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Abundance of plankton species in Lake Michigan and incidence of early mortality syndrome from 1983 to 1992 Abundance of plankton species in Lake Michigan and incidence of early mortality syndrome from 1983 to 1992
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J. P. Hinterkopf, D. C. Honeyfield, J. Markarewicz, T. Lewis
An aerial survey method to estimate sea otter abundance An aerial survey method to estimate sea otter abundance
Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) occur in shallow coastal habitats and can be highly visible on the sea surface. They generally rest in groups and their detection depends on factors that include sea conditions, viewing platform, observer technique and skill, distance, habitat and group size. While visible on the surface, they are difficult to see while diving and may dive in response to an...
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James L. Bodkin, Mark S. Udevitz
An environmental tolerance index for ostracodes as indicators of physical and chemical factors in aquatic habitats An environmental tolerance index for ostracodes as indicators of physical and chemical factors in aquatic habitats
Continental ostracode occurrences reflect salinity, solute composition, temperature, flow conditions, and other environmental properties of the water they inhabit. Their occurrences also reflect the variability of many of these environmental parameters. Environmental tolerance indices (ETIs) offer a new way to express the nature of an ostracode's environment. As defined herein, ETIs...
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B. Brandon Curry
An organized signal in snowmelt runoff over the West An organized signal in snowmelt runoff over the West
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D. H. Peterson, R. E. Smith, M. D. Dettinger, D.R. Cayan, L. Riddle
Arenig-early Llanvirn age Celtic brachiopod assemblage reaffirmed Arenig-early Llanvirn age Celtic brachiopod assemblage reaffirmed
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R. B. Neuman
Calculation and error analysis of a digital elevation model of Hofsjokull, Iceland, from SAR interferometry Calculation and error analysis of a digital elevation model of Hofsjokull, Iceland, from SAR interferometry
Two ascending European Space Agency (ESA) Earth Resources Satellites (ERS)-1/-2 tandem-mode, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) pairs are used to calculate the surface elevation of Hofsjokull, an ice cap in central Iceland. The motion component of the interferometric phase is calculated using the 30 arc-second resolution USGS GTOPO30 global digital elevation product and one of the ERS tandem...
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Jonathan S. Barton, Dorothy K. Hall, Oddur Sigurdsson, Richard S. Williams, Laurence C. Smith, James B. Garvin
Cambrian-Ordovician boundary strata in the central Midcontinent of North America Cambrian-Ordovician boundary strata in the central Midcontinent of North America
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Anthony C. Runkel, J.F. Miller, R.M. McKay, T.H. Shaw, D.J. Basset
CFIRP: What we learned in the first ten years CFIRP: What we learned in the first ten years
In response to public dissatisfaction with forest management methods, we initiated the College of Forestry Integrated Research Project (CFIRP) to test alternative silvicultural systems in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii stands in western Oregon. We compared costs and biological and human responses among a control and three replicated silvicultural alternatives to clearcutting that...
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C. L. Chambers, W.C. McComb, J. C. Tappeiner, L.D. Kellogg, R.L. Johnson, G. Spycher
Coal geology of the U.S. gulf coastal region Coal geology of the U.S. gulf coastal region
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Peter D. Warwick, Claire E. Aubourg, S.S. Crowley, S.M. Nichols, Steven M. Podwysocki, John R. SanFilipo, R. E. Thomas, C.J. Watt, Jason C. Willett
Comparative ecology of exotic invaders and ecologically equivalent species of hydrobionths in the Great Lakes of the world: Results of Russia-USA cooperation Comparative ecology of exotic invaders and ecologically equivalent species of hydrobionths in the Great Lakes of the world: Results of Russia-USA cooperation
This paper presents brief fragments of the results of joint Russia-US research conducted through the cooperative project entitled, 'Comparative ecology of exotic invaders and ecologically equivalent species of hydrobionths in the Great Lakes of the world: Lake Baikal and the Laurentian Great Lakes.' The project was executed under the Agreement on Scientific Cooperation between the...
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N.M. Pronin, G.W. Fleischer, S. G. Kohl, V. M. Korsunov, D.R. Baldanova, C.R. Bronte, C. H. Garmayeva, C. H. Hatcher, M.H. Hoff, S.G. Maistrenko, R. Nester, Robert O’Gorman, R.W. Owens, S.V. Pronina, J.H. Selgeby, Yury Sokolnikov, N. T. Todd
Comparison of aerial survey procedures for estimating polar bear density: Results of pilot studies in northern Alaska Comparison of aerial survey procedures for estimating polar bear density: Results of pilot studies in northern Alaska
The U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and International Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears mandate that boundaries and sizes of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) populations be known so they can be managed at optimum sustainable levels. However, data to estimate polar bear numbers for the Chukchi/Bering Sea and Beaufort Sea populations in Alaska are limited. We evaluated...
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Lyman L. McDonald, Gerald W. Garner
Emission of pesticides into the air Emission of pesticides into the air
During and after the application of a pesticide in agriculture, a substantial fraction of the dosage may enter the atmosphere and be transported over varying distances downwind of the target. The rate and extent of the emission during application, predominantly as spray particle drift, depends primarily on the application method (equipment and technique), the formulation and...
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Berg F. Van Den, R. Kubiak, W.G. Benjey, M.S. Majewski, S.R. Yates, G.L. Reeves, J.H. Smelt, A. M. A. Van Der Linden