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Introduction Introduction
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D. J. Hoffman, Barnett A. Rattner, G.A. Burton, J. Cairns
Introduction to fire danger rating and remote sensing - Will remote sensing enhance wildland fire danger prediction? Introduction to fire danger rating and remote sensing - Will remote sensing enhance wildland fire danger prediction?
While ‘Fire Danger’ per se cannot be measured, the physical properties of the biotic and abiotic world that relate to fire occurrence and fire behavior can. Today, increasingly sophisticated Remote Sensing methods are being developed to more accurately detect fuel properties such as species composition (fuel types), vegetation structure or plant water content - to name a few. Based on
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Britta Allgower, J.D. Carlson, Jan W. Van Wagtendonk
Introduction: multiple stressors and declining amphibian populations: evaluating cause and effect Introduction: multiple stressors and declining amphibian populations: evaluating cause and effect
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G. Linder, S.T. Branca, D. W. Sparling, S.K. Krest
Lead in the environment Lead in the environment
Anthropogenic uses of lead have probably altered its availability and environmental distribution more than any other toxic element. Consequently, lead concentrations in many living organisms may be approaching thresholds of toxicity for the adverse effects of lead. Such thresholds are difficult to define, as they vary with the chemical and physical form of lead, exposure regime, other...
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Oliver H. Pattee, Deborah J. Pain
Macroinvertebrate assemblages associated with patterns in land use and water quality Macroinvertebrate assemblages associated with patterns in land use and water quality
Most national parks were designated to preserve significant natural resources. Park borders often reflect political rather than ecological boundaries. Consequently, catchments of many streams are only partially within park boundaries, and are therefore subject to land use changes and potential contamination from non-point sources outside the park. The National Park Service has initiated...
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Daren M. Carlisle, Paul M. Stewart, Jason T. Butcher
Marine terraces, sea level history and Quaternary tectonics of the San Andreas fault on the coast of California Marine terraces, sea level history and Quaternary tectonics of the San Andreas fault on the coast of California
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D.R. Muhs, C. Prentice, D.J. Merrits
Modeling a complex conceptual theory of population change in the Shiras moose: History and recasting as a structural equation model Modeling a complex conceptual theory of population change in the Shiras moose: History and recasting as a structural equation model
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Bruce H. Pugesek
Modeling manifest variables in longitudinal designs - A two-stage approach Modeling manifest variables in longitudinal designs - A two-stage approach
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Bret E. Fuller, Alexander von Eye, P. K. Wood, Bobby D. Keeland
Modeling means in latent variable models of natural selection Modeling means in latent variable models of natural selection
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Bruce H. Pugesek
Multiple stressors and declining amphibian populations: an integrated analysis of cause-effect to support adaptive resource management Multiple stressors and declining amphibian populations: an integrated analysis of cause-effect to support adaptive resource management
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D. W. Sparling, S.K. Krest, G. Linder
Natural gas hydrate; introduction and history of discovery Natural gas hydrate; introduction and history of discovery
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Keith A. Kvenvolden