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Remote Estimation Of The Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient In A Moderately Turbid Estuary, Richard P. Stumpf, Jonathan Pennock
Remote Estimation Of The Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient In A Moderately Turbid Estuary, Richard P. Stumpf, Jonathan Pennock
School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering
Abstract
Solutions of the radiative transfer equation are used to derive relationships of water reflectance to the diffuse attenuation coefficient (K) in moderately turbid water (K > 0.5 m−1). Data sets collected from the NOAA AVHRR and in situ observations from five different dates confirm the appropriateness of these relationships, in particular the logistic equation. Values of K calculated from the reflectance data agree to within 60% of the observed values, although the reflectance derived using a more comprehensive aerosol correction is sensitive to chlorophyll concentrations greater than 50 μg L−1. Agreement between in situ and remote …The Prairie Naturalist Volume 23, No. 4. December 1991
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 23, No. 4. December 1991
The Prairie Naturalist
Paul B. Kannowski, Editor
Nikki R. Seabloom, Assistant Editor
Douglas H. Johnson, Book Review Editor
CONTENTS
KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS RESPONSE TO BURNING: INTERACTIONS BETWEEN FIRE AND SOIL MOISTURE ▪ G. W. Blankespoor and B. S. Bich
FORAGE PRODUCTION AND USE ON BIGHORN SHEEP WINTER RANGE
FOLLOWING SPRING BURNING IN GRASSLAND AND PONDEROSA PINE HABITATS ▪ T. G. Easterly and K. J. Jenkins
SHORT-TERM MORTALITY OF SMALLMOUTH BASS CAUGHT DURING A LIVE-RELEASE TOURNAMENT AT LAKE OAHE, SOUTH DAKOTA ▪ J. J. Jackson and D. W. Willis
CRAYFISH IN SAND LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ▪ C. D. Dieter
PIPING PLOVERS NEST ON DRY …
Population Ecology Of Polydora Ligni (Polychaeta: Spionidae). I. Seasonal Variation In Population Characteristics And Reproductive Activity, Roman Zajac
Biology and Environmental Science Faculty Publications
A population of the polychaete Polydora ligni Webster was studied during 1982 and 1983 in Alewife Cove, Connecticut, USA, to determine seasonal changes in population characteristics. During early spring (March and April), the population was comprised of primarily large adults that had over-wintered. Females in this group exhibited the highest mean individual fecundity over the year (> 2000 larvae per brood). However, total larval production at this time was low (5200 to 208 000 larvae m-2 per 14 d) due to low densities of adults. Population density increased slowly during spring as juveniles produced by overwintering adults recruited into …
Population Ecology Of Polydora Ligni (Polychaeta: Spionidae). Ii. Seasonal Demographic Variation And Its Potential Impact On Life History Evolution, Roman Zajac
Biology and Environmental Science Faculty Publications
Seasonal demographic variation was studied in an estuarine population of the opportunistic polychaete Polydora ligni between May 1982 and November 1983 in Alewife Cove, Connecticut, USA. The demography of 15 cohorts settling during this period was analyzed using life cycle graph models. Cohorts settling in spring and early summer had the shortest life spans (≈ 10 wk); highest survivorship over all life cycle stages and adult females produced an estimated maximum of 6 larval broods. Early adult stages contributed most to population growth during this period, and the potential for population growth, λ, was the highest during the study. Late …
Flocking Behavior Of Migratory Warblers In Winter In The Virgin Islands, David N. Ewert, Robert A. Askins
Flocking Behavior Of Migratory Warblers In Winter In The Virgin Islands, David N. Ewert, Robert A. Askins
Biology Faculty Publications
We assessed the flocking behavior of birds on St. John and St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, with systematic surveys along trails in moist forests. Winter residents (species breeding in North America and that winter in the Virgin Islands), all of which were warblers, comprised 91% of the individuals found in 28 flocks but only 49% of solitary individuals. The average flock size was 4.0 individuals of 3.1 species, and did not differ between St. John and St. Thomas even though the average forest tract on St. John (1,000 ha) was much larger than on St. Thomas (62 ha). Northern Parula …
