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Fate of Airborne Contaminants in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Fate of Airborne Contaminants in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

Designation of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge as a Class I Air Quality Area (given the highest level of protection possible from air pollutants under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977) affords mandatory protection of the Refuge's airshed through the permit-review process for planned developments. Rainfall is the major source of water to the swamp, and potential impacts from...
Authors
P. V. Winger, P. J. Lasier

Least tern (Sterna antillarum) Least tern (Sterna antillarum)

This species account discusses: distinguishing characteristics, distribution, systematics, migration, habitat, food habits, vocalizations, behavior (locomotion, maintenance, agonistic, sexual, social, interspecific), breeding (phenology, nest site, nest, eggs, incubation, development of the young, parental care), demography and populations (life span, mortality, dispersal and philopatry
Authors
B.C. Thompson, J.J. Jackson, J. Burger, L.A. Hill, E.M. Kirsch, J.L. Atwood

Pesticides in ground water: distribution, trends, and governing factors Pesticides in ground water: distribution, trends, and governing factors

A comprehensive review of published information on the distribution and behavior of pesticides and their transformation products in ground water indicates that pesticides from every chemical class have been detected in ground waters of the United States. Many of these compounds are commonly present at low concentrations in ground water beneath agricultural land. Little information is...
Authors
Jack Barbash, Elizabeth A. Resek

Pesticides in surface waters: distribution, trends, and governing factors Pesticides in surface waters: distribution, trends, and governing factors

Pesticde use in agriculture and non-agriculture settings has increased dramatically over the last several decades. Concern about adverse effects on the environment and human health has spurred an enormous amount of research into their environmental behavior and fate. Pesticides in Surface Waters presents a comprehensive summary of this research. This book evaluates published studies that...
Authors
Steven J. Larson, Paul D. Capel, Michael Majewski

The scientific bases for preservation of the Mariana crow The scientific bases for preservation of the Mariana crow

The Panel recently released the report and recommendations resulting from its work over the last six months. Although primarily focused on the Mariana Crow, the report highlights that this is a matter potentially far more serious than the preservation of the crow on Guam and Rota. The report includes major sections dealing with the need to intensify research and control activities on the...
Authors
Committee on the Scientific Bases for the Preservation of the Mariana Crow National Research Council, W.D. Duckworth, S. R. Beissinger, S.R. Derrickson, T. H. Fritts, S. M. Haig, F.C. James, J.M. Marsluff, B.A. Rideout
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