Publications
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Effects of hunting on survival and habitat use by American Woodcock on breeding and migration areas Effects of hunting on survival and habitat use by American Woodcock on breeding and migration areas
No abstract available.
Authors
D.G. McAuley, J. R. Longcore, R.B. Allen, G.F. Sepik, Simon Williams, W. Palmer, J. Dunn, K. Evans
Effects of two long-term mowing regimes on vegetation Effects of two long-term mowing regimes on vegetation
Wildlife managers have for many years been interested in the role of mowing as a management technique to benefit wildlife. Two long-term mowing regimes (60 years of similar management) were evaluated at Patuxent Research Refuge during the summer of 1997 to better understand the influence of mowing on vegetation communities. Mowing ceased in 1997 due to reduction in maintenance funds...
Authors
Matthew C. Perry, A.S. Deller
Ecological status and conservation of tigers in India. Final Technical Report (February 1995 to January 2000) Ecological status and conservation of tigers in India. Final Technical Report (February 1995 to January 2000)
No abstract available.
Authors
K. U. Karanth, J.D. Nichols
Temporal and geographic patterns in population trends of brown-headed cowbirds Temporal and geographic patterns in population trends of brown-headed cowbirds
The temporal and geographic patterns in the population trends of Brown-headed Cowbirds are summarized from the North American Breeding Bird Survey. During 1966-1992, the survey-wide population declined significantly, a result of declining populations in the Eastern BBS Region, southern Great Plains, and the Pacific coast states. Increasing populations were most evident in the northern...
Authors
B.G. Peterjohn, J.R. Sauer, S. Schwarz
Reflections on heron conservation Reflections on heron conservation
No abstract available.
Authors
J.A. Kushlan, H. Hafner
A comprehensive monitoring program for North American shorebirds A comprehensive monitoring program for North American shorebirds
Anthropogenic changes to the biosphere, including widespread degradation and losses of habitats and ecosystems, are causing rapid and profound changes to bird and other wildlife populations throughout the world. Such changes have led to increasing risks and rates of extinction. As a consequence, information on how bird populations are changing is becoming increasingly important to...
Monitoring is not enough: on the need for a model-based approach to migratory bird management Monitoring is not enough: on the need for a model-based approach to migratory bird management
Informed management requires information about system state and about effects of potential management actions on system state. Population monitoring can provide the needed information about system state, as well as information that can be used to investigate effects of management actions. Three methods for investigating effects of management on bird populations are (1) retrospective...
Authors
J.D. Nichols
Handbook of Chemical Risk Assessment: Health hazards to humans, plants, and animals Handbook of Chemical Risk Assessment: Health hazards to humans, plants, and animals
Contents: v. 1, Metals ; v. 2, Organics ; v. 3, Metalloids, radation, cumulative index to chemicals and species. Update of the Contaminant Hazard Reviews report series.
Authors
R. Eisler
Hazards to wildlife from soil-borne cadmium reconsidered Hazards to wildlife from soil-borne cadmium reconsidered
Cadmium is a toxic element that should be included in environmental risk assessments of contaminated soils. This paper argues, however, that hazards to wildlife from cadmium have often been overstated. The literature contains only meager evidence that wild animals have been seriously harmed by cadmium, even at severely contaminated sites. Although some researchers have reported that...
Authors
W. N. Beyer