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Effects Of A Bird Hazard Reduction Force On Reducing Bird/Aircraft Strike Hazards At The Atlantic City International Airport, Nj, Andy J. Montoney, H. Christopher Boggs

Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference: 6th (1993)

Bird-aircraft strikes at the Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) increased from 18 in 1989 to 37 in 1990. The number of bird-aircraft strikes involving gulls (Larus spp.) during this time rose from 6 to 27, a 350% increase. The predominant species involved in bird strikes was the laughing gull (L. atricilla). Pursuant to an interagency agreement between the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)l Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)/Animal Damage Control (ADC), ADC established a Emergency/Experimental Bird Hazard Reduction Force (BHFF) at ACY in 1991. An Environmental Assessment …

An Evaluation Of Floating Ropes For Reducing Cormorant Damage At Catfish Ponds, Donald F. Mott, Richard D. Flynt, Junior O. King

Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference: 6th (1993)

A floating rope system consisting of lengths of 9.5 mm (3/8 in) yellow polyethylene rope and foam floats was evaluated for reducing double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) depredation on farm raised channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) Mississippi. The ropes were placed at 15-17 m intervals across 2 ponds (4.6 and 6.0 ha) perpendicular to the prevailing winds. Helium-filled balloons were used in an attempt to enhance the effect of the ropes. Cormorant numbers entering both test ponds were recorded during pretreatment, treatment, and posttreatment periods. The floating ropes were effective in reducing cormorant numbers on ponds (by at least 95%) during the …

Evaluation Of Max-Flex Fast Fence(Tm) For Reducing Deer Damage To Crops, John T. Owen, James B. Armstrong, H. Lee Stribling, M. Keith Causey

Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference: 6th (1993)

A 2-year study was undertaken to assess the effectivenesS of Max-Flex Fast FenceTM electric fencing materials (polytape) for reducing damage to crops. Specifically, our goal was to look at the efficacy of this product for the borne gardener. In the first phase of the project, plots of approximately 1/40 acre were established in areas of historically high deer densitieS. Each plot was planted with soybeans and randomly assigned to 1 of 4 fencing configurations or to the open control group. Within each plot, 6' wide strips were tilled across the length. These tilled areas were checked for the presence of …

Status Of Alpha Chloralose And Other Immobilizing/Euthanizing Chemicals Within The Animal Damage Control Program, Paul P. Woronecki, William L. Thomas

Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference: 6th (1993)

In 1992 the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Animal Damage Control (ADC) program was granted approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), under a continuing Investigational New Animal Drug agreement, to use Alpha-chloralose (A-C) nationwide for capturing nuisance waterfowl, coots, and pigeons. FDA and ADC have imposed several requirements, restrictions and conditions on the operational use of A-C. Training and certification are required to use A-C and other approved immobilizing and euthanizing agents.

Strategies To Address Human Conflicts With Raccoons And Black Bears In New Hampshire, Marsha E. Barden, Dennis Slate, Robert T. Calvert, Paul W. Debow

Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference: 6th (1993)

The Cooperative Animal Damage Control program in New Hampshire has received increasing requests for assistance over the past 5 years. This trend is due largely to changing public concern over black bears (Ursus americanus) in residential areas and an epizootic of the Mid-Atlantic strain of rabies in raccoons (Procyon lotor). A growing number of requests is related to improper garbage storage and feeding of songbirds during late spring and summer. Some traditional methods, especially livetrapping and relocation, are not generally appropriate to resolve these conflicts. In this paper we discuss trends in requests for assistance from 1988 to 1992 and …

A Survey Comparison Of Pest Control And Nuisance Wildlife Control Operators In Kentucky, Thomas G. Barns

Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference: 6th (1993)

A variety of factors including increased urbanization decreased funding for governmental animal damage programs, and increases in some urban wildlife populations have resulted in a greater demand for urban nuisance wildlife control. Historically, this demand was met by Cooperative Extension Service (San Julian 1987), state fish and wildlife agency, or federal wildlife damage control employees (Bollengier 1981) These agencies provided educational materials, consultations, an-or physically removed animals. Recently, there is an increased demand for physical animal removal evidenced by increasing numbers of private Pest control operators (PCO), companies that do general pest or insect control work, specializing in the removal …

Balancing The Needs Of Society: A Perspective For Wildlife Damage Management In The ’90s, Jack H. Berryman

Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference: 6th (1993)

This is a moment when the new direction of wildlife damage management, an increase in needs for services and an emerging philosophy of resource use all come together: It is important to seize the moment and keep the momentum going. We are at one of those times when circumstances and favorable conditions present both challenge and opportunity. Broadening the view of “balance” and “need” to go beyond material, ecological and economic considerations and to recognize the total public interest is the real need in “balancing the needs of society.” It is the challenge and opportunity for the future

The Role Of The Nuisance Wildlife Control Practitioner In Urban Wildlife Management And Conservation, Lynn A. Braband

Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference: 6th (1993)

Private sector involvement in nuisance wildlife control has evolved from primarily part-time trappers to full-time firms with their own professional organization, the National Urban Wildlife Management Organization (NUWMA). The private sector plays a key role in urban wildlife management by providing an effective service in addressing human/wildlife conflicts. This role can be improved and expanded by enabling nuisance control practitioners to provide accurate information on wildlife biology, damage prevention, and even wildlife habitat promotion. Both government agencies and private organizations, such as NUWMA, can facilitate this by developing appropriate training, regulations, licensing procedures, standards of ethics, and continuing education programs.

