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Determining instream flows for flushing of fines and channel maintenance: 1988 Progress Report Determining instream flows for flushing of fines and channel maintenance: 1988 Progress Report
No abstract available.
Authors
Robert T. Milhous
Wall charts: Biological Report 88(16) Wall charts: Biological Report 88(16)
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Authors
P.J. Stuber
Landscape analysis of woody riparian vegetation along a portion of the Cache La Poudre River, CO Landscape analysis of woody riparian vegetation along a portion of the Cache La Poudre River, CO
No abstract available.
Authors
Michael L. Scott, G.C. Horak, W.L. Slauson
Thematic mapping from satellite imagery Thematic mapping from satellite imagery
This report, produced between 1984 and 1987 in a bilingual edition (English and French), provides a wealth of information on a wide variety of cartographic applications which are being developed to make effective use of new data that is now being collected by Earth observation satellites. At a time when natural resource development and environmental problems have to be taken into account...
The past, present, and future of manatees in the southeastern United States: realities, misunderstandings and enigmas The past, present, and future of manatees in the southeastern United States: realities, misunderstandings and enigmas
A review of the historical and recent (1970s-1980s) literature on the distribution, abundance, and mortality of West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus) in the southern United States is presented. Recent unpublished data on mortality, Florida boat registrations, size of certain manatee wintering populations, and records outside of Florida are also given. Manatees never regularly...
Authors
T. J. O'Shea
Proceedings of a workshop on the development and evaluation of habitat suitability criteria: A compilation of papers and discussions presented at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, December 8-12, 1986 Proceedings of a workshop on the development and evaluation of habitat suitability criteria: A compilation of papers and discussions presented at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, December 8-12, 1986
The development of reliable habitat suitability criteria is critical to the successful implementation of the Instream Flow Incremental Methodology (IFIM), or any other habitat based evaluation technology. It is also a fascinating topic of research, for several reasons. First, the “science” of habitat quantification is relatively young. Descriptions of habitat use and partitioning can be...
Authors
Ken Bovee, J.R. Zuboy
Effects of zinc smelter emissions on farms and gardens at Palmerton, Pennsylvania Effects of zinc smelter emissions on farms and gardens at Palmerton, Pennsylvania
No abstract available.
Authors
R. L. Chaney, W. N. Beyer, C.H. Gifford, L. Sileo
Fish viruses and fish viral diseases Fish viruses and fish viral diseases
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Authors
K. Wolf
The brown tree snake: a harmful pest species The brown tree snake: a harmful pest species
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Authors
T. H. Fritts
The community ecology of sea otters The community ecology of sea otters
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Authors
Glenn R. VanBlaricom, James A. Estes