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Waterbird conservation for the Americas: The North American waterbird conservation plan, version 1 Waterbird conservation for the Americas: The North American waterbird conservation plan, version 1
The North American Waterbird Conservation Plan (the Plan) is the product of an independent partnership of individuals and institutions having interest and responsibility for conservation of waterbirds and their habitats in the Americas. This partnership - Waterbird Conservation for the Americas - was created to support a vision in which the distribution, diversity, and abundance of...
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James A. Kushlan, Melanie J. Steinkamp, Katharine C. Parsons, Jack Capp, Martin Acosta Cruz, Malcolm Coulter, Ian Davidson, Loney Dickson, Naomi Edelson, Richard Elliot, R. Michael Erwin, Scott A. Hatch, Stephen Kress, Robert Milko, Steve Miller, Kyra L. Mills, Richard Paul, Roberto Phillips, Jorge E. Saliva, Bill Syderman, John Trapp, Jennifer Wheeler, Kenton D. Wohl
Evolution and the fossil record Evolution and the fossil record
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John Pojeta, Dale A. Springer
Statistical analysis of sand and gravel aggregate deposits of late Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Utah Statistical analysis of sand and gravel aggregate deposits of late Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Utah
Sedimentary deposits of pluvial Lake Bonneville are an important source of sand and gravel suitable for aggregate and construction in Utah. Data on Lake Bonneville basin sand and gravel deposit thickness, volume, grain size, percent of fines, and durability were statistically analyzed to detect variations associated with geologic domains, geographic location, Lake Bonneville shorelines...
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James D. Bliss, K. S. Bolm
Fire and invasives in mediterranean-climate ecosystems of California Fire and invasives in mediterranean-climate ecosystems of California
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Jon E. Keeley
Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, scientific results: Fluid, mass, and thermal fluxes in the Pacific margin of Costa Rica: Covering Leg 170 of the cruises of the drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution: San Diego, California, to Balboa, Panama: Sites 1 Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, scientific results: Fluid, mass, and thermal fluxes in the Pacific margin of Costa Rica: Covering Leg 170 of the cruises of the drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution: San Diego, California, to Balboa, Panama: Sites 1
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E. A. Silver, Gaku Kimura, Peter Blum, Gerad Blanc, A. J. Bolton, M. B. Clennell, J. R. Griffin, Bernard Housen, Masako Ibaraki, Toshiya Kanamatsu, Miriam Kastner, Nancy Lindsley-Griffin, Andreas Lueckge, Kirk McIntosh, Martin Meschede, Julie Morris, J. P. Muza, Grey Myers, Marino Protti, Ola Saether, Saneatsu Saito, David Scholl, George Spence, Harold Tobin, Paola Vannucchi, L. D. White, T. H. Shipley
Occurrence of Coliform bacteria in a karst aquifer, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA Occurrence of Coliform bacteria in a karst aquifer, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
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M.D. Kozar, M.V. Mathes
Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, scientific results: Blake Nose paleoceanographic transect: covering Leg 171B of the cruises of the Drilling Vessel JOIDES Resolution, sites 1049-1053, 8 January-14 February 1997 Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, scientific results: Blake Nose paleoceanographic transect: covering Leg 171B of the cruises of the Drilling Vessel JOIDES Resolution, sites 1049-1053, 8 January-14 February 1997
No abstract available.
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D. Kroon, R.D. Norris, A. Klaus, I. T. Alexander, L. P. Bardot, C.E. Barker, J. #NAME? Bellier, C. Blome, L. J. Clarke, J. Erbacher, K. L. Faul, B.T. Huber, M.E. Katz, K.G. McLeod, S. Marca, F.C. Martinez-Ruiz, I. Mita, M. Nakai, James G. Ogg, D.K. Pak, T. K. Pletsch, N. J. Shackleton, J. Smit, William Ussler, D.K. Watkins, J. Widmark, P.A. Wilson
CRC handbook of marine mammal medicine CRC handbook of marine mammal medicine
CRC Handbook of Marine Mammal Medicine, Second Edition is the only handbook specifically devoted to marine mammal medicine and health. With 66 contributors working together to craft 45 scientifically-based chapters, the text has been completely revised and updated to contain all the latest developments in this field.
The role of native birds and other wildlife on the emergence of zoonotic diseases The role of native birds and other wildlife on the emergence of zoonotic diseases
Wildlife can be an important source of transmission of infectious disease to humans. One potential transmission route involves hunting and fishing, both common activities in the United States and worldwide. For example, during 1996, approximately 11 million Americans, about 40 percent of the total population 16 years of age and older, took part in some recreational activity relating to...
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Milton Friend, Robert G. McLean
Alaska Marine Mammal Tissue Archival Project Alaska Marine Mammal Tissue Archival Project
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Geoff S. York, P.R. Becker, Lyman K. Thorsteinson
Bioavailability and potential effects of mercury and selected other trace metals on biota in Plow Shop and Grove Ponds, Fort Devens, Massachusetts: Final Report Bioavailability and potential effects of mercury and selected other trace metals on biota in Plow Shop and Grove Ponds, Fort Devens, Massachusetts: Final Report
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T.A. Haines, J. R. Longcore