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The use of geographic information system technology to compare the environmental impacts of human development on Mobile Bay, Alabama and Galveston Bay, Texas The use of geographic information system technology to compare the environmental impacts of human development on Mobile Bay, Alabama and Galveston Bay, Texas
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Pasquale F. Roscigno, Marcia McNiff, Mary C. Watzin, Wei Ji
Habitat suitability index model for brook trout in streams of the Southern Blue Ridge Province: Surrogate variables, model evaluation, and suggested improvements Habitat suitability index model for brook trout in streams of the Southern Blue Ridge Province: Surrogate variables, model evaluation, and suggested improvements
Data from several sources were collated and analyzed by correlation, regression, and principal components analysis to define surrrogate variables for use in the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) habitat suitability index (HSI) model, and to evaluate the applicability of the model for assessing habitat in high elevation streams of the southern Blue Ridge Province (SBRP). In all data...
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C. J. Schmitt, A.D. Lemly, P. V. Winger
Behavioral methods for assessing impacts of contaminants on early life stage fishes Behavioral methods for assessing impacts of contaminants on early life stage fishes
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E. E. Little, J.F. Fairchild, A. J. DeLonay
First collection of rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus (Cyprinidae), in the New River, West Virginia First collection of rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus (Cyprinidae), in the New River, West Virginia
We collected the first rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus (Cyprinidae), from the New (Kanawha) River drainage, West Virginia. The rudd has now been reported from 12 states (Arkansas, Kansas, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia) and several major river systems. The rapid spread of the rudd has apparently been facilitated by...
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R.S. Easton, D.J. Orth, N.M. Burkhead
Toxicity and bioaccumulation of waterborne and dietary selenium in juvenile bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) Toxicity and bioaccumulation of waterborne and dietary selenium in juvenile bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
Juvenile bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) were exposed to waterborne selenium as a 6:1 mixture of selenate to selenite (as Se) for 60 d and to dietary seleno-l-methionine for 90 d. Measured concentrations of total selenium in the waterborne exposure ranged from 0.16 to 2.8 mg/l, and concentrations of seleno-l-methionine in the test diet ranged from 2.3 to 25.0 mg/kg wet weight. Mortality...
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Laverne Cleveland, Edward E. Little, Denny R. Buckler, Raymond H. Wiedmeyer
Agricultural chemical interchange between ground water and surface water, Cedar River basin, Iowa and Minnesota: A study description Agricultural chemical interchange between ground water and surface water, Cedar River basin, Iowa and Minnesota: A study description
A review of the data collected in the Cedar River basin, Iowa and Minnesota, indicates that atrazine is consistently detected in the main-stem river at concentrations greater than 0.10 microgram per liter even during periods of extended base flow. The primary source of atrazine in the river during these periods of base flow is not known. This study is designed to determine how atrazine...
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P. J. Squillace, M. J. Liszewski, E.M. Thurman
Using GIS to determine the effects of contaminated sediments on natural resources in an estuary Using GIS to determine the effects of contaminated sediments on natural resources in an estuary
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P.F. Roscigno, G. M. Martin, J. B. Johnston, Mary C. Watzin
A geographic information systems technique for monitoring contaminants in Galveston Bay, Texas A geographic information systems technique for monitoring contaminants in Galveston Bay, Texas
A geographic information system (GIS) was used to compile a series of databases containing details concerning metal contamination and pollution sources to study their impacts on the Galveston Bay (TX) ecosystem. Using these databases, a series of maps with various overlays was created with ARC/INFO software. These maps allowed patterns of spatial distribution of numerous variables to be...
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Marcia McNiff, P.F. Roscigno, W. Ji
Multiple temporal and spatial remote sensing data as inputs into a landcover resource geographic information system Multiple temporal and spatial remote sensing data as inputs into a landcover resource geographic information system
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Elijah Ramsey III, Craig A. Johnson
Preliminary analysis of spectral data collected for the purpose of wetland discrimination Preliminary analysis of spectral data collected for the purpose of wetland discrimination
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Elijah Ramsey III, R. Spell, James B. Johnston
Knowledge-based gis approaches: A prototype expert system for wetland resource management Knowledge-based gis approaches: A prototype expert system for wetland resource management
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Wei Ji, James B. Johnston, Marcia McNiff, Loyd C. Mitchell
Canvasback food density in the Mississippi River Delta: Habitat and temporal differences Canvasback food density in the Mississippi River Delta: Habitat and temporal differences
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Ronald R. Bielefeld, Alan D. Afton