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Monitoring salt-marsh responses to open marsh water management at U.S. Fish and Wildlife coastal refuges Monitoring salt-marsh responses to open marsh water management at U.S. Fish and Wildlife coastal refuges
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Authors
M.J. James-Pirri, R.M. Erwin, D.J. Prosser, J. Taylor
Foreword: Ornithological nomenclature Foreword: Ornithological nomenclature
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Authors
Richard C. Banks
A visual basic program to generate sediment grain-size statistics and to extrapolate particle distributions A visual basic program to generate sediment grain-size statistics and to extrapolate particle distributions
Measures that describe and summarize sediment grain-size distributions are important to geologists because of the large amount of information contained in textural data sets. Statistical methods are usually employed to simplify the necessary comparisons among samples and quantify the observed differences. The two statistical methods most commonly used by sedimentologists to describe...
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L. J. Poppe, A.H. Eliason, M. E. Hastings
Designation of the type species of Musaraneus Pomel, 1848 (Mammalia: Soricomorpha: Soricidae) Designation of the type species of Musaraneus Pomel, 1848 (Mammalia: Soricomorpha: Soricidae)
The genus name Musaraneus often is attributed to Brisson (1762), however, most of Brisson's names are unavailable. Pomel (1848) subsequently made the name Musaraneus available, but did not designate a type species. The 18 species that Pomel listed under Musaraneus currently are distributed among five modern genera, two of which (Cryptotis Pomel, 1848 and Diplomesodon Brandt, 1852) are...
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N. Woodman
Stand development on reforested bottomlands in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley Stand development on reforested bottomlands in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley
Reforestation of bottomland hardwood sites in the southeastern United States has markedly increased in recent years due, in part, to financial incentives provided by conservation programs. Currently >250,000 ha of marginal farmland have been returned to hardwood forests. I observed establishment of trees and shrubs on 205 reforested bottomlands: 133 sites were planted primarily with oak...
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D.J. Twedt
The mute swan, its status, behavior, and history in the U. K The mute swan, its status, behavior, and history in the U. K
For many years the mute swan has been considered a royal bird. It is a prominent resident throughout the United Kingdom (U.K.), often found on the inland waterways. Some people consider it to be a nonmigratory native bird because it doesn't tend to move large distances and doesn't often venture far from freshwater. A mute swan may often live out its life cycle in the same river valley in...
Authors
E.J.R. Lohnes
Extinction rate estimates for plant populations in revisitation studies: Importance of detectability Extinction rate estimates for plant populations in revisitation studies: Importance of detectability
Many researchers have obtained extinction-rate estimates for plant populations by comparing historical and current records of occurrence. A population that is no longer found is assumed to have gone extinct. Extinction can then be related to characteristics of these populations, such as habitat type, size, or species, to test ideas about what factors may affect extinction. Such studies...
Authors
M. Kery
Gold concentrations in abiotic materials, plants, and animals: A synoptic review Gold concentrations in abiotic materials, plants, and animals: A synoptic review
Gold (Au) is ubiquitous in the environment and mined commercially at numerous locations worldwide. It is also an allergen that induces dermatitis in sensitive individuals. Gold concentrations were comparatively elevated in samples collected near gold mining and processing facilities, although no data were found for birds and non-human mammals. Maximum gold concentrations reported in...
Authors
R. Eisler
Mute swans and their Chesapeake Bay habitats: proceedings of a symposium Mute swans and their Chesapeake Bay habitats: proceedings of a symposium
The symposium 'Mute Swans and their Chesapeake Bay Habitats,' held on June 7, 2001, provided a forum for biologists and managers to share research findings and management ideas concerning the exotic and invasive mute swan (Cygnus olar). This species has been increasing in population size and is considered by many to be a problem in regard to natural food resources in the Bay that are...
Evaluation of borehole geophysical logs at the Sharon Steel Farrell Works Superfund site, Mercer County, Pennsylvania Evaluation of borehole geophysical logs at the Sharon Steel Farrell Works Superfund site, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
On April 14?15, 2003, geophysical logging was conducted in five open-borehole wells in and adjacent to the Sharon Steel Farrell Works Superfund Site, Mercer County, Pa. Geophysical-logging tools used included caliper, natural gamma, single-point resistance, fluid temperature, and heatpulse flowmeter. The logs were used to determine casing depth, locate subsurface fractures, identify...
Authors
Steven D. McAuley