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Plant community structure in an oligohaline tidal marsh

An oligohaline tidal marsh on the northern shore of Lake Pontchartrain, LA was characterized with respect to the distributions and abundances of plant species over spatial and temporal gradients using Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DCA). In addition, the species distributions were correlated to several physical environmental factors using Detrended Canonical Correspondence Analysis (DCCA). The
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J.S. Brewer, J.B. Grace

National water summary 1987: Hydrologic events and water supply and use

Water use in the United States, as measured by freshwater withdrawals in 1985, averaged 338,000 Mgal/d (million gallons per day), which is enough water to cover the 48 conterminous States to a depth of about 2.4 inches. Only 92,300 Mgal/d, or 27.3 percent of the water withdrawn, was consumptive use and thus lost to immediate further use; the remainder of the withdrawals (72.7 percent) was return f

Water resources data, North Carolina, water year 1989

Water resources data for the 1989 water year for North Carolina consists of records of stage, discharge and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and ground-water levels. This report contains discharge records for 178 gaging stations and stage and contents for 26 lakes and reservoirs; water quality for 26 gaging stations and 10 miscellaneous sites; continuous daily
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B.C. Ragland, R.G. Barker, W.H. Eddins, A.J. Padyk, J.F. Rinehardt

Water resources data, South Carolina, water year 1989

No abstract available. 
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C.S. Bennett, T.W. Cooney, K.H. Jones, B.W. Church, G.L. Murray

Wetland vegetation

No abstract available.
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Glenn R. Guntenspergen, F. Stearns, J.A. Kadlec

Modeling coastal Louisiana's vulnerability to oil and toxic chemical spills

No abstract available.
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Floyd O. Stayner, James B. Johnston, James D. Scurry

Streamside habitats in southern forested wetlands: Their role and implications for management

The value of streamside forests to fish and wildlife and the influence of forest management on their value have been recognized in a general sense for decades. However, in today’s climate of increasing environmental regulation and intensive forest management, there is need for more detailed understanding of the value of streamside forests to fish and wildlife. Dickson and Huntley (1987:38) describ
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Rebecca J. Howard, James A. Allen

Modeling bottomland forest and wildlife habitat changes in Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin

No abstract available.
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Michael S. Brody, William H. Conner, L. Pearlstine, Wiley M. Kitchens

Sensitivity of endemic Snake River cutthroat trout to acidity and elevated aluminum

Acidic episodes in waters of the western USA, do not last as long and are not as intense as those in the eastern USA, but we found that the native western cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki is sensitive to even brief reductions in pH. In laboratory studies, fish were exposed to acidity (pH 4.5–6.5) alone or in the presence of aluminum during the first 7 d of the freshly fertilized egg, eyed embry
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D. F. Woodward, Aïda M. Farag, M.E. Mueller, E. E. Little, F. A. Vertucci

Analysis of fish bile with HPLC — fluorescence to determine environmental exposure to benzo(a)pyrene

Brown bullhead from the Black River, Ohio, have a high incidence of liver neoplasia which is associated with elevated concentrations of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the sediment. We evaluated the use of biliary concentrations of benzo(a)pyrene [B(a)P] equivalents as a means for determining PAH exposure. Bile was collected from 16 brown bullheads and 8 common carp taken from each of
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Eric P. Johnston, Paul C. Baumann

Trends in wintering canvasback populations at Catahoula Lake, Louisiana

Aerial survey data (1968-1989) and water gauge readings (1958-1989) were examined to detennine trends in and relationships between canvasback (Aythya valisineria) populations and water levels at Catahoula Lake, Louisiana. Wintering canvasback populations at Catahoula Lake have increased over the past 21 years. A peak population estimate of 78,000 canvasbacks was recorded in January 1988. There was
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Dennis W. Woolington, James W. Emfinger