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Ecological Studies Of Wolves On Isle Royale, 1996-1997, Rolf O. Peterson

Ecological Studies of Wolves on Isle Royale

Annual Report 1996-1997

Life Among The Muses: Papers In Honor Of James S. Findley, Terry L. Yates, William L. Gannon, Don E. Wilson, Terry Yates (Ed.)

Special Publications

Edited volume of papers Preface; Terry L. Yates The Academic Offspring of James S. Findley; Kenneth N. Geluso and Don E. Wilson Annotated Bibliography of James Smith Findley; William L. Gannon and Don E. Wilson Biogeography of Baja California Peninsular Desert Mammals; David J. Hafner and Brett R. Riddle Annotated Checklist of the Recent Land Mammals of Sonora, Mexico; William Caire On the Status of Neotoma varia from Isla Datil, Sonora; Michael A. Bogan Systematics, Distribution, and Ecology of the Mammals of Catamarca Province, Argentina; Michael A. Mares, Ricardo A. Ojeda, Janet K. Braun, and Ruben M. Barquez Similarity Coefficients …

Faculty Newsnotes 1997 No. 297, Office Of The Provost

Faculty Newsnotes (1972-2010)

No abstract provided.

Spectator 1997-03-13, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.

Dorald Mervin Allred, 1923–1996, Wilmer W. Tanner

Great Basin Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Volume 34, Number 27: March 7, 1997, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

New Developments In Environmental Law And Policy In Taiwan, Dennis Te-Chung Tang

Washington International Law Journal

This article provides a critical review of the important developments of the environmental laws and policies of the Republic of China on Taiwan since 1993. The article also supplements the author's 1990 and 1993 publications. Section II briefs the reader on background political and economic changes. Section III analyzes three new environmental statutes, including the Environmental Impact Assessment Act of 1994. Section IV investigates the problems encountered in some environmental initiatives, including the collection of air pollution control fees and the newly launched "four-in-one" recycling program. Section V summarizes important environmental decisions by the Administrative Court. Section VI suggests strategies …

Effects Of Prescribed Fire On Movements Of Female Sage Grouse From Breeding To Summer Ranges, Richard A. Fischer, Wayne L. Wakkinen, Kerry P. Reese, John W. Connelly

Wilson Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Mustang Daily, January 10, 1997

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

The Biological Flora Of Coastal Dunes And Wetlands. Sesuvium Portulacastrum (L.) L., Robert I. Lonard, Frank W. Judd

School of Integrative Biological & Chemical Sciences (Formerly Dept. of Biology)

Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L. (sea purslane, cenicilla) is a pantropical, perennial, trailing herb (Aizoaceae) with pink-purple or occasionally white flowers that grows on coastal beaches of five continents and many islands. Herein we present a review of the biology of S. portulacastrum. It is an important pioneer species on sandy beaches in the subtropics and tropics, where its stoloniferous, mat-forming growth habit promotes embryonic dune formation in belts parallel to the shoreline. Colonies act as barriers to intercept and hold water and wind transported sand. Sesuvium portulacastrum's success as a colonizing species is related, in large part, to its …

Factors Associated With Artificial-Reef Fish Assemblages, Stephen A. Bortone, Robert K. Turpin, Richard C. Cody, Charles M. Bundrick, Ronald L. Hill

Gulf of Mexico Science

Visual census (5-min point-count, 100 m²) was used to estimate fish assemblage parameters associated with artificial reef variables from 64 reefs over a 3-yr period in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Dependent variables, recorded by divers [i.e., number of species, number of individuals, length (TL in cm), and species diversity (H')], were analyzed for their associations with potentially underlying environmental attributes using stepwise regression, TWINSPAN, and canonical correspondence analyses (CCA). The fish assemblages (dominated by haemulids, labrids, and serranids) were qualitatively and quantitatively similar to the assemblages described by others from the same general area. Pelagic fishes (carangids …

Species Pools Of Seed Plants In Eastern Asia And North America, Shiyou Li, Kent T. Adair

eBooks

"In their monograph, Species Pools of seed plants in Eastern Asia and North America, Drs. Li and Adair present a comprehensive analysis of data collected during a ten-year study involving 10,000 plant species in east Asia and North America."

