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Forum on orthophotography: Summary Report Forum on orthophotography: Summary Report

A Forum on Orthophotography was held on May 15, 1990, at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The forum was sponsored jointly by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Governors' Association, and the National Association of Counties. The purpose of the forum was to expand the...
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey

Movements and bioenergetics of canvasbacks wintering in the upper Chesapeake Bay Movements and bioenergetics of canvasbacks wintering in the upper Chesapeake Bay

The movement patterns, range areas and energetics of canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) wintering in the upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, were investigated. Eighty-seven juvenile female canvasbacks were radio-tracked between 30 December 1988 and 25 March 1989. Diurnal time and energy budgets were constructed for a time of day-season matrix for canvasbacks using riverine and main bay...
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D.W. Howerter

Point Reyes National Seashore Plant Checklist Point Reyes National Seashore Plant Checklist

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Gary M. Fellers, Virginia Norris, Wilma Follette

Residual currents and long-term transport Residual currents and long-term transport

Estuaries, bays, and contiguous coastal seas of the world are the most valuable and yet most vulnerable marine ecosystems. For centuries, society has placed enormous value on coastal areas for living, working, and recreation. In nearly all regions of the world, the largest population is distributed along the coastlines. The marine ecosystems provide food, shelter, and spawning grounds...
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R. T. Cheng

Social scientist's viewpoint on conflict management Social scientist's viewpoint on conflict management

Social scientists can bring to the conflict-management process objective, reliable information needed to resolve increasingly complex issues. Engineers need basic training in the principles of the social sciences and in strategies for public involvement. All scientists need to be sure that that the information they provide is unbiased by their own value judgments and that fair standards...
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Madge O. Ertel

Statistical inference for capture-recapture experiments Statistical inference for capture-recapture experiments

This monograph presents a detailed, practical exposition on the design, analysis, and interpretation of capture-recapture studies. The Lincoln-Petersen model (Chapter 2) and the closed population models (Chapter 3) are presented only briefly because these models have been covered in detail elsewhere. The Jolly- Seber open population model, which is central to the monograph, is covered in...
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Kenneth H. Pollock, James D. Nichols, Cavell Brownie, James E. Hines
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