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The Influence Of Alfalfa Root Structure On Plains Pocket Gopher Damage And Behavior, Bruce A. Jasch

School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

No abstract provided.

Water Current, Volume 24, December 1992

Water Current Newsletter

Seminar Series to Feature Global Perspective
Report from the Director
Argentina, Brazil Toured by Group from Nebraska
Czech Water Specialists Enumerate Contamination Problems
UNL Environmental Specialists Impressed by Hungarians
Foreign Influences on Nebraska Water Law
Trade, Environment, and Development, Tied Together in U.S. Trade Policy
Slovakian Grad Student Studies Aquaculture Here; Wants to Establish Fish Farm in Czechoslovakia
EARTH with Nebraska Connections Trains Agriculturists
La Mancha Plateau Aquifer Stressed by Intensive Irrigation
Hungarian Research Says Their Nitrogen Fertilizer Use Down
What's New?
Irrigation Association Centennial Spawns State Water-History Chronicle
Director of International Drought Information Center Receives Award
Dates to Use

Life Histories In An Epifaunal Community: Coupling Of Adult And Larval Processes, Brian L. Bingham

Environmental Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Marine invertebrates growing epifaunally on red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) prop roots in the Indian River, Florida, USA, were studied in a small mangrove island (Jim Island) through which a number of channels had been cut. Roots hanging down into the water supported diverse epifaunal communities including sponges, oysters, barnacles, bryozoans, and ascidians. To determine what factors control species' population dynamics and contribute to the high degree of spatial heterogeneity characteristic of communities in this unique habitat, two hypotheses were tested: (1) Distributions of species on the roots are controlled by differential growth and mortality due to physical features; and (2) …

Inventory Of Rare Plant Species In The Pine Ridge Area Of Nebraska (Dawes And Sioux County, Nebraska), Michael I. Fritz, Joyce Philips Hardy, Steven B. Rolfsmeier

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: White Papers, Conference Presentations, and Manuscripts

The purpose of this project was to conduct a systematic inventory of rare plant species on the Pine Ridge District of the Nebraska National Forest. The objective of the inventory was to locate rare plant occurrences and compile information on their location, status and any possible threats. Four areas within the Pine Ridge District were identified as priority areas for the inventory fieldwork. The four tracts included the Soldier Creek Wilderness Area, a tract encompassing the East and West Ash Creek drainages, a middle unit tract, and a tract which straddles U.S. Highway 385 and encompasses a number of timber …

The Probe, Issue 128 - December 1992

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

Contents:

Reflections On An Onerous Deed
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
Coyote Urine Translocated by Flora
PETA Indictments Expected Soon
Plague Claims Bobcat Hunter
Colorado Voters Ban Spring Hunt; Arizonans Defeat Trapping Ban
Charter Member Says Good-Bye
Probe Should Be Advocate for ADC Activities
Bill Fitzwater III
Next Issue Jan/Feb
NADCA Renewals and Donations
New Logo Chosen for NADCA!

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 24, No.4 December 1992

The Prairie Naturalist

NEW VASCULAR PLANT RECORDS FOR NORTIl DAKOTA ▪ B. L. Heidel, A. J. Duxbury, W.T. Barker, and J. R. Challey

GROWTH OF BLUEGILLS AND YELLOW PERCH IN SOUTH DAKOTA WATERS ▪ D.w. Willis, J.P. Lott, C.S. Guy, and D.O. Lucchesi

SEASONAL VARIATION IN SAMPLING DATA FOR WALLEYE AND SAUGER COLLECTED WITH GILL NETS FROM LAKE SAKAKAWEA, NORTH DAKOTA ▪ S.W. Mero andD.W. Willis

OBSERVATIONS ON NESTING OF THE AMERICAN BITTERN IN NORTIlWEST MINNESOTA ▪ W D. Svedarsky

FOOD HABITS OF MOURNING DOVES IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA ▪ J.T. Van't Hul and J.A. Jenks

DISTRIBUTION OF TIlE PYGMY SHREW IN …

Ground Water Flow And Water Resources Investigation Of The Auburn, Summers And Shakertown Springs Karst Ground Water Basins, Logan And Simpson Counties, Kentucky, William Howcroft

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The City of Auburn is faced with a number of problems relating to its dependency on two karst springs, Auburn and Summers Springs, to meet its water requirements. Besides being extremely vulnerable to contamination, the springs often discharge and insufficient volume of water needed for public consumption and dilution of the City’s treated wastewater. Thus the City wishes to find an additional source of water and views nearby Shakertown Spring as a possibility. The study has three main objectives: 1) delineation of the Auburn, Summers, and Shakertown Springs ground water basins, 2) determination of the volume of available water at …

Distribution Of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation In The Chesapeake Bay And Tributaries And Chincoteague Bay - 1991, R J. Orth, Judith F. Nowak, Gary F. Anderson, Kevin P. Kiley, Jennifer R. Whiting

Reports

No abstract provided.

