Compendium of Avian Occurrence Information for the Continental Shelf Waters along the Atlantic Coast of the United States: Final Report (Database Section-Seabirds) (open access)

Compendium of Avian Occurrence Information for the Continental Shelf Waters along the Atlantic Coast of the United States: Final Report (Database Section-Seabirds)

This study follows the regulatory requirements by the MMS and FWS in assessing the construction of building and wind turbines effects on marine bird populations.
Date: July 2009
Creator: O'Connell, Allan; Gardner, Beth; Gilbert, Andrew & Laurent, Kevin
System: The UNT Digital Library
State of the Climate in 2008 (open access)

State of the Climate in 2008

This report describes observations of precipitation, temperature, and other climatology metrics from different global regions.
Date: August 2009
Creator: Peterson, T. C.; Baringer, M. O.; Diamond, H. J.; Fogt, R. L.; Levy, J. M.; Richter-Menge, J. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography: 2008 Annunal Edition (open access)

Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography: 2008 Annunal Edition

This bibliography lists citations of English-language articles, books and other printed and electronic sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet. Most sources have been published from 1990 through 2008; however, a limited number of key sources published prior to 1990 are also included.
Date: 2009
Creator: Bailey, Charles W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Thresholds of Climate Change in Ecosystems (open access)

Thresholds of Climate Change in Ecosystems

This report provides a synthesis of the present state of scientific understanding to the climate and decision making communities on potential abrupt state changes or regime shifts in ecosystems in response to climate change.
Date: January 2009
Creator: Climate Change Science Program (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Healthy Homes (open access)

The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Healthy Homes

This guide describes steps that people can take to protect themselves from disease, disability, and injury that may result from health hazards in the home. The guide also describes society-wide measures to improve public health through healthy homes.
Date: 2009
Creator: United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Industrial and Hazardous Waste: Rules and Regulations for Small-Quantity Generators (open access)

Industrial and Hazardous Waste: Rules and Regulations for Small-Quantity Generators

Explanation of industrial and hazardous waste materials and the responsibilities of small-quantity waste generators.
Date: July 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitats and Benthic Ecology Study (open access)

Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitats and Benthic Ecology Study

A study examining the topography, geology, geophysics, currents, hydrography, chemistry and biota of the Northern Gulf of Mexico continental slope.
Date: July 2009
Creator: Rowe, Gilbert T. & Kennicutt, Mahlon C., II
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Sustainable Sites Initiative: Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks (open access)

The Sustainable Sites Initiative: Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks

This guide describes how to develop a site in a way that does the least damage to the ecosystem, and provides maximum ecological benefits, including improved air quality, storm water treatment, and energy efficiency.
Date: 2009
Creator: American Society of Landscape Architects
System: The UNT Digital Library
Synthesis, Analysis, and Integration of Meteorological and Air Quality Data for the Gulf of Mexico Region, Volume 3: Data Analysis (open access)

Synthesis, Analysis, and Integration of Meteorological and Air Quality Data for the Gulf of Mexico Region, Volume 3: Data Analysis

A data analysis providing an improved understanding of the relationships between meteorology, emissions, and air quality in the Gulf of Mexico region.
Date: December 2009
Creator: Douglas, Sharon G.; Haney, Jay L.; Hudischewskyj, A. Belle & Wei, YiHua
System: The UNT Digital Library