"Sand dredging is a common sight on the Missouri River. This process is used to collect sand and gravel for construction work. This is done using specialized boats that suck up matter from the bed of the Missouri River to the boat, where...

"Facing threats of habitat loss or degradation, Interior Least Terns have struggled to maintain their population throughout the United States. Man-made dams placed throughout the Missouri River reduce the occurance of natural flooding. Natural...

Mussels were found in Missouri in 1991 in the Mississippi River. By 1999 they spread to the Missouri River near Sioux City, Iowa. They have also been found in the lower Meramec River and the Osage River. They are spreading throughout lakes in Missouri too...

cannot handle the amount of runoff plus wastewater and the water must be sent somewhere else. For cities along the Missouri River, the Missouri River is where that overflowing waste ends up."--Page 1....

growing plants because it blocks light and stunts native plant growth. Shade competition is the major reason Bush Honeysuckle suppress and damage thenative species that historically would have occurred in upland forests near the Missouri River. This makes...

to be habitat alteration associated with dams and channelization. The dams have impeded spawning migrations, potentially disrupted river flow spawning cues, and fragmented the Missouri River so larvae now drift into reservoir habitats where they cannot survive...

read up to eight strain gauges and measures 2.4 cm × 1.3 cm × 0.7 cm. The unit is powered from a small Li-polymer battery that can be recharged wirelessly through tissue, making it suitable for implanted applications. The average current...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Out-of-core image techniques provide for interactive visualization, analysis, and processing of extremely large images exceeding primary memory. This requires specialized data...