Bald Eagles at the Savanna Army Depot

Eagle Valley Environmentalists Technical Report #SADE-81, Research Report conducted December 1980 - March 1981, under a contract with the United States Arm

X-Ray Diffraction Analysis of the Pennsylvanian Clays of Mahaska County

This study involved five of the operating open-pit mines of Mahaska County, Iowa, which are located near the eastern edge of the Mid-Continent Basin. The mines were sampled from the underclay to the surface at two foot intervals and the clay fraction was separated and analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. Results of this investigation showed that the major component present besides illite and kaolinite in the hulk sample was quartz. However, the quartz was not present in the less-than-two micron fraction. The clay fraction analysis varied from 38 percent to 60 percent kaolin and 17 percent to 26 percent illite with the remainder being chlorite and non-swelling mixed-layered material; chlorite was present in only eleven of the samples collected. The mineralogy was used as evidence that these rocks were deposited in near shore environment. This interpretation when considered along with stratigraphic work of others suggests that the rocks are in the Cherokee Group

Performance of a loudspeaker as determined by input measurements

Thesis (Electrical Engineering)--University of Kansas, Electrical Engineering, 1929

THE BAPTIST SCHISM

The Baptist Schism must be understood in the light of its history. Three things seem to stand out that led to the schism in 1845: The different ideas which existed as to organization; controversy in the field of home missions; and the positions taken on the slavery issue. The conflicts existing because of the first two things mentioned were going on when the slavery issue came into focus, but the slavery issue seemed to bring these others to a head and definitely point the schism to a North-South division instead of an East-West division which latter could have taken place had the slavery question not become a part of the issue. These three are distinct issues, but they overlap each other in time and in substance. The method of organization, for example, is seen reflecting itself in the controversy on Home Missions, just as slavery is seen reflecting itself into the Home Mission controversy

M/V WELLWOOD Coral Reef Restoration Monitoring Report, Monitoring Events 2004-2006. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Monroe County, Florida

This document presents the results of the first two monitoring events to track the recovery of a repaired coral reef injured by the M/V Wellwood vessel grounding incident of August 4, 1984. This grounding occurred within the boundaries of what at the time was designated the Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary (NMS), now designated the Key Largo NMS Existing Management Area within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS). Pursuant to the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA) 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq., and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act (FKNMSPA) of 1990, NOAA is the federal trustee for the natural and cultural resources of the FKNMS. Under Section 312 of the NMSA, NOAA has the authority to recover monetary damages for injury, destruction, or loss of Sanctuary resources, and to use the recovered monies to restore injured or lost sanctuary resources within the FKNMS. The restoration monitoring program tracks patterns of biological recovery, determines the success of restoration measures, and assesses the resiliency to environmental and anthropogenic disturbances of the site over time. To evaluate restoration success, reference habitats adjacent to the restoration site are concurrently monitored to compare the condition of restored reef areas with “natural” coral reef areas unimpacted by the vessel grounding or other injury. Restoration of the site was completed on July 22, 2002, and thus far two monitoring events have occurred; one in the Fall of 2004, and one in the Summer/Fall of 2006. The monitoring has consisted of: assessment of the structural stability of restoration modules and comparison of the coral recruitment conditions of the modules and reference sites. Corals are divided into Gorgonians, Milleporans, and Scleractinians and (except where noted) recruits are defined as follows: Gorgonians—maximum size (height) 150 mm at first monitoring event, 270 mm at second; Milleporans—maximum size (height) 65 mm at first event, 125 mm at second; Scleractinians—maximum size (greatest diameter) 50 mm at second event (only one species was size-classed at first event, at smaller size). Recruit densities at the restored and reference areas for each event are compared, as are size-class frequency distributions. For the Scleractinians, number and percentage of recruits by species, as well as several common biodiversity indices are provided. Finally, a qualitative comparison of recruit substrate settlement preference is indicated. Generally, results indicate that restored areas are converging on reference areas, based on almost all parameters examined, with one noted exception. Further monitoring is planned and the trends are anticipated to continue; close attention will be paid to the indicated anomaly. (PDF contains 63 pages.