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Role of fire in regeneration from seed Role of fire in regeneration from seed
The effects of fire on seed germination and plant regeneration are discussed. Among the topics considered are the triggering of opening of serotinous fruits or cones by fire, the breaking of dormancy in seeds in the soil seed bank, the effects of smoke on germination, and the role of fire in initiating seedling recruitment by opening gaps in closed vegetation.
Authors
Jon E. Keeley, C. J. Fotheringham
Golden-rumped elephant-shrew Golden-rumped elephant-shrew
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Authors
G. B. Rathbun, S.N. Kyalo
Postflood persistence and recolonization of endangered tidewater goby populations Postflood persistence and recolonization of endangered tidewater goby populations
Before-and-after surveys at several southern California sites indicated that populations of endangered tidewater goby Eucyclogobius newberryi persisted through heavy flooding in 1995. This was contrary to our expectations that flooding might have led to extirpation in some smaller wetlands. There was also no significant change in tidewater goby density before and after the flooding...
Authors
Kevin Lafferty, Camm C. Swift, Richard F. Ambrose
Interactions between northern elephant seals and vehicles near Point Piedras Blancas, California Interactions between northern elephant seals and vehicles near Point Piedras Blancas, California
Northern elephant seals, Mirounga angustirostris, were nearly extirpated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. However, they have recovered to the point where they are now locally abundant (Stewart e t al. 1994). Stimulated by the report of human/northern elephant seal interactions in Baja California Sur (Webster and Baird 1998), we report here on an unusual terrestrial example of...
Authors
Brian B. Hatfield, Galen B. Rathbun
Results of the 1999 survey of the reintroduced sea otter population in Washington state Results of the 1999 survey of the reintroduced sea otter population in Washington state
Fifty-nine sea otters were released off the west coast of the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State during the summers of 1969 and 1970; all had been translocated from Amchitka Island, Alaska. In 1970, 30 otters were released. Surveys to assess the results of this translocation began in 1977. Up to 1989, the population has grown at near the maximum rate of increase (rmax) for sea otter...
Authors
Ronald J. Jameson, Steven J. Jeffries