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Rodentia and lagomorpha Rodentia and lagomorpha
This comprehensive review examines the extensive literature on wild rodents and lagomorphs as biomonitors of environmental contamination. This chapter covers studies dealing with exposure and effects of environmental contaminants on rodent and lagomorph species, including pesticides (organochlorines, organophosphorus and carbamate compounds, herbicides, plant growth regulators...
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S.R. Sheffield, K. Sawicka-Kapusta, J.B. Cohen, Barnett A. Rattner
Prefacio de la editora de la serie sobre la traduccion Prefacio de la editora de la serie sobre la traduccion
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M.S. Foster
Pattern and process of land loss in the Mississippi Delta: A spatial and temporal analysis of wetland habitat change Pattern and process of land loss in the Mississippi Delta: A spatial and temporal analysis of wetland habitat change
An earlier investigation (Turner 1997) concluded that most of the coastal wetland loss in Louisiana was caused by the effects of canal dredging, that loss was near zero in the absence of canals, and that land loss had decreased to near zero by the late 1990s. This analysis was based on a 15-min quadrangle (approximately 68,000 ha) scale that is too large to isolate processes responsible...
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John W. Day, Louis D. Britsch, Suzanne Hawes, Gary P. Shaffer, Denise J. Reed, Donald R. Cahoon
Disruption and restoration of en route habitat, a case study: The Chenier Plain Disruption and restoration of en route habitat, a case study: The Chenier Plain
Cheniers (relict beach ridges) and other habitats adjacent to ecological barriers may be critical linkages in the migratory pathways of long-distance migratory birds. It is important that these wooded habitats provide enough food and cover at the right time to support these birds’ requirements. To date, little attention has been given to the conservation of coastal woodlands, habitats in...
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Wylie C. Barrow, Chao-Chieh Chen, Robert B. Hamilton, Keith Ouchley, Terry J. Spengler
Gypsum-karst collapse in the Black Hills, South Dakota-Wyoming, USA Gypsum-karst collapse in the Black Hills, South Dakota-Wyoming, USA
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Jack B. Epstein
Kaolinite distribution in Paleocene/Eocene boundary strata of northeastern United States and Pakistan – climatic and stratigraphic implications Kaolinite distribution in Paleocene/Eocene boundary strata of northeastern United States and Pakistan – climatic and stratigraphic implications
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Thomas G. Gibson, Laurel M. Bybell, Ellen Thomas, James C. Zachos
The East Range, northwestern Nevada: A neglected key to the tectonic history of the region The East Range, northwestern Nevada: A neglected key to the tectonic history of the region
The East Range occupies a strategic position at the western edge of the exposed western facies terrane near the Paleozoic continental margin. There a Cambrian and Ordovician deep-water sequence including the Preble and Valmy Formations is overlain by middle to upper Paleozoic strata that are assigned to three separate stratigraphic sequences on published geologic maps of the range. The...
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Keith B. Ketner, Bruce R. Wardlaw, Anita G. Harris, John E. Repetski
Protection of fish spawning habitat for the conservation of warm temperate reef fish fisheries of shelf-edge reefs of Florida Protection of fish spawning habitat for the conservation of warm temperate reef fish fisheries of shelf-edge reefs of Florida
We mapped and briefly describe the surficial geology of selected examples of shelf-edge reefs (50–120 m deep) of the southeastern United States, which are apparently derived from ancient Pleistocene shorelines and are intermittently distributed throughout the region. These reefs are ecologically significant because they support a diverse array of fish and invertebrate species, and they...
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Christopher C. Koenig, Felicia C. Coleman, Churchill B. Grimes, Gary R. Fitzhugh, Kathryn M. Scanlon, Christopher T. Gledhill, Mark Grace
Predicting coastal evolution at societally-relevant time and space scales Predicting coastal evolution at societally-relevant time and space scales
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E. Robert Thieler
Relations among sulfate, metals, sediment, and streamflow data for a stream draining a coal-mined watershed in East-Central Pennsylvania Relations among sulfate, metals, sediment, and streamflow data for a stream draining a coal-mined watershed in East-Central Pennsylvania
Streamflow and water-quality data for the northern part of Swatara Creek, which drains a 112-km2 area in the Southern Anthracite Field of east-central Pennsylvania, indicate iron, copper, and lead, and to a lesser extent manganese and zinc, are transported with suspended particles during stormflow conditions. During stormflow conditions, concentrations of these constituents typically...
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Charles A. Cravotta
Detecting change in water quality from implementation of limestone treatment systems in a coal-minded watershed Detecting change in water quality from implementation of limestone treatment systems in a coal-minded watershed
During 1996-97, a variety of limestone-based treatment systems were implemented to neutralize acidic mine drainage and reduce the transport of dissolved metals in the northern part of the Swatara Creek watershed, which drains a 43-mi2 (112-km2) area in the Southern Anthracite Field upstream from Ravine, Pa. Since 1996, the current project has monitored water quality upstream and...
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Charles A. Cravotta, Jeffrey B. Weitzel
GHASTI-determining physical properties of sediment containing natural and laboratory-formed gas hydrate: Chapter 24 GHASTI-determining physical properties of sediment containing natural and laboratory-formed gas hydrate: Chapter 24
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William J. Winters, William P. Dillon, I.A. Pecher, D.H. Mason