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Analysis of 20th century rainfall and streamflow to characterize drought and water resources in Puerto Rico Analysis of 20th century rainfall and streamflow to characterize drought and water resources in Puerto Rico

During the period from 1990 to 1997, annual rainfall accumulation averaged 87% of normal at the 12 stations with the longest period of record in Puerto Rico, a Caribbean island with a 1999 population of 3.8 million. Streamflow in rivers supplying the La Plata and Loíza reservoirs, the principal water supply of the San Juan metropolitan area, was at or below the 10th flow percentile for...
Authors
Matthew C. Larsen

Response of bird communities to natural disturbance Response of bird communities to natural disturbance

No abstract available.
Authors
Michael P. Guilfoyle, Wylie C. Barrow, Paul B. Hamel, James S. Wakely, Sammy L. King, T. J. Antrobus

Water quality Water quality

No abstract available.
Authors
Terry L. Maluk, Thomas A. Abrahamsen, Richard H. Day

Vertical accretion versus elevational adjustment in UK saltmarshes: An evaluation of alternative methodologies Vertical accretion versus elevational adjustment in UK saltmarshes: An evaluation of alternative methodologies

Simultaneous measurements of vertical accretion from marker horizons and marsh-elevation change from sedimentation-erosion tables (SET) were made in selected marshes along the East Anglian coast of the UK in order to address the following objectives: to ascertain the validity of treating accretion measurements obtained within tidally dominated, minerogenic saltmarshes as equivalent to...
Authors
Donald R. Cahoon, Jonathan R. French, Thomas Spencer, Denise Reed, Iris Moller

Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Program: Coastal Characterization: an overview and update Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Program: Coastal Characterization: an overview and update

The U.S. Geological Surveys Biological Resources Division (BRD) mission is to provide leadership in gathering, analyzing, and disseminating biological information as support for sound management of the Nation's natural resources. Since becoming operational in October of 1996 through the transfer of programs from various bureaus within the Department of the Interior, the BRD, in...
Authors
James B. Johnston, Lawrence R. Handley, William R. Jones, Steve Robb

Equations for estimating Clark unit-hydrograph parameters for small rural watersheds in Illinois Equations for estimating Clark unit-hydrograph parameters for small rural watersheds in Illinois

Equations for estimating the time of concentration (TC) and storage coefficient (R) of the Clark unit-hydrograph method were developed for small rural watersheds [0.02–2.3 square miles (mi2)] in Illinois. The equations will provide State and local engineers and planners with more accurate methods to estimate the TC and R for use in simulating discharge hydrographs on small rural...
Authors
Timothy D. Straub, Charles S. Melching, Kyle E. Kocher

Digital environmental atlas of Georgia Digital environmental atlas of Georgia

No abstract available.
Authors
S.J. Alhadeff, J.W. Musser, A.C. Sandercock, T.R. Dyar

Vegetation and soils Vegetation and soils

haracterization of bottomland hardwood vegetation in relatively undisturbed forests can provide critical information for developing effective wetland creation and restoration techniques and for assessing the impacts of management and development. Classification is a useful technique in characterizing vegetation because it summarizes complex data sets, assists in hypothesis generation...
Authors
M.K. Burke, S.L. King, M.H. Eisenbies, D. Gartner

Bird community composition Bird community composition

Neotropical migrants are birds that breed in North America and winter primarily in Central and South America. Long-term population studies of birds in the Eastern United States indicated declines of some forest-dwelling birds, many of which winter in the Neotropics (Peterjohn and others 1995). These declines were attributed to loss of wintering and breeding habitat due to deforestation...
Authors
T. J. Antrobus, M.P. Guilfoyle, W.C. Barrow, P.B. Hamel, J.S. Wakeley
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