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January 1, 1975

Production and management Production and management

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H. Dupree, J.W. Andrews, R. Reagan, R.O. Smitherman, D. Greenland

Ecosystems Mission Area, Eastern Ecological Science Center

January 1, 1975

Rhinocheilus generic, and Rhinocheilus lecontei species accounts Rhinocheilus generic, and Rhinocheilus lecontei species accounts

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P.A. Medica

Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)

January 1, 1975

Some effects of pollutants in terrestrial ecosystems Some effects of pollutants in terrestrial ecosystems

Summary: Pollutants tend to simplify plant and animal communities by causing a progressive loss of species. At the extreme, this leads to erosion and loss of soil fertility. Weedy, broadly adapted species increase. Among animals, carnivorous species and groups are often the first to suffer. This is partly because of their exposure at the top of the food chain, and partly, it appears...

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W. H. Stickel

Ecosystems Mission Area, Eastern Ecological Science Center

January 1, 1975