Publications
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Comparison of post-fire seedling establishment between scrub communities in Mediterranean and non-Mediterranean climate ecosystems
1 Both fire regimes and the conditions under which fires occur vary widely. Abiotic conditions (such as climate) in combination with fire season, frequency and intensity could influence vegetation responses to fire. A variety of adaptations facilitate post-fire recruitment in mediterranean climate ecosystems, but responses of other communities are less well known. We evaluated the importance of cl
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M.E. Carrington, J. E. Keeley
Effects of Protective Fencing on Birds, Lizards, and Black-Tailed Hares in the Western Mojave Desert
), perennial plant cover, and structural diversity of perennial plants were evaluated from spring 1994 through winter 1995 at the Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area (DTNA), in the Mojave Desert, California. Abundance and species richness of birds were higher inside than outside the DTNA, and effects were larger during breeding than wintering seasons and during a high than a low rainfall year. A
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M.L. Brooks
Avian cholera mortality in lesser snow geese nesting on Banks Island, Northwest Territories
Avian cholera is one of the most important diseases affecting waterfowl in North America, but little is known about its ecology and its impact on waterfowl populations. We documented avian cholera mortality in breeding lesser snow geese (Chen c. caerulescens) at the Egg River colony on Banks Island, Northwest Territories, Canada, in 1995 and 1996. Area of the breeding colony, core nesting area, an
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M. D. Samuel, John Y. Takekawa, G. Samelius, Diana R. Goldberg
The role of top carnivores in regulating terrestrial ecosystems
No abstract available at this time
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J. Terborgh, J. A. Estes, P. Paquet, K. Ralls, D. Boyd-Herger, B.J. Miller, R. F. Noss
Human-induced changes in the Mojave and Colorado Desert ecosystems: Recovery and restoration potential
No abstract available.
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J.E. Lovich
Connectivity: Maintaining flows in fragmented landscapes
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A. Dobson, K. Ralls, M. Foster, M. E. Soule, D. Simberloff, D. Doak, J. A. Estes, L. S. Mills, D. Mattson, R. Dirzo, H. Arita, S. Ryan, E. A. Norse, R. F. Noss, D. Johns
The issue of scale in selecting and designing biological reserves
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J. M. Scott, E. A. Norse, H. Arita, A. Dobson, J. A. Estes, M. Foster, B. Gilbert, D.B. Jensen, R.L. Knight, D. Mattson, M. E. Soule
Ecosystem and Landscape Diversity
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J. Gosz, J. Asher, B. Holder, R. Knight, R. Naiman, G. Raines, P.A. Stine, B. Wigley
Second year of surveying for fishes on the Santa Margarita River, San Diego and Riverside counties, California: September-December, 1998
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Robert N. Fisher, C. C. Swift