LUQ Newsletter
May 2006


Larry Woolbright

New publication

Woolbright, L.L., A.H. Hara, C.M. Jacobsen, W.J. Mautz, and F.L. Benevides, Jr. 2006. Population densities of the coquí, Eleutherodactylus coqui (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in newly invaded Hawaii and in native Puerto Rico. Journal of Herpetology 40(1):122-126.


Matt Larsen

New Publication

USGS National Flood Summary Describing Major Floods and Damages in the U.S., Including Puerto Rico, Now Available on World Wide Web

Floods are the most frequent of all catastrophic natural hazards, costing an average of $6 billion in losses annually and threatening lives and property in every state. The U.S. Geological Survey has made the National Flood Summary information from 1970-1998, including maps and data, available on the World Wide Web at http://ks.water.usgs.gov/Kansas/floodsummary. The web site provides the public a tool to compare current or possible flood conditions with past historical flood information by state and year, as to magnitude, cause, loss of life, damage, and cost for this 28-year time period. Included in the National Flood Summary website is the latest volume of the National Flood Summary series describing significant floods in the U.S. and Puerto Rico from 1994-1998, and is available at http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/sir2005-5194/.


Jorge Ortiz

New Publication

Ortiz-Zayaz J.R., Cuevas E., Mayol-Bracero O.L., Donoso L., Trebs I., Figueroa-Nieves D. and McDowell W.H. 2006. Urban influences on the nitrogen cycle in Puerto Rico. Biogeochemistry.

See Attached. It has been just published online and will be published in the journal soon.


Jody Potter
Research Technician
Dept of Natural Resources
University of New Hampshire
215 James Hall
Durham, NH 03824
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