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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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PCBs and dioxins in birds PCBs and dioxins in birds

No abstract available.
Authors
D. J. Hoffman, C.P. Rice, T.J. Kubiak

Foreword Foreword

No abstract available.
Authors
W. N. Beyer, G. H. Heinz, A.W. Redmon-Norwood

Records Records

No abstract available.
Authors
D. H. Ellis, J.A. Taylor, C.M. Mirande, J.A. Langenberg, M. Wellington, B.H. Powell, J.L. McMillen

Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia

This was the result of a 5-year cooperative study with the Maryland Ornithological Society and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Each of Maryland's 1,256 5-km (25 sq km) blocks was surveyed for breeding birds using the standard categories of Possible, Probable, and Confirmed breeding. Special features include: (1) coverage of all blocks instead of a random sample; (2) one...
Authors
E.A.T. Blom, J. Cullom, J.H. Farrell, E.D. Joyce, M. K. Klimkiewicz, J.G. Malcolm, D.A. Rasberry, R.F. Ringler, J.K. Solem

Can earthworms survive fire retardants? Can earthworms survive fire retardants?

Most common fire retardants are foams or are similar to common agricultural fertilizers, such as ammonium sulfate and ammonium phosphate. Although fire retardants are widely applied to soils, we lack basic information about their toxicities to soil organisms. We measured the toxicity of five fire retardants (Firetrol LCG-R, Firetrol GTS-R, Silv-Ex Foam Concentrate, Phos-chek D-75, and...
Authors
W. N. Beyer, A. Olson

[Book review] Stevenson, H.M. & Anderson, B.H. 1994. The Birdlife of Florida [Book review] Stevenson, H.M. & Anderson, B.H. 1994. The Birdlife of Florida

The book consists of species accounts of each species including, where information is available, such topics as overall distribution, Florida status, relative abundance, migration, haunts and habits, adverse factors, problems of identification, variation, references and a distribution map symbolically showing seasonal distribution records by county. The book also has an addendum of...
Authors
J.A. Kushlan

Accumulation of chlorinated benzenes in earthworms Accumulation of chlorinated benzenes in earthworms

Chlorinated benzenes are widespread in the environment. Hexachlorobenzene, pentachlorobenzene and all isomers of dichlorobenzenes, trichlorobenzenes, and tetrachlorobenzenes, have been detected in fish, water, and sediments from the Great Lakes. This paper describes a long-term (26 week) experiment relating the concentrations of chlorinated benzenes in earthworms to 1) the length of...
Authors
W. N. Beyer
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