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Water Resources News, Volume 5, No. 3, March 1973

Water Current Newsletter

From the Desk of the Director
Interdisciplinary Water Resource Seminar
Nitrogen In Nebraska's Environment
Cottonwood Watershed Gets Award
Water Conference at Nebraska Center
New Senior Specialist in Engineering and Public Works
New Officers for NWRA
Rain Bombs
Institute for Environmental Studies at Illinois
Water Pollution Study: Pushbutton?
Superport Sites for Oil Tankers
Report on Irrigation in Bulgaria Announced
World Climatic Data

Activities Of The Advisory Committee On Scientific And Natural Areas, Robert W. Burwell

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

Significant actions taken by the Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources of the State of Minnesota, on recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Scientific and Natural Areas includes: issuance of policy statements and directives establishing criteria for defining and classifying scientific and natural areas; and rules and regulations applicable to such areas. Listed are the first four areas recommended for official designation. The status of an inventory of scientific and natural areas is summarized, and a description is given of the Advisory Committee procedure for processing recommendations for establishment of areas to be officially designated by the state.

Demographic Studies Of Sagebrush Insects As Functions Of Various Environmental Factors, T. H. Hsiao, R. L. Kirkland

Memorandum

No abstract provided.

Distribution Of Mictroorganisms In Desert Soil, A.T. Vollmer, F. Au, S.A. Bamberg

Memorandum

No abstract provided.

Terrestrial Models: Soil Processes (Versions I, Ii, Iii), J. Radford

Memorandum

No abstract provided.

Gaseous Losses Of Nitrogen From The Soil Of Semi-Arid Regions, T.C. Tucker, R.L. Westerman

Memorandum

No abstract provided.

A Eutrophication Model Of The White River Basin Above Beaver Reservoir In Northwest Arkansas, Robert A. Gearhart, Dee Mitchell, Louis Thibodeaux, Richard Meyers

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

With national interest focused on man’s ever increasing degradation of the waters in this nation, it is clearly evident that an accurate assessment of all parameters influencing water quality needs to be made. Moreover, nutrient levels and budgets reflecting eutrophication trends are important parameters in the overall factors effecting water quality in lakes and reservoirs. The ability to predict future eutrophication levels will greatly enhance the retardation of the eutrophication process. Through mathematical simulation of this process, eutrophication can be analyzed and intelligent decisions regarding water quality management can be made.

Population Studies Of The Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus Auduboni) And Black-Tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus Californicus) In The Sonoran Desert, C.R. Hungerford, C.H. Lowe, R.L. Madsen

Memorandum

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Algae In Crust Formation And Nitrogen Cycling In Desert Soils, R I. Lynn, R E. Cameron

Memorandum

No abstract provided.

Special Purpose Models, D. Wilkin

Memorandum

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Critical Soil Properties Needed To Predict Soil Water Flow Under Desert Conditions, J Letey Jr, G R. Mehuys, L V. Weeks

Memorandum

No abstract provided.

Pine Valley Validation Site, C.D. Jorgensen, G. Richins

Memorandum

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Critical Soil Properties Needed To Predict Soil Water Flow Under Desert Conditions, G. R. Mehuys, L. H. Stolzy, J. Letey Jr., L. V. Weeks

Memorandum

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Baffles On The Performance Of Anerobic Waste Stabilization Ponds, Stephen B. Nielson, E. Joe Middlebrooks, Donald B. Porcella

Reports

The performance of three baffled model ponds was monitored and compared to the performance of an unbaffled model pond utilizing four hydraulic and organic loading rates. All four ponds were operated simultaneously under the same environmental conditions using a synthetic wastewater.

Removal of organic carbon by the biological system in the different pond configurations only varied from 94-98 percent at the longest detention time (15 days); however, a considerable effect of the baffling was observed at the lower detention times. At a hydraulic detention time of 1.5 days the percent carbon removal was 53, 60, 62, and 70 percent for …

Annual Nutrient And Energy Intake Of The Desert Cottontail, Sylvilagus Auduboni, Under Natural Conditions, H G. Reynolds, F. J. Turkowski, R. M. Chew

Memorandum

No abstract provided.