Consumption Of Solid Food By Suckling Pigs: Individual Variation And Relation To Weight Gain, Edmond A. Pajor, David Fraser, Donald L. Kramer
Consumption Of Solid Food By Suckling Pigs: Individual Variation And Relation To Weight Gain, Edmond A. Pajor, David Fraser, Donald L. Kramer
Feeding Behavior Collection
Individual daily consumption of supplementary solid food ('creep feed') was measured from Day 10 to weaning at Day 28 for 39 piglets in four litters, and its relationship to body weight and weight gain up to Day 42 was investigated. Individual consumption was measured by combining the weight of the feed removed from the dispensers (monitored electronically) and a video image of piglet activity at the feeder. Creep feed consumption varied greatly, both between and within litters. On average, pigs began feeding on Day 12 (range Day 10-28), intake was relatively low (usually < 5 g day ‒1) until Day 20 but increased …
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 23, No. 3. September 1991
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 23, No. 3. September 1991
The Prairie Naturalist
Paul B. Kannowski, Editor
Nikki R. Seabloom, Assistant Editor
Douglas H. Johnson, Book Review Editor
CONTENTS
ANTIPREDATOR BEHAVIOR OF MOUNTAIN PLOVER CHICKS ▪ T A. Sordahl
USING AERIAL MARKING FOR ASSESSING POPULATION DYNAMICS OF LATE SUMMER ROOSTING RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS ▪ C. M. Linz, C. E. Knittle, J. L. Cummings, J. E. Davis, Jr. , D. L. Otis, and D. L. Bergman
DISPERSAL OF THE MEADOW JUMPING MOUSE IN NORTHERN KANSAS ▪ J. R. Choate, D. W. Moore, and J. K. Frey
DIET, HOME RANGE, MOVEMENTS, AND ACTIVITY PERIODS OF SWIFT FOX IN NEBRASKA ▪ T D. Hines and R. M. …
Biodepuration Of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons From A Bivalve Mollusk, Mercenaria Mercenaria L, John T. Tanacredi Ph.D., Raul R. Cardenas
Biodepuration Of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons From A Bivalve Mollusk, Mercenaria Mercenaria L, John T. Tanacredi Ph.D., Raul R. Cardenas
Faculty Works: CERCOM
Mercenaria mercenaria, exposed in vitro for 48 h to nine parent polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) found in waste crankcase oil (WCCO) and analysed by multiparametric analysis over a 45- day depuration period in an activated carbon filtration aquaria system, did not depurate PAHs, but rather maintained them at detectable levels. Uptake of PAHs was shown to be directly related to clam weight. A cluster analysis of empirical results reaffirmed a biostabilization in PAH groupings in clam tissue over a 45-day depuration period and exhibited no evidence of a decreasing trend in total PAHs when subjected to ANOVA. Due to the …
Bolivia 1991 Field Notes, Lila Alejandra Sainz-Bacherer
Bolivia 1991 Field Notes, Lila Alejandra Sainz-Bacherer
Division of Mammals - Field Notes and Catalogs
No abstract provided.
A Discussion Of Options For Effort Reduction., Southern Demersal Gillnet And Demersal Longline Fishery Management Advisory Committe
A Discussion Of Options For Effort Reduction., Southern Demersal Gillnet And Demersal Longline Fishery Management Advisory Committe
Fisheries management papers
The committee prefers to reduce effort in the fishery by improving the effectiveness of the 50 per cent reduction on transfer rule. To do this it is necessary to prevent the use of lease arrangements which act as a form of transfer.Some consideration could also be given to encouraging transfer of licences by protecting purchased units against further effort reductions. The Minister for Fisheries has determined that ownership statement must be completed prior to licence renewal each year. It is hoped that this will prevent licence holders from using lease arrangements to effect transfers and so avoid the loss of …
City Of Chesapeake Tidal Marsh Inventory, Gene M. Silberhorn, Sharon Dewing, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Wetlands Program
City Of Chesapeake Tidal Marsh Inventory, Gene M. Silberhorn, Sharon Dewing, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Wetlands Program
Reports
No abstract provided.
