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Acid Rain Acid Rain

Acid deposition, or acid rain as it is more commonly referred to, has become a widely publicized environmental issue in the U.S. over the past decade. The term usually conjures up images of fish kills, dying forests, "dead" lakes, and damage to monuments and other historic artifacts. The primary cause of acid deposition is emission of S02 and NOx to the atmosphere during the combustion...
Authors
Owen P. Bricker, Karen C. Rice

Acidification of experimental wetlands: Effects on wetland productivity and survival of juvenile black ducks Acidification of experimental wetlands: Effects on wetland productivity and survival of juvenile black ducks

Six man-made wetlands (0.02 ha each) and pen-reared broods of American black ducks (Anas rubripes) were used to assess the effects of reduced pH on the quality of fish- free, palustrine habitat for brood rearing. Acid treatment was assigned randomly among newly constructed wetlands during April through June 1984-85, to simulate depressed pH from snowmelt and spring rain. Sampling of...
Authors
G.M. Haramis, Diane S. Chu, C.M. Bunck, T.M. Mingo, W.W.R. Schaffner

An experimental release of whooping cranes in Florida -- the first three years An experimental release of whooping cranes in Florida -- the first three years

No abstract available.
Authors
S.A. Nesbitt, M.J. Folk, M. G. Spalding, J.A. Schmidt, S.T. Schwikert, Jane M. Nicolich, M. Wellington, J. C. Lewis, T.H. Logan

Breeding habitat workshop Breeding habitat workshop

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Authors
Keith McAloney, J. R. Longcore
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