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Organochlorine concentrations in prefledging common terns Sterna hirundo at three Rhode Island USA colonies

Concentrations of DDE, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and polychlorinated diphenyl ethers (PCDPEs) in carcasses of prefledging Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) at three Rhode Island colonies support the hypothesis that local contamination is responsible for among-colony differences observed in eggs in an earlier study. The highest concentrations of DDE and PCBs (mean=0.24 and 2.8 ppm wet weight) w
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T. W. Custer, C. M. Bunck, C.L. Stafford

The need for accuracy in modelling: An example

The need for accurate information in modelling depends on the objectives of the effort, but trustworthy data are essential for a model intended for use in the management of natural resources. This point is illustrated by referring to a recently published model of canvasback ducks. We demonstrate that several key assumptions are not supported by biological evidence, and that inferences drawn from t
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Douglas H. Johnson, Michael J. Conroy, James D. Nichols

Geologic history of Goban Spur, Northwest Europe continental margin

Drilling on Leg 80 of the Deep Sea Drilling Project-International Phase of Ocean Drilling was conducted on a transect of four sites (548-551) across the continent-ocean boundary at Goban Spur, a prominent southwest-trending structural and topographic high on the Irish continental slope. Drilling results have been integrated with physiographic, gravimetric, paleomagnetic, and seismostratigraphic da
Authors
P.C. de Graciansky, Claude (Wylie) Poag

A look at the Leetown Center

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Authors
G.S. Gutsell