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Bottomland hardwood establishment and avian colonization of reforested sites in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley Bottomland hardwood establishment and avian colonization of reforested sites in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley
Reforestation of bottomland hardwood sites in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley has markedly increased in recent years, primarily due to financial incentive programs such as the Wetland Reserve Program, Partners for Wildlife Program, and state and private conservation programs. An avian conservation plan for the Mississippi Alluvial Valley proposes returning a substantial area of cropland...
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R.R. Wilson, D.J. Twedt
Bufo boreas Baird and Girard, 1852(b): western toad Bufo boreas Baird and Girard, 1852(b): western toad
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E. Muths, P. Nanjappa
Part II: Species accounts: Introduction Part II: Species accounts: Introduction
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M. Lannoo, Alisa L. Gallant, P. Nanjappa, L. Blackburn, R. Hendricks
Evaluating calling surveys Evaluating calling surveys
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Sam Droege, P. Eagle
North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP) North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP)
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L.A. Weir, M.J. Mossman
The herpetofauna of the Rincon area, Peninsula de Osa, Costa Rica, a Central American lowland evergreen forest site The herpetofauna of the Rincon area, Peninsula de Osa, Costa Rica, a Central American lowland evergreen forest site
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R.W. McDiarmid, J.M. Savage
Management and protection protocols for nesting sea turtles on Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina Management and protection protocols for nesting sea turtles on Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Executive Summary 1. The southeast U.S. population of the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) has increased since the species was listed as federally threatened in 1978. Since standardized monitoring began in North Carolina in 1995, the number of nests at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA) fluctuated from year to year, and was lowest in 1996 and 1997 (39 nests) and highest in 2003...
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J.B. Cohen
Demographic estimation methods for plants with unobservable life-states Demographic estimation methods for plants with unobservable life-states
Demographic estimation of vital parameters in plants with an unobservable dormant state is complicated, because time of death is not known. Conventional methods assume that death occurs at a particular time after a plant has last been seen aboveground but the consequences of assuming a particular duration of dormancy have never been tested. Capture–recapture methods do not make...
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Marc Kery, Katharine B. Gregg, Michael Schaub
14. The Herons (Ardeidae) 14. The Herons (Ardeidae)
Herons and their close relatives, the egrets and bitterns, comprise sixty species in total and are found all over the world except in polar regions, and are a strikingly beautiful part of the wetlands they inhabit. They are particularly abundant and popular in South West USA, especially Florida. Herons are a diverse group, easily recognized by their long legs, necks and bills. Many...
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J.A. Kushlan, J.A. Hancock
The Atlantic Seaduck Project: Medical Aspects The Atlantic Seaduck Project: Medical Aspects
Some populations of seaducks, especially scoters along the Atlantic Coast, have been declining over recent decades. A joint US-Canadian tearn has been working to capture and surgically implant satellite radio transmitters in these ducks. Black scoters (Melanitta nigra) captured on the Restigouche River in New Brunswick, Canada and surf scoters (M. perspicilata) captured on Chesapeake Bay
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Glenn H. Olsen, Matthew C. Perry, A.M. Wells, E.J.R. Lohnes, P.C. Osenton
One hundred years of bird banding in North America One hundred years of bird banding in North America
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J. Tautin