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Destruction of the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and possibilities for its reconstruction Destruction of the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and possibilities for its reconstruction
This paper is a review of the sequence of events within the Great Lakes and their drainage to provide a basis for interpreting probable cause-and-effect relations between events of settlement and changes in the ecosystem of the Great Lakes. Possibilities of restoration of the lakes are discussed. A plan to do so must include (1) improvement of land uses in the drainage basin, (2)...
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Stanford H. Smith
Diseases of economic importance in the culture of warmwater fishes Diseases of economic importance in the culture of warmwater fishes
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F. P. Meyer
Effects of DDT on steroid metabolism and energetics in bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) Effects of DDT on steroid metabolism and energetics in bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus)
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S. Lustick, T. Voss, T.J. Peterle
Effects of polychlorinated biphenyls on birds Effects of polychlorinated biphenyls on birds
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R.G. Heath, J. W. Spann, J.F. Kreitzer, C. Vance
Eggshell changes in certain North American birds Eggshell changes in certain North American birds
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D. W. Anderson, J.J. Hickey
Environmental Education: Academia's Response Environmental Education: Academia's Response
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J.L. Aldrich, E.J. Kormondy, C. L. Douglas
Feed formulation and evaluation Feed formulation and evaluation
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W.H. Hastings, L.M. Dickie
Great Lakes Fishery Laboratory Great Lakes Fishery Laboratory
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Howard D. Tait
Los plaguicidas y la contaminacion del medio ambiente Venezolano Los plaguicidas y la contaminacion del medio ambiente Venezolano
RESUMEN DE RECOMENDACIONES Recomendaciones para el Programa de Investigacion: 1. Establecer un sistema de muestreo biologico para detectar los niveles tendencias de los productos quimicos toxicos en un peque?o numero de si tios representativos. 2. Mantener continua vigilancia de la contaminacion ambiental, mediante la seleccion acertadamente dirigida de las zonas afectadas y de las
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L.F. Stickel, W. H. Stickel
Mercury in wild animals, Lake St. Clair, 1970 Mercury in wild animals, Lake St. Clair, 1970
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E. H. Dustman, L.F. Stickel, J. B. Elder
Nutritional fish diseases Nutritional fish diseases
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S. F. Snieszko
Orbital-science investigation: Part B: photogrammetric analysis of Apollo 15 records Orbital-science investigation: Part B: photogrammetric analysis of Apollo 15 records
The three cameras—stellar, mapping, and panoramic—together with the laser altimeter, all included in the scientific instrument module (SIM) bay, represent an integrated photogrammatric system with extraordinary potential for extending knowledge of the lunar figure, surface configuration, and geological structure.
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Frederick J. Doyle