Use Of Pollen Concentration In Paleopharmacology: Coprolite Evidence Of Medicinal Plants, Karl Reinhard, Donny L. Hamilton, Richard H. Hevly
Use Of Pollen Concentration In Paleopharmacology: Coprolite Evidence Of Medicinal Plants, Karl Reinhard, Donny L. Hamilton, Richard H. Hevly
Karl Reinhard Publications
Nearly 2,400 plant species have been documented ethnographically as having medicinal value among Native Americans. Therefore, it is not surprising that evidence of medicinal plants appears in some of the over 1,000 coprolites analyzed from the southwestern U.S. Three medicinal species identified in pollen analysis of coprolites are discussed. Willow (Salix) is the most common analgesic in the Native American pharmacopoeia. Prehistoric use of this plant is documented in coprolites from Bighorn Cave in the Black Mountains of Arizona and also in a burial from the Mimbres Valley, New Mexico. Historically, Mormon tea (Ephedra) served as …
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 23, No. 2. June 1991
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 23, No. 2. June 1991
The Prairie Naturalist
Paul B. Kannowski, Editor
Nikki R. Sea bloom, Assistant Editor
Douglas H. Johnson, Book Review Editor
CONTENTS
SMALLMOUTH BASS SIZE STRUCTURE AND CATCH RATES IN FIVE SOUTH DAKOTA LAKES AS DETERMINED FROM TWO SAMPLING GEARS ▪ C. L. Milewski and D. W. Willis
REPRODUCTION BY FISHES IN A HEADWATER STREAM FLOWING INTO GRAYROCKS RESERVOIR, WYOMING ▪ W. A. Hubert and D. T O’Shea
ENVENOMATION AND ACQUISITION OF CHEMICAL INFORMATION BY PRAIRIE RATTLESNAKES ▪ D. Chiszar, C. Hobika, H. M. Smith, and J. Vidaurri
MOVEMENTS AND HABITAT USE BY WILD TURKEY HENS WITH BROODS IN A GRASSLAND-WOODLAND MOSAIC IN THE NORTHERN …
Specimen Catalog, Forrest W. Davis
Specimen Catalog, Forrest W. Davis
Division of Mammals - Field Notes and Catalogs
No abstract provided.
The Future For Recreational Fishing Final Report Of The Recreational Fishing Advisory Committee, Recreational Fishing Advisory Committee
The Future For Recreational Fishing Final Report Of The Recreational Fishing Advisory Committee, Recreational Fishing Advisory Committee
Fisheries management papers
This report discusses: What Recreational fishing means to Western Australia's estimated 300,000 fishers. Conservation and equality in catch sharing was at the heart of the Committee's investigations into developing strategies for the future management of important recreational fish stocks.
Effect Of Straw On The Behaviour Of Growing Pigs, David Fraser, P. A. Phillips, B. K. Thompson, T. Tennessen
Effect Of Straw On The Behaviour Of Growing Pigs, David Fraser, P. A. Phillips, B. K. Thompson, T. Tennessen
Social Behavior Collection
The effects of straw on the behaviour of young growing pigs were studied in two experiments. In Experiment 1, group of three pigs, aged about 7 weeks, were housed in raised decks with or without straw bedding. Time-lapse video recording showed no major differences between treatments in the amount or daily pattern of overall activity and feeding. Detailed observations showed that bedding reduced the incidence of rooting and chewing on pen-mates, but had little effect on other social activities such as mounting and aggressive biting. Experiment 2 compared groups of eight growing pigs aged about 10 weeks, housed in floor …
City Of Suffolk Tidal Marsh Inventory, Kenneth A. Moore, Sharon Dewing, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Wetlands Program
City Of Suffolk Tidal Marsh Inventory, Kenneth A. Moore, Sharon Dewing, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Wetlands Program
Reports
No abstract provided.
