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The correlation of the Upper Cambrian sections of Missouri and Texas with the section in the upper Mississippi Valley

No abstract available.
Authors
Josiah Bridge

The dispersal of smelt, Oserus mordax (Mitchill), in the Great Lakes region

No abstract avaiable.
Authors
John Van Oosten
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Great Lakes Science Center

The floods of March 1936, part 1, New England rivers

During the period March 9-22, 1936, there occurred in close succession over the northeastern United States, from the James and upper Ohio River Basins in Virginia and Pennsylvania to the river basins of Maine, two extraordinarily heavy storms, in which the precipitation was almost entirely in the form of rain. The depths of rainfall mark this period as one of the greatest concentrations of precipi
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Nathan Clifford Grover
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New England Water Science Center

The floods of March 1936, part 2, Hudson River to Susquehanna River region

During the period March 9-22, 1936, there occurred in close succession over the northeastern United States, from the James and upper Ohio River Basins in Virginia and Pennsylvania to the river basins of Maine, two extraordinarily heavy storms, in which the precipitation was almost entirely in the form of rain. The depths of rainfall mark this period as one of the greatest concentrations of precipi
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Nathan C. Grover
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

The floods of March 1936, Part 3, Potomac, James, and upper Ohio Rivers

During the period March 9-22, 1936, there occurred in close succession over the northeastern United States, from the James and upper Ohio River Basins in Virginia and Pennsylvania to the river basins of Maine, two extraordinarily heavy storms, in which the precipitation was almost entirely in the form of rain. The depths of rainfall mark this period as one of the greatest concentrations of precipi
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Nathan C. Grover, Stephen Lichtblau
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

The flora of the New Albany shale; Part 2, The Calamopityeae and their relationships

Material referable to Calamopitys americana, Calamopitys foerstei, Stenomyelon muratum, Kalymma lirata, Kalymma resinosa, and Kalymma auriculata, from the upper portion of the New Albany shale in central Kentucky, is described. All these species are based on the internal structure of stems and petioles. The suggestion is made that the genus Stenomyelon should be included in the family Calamopityea
Authors
Charles B. Read

The fluoride content of North Dakota ground waters as related to the occurrence and distribution of mottled enamel

No abstract available.
Authors
G. A. Abbott
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Water Resources Mission Area, Dakota Water Science Center

The Great Lakes fisheries: their proper management for sustained yields

No abstract available.
Authors
John Van Oosten
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Great Lakes Science Center

The increase in the abundance of the yellow pike perch, Stizostedion vitreum (Mitchill), in Lakes Huron and Michigan, in relation to the artificial propagation of the species

No abstract available.
Authors
Ralph Hile
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Great Lakes Science Center

The Kaiyuh Hills, Alaska

No abstract available.
Authors
J. B. Mertie

The molluscan fauna of the Alum Bluff group of Florida, Part VI, Pteropoda, Opisthobranchia, and Ctenobranchia

No abstract available.
Authors
Julia Gardner

The North Central States Wildlife Conference

No abstract available.
Authors
John Van Oosten
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Great Lakes Science Center