Similarities Between Big Game Repellent And Predator Urine Repellency To White-Tailed Deer: The Importance Of Sulfur And Fatty Acids, Rebecca Lewison, N. Jay Bean, Evgeny V. Aronov, John E. Mcconnell Jr., J. Russell Mason

Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference: 6th (1993)

In the present experiment, we evaluated the repellency of Big Game Repellent® (BGR), whole coyote urine, coyote urine with sulfur compounds removed, and water. Each stimulus was applied to an ornamental plant (hostas, Alba marginata) at 5 sites in the vicinity of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. At weekly intervals for 5 weeks, damage was recorded, treatments were reapplied, and plants were replaced when necessary. There was no damage to plants treated with either BGR or whole coyote urine. This was not true for plants sprayed with sulfur-free urine or water. We conclude that the repellency of coyote urine is largely a consequence …

Can We Landscape To Accommodate Deer? The Tracy Estate Research Garden, Helen H. Heinrich, Susan Predl

Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference: 6th (1993)

The Morris County Park Commission, manager of hundreds of acres of open space in this central New Jersey county, realized that the white-tailed deer residing on park land were having a detrimental effect on the vegetation on these properties. A Wildlife Management Advisory Committee to the Commission was formed to measure the dimensions of the problem and to find ways to mitigate the effects of the deer population of deer. One recommendation of the Committee was to determine if a landscape design could be developed to use plantings less attractive to the deer; planted in ways that might discourage heavy …

Predator Depredations On Sheep In Pennsylvania, Gary W. Witmer, Arnold Hayden, Michael Pipas

Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference: 6th (1993)

The eastern coyote (Canis latrans) has become common and widespread in many eastern states. We surveyed 331 sheep producers in Pennsylvania (PA); 22% reported predator losses in 1991, primarily to dogs and coyotes. Losses were heaviest in the southwest part of PA and producers reporting losses tended to have more sheep and more acreage in pasture. To reduce losses, producers used lambing sheds, fences, guard dogs and donkeys, confinement of sheep, trapping, and shooting. It appears that we can expect greater depredations in the future because of increased coyote numbers and a relatively low level of protection of sheep; however, …

Resource Law Notes Newsletter, No. 29, Fall Issue, Aug. 1993, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Resource Law Notes: The Newsletter of the Natural Resources Law Center (1984-2002)

No abstract provided.

Student Fact Book, Fall 1993, Wright State University, Office Of Student Information Systems, Wright State University

Wright State University Student Fact Books

The student fact book has general demographic information on all students enrolled at Wright State University for Fall Quarter, 1993.

Restoration Ecology: Longterm Evaluation As An Essential Feature Of Rehabilitation, John E. Gannon

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Seven Steps To Successful Mitigation, John W. Cooper

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Development, Growth And Sustainability, Margaret Troyak, Tom Muir

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Big Picture: A Perspective On Environmental Dredging From The International Joint Commission, Gordon K. Durnil

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Water Current, Volume 25, No. 3, October 1993

Water Current Newsletter

First Brown Bag Session Features SCREC Research
Clean Water Act Awaits Reauthorization
From the Director
Middle Platte Watershed National Case Study Site
Electronic Database On Water Resources Available
Visiting Professor, Water, Waste Expert
Well Sampling for Ag Chemicals Topic of Paper
New Old Method May Clean Lakes
Research Projects Flooded
Pesticide Levels May Make Lakes Expensive Source of Water
First Educators Workshop Successful
Foundation Publishes Festival Manual
Section 104 Funds Variety of Research Projects

Circulation, Fall 1993, Center For Coastal Physical Oceanography, Old Dominion University

CCPO Circulation

Fall 1993 issue of CCPO Circulation featuring article "Palmer Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)"

The Probe, Issue 137 – October 1993

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

Beavers, Deer, and Predators: what surveys tell us -- Robert H. Schmidt
Reed-Joseph Donates $1,000 to NADCA
NADCA Election
Position Available with EPA
PETA Angers Columnist
EPA Demands Pepper Spray Sales Halted
Rabies Death First in New York Since 1954
Alaska Plans Suit Against Friends of Animals
Milt Caroline Buried With Military Honors
Third annual meeting of Bird Strike Committee USA (BSCUSA) at SEATAC International Airport, Seattle, Washington

Analysis And Evaluation Of The Workplace Exposure Assessment Workbook Developed By Keith Tait Including Some Recommended Revisions, Lisa Hebberd

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Some risk due to the contamination of workplace environments is an inevitable part of human lives. These risks can often be reduced by improving the control of environmental pollution in the workplace. An extremely important challenge for any industry is to develop a mechanism to identify acceptable levels of safety, or "acceptable risk" in the workplace for specific situations, and to assure adequate quality control over measured or calculated exposure concentrations and their possible contributions to adverse health effects.

