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Writing The Regulations: Using Scientists To Link Law And Policy, Arthur W. Cooper

The National Forest Management Act in a Changing Society, 1976-1996: How Well Has It Worked in the Past 20 Years?: Will It Work in the 21st Century? (September 16-18)

11 pages.

Contains references.

Reproductive Success Of Grasshopper Sparrows In Relation To Edge, Jennifer M. Delisle, Julie A. Savidge

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Using an index based on observations of breeding behaviors, we estimated reproductive success of 31 territorial grasshopper sparrows (Ammodramus savannarum) on Conservation Reserve Program fields in southeast Nebraska. Reproductive success was 52%, and no difference was detected between birds holding interior (>100 m from the edge) vs. edge territories. However, grasshopper sparrows appeared to avoid nesting within 50 m of edge habitats. Territories ranged from 0.36-1.24 ha, and territory size did not differ between successful and unsuccessful males.

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 28, No. 3. September 1996

The Prairie Naturalist

REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS IN RELATION TO EDGE ▪ J. M Delisle, and J. A. Savidge

OBSERVATIONS ON BATS AT BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH DAKOTA ▪ M A. Bogan, J. G. Osborne, and J. A. Clarke

DIETS OF FEMALE WHITE-TAILED DEER IN THE CROSS-TIMBERS REGION ▪ F. C. Bryant, G. Van Vreede, T. J. Deliberto, and K. L. Gee

NOTES

Second Record of White Ibis in North Dakota ▪ J. W. Marlow, L. D. Igl, and M. R. Hartman

A Recent Record of Mountain Lion in Nebraska ▪ H. H. Genoways and P. W. Freeman

Prairie Falcon Predation on …

The John Muir Newsletter, Fall 1996, The John Muir Center For Regional Studies

Muir Center Newsletters (1981-2015)

Volume 6, Number 4 NEW DNSERVATIONIST: Agriculture in California's Central Valley by Kevin S. Frazier ;:';:::::;:.'ij ; (Editor's note: our feature article this month was written by a senior at the University of the Pacific, the first recipient of the Rockwell Hunt Summer Research Scholarship for UOP undergraduates.) s I frequently drive through the California Central Valley from my home in Sonora to school in Stockton, my constant companions are expansive agricultural fields. Corn gives way to tomatoes which give way to sugar beets; orchards of walnuts turn to orchards of peaches or apricots; herds of cattle graze by the …

The Probe, Issue 168 – August 1996

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

Personal Reflections: On Encountering a Lion, by Robert M. Timm, Editor, The PROBE
Pigeons Foil French Efforts
Sea Lions Gorge on Depleted Northwest Salmon
Coyote Attacks, Wounds Young Boy
Book Review: Mole Traps: A Collector's Manual, by Rex E. Marsh, Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis. RonMunro, Principal Illustrator. 1995. 169 pp.

Water Current, Volume 28, No. 4, August 1996

Water Current Newsletter

Four-Year Study Finds NU Recommendations Dependable
From the Director: Nebraska Grants Success
Fluoridation Makes Comeback in Nebraska Communities
Installation of Water Garden New to Festival

Increasing Plant Water Use To Reduce Salinity : Proceedings Of A Seminar Held At The Esperance Civic Centre 31 July 1996, R J. Short, Greening Western Australia, Soil And Water Conservation Association Of Australia. Western Australian Branch

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.

Fisheries Research Report No 105 - The Western Rock Lobster Fishery 1986/87 To 1990/91, C. F. Chubb, E. H. Barker, R. S. Brown

Fisheries Research Reports

This report on the western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus, George 1962) fishery covers the five seasons 1986/87 to 1990/91 and is the latest in a series of reports on the State's largest and most valuable fishery. While more detailed data bases exist, these reports form a historical record of basic data for use by both industry and research workers, now and in the future. Catch and fishing effort in the seasons (1986/87 to 1990/91) varied between 8500 and 12300 tonnes and 11.3 and 12.8 million pot lifts respectively. This report provides detail on the distribution of catches and fishing effort; …

The Real Cost Of Beef: A Monetary Assessment Of The Environmental Degradation Caused By Beef Production, Carolyn Babcock

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The environmental degradation caused by beef production is severe. The current literature assesses the ecological damage, but falls short of assigning a per pound dollar amount to reflect the real cost of beef. In the United States, most of the environmental focus has been centered around the use of public lands for grazing and the grazing fee the government considers appropriate. The fee covers the maintenance of the grazing program, which includes maintenance of the actual land. This paper will concentrate on beef-related environmental degradation and select specific damage for monetary valuation.

Essential Elements Of Amendments To The Endangered Species Act, John Harja

Biodiversity Protection: Implementation and Reform of the Endangered Species Act (Summer Conference, June 9-12)

14 pages.

A Tribal Perspective On Esa Reform, Ted Strong

Biodiversity Protection: Implementation and Reform of the Endangered Species Act (Summer Conference, June 9-12)

4 pages.

