonly involve a saline-fresh water interface, although in the Great-Lakes cases, it is groundwater...
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Brian P. Neff, Sheridan K. Haack, Donald O. Rosenberry, Jacqueline F. Savino, Scott C. Lundstrom
Coastal wetland vulnerability to relative sea-level rise: wetland elevation trends and process controls Coastal wetland vulnerability to relative sea-level rise: wetland elevation trends and process controls
No abstract available.
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Donald R. Cahoon, P.F. Hensel, Terri Spencer, D.J. Reed, K.L. McKee, N. Saintilan
Conservation of prairie dogs in areas with plague Conservation of prairie dogs in areas with plague
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J.F. Cully, Dean E. Biggins, D.B. Seery
Development of a banding database for North Pacific albatross: Implications for future data collection Development of a banding database for North Pacific albatross: Implications for future data collection
The effects of fishery practices on black-footed (Phoebastria nigripes) and Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) continue to be a source of contention and uncertainty. Some of this uncertainty is a result of a lack of estimates of albatross demographic parameters such as survival. To begin to address these informational needs, a database of albatross banding and encounter records...
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P.F. Doherty, W. L. Kendall, S. Sillett, M. Gustafson, B. Flint, M. Naughton, C.S. Robbins, P. Pyle
Direct seeding woody species for restoration of bottomlands Direct seeding woody species for restoration of bottomlands
I direct seeded (broadcast) seeds of 39 species of trees and shrubs using an ATV-mounted rotary spreader to initiate restoration of bottomland forest on retired agricultural sites. Four sites were planted during February, 2000, and 13 additional sites were planted during April and May, 2001. After two growing seasons, stem density of direct-seeded species varied greatly among study plots...
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D.J. Twedt
Ecological restoration of Southwestern ponderosa pine ecosystems: A broad perspective Ecological restoration of Southwestern ponderosa pine ecosystems: A broad perspective
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Craig D. Allen, Melissa Savage, Donald A. Falk, Kieran F. Suckling, Thomas W. Swetnam, Todd Schulke, Peter B. Stacey, Penelope Morgan, Martos Hoffman, Jon T. Klingel
Effects of fire on plant communities Effects of fire on plant communities
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M.L. Brooks
Effects of fire on salmonid persistence Effects of fire on salmonid persistence
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Robert E. Gresswell
Effects of methyl mercury on reproduction in American kestrels Effects of methyl mercury on reproduction in American kestrels
Methyl mercury (MeHg) readily passes through biological membranes, accumulates in individuals, and biomagnifies in higher order predators. It is acutely toxic to some birds at 5-15 parts per million (ppm) wet weight in the diet, and it can damage the central nervous system, impair reproduction, and retard growth and development. The effects of MeHg on reproduction in wild raptors are...
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P.H. Albers, M.T. Koterba, R. Rossmann, J.B. French, R.S. Bennett, W.C. Bauer, W.A. Link
Endocrine disrupting chemicals and endocrine active agents Endocrine disrupting chemicals and endocrine active agents
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T. S. Gross, B.S. Arnold, M. S. Sepulveda, K. McDonald
Environmental contaminant exposure data and monitoring priorities for wild terrestrial vertebrates at national parks in coastal and estuarine habitat Environmental contaminant exposure data and monitoring priorities for wild terrestrial vertebrates at national parks in coastal and estuarine habitat
The Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Project of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) assesses the exposure and effects of environmental contaminants on select species and habitats in the United States. One of the many BEST Project activities entails the development of decision-support tools to assist in the identification of chemical threats to species and lands under...
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Barnett A. Rattner, B.K. Ackerson, K.M. Eisenreich, M.A. McKernan