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Adult Slaty-backed Gulls: Variability in mantle color and comments on identification Adult Slaty-backed Gulls: Variability in mantle color and comments on identification
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Authors
M.E. Gustafson, B.G. Peterjohn
Horse impacts: research findings and their implications Horse impacts: research findings and their implications
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Authors
C. Widner, J. L. Marion
Behavior and successful nesting of American oystercatchers on Falkner Island, Connecticut, in 1993 Behavior and successful nesting of American oystercatchers on Falkner Island, Connecticut, in 1993
Falkner Island, a two hectare unit of the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge, is located at 41°13'N, 72°39'W in Long Island Sound about 5 km south of Guilford, Connecticut. This island, described in detail by Helander (1988), is the nesting site of a mixed colony of several thousand Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) and a few hundred Roseate Terns (S. dougallii) (Spendelow 1994a,b)...
Authors
James M. Zingo
Two hybrid common x roseate terns fledge at Falkner Island, Connecticut Two hybrid common x roseate terns fledge at Falkner Island, Connecticut
Although these two similarly-sized species are sympatric throughout much of their breeding range, there are few published records of hybridization between Roseate (Sterna dougallii) and Common (S. hirundo) Terns. Records include at least five from Europe (Witherby and Ticehurst 1908, Perry 1972, Robbins 1974, Burggraeve 1977, van den Berg 1980) and only one from North America (Hays 1975)...
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James M. Zingo, Christopher A. Church, Jeffrey A. Spendelow
Puerto Rican parrots and potential limitations of the metapopulation approach to species conservation Puerto Rican parrots and potential limitations of the metapopulation approach to species conservation
Population viability analyses for a number of endangered species have incorporated a metapopulation approach. The risk assessments of these viability analyses have indicated that some extant populations should be subdivided into numerous subgroups with exchange of individuals among them in order to reduce the chance of catastrophic loss of the species. However, routine application of a...
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Marcia H. Wilson, Cameron B. Kepler, Noel F.R. Snyder, Scott R. Derrickson, F. Josh Dein, James W. Wiley, Joseph M. Wunderle, Ariel E. Lugo, David L. Graham, William D. Toone
The applicability of terrestrial visitor impact management strategies to the protection of coral reefs The applicability of terrestrial visitor impact management strategies to the protection of coral reefs
A dramatic expansion in nature-based tourism to tropical coastal destinations has occurred in the past 20 years. Tourism development, combined with intense recreational pressures, has irreversibly transformed and degraded many popular scenic natural environments. This paper examines the management of recreational impacts to coral reefs using Virgin Islands National Park as a case study...
Authors
J. L. Marion, C.S. Rogers
Orthopedics in cranes: pediatrics and adults Orthopedics in cranes: pediatrics and adults
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Authors
Glenn H. Olsen
The natural history of Caroline Atoll, Southern Line Islands. Part I. History, physiography, botany, and isle descriptions The natural history of Caroline Atoll, Southern Line Islands. Part I. History, physiography, botany, and isle descriptions
conclusion: Lushly wooded Caroline Atoll, with the majority of its 39 islets (399 ha of land) either in near-pristine condition or having recovered remarkably from past disturbance, is one of the least spoiled atolls in the Pacific. Uninhabited, it harbors plant ecosystems and breeding seabirds (Pt. II) of national and international importance. Its marine and terrestrial ecosystems are...
Authors
A.K. Kepler, C. B. Kepler
American woodcock American woodcock
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Authors
J.A. Straw, D.G. Krementz, M.W. Olinde, G.F. Sepik