How The Regulated Community Views Regulation To Protect Living Resources: The Endangered Species Act, Biological Diversity, And Ecosystem Management, Steven P. Quarles

Biodiversity Protection: Implementation and Reform of the Endangered Species Act (Summer Conference, June 9-12)

21 pages.

Contains footnotes.

Biodiversity Protection And Ecosystem Management: Aspirational Goals Or Law-To-Apply?, Oliver A. Houck

Biodiversity Protection: Implementation and Reform of the Endangered Species Act (Summer Conference, June 9-12)

7 pages.

Contains references.

The Endangered Species: The Urban Water Utility Perspective, Chips Barry

Biodiversity Protection: Implementation and Reform of the Endangered Species Act (Summer Conference, June 9-12)

24 pages.

A Comparison: Lessons From The Columbia Basin And The Upper Colorado Basin Fish Recovery Efforts, Mary Christina Wood

Biodiversity Protection: Implementation and Reform of the Endangered Species Act (Summer Conference, June 9-12)

47 pages.

Contains 5 pages of references.

Water Rights, Contract Rights, And The Endangered Species Act, Brian E. Gray

Biodiversity Protection: Implementation and Reform of the Endangered Species Act (Summer Conference, June 9-12)

12 pages.

Contains references.

The Endangered Species Act: Tramping On Tribal Rights?, Robert S. Pelcyger

Biodiversity Protection: Implementation and Reform of the Endangered Species Act (Summer Conference, June 9-12)

32 pages.

Contains footnotes.

The Enigma Of The Blind Salamander And Groundwater Pumping: Lessons From The Edwards Aquifer, Texas, Charles R. Shockey

Biodiversity Protection: Implementation and Reform of the Endangered Species Act (Summer Conference, June 9-12)

39 pages (includes illustrations and maps).

Contains footnotes.

The Scientific Underpinnings Of Biodiversity Protection, Jane Lubchenko

Biodiversity Protection: Implementation and Reform of the Endangered Species Act (Summer Conference, June 9-12)

5 pages.

John Muir Newsletter, Summer 1996, John Muir Center For Regional Studies

Muir Center Newsletters (1981-2015)

John Muir Newsletter summer 1996 university of the pacific volume 6, number 3 JOHN MUIR'S ATTENTION EPISTEMOLOGY by Richard Wiebe (Editor's note: Professor of Philosophy at Fresno Pacific College, Richard Wiebe presented this paper at a 1995 conference sponsored by the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment). Talk of mysteries!—Think of our life in nature,— daily tobe shown matter, to come in contact with it,— rocks, trees, wind on our cheeks! the so/M earth! the actual world! the common sensel Contact! Contact! Who are we? where are we? —"Ktaadn" from The Maine Woods by Henry David Thoreau …

Development Of A Forestry, Fish, And Wildlife Center, W. Daniel Edge, Edward Jensen, Nancy Boriack

Triennial National Wildlife and Fisheries Extension Specialists Conference: 8th (1996)

Public concerns for stewardship and conservation of biological diversity have caused a reduction in the timber supply in the Pacific Northwest on federal lands. This reduction in the availability of federal timber has resulted in an intensification of management activities on private forest lands. The reduced timber supply has also increased timber prices to the point that many nonindustrial private woodland owners, who previously were not interested in selling timber, have entered the market. This intensification of management activities on the private forest base has resulted in additional increased concerns for fish and wildlife species. Reliable and readily accessible information …

Fee-Fishing: Introduction And Marketing, Michael P. Masser

Triennial National Wildlife and Fisheries Extension Specialists Conference: 8th (1996)

Essential ingredients for a successful fee-fishing operation include: location, knowledge of clientele, facility design, providing services, advertising, and management of the fish. A fee-fishing operation is a business, a recreational people-oriented business, and not just a method to market fish.

Finding Your Song, John Munn

Triennial National Wildlife and Fisheries Extension Specialists Conference: 8th (1996)

Planet Earth is a magnificent mix of things that make "living" possible. Delicate mixtures of chemicals, minerals, gases, and waters bathe us. Earth is just the right distance from our sun to provide the energy, driving all the systems—necessary for life—as we know it. Some refer to this as the Great Balance of Life.

How well are these systems balanced, and what would it take for the Planet to lose its ability to create and sustain Life?

