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Seagrasses of the Pacific Coast of North America Seagrasses of the Pacific Coast of North America
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David H. Ward, S.E. Ibarra-Obando
SETAC Wingspread workshop: summary, recommendations and habitat restoration SETAC Wingspread workshop: summary, recommendations and habitat restoration
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S.K. Krest, D. Shank, G. Linder, D. W. Sparling
Setting priorities for conserving and rehabilitating Detroit River habitats Setting priorities for conserving and rehabilitating Detroit River habitats
This chapter discusses habitat for wild animals and plants in the Detroit River. Such habitat has been defined as places in the river where physical, chemical, and biological factors, including soil and water quality sustain all life stages of fish and wildlife, including their reproduction.
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Bruce A. Manny
Spring viremia of carp Spring viremia of carp
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A.E. Goodwin, J. R. Winton
Storms as agents of wetland elevation change: their impact on surface and subsurface sediment processes Storms as agents of wetland elevation change: their impact on surface and subsurface sediment processes
Direct measures of the impact of major storms on wetland sediment elevation are rare. Recently developed techniques have enabled simultaneous, quantitative observations of surface and subsurface processes affecting sediment elevation. An analysis of ten wetland sites revealed the following patterns of sediment elevation change after storm passage: (1) elevation change equivalent to...
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Donald R. Cahoon
Synergistic effects of a combined exposure to herbicides and an insecticide in Hyla versicolor Synergistic effects of a combined exposure to herbicides and an insecticide in Hyla versicolor
Combinations of the herbicides atrazine and metolachlor and the insecticide chlorpyrifos were tested under both laboratory and field conditions to determine their individual and combined effects on amphibian populations. In the lab Hyla versicolor tadpoles experienced 100% mortality when exposed to a high combination of the pesticides (2.0 mg/L atrazine, 2.54 mg/L metolachlor, 1.0 mg/L
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L. Mazanti, D. W. Sparling, C. Rice, K. Bialek, C. Stevenson, B. Teels
Synergy of agroforestry and bottomland hardwood afforestation Synergy of agroforestry and bottomland hardwood afforestation
Afforestation of bottomland hardwood forests has historically emphasized planting heavy-seeded tree species such as oak (Quercus spp.) and pecan (Caryaillinoensis) with little or no silvicultural management during stand development. Slow growth of these tree species, herbivory, competing vegetation, and limited seed dispersal, often result in restored sites that are slow to develop...
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D.J. Twedt, J. Portwood
The adaptive basis of developmental instability: A hypothesis and its implications The adaptive basis of developmental instability: A hypothesis and its implications
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J.M. Emlen, D.C. Freeman, J.H. Graham
The American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) The American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
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P.M. Sanzenbacher, Susan M. Haig
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident: ecotoxicological update The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident: ecotoxicological update
The accident at the Chernobyl, Ukraine, nuclear reactor on 26 April 1986 released large amounts of radiocesium and other radionuclides into the environment, contaminating much of the northern hemisphere, especially Europe. In the vicinity of Chernobyl, at least 30 people died, more than 115,000 others were evacuated, and consumption of milk and other foods was banned because of...
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R. Eisler
The ecology and impact of the invasion of Lake Ontario by the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) and quagga mussel (D. bugensis) The ecology and impact of the invasion of Lake Ontario by the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) and quagga mussel (D. bugensis)
In this chapter we present a detailed description of the zebra and quagga mussel invasion in Lake Ontario, with specific emphasis on: (1) the development of the Dreissena populations in Lake Ontario, (2) previously unreported data from 1997 and 1998 for Dreissena populations at Nine-Mile Point in Lake Ontario, (3) factors influencing dreissenid development in Lake Ontario, and (4) the...
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T.L. Negley, E.L. Mills, B. Baldwin, R. O'Gorman, R.W. Owens
The importance of spatial scale in the modeling of aquatic ecosystems: Chapter 24 The importance of spatial scale in the modeling of aquatic ecosystems: Chapter 24
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Donald L. DeAngelis, Wolf M. Mooij, A. Basset