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Effects of the mosquito larvicides temephos and methoprene on insect populations in experimental ponds Effects of the mosquito larvicides temephos and methoprene on insect populations in experimental ponds

The nontarget effects of Abate® 4E (44.6% temephos) at 0.054 kg of active ingredient (a.i.) per 1 ha and of Altosid® Liquid Larvicide (5% methoprene) at 0.011 kg a.i./ha were investigated in 18 experimental ponds (average area, 202 m2; maximum depth, 0.7 m) at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland, USA. Ponds were sprayed three times at 3-week intervals. Six ponds were...
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A.E. Pinkney, P. C. McGowan, D.R. Murphy, T. P. Lowe, D. W. Sparling, L.C. Ferrington

Effects of contaminants in dredge material from the Lower Savannah River Effects of contaminants in dredge material from the Lower Savannah River

Contaminants entering aquatic systems from agricultural, industrial, and municipal activities are generally sequestered in bottom sediments. The environmental significance of contaminants associated with sediments dredged from Savannah Harbor, Georgia, USA, are unknown. To evaluate potential effects of contaminants in river sediments and sediments dredged and stored in upland disposal...
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P. V. Winger, P. J. Lasier, Donald H. White, J.T. Seginak

Ecotoxicology of wild mammals Ecotoxicology of wild mammals

An international group of 32 scientists has critically reviewed the scientific literature on exposure and effects of environmental contaminants in wild mammals. Although the absolute number of toxicological studies in domesticated and wild mammals eclipses that for birds, a detailed examination of scientific publications and databases reveal that information for 'wild' birds is actually...
Authors
Barnett A. Rattner, R.F. Shore

Clearcut stand size and scrub-successional bird assemblages Clearcut stand size and scrub-successional bird assemblages

We investigated the effects of clearcut stand size on species richness, reproductive effort, and relative abundance of scrub-successional birds and the entire bird assemblage at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. We used standardized mist-net grids to mark and recapture birds in clearcuts replanted with longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) in stands of 2 to 57 ha that were two to six...
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David G. Krementz, J.S. Christie

North American Bird Conservation Initiative: Bringing it all together North American Bird Conservation Initiative: Bringing it all together

No abstract available.
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J. R. Clark, D. Waller, J.A. Kushlan, G.T. Myers, S. Senner, S. Yaich, G. Vandel, G. Fenwick, V. Mezainis, R.D. Sparrowe, A. Wentz, D. Pashley

Bioassessment of Hollis Creek, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi Bioassessment of Hollis Creek, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

Physical, chemical and biological components at five stations on Hollis Creek, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi were evaluated using Rapid Bioassessment Protocols (RBP) and the Sediment Quality Triad (SQT) on August 24-26, 1999, in order to assess potential biological impacts from the Starkville Waste Water Treatment Facility (WWTF) on downstream resources. Two stations were selected above...
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P. V. Winger, P. J. Lasier, K. J. Bogenrieder
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