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Date guide to the occurrences of birds in Oklahoma Date guide to the occurrences of birds in Oklahoma

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Authors
J.A. Arterburn, W.A. Carter, R. B. Clapp, J.A. Cox, J.M. Dole, J.A. Grzybowski, M.J. Loyd, L.P. Mays, D.L. Reinking, J.S. Tomer, D.W. Verser

Fumaroles in ice caves on the summit of Mount Rainier: preliminary stable isotope, gas, and geochemical studies Fumaroles in ice caves on the summit of Mount Rainier: preliminary stable isotope, gas, and geochemical studies

The edifice of Mount Rainier, an active stratovolcano, has episodically collapsed leading to major debris flows. The largest debris flows are related to argillically altered rock which leave areas of the edifice prone to failure. The argillic alteration results from the neutralization of acidic magmatic gases that condense in a meteoric water hydrothermal system fed by the melting of a...
Authors
D. R. Zimbelman, R. O. Rye, G. P. Landis

Geothermal convection: a mechanism for dolomitization at Enewetak Atoll? Geothermal convection: a mechanism for dolomitization at Enewetak Atoll?

Geothermal convection in carbonate platforms could drive massive dolomitization by supplying mass transport of magnesium over long periods and at temperatures high enough to overcome kinetic limitations. Reactive-transport simulations based on Enewetak Atoll show dolomitization in a thin band at a permeability contrast near the base of the platform, which is consistent with field...
Authors
A.M. Wilson, W. Sanford, F. Whitaker, P. Smart

Handbook of Chemical Risk Assessment: Health hazards to humans, plants, and animals Handbook of Chemical Risk Assessment: Health hazards to humans, plants, and animals

Contents: v. 1, Metals ; v. 2, Organics ; v. 3, Metalloids, radation, cumulative index to chemicals and species. Update of the Contaminant Hazard Reviews report series.
Authors
R. Eisler

Heron conservation Heron conservation

Herons are large, popular and, in many cases, spectacular birds found in wetlands world-wide, both tropical and temperate, natural and man-made. Some populations are very small and localized, some have decreased, some have expanded their ranges, and a few are pests of human activities. In the fifteen years since the publication of the latest monographic treatment of the family, The...

Large-scale hydrothermal fluid discharges in the Norris-Mammoth corridor, Yellowstone National Park, USA Large-scale hydrothermal fluid discharges in the Norris-Mammoth corridor, Yellowstone National Park, USA

Norris–Mammoth corridor is a complex subsidence structure that extends ∼40 km northward from the 0.6 Ma Yellowstone caldera, and contains many hydrothermal features with high fluid discharges totaling ∼1000 l/s. About 150–250 l/s of hydrothermal water, which attains boiling temperature at surface and 360°C at depth, discharge from the Norris Geyser Basin, adjacent to the caldera. The...
Authors
Y.K. Kharaka, M.L. Sorey, J.J. Thordsen

Leakage of active crater lake brine through the north flank at Rincon de la Vieja volcano, northwest Costa Rica, and implications for crater collapse Leakage of active crater lake brine through the north flank at Rincon de la Vieja volcano, northwest Costa Rica, and implications for crater collapse

The Active Crater at Rincon de la Vieja volcano, Costa Rica, reaches an elevation of 1750 m and contains a warm, hyper-acidic crater lake that probably formed soon after the eruption of the Rio Blanco tephra deposit approximately 3500 years before present. The Active Crater is buttressed by volcanic ridges and older craters on all sides except the north, which dips steeply toward the...
Authors
K.A. Kempter, G.L. Rowe

Managers' summary - Ecological studies of the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range, 1992-1997 Managers' summary - Ecological studies of the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range, 1992-1997

Ecological Studies of the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range, 1992-1997 provides a synthesis of key findings of landscape-scale, interdisciplinary studies of the effects of wild horses and native ungulates on a rugged, mountain ecosystem. This is perhaps the most comprehensive study of a wild horse herd conducted. This was a complex study and one involving a truly interagency approach. Six
Authors
F. J. Singer, K.A. Schoenecker

Manual of Avian Medicine Manual of Avian Medicine

No abstract available.
Authors
Glenn H. Olsen, S.E. Orosz
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