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The status of sea ducks in the North Pacific Rim: Toward their conservation and management The status of sea ducks in the North Pacific Rim: Toward their conservation and management

Sea ducks (tribe Mergini after Johnsgard 1960) are the most northerly distributed ducks, and species diversity is greatest in the North Pacific. They exploit a diversity of inshore and offshore marine habitats during the non-breeding season, and their use of habitat during breeding varies from coastal through freshwater wetlands of the tundra and taiga (Figure 1, Appendix 1). Non...
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R. Ian Goudie, Solange Brault, Bruce Conant, Alexander V. Kondratyev, Margaret R. Petersen, Kees Vermeer

Ultraviolet-B radiation and the immune response of rainbow trout: Chapter 18 Ultraviolet-B radiation and the immune response of rainbow trout: Chapter 18

As part of a larger study on global climate change and ozone depletion we are investigating the effects of ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation on fishes. We conducted a number of experiments to explore the possible effects of UVB radiation on the immune response of juvenile rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. In one study, the fish developed sunburn and fungal infection on the dorsal skin after...
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David L. Fabacher, Edward E. Little, S.B. Jones, E.C. DeFabo, L.J. Webber

Volume-controlled hydrologic property measurements in triaxial systems Volume-controlled hydrologic property measurements in triaxial systems

New capabilities for hydrologic property measurements in triaxial systems include: (1) volume-controlled and simultaneous measurements of hydraulic conductivity and one-dimensional consolidation (or specific storage) of a saturated test specimen; and (2) volume-controlled measurements of hydraulic conductivity, matric potential, and the variation of these properties with the moisture...
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Harold W. Olsen, Arthur T. Willden, Nicholas J. Kiusalaas, Karl R. Nelson, Eileen P. Poeter

Width adjustment: relative dominance in unstable alluvial streams Width adjustment: relative dominance in unstable alluvial streams

The mechanisms that control the relative dominance of width adjustment in unstable streams are described. Specifically, the role of the following factors affecting the fluvial environment were investigated: vertical processes and fluvial action, bed-material particle, cohesive strength of bank material, and riparian vegetation.
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Andrew Simon

Production and decomposition of Spartina patens in a degrading coastal marsh Production and decomposition of Spartina patens in a degrading coastal marsh

Production and decomposition rates were calculated for Spartina patens in a mesohaline coastal marsh in Louisiana. Production was estimated to be 800 g m2 yr-1 during 1991 and 1,696 g m-1 yr-1 during 1992. The relative decomposition rate of S. patens stems was -0.001152 g g-1 d-1 which may be restated as a half life of 395 days. Both production and decomposition rates for this area are...
Authors
Lori A. Johnson, Kathleen A. Reynolds, A. Lee Foote

Spectral reflectance and canopy structure characteristics of gulf coast wetland vegetation types Spectral reflectance and canopy structure characteristics of gulf coast wetland vegetation types

Field measurements of canopy structure and species composition are related to spectral reflectance measurements taken with a radiometer over a number of marsh sites. Marsh vegetation types are discussed in terms of their characteristic canopy structure and phenology; the influence of these characteristics on spectral reflectance will be examined. Vegetation types that are discussed...
Authors
R. Spell, Elijah W. Ramsey III
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