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Osteology and paleontology of the passerine birds of the Reddick, Florida, Pleistocene ( FGS: Bulletin 44 ).
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Hamon, J. Hill 1931-.
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The order Passeriformes (perching birds) includes over half of the 8,650 species of birds known in the world today, little is known about their fossil record. Only 32 extinct passerine species have been described, as compared with 801 extinct non-passerine forms., Contents: Descriptive osteology -- Photograph of humerus of Corvus brachyrhynchos -- Photograph of distal end of humerus of Corvus brachyrhynchos -- Photograph of ulna of Corvus brachyrhynchos -- Photograph of carpometacarpus of...
Show moreThe order Passeriformes (perching birds) includes over half of the 8,650 species of birds known in the world today, little is known about their fossil record. Only 32 extinct passerine species have been described, as compared with 801 extinct non-passerine forms., Contents: Descriptive osteology -- Photograph of humerus of Corvus brachyrhynchos -- Photograph of distal end of humerus of Corvus brachyrhynchos -- Photograph of ulna of Corvus brachyrhynchos -- Photograph of carpometacarpus of Corvus brachyrhynchos -- Photograph of coracoid of Corvus brachyrhynchos -- Photograph of femur of Corvus brachyrhynchos -- Photograph of tibiotarsus of Corvus brachyrhynchos -- Photograph of tarsometatarsus of Corvus brachyrhynchos -- Family Tyrannidae -- Family Hirundinidae -- Family Corvidae -- Family Sittidae -- Family Troglodytidae. Family Mimidae -- Family Turdidae -- Family Laniidae -- Family Parulidae -- Family Icteridae -- Family Thraupidae -- Family Fringillidae --The Reddick fossil locality -- Aerial photograph of the Reddick, Florida, area --Map of the Reddick fossil locality --Stratigraphic section at Reddick, Florida -- Map of the main fossil-bearing quarry -- Systematic paleontology -- Photograph of elements of Pandanaris floridana -- Measurement of elements of Pandanaris floridana -- Discussion --Map of present distribution of northern and southern elements of the Reddick Fauna -- Extinction ratios of Pleistocene sites.
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1964, 1964-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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E-book
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/UF00000244.pdf, http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/UF00000244.jpg
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Turkey Point Tritum. Progress Report.
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University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmosperic Sciences
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In 1972-73, Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) began operation of two nuclear reactors at Turkey Point on lower Biscayne Bay. The reactors are of the pressurized water type, each capable of 760 megawatts gross output and each requiring a large quantity of cooling water. Originally the demand for sufficient water for the operation of the nuclear reactors was to be met by a single-pass cooling system, utilizing Bay water (essentially an enlargement of the existing fossil fuel units cooling...
Show moreIn 1972-73, Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) began operation of two nuclear reactors at Turkey Point on lower Biscayne Bay. The reactors are of the pressurized water type, each capable of 760 megawatts gross output and each requiring a large quantity of cooling water. Originally the demand for sufficient water for the operation of the nuclear reactors was to be met by a single-pass cooling system, utilizing Bay water (essentially an enlargement of the existing fossil fuel units cooling system). The proposed increase in cooling water requirement, from 1270 cu ft/sec to 4260 cu ft/sec, that would be required to accommodate both power systems, invoked considerable concern among several environmental groups. As a result, FPL was required to alter its original plans and construct a "closed" cooling system, thereby minimizing the thermal load on the lower bay-sound system. The total system (nuclear reactors, fossil fuel units, and "closed" cycle cooling) has now been fully operational for more than two years.
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1976-04-20, 1976-04-20T05:00:00.000Z
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/feol/FI07053159.pdf, http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/feol/FI07053159.jpg
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Ecological Study of the Effects of Power Plants on Benthic Macroplant Microcosms in Subtropical and Tropical Estuaries. Annual Progress Report, 1977 - 1978.
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University of Miami
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The major efforts of this program have been to examine the effects of energy- related problems on nearshore environments in the subtropics and tropics of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico regions of the United States and the Caribbean. During the first few years of this investigator's association with the Department of Energy (originally A.E.C.) two fossil fuel and two nuclear plants were examined as to their effects on a nearshore seagrass community at Turkey Point in south Biscayne Bay, Dade...
Show moreThe major efforts of this program have been to examine the effects of energy- related problems on nearshore environments in the subtropics and tropics of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico regions of the United States and the Caribbean. During the first few years of this investigator's association with the Department of Energy (originally A.E.C.) two fossil fuel and two nuclear plants were examined as to their effects on a nearshore seagrass community at Turkey Point in south Biscayne Bay, Dade County, Florida. Since that time, a series of other power plants (both conventional fossil fuel and nuclear) have been examined for their environmental effects. The effects of heat toxicity, trace (heavy) metals and high salinities, the community processes and dynamics of nearshore subtropical and tropical seagrass ecosystems, and primary productivity and physiology of the dominant food chain organisms in these ecosystems have been studied in detail in both field and laboratory studies.
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1978, 1978-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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E-book
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/feol/FI07053161.pdf, http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/feol/FI07053161.jpg
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