Volume 6 - November 19, 1992

What on Earth

What on Earth was a short-run student publication by the Providence College Environmental and Wildlife Club. (Volume 6 - November 19, 1992 - 6 pages total.)

Mapping Instream Habitat On The San Juan River Using Airborne Videography, Michael J. Pucherelli, William P. Goettlicher, Bureau Of Reclamation, U.S Department Of The Interior

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

Concerns have been raised over the potential impacts of the Animas/LaPlata project and the regulation of Navajo Dam. Flow depletions in the San Juan River may adversely affect the remnant population of the native fish, particularly the endangered Colorado squawfish and the razorback sucker. A multiyear research program is currently being conducted on the San Juan River as a result of a Jeopardy Opinion delivered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Animas/LaPlata and the subsequent Reasonable and Prudent Alternative that was accepted. A mulidisciplinary research team composed of representatives from the affected agencies is currently investigating the relationship …

The Probe, Issue 127 - November 1992

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

Contents:

Principles of Wildlife Damage Management
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
ADC Personnel Changes
Publications Available
ADC Takes Leading Role in Educational Efforts
Cattle Losses to Predators in 1991
"ADC" — New Animal Damage Control Magazine
Maine Gull Project Shows Positive Results
Wolf Sightings in Yellowstone?

Southern Nevada Effluent Wetlands: A Proposed Cooperative Venture Between The Bureau Of Reclamation & City Of Las Vegas, Bureau Of Reclamation

Publications (WR)

Throughout North America there is a growing interest in constructed wetlands, both as relatively inexpensive, low-maintenance systems for removing nutrients from wastewater, and as a means of using municipal wastewater to enhance wildlife habitat and create public use opportunities. Because wetlands appear to have good potential as a component in the overall management of scarce water resources, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has undertaken several cooperative research and demonstration projects to evaluate their effectiveness in a variety of local environments.

While a number of projects have demonstrated that wetlands can be beneficially employed to improve water quality, few such projects …

Status Of The Public Oyster Resource Of Virginia - Fall 1992, Bruce J. Barber

Reports

oysters have been harvested from Virginia waters as long as humans have i):'lhabited the area. Depletion of natural stocks in the late 1880's led to the establishment of regulations by public fisheries agencies. A survey of bottom areas in which oysters grew naturally was completed in 1896 under the direction of Lt. Baylor, USN. These areas (over 243,000 acres) were set aside by legislative action for public use and have come to be known as the Baylor survey Grounds or Public oyster Grounds of Virginia, and are presently administered by the Virginia Marine Resources commission (VMRC). Twice a year the …

An Assessment Of Wildlife Utilization Between A Man-Made Marsh, An Adjacent Natural Marsh, And A Nearby Natural Marsh In Virginia, Kirk J. Havens, Lyle M. Varnell, Julie G. Bradshaw

Reports

The present study investigates the functions and values of man-made and natural tidal wetlands. The study is among the first to use simultaneous sampling techniques to investigate animal use preference between man-made and adjacent natural tidal wetlands.

Arkansas Agricultural Chemical Ground-Water Management Plan, Gerald King, Darryl Little, Tim Jessup, Charles Armstrong

Technical Reports

The Arkansas Agricultural Chemical Ground-Water Management Plan (SMP) is based on the Draft State Pesticide Ground- Water Management Plan Guidance and The Pesticides and Ground-Water Protection Strategy prepared by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The need for a plan to protect ground water from contamination by agricultural chemicals and agents arises from evidence nationwide that using these chemicals can, in some instances, lead to contamination. In February 1988, EPA proposed a strategy to regulate certain pesticides by prohibiting their use in areas vulnerable to leaching unless a state develops and implements an acceptable management plan. The advantage of a …

Resource Law Notes Newsletter, No. 26, Fall Issue, Sept. 1992, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

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

No abstract provided.

