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Relocation of Wyoming mine production blasts using calibration explosions Relocation of Wyoming mine production blasts using calibration explosions
An important requirement for a comprehensive seismic monitoring system is the capability to accurately locate small seismic events worldwide. Accurate event location can improve the probability of determining whether or not a small event, recorded predominantly by local and regional stations, is a nuclear explosion. For those portions of the earth where crustal velocities are not well...
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Carol A. Finn, Gordon D. Kraft, Matthew S. Sibol, Ronald L. Jones, Mark E. Pulaski
The erosion of the Grand Canyon The erosion of the Grand Canyon
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George Billingsley
Bacterial respiration of arsenate and its significance in the environment Bacterial respiration of arsenate and its significance in the environment
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Ronald S. Oremland, Diane Newman, B.W. Kail, J.F. Stolz
Late Quaternary eolian records of the Americas and their paleoclimatic significance Late Quaternary eolian records of the Americas and their paleoclimatic significance
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Daniel R. Muhs, Marcelo Zarate
Stressor interactions in ecological systems Stressor interactions in ecological systems
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William Clements, Samuel N. Luoma, Jeroen Gerritsen, Anne Hatch, P. Jepson, Trefor B. Reynoldson, R. Thom
Integrated surface and borehole strong-motion, soil-response arrays in San Francisco, California Integrated surface and borehole strong-motion, soil-response arrays in San Francisco, California
An integrated set of four borehole arrays and ten surface installations is installed in the city of San Francisco, California to measure the response of soft-soil deposits to strong earthquake ground motions. The borehole arrays extend through thick layers of softwater-saturated soils of Holocene age and older more consolidated soils of Pleistocene age into bedrock at depths up to 100 m...
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Roger D. Borcherdt, H. P. Liu, R.E. Westerlund, Christopher M. Dietel, J. F. Gibbs, R. E. Warrick
Separating stressor influences from environmental variability: Eight case studies from aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems Separating stressor influences from environmental variability: Eight case studies from aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
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S.N. Suoma, W.H. Clements, T. DeWitt, Jeroen Gerritsen, Anne Hatch, P. Jepson, Trefor B. Reynoldson, Ron Thom
Biogeochemical cycles Biogeochemical cycles
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H.L. Ehrlich, Ron Oremland, J.P. Zehr
`Akohekohe response to flower availability: seasonal abundance, foraging, breeding, and molt `Akohekohe response to flower availability: seasonal abundance, foraging, breeding, and molt
We studied the relationship of flower availability to the seasonality of life history events of the `Akohekohe (Palmeria dolei), a primarily nectarivorous and endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper from montane rain forests on Maui, Hawai`i. For comparison, we also investigated temporal bird density and foraging behavior of three other competing Hawaiian honeycreepers: `Apapane (Himatione...
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Kim E. Berlin, John C. Simon, T.K. Pratt, James R. Kowalsky, Jeff S. Hatfield
A comparison of behavior for two cohorts of captive-reared greater sandhill cranes released in northern Arizona A comparison of behavior for two cohorts of captive-reared greater sandhill cranes released in northern Arizona
To determine how the behavior of greater sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis tabida) changes according to time of year, time of day, and number of days after release, we observed the activities of 2 groups of captive-reared greater sandhill cranes at Mormon Lake, northern Arizona. The behaviors we compared were alert, loafing, sleeping, foraging, preening, locomotion, and other. We found...
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D.P. Mummert, C. L. Chambers, D. H. Ellis
A comparison of multi-disciplinary methods for measuring physical conditions of streams A comparison of multi-disciplinary methods for measuring physical conditions of streams
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Faith A. Fitzpatrick
A reintroduction experiment involving mated pairs of parent-reared greater sandhill cranes in northern Arizona A reintroduction experiment involving mated pairs of parent-reared greater sandhill cranes in northern Arizona
In April 1997, 4 mated pairs of adult greater sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis tabida) were abrupt-released at Mormon Lake, Arizona. Five of 8 adult cranes died within 10 days of release. One crane flew from the release area within 10 days after release and was never relocated. One pair of cranes, with 1 pair member sustaining a broken wing 4 days after release, survived for 4 months and
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D.P. Mummert, D. H. Ellis, C. L. Chambers