Publications
This is a list of publications written by Patuxent employees since Patuxent opened in 1939. To search for Patuxent's publications by author or title, please click below to go to the USGS Publication Warehouse.
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Ornithology at the U.S. National Museum of Natural History Ornithology at the U.S. National Museum of Natural History
No abstract available.
Authors
R.C. Banks
Bioindicators used in aquatic and terrestrial monitoring Bioindicators used in aquatic and terrestrial monitoring
There are many different types of contaminants present in the environment ranging from synthetic chemicals, which would not be present in the environment without man's intervention, to trace metals that are required for life. Concerns range from possible harmful effects on flora and fauna to possible harm to humans consuming such organisms. The complete chemical analysis for all possible
Authors
Mark J. Melancon
The challenge and opportunity of recovering wolf populations The challenge and opportunity of recovering wolf populations
The gray wolf once inhabited a wide variety of habitats throughout most of the northern hemisphere north of 20°N latitude. Because the animal preyed on livestock and competed with humans for wild prey, it was extirpated from much of its range outside of wilderness areas. Environmental awareness in the late 1960s brought for the wolf legal protection, increased research, and favorable...
Authors
L.D. Mech
[Book review] Aquatic Ecology: Scale, Pattern and Process, edited by Paul S. Giller, Alan G. Hildrew, and David G. Raffaelli [Book review] Aquatic Ecology: Scale, Pattern and Process, edited by Paul S. Giller, Alan G. Hildrew, and David G. Raffaelli
Review of: Aquatic ecology : scale, pattern, and process. Paul S Giller; A G Hildrew; D G Raffaelli; British Ecological Society. Symposium; American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. Oxford ; Boston : Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1994. xiii, 649 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Authors
Matthew C. Perry
[Book review] The Eastern Screech Owl: Life History, Ecology and Behavior in the Suburbs and Countryside, by Frederick Gehlback [Book review] The Eastern Screech Owl: Life History, Ecology and Behavior in the Suburbs and Countryside, by Frederick Gehlback
Review of: Eastern Screech Owl: Life History, Ecology, and Behavior in the Suburbs and Countryside. Frederick R. Gehlbach. Issue 16; Issue 2008 of W. L. Moody Jr. Natural History Series. Texas A&M University Press; 1st edition (November 1994). ISBN: 0890966095. For ornithologists and ecologists alike, Fred Gehlbach's book promises to hold both interest and information value as a...
Authors
D.C. Hahn
[Book review] Conservation Biology in Australia and Oceania, edited by Craig Moritz and Jiro Kikkawa [Book review] Conservation Biology in Australia and Oceania, edited by Craig Moritz and Jiro Kikkawa
Review of: Conservation Biology in Australia and Oceania. 1994. Edited By: Craig Moritz and Jiro Kikkawa. 404 pages, Col & b/w illus, line illus. Surrey Beatty & Sons. ISBN: 0949324485.
Authors
C. B. Kepler
[Book review] Quality Planning for the Life Science Researcher: Meeting Quality Assurance Requirements, by Amy Cross-Smiecinski and Linda D. Stetzenbach [Book review] Quality Planning for the Life Science Researcher: Meeting Quality Assurance Requirements, by Amy Cross-Smiecinski and Linda D. Stetzenbach
No abstract available.
Authors
D.L. Trauger
[Book review] Wolves, Bison and the Dynamics Related to the Peace-Athabasca Delta in Canada's Wood Buffalo National Park, by L. N. Carbyn, S. M. Oosenbrug, and D. W. Anions [Book review] Wolves, Bison and the Dynamics Related to the Peace-Athabasca Delta in Canada's Wood Buffalo National Park, by L. N. Carbyn, S. M. Oosenbrug, and D. W. Anions
No abstract available.
Authors
L.D. Mech
The ninety-fifth Christmas bird count. Georgia/Florida The ninety-fifth Christmas bird count. Georgia/Florida
No abstract available.
Authors
P.W. Sykes
Petroleum and individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Petroleum and individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Crude petroleum, refined-petroleum products, and individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contained within petroleum are found throughout the world. their presence has been detected in living and nonliving components of ecosystems. Petroleum can be an environmental hazard for wild animals and plants. Individual PAHs are also hazardous to wildlife, but they are most commonly...
Authors
Peter H. Albers
Oil, biological communities and contingency planning Oil, biological communities and contingency planning
The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 mandates the inclusion of a fish and wildlife response plan in the National Contingency Plan (NCP) and the creation of Area Committees that must develop an Area Contingency Plan (ACP). Area Contingency Plans must include a detailed annex containing a Fish and Wildlife and Sensitive Environments Plan. Tank vessels, offshore facilities, and certain onshore...
Authors
P.H. Albers