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Organochlorine pesticides Organochlorine pesticides
the discovery of the insecticidal properties of DDT, which led to its subsequent use in pest control,w as hailed as a tremendous scientiffic achievement. Initial success with DDT in controlling human health pests during World War II, and subsequent success in agricultural pest control, stimulated the synthesis and development of related organochlorine pestidices; their use increased...
Authors
Lawrence J. Blus
Organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides Organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides
Organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides are used throughout the world to control a large variety of insects and other invertebrates, fungi, birds, mammals, and herbaceous plants. Over 100 different organophosphorus and carbamate chemicals are registered in the U.S. alone for use in thousands of products applied to widely diverse habitats including agricultural crops, forests...
Authors
Elwood F. Hill
Ornithology at the U.S. National Museum of Natural History Ornithology at the U.S. National Museum of Natural History
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Authors
Richard C. Banks
Patterns of egg deposition by lake trout and lake whitefish at Tawas artificial Reef, Lake Huron, 1990-1993 Patterns of egg deposition by lake trout and lake whitefish at Tawas artificial Reef, Lake Huron, 1990-1993
In August 1987, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR), with the help and co-sponsorship of Walleyes for Iosco County, constructed Tawas artificial reef to improve recreational fishing in Tawas Bay. Post-construction assessment in October, 1987, by the MDNR found twice as many adult lake trout in a gill net set on the reef as in a similar net set off the reef, indicating...
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N.R. Foster, G.W. Kennedy
Persistent environmental contaminants in fish and wildlife Persistent environmental contaminants in fish and wildlife
The publication of Silent Spring (Carson 1962) highlighted the potential for dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT) and other pesticides that persist in the environment to accumulate in and to harm fish, wildlife, and the ecosystems upon which they depend. The federal government responded in the mid-1960's by establishing a multi-agency program to monitor the concentrations of pesticides...
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C. J. Schmitt, C.M. Bunck
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
Population dynamics of neotropical migratory birds using agriculture-forest mosaics in Campeche, Mexico Population dynamics of neotropical migratory birds using agriculture-forest mosaics in Campeche, Mexico
In many areas of the tropics, forests are being converted to agriculture and other uses at a rapid rate. Previous research has documented that forest-breeding migratory birds are distributed across a wide variety of habitat types during midwinter. However, to evaluate the relative importance of different habitat types to wintering birds, we need to examine habitat-specific estimates of...
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M.H. Wilson, M. Berlanga, D. Dawson, P. Wood, J. Sauer, C.S. Robbins
Population modeling and its role in toxicological studies Population modeling and its role in toxicological studies
A model could be defined as any abstraction from reality that is used to provide some insight into the real system. In this discussion, we will use a more specific definition that a model is a set of rules or assumptions, expressed as mathematical equations, that describe how animals survive and reproduce, including the external factors that affect these characteristics. A model...
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John R. Sauer, Grey W. Pendleton
Population trends from the North American Breeding Bird Survey Population trends from the North American Breeding Bird Survey
INTRODUCTION: Most Neotropical migrant birds are difficult to count accurately and are moderately common over large breeding distributions. Consequently, little historical information exists on their large-scale population changes, and most of this information is anecdotal. Surveys begun in this century such as Breeding Bird Censuses and Christmas Bird Counts have the potential to...
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B.G. Peterjohn, J.R. Sauer, C.S. Robbins
Population trends of the loggerhead shrike from the North American Breeding Bird Survey Population trends of the loggerhead shrike from the North American Breeding Bird Survey
North American Breeding Bird Survey data indicated a general decline in Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) populations during 1966-1993. At the continental level, shrikes declined at an average rate of 2.9% per year. Average rates of regional declines varied from 2.5-3.4% annually. These declines were prevalent in most states, provinces, and physiographic strata. Only the Edwards...
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B.G. Peterjohn, J.R. Sauer