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Late Prehistoric And Protohistoric Large Mammal Zoogeography Of Virginia, Robert K. Rose
Late Prehistoric And Protohistoric Large Mammal Zoogeography Of Virginia, Robert K. Rose
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications
Evidence derived from18late prehistoric (middle and late Woodland Period) archeological sites, from several early historical accounts, and from the current understanding of the distribution of Virginia mammals indicates that the large mammal fauna of the Commonwealth has not changed substantially within the past 4,000 yrs. Some species (e.g., bison, elk, timber wolf, and mountain lion) have been extirpated since the settlement of Virginia by Europeans; some previously extirpated species (e.g., porcupine, coyote, and beaver) have been naturally or artificially reintroduced during the historical period, and others (e.g., woodchuck and red fox) probably have expanded their distributions as a result of …
A Description And Analysis Of The Timing Of Virginia's Weakfish Fishery, Bruce William Hill
A Description And Analysis Of The Timing Of Virginia's Weakfish Fishery, Bruce William Hill
OES Theses and Dissertations
The seasonality of Virginia's weakfish fishery is quantitatively defined by providing a mean time of catch and variance of catch for the years 1960 - 1981. On the average. the central half of the population is available for harvest from mid-May through September in all of Virginia's waters and the mean date of harvest is July 20th • The 22 year average variance of catch for Virginia's waters is 3.97. In Virginia's Chesapeake Bay tributaries the mean date of harvest is July 17th and the 22 year average variance of catch is 2.50. There is evidence for an inverse relationship …
Timing Of The Blue Crab Fisheries Of Virginia And Its Application To Harvest Management, J. Dale Shively
Timing Of The Blue Crab Fisheries Of Virginia And Its Application To Harvest Management, J. Dale Shively
OES Theses and Dissertations
The timing of a fishery is a quantitative expression of the composite behaviors of harvesters, markets, animals and climatic events. A quantitative description of the timing of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) fisheries of Virginia was established using the time density model of Mundy (1979). Blue crab catch statistics supplied by the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Virginia Marine Resource Commission were divided into two fisheries based on gear type; the summer and winter fisheries. Average performance curves were then constructed using average cumulative proportions of catch. Annual yield estimates were also made and timing in five …
Breeding Birds In Cedar Stands In The Great Dismal Swamp, Karen A. Terwilliger, Robert K. Rose
Breeding Birds In Cedar Stands In The Great Dismal Swamp, Karen A. Terwilliger, Robert K. Rose
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications
The Great Dismal Swamp located in the coastal plain on the Virginia- North Carolina border, has long been recognized as a vegetationally distinctive region with many unusual geological and biological features. Formerly at least twice the currently estimated size of 85,000 hectares (Carter 1979), the Great Dismal Swamp is still shrinking because of a dropping water table caused by more than 200 years of logging, ditching, and other human activities. In 1973, the Union Camp Corporation donated a 19,871-hectare tract located near Suffolk, Virginia. to The Nature Conservancy, which transferred the land to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This …
Food And Feeding Of Fishes From Magothy Bay, Virginia, Joseph J. Kimmel
Food And Feeding Of Fishes From Magothy Bay, Virginia, Joseph J. Kimmel
OES Theses and Dissertations
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