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Showing 1 to 20 of 44 for “"Central Coast"”.
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Movement of Selected Nearshore Temperate Reef Fishes Along California's Central Coast
… ecology of all species targeted for protection. Central California’s network of coastal marine protected areas (MPAs) was established in an environment of some uncertainty regarding the expected outcomes for temperate nearshore fish species, especially the Sebastes genus (rockfishes). Movement …
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Settlement History and Interaction in the Manialtepec Basin of Oaxaca's Central Coast
… about one of its key resource areas, the central Pacific coast, remains limited. Specifically, the ambiguous role of Oaxaca*s Central Coast in interregional relationships during pre-Hispanic times to the sites of Monte Alban and Tututepec has been a chronic problem and major source of …
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Does GRID Alternatives Impact Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets in Central Coast Climate Action Plans?
… p. 2). In 2010, GRID Alternatives opened its Central Coast office in Atascadero to serve five central coast counties and tracks CO<sub>2 </sub>emission reductions for each installation.</p> <p>My objective is to determine the impact that GRID Alternatives’ solar electric installations in the …
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Implementation of Sustainable Management Practices at Two California Central Coast Vineyards and Their Effects on Soil Fertility
… Management Practices at Two California Central Coast Vineyards and Their Effects on Soil Fertility Dawn Michelle Stimson “Sustainable agriculture” has gained increased popularity in recent years. This study was conducted to determine the effects of sustainable management practices on …
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Comparisons of Fish Species Inside and Outside of Marine Protected Areas off the South Central Coast of California
… OUTSIDE OF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS OFF THE SOUTH CENTRAL COAST OF CALIFORNIA</p> <p>David E. Rasmussen</p> <p>From 2004-2008 and 2008-2009 Cal Poly University researchers conducted two separate tag and recapture studies of nearshore fish populations along California’s central coast. Three …
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How have First Nations’ past sites of habitation influenced present-day ecology on the Central Coast of British Columbia?
… within the Hakai Lúxvbálís Conservancy on the Central Coast of British Columbia has resulted in a landscape with many anthropogenically-generated modifications, such as shell middens which can be found at sites with histories of long-term habitation. Globally, shell middens (and in general, …
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A Spatial Analysis of Changes in Recreational Fishing Pressure on the Central Coast of California Subsequent to MPA Implementation
… of the California MPA network along the Central Coast. We visually depict fine-scale annual fishing pressure, calculate total regional effort, and identify changing hot spots of fishing activity. While we found no evidence for “fishing the line”, MPA implementation was associated with …
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The Immigrants in the Central Coast of California Need Motivation to Attend Classes and Learn English as Their Second Language
… community that works in the fields from the Central Coast of California need the motivation to attend adult school to learn English as their second language. A six-week courses is included.</p>
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Spatial, Seasonal, and Size-Dependent Variation in the Diet of Sacramento Pikeminnow in the Main Stem of Chorro Creek, Central Coast California
This study examined the diet composition of ninety-nine Sacramento pikeminnow (150-410 mm [5.9-16 in] fork length [FL]) collected from the upper and lower main stem of Chorro Creek, Morro Bay Watershed, California in 2006. The goal of this study was to characterize the spatial and seasonal …
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Population structure and recruitment patterns of the indigenous Mussel Perna perna and the Alien Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis on the central coast of Namibia
… at three different sites on the central Namibian coast. Sampling took place during spring tide, once every season along Dolphin Beach, Long Beach, and Shipwreck, near Swakopmund during 2014. At regular intervals of 2 m one 10 x 10 cm quadrat was placed along a line transect from …
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The loss ratio as a factor in the present financial support and future development of classes for exceptional children in the central and central coast counties of the state of California
<p>During the last decade the responsibility for the education of exceptional children has very rapidly become a function of the public schools. With the inflationary spiral that the economy of the nation has faced during this same period it has become increasingly more difficult for school …
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No-Till Tomato Production
… viability of no-till vegetable cropping on the Central Coast of California. Tomatoes were grown in no-till and conventionally tilled treatments. Total yield, fruit weight, weed emergence, soil bulk density, soil aggregate stability, and soil organic carbon content were measured and compared. …
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Bioflocculation for Control of Wastewater Pond Microalgae
… high rate ponds (HRPs) on the California Central Coast.</p>
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IMPACTS OF RIVER INFLUENCE AND WAVE EXPOSURE ON THE EPIPSAMMIC DIATOMS OF THE LAKE SUPERIOR WAVE ZONE
… river mouth and beach habitats along the south-central coast of Lake Superior. Chlorophyll <em>a</em> concentrations were more than three-fold greater in river mouths (mean ± 1SE = 1.17 ± 0.45 mg/m<sup>2</sup>), than in wave zone (0.36 ± 0.07) or beach sites (0.39 ± 0.07). Richness was lower in …
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Mismatches in salmon social-ecological systems : insights from Canada’s North Pacific Coast
… salmon social-ecological systems in north and central British Columbia, Canada. Using an empirical case study of the Skeena River watershed, I identify the key attributes and characteristics that are giving rise to problems of fit and their consequences for fundamentally interlinked salmon …
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Hul'qumi'num peoples in the Gulf Islands: re-storying the Coast Salish landscape
… co-management arrangement between six Coast Salish First Nations and Parks Canada has created an opportunity for Hul’qumi’num peoples to “re-story” a colonized landscape in the southern Gulf Islands archipelago east of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Collaborative research …
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MICROSATELLITE ANALYSIS OF POPULATION STRUCTURE IN THE SANTA ANA SPECKLED DACE (RHINICTHYS OSCULUS)
… relationships among Southern California, Central California and Owen’s River Valley. Analysis of the microsatellite data revealed highly significant moderate levels of population structure exist within the Southern California region (R<sub>ST</sub>=0.160, p=0.001). This structure is best …
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Taxonomia e distribuição do gênero Lucifer (Decapoda, Sergestoidea) na costa central brasileira
… species, two are registered on the Brazilian coast: Lucifer faxoni Borradaile, 1915 and Lucifer typus Milne Edwards, 1837. The material for this study was obtained from two oceanographic cruises realized along the Brazilian central coast, as part of the REVIZEE (Levantamento dos Recursos Vivos …
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Infection and Complexity Embodied on Enamel: Oral Health and Dental Pathology at Ancón, Peru
This dissertation begins with a central question: how do you reconstruct community life from a collection that was never built to preserve it? Focusing on the Ancón skeletal assemblage curated at the Field Museum of Natural History, it develops a biocultural history from a collection shaped by …
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Performance of the Crack, Seat, and Overlay Rehabilitation Technique for Concrete Pavements in California
… (CS&O) roadway rehabilitation technique in the Central Coast and Northern regions of California. This technique was evaluated through literature review to determine the state of practice and their conclusions. California highway sections rehabilitated using CS&O were selected for evaluation …
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