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Contaminants in eggs of colonial waterbirds and hepatic cytochrome P450 enzyme levels in pipped tern embryos, Washington State Contaminants in eggs of colonial waterbirds and hepatic cytochrome P450 enzyme levels in pipped tern embryos, Washington State
Eggs of Forster's terns (Sterna forsteri) collected in 1991 from nesting colonies on Crescent Island (Columbia River) and the Potholes Reservoir in south central Washington generally contained low residues of organochlorine pesticides and metabolites, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Hepatic cytochrome P450 enzyme...
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L. J. Blus, M. J. Melancon, D. J. Hoffman, Charles J. Henny
Endocrine, developmental and reproductive impacts of polychlorinated biphenyl (Arochlor 1242) in American kestrels Endocrine, developmental and reproductive impacts of polychlorinated biphenyl (Arochlor 1242) in American kestrels
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J.B. French, P.F.P. Henry, Barnett A. Rattner, M. A. Ottinger
The seventy-fourth Christmas bird count. 315. Southern Dorchester County, Md The seventy-fourth Christmas bird count. 315. Southern Dorchester County, Md
Because limited information is available regarding preferences for nocturnal habitat during winter, we studied use of nocturnal habitats by American woodcock (Scolopax minor) wintering in the Georgia Piedmont (1994-95). During the evening crepuscular period, woodcock on the wintering grounds move from forested to field habitats, presumably to feed, conduct courtship displays, roost, and...
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James Berdeen, D.G. Krementz
Nickel Hazards to Fish, Wildlife and Invertebrates: A Synoptic Review Nickel Hazards to Fish, Wildlife and Invertebrates: A Synoptic Review
This account is a selective review and synthesis of the technical literature on nickel and nickel salts in the environment and their effects on terrestrial plants and invertebrates, aquatic plants and animals, avian and mammalian wildlife, and other natural resources, The subtopics include nickel sources and uses; physical, chemical, and metabolic properties of nickel; nickel...
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R. Eisler
Radon-222 in the ground water of Chester County, Pennsylvania Radon-222 in the ground water of Chester County, Pennsylvania
Radon-222 concentrations in ground water in 31 geologic units in Chester County, Pa., were measured in 665 samples collected from 534 wells from 1986 to 1997. Chester County is underlain by schists, gneisses, quartzites, carbonates, sandstones, shales, and other rocks of the Piedmont Physiographic Province. On average, radon concentration was measured in water from one well per 1.4...
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Lisa A. Senior
Identification of water-bearing zones by the use of geophysical logs and borehole television surveys, collected February to September 1997, at the Former Naval Air Warfare Center, Warminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Identification of water-bearing zones by the use of geophysical logs and borehole television surveys, collected February to September 1997, at the Former Naval Air Warfare Center, Warminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Between February 1997 and September 1997, 10 monitor wells were drilled near the site of the former Naval Air Warfare Center, Warminster, Bucks County, Pa., to monitor water levels and sample ground-water contaminants in the shallow, intermediate, and deep water-bearing zones. The sampling will determine the horizontal and vertical distribution of contaminated ground water migrating from...
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Randall W. Conger
Wetland habitats for wildlife of the Chesapeake Bay Wetland habitats for wildlife of the Chesapeake Bay
The wetlands of Chesapeake Bay have provided the vital habitats that have sustained the impressive wildlife populations that have brought international fame to the Bay. As these wetland habitats decrease in quantity and quality we will continue to see the decline in the wildlife populations that started when European settlers first came to this continent. These declines have accelerated
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Matthew C. Perry
[Book review] Natural History of the Waterfowl, by Frank S. Todd, 1996; Handbook of Waterfowl Identification, by Frank S. Todd, 1996 [Book review] Natural History of the Waterfowl, by Frank S. Todd, 1996; Handbook of Waterfowl Identification, by Frank S. Todd, 1996
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Authors
J. R. Longcore
The discharge of nitrate-contaminated groundwater from developed shoreline to marsh-fringed estuary The discharge of nitrate-contaminated groundwater from developed shoreline to marsh-fringed estuary
As residential development, on-site wastewater disposal, and groundwater contamination increase in the coastal zone, assessment of nutrient removal by soil and sedimentary processes becomes increasingly important. Nitrogen removal efficiency depends largely on the specific flow paths taken by groundwater as it discharges into nitrogen-limited estuarine waters. Shoreline salinity surveys...
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J. W. Portnoy, B.L. Nowicki, C. T. Roman, D.W. Urish
History and tradition, or contemporary ornithology? Why ornithological journals should not have bird names History and tradition, or contemporary ornithology? Why ornithological journals should not have bird names
Ask any non-ornithologist to predict the prestige of the following journals, based on the name alone: American Birds, Auk, Bluebird, Condor, Emu, Forktail, Gerfaut, Ibis, Journal of Avian Biology, and Journal of Field Ornithology. The results always will be that the first one and the last two are placed in one category, and the blizzard of bird-named journals in another, lower category...
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J.V. Remsen, J.A. Kushlan, B.A. Loiselle