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The interactive effects of herbivory and fire on an oligohaline marsh, Little Lake, Louisiana, USA The interactive effects of herbivory and fire on an oligohaline marsh, Little Lake, Louisiana, USA
Herbivory and fire have been shown to affect the structure and composition of marsh communities. Because fire may alter plant species composition and cover, and these alterations may have an effect on herbivore populations or foraging patterns, an interactive effect of herbivory and fire may be expected. In this study, the effects of fire and vertebrate herbivory in a Louisiana...
Authors
K.L. Taylor, J.B. Grace, G.R. Guntenspergen, A.L. Foote
The applicability of terrestrial visitor impact management strategies to the protection of coral reefs The applicability of terrestrial visitor impact management strategies to the protection of coral reefs
A dramatic expansion in nature-based tourism to tropical coastal destinations has occurred in the past 20 years. Tourism development, combined with intense recreational pressures, has irreversibly transformed and degraded many popular scenic natural environments. This paper examines the management of recreational impacts to coral reefs using Virgin Islands National Park as a case study...
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J. L. Marion, C.S. Rogers
Environmental contaminants in redheads wintering in coastal Louisiana and Texas Environmental contaminants in redheads wintering in coastal Louisiana and Texas
Whole body and liver analyses indicated that wintering redheads (Aythya americana; n = 70) in coastal Louisiana (one site) and Texas (two sites) were relatively free of contamination with common trace elements, organochlorines, and hydrocarbons. Most trace elements, including As, Cr, Hg, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, Sr, and Zn, were within background concentrations in livers; levels of B, Cd, Cu...
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T.C. Michot, T. W. Custer, A.J. Nault, C. A. Mitchell
Nutrient values of piranha (Characidae: Serrasalminae) prey items Nutrient values of piranha (Characidae: Serrasalminae) prey items
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L.G. Nico, M. Morales
Prospects for improving the salt tolerance of forest trees: A review Prospects for improving the salt tolerance of forest trees: A review
Three major themes related to the improvement of salt tolerance in forest tree species are examined. First, evidence demonstrating that substantial intraspecific variation in salt tolerance exists in many species is presented. This evidence is important because it suggests that efforts to improve salt tolerance through conventional plant breeding techniques are justified. Second, the...
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J. A. Allen, J. L. Chambers, M. Stine
Agricultural chemical screening and detection of chlorpyrifos in fishes from the Apure drainage, Venezuela Agricultural chemical screening and detection of chlorpyrifos in fishes from the Apure drainage, Venezuela
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L.G. Nico, D.J. Schaeffer, D.C. Taphorn, A. Barbarino-Duque.
Intraspecific variation in the response of Taxodium distichum seedlings to salinity Intraspecific variation in the response of Taxodium distichum seedlings to salinity
Seedlings of 15 open-pollinated families of baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) were tested for their tolerance to combined salinty and flooding stress. Ten of the families were from coastal locations in Louisiana or Alabama, USA, that were slightly brackish. The other families were from locations not affected by saltwater intrusion. Five salinity levels were investigated--0,2,4,6, and 8 g...
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J. A. Allen, J. L. Chambers, D. McKinney
Managing coastal wetlands: Complexities, compromises, and concerns Managing coastal wetlands: Complexities, compromises, and concerns
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Authors
Joy B. Zedler, Abby Powell
Production and decomposition of Spartina patens in a degrading coastal marsh Production and decomposition of Spartina patens in a degrading coastal marsh
Production and decomposition rates were calculated for Spartina patens in a mesohaline coastal marsh in Louisiana. Production was estimated to be 800 g m2 yr-1 during 1991 and 1,696 g m-1 yr-1 during 1992. The relative decomposition rate of S. patens stems was -0.001152 g g-1 d-1 which may be restated as a half life of 395 days. Both production and decomposition rates for this area...
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Lori A. Johnson, Kathleen A. Reynolds, A. Lee Foote
Diet differences in Redheads from nearshore and offshore zones in Louisiana Diet differences in Redheads from nearshore and offshore zones in Louisiana
Habitat management decisions for diving ducks in winter are limited by the lack of information concerning their use of nearshore and offshore zones. Therefore, we compared diets of redheads (Aythya americana) collected from nearshore (n = 206) and offshore (n = 72) zones during winters at the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana, 1987-89. A greater (P 0.05) proportion of redheads from...
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Thomas C. Michot, A.J. Nault