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Examination of dissolved uranium concentrations in regional shallow groundwater relative to Operable Unit 8 of the Denver Radium Superfund Site
Green infrastructure in the Great Lakes—Assessment of performance, barriers, and unintended consequences
Modeling the spatial and temporal dynamics of land-based polar bear denning in Alaska
Can lava flow like water? Assessing applications of critical flow theory to channelized basaltic lava flows
Effects of formaldehyde (Parasite-S®) on biofilter nitrification from a cold- and a warm freshwater RAS
Wildfire influences individual growth and breeding dispersal, but not survival and recruitment in a montane amphibian
Incorporating habitat suitability, landscape distance, and resistant kernels to estimate conservation units for an imperiled terrestrial snake
The influence of submerged coastal structures on nearshore flows and wave runup
Engineered and natural submerged coastal structures (e.g., submerged breakwaters and reefs) modify incident wave fields and thus can alter hydrodynamic processes adjacent to coastlines. Although submerged structures are generally assumed to promote beach protection by dissipating waves offshore and creating sheltered conditions in their lee, their interaction with waves can result in mean wave-dri