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Purple loosestrife volunteers Purple loosestrife volunteers

Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) is a perennial plant native to Eurasia where it grows along streams, rivers, and wet seepage areas (fig. 1). Seeds were inadvertently brought to North American territories in the ballast water of ships. Purple loosestrife was also intentionally planted throughout North America for its ornamental flowers but has since escaped cultivation to spread to...
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Beth A. Middleton

Water resources data, Louisiana, water year 2003 Water resources data, Louisiana, water year 2003

Water resources data for the 2003 water year for Louisiana consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground water. This report contains records for water discharge at 76 gaging stations; stage only for 86 gaging stations and 7 lakes; water quality for 56 surface...
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Todd Baumann, B.B. Goree, W.M. Lovelace, P.A. Montgomery, J.C. Resweber, Garron B. Ross, D.C. Sasser, D.J. Walters

Assessing the toxicity and teratogenicity of pond water in north-central Minnesota to amphibians Assessing the toxicity and teratogenicity of pond water in north-central Minnesota to amphibians

Background Incidence of amphibian deformities have increased in recent years, especially in the northern region of the United States. While many factors have been proposed as being responsible for generating deformities (e.g., contaminants, ultraviolet radiation [UV], parasites), no single cause has been definitively established.Methods To determine whether waterborne chemicals are...
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Christine M. Bridges, Edward Little, David Gardiner, James Petty, James Huckins

Cichlidae Cichlidae

No abstract available.
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P. J. Schofield, A. B. Powell

Back to the basics: Kansas City, Missouri Back to the basics: Kansas City, Missouri

No abstract available.
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Lawrence R. Handley, C.M. Lockwood, Nathan Handley

Correlations among densities of stream fishes in the upper Neosho River, with focus on the federally threatened Neosho madtom Noturus placidus Correlations among densities of stream fishes in the upper Neosho River, with focus on the federally threatened Neosho madtom Noturus placidus

We sampled fishes monthly from November 2000 to October 2001 at four gravel bar sites along a 34-km stretch of the upper Neosho River in Lyon County, Kansas. We assessed the potential for interspecific competition among stream fishes, with focus on the federally threatened Neosho madtom, Noturus placidus, by using Pearson's correlation analysis with sequential Bonferroni correction of...
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Jeremy S. Tiemann, David P. Gillette, Mark L. Wildhaber, David R. Edds

Effects of multiple routes of cadmium exposure on the hibernation success of the American toad (Bufo americanus) Effects of multiple routes of cadmium exposure on the hibernation success of the American toad (Bufo americanus)

The effects of multiple routes of cadmium exposure on juvenile American toads (Bufo americanus) were evaluated using environmentally relevant concentrations. During or after exposure, toads were individually hibernated for 172 days at approximately 4°C. The following experiments were conducted: (1) dermal exposure (hibernation in soil contaminated with up to 120 μg Cd/g (dry weight)); (2...
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S.M. James, E. E. Little, R. D. Semlitsch

Polar organic chemical integrative sampling and liquid chromatography- electrospray/ion-trap mass spectrometry for assessing selected prescription and illicit drugs in treated sewage effluents Polar organic chemical integrative sampling and liquid chromatography- electrospray/ion-trap mass spectrometry for assessing selected prescription and illicit drugs in treated sewage effluents

The purpose of the research presented in this paper was twofold: (1) to demonstrate the coupling of two state-of-the-art techniques: a time-weighted polar organic chemical integrative sampler (POCIS) and microliquid chromatography–electrospray/ion-trap mass spectrometry and (2) to assess the ability of these methodologies to detect six drugs (azithromycin, fluoxetine, omeprazole...
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T. L. Jones-Lepp, D.A. Alvarez, J. D. Petty, J.N. Huckins
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