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 23, No. 1. March 1991
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 23, No. 1. March 1991
The Prairie Naturalist
Paul B. Kannowski, Editor
Nikki R. Seabloom, Assistant Editor
Douglas H. Johnson, Book Review Editor
CONTENTS
AGRICULTURAL LAND USE AND MOURNING DOVES IN EASTERN COLORADO: IMPLICATIONS FOR NESTING AND PRODUCTION IN THE GREAT PLAINS ▪ T E. Olson, C. E. Braun, and R. A. Ryder
DISTRIBUTION OF SANDHILL CRANES IN THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER VALLEY 1980 AND 1989 ▪ M. J. Folk and T. C. Tacha
NOCTURNAL BEHAVIOR OF SANDHILL CRANES ROOSTING IN THE PLATTE RIVER, NEBRASKA ▪ B. S. Norling, S. H. Anderson, and W A. Hubert
LEAD POISONING OF A MARBLED GODWIT ▪ L. N. Locke, M. R. …
Henrico County, Chesterfield County, Colonial Heights, Petersburg, And The City Of Richmond Tidal Marsh Inventory, Kenneth A. Moore, Sharon Dewing, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Wetlands Program
Henrico County, Chesterfield County, Colonial Heights, Petersburg, And The City Of Richmond Tidal Marsh Inventory, Kenneth A. Moore, Sharon Dewing, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Wetlands Program
Reports
No abstract provided.
Total Body Water And Body Composition In Phalaropes And Other Birds, Hugh I. Ellis, Joseph R. Jehl Jr
Total Body Water And Body Composition In Phalaropes And Other Birds, Hugh I. Ellis, Joseph R. Jehl Jr
Biology: Faculty Scholarship
Contrary to some reviews, total body water (TBW) may fall below the expected value of about 65% in birds if measured as a percentage of total body mass. However, water constitutes a relatively stable proportion (659%-70%) of body composition when measured as a percentage of lean body mass (LBM). We demonstrate this by using data from two migratory phalaropes (Phalaropus tricolor and Phalaropus lobatus), which exhibit inverse relationships between TBW and body mass and between TBW and fat content. As the phalaropes fatten before migration, lipids increase but not at the expense of water, which also increases with gains in …
Research Committee Environmental (Work Paper), Bill Bryns
Research Committee Environmental (Work Paper), Bill Bryns
J.R. Black Kankakee River Materials
No date listed on document; file folder titled 1991
Draft (typed) document with handwritten notes, possibly made by JR Black, whose family donated his papers related to Kankakee River conservation and restoration to Olivet Nazarene University.
Herbivore-Plant Interaction: Temperate And Tropical Patterns: Review Of Peter W. Price Et Al., Eds., Plant-Animal Interactions: Evolutionary Ecology In Tropical And Temperate Regions, Svata M. Louda
Svata M. Louda Publications
This book is an interesting compendium of old and new thoughts on the interactions of herbivores, especially insect herbivores, with plants; the title, however, seems a bit more ambitious. Pollination, for example, surely an important "plant-animal interaction" in both temperate and tropical regions, is mentioned only in passing. This most likely reflects the book's origins in an international symposium on the evolutionary ecology of tropical herbivores. As usual in such a collection of papers, the papers vary in purpose, length, and new insights; even papers that are reviews of previously published information, however, seem to me to present the authors' …
The Distribution And Reproductive Phenology Of The Milkweeds (Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias And Cynanchum) In Nebraska, Robert B. Kaul, Steven B. Rolfsmeier, Jeffrey J. Esch
The Distribution And Reproductive Phenology Of The Milkweeds (Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias And Cynanchum) In Nebraska, Robert B. Kaul, Steven B. Rolfsmeier, Jeffrey J. Esch
Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies
The Asclepiadaceae are represented in Nebraska by seventeen native species of Asclepias and one of Cynanchum. Two species are here added to the State's flora: Asclepias asperula and A. purpurascens. Detailed county distribution maps are presented for all species based upon our extensive field and herbarium work, and numerous additions and corrections are made to the maps published in the Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains in 1977. A map is presented showing the zone of hybridization of A. speciosa with A. syriaca in central Nebraska. Data are given on flowering and fruiting phenology for each …
Specimen List, Lila Alejandra Sainz-Bacherer
Specimen List, Lila Alejandra Sainz-Bacherer
Division of Mammals - Field Notes and Catalogs
No abstract provided.
