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Estimation of nitrogen yields and loads from basins draining to Long Island Sound, 1988–98 Estimation of nitrogen yields and loads from basins draining to Long Island Sound, 1988–98
Monitoring data on total nitrogen concentrations and streamflow were used to estimate annual nonpoint nitrogen loads for 1988?98 at 28 monitoring sites and 26 unmonitored basins that drain to Long Island Sound. The estimated total nitrogen yields at monitoring sites were used with basin characteristics and ancillary data to develop a multiple-linear regression equation to estimate...
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John R. Mullaney, Gregory E. Schwarz, Elaine C. Todd Trench
Ecological dynamics of wetlands at Lisbon Bottom, Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Missouri Ecological dynamics of wetlands at Lisbon Bottom, Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Missouri
The study documented the interaction between hydrology and the biological dynamics within a single spring season at Lisbon Bottom in 1999. The study goal was to provide information necessary for resource managers to develop management strategies for this and other units of the Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. Researchers studied the hydrology, limnology, and biological...
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Duane Chapman, Ellen A. Ehrhardt, James F. Fairchild, Robert B. Jacobson, Barry C. Poulton, Linda C. Sappington, Brian P. Kelly, William R. Mabee
Use of sediment quality guidelines and related tools for the asssessment of contaminated sediments: Executive summary sooklet of a SETAC Pellston Workshop Use of sediment quality guidelines and related tools for the asssessment of contaminated sediments: Executive summary sooklet of a SETAC Pellston Workshop
This publication summarizes the results of a Pellston Workshop sponsored by the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), held 17-22 August 2002 in Fairmont, Montana, USA. The full technical proceedings of the workshop will be published separately by SET AC in 2003. Previous SETAC workshops have focused on sediment ecological risk assessment (ERA) (Dickson et al. 1987...
Community food webs Community food webs
Community food webs describe the feeding relationships, or trophic interactions, between the species of an ecological community. Both the structure and dynamics of such webs are the focus of food web research. The topological structures of empirical food webs from many ecosystems have been published on the basis of field studies and they form the foundation for theory concerning the mean...
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Donald L. DeAngelis
Organochlorine chemical residues in fish from the Mississippi River basin, 1995 Organochlorine chemical residues in fish from the Mississippi River basin, 1995
Fish were collected in late 1995 from 34 National Contaminant Biomonitoring Program (NCBP) stations and 13 National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA) stations in the Mississippi River basin (MRB) and in late 1996 from a reference site in West Virginia. Four composite samples, each comprising (nominally) 10 adult common carp (Cyprinus carpio) or black bass (Micropterus spp.) of the...
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C. J. Schmitt
Comparison of temporal trends in VOCs as measured with PDB samplers and low-flow sampling methods Comparison of temporal trends in VOCs as measured with PDB samplers and low-flow sampling methods
Analysis of temporal trends in tetrachloroethylene (PCE) concentration determined by two sample techniques showed that passive diffusion bag (pdb) samplers adequately sample the large variation in PCE concentrations at the site. The slopes of the temporal trends in concentrations were comparable between the two techniques, and the pdb sample concentration generally reflected the...
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P. T. Harte
Water resources data Texas, water year 2001, volume 4. Colorado River basin, Lavaca River basin, and intervening coastal basins Water resources data Texas, water year 2001, volume 4. Colorado River basin, Lavaca River basin, and intervening coastal basins
Water-resources data for the 2001 water year for Texas are presented in six volumes, and consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams and canals; stage, contents, and water-quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground-water wells. Volume 4 contains records for water discharge at 66 gaging stations; stage and contents at 14 lakes...
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Susan C. Gandara
Water resources data Texas, water year 2001, volume 3. San Jacinto River basin, Brazos River basin, San Bernard River basin, and intervening coastal basins Water resources data Texas, water year 2001, volume 3. San Jacinto River basin, Brazos River basin, San Bernard River basin, and intervening coastal basins
Water-resources data for the 2001 water year for Texas are presented in six volumes, and consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams and canals; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground-water wells. Volume 3 contains records for water discharge at 83 gaging stations; stage only at 8 gaging stations...
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Susan C. Gandara
Lake belt study area: High-resolution seismic-reflection survey, Miami-Dade County Florida Lake belt study area: High-resolution seismic-reflection survey, Miami-Dade County Florida
Executive Summary The Northwest Dade County Freshwater Lake Plan Area (commonly referred to as the Lake Belt Area) is vital to the future planning and development of southeastern Florida. This area is located within one of the most environmentally sensitive parts of the state – the eastern borders of the Everglades National Park (ENP). The Lake Belt Area and Water Conservation Area BB...
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Jack L. Kindinger
Compilation of American alligator data sets in south Florida for restoration needs Compilation of American alligator data sets in south Florida for restoration needs
Evaluating long-term trends and developing population models requires a large amount of data collected over a number of years at a number of locations. Information on alligator densities, nesting and growth have been collected in south Florida since the 1950s by rangers and researchers in Everglades National Park (ENP) and Big Cypress National Preserve (BCNP), Florida Fish and Wildlife
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Kenneth G. Rice
Baseline assessment of instream and riparian-zone biological resources on the Rio Grande in and near Big Bend National Park, Texas Baseline assessment of instream and riparian-zone biological resources on the Rio Grande in and near Big Bend National Park, Texas
Five study sites, and a sampling reach within each site, were established on the Rio Grande in and near Big Bend National Park in 1999 to provide the National Park Service with data and information on the status of stream habitat, fish communities, and benthic macroinvertebrates. Differences in stream-habitat conditions and riparian vegetation reflect differences in surface geology among...
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James Bruce Moring