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Hepeviruses of fish
Originally reported from California, the cutthroat trout virus (CTV) has now been isolated from eight species of salmonids in North America. Early work focused on the replication and physical characteristics of the small, round virus, but not until 20 years later was it determined to be most closely related to viruses causing hepatitis E in humans or infecting avian and mammalian hosts. The genome
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William N. Batts
Paramyxoviruses of fish
The first fish paramyxovirus was isolated from normal adult Chinook salmon returning to a coastal hatchery in Oregon in the fall of 1982. Subsequently, the virus was isolated from other stocks of adult Chinook salmon and one stock of adult coho salmon in California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska, leading to its designation as the Pacific salmon paramyxovirus (PSPV). The slow-growing virus can be i
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Theodore R. Meyers, William N. Batts
Measuring, interpreting, and responding to changes in coral reefs: A challenge for biologists, geologist, and managers
What, exactly, is a coral reef? And how have the world’s reefs changed in the last several decades? What are the stressors undermining reef structure and function? Given the predicted effects of climate change, do reefs have a future? Is it possible to “manage” coral reefs for resilience? What can coral reef scientists contribute to improve protection and management of coral reefs? What insights c
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Caroline S. Rogers, Jeff Miller
The Mississippi River: A place for fish
The Mississippi River flows 3,734 km from its source at Lake Itasca, Minnesota to its outlet at the Gulf of Mexico. Along its course, it collects water from portions of two Canadian provinces and 41 % of the conterminous United States. Although greatly altered for navigation and flood control throughout much of its length, the Mississippi River remains an important fishery resource that provides h
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Harold Schramm, Brian Ickes
Lake transparency: a window into decadal variations in dissolved organic carbon concentrations in Lakes of Acadia National Park, Maine
A forty year time series of Secchi depth observations from approximately 25 lakes in Acadia National Park, Maine, USA, evidences large variations in transparency between lakes but relatively little seasonal cycle within lakes. However, there are coherent patterns over the time series, suggesting large scale processes are responsible. It has been suggested that variations in colored dissolved organ
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Collin S. Roesler, Charles W. Culbertson
Identifying sturgeon spawning locations through back-calculations of drift
Unfavorable spawning habitat conditions have been identified as a potential limiting factor for recovery of the endangered pallid sturgeon on the Missouri River and its tributaries. After successful spawning, incubation, and hatching, sturgeon free embryos passively drift downstream and are sometimes captured by sampling crews. While spawning habitat has been identified at time of spawning through
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Edward A. Bulliner, Susannah O. Erwin, Robert B. Jacobson, Kimberly A. Chojnacki, Amy E. George, Aaron J. Delonay
The Provo shoreline of Lake Bonneville
G.K. Gilbert studied the Bonneville basin 150 years ago and his findings have largely stood the test of time: The Provo shoreline, the most prominent geomorphic feature of Lake Bonneville, reflects threshold-stabilized overflow of the lake after the Bonneville flood and before a drier climate caused the lake to shrink. Subsequent refinements in chronology allow the Provo lake to be identified as a
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David M. Miller
Harvest
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David A. Haukos, James C. Pitman, Grant M. Beauprez, Doug D. Schoeling
Introduction: The Lesser Prairie-Chicken
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Clint W. Boal, David A. Haukos
Lesser Prairie-Chickens of the sand sagebrush prairie
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David A. Haukos, Aron A. Flanders, Christian A. Hagen, James C. Pitman
Conservation of avian species
Health of humans, animals, plants, and ecosystems are intertwined. Disturbance tips the balance in favor of weedy species, vectors, and disease agents. Biodiversity is important to prevent imbalance in nature. However, more scholarship is needed, and there is still much more to study, understand, and manage than we currently know.
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Glenn H. Olsen, Lorenzo Crosta, Brett D. Gartrell, Philip M. Marsh, Cynthia E. Stringfield