A Study Of Self-Esteem Comparing Special Education With Regular Education Students During The Middle School Years, Debra A. Davis

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The purpose of this study was to compare differences in levels of self-esteem between special education students and a control group of normal students. One hundred sixty-two fifth- through eighth-grade students from Doddridge County Middle School, West Union, West Virginia, were assessed by teachers using the Self-Esteem Index. The students were initially divided into two groups according to their placement in the regular or the special education programs. There was a total of 81 students in each of the groups. The configuration of each group was as follows: 24 learning-disability students, 14 behavior-disorder students, 16 gifted students, nine speech/language-disorder students, …

Ecological Life History Of Crangonyx Pseudogracilis Bousfield (Crustacea: Amphipoda) In The Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area, Cabell County, West Virginia, Andrea Leigh Henry

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Although the genus Crangonyx has been studied in the Appalachian area, most of this work has concentrated on subterranean species. A Crangonyx pseudogracilis population from the Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area (GBWMA), Cabell County, West Virginia was sampled weekly from March 1995 through July 1996 to investigate the ecological life history of the amphipod. A total of 1508 amphipods were collected. Amphipods were present in the study sites from November through July, at which time they migrated to deeper waters. Crangonyx pseudogracilis had a one year life cycle and bred from November to May. Adult amphipods began to die off …

An Ecological Study Of Shale Barren Rock Cress (Arabis Serotina Steele) At Little Fork Shale Barren, Pendleton County, West Virginia, Robert J. Jarrett

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Shale Barren Rock Cress (Arabis serotina Steele) was listed as a federally endangered species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in August 1989. As part of a cooperative agreement between the West Virginia Natural Heritage Program and the U.S. Navy, research was conducted in 1994 and 1995 at Little Fork Shale Barren (LFSB) to provide baseline information on the population dynamics of A. serotina and to study the vegetation and physical parameters associated with this shale barren community. Soil samples and plant community data were collected from 40 1-m² circular plots for herbaceous vegetation and six 0.02-ha …

Diet And Growth Of Larval And Juvenile Grass Pickerel, Esox Americanus Vermiculatus, And Central Mudminnow, Umbra Limi, In The Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area, Cabell County, West Virginia, Erica Midkiff

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The grass pickerel, Esox americanus vermiculatus, is listed as Undetermined on the Vertebrate Species List of Concern in West Virginia. The central mudminnow, Umbra limi, is a disjunct population in Green Bottom Swamp. The lentic, vegetated areas that are required for spawning for the grass pickerel and the central mudminnow have been reduced by residential, agricultural, and industrial developments. Green Bottom Swamp, a naturally occurring wetland of 58 ha, and a nearby mitigated wetland of 29 ha, provides spawning habitat for the grass pickerel and the mudminnow. Fishes were collected in beds of Potamogetan crispus and Ceratophyllum demursum …

Dissertation Abstracts

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.

Salinity Tolerance Of Four Ecologically Distinct Species Of Fundulus (Pisces: Fundulidae) From The Northern Gulf Of Mexico, Gregory J. Crego, Mark S. Peterson

Gulf of Mexico Science

No abstract provided.

Nesting Piping Plover And Least Tern On The Kansas River, William H. Busby, Daniel W. Mulhern, P. Gregory Kramos, David A. Rintoul, William C. Tuttle

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

A portion of the Kansas River in northeastern Kansas was surveyed by boat and air in 1996 and 1997 for nesting colonies of piping plover (Charadrius melodus) and least tern (Sterna antillarum). Both species were found breeding on sandbars at a total of five sites along a 30-km reach of the Kansas River. In 1996, at least two breeding pair of piping plovers and seven breeding pair of least terns were documented. In 1997, at least one pair of piping plovers and five pairs of least terns bred. These are the first known breeding records for …

Use Of Crafts, Games, And Children's Literature To Enhance Environmental Education, Amy Helene Shamansky

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

1997-98 Bulletin Of Information - Undergraduate, Seattle University

Bulletin of Information

No abstract provided.

