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Seasonal-to-interannual fluctuations in surface temperature over the Pacific: effects of monthly winds and heat fluxes Seasonal-to-interannual fluctuations in surface temperature over the Pacific: effects of monthly winds and heat fluxes

Monthly heat fluxes and wind stresses are used to force the Oberhuber isopycnic ocean general-circulation (OPYC) model of the Pacific basin over a two-decade period from 1970 to 1988. The surface forcings are constructed from COADS marine observations via bulk formulae. Monthly anomalies of the fluxes and stresses are superimposed upon model climatological means of these variables, which...
Authors
Daniel R. Cayan, Arthur J. Miller, Tim P. Barnett, Nicholas E. Graham, Jack N. Ritchie, Josef M. Oberhuber

Secondary toxicity in raptors caused by white phosphorus Secondary toxicity in raptors caused by white phosphorus

White phosphorus (WP) has caused waterfowl die-offs in a tidal saltmarsh used by the U.S. Army for artillery practice for > 40 years. Bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)and golden (Aquila chrysaetos) eagles have been observed feeding on dead and dying waterfowl on the marsh and may be exposed to WP through ingestion of contaminated birds. One carcass of each eagle species has been found with...
Authors
D. W. Sparling

Sediment tests Sediment tests

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Authors
Christopher G. Ingersoll

Southeastern freshwater fishes Southeastern freshwater fishes

North America has the richest fauna of temperate freshwater fishes in the world, with about 800 native species in the waters of Canada and the United States. The center of this diversity is in the southeastern United States, where as many as 500 species may exist (62% of the continental fauna north of Mexico). Many coastal marine species also enter fresh waters of the Southeast, and at...
Authors
Stephen J. Walsh, Noel M. Burkhead, James D. Williams

Stable isotopes in mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal systems: Interactions between fluids, minerals, and organisms Stable isotopes in mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal systems: Interactions between fluids, minerals, and organisms

Studies of abundance variations of light stable isotopes in nature have had a tremendous impact on all aspects of geochemistry since the development, in 1947, of a gas source isotope ratio mass spectrometer capable of measuring small variations in stable isotope ratios (Nice, 1947]. Stable isotope geochemistry is now a mature field, as witnessed by the proliferation of commercially...
Authors
Wayne C. Shanks, J.K. Bohlke, Robert R. Seal,

Statistical aspects of point count sampling Statistical aspects of point count sampling

The dominant feature of point counts is that they do not census birds, but instead provide incomplete counts of individuals present within a survey plot. Considering a simple model for point count sampling, we demon-strate that use of these incomplete counts can bias estimators and testing procedures, leading to inappropriate conclusions. A large portion of the variability in point...
Authors
R. J. Barker, J.R. Sauer

Status and future of Lake Huron fish communities Status and future of Lake Huron fish communities

In 1993, fishery management agencies with jurisdiction over Lake Huron fish populations developed draft fish community objectives in response to the Joint Strategic Plan for Management of Great Lakes Fisheries. The Joint Strategic Plan charged the Great Lakes Fishery Commission sponsored Lake Huron Committee to define objectives for what the fish community of Lake Huron should look like...
Authors
M.P. Ebener, J.E. Johnson, D.M. Reid, N.P. Payne, R.L. Argyle, G.M. Wright, K. Krueger, J.P. Baker, T. Morse, J. Weise

The Altay falcon: Origin, morphology and distribution The Altay falcon: Origin, morphology and distribution

The systematic position of the Altay falcon (Falco altaicus lorenzi) is perhaps the most enigmatic question lingering in falcon taxonomy. First reported to science in 1811, it has been treated as a race of the gyrfalcon (F. rusticolus), as a race of the saker (F. cherrug), as two separate species (F. lorenzi and F. altaicus), and as one to three color morphs of either the saker or the...
Authors
D. H. Ellis
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