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A comparison of physiological indicators of sublethal cadmium stress in wetland plants A comparison of physiological indicators of sublethal cadmium stress in wetland plants
Physiological indices, including photosynthesis, chlorophyll fluorescence, adenylate energy charge (AEC) ratio, and leaf reflectance, were determined for Typha domingensis and Spartina alterniflora in response to increasing concentrations of Cd and compared with the growth responses of these species. Leaf expansion, the live/total ratio of plant aboveground biomass, and the aboveground...
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I.A. Mendelssohn, K.L. McKee, T. Kong
Abstracts from "Coastal Marsh Dieback in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Extent, Causes, Consequences, and Remedies Abstracts from "Coastal Marsh Dieback in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Extent, Causes, Consequences, and Remedies
In the spring of 2000, scientists discovered a new and unprecedented loss of salt marsh vegetation in coastal Louisiana and other areas along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. This dieback of salt marsh vegetation, sometimes called the brown marsh phenomenon', primarily involved the rapid browning and dieback of smooth cordgrass (Spanina alterniflora). Coastal Louisiana has...
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C. Edward Proffitt, Tammy Michelle Charron
Ecological scale and its implications for freshwater fishes in the Florida Everglades Ecological scale and its implications for freshwater fishes in the Florida Everglades
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J.C. Trexler, W.F. Loftus, F. Jordan, J.H. Chick, K. L. Kandl, T. C. McElroy, O. L. Bass
Morphometrics, sexual dimorphism, and growth in the Angonoka tortoise (Geochelone yniphora) of western Madagascar Morphometrics, sexual dimorphism, and growth in the Angonoka tortoise (Geochelone yniphora) of western Madagascar
The most recent description of the morphology of the rare endemic Madagascar tortoise,Geochelone yniphora was based on fewer than 20 specimens. We collected morphological data for 200 free‐ranging tortoises from five populations over a four‐year period. Tortoises ranged in size from 43.5 mm carapace length at hatching to a maximum of 481 mm in an adult male. We were able to develop a...
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Lora L. Smith, Miguel Pedrono, Robert M. Dorazio, Jack Bishko
Natural history notes: Plethodon jordani (Jordan's Salamander). Vocalization Natural history notes: Plethodon jordani (Jordan's Salamander). Vocalization
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K. G. Smith, William J. Barichivich
Manatee and seagrass habitat characterization in Puerto Rico Manatee and seagrass habitat characterization in Puerto Rico
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James P. Reid, Dean E. Easton, W. Judson Kenworthy
Manatees in the Gulf of Mexico Manatees in the Gulf of Mexico
The endangered Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) inhabits rivers and estuaries along both coasts of Florida and, to a lesser extent, adjacent states (Figure 1). Since 1990, documented sightings of manatees outside of Florida have been increasing. This increase in sightings probably represents northward shifts in manatee distribution made possible by man-made sources of...
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Robert K. Bonde, Lynn W. Lefebvre
Natural history notes: Gyrinophilus porphyriticus danielsi (Blue-ridge Spring Salamander). Arboreality Natural history notes: Gyrinophilus porphyriticus danielsi (Blue-ridge Spring Salamander). Arboreality
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William J. Barichivich, Kimberly G. Smith, J. L. Waldron
The great alligator-caiman debate: Meditations on crocodilian life-history strategies The great alligator-caiman debate: Meditations on crocodilian life-history strategies
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C.L. Abercrombie, Kenneth G. Rice, C. A. Hope
The effect of community composition on persistence of prey with their predators in an assemblage of pond-breeding amphibians The effect of community composition on persistence of prey with their predators in an assemblage of pond-breeding amphibians
We examined whether the species composition of a community influences the persistence of larval Ambystoma maculatum in assemblages composed of two larger intraguild predators (A. opacum and A. jeffersonianum) and an alternative prey species (tadpoles of Rana sylvatica). We predicted a priori that A. maculatum would have higher survival in more diverse communities containing alternative...
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S.C. Walls, M.C. Williams
Degradation of marine ecosystems and decline of fishery resources in marine protected areas in the US Virgin Islands Degradation of marine ecosystems and decline of fishery resources in marine protected areas in the US Virgin Islands
The large number of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Caribbean (over 100) gives a misleading impression of the amount of protection the reefs and other marine resources in this region are receiving. This review synthesizes information on marine resources in two of the first MPAs established in the USA, namely Virgin Islands National Park (1962) and Buck Island Reef National Monument...
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C.S. Rogers, J. Beets