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Stable hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios for selected sites of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Atmospheric Integrated Research Monitoring Network (AIRMoN) Stable hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios for selected sites of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Atmospheric Integrated Research Monitoring Network (AIRMoN)
Increasingly, hydrologic studies require information on the isotopic composition of natural waters. This report presents stable hydrogen (δ2H) and oxygen isotope ratios (δ180) of precipitation samples from seven selected sites of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Atmospheric Integrated Research Monitoring Network (AIRMoN) collected during the years 1992-1994.
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Tyler B. Coplen, Richard Huang
Report of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of the Interior Joint Workshop on declining pollinators, 27-28 May 1999, Logan, Utah Report of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of the Interior Joint Workshop on declining pollinators, 27-28 May 1999, Logan, Utah
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Vincent J. Tepedino, Howard S. Ginsberg
Host selection in the forest interior: cowbirds target ground-nesting species Host selection in the forest interior: cowbirds target ground-nesting species
We investigated patterns of cowbird host selection in a large (1300 ha), unfragmented forest in eastern New York in 1992-3 to determine whether cowbird parasitism rates can be attributed to species-specific traits or to other features associated with nest sites. Nest height was significantly associated with parasitism (P = 0.003) in this community of 23 species (n = 430 nests, 23%...
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D.C. Hahn, Jeff S. Hatfield
Conservation of herons Conservation of herons
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H. Hafner, R.V. Lansdown, J.A. Kushlan, Robert W. Butler, T. W. Custer, I.J. Davidson, R.M. Erwin, J.A. Hancock, A.M. Lyles, M. Maddock, L. Marion, G. Morales, T. Mundkur, C. Perennou, O. Pineau, D. Turner, P. Ulenaers, J. van Vessem, L. Young
Herpetofauna of the Beni Biological Station Biosphere Reserve, Amazonian Bolivia: Additional information, and current knowledge in context Herpetofauna of the Beni Biological Station Biosphere Reserve, Amazonian Bolivia: Additional information, and current knowledge in context
Previous collections in the Departamento del Beni in tropical Bolivia only hinted at high levels of herpetological biodiversity (Fugler 1986, 1988; de la Riva 1990a; Fugler and de la Riva 1990). Fieldwork (totaling 48 days) in July-August 1988 and September 1987 (dry seasons) and November-December 1990 (wet season) has resulted in collection and identification of 401 amphibian and...
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G. Middendorf, R. Reynolds
Techniques for estimating magnitude and frequency of peak flows for Pennsylvania streams Techniques for estimating magnitude and frequency of peak flows for Pennsylvania streams
Regression equations for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods on ungaged streams in Pennsylvania with drainage areas less that 2,000 square miles were developed on the basis of peak-flow data collected at 313 streamflow-gaging stations. All streamflow-gaging stations used in the development of the equations had 10 or more years of record and include active and discontinued...
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Marla H. Stuckey, Lloyd A. Reed
Methyl tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE) in Ground Water, Air, and Precipitation at North Windham, Maine Methyl tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE) in Ground Water, Air, and Precipitation at North Windham, Maine
Thirty-one monitoring wells in the Windham aquifer in North Windham, Maine, were sampled for methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) from July 1998 to May 1999. MTBE was detected in 35 percent of the wells sampled in the Windham aquifer. MTBE was detected in 64 percent of wells in the high-yielding part of the aquifer; these wells account for 82 percent of all wells with detectable MTBE. Land...
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Martha G. Nielsen, John M. Peckenham
Streamflow Statistics for the Narraguagus River at Cherryfield, Maine Streamflow Statistics for the Narraguagus River at Cherryfield, Maine
Streamflow data have been collected for the Narraguagus River from 1948 to the present (2000) at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgaging station at Cherryfield, Maine. This report describes a study done by the USGS to determine streamflow statistics using the streamflow record at the Narraguagus River station for use in total water use management plans implemented by State and...
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Robert W. Dudley, Joseph P. Nielsen
Environmental Setting and Effects on Water Quality in the Great and Little Miami River Basins, Ohio and Indiana Environmental Setting and Effects on Water Quality in the Great and Little Miami River Basins, Ohio and Indiana
The Great and Little Miami River Basins drain approximately 7,354 square miles in southwestern Ohio and southeastern Indiana and are included in the more than 50 major river basins and aquifer systems selected for water-quality assessment as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program. Principal streams include the Great and Little Miami Rivers in Ohio...
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Linda M. Debrewer, Gary L. Rowe, David C. Reutter, Rhett C. Moore, Julie A. Hambrook, Nancy T. Baker
Water quality in the Long Island-New Jersey coastal drainages, New York and New Jersey, 1996–98 Water quality in the Long Island-New Jersey coastal drainages, New York and New Jersey, 1996–98
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Mark A. Ayers, Jonathan G. Kennen, Paul E. Stackelberg
Uncovering death and decay at the bottom of the marsh. A review Uncovering death and decay at the bottom of the marsh. A review
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J.R. Keough
Environmental Contaminants and Terrestrial Vertebrates: Effects on Populations, Communities, and Ecosystems Environmental Contaminants and Terrestrial Vertebrates: Effects on Populations, Communities, and Ecosystems
The desire of resource managers, risk assessors, and the general public to better understand the consequences of environmental contamination has produced a strong and growing need for information on the effects of contaminants on populations and groups of species, and over moderate to large areas of land or water. However, the problems associated with research involving populations and...