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Grizzly bear Grizzly bear

The grizzly bear inspires fear, awe, and respect in humans to a degree unmatched by any other North American wild mammal. Like other bear species, it can inflict serious injury and death on humans and sometimes does. Unlike the polar bear (Ursus maritimus) of the sparsely inhabited northern arctic, however, grizzly bears still live in areas visited by crowds of people, where presence of...
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C.C. Schwartz, S.D. Miller, M.A. Haroldson

Human disruption of element interactions: Drivers, consequences, and trends for the twenty-first century Human disruption of element interactions: Drivers, consequences, and trends for the twenty-first century

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A.T. Austin, R. W. Howarth, Jill Baron, F. S. Chapin, T.R. Christensen, E.A. Holland, M.V. Ivanov, A.Y. Lein, L.A. Martinelli, J. M. Melillo, C. Shang

In praise of mechanistically-rich models In praise of mechanistically-rich models

Quantitative models are crucial to almost every area of ecosystem science. They provide a logical structure that guides and informs empirical observations of ecosystem processes. They play a particularly crucial role in synthesizing and integrating our understanding of the immense diversity of ecosystem structure and function. Increasingly, models are being called on to predict the...
Authors
Donald L. DeAngelis, Wolf M. Mooij

Interaction between perchlorate and iodine in the metamorphosis of Hyla versicolor Interaction between perchlorate and iodine in the metamorphosis of Hyla versicolor

Perchlorate (ClO4-) is a water-soluble, inorganic anion that is often combined with ammonium, potassium or other cations for use in industry and agriculture. Ammonium perchlorate, for example, is a potent oxidizer and is used in various military applications including rocket fuel. It has also been found in an historically widely used fertilizer, Chilean nitrate and in other fertilizers...
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D. W. Sparling, G. Harvey, V. Nzengung
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