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Environmental Impacts of mountain biking: Science review and best practices
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J. L. Marion, J. Wimpey
Exploring the temporal effects of seasonal water availability on the snail kite of Florida: Part III
The Florida snail kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) is an endangered raptor that occurs as an isolated population, currently of about 2,000 birds, in the wetlands of southern and central Florida, USA. Its exclusive prey species, the apple snail (Pomacea paludosa) is strongly influenced by seasonal changes in water abundance. Droughts during the snail kite breeding season have a direct negative effect o
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Wolf M. Mooij, Julien Martin, Wiley M. Kitchens, Donald L. DeAngelis
Factors affecting coastal wetland loss and restoration
Opening paragraph: Tidal and nontidal wetlands in the Chesapeake Bay watershed provide vital hydrologic, water-quality, and ecological functions. Situated at the interface of land and water, these valuable habitats are vulnerable to alteration and loss by human activities including direct conversion to non-wetland habitat by dredge-and-fill activities from land development, and to the effects of
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Donald R. Cahoon
Feedback effects between the food chain and induced defense strategies: Chapter 11
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Neil Rooney, K. S. McCann, D.L.G. Noakes
Gravity and magnetic studies to characterize the geologic framework of the Spring Valley region
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Edward A. Mankinen
History of the shortjaw cisco (Coregonus zenithicus) in Lake Superior, 1895-2003
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O. T. Gorman, T. N. Todd
Hydrology of tidal freshwater forested wetlands of the southeastern United States
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Richard H. Day, Thomas J. Williams, Christopher M. Swarzenski
Hydrothermal systems and volcano geochemistry
The upward intrusion of magma from deeper to shallower levels beneath volcanoes obviously plays an important role in their surface deformation. This chapter will examine less obvious roles that hydrothermal processes might play in volcanic deformation. Emphasis will be placed on the effect that the transition from brittle to plastic behavior of rocks is likely to have on magma degassing and hydrot
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R.O. Fournier
Improving the Homeland Security Advisory System: An experimental analysis of threat communication for homeland security
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Philip T. Ganderton, R. L. Bernknopf
Integrated research on climate change in mountain ecosystems: The CLIMET project
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D.B. Fagre, D. L. Peterson, D. M. McKown
Land
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D. Dent, A.F. Asfary, C.P. Giri, K. Govil, A. Hartemink, P. Holmgren, F. Keita-Ouane, S. Navone, L. Olsson, R. Ponce-Hernandez, J. Rockström, G. Shepherd, G. Abdelgawad, N. Batjes, J.M. Beltran, A. Brink, N. Dronin, W. Essahli, G. Ewald, J. Illueca, S. Kant, T. Krug, W. Kueper, L. Wenlong, D. Macdevette, F. Nachtergaele, N. Ndiang’ui, J. Poulisse, C. Schmullius, A. Singh, B. Sonneveld, Harald Sverdrup, J. van Brusselen, G. van Lynden, A. Warren, W. Bingfang, W. Zhongze, K. Kassas, T. Maukonen, M. Lee