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Debris flows at Mount St. Helens, Washington, USA Debris flows at Mount St. Helens, Washington, USA
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Jon J. Major, Thomas C. Pierson, Kevin M. Scott
Cattail sleuths use forensic science to better understand spread of an invasive species Cattail sleuths use forensic science to better understand spread of an invasive species
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Joy Marburger, Steve Travis, Steve K. Windels
Birth of the lower Colorado River–Stratigraphic and geomorphic evidence for its inception near the conjunction of Nevada, Arizona, and California Birth of the lower Colorado River–Stratigraphic and geomorphic evidence for its inception near the conjunction of Nevada, Arizona, and California
A detailed record of the late Cenozoic history of the lower Colorado River can be inferred from alluvial and (likely) lacustrine stratigraphy exposed in dissected alluvial basins below the mouth of the Grand Canyon. Numerous sites in Mohave, Cottonwood, and Detrital valleys contain stratigraphic records that directly bear on the mode, timing, and consequences of the river’s inception and
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Kyle House, Keith A. Howard, J. W. Bell, M. E. Perkins, J. E. Faulds, A. Brock
Mapping beaches and coastal terrain Mapping beaches and coastal terrain
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Robert Morton
Mapping shores and coastal terrain Mapping shores and coastal terrain
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R. A. Morton
Mapping, habitat characterization, and fish surveys of the deep-water Oculina coral reef Marine Protected Area: A review of historical and current research Mapping, habitat characterization, and fish surveys of the deep-water Oculina coral reef Marine Protected Area: A review of historical and current research
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J.K. Reed, A.N. Shepard, Christopher C. Koenig, Kathryn M. Scanlon, R. Grant Gilmore
Net dextral slip, Neogene San Gregorio–Hosgri fault zone, coastal California: Geologic evidence and tectonic implications Net dextral slip, Neogene San Gregorio–Hosgri fault zone, coastal California: Geologic evidence and tectonic implications
Reinterpretation of onshore and offshore geologic mapping, examination of a key offshore well core, and revision of cross-fault ties indicate Neogene dextral strike slip of 156 ± 4 km along the San Gregorio–Hosgri fault zone, a major strand of the San Andreas transform system in coastal California. Delineating the full course of the fault, defining net slip across it, and showing its...
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William R. Dickinson, Mihai N. Ducea, Lewis I. Rosenberg, H. Gary Greene, Stephan A. Graham, Joseph C. Clark, Gerald E. Weber, Steven Kidder, W. Gary Ernst, Earl E. Brabb
On the world-wide riverine delivery of sediment-hosted contaminants On the world-wide riverine delivery of sediment-hosted contaminants
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P.W. Swarzenski, P.L. Campbell
Perennial Antarctic lake ice: a refuge for cyanobacteria in an extreme environment Perennial Antarctic lake ice: a refuge for cyanobacteria in an extreme environment
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J.C. Priscu, E.E. Adams, H.W. Paerl, C.H. Fritsen, J.E. Dore, J.T. Lisle, C.F. Wolf, Jill A. Mikucki
Sedimentological signatures of riverine-dominated phases in estuarine and barrier evolution along an embayed coastline: Chapter 15 Sedimentological signatures of riverine-dominated phases in estuarine and barrier evolution along an embayed coastline: Chapter 15
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Ilya V. Buynevich, Duncan M. FitzGerald