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Diagnostic services available Diagnostic services available

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G. L. Hoffman, A.J. Mitchell

Disease caused by environmental stressors Disease caused by environmental stressors

The use of the terms 'stress' and 'stressor' is sometimes inconsistent (e.g., Pickering, 1981). The term 'stressor' should be used to describe environmental or other factor intensities severe enough to require a compensatory response at any level of biological organization. A stressor is normally extrinsic. The term 'stress' indicates the organismic response initiated by the stressor...
Authors
Gary Wedemeyer, C.P. Goodyear

Disease control in food fish Disease control in food fish

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Authors
G. L. Bullock

Ecological considerations for the use of dispersants in oil spill response Ecological considerations for the use of dispersants in oil spill response

A multidisciplinary task force with membership from government agencies, academia, and industry is developing ecologically based guidelines for dispersant use in marine and estuarine environments. The guidelines are organized by habitat type (e.g., coral reefs, rocky shores, bird habitats) and consider dispersant use to protect the habitats from impact, to mitigate impacts, and to clean...
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J. Lindstedt-Siva, P.H. Albers, K.W. Fucik, N.G. Maynard
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