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The status of vultures in the Western Hemisphere The status of vultures in the Western Hemisphere
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S.R. Wilbur
Use of IPA to demonstrate loss of forest interior birds from isolated woodlots Use of IPA to demonstrate loss of forest interior birds from isolated woodlots
'Empleo de indices puntuales de abundancia (IPA) para demostrar la perdida de aves forestales en bosques aislados'. En Maryland, E.U., se seleccionaron bloques boscosos de diferente superficie, divididos en seis clase de tamano (2,8-6 ha, 7-14, 20-30, 34-80, 105-1300, mayores de 4000 ha). En estas ?islas' forestales fue programado un conjunto de muestreos puntuales con estas...
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C.S. Robbins, D.D. Boone
Various Costa Rican species accounts Various Costa Rican species accounts
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N.J. Scott
Managing coastal ecosystems: Progress towards a systems approach Managing coastal ecosystems: Progress towards a systems approach
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James B. Johnston
Topographic control of the deglaciation of eastern Massachusetts: Ice lobation and marine incursion Topographic control of the deglaciation of eastern Massachusetts: Ice lobation and marine incursion
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Byron D. Stone, John D. Peper
Manganese-phosphorite deposits of the Blake Plateau (Western North-Atlantic Ocean) Manganese-phosphorite deposits of the Blake Plateau (Western North-Atlantic Ocean)
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Frank T. Manheim, P. Popenoe, William Siapno, C. Lane
A stratigraphic framework for Cretaceous and Paleogene margins along the South Carolina and Georgia coastal sediments A stratigraphic framework for Cretaceous and Paleogene margins along the South Carolina and Georgia coastal sediments
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Gregory Gohn, Laurel M. Bybell, Raymond A. Christopher, James P. Owens, Charles C. Smith
Detached crystalline rocks of the Mohave, Buck, and Bill Williams Mountains, western Arizona Detached crystalline rocks of the Mohave, Buck, and Bill Williams Mountains, western Arizona
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Keith A. Howard, J. W. Goodge, B.E. John
Geologic and geochronologic reconnaissance of the Turtle Mountains area, California: West border of the Whipple Mountains detachment terrane Geologic and geochronologic reconnaissance of the Turtle Mountains area, California: West border of the Whipple Mountains detachment terrane
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Keith A. Howard, Paul Stone, M.A. Pernokas, R. F. Marvin
Geologic factors that control mineral matter in coal Geologic factors that control mineral matter in coal
Elements other than organically derived and bound C, H, N, O, and S constitute mineral matter in coal. Mineral matter may consist of discrete minerals such as calcite, quartz, clays, and pyrite, and/or organic compounds that contain organically bonded elements such as Ca and CI. Processes that may affect the association and content of mineral matter are operable from the initial peat...
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C. B. Cecil, R.W. Stanton, F.T. Dulong, J.J. Renton
Regional character of mylonitic gneiss in the Cadiz Valley area, southeastern California Regional character of mylonitic gneiss in the Cadiz Valley area, southeastern California
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Keith A. Howard, D. M. Miller, B.E. John
Sedimentation, metamorphism and tectonic accretion of the Franciscan assemblage of northern California Sedimentation, metamorphism and tectonic accretion of the Franciscan assemblage of northern California
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M. Clark Blake, A. S. Jayko, D. G. Howell