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Partitioning and bioavailability of mercury in an experimentally acidified Wisconsin lake Partitioning and bioavailability of mercury in an experimentally acidified Wisconsin lake
We studied the partitioning of mercury (Hg) among air, water, sediments and fish at Little Rock Lake, a clear water seepage lake in north-central Wisconsin. The lake was divided with a sea curtain into two basins, one acidified with sulfuric acid to pH 5.6 for two years and the other an untreated reference site (mean pH 6.1), to document the effects of acidification. Trace-metal-free...
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James G. Wiener, William F. Fitzgerald, Carl J. Watras, Ronald G. Rada
Analysis of alternative modifications for reducing backwater flooding at the Honey Creek coal strip mine reclamation site in Henry County, Missouri Analysis of alternative modifications for reducing backwater flooding at the Honey Creek coal strip mine reclamation site in Henry County, Missouri
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Authors
T.W. Alexander
Postures associated with immobile woodland salamanders, genus Plethodon Postures associated with immobile woodland salamanders, genus Plethodon
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C.K. Dodd
How the Florida manatees fare today How the Florida manatees fare today
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R. K. Bonde, C.A. Beck
Toxicity of inorganic and organic selenium to Daphnia magna (cladocera) and Chironomus riparius (diptera) Toxicity of inorganic and organic selenium to Daphnia magna (cladocera) and Chironomus riparius (diptera)
Elevated concentrations of selenium (Se) have been previously measured in biota sampled from the Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge (KNWR) in the San Joaquin Valley of central California. We conducted acute and chronic toxicity tests with the cladoceran Daphnia magna and the midge Chironomus riparius to determine the toxicity or bioaccumulation of waterborne Se in a reconstituted water...
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Christopher G. Ingersoll, F.J. Dwyer, T.W. May
Concentrations of boron, molybdenum, and selenium in chinook salmon Concentrations of boron, molybdenum, and selenium in chinook salmon
The concentrations of boron, molybdenum, and selenium in young chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha were determined in three partial life cycle chronic toxicity studies. In each study, fish were exposed to a mixture of boron, molybdenum, selenate, and selenite in the proportions found in subsurface agricultural drainage water in the basin of the San Joaquin Valley, California. Tests...
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Steven J. Hamilton, Raymond H. Wiedmeyer
Plant community structure in an oligohaline tidal marsh Plant community structure in an oligohaline tidal marsh
An oligohaline tidal marsh on the northern shore of Lake Pontchartrain, LA was characterized with respect to the distributions and abundances of plant species over spatial and temporal gradients using Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DCA). In addition, the species distributions were correlated to several physical environmental factors using Detrended Canonical Correspondence Analysis...
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J.S. Brewer, J.B. Grace
Feeding chronology of juvenile piranhas, Pygocentrus notatus, in the Venezuelan llanos Feeding chronology of juvenile piranhas, Pygocentrus notatus, in the Venezuelan llanos
During the 1988 rainy season, I studied the 24 h feeding chronology of juvenile (40–68 mm standard length) piranhas, Pygocentrus notatus (Characidae: Serrasalminae) from a natural population inhabiting a small savanna stream in Apure State, Venezuela. Stomach contents analyses, supported by laboratory determinations of digestion rate, showed that these fish are primarily diurnal...
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L.G. Nico
Distribucion y abundancia del manati, Trichechus manatus, en Venezuela Distribucion y abundancia del manati, Trichechus manatus, en Venezuela
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M. Correa-Viana, T. J. O'Shea, M.E. Ludlow, J.G. Robinson
Florida manatees: distribution, geographically referenced data sets, and ecological and behavioral aspects of habitat use Florida manatees: distribution, geographically referenced data sets, and ecological and behavioral aspects of habitat use
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T. J. O'Shea, H. I. Kochman
Toxicity of organic selenium in the diet to chinook salmon Toxicity of organic selenium in the diet to chinook salmon
The toxicity of two organoselenium diets was evaluated in 90- to 120-d partial life cycle tests with two life stages of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Walbaum). One of the diets contained fish meal made from high-selenium mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis Baird and Girard) collected from the selenium-laden San Luis Drain, California (here termed SLD diet) and the other contained...
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Steven J. Hamilton, Kevin J. Buhl, Neil L. Faerber, Fern A. Bullard, Raymond H. Wiedmeyer