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Species succession and sustainability of the Great Lakes fish community Species succession and sustainability of the Great Lakes fish community
This article concentrates on the sustainability of the offshore pelagic and deepwater fish communities that were historically dominated by lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush). The causes of alteration in these fish communities (i.e., overfishing, introductions, and cultural eutrophication) were identified by Loftus and Regier (1972). Here we look at the ecology of these altered communities...
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Randy L. Eshenroder, Mary K. Burnham-Curtis
Spectroscopy of rocks and minerals and principles of spectroscopy Spectroscopy of rocks and minerals and principles of spectroscopy
Spectroscopy is the study of light as a function of wavelength that has been emitted, reflected or scattered from a solid, liquid, or gas. In this chapter I will primarily discuss the spectroscopy of minerals, but the principles apply to any material. No single chapter can cover this topic adequately, and one could argue, not even a single book. Thus, in some ways, this chapter may fall...
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Roger N. Clark
Status of the Texas Botteri Sparrow Status of the Texas Botteri Sparrow
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J.T. Marshall, R. B. Clapp
Stress-induced immune-endocrine interaction Stress-induced immune-endocrine interaction
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A.G. Maule, S. P. VanderKooi
Tannins as nutritional constraints for elk and deer of the coastal Pacific Northwest. Tannins as nutritional constraints for elk and deer of the coastal Pacific Northwest.
In the coastal Pacific Northwest, diets of elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti) and deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) are dominated by shrubs, ferns, and forbs solution17,18 or agarose gel.19 In this paper, we refer to the capacity to precipitate proteins as astringency.20
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Edward E. Starkey, Patricia J. Happe, M. P. Gonzalez-Hernandez, K. M. Lange, J. J. Karchesy
The Black-capped Vireo in Mexico and Ft. Hood The Black-capped Vireo in Mexico and Ft. Hood
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J.T. Marshall, R. B. Clapp
The evolution of land use ethics and resource management: coming full circle The evolution of land use ethics and resource management: coming full circle
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J.E. Nolt, J.D. Peine
The issue of scale in selecting and designing biological reserves The issue of scale in selecting and designing biological reserves
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J. M. Scott, E. A. Norse, H. Arita, A. Dobson, J. A. Estes, M.S. Foster, B. Gilbert, D.B. Jesen, R.L. Knight, D. Mattson, M. E. Soule
The issue of scale in selecting and designing biological reserves The issue of scale in selecting and designing biological reserves
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J. M. Scott, E. A. Norse, H. Arita, A. Dobson, J. A. Estes, M. Foster, B. Gilbert, D.B. Jensen, R.L. Knight, D. Mattson, M. E. Soule