@article {1220,
	title = {Trace element distribution during the reproductive cycle of female and male spiny and Pacific scallops, with implications for biomonitoring},
	journal = {Marine Pollution Bulletin},
	volume = {50},
	number = {2},
	year = {2005},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 908BKTimes Cited: 2Cited Reference Count: 29},
	month = {Feb},
	pages = {175-184},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {Trace element concentrations and contents in gills, gonad, kidneys, mantle, muscle and remainder during the reproductive cycle of female and male spiny and Pacific scallops, from the Strait of Georgia, BC, Canada, were quantified by using ICPMS. The elements investigated were chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, selenium, molybdenum, cadmium, tin and mercury. For all ten elements, the tissue distribution was to some extent influenced by species, sex and reproductive status. The implications of the present study in relation to the design of biomonitoring programmes are: (1) care should be taken to ensure an equal/constant sex composition when making interannual comparisons of pooled samples. Preferably the sexes should be monitored separately. (2) the practice of obtaining pooled samples in the interspawn phase is applicable only to monitoring long-term trends in contaminant levels, while the reproductive status should be heeded when studying short-term changes. (3) the present study confirms that direct temporal or spatial comparisons of absolute accumulated element concentrations are only valid intraspecifically. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {AVAILABILITY, BIOACCUMULATION, biomonitoring, BRITISH-COLUMBIA, CADMIUM, CHEMICAL CONCENTRATIONS, METAL CONCENTRATIONS, MUSSEL WATCH, MYTILUS-EDULIS, OYSTERS, pollution monitoring, PROGRAMS, scallops, Strait of Georgia, trace elements, UNITED-STATES},
	isbn = {0025-326X},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://000227762000018},
	author = {Norum, U. and Lai, V. W. M. and Cullen, W. R.}
}
@article {4385,
	title = {(13)CPMAS-NMR spectroscopy and chemical analysis of coarse woody debris in coastal forests of Vancouver Island},
	journal = {Forest Ecology and Management},
	volume = {111},
	number = {1},
	year = {1998},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 137DZTimes Cited: 46Cited Reference Count: 52},
	month = {Nov},
	pages = {51-68},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {The coastal forests of British Columbia have large accumulations of coarse woody debris, and information on this pool is considered essential in developing sustainable management practices. We characterized coarse woody debris (7-12 and >12 cm diameter) in forest chronosequences of four age classes located on the eastern and western sides of Vancouver Island. For three species (Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) France), western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg), western red cedar (Thuja plicata Donn.)) and unidentified samples, increases in decay class (I to V, assigned in the field) were associated with decreasing density, and small increases in concentrations of C, N, and P. Sulfur concentrations (0.6-2.4 g/kg) were higher than those found elsewhere for wood and did not show any significant changes with decay class. C-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy with cross polarization and magic-angle spinning (C-13-CPMAS-NMR) was used to analyze organic components in a subset of samples >12 cm. Logs up to decay class III generally showed little change in composition or a slight increase in polysaccharide C. After this, polysaccharide was lost more quickly and logs of decay class V were composed almost entirely of lignin, a pattern consistent with decay by brown-rot fungi. However, two samples of western red cedar decay class III and IV showed accumulation of polysaccharide, the pattern expected from white-rot fungi. The results of the density, chemical and NMR analysis indicate that for management purposes, a system with fewer decay classes would suffice. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.},
	keywords = {BRITISH-COLUMBIA, brown-rot, chronosequence, COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE, cross polarization, CUO OXIDATION, DECOMPOSITION, DOUGLAS-FIR FORESTS, LIGNIN, NUCLEAR-MAGNETIC-RESONANCE, NUTRIENT CONTENT, SOLID-STATE NMR, SULFUR, WESTERN OREGON, white-rot, WHITE-ROT DECAY},
	isbn = {0378-1127},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://000076900700005},
	author = {Preston, C. M. and Trofymow, J. A. and Niu, J. and Fyfe, C. A.}
}
