Impacts of Federal Policies and Programs on Wetlands [PDF]
Human activities have resulted in the loss of about half of the original 221 million acres of wetlands in the conterminous 48 states. Federal laws, policies, and programs have had major impacts on the nation's wetland resources.
Crosson, Pierre, Frederick, Kenneth
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Climatic control on palaeohydrology and cyclical sediment distribution in the Plio-Quaternary deposits of the Guadix Basin (Betic Cordillera, Spain) [PDF]
A cyclical pattern can be observed in the central sector of the Guadix Basin (southern Spain) in the Late Pliocene-Quaternary alluvial fan deposits prograding into its axial valley.
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Anthropogenic Habitats Facilitate Dispersal of an Early Successional Obligate: Implications for Restoration of an Endangered Ecosystem [PDF]
Landscape modification and habitat fragmentation disrupt the connectivity of natural landscapes, with major consequences for biodiversity. Species that require patchily distributed habitats, such as those that specialize on early successional ecosystems,
Amaral, Katrina E. +4 more
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Mineralogy, chemical composition and textures of silcretes, calcretes/palustrine limestones and argillaceous beds are studied to consider the features and the genesis of fibrous-clay minerals.
Bustillo, M. A., García Romero, E.
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49 autochthonous wood samples collected in brown coal from the Leffe palustrine deposits (Early Pleistocene, Lombardy, N-Italy) have been identified and their stratigraphical position has been discussed in comparison with pollen spectra.
CESARE RAVAZZI, JOHAN VAN DER BURGH
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A classification of New Zealand’s terrestrial ecosystems [PDF]
This study produces a comprehensive terrestrial ecosystem classification by subjectively constructing a heirarchy of perceived key environmental drivers.
Geoffrey M. Rogers +1 more
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The Hydroecological Natural Heritage Story of Cape York Peninsula: An assessment of natural heritage values of water-dependent ecosystems, aquatic biodiversity and hydroecological processes
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Executive SummaryThe field of hydroecology seeks to explain the relationships between hydrological processes, biotic structure and ecological processes at a variety of spatial scales.
Cook, Ben +3 more
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Inventory of wetlands and agricultural land cover in the upper Sevier River Basin, Utah [PDF]
The use of color infrared aerial photography in the mapping of agricultural land use and wetlands in the Sevier River Basin of south central utah is described.
Clark, L. D., Jr. +2 more
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Identifying Wetland Availability and Quality For Focal Species of the Illinois Wetlands Campaign W-184-R-1 [PDF]
The purpose of the study was to estimate functional quality of wetlands for focal species of the Illinois Wetlands Campaign, including the following objectives: 1) Estimate wetland habitat quality during spring, summer, and autumn for focal species of ...
Blake-Bradshaw, Abigail G. +2 more
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Flexible migration and habitat use strategies of an endangered waterbird during hydrological drought
Wildlife species confront threats from climate and land use change, exacerbating the influence of extreme climatic events on populations and biodiversity.
Aaron T. Pearse +5 more
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