Earth News, Fall 1993, Department Of Earth Science, University Of Northern Iowa.

Earth News

Inside this issue:

--- Year in Review
--- Staff News
--- Earth Science Seminar Series, Spring Semester, 1993
--- Graduates - 1993
--- Earth Science Fall 1993 Seminar Schedule
--- Sigma Gamma Epsilon
--- News from Alumni
--- Seasons Greetings from the Department of Earth Science

Water Resources Review - October 1993 Vol 6 No 3, Annis Water Resources Institute

AWRI Reviews

No abstract provided.

Identification And Quantitation Of Volatile Amines In Chesapeake Bay Sediments, Neeraja Y. Krishna

Chemistry & Biochemistry Theses & Dissertations

Sediments from different parts of the Chesapeake Bay were analyzed to determine the presence of volatile amines. A HF-HCl extraction method was used to extract both exchangeable and fixed amines from the sediments and a purge-and-trap technique was used to concentrate the amines. Following derivatization with heptafluorobutyric anhydride (HFBA), the HFBA-amines were analyzed by gas chromatography with electron capture detection and with mass spectrometric detection. One primary amine, i-amylamine with a concentration ranging from 0. 78 nmoles/g dry weight to < 0.05 nmoles/g dry weight was found in a total of twenty seven samples collected on three different dates in 1993. Another primary amine, 2-methylbutylamine with a concentration ranging from 0.18 nmoles/g dry weight to < 0.05 nmoles/g dry weight was found in a total of twenty three samples collected on three different dates in 1993. A secondary amine, diethylamine was detected but could not be quantified in a total of seven samples collected in September 1993. The concentrations of these amines varied with location in the Bay, depth in the sediment, and time of year the sediments were collected. The origin of i-amylamine and 2-methylbutylamine might be from the biological decarboxylation of amino acids leucine and isoleucine, respectively. The origin of diethylamine is unknown.

Description, Distribution, And Abundance Of The Blue Crab, Callinectes Sapidus (Rathbun), Spawning Stock Of The Lower Chesapeake Bay, Patrick John Geer

OES Theses and Dissertations

The lower Chesapeake Bay spawning stock of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, (Rathbun), is examined for seven years (1986 - 1992) in an attempt to better understand stock behavior. Three methods of post-stratification are used to describe the distribution and movement of the population over time. The three methods, density strata, geographic zones, and depth strata, did well in explaining movements of the population, indicating a trend of increased concentration of blue crabs near the eastern Bay late in the spawning season - October. The data suggest a bimodal period of spawning and a trimodal period of abundance. The …

Mirrorless All‐Optical Bistability In Bacteriorhodopsin, D.V.G.L.N. Rao, F. J. Aranda, B. J. Wiley, J. A. Akkar, D. L. Kaplan, J. F. Roach

Physics Faculty Publications

We report direct observations of all‐optical mirrorless bistability associated with saturable absorption in three kinds of bacteriorhodopsin (BR) samples: wild‐type BR in water solution and dispersed in thin films of a polymer matrix as well as water solution of the genetically engineered mutant BR_D96N. The experiments are carried out with picosecond pulses at 532 nm. The values measured for the saturation intensity are explained in terms of the relaxation of the excited M state population to the B state of the BR photocycle for the three kinds of samples studied.

Book Review, Cynthia Dash

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Review of: DONALD C. LEE, TOWARD A SOUND WORLD ORDER: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL HIERARCHICAL ETHICAL THEORY. (Greenwood Press 1992). [240 pp.] Bibliography, index, notes, preface. LC: 91-440942; ISBN:0-313-27903-9. [Cloth $42.95. P.O. Box 5007, Westport CT 06881.]

Proceedings Of The 6th International Grouse Symposium, David Jenkins

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Papers: Populations and habitats of snowshoe hares, Ruffed and Spruce Grouse in the southern boreal pine forest of Ontario • Populations of Capercaillie and Hazel Grouse in large natural and logged forests in northern Russia, 1950-1992 • Extrinsic factors influencing the population dynamics of Red Grouse • Hazel Grouse in the Bohemian Forest - results of a 20-year study • Studies of grouse in China • Seasonal movements by Hazel Grouse in south-central Sweden • Ecological and behavioural constraints on monogamy in the Willow Ptarmigan • Spatial distribution and habitat preference of male Capercaillie in the Pechora-Illych Nature Reserve in …

Wright State University College Of Engineering And Computer Science Bits And Pcs Newsletter, Volume 9, Number 7, September 1993, College Of Engineering And Computer Science, Wright State University

BITs and PCs Newsletter

A ten page newsletter created by the Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science that addresses the current affairs of the college.

Convective Turing Patterns, D. A. Vasquez, J. W. Wilder, Boyd F. Edwards

All Physics Faculty Publications

Turing patterns involve regions of different chemical compositions which lead to density gradients that, in liquids, are potentially unstable hydrodynamically. Nonlinear hydrodynamics coupled with a model of Turing pattern formation show that convection modifies and coexists with some Turing patterns and excludes others, and thereby plays a significant role in pattern selection.