Protecting Forests For Wildlife, Robert A. Askins
Protecting Forests For Wildlife, Robert A. Askins
Biology Faculty Publications
The subject of managing forests for wildlife is being viewed from a new perspective, a perspective that has developed primarily as a result of studies of forest-interior birds. Forest-interior birds are dependent to a large extent on how forest lands are managed. They are essentially forest specialists and are not normally seen in open areas such as the suburbs, open fields or meadows. In Connecticut and other parts of the northeastern United States, most forest-interior birds are members of one taxonomic group, the wood warblers.
"Introduction" (To Alfred Russel Wallace; An Anthology Of His Shorter Writings), Charles H. Smith
"Introduction" (To Alfred Russel Wallace; An Anthology Of His Shorter Writings), Charles H. Smith
DLPS Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Ecología Profunda, Aldemaro Romero Jr.
Ecología Profunda, Aldemaro Romero Jr.
Publications and Research
No abstract provided.
Life History Studies, Host Records, And Morphological Description Of Genitalia Of Eurytoma Tylodermatis Ashm. (Hymenoptera : Eurytomidae) From South Dakota, Burruss Mcdaniel, Arvid A. Boe
Life History Studies, Host Records, And Morphological Description Of Genitalia Of Eurytoma Tylodermatis Ashm. (Hymenoptera : Eurytomidae) From South Dakota, Burruss Mcdaniel, Arvid A. Boe
Native Plant Focused Publications
Eurytoma tylodermatis Ashm. was found to be parasitic on Acanthoscelides perforatus (Horn) in seed pods of Canada milk- vetch {Astragalus canadensis L.). Observations on larval behavior and frequency of parasitism are discussed. Male and female genitalia of E. tylodermatis are illustrated.
A New Bruchophagus From Glycyrrhiza Lepidota Pursh In The Northern Great Plains (Hymenoptera : Chalcidoidea : Eurytomidae), Burruss Mcdaniel, Arvid A. Boe
A New Bruchophagus From Glycyrrhiza Lepidota Pursh In The Northern Great Plains (Hymenoptera : Chalcidoidea : Eurytomidae), Burruss Mcdaniel, Arvid A. Boe
Native Plant Focused Publications
A new species, Bruchophagus grisselli McDaniel and Boe, which infests seeds of Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh (American licorice), is described and illustrated. It's known from South Dakota and North Dakota in the USA. A field study at 8 sites showed that B. grisselli has a wide distribution throughout the Dakotas.
Searching Image In The Pigeon: A Test Of Three Hypothetical Mechanisms, Alan B. Bond, Donald A. Riley
Searching Image In The Pigeon: A Test Of Three Hypothetical Mechanisms, Alan B. Bond, Donald A. Riley
Papers in Behavior in Biological Sciences
The searching image hypothesis was originally proposed to account for the observation that animals selecting among disparate foods often consume an excess of the more common types. The hypothesis states that animals searching for a particular cryptic food item focus on visual features that are characteristic of that item, thereby facilitating its discrimination from the background. A change in stimulus discriminability is not, however, the only feasible explanation for the effect. One alternative is a simple change in response bias, an increased predisposition to respond to food-related stimuli. Another possible hypothesis derives from the fact that the amount of time …