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Fuel loads and fuel type mapping Fuel loads and fuel type mapping
Correct description of fuel properties is critical to improve fire danger assessment and fire behaviour modeling, since they guide both fire ignition and fire propagation. This chapter deals with properties of fuel that can be considered static in short periods of time: biomass loads, plant geometry, compactness, etc. Mapping these properties require a detail knowledge of vegetation...
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Emilio Chuvieco, David Riano, Jan W. Van Wagtendonk, Felix Morsdof
Geochemistry of groundwater Geochemistry of groundwater
No abstract available.
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Christina M. Aiello
Colonization of herpetofauna to a created wetland Colonization of herpetofauna to a created wetland
No abstract available.
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T. Toure, G. Middendorf
September-March survival of female northern pintails radiotagged in San Joaquin Valley, California September-March survival of female northern pintails radiotagged in San Joaquin Valley, California
To improve understanding of pintail ecology, we radiotagged 191 hatch-year (HY) and 228 after-hatch-year (AHY) female northern pintails (Anas acuta) in the San Joaquin Valley (SJV), and studied their survival throughout central California, USA, during September-March, 1991-1994. We used adjusted Akaike Information Criterion (AICc) values to contrast known-fate models and examine...
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Joseph P. Fleskes, D.M. Jarzen, David S. Gilmer
Contaminant studies in the Sierra Nevadas Contaminant studies in the Sierra Nevadas
1. 1. Barred owls fed at a sub-maintenance (SM) level had significantly (P 0.01) longer meal to pellet intervals (MPI)/g eaten/kg body weight (BW) than those fed at an above maintenance (AM) level; MPI/g per kg for owls fed at a maintenance (M) level was intermediate but significantly (P 0.01) different from both SM and AM. 2. 2. During SM feeding, MPI/g per kg gradually increased. 3...
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Don Sparling, Gary M. Fellers
Mosquito larvicide effects on mallard ducklings and prey Mosquito larvicide effects on mallard ducklings and prey
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A.K. Miles, S.P. Lawler, D. Dritz, S.E. Spring
Sierra Nevada global change and fire research Sierra Nevada global change and fire research
No abstract available at this time
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N. Stephenson
Alien plant species threat assessment and management prioritization for Sequoia-Kings Canyon and Yosemite National Parks Alien plant species threat assessment and management prioritization for Sequoia-Kings Canyon and Yosemite National Parks
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John D. Gerlach, P.E. Moore, Brent Johnson, D.G. Roy, Patrick Whitmarsh, D.M. Lubin, D.M. Graber, Sylvia Haultain, Anne Pfaff, Jon E. Keeley
Fitness consequences of nest desertion in an endangered host, the least Bell's vireo Fitness consequences of nest desertion in an endangered host, the least Bell's vireo
Recent analyses of the impact of cowbird parasitism on host productivity suggest that while parasitism reduces productivity on a per-nest basis, the ability of pairs to desert parasitized nests and renest allows them to achieve productivity comparable to that of unparasitized pairs. This has implications for the management of several endangered species that are highly vulnerable to...
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Barbara E. Kus
Increasing diversity in our profession Increasing diversity in our profession
The Wildlife Society's (TWS) Ethnic and Gender Diversity Committee (previously the Minority Affairs Committee) was established in 1998 and given several charges by TWS Council. This paper responds to our original charge to consider possi- ble actions and programs that TWS might undertake to increase minority participation in the wildlife profession and TWS (R.Anthony, 13 February 1998...
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Ronald D. Davis, Samuel Diswood, Annette Dominguez, Ronald W. Engel-Wilson, Keith Jefferson, A. Keith Miles, Elizabeth F. Moore, Russell Reidinger, Sherry Ruther, Raul Valdez, Kenneth Wilson, Marilet A. Zablan
Sampling methods and trapping success trends for the Mohave ground squirrel (Spermophilus mohavensis) Sampling methods and trapping success trends for the Mohave ground squirrel (Spermophilus mohavensis)
No abstract available.
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M.L. Brooks, J.R. Matchett