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Sedimentary environments within a glaciated estuarine-inner shelf system: Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay Sedimentary environments within a glaciated estuarine-inner shelf system: Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay
Three modern sedimentary environments have been identified and mapped across the glaciated Boston Harbor estuary and adjacent inner shelf of Massachusetts Bay by means of an extensive set of sidescan sonar records and supplemental bathymetric, sedimentary, subbottom and bottom-current data. 1. (1) Environments of erosion and nondeposition appear on the sonographs either as patterns with...
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H.J. Knebel
Lime-mud layers in high-energy tidal channels: A record of hurricane deposition Lime-mud layers in high-energy tidal channels: A record of hurricane deposition
During or immediately following the transit of Hurricane Andrew (August 23-24, 1992) across the northern part of the Great Bahama Bank, thin laminated beds of carbonate mud were deposited in high-energy subtidal channels (4 m depth) through the ooid shoals of south Cat Cay and Joulters Cays. During our reconnaissance seven weeks later, we observed lime-mud beds exposed in the troughs of...
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E.A. Shinn, R.P. Steinen, R.F. Dill, R. Major
Fluorspar Fluorspar
The U.S. produced 50 kt of fluorspar in 1992 and imported nearly 409 kt. Almost all the fluorspar was imported from China. The U.S. consumption of 467 kt represents the lowest level since 1958. This is due to the continuing decrease in consumption by the steel and aluminum industries.
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M. Miller
How to lie with biodiversity How to lie with biodiversity
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C.S. Robbins
The ninety-third Christmas Bird Count: OC MD Ocean City, MD The ninety-third Christmas Bird Count: OC MD Ocean City, MD
No abstract available.
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C.S. Robbins
Resistance of young wolf pups to inclement weather Resistance of young wolf pups to inclement weather
Three observations of young wolf (Canis lupus) pups in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, and two on Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territories, Canada, indicate that pups
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L.D. Mech
Prey escaping wolves, Canis lupus, despite close proximity Prey escaping wolves, Canis lupus, despite close proximity
We describe attacks by wolf (Canis lupus) packs in Minnesota on a white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and a moose (Alces alces) in which wolves were within contact distance of the prey but in which the prey escaped.
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M.E. Nelson, L.D. Mech
Phyllorhynchus Stejneger, leaf-nosed snakes Phyllorhynchus Stejneger, leaf-nosed snakes
No abstract available.
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R.W. McDiarmid, R.J.R. McCleary
Sex and age identification of palila Sex and age identification of palila
Methods to sex and age Palila (Loxioides bailleui), an endangered Hawaiian finch restricted to subalpine woodlands on Hawai'i, were identified on the basis of measurements and plumage characteristics of 17 museum specimens and 96 known-age, live Palila. Palila undergo a single annual molt during September-December following the breeding season. Presence of a complete or partial wingbar
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J.J. Jeffrey, S.G. Fancy, G.D. Lindsey, P.C. Banko, T.K. Pratt, J.D. Jacobi
Site tenacity of the endangered palila Site tenacity of the endangered palila
Strong site tenacity might prevent Palila (Loxioides bailleui), an endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper, from repopulating favorable habitats in their former range. We used radio telemetry during the nonbreeding and breeding seasons to study movements and dispersal rates of 57 Palila. All Palila remained in the study area, and home range sizes and movement distances were small relative to...
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S.G. Fancy, R.T. Sugihara, J.J. Jeffrey, J.D. Jacobi