We are all aware of the long list of environmental problems facing us. We are also aware of the scientific uncertainties that make …

Interdisciplinary And Multidisciplinary Public Education By Combining Consensus-Based Planning And Environmental Analysis, Sherman Swanson, Robert Wilson

Triennial National Wildlife and Fisheries Extension Specialists Conference: 8th (1996)

In extension, we educate people to improve their lives. In natural resources extension, we educate people to improve life. Resolving issues often does this. In natural resources extension we also resolve issues to educate people.
As educators we steer clear of some issues to avoid the hazards. We may refrain from choosing sides. When we choose sides, we often tarnish the perceived objectivity of our University. Yet issues provide the need for knowledge, the teachable moments, and the set and focus that translates knowledge exposure into learning. When issues involve common resources, shared or conflicting interests, complications from complex or …

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre, Volume 4-1, June 1996

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre: Newsletters and Publications

New Sponsors in 1996
New Agreements with Parks Canada
Wildlife Disease Surveillance Workshop in British Columbia
Surveillance of Wildlife Diseases
Giant Liver Fluke in Banff National Park, Alberta
Lungworm (Crenosoma vulpis) infection in wild canids on Prince Edward Island
Fatal infection with Elaphostrongylus rangiferi in Newfoundland caribou
Cnemidocoptic Mange in a Red-Winged Black Bird
Tumours in Fish from Quebec Rivers
Fatal trematode infection in migrating tundra swans
Overwintering mortality in Greater Scaup on the Niagara River
Strychnine Poisoning in a Gray Wolf
A mortality event in Northern Fulmars in the Pacific Northwest
Spongiform Encephalopathy in a Farmed Elk
Botulism at …

The Probe, Issue 166 – June 1996

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

Why NADCA? One Region Director's Opinion Peter H. Butchko, NADCA Region 9 Director,
The Turtle and the Hare (Wildlife Damage Version), by Robert H. Schmidt
Point of View: Mad Cow Disease
Dolomitic Hydrated Lime Feeding Deterrent to Birds
Booklet Review: A Homeowners Guide to North Eastern Bats and Bat Problems. By Lisa M. Williams-Whitmer and Margaret C. Brittingham. August, 1995 Penn State University. Pp. 1-22.

Multimedia Programs And New Computer Technologies: A Look At Texas 4-H Wildlife School Enrichment Programs, Billy Higginbotham

Triennial National Wildlife and Fisheries Extension Specialists Conference: 8th (1996)

4-H multimedia school enrichment modules offer excellent wildlife educational opportunities for elementary students as we near the 21st century. Modules consisting of hands-on displays, interactive computer programs, videos, lesson plan activities, and pre/post-test components serve to reinforce information relative to topical issues in the wildlife arena. In Texas, modules have been developed entitled "The White-tailed Deer," "Wildlife Success Stories and Endangered Species," and "Something's Fishy." These modules and their duplicates are used as components of county 4-H programs and serve to deliver wildlife information to an ethnically and socio-economically diverse audience of third and fourth graders. Teacher committees are instrumental …

Water Current, Volume 28, No. 3, June 1996

Water Current Newsletter

Water Resources Tour to Explore Republican River Basin
From the Director: Summer Brings Flurry of Grant-Related Activities
Of Groundwater, Surface Water and Fish, the 94th Nebraska Legislature Adjourns
Water Rights Key Issue for Missouri Basin Tribes
Thorson Defines Challenge for Missouri River Basin
Missouri River Endangered
New Video Features Runoff Pollution
Nebraska Water News
Platte Seminar Video Tapes Available
Directory Lists Nebraska Contacts
Kuzelka Recognized For Groundwater Efforts
Three Respondents Win Water Bottles
Web Site Expanded
Wetlands Hotline Operated by EPA
Sheffield Selected to Achievement Hall
Report Examines Pesticides in Stream
31 Counites to Offer Pesticide Container Recycling

Fluorescent Labeling Technique And Dna Amplification By The Polymerase Chain Reaction For The Detection Of Human Malaria Parasites., Maryam Mohd Ai-Shaikh Omer Ai-Ameri

Theses

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and fluorescence staining based diagnosis of Malaria infection was attempted. 187 samples in two groups: 135 and 52 patients Attending the Malaria Clinic (preventive Medicine and Al-Ain Hospital, UAE) were Collected Two PCR systems; using small subunit ribosomal RNA (ssrRNA) based primers And merozoite surface antigen (MSP) based primers were assessed, taking the Giemsa Stain as the reference test.

The re sults of PCR using the merozoite surface antigen (MSP) primers specific for Pfalciparum, proved to be specific and accurate. These results were analyzed by agarose gel electrophoresis (AGE) and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (page) stained …

Oxidation Of Isobutane And Isobutene Reaction Pathways And Detailed Mechanism, Chiung-Ju Chen

Theses

A reaction mechanism consisting of 248 elementary reactions and 138 species has been developed to model experimental systems - decomposition of 2,2,3,3 tetramethylbutane in the presence of oxygen and oxidation of isobutene. This elementary reaction mechanism based on two important reaction systems: tert-butyl radical with O₂ and allylic isobutenyl radical with O₂, plus their subsystems, such as isobutene + HO₂, isobutene + OH and allylic isobuteny1hydroxy + O₂. Thermochernical kinetic parameters are developed for each elementary reaction and a chemical activation kinetic analysis using quantum RiceRamsperger-Kassel (QRRK) theory for k(E) and modified strong …