"The following analysis will deal with the use of science in
the development of policy and the execution of the Power Act.
Specifically, it will address how science, policy, and politics
play different roles in development, writing, and implementation
of a regional resource plan. To discuss this, some background on...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) was developed to map U.S. wetlands comprehensively, following the Cowardin classification system. Wetlands are mapped by the NWI using small scale aerial photographs, but the inventory is not field checked in detail. The accuracy of this inventory has been questioned....
An experiment was designed to simulate field conditions of tansy
ragwort poisoning in cattle and horses.
Four calves and four ponies were fed pelleted feed containing 5%
Senecio jacobaea and two ponies and two calves were used as controls.
The feeding continued for two months. Following this, the chronic
delayed...
The shallow water benthic habitat of the SW Beaufort Sea is frequently
gouged by the keels of ice pressure ridges. This natural physical
disturbance was hypothesized to be an important factor affecting the
structure of the benthic community. Smith-McIntyre grab samples were
taken from three discrete gouge axes and from...