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Fluorspar Fluorspar
The production, consumption, and applications of fluorspar are reviewed. In 1994, the U.S. exported about 45 kt of fluorspar, but, according to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, 493 kt were imported during the same period. Consumption, according to preliminary figures from the U.S. Bureau of Mines, was about 473 kt. China continued to be the main supplier of imports to the U.S. with 61...
Authors
M. Miller
Simple QBASIC program used to compare biological regressions Simple QBASIC program used to compare biological regressions
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J.D. Teska
Decline of catfish liver neoplasms after coking plant closes demonstrates natural remediation Decline of catfish liver neoplasms after coking plant closes demonstrates natural remediation
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J.C. Harshbarger, P. C. Baumann
Use of gene marking to assess stocking success of red drum in Texas bays Use of gene marking to assess stocking success of red drum in Texas bays
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R. Ward, T.L. King, I.R. Blandon, L.W. McEachron
Summer movements and behavior of an Arctic wolf, Canis lupus, pack without pups Summer movements and behavior of an Arctic wolf, Canis lupus, pack without pups
A pupless arctic Wolf pack (two adults, three yearlings) studied 5-30 July 1993 on Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territories, traveled nomadically around an area >381 km2 but the alpha pair sometimes left the yearlings at a rendezvous site. All pack members hunted Arctic hares. The alpha pair sometimes fed the yearlings, the alpha male doing so more than the alpha female.
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L.D. Mech
Sediment toxicity in Savannah Harbor Sediment toxicity in Savannah Harbor
Savannah Harbor, located near the mouth of the Savannah River, Georgia and South Carolina, is impacted by industrial and municipal effluents. Potential release of contaminants stored in harbor sediments through dredging and shipping operations requires that contaminated areas be identified for proper management of the system and protection of wildlife resources. During 1991, Hyalella...
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P. V. Winger, P. J. Lasier
Hydrologic modeling as a predictive basis for ecological restoration of salt marshes Hydrologic modeling as a predictive basis for ecological restoration of salt marshes
Roads, bridges, causeways, impoundments, and dikes in the coastal zone often restrict tidal flow to salt marsh ecosystems. A dike with tide control structures, located at the mouth of the Herring River salt marsh estuarine system (Wellfleet, Massachusetts) since 1908, has effectively restricted tidal exchange, causing changes in marsh vegetation composition, degraded water quality, and...
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C. T. Roman, R.W. Garvine, J. W. Portnoy
Report from the banding lab Report from the banding lab
Mr. Tautin reported on the seemingly everchanging structure of biological science units within the Interior Department. Current Congressional proposals would either change the name of the Bird Banding Lab's parent agency or make it part of the Geological Survey. The current Congress has not looked favorably on science budgets within the Interior Department, and the Banding Lab's budget...
Authors
J. Tautin
Patrones de crecimiento de las tortugas gigantes (Geochelone ephippium) de la Isla de Pinzon, Galapagos Patrones de crecimiento de las tortugas gigantes (Geochelone ephippium) de la Isla de Pinzon, Galapagos
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R.A. Siaca, T. H. Fritts