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A test of the green wave hypothesis in omnivorous brown bears across North America
The relation between decadal droughts and eruptions of Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone National Park, USA
Ecosystem resilience to invasion and drought: Insights after 24 years in a rare never-grazed grassland
Spatio-temporal variability in the strength, directionality, and relative importance of climate on occupancy and population densities in a philopatric mammal, the American pika (Ochotona princeps)
Accuracy of finite fault slip estimates in subduction zone regions with topographic Green's functions and seafloor geodesy
Fishes of Harney Basin revisited: An assessment of the distribution of native and nonnative fishes over a half century
Decomposition rates of suppression-produced fish carcasses in a large, deep, high-elevation lake in North America
Past permafrost dynamics can inform future permafrost carbon-climate feedbacks
Keeping the heat on: Weighted surveillance for Chytrid fungus (Batrachochytirum dendrobatidis) in Dixie Valley toads (Anaxyrus [= Bufo] williamsi)
Anthropogenic influence on groundwater geochemistry in Horn Creek Watershed near the Orphan Mine in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA
Patterns, drivers, and a predictive model of dam removal cost in the United States
Given the burgeoning dam removal movement and the large number of dams approaching obsolescence in the United States, cost estimating data and tools are needed for dam removal prioritization, planning, and execution. We used the list of removed dams compiled by American Rivers to search for publicly available reported costs for dam removal projects. Total cost information could include component c