An Assessment Of Shellfish Resources In The Deep Water Areas Of The Peconic Estuary, Daniel Lewis, Jeffrey Kassner, Robert Michael Cerrato, Rebecca Finch

Special Reports

1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cm. Includes bibliographical references.,from the introduction, ". . .In the present study, a survey of the shellfish resources in the deep waters of the Peconic Estuary was undertaken in the fall of 1995 as part of the natural resources assessment for the Peconic Estuary Program. The goals of the study were to assess the status of shellfish resources in the deep waters of the Peconic Estuary and to obtain information on bottom type, the distribution and abundance of shellfish, and the distribution of other species, particularly shellfish predators. This survey complements and …

Woody Vegetation Expansion And Continuing Declines In Open Channel Habitat On The Platte River In Nebraska, Paul J. Currier

Proceedings of the North American Crane Workshop

Aerial videography in 1988 and 1994 of the same selected segments of the Big Bend reach of the Platte River in central Nebraska was compared. During this 6-year period, channel area declined 4 to 41 % (median 26%). In river segments where the channel had already narrowed significantly and at sites where channel habitat is actively managed declines were less (17-18%). These substantial changes occurred during a time that included a relatively low flow period (1990-92). Flows during the summer gertttination and establishment period (mid-May through August) for cottonwood (Populus deltoides) and willow (Salix spp.), the …

Revolution (And Counter-Revolution) In Western Water Law: Reclaiming The Public Character Of Water Resources, Harrison C. Dunning

Fordham Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Socioeconomic Portrait Of Prince Hall Masonry In Nebraska, 1900-1920, Dennis N. Mihelich

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

On 6 March 1775, a British military lodge of Freemasons initiated Prince Hall (his name, not a title) and fourteen other African Americans after the white colonial lodge at Boston had rejected their petition. Independence did not alter the attitude of white American Masons; thus, a separate black Masons' organization evolved. Hall secured a charter from the "mother" grand lodge in England and reconstituted his group as the African Grand Lodge of North America. Following his death in 1807 the fraternal order renamed itself in his honor.

Prior to the abolition of slavery Prince Hall Masonry spread slowly among the …

Can Gaharu Be Harvested Sustainably? A Case Study From East Kalimantan, Indonesia, Krystof Obidzinski

Journal of Ecological Anthropology

No abstract provided.

Constraints On Frugivory By Bears, Christy A. Welch, Jeffrey Keay, Katherine C. Kendall, Charles T. Robbins

United States National Park Service: Publications

Bears consuming wild fruits for fall energy accumulation are constrained by several factors, including intake rate, the physiological capacity of the gastrointestinal tract, and the metabolic efficiency of gain in body mass. We measured these relationships through foraging and feeding trials using captive and wild black bears (Ursus americanus) and grizzly bears (Ursus arctos). Four fruit types covering a range of sizes and clustering were offered to captive bears to determine the effect of density, size, and presentation on intake rate. Intake rate (in grams per minute) and bite rates (in bites per minute) increased curvilinearly …

Evidence Of Newell's Shearwater Breeding In Puna District, Hawaii, Michelle H. Reynolds, George L. Ritchotte

Journal of Field Ornithology

No abstract provided.

Breeding Biology Of Aplomado Falcons In Desert Grasslands Of Chihuahua, Mexico, Angel B. Montoya, Phillip J. Zwank, Manuel Cardenas

Journal of Field Ornithology

No abstract provided.

Shorebirds Of The Western Great Basin Of North America: Overview And Importance To Continental Populations, Lewis W. Oring, J. Michael Reed

International Wader Studies

No abstract provided.