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Polychlorinated biphenyl congeners in emergent mayflies from the upper Mississippi River

We determined polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) in emergent mayflies (hexagenia bilineata) from a 1250-km reach of the upper mississippi river (UMR). Total pcb concentrations (sum of 125 congeners) ranged from 0.21 To 4.1 Mu g/g of dry weight (1.2-29 mu g/g of lipid weight). Concentrations were highest in pools near the twin cities and the quad cities metropolitan areas. Longitudinal movement of pc
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M.T. Steingraeber, T.R. Schwartz, J.G. Wiener, J.A. Lebo

Intraspecific variation in the response of Taxodium distichum seedlings to salinity

Seedlings of 15 open-pollinated families of baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) were tested for their tolerance to combined salinty and flooding stress. Ten of the families were from coastal locations in Louisiana or Alabama, USA, that were slightly brackish. The other families were from locations not affected by saltwater intrusion. Five salinity levels were investigated--0,2,4,6, and 8 g -1 artific
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J. A. Allen, J. L. Chambers, D. McKinney

Environmental contaminants in redheads wintering in coastal Louisiana and Texas

Whole body and liver analyses indicated that wintering redheads (Aythya americana; n = 70) in coastal Louisiana (one site) and Texas (two sites) were relatively free of contamination with common trace elements, organochlorines, and hydrocarbons. Most trace elements, including As, Cr, Hg, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, Sr, and Zn, were within background concentrations in livers; levels of B, Cd, Cu, and Fe
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T.C. Michot, T. W. Custer, A.J. Nault, C. A. Mitchell

Prospects for improving the salt tolerance of forest trees: A review

Three major themes related to the improvement of salt tolerance in forest tree species are examined. First, evidence demonstrating that substantial intraspecific variation in salt tolerance exists in many species is presented. This evidence is important because it suggests that efforts to improve salt tolerance through conventional plant breeding techniques are justified. Second, the physiological
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J. A. Allen, J. L. Chambers, M. Stine

Portable platforms for setting rocket nets in open-water areas

Portable platforms for setting rocket nets in open-water habitats were developed and used to capture 1116 waterfowl of seven species during September and October 1991 and 1992 in southwestern Louisiana. Incidence of mortality (1% of captured birds) and escape (3% of captured birds) was low. Rocket-netting from platforms was a reliable and efficient technique for capturing waterfowl, and should be
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R. R. Cox, A. D. Afton

Recent accretion in two managed marsh impoundments in coastal Louisiana

Recent accretion was measured by the feldspar marker horizon method in two gravity-drained, managed, marsh impoundments and unmanaged reference marshes located on the rapidly subsiding coast of Louisiana. Water level management was designed to limit hydrologic exchange to the managed marsh by regulating the direction and rate of water flows. During a drawdown-flooding water management cycle, the u
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Donald R. Cahoon

1994 Annual summary: ENTERGY Lake Dardanelle fish and zebra mussel study

Abstract not supplied at this time
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J.N. Stoeckel, C.J. Gagen, J.J. Herod, R.K. Beadel, S.D. Shook, C.S. Howell, P. Penny

Coral reef monitoring manual for the Caribbean and Western Atlantic

Abstract not supplied at this time
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C.S. Rogers, G. Garrison, R. Grober, Z. Hillis, M.A. Franke

1993 Annual report on the radio telemetry of manatees in Puerto Rico

Abstract not supplied at this time
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J. P. Reid, R. K. Bonde, Dean E. Easton, H. I. Kochman

The Freshwater Fishes of Virginia

Abstract not supplied at this time
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R.E. Jenkins, N.M. Burkhead

Standard operating procedures for zebra mussel monitoring project with ENTERGY Corporation

Abstract not supplied at this time
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C.J. Gagen, J.N. Stoeckel, R.K. Beadel, J.J. Herod, D.O. McCollum

Standard operating procedures for the fish monitoring project with ENTERGY Corporation

Abstract not supplied at this time
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C.J. Gagen, J.N. Stoeckel, R.K. Beadel, J.J. Herod, D.O. McCollum