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Aquifer recharge Aquifer recharge
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John R. Nimmo, Richard W. Healy, David A. Stonestrom
Genus sulfurospirillum Genus sulfurospirillum
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J.F. Stolz, Ronald S. Oremland, B.J. Paster, F.E. Dewhirst, P. Vandamme
Bufo canorus Camp 1916, Yosemite Toad. Bufo canorus Camp 1916, Yosemite Toad.
Yosemite toads (Bufo canorus) are endemic to the Sierra Nevada, California, from Ebbetts Pass, Alpine County to the Spanish Mountain area, Fresno County (Karlstrom 1962, 1973; Stebbins 1966; unpublished Sierra National Forest survey data, 1995, 2002). Sites occur from 1,950–3,444 m elevation, with the majority of sites between 2,590–3,048 m (Karlstrom, 1962). Jennings and Hayes (1994a)
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Carlos Davidson, Gary M. Fellers
Aneides hardii (Taylor, 1941): Sacramento Mountain salamander Aneides hardii (Taylor, 1941): Sacramento Mountain salamander
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Cindy Ramotnik
A thousand years in the life of a landscape A thousand years in the life of a landscape
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Craig D. Allen
Abundance and distribution of the common eider in eastern North America during the molting season Abundance and distribution of the common eider in eastern North America during the molting season
Like most other sea ducks, male common eiders (Somateria mollissima) concentrate in large groups to molt following the breeding season. Although Maine conducted surveys in the 1980s, little was known of eider molting sites in Atlantic Canada until recently, when surveys and research conducted in Quebec, Newfoundland, Labrador, Nova Scotia and Maine revealed a number of important molting...
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Jean-Pierre L. Savard, B. Allen, D. McAuley, G.R. Milton, S. Gililand
Amphibian ecotoxicology Amphibian ecotoxicology
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R. D. Semlitsch, C.M. Bridges
An objective method to determine an area's relative significance for avian conservation An objective method to determine an area's relative significance for avian conservation
Land managers are often concerned with providing habitat affords the 'best habitat for songbirds.' However, unless management simply is directed at rare species it may not be clear which habitats or management options are best. A standard, quantifiable measure to compare the significance of different tracts of land or competing management techniques for avian conservation would benefit...
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D.J. Twedt
Approaches for the direct estimation of rate of increase in population size using capture-recapture data Approaches for the direct estimation of rate of increase in population size using capture-recapture data
Recent developments in the modeling of capture-recapture data permit the direct estimation and modeling of population growth rate Pradel (1996). Resulting estimates reflect changes in numbers of birds on study areas, and such changes result from movement as well as survival and reproductive recruitment. One measure of the 'importance' of a demographic vital rate to population growth is...
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J.D. Nichols, T. Scott Sillett, J.E. Hines, Richard T. Holmes
Assessing climate change effects on mountain ecosystems using integrated models: A case study Assessing climate change effects on mountain ecosystems using integrated models: A case study
Mountain systems are characterized by strong environmental gradients, rugged topography and extreme spatial heterogeneity in ecosystem structure and composition. Consequently, most mountainous areas have relatively high rates of endemism and biodiversity, and function as species refugia in many areas of the world. Mountains have long been recognized as critical entities in regional...
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Daniel B. Fagre, Steven W. Running, Robert E. Keane, David L. Peterson
Availability of SQGs to estimate effects of sediment-associated contaminants in laboratory toxicity tests or in benthic community assessments Availability of SQGs to estimate effects of sediment-associated contaminants in laboratory toxicity tests or in benthic community assessments
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C.G. Ingersoll, S.M. Bay, J.L. Crane, L.J. Field, T. H. Gries, J. L. Hyland, E.R. Long, D.D. MacDonald, T.P. O’Connor
Batrachoseps pacificus (Cope, 1865), Channel Islands Slender Salamander Batrachoseps pacificus (Cope, 1865), Channel Islands Slender Salamander
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Robert W. Hansen, David B. Wake, Gary M. Fellers