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Borehole observations of continuous strain and fluid pressure: Chapter 9
Strain is expansion, contraction, or distortion of the volcanic edifice and surrounding crust. As a result of magma movement, volcanoes may undergo enormous strain prior to and during eruption. Global Positioning System (GPS) observations can in principle be used to determine strain by taking the difference between two nearby observations and dividing by the distance between them. Two GPS stations
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Evelyn A. Roeloffs, A. T. Linde
Contaminant exposure and impacts on waterbirds and selected wildlife
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Barnett A. Rattner
Crisis GIS--Preparing for and responding to volcanic eruptions in the United States
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D.W. Ramsey, J.E. Robinson, S. P. Schilling, J.R. Schaefer, Frank A. Trusdell
Discussion of The mantle plume debate in undergraduate geoscience education: Overview, history, and recommendations
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Robert I. Tilling
Diverse deformation patterns of Aleutian volcanoes from satellite interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR)
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Z. Lu, D. Dzurisin, J. Wicks, C.J. Powers, O.-i. Kwoun, R.P. Rykhus
Duck plague (Duck virus enteritis)
This chapter contains section titled:IntroductionSynonymsHistory and DistributionHost RangeEtiologyEpizootiologyClinical SignsPathogenesisPathologyDiagnosisImmunityPublic Health ConcernsDomestic Animal Health ConcernsWildlife Population ImpactsTreatment and ControlManagement ImplicationsUnpublished Data/Personal CommunicationsLiterature Cited
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Wallace R. Hansen, R. E. Gough
Economic Growth and Landscape Change
Prato and Fagre offer the first systematic, multi-disciplinary assessment of the challenges involved in managing the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem (CCE), an area of the Rocky Mountains that includes northwestern Montana, southwestern Alberta, and southeastern British Columbia. The spectacular landscapes, extensive recreational options, and broad employment opportunities of the CCE have made it
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Tony Prato, Dan Fagre
Enhancing bird banding information sharing across the western hemishpere
Bird banding and marking provide indispensable tools for ornithological research, management, and conservation of migratory birds and their habitats along migratory routes, breeding and non-breeding grounds. With the growing interest in international coordination of tracking bird movements, coordination amongst developing and existing programs is essential for effective data management. The Nort
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A. Rojo, H. Berlanga, L. Howes, M. Tomosy