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Mass tree mortality leads to mangrove peat collapse at Bay Islands, Honduras after Hurricane Mitch Mass tree mortality leads to mangrove peat collapse at Bay Islands, Honduras after Hurricane Mitch
We measured sediment elevation and accretion dynamics in mangrove forests on the islands of Guanaja and Roatan, Honduras, impacted by Hurricane Mitch in 1998 to determine if collapse of underlying peat was occurring as a result of mass tree mortality. Little is known about the balance between production and decomposition of soil organic matter in the maintenance of sediment elevation of...
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Donald R. Cahoon, P. Hensel, J. Rybczyk, K.L. McKee, C.E. Proffitt, B.C. Perez
Survival, transport, and sources of fecal bacteria in streams and survival in land-applied poultry litter in the upper Shoal Creek basin, southwestern Missouri, 2001–2002 Survival, transport, and sources of fecal bacteria in streams and survival in land-applied poultry litter in the upper Shoal Creek basin, southwestern Missouri, 2001–2002
Densities of fecal coliform bacteria along a 5.7-mi (mile) reach of Shoal Creek extending upstream from State Highway 97 (site 3) to State Highway W (site 2) and in two tributaries along this reach exceeded the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) standard of 200 col/100 mL (colonies per 100 milliliters) for whole-body contact recreation. A combination of techniques was used...
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John G. Schumacher
Quality of sediment discharging from the Barton Springs system, Austin, Texas, 2000-2002 Quality of sediment discharging from the Barton Springs system, Austin, Texas, 2000-2002
Four spring outlets of the Barton Springs system provide the only known habitat for the Barton Springs salamander (Eurycea sosorum), a federally listed endangered species. After heavy rainfall, sediment is flushed through the Barton Springs segment of the Edwards aquifer and springflow often becomes turbid (cloudy). Sediment in urban areas often has high concentrations of hydrophobic...
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Barbara Mahler
Heavy metals and metalloids in egg contents and eggshells of passerine birds from Arizona Heavy metals and metalloids in egg contents and eggshells of passerine birds from Arizona
Concentrations of inorganic elements were determined in eggs of passerine birds including the endangered southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) from four regions in Arizona. The main aim of the study was to determine the distribution of metals in egg contents and eggshells, with emphasis on the deposition of Sr in eggshells. Seventy eggs of 11 passerine species were...
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Miguel A. Mora
Turquoise water, silver palms and fluorescent green Leiocephalus Turquoise water, silver palms and fluorescent green Leiocephalus
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C.K. Dodd
A pre-vegetated mat technique for the restoration of submersed aquatic vegetation A pre-vegetated mat technique for the restoration of submersed aquatic vegetation
Communities of submersed aquatic vegetation (SAV) provide critical habitat for wintering waterfowl and many commercially important fish species. Submersed aquatic vegetation also helps minimize storm damage by reducing wave action and stabilizing sediments, and they improve water quality by sequestering nutrients and contaminants (Zieman and Zieman 1989).
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R.G. Boustany
Genotype and elevation influence Spartina alterniflora colonization and growth in a created salt marsh Genotype and elevation influence Spartina alterniflora colonization and growth in a created salt marsh
Colonization, growth, and clonal morphology differ with genotype and are influenced by elevation. Local adaptation of Spartina alterniflora to environmental conditions may lead to dominance by different suites of genotypes in different locations within a marsh. In a constructed marsh, we found reduced colonization in terms of density of clones with increasing distance from edge in a 200...
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C.E. Proffitt, S.E. Travis, K.R. Edwards
Natural history notes: Terrapene carolina bauri (Florida Box Turtle). Rehydration Natural history notes: Terrapene carolina bauri (Florida Box Turtle). Rehydration
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C.K. Dodd, Marian L. Griffey
The behavior of U- and Th-series nuclides in the estuarine environment The behavior of U- and Th-series nuclides in the estuarine environment
Rivers carry the products of continental weathering, and continuously supply the oceans with a broad range of chemical constituents. This erosional signature is, however, uniquely moderated by biogeochemical processing within estuaries. Estuaries are commonly described as complex filters at land-sea margins, where significant transformations can occur due to strong physico-chemical...
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P.W. Swarzenski, D. Porcelli, P.S. Andersson, J.M. Smoak
Modeling manifest variables in longitudinal designs - A two-stage approach Modeling manifest variables in longitudinal designs - A two-stage approach
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Bret E. Fuller, Alexander von Eye, P. K. Wood, Bobby D. Keeland