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Reflections on heron conservation Reflections on heron conservation
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J.A. Kushlan, H. Hafner
Regional impacts of levee construction and channelization, middle Mississippi River, USA Regional impacts of levee construction and channelization, middle Mississippi River, USA
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N. Pinter, R. Thomas, J.H. Wlosinski
Releasing captive-reared masked bobwhite for population recovery: A review Releasing captive-reared masked bobwhite for population recovery: A review
Efforts to re-establish the endangered masked bobwhite (Colinus virginianus ridgwayi) to it's former southern Arizona range have been ongoing since establishment of the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in 1986. Pre-release conditioning techniques developed prior to Refuge establishment continued to be utilized in an effort to improve post-release survival of captive-reared masked...
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S.A. Gall, W.P. Kuvlesky, G. Gee
Research and information needs for heron conservation Research and information needs for heron conservation
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J.A. Kushlan
Rising seas and sinking coastal marshes: Implications to Atlantic waterbirds Rising seas and sinking coastal marshes: Implications to Atlantic waterbirds
Along the mid-Atlantic U.S. coast, relative sea level rise (RSLR) is higher than the global average of 1.5-2.0 mm/yr, ranging from about 2.5 in parts of Virginia and Delaware to about 4.0 in New Jersey (Atlantic City and Sandy Hook) and near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. Very few data exist on marsh elevation changes, but information from some areas in Virginia, New Jersey and...
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R.M. Erwin, D.J. Prosser, G. Sanders
Roadside versus remote: Is the habitat sampled by the Breeding Bird Survey in Maryland representative of statewide conditions? Roadside versus remote: Is the habitat sampled by the Breeding Bird Survey in Maryland representative of statewide conditions?
The North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) has received criticism that the bird habitat sampled along the 24.5 mile long roadside transects may not be proportional to regional totals. If true, trends in bird populations recorded by the BBS may not be sensitive predictors of regional or continental change in songbird abundance. To test whether the approximately 60 BBS routes in...
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D.D. Boone, J.R. Sauer, I. Thomas
Role of fire in regeneration from seed Role of fire in regeneration from seed
The effects of fire on seed germination and plant regeneration are discussed. Among the topics considered are the triggering of opening of serotinous fruits or cones by fire, the breaking of dormancy in seeds in the soil seed bank, the effects of smoke on germination, and the role of fire in initiating seedling recruitment by opening gaps in closed vegetation.
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Jon E. Keeley, C. J. Fotheringham
Series forward Series forward
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J.M. Weeks, S. O’Hare, Barnett A. Rattner
Single paternity of clutches in American Woodcock Single paternity of clutches in American Woodcock
Based on behavioral observations, the mating system of American Woodcock has been variously described as monogamous, a dispersed lek, or resource defense polygyny. Males perform elaborate mating displays that attract females to their display sites where copulations occur. We used microsatellite markers, developed for Ruffs (Philomachus pugnax), to assess paternity in American Woodcock...
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H. Ziel, D.G. McAuley, J.M. Rhymer
Sources of variation in survival and recovery rates of American Woodcock Sources of variation in survival and recovery rates of American Woodcock
All bandings and recoveries of American woodcock (Scolopax minor) since the last similar investigation of survival and recovery rates were examined for this study. The previous parameter estimates from the Eastern Region were augmented with 4 years of bandings. Banding effort in the Central Region was sufficient to conduct analyses for the 5 years after the previous analyses. Females...
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D.G. Krementz, J.G. Bruggink