Reproduction And Survivorship Of The Lizard, Uta Stansburiana, And The Effects Of Winter Rainfall, Density And Predation On These Processes, F. B. Turner, P. A. Medica, D. D. Smith

Memorandum

No abstract provided.

Jornada Validation Site Report, Walter G. Whitford

Memorandum

No abstract provided.

Consumption Of Larrea By Chewing Insects, F. G. Werner, A. R. Olsen

Memorandum

No abstract provided.

Using Population Mechanics In Management Schemes, Frederick F. Knowlton

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

I. Why do we try to manage natural systems?

II. A Wildlife Management Perspective.

III. The challenge of managing carnivores.

IV. Does predation really occur?

V. Historically we have been faced with depredation problems and have been unable to resolve them when and where they arose.

VI. There have been vast changes in public sentiment and values.

VII. Let's look at some biological inputs ( coyotes).

VIII. Additional comments on meeting the problems when and where they occur.

IX. Selected readings.

Crayfish, Leech, And Snail Control

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

We have effective results in controlling crayfish in our ponds using Baytex. Baytex is a higly toxic compound that effects the nervous system of many organisms. Used in small concentrations it will kill crayfish without hurting fish. We use Baytex at 40 ppb. We normally dilute the required amount of chemical with water and then mix it thoroughly in the pond. Leeches can be controlled using Dylox. Masoten is another trade name for dylox. The recommended rate of application is 1/2 ppm. This should be applied in a manner so it is thoroughly mixed in the ground. Recommened treatment for …

An Assessment Of The Coyote Problem In The Great Plains States, Dale A. Wade

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

It has now been 21 months since President Nixon's Executive Order #11643 was issued and there has been a complete annual reproductive cycle in the coyote population of the western states without any major influence by chemical controls. The use of mechanical controls, including non-lethal methods, and greater emphasis on removing only specific offending animals has been advocated during this time as a solution where coyotes prey on domestic animals. With this brief look back, what have been the results?

We do not have absolute data on coyote numbers and livestock depredations resulting from this change in coyote management programs. …

Fisheries Report No 12 - Results Of A Biological Survey Of A Proposed Wildlife Sanctuary At Dragon Rocks Near Hyden, Western Australia, N. L. Mckenzie, A. A. Burbidge, N. G. Marchant

Fisheries Research Reports

In 1972, three visits were made to an area of vacant crown lam 30 kilometres south-south~east of Hyden, Western Australia.

A preliminary survey was made in April 1972 and following this recommendations were made on the equipment and staff required for a detailed survey of the vegetation and animals.

From the 30th July to the 4th August 1972, a team from the Fauna Research Branch of the Department of Fisheries and Fauna began a detailed fauna survey.

Between the 20th August and the 25th August 1972, the fauna survey was continued am a botanist from the Western Australian Herbarium undertook …

Tucson Validation Sites Report, John L. Thames

Memorandum

No abstract provided.

Rock Valley Validation Site Report, Frederick B. Turner

Memorandum

No abstract provided.

Density And Dietary Habits Of Pocket Gophers (Thomomy Bottae Centralie) In Rock Valley, R. E. Dingman, James Bandoli

Memorandum

No abstract provided.

Natural Activity Patterns And Thermal Experience In Dipodomys Merriani, W. O. Wirtz, D. V. Brown

Memorandum

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Density On The Population Dynamics Of Perognathus Formosus And Its Relationships Within A Desert Ecosystem, R. M. Chew, F. B. Turner, Peter August, Bernardo Maza, James Nelson

Memorandum

No abstract provided.

Role Of Annual Grasses And Shrubs In Nutrient Cycling Of Great Basin Communites, L. G. Kline, C. M. Mckell

Memorandum

No abstract provided.

Growth And Development Of Sitanion Hystrix And Poa Sandbergii, M. Hironaka, E. W. Tisdale

Memorandum

No abstract provided.

Model Of Net Co2 Exchange Rate For C-4 Grasses, G. L. Cunningham, F. R. Balding, J. P. Syvertsen

Memorandum

No abstract provided.