Search Results - "Belcher, Carolyn N"

Preliminary recovery of coastal sharks in the south‐east United States by Peterson, Cassidy D, Belcher, Carolyn N, Bethea, Dana M, Driggers, William B, Frazier, Bryan S, Latour, Robert J

“…Relative abundance of many shark species in the Atlantic is assessed by compiling data from several independently conducted, but somewhat spatially limited…”
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influence of diet on fatty acids in the egg yolk of green sea turtles, Chelonia mydas by Craven, Kathryn S, Parsons, Joe, Taylor, Stephen A, Belcher, Carolyn N, Owens, David W

“…Fatty acid concentrations found in the yolk of green sea turtles reflect differences in the diet of the mothers. All of the 12 fatty acids measured in yolk…”
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Morphometric Conversions for 33 Shark Species from the Western North Atlantic Ocean by Natanson, Lisa J, McCandless, Camilla T, Passerotti, Michelle S, Belcher, Carolyn N, Bowlby, Heather, Driggers, William B, Frazier, Bryan S, Gelsleichter, James, Gulak, Simon J.B, Hendon, Jill M, Hoffmayer, Eric R, Joyce, Warren

“…This study generates and updates mathematical conversions among body length and weight measurements of sharks commonly encountered in the western North…”
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Improving Fluorometry as a Source Tracking Method to Detect Human Fecal Contamination by Peter G. Hartel, McDonald, Jennifer L., Lisa C. Gentit, Sarah N. J. Hemmings, Karen Rodgers, Katy A. Smith, Carolyn N. Belcher, Robin L. Kuntz, Yaritza Rivera-Torres, Otero, Ernesto, Eduardo C. Schröder

“…In a continuing effort to develop inexpensive source tracking methods to detect human fecal contamination in environmental waters, targeted sampling was…”
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Utility of mesohabitat features for determining habitat associations of subadult sharks in Georgia's estuaries by Belcher, Carolyn N, Jennings, Cecil A

“…We examined the affects of selected water quality variables on the presence of subadult sharks in six of nine Georgia estuaries. During 231 longline sets, we…”
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Potential Sources of Survey Bias Associated with Hand‐Retrieved Longline Catches of Subadult Sharks in Georgia Estuaries by Belcher, Carolyn N., Jennings, Cecil A.

“…Lunar phase, tide stage, and bait type were examined as potential sources of survey bias affecting catch rates of subadult sharks on hand‐retrieved longlines…”
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Identifying Sources of Fecal Contamination Inexpensively with Targeted Sampling and Bacterial Source Tracking by McDonald, J.L, Hartel, P.G, Gentit, L.C, Belcher, C.N, Gates, K.W, Rodgers, K, Fisher, J.A, Smith, K.A, Payne, K.A

“…Most bacterial source tracking (BST) methods are too expensive for most communities to afford. We developed targeted sampling as a prelude to BST to reduce…”
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Exposing water samples to ultraviolet light improves fluorometry for detecting human fecal contamination by Hartel, Peter G., Hagedorn, Charles, McDonald, Jennifer L., Fisher, Jared A., Saluta, Michael A., Dickerson, Jerold W., Gentit, Lisa C., Smith, Steven L., Mantripragada, Nehru S., Ritter, Kerry J., Belcher, Carolyn N.

“…Fluorometry identifies human fecal contamination by detecting optical brighteners in environmental waters. Because optical brighteners are sensitive to…”
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Organochlorine contaminants in bonnethead sharks ( Sphyrna tiburo) from Atlantic and Gulf estuaries on the US east coast by Gelsleichter, James, Szabo, Nancy J., Belcher, Carolyn N., Ulrich, Glenn F.

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Use of a Fishery-Independent Trawl Survey to Evaluate Distribution Patterns of Subadult Sharks in Georgia by Belcher, Carolyn N, Jennings, Cecil A

“…We investigated the utility of a fishery-independent trawl survey for assessing a potential multispecies shark nursery in Georgia's nearshore and inshore…”
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Evaluation of Stock–Recruitment Curves for White Shrimp in Georgia by Belcher, Carolyn N., Jennings, Cecil A.

“…Georgia's food shrimp fishery is currently managed on the premise that a relationship exists between the abundance of spring‐spawning white shrimp Litopenaeus…”
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Distribution and relative abundance of scalloped (Sphyrna lewini) and Carolina (S. gilberti) hammerheads in the western North Atlantic Ocean by Barker, Amanda M., Frazier, Bryan S., Adams, Douglas H., Bedore, Christine N., Belcher, Carolyn N., Driggers, William B., Galloway, Ashley S., Gelsleichter, James, Grubbs, R. Dean, Reyier, Eric A., Portnoy, David S.

“…•Carolina hammerhead abundance is highest in waters of South Carolina.•Carolina hammerheads were not identified in the Gulf of Mexico.•Peak abundance of pups…”
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Distribution and Relative Abundance of Scalloped (Sphyrna lewini) and Carolina (S. gilberti) Hammerheads in the Western Atlantic Ocean by Barker, Amanda M, Frazier, Bryan S, Adams, Douglas H, Bedore, Christine N, Belcher, Carolyn N, William B Driggers, III, Galloway, Ashley S, Gelsleichter, James, Grubbs, R Dean, Reyier, Eric A, Portnoy, David S

“…The scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) and its cryptic congener, Carolina hammerhead (S. gilberti), are sympatrically distributed in the western North…”
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Preliminary recovery of coastal sharks in the south-east Unitedￂ States by Peterson, Cassidy D, Belcher, Carolyn N, Bethea, Dana M, Driggers, William B, Frazier, Bryan S, Latour, Robert J

“…Relative abundance of many shark species in the Atlantic is assessed by compiling data from several independently conducted, but somewhat spatially limited…”
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Exposing water samples to ultraviolet light improves fluorometry for detecting human fecal contamination: Identifying sources of fecal pollution by HARTEL, Peter G, HAGEDORN, Charles, BELCHER, Carolyn N, MCDONALD, Jennifer L, FISHER, Jared A, SALUTA, Michael A, DICKERSON, Jerold W, GENTIT, Lisa C, SMITH, Steven L, MANTRIPRAGADA, Nehru S, RITTER, Kerry J

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