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Conservation endocrinology
Endocrinologists can make significant contributions to conservation biology by helping to understand the mechanisms by which organisms cope with changing environments. Field endocrine techniques have advanced rapidly in recent years and can provide substantial information on the growth, stress, and reproductive status of individual animals, thereby providing insight into current and future respons
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Stephen D. McCormick, L. Michael Romero
Predictive framework for estimating exposure of birds to pharmaceuticals
We present and evaluate a framework for estimating concentrations of pharmaceuticals over time in wildlife feeding at wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The framework is composed of a series of predictive steps involving the estimation of pharmaceutical concentration in wastewater, accumulation into wildlife food items, and uptake by wildlife with subsequent distribution into, and elimination fr
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Thomas G. Bean, Kathryn E. Arnold, Julie M. Lane, Ed Bergström, Jane Thomas-Oates, Barnett A. Rattner, Allistair B.A. Boxall
Landslide monitoring in the Atlantic Highlands area, New Jersey
Shallow and deep-seated landslides have occurred episodically on the steep coastal bluffs of the Atlantic Highlands area (Boroughs of Atlantic Highlands and Highlands) in New Jersey. The oldest documented deep-seated landslide occurred in April 1782 and significantly changed the morphology of the bluff. However, recent landslides have been mostly shallow in nature and have occurred during large st
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Pamela A. Reilly, Francis X. Ashland, Alex R. Fiore
Change in morphology and modern sediment thickness on the inner continental shelf offshore of Fire Island, New York between 2011 and 2014: Analysis of hurricane impact
Seafloor mapping investigations conducted on the lower shoreface and inner continental shelf offshore of Fire
Island, New York in 2011 and 2014, the period encompassing the impacts of Hurricanes Irene and Sandy,
provide an unprecedented perspective regarding regional inner continental shelf sediment dynamics during
large storm events. Analyses of these studies demonstrate that storm-induced ero
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William C. Schwab, Wayne E. Baldwin, John C. Warner, Jeffrey H. List, Jane F. Denny, Maria Liste Munoz, Ilgar Safak
Balancing habitat delivery for breeding marsh birds and nonbreeding waterfowl: An integrated waterbird management and monitoring approach at Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri
The Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge (CCNWR) in the Mississippi River flood plain of eastern Missouri provides high quality emergent marsh and moist-soil habitat benefitting both nesting marsh birds and migrating waterfowl. Staff of CCNWR manipulate water levels and vegetation in the 17 units of the CCNWR to provide conditions favorable to these two important guilds. Although both guilds i
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Brian W. Loges, James E. Lyons, Brian G. Tavernia
Depth of the vadose zone controls aquifer biogeochemical conditions and extent of anthropogenic nitrogen removal
We investigated biogeochemical conditions and watershed features controlling the extent of nitrate removal through microbial dinitrogen (N2) production within the surficial glacial aquifer located on the north and south shores of Long Island, NY, USA. The extent of N2 production differs within portions of the aquifer, with greatest N2 production observed at the south shore of Long Island where the
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Beata Szymczycha, Kevin D. Kroeger, John Crusius, John F. Bratton
Distribution of Placobdella hollensis (Whitman, 1892) (Hirudinida: Glossiphoniidae)
Confusion regarding the identification of Placobdella hollensis (Whitman, 1892) (Hirudinida: Glossiphoniidae) has led to an unclear understanding of the distribution of the species. Two specimens of P. hollensis were collected from Merchants Millpond State Park, Gates County, North Carolina, U.S.A., representing a new geographic distribution record. Specimens were confirmed as P. hollensis by morp
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William E. Moser, Dennis J. Richardson, Charlotte I. Hammond, Steve W. Gotte, Eric Lazo-Wasem
Global and regional sea level rise scenarios for the United States
The Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flood Hazard Scenarios and Tools Interagency Task Force, jointly convened by the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and the National Ocean Council (NOC), began its work in August 2015. The Task Force has focused its efforts on three primary tasks:
1) updating scenarios of global mean sea level (GMSL) rise, 2) integrating the global scenarios with regional f
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W. Sweet, R.E. Kopp, C.P. Weaver, J Obeysekera, Radley M. Horton, E. Robert Thieler, C. Zervas
Use of raw materials in the United States from 1900 through 2014
The economic growth of an industrialized nation such as the United States requires raw materials for construction (buildings, bridges, highways, and so forth), defense, and processing and manufacture of goods and services. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the types and quantities of raw materials used have increased and changed significantly. This fact sheet quantifies the amounts of raw m
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Grecia R. Matos
Minerals Yearbook, volume III, Area Reports — International — Latin America and Canada
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Yearbook discusses the performance of the worldwide minerals and materials industries and provides background information to assist in interpreting that performance. Content of the individual Minerals Yearbook volumes follows:Volume I, Metals and Minerals, contains chapters about virtually all metallic and industrial mineral commodities important to the U
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Minerals Yearbook, volume III, Area Reports — International — Europe and central Eurasia
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Yearbook discusses the performance of the worldwide minerals and materials industries and provides background information to assist in interpreting that performance. Content of the individual Minerals Yearbook volumes follows:Volume I, Metals and Minerals, contains chapters about virtually all metallic and industrial mineral commodities important to the U
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U.S. Geological Survey
Minerals Yearbook, volume III, Area Reports — International — Asia and the Pacific
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Yearbook discusses the performance of the worldwide minerals and materials industries and provides background information to assist in interpreting that performance. Content of the individual Minerals Yearbook volumes follows:Volume I, Metals and Minerals, contains chapters about virtually all metallic and industrial mineral commodities important to the U
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U.S. Geological Survey