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Alphabetical index of categories: P

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Number of information resources is shown in parentheses after each term.

P -> phosphorus (4) pagodas -> towers (1) paleobotany (2) paleoceanography (7) paleoclimate -> climate change (69) paleogeography (1) paleomagnetic analysis (3) invertebrate paleontology (1) paleontology (21) vertebrate paleontology (5) paleoseismology (4) paleotectonic maps (6) -> tectonic processes WITH maps and atlases paleozoology -> paleontology (21) palm groves -> woods (1) oil palm plantations -> agricultural sites (5) palm tree reserves -> reserves (5) palynology (4) pampas -> grasslands (11) pamphlets, brochures, and booklets -> reports (106) papers (publications) -> reports (106) parasitism -> symbiosis (1) parasitology (3) parishes -> countries, 2nd order divisions (1) park gates -> parks (14) park headquarters -> buildings (11) parking lots -> parking sites (1) parking sites (1) industrial parks -> industrial sites (3) marine parks -> parks (14) national parks -> parks (14) parks (14) provincial parks -> parks (14) state parks -> parks (14) urban parks -> parks (14) parkways -> roadways (2) particle-beam spectroscopy (1) particle-size analysis -> grain-size analysis (3) atmospheric deposition (chemical & particulate) (9) atmospheric deposition (chemical and particulate) -> atmospheric deposition (chemical & particulate) (9) land partitioning systems -> cadastral and legal land descriptions (1) partnerships (38) pastoral sites -> agricultural sites (5) pastures -> agricultural sites (5) ice patches -> ice masses (9) pathobiology -> pathology (28) pathology (28) patrol posts -> buildings (11) pavilions -> buildings (11) Pb -> lead (6) PCBs -> industrial pollution (26) peaks -> mountain summits (1) peat cutting areas -> wetlands (39) peatlands -> wetlands (39) pedogenesis -> soil formation (3) pedology (soils) -> soil sciences (5) peninsulas -> capes (1) percolation (1) permafrost (2) permeability (1) soil permeability -> permeability (1) pest control (1) pesticide and herbicide contamination (24) petroleum (74) petroleum basins -> mineral deposit areas (82) petroleum fields -> oil fields (1) petroleum resources (gas) -> natural gas resources (90) petroleum resources (oil) -> oil resources (85) petrology (3) water pH (11) pH (water) -> water pH (11) pharmaceutical contamination (3) phenology (10) phosphate works -> industrial sites (3) phosphorus (4) phosphorus content -> nutrient content (water) (24) photogrammetry -> remote sensing (110) aerial photographs (18) -> aerial photography WITH image collections photographs (29) -> image collections WITH photography scientists-at-work photographs (2) -> scientific careers WITH image collections aerial photography (36) photography (51) satellite photography -> visible light imaging (5) underwater photography (3) aerial photos (18) -> image collections WITH aerial photography air photos (18) -> image collections WITH aerial photography phycology (3) phylogeny -> paleontology (21) physical oceanography -> ocean sciences (51) biological and physical processes (280) physiographic features (212) physiography -> land surface characteristics (56) physiological processes (2) anatomy and physiology (6) physiology -> anatomy and physiology (6) phytoplankton (1) picnic areas -> parks (14) pictures -> image collections (106) piers (1) pine groves -> woods (1) pitches (physiographic) -> physiographic features (212) open pit mines -> mine sites (15) gravel pits -> mine sites (15) placer deposit mining (1) placer mines -> mine sites (15) placers -> mineral deposit areas (82) governed places -> administrative areas (3) populated places (7) religious populated places -> populated places (7) halting places (transportation) -> transportation features (4) coastal plains -> coastal zones (76) plains (1) plains ecosystems -> grassland ecosystems (16) planetariums -> buildings (11) planetary bodies (10) planetary sciences (8) planetology -> planetary sciences (8) plankton (5) planktonic ecosystems (2) -> aquatic ecosystems WITH plankton emergency response planning -> hazard preparedness (66) environmental planning -> natural resource management (232) planning reports -> reports (106) strategic plans (5) plant and animal tagging (7) plant and animal testing (5) banana plantations -> agricultural sites (5) cotton plantations -> agricultural sites (5) oil palm plantations -> agricultural sites (5) plantations -> agricultural sites (5) rubber plantations -> agricultural sites (5) sisal plantations -> agricultural sites (5) sugar plantations -> agricultural sites (5) tea plantations -> agricultural sites (5) animal and plant census (21) plant distribution -> biogeography (72) cement plants -> industrial sites (3) distribution of plants -> biogeography (72) electric plants -> power generation sites (1) filter plants -> waterworks (1) filtration plants -> waterworks (1) flowering plants (8) gas-oil separation plants -> industrial sites (3) munitions plants -> industrial sites (3) non-vascular plants -> nonvascular plants (7) nonvascular plants (7) nuclear power plants -> power generation sites (1) ore treatment plants -> industrial sites (3) power plants -> power generation sites (1) processing plants -> industrial sites (3) sewage treatment plants -> waterworks (1) steam plants -> power generation sites (1) treatment plants -> buildings (11) vascular plants (10) water plants -> waterworks (1) water treatment plants -> waterworks (1) plants (industrial) -> industrial sites (3) plants (organisms) (13) inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry -> atomic emission spectroscopy (4) plateaus (2) plate tectonics -> tectonic processes (20) platforms (continental margins) -> continental margins (11) platinum (1) playgrounds -> parks (14) plazas -> buildings (11) plot sampling (2) Plutonic rocks (1) Pm -> prometium (5) podcasts -> sound recordings (4) points (physiographic) -> capes (1) polar bears -> bears (9) polders -> physiographic features (212) police posts -> buildings (11) policies and regulations (7) political areas (1) administrative and political boundaries (5) political boundaries -> administrative and political boundaries (5) dependent political entities -> political areas (1) independent political entities -> political areas (1) political entities -> political areas (1) semi-independent political entities -> political areas (1) pollen analysis -> faunal and floral census (microscopic) (3) pollination (3) pollinators (3) air pollution (7) -> contamination and pollution WITH atmospheric composition contamination and pollution (163) industrial pollution (26) nonpoint-source pollution (11) pollution -> contamination and pollution (163) soil pollution (1) -> soil resources WITH contamination and pollution water pollution (6) -> contamination and pollution WITH water resources polychlorinated biphenyls -> industrial pollution (26) polymerase chain reaction (3) pond ecosystems -> freshwater ecosystems (29) beaver ponds -> lakes (36) fish ponds -> lakes (36) intermittent ponds -> lakes (36) intermittent salt ponds -> lakes (36) ponds -> lakes (36) salt evaporation ponds -> lakes (36) salt ponds -> lakes (36) tailing ponds -> disposal sites (2) intermittent pools -> lakes (36) pools (water bodies) -> lakes (36) populated localities -> populated places (7) populated places (7) population (human) (8) population and community ecology (206) population dynamics (35) population energetics -> population and community ecology (206) biological population management (50) wildlife population management (22) porosity (1) soil porosity -> porosity (1) portages -> transportation features (4) ports -> harbors (4) global positioning measurement -> GPS measurement (9) posters (17) border posts -> buildings (11) customs posts -> buildings (11) patrol posts -> buildings (11) police posts -> buildings (11) trading posts -> buildings (11) potable water -> drinking water use (4) potassium (1) potassium-argon analysis (1) potentiometric surface -> groundwater level (26) potholes -> physiographic features (212) animal pounds -> buildings (11) power generation sites (1) solar power generation sites -> power generation sites (1) windmill power generation sites -> power generation sites (1) hydroelectric power generation water use -> power generation water use (5) power generation water use (5) thermoelectric power generation water use -> power generation water use (5) powerhouses -> power generation sites (1) nuclear power plants -> power generation sites (1) power plants -> power generation sites (1) powerpoint -> presentation materials (3) hydroelectric power stations -> power generation sites (1) power stations -> power generation sites (1) ppl -> populated places (7) Pr -> praseodymium (5) prairie ecosystems -> grassland ecosystems (16) prairies -> grasslands (11) praseodymium (5) acid precipitation -> acid deposition (6) precipitation (atmospheric) (33) precipitation measurement (10) -> field inventory and monitoring WITH precipitation (atmospheric) predators -> carnivores (6) earthquake prediction -> earthquake probabilities (18) volcanic eruption prediction (6) prefectures -> administrative areas (3) earthquake preparedness (23) fire preparedness (4) -> fires WITH hazard preparedness flood preparedness (7) -> floods WITH hazard preparedness hazard preparedness (66) landslide preparedness (6) -> hazard preparedness WITH landslides tsunami preparedness (6) -> tsunamis WITH hazard preparedness presentation materials (3) oral presentations -> speeches and testimony (1) data preservation (3) ecosystem preservation -> ecosystem management (26) preserves -> reserves (5) press releases -> news releases (11) fire prevention -> fire control (2) primitive areas -> reserves (5) earthquake probabilities (18) conference proceedings (4) proceedings -> reports (106) atmospheric and climatic processes (152) bioenergetic processes -> biological and physical processes (280) biogeochemical processes -> biogeochemical cycling (10) biological and physical processes (280) coastal processes (32) ecological processes (82) environmental processes -> ecological processes (82) estuarine processes (2) fluvial processes -> streamflow (157) geochemical processes (17) geologic processes (277) hydrologic processes (233) hydrothermal processes (6) hyporheic zone processes -> groundwater and surface-water interaction (5) legal processes -> laws and regulations (2) ocean processes (25) physiological processes (2) tectonic processes (20) processing plants -> industrial sites (3) production buildings -> industrial sites (3) biological productivity (1) degradation products (chemical) -> pesticide and herbicide contamination (24) product support -> customer support and user feedback (4) product types (386) acoustic doppler current profiler -> acoustic doppler current profiling (2) seismic profiles -> seismic methods (44) acoustic doppler current profiling (2) computer program -> scientific software (29) computer programming -> software development (1) programming -> software development (1) contract research programs -> external research support (4) interagency programs (46) interdisciplinary programs (6) international programs (8) science programs (120) map projections -> map coordinate systems (3) prometium (5) promontories -> capes (1) atmosphere properties -> atmospheric properties (19) atmospheric properties (19) earth material properties (8) water properties (76) water properties (marine) -> marine chemistry (5) geotechnical properties maps (2) -> maps and atlases WITH engineering geology prospecting -> natural resource exploration (11) protected areas -> reserves (5) protectorates -> administrative areas (3) protists (5) protozoans -> protists (5) provincial parks -> parks (14) proving grounds -> research facilities (4) Pt -> platinum (1) lists of publications -> catalogs and indexes (98) serial publications -> reports (106) public buildings -> buildings (11) public use areas -> parks (14) public water supply -> domestic water use (10) published series -> reports (106) publishing (3) pueblos -> populated places (7) pyroclastic -> volcanic rocks (6) pyroclastic flows -> volcanic activity (67)

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