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National Fish Strain Registry - Perch and Pike (NFSR-PP) Species Tables on Reported Populations and Broodstocks
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H. L. Kincaid, L.J. Mengel, S. Brimm
National Fish Strain Registry - Trout Species Tables on Reported Strains and Broodstocks
No abstract available at this time
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H. L. Kincaid, L.J. Mengel, S. Brimm
Rocky Mountain futures: An ecological perspective
The Rocky Mountain West is largely arid and steep, with ecological scars from past human use visible for hundreds of years. Just how damaging were the past 150 years of activity? How do current rates of disturbance compare with past mining, grazing, and water diversion activities? In the face of constant change, what constitutes a "natural" ecosystem? And can a high quality of life be achieved for
The Salton Sea: Proceedings of the Salton Sea Symposium
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D. A. Barnum, J. F. Elder, D. Stevens, M. Friend
Waterbird conservation for the Americas: The North American waterbird conservation plan, version 1
The North American Waterbird Conservation Plan (the Plan) is the product of an independent partnership of individuals and institutions having interest and responsibility for conservation of waterbirds and their habitats in the Americas. This partnership - Waterbird Conservation for the Americas - was created to support a vision in which the distribution, diversity, and abundance of populations and
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James A. Kushlan, Melanie J. Steinkamp, Katharine C. Parsons, Jack Capp, Martin Acosta Cruz, Malcolm Coulter, Ian Davidson, Loney Dickson, Naomi Edelson, Richard Elliot, R. Michael Erwin, Scott A. Hatch, Stephen Kress, Robert Milko, Steve Miller, Kyra L. Mills, Richard Paul, Roberto Phillips, Jorge E. Saliva, Bill Syderman, John Trapp, Jennifer Wheeler, Kenton D. Wohl
Statistical analysis of sand and gravel aggregate deposits of late Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Utah
Sedimentary deposits of pluvial Lake Bonneville are an important source of sand and gravel suitable for aggregate and construction in Utah. Data on Lake Bonneville basin sand and gravel deposit thickness, volume, grain size, percent of fines, and durability were statistically analyzed to detect variations associated with geologic domains, geographic location, Lake Bonneville shorelines, and sand a
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James D. Bliss, K. S. Bolm
Fire and invasives in mediterranean-climate ecosystems of California
No abstract available.
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J. E. Keeley
Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, scientific results: Fluid, mass, and thermal fluxes in the Pacific margin of Costa Rica: Covering Leg 170 of the cruises of the drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution: San Diego, California, to Balboa, Panama: Sites 1
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E. A. Silver, Gaku Kimura, Peter Blum, Gerad Blanc, A. J. Bolton, M. B. Clennell, J. R. Griffin, Bernard Housen, Masako Ibaraki, Toshiya Kanamatsu, Miriam Kastner, Nancy Lindsley-Griffin, Andreas Lueckge, Kirk McIntosh, Martin Meschede, Julie Morris, J. P. Muza, Grey Myers, Marino Protti, Ola Saether, Saneatsu Saito, David Scholl, George Spence, Harold Tobin, Paola Vannucchi, L. D. White, T. H. Shipley
Occurrence of Coliform bacteria in a karst aquifer, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
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M.D. Kozar, M.V. Mathes