Water Resources Review - October 1992 Vol 5 No 3, Annis Water Resources Institute

AWRI Reviews

No abstract provided.

The Probe, Issue 126 - October 1992

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

Gray Wolf Management and Re-Establishment in North America
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
NADCA Annual Meeting to Be Held in Kansas City
Renew Your NADCA Membership
Colorado Court Dismisses Wolf Lawsuit
Pred-X Tags Prove Less than Successful for Nevada Sheep Producer
Trapping Course Becomes Mandatory in British Columbia
NADCA Assists in Animal Use Survey
Recent Publications of Interest
Conibear Traps for Woodchucks
Letters: Wolves, Coyotes, Etc
Education About Wildlife Damage Control Important

Use Of High-Energy Radiation For Degradation Of Environmental Pollutants, Robert D. Guthrie, Manjiri Patwardhan

KWRRI Research Reports

The purpose of this project was to explore the advantages and/or limitations of high-energy radiation treatment as a method for degrading organic pollutants, particularly aryl halides, in an aqueous medium. We have done analyses of ⁶⁰Co-irradiated samples and kinetic studies using pulsed electron beams. For aryl halides containing no more than two fused rings, the main products detected are those of simple halogen replacement by hydrogen, although the amount of aryl halide destroyed was always greater than the total amount of products detected. To accomplish halogen replacement by H, the reaction solvent may not be pure water but must …

A Three-Dimensional Circulation Model For Tampa Bay, Y. P. Sheng, J. K. Choi, S. B. Malakar, S. L. Schofield, D. Welter, E. Yassuda

Reports

Y. Peter Sheng, the Principal Investigator of the proposed study, has developed and applied three-dimensional hydrodynamic models since 1972. These models were developed for a variety of water bodies (including estuaries, lakes, and coastal waters) for a variety of government agencies (e.g., USEPA, USGS, SBNEP, USAE, SFWMD, and SJRWMD) and petroleum companies (Standard Oil and Mobil) to solve a variety of problems. Basically, the nature of the problem and the water body determines the purpose of the modeling study and hence the features and capabilities of the model.

Field Calibration Of A Transient Model For Broiler Misting, Richard S. Gates, Douglas G. Overhults, Robert W. Bottcher, Shu Hui Zhang

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications

A transient model to predict temperature within a tunnel ventilated broiler house during misting is developed. The model is calibrated with field data to obtain steady-state constants; transient predictions are compared to measured temperatures during cyclic misting for two different size birds. Measured temperatures during cyclic misting are shown to swing between steady-state asymptotes predicted from the model. Transient response of the model was faster than measured temperature data, in part due to temperature sensor dynamic response. The model predicts the length-wise temperature profile within the building during misting, and can be used to investigate alternate misting strategies and designs. …

The Probe, Issue 125 - September 1992

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

THE PROBE
National Animal Damage Control Association
SEPTEMBER 1992
Bird Strike Committee USA Is Born
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Positions Available
"Wire" Grid Excludes Cormorants from Commercial Catfish Ponds
"Pesticides to 1995" Available
Animal Damage Control in the News:
Arizona Update From WLFA
Ducks Scared For Own Good
California Activists Convicted For Tule Elk Hunt Disruption
Ace Hardware Stops Support for “Kind News” Publication
Attack on California Girl, 5, Results in Coyote Hunt
Norplant for Beavers?
Fifth Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference Proceedings.

Wildlife Damage News, Volume 3, Summer/Fall 1992

Wildlife Damage News

CONTENTS:
New York's Beaver Management Program: An Update
Species Profile—White-tailed Deer
1992 Bureau of Wildlife Coyote Damage Control Workshop
Norplant for Beavers?
Harvest Season Wildlife Damage Reminders
Birds of Prey Assist Farmers
Putting People First

Relationship Between Ground And Surface Water Quality In Karst Systems, Richard L. Meyer

Technical Reports

Springs in Northwest Arkansas may originate from relatively small fractures in rock strata or from cave systems. The water emerging from these springs is frequently used as water sources for plants, animals and humans. The quality of the ground water source and the emerging water are uncertain and frequently unknown. In addition, the opportunity to monitor changes in water quality during flow from origin (water entering the cave) to emergence is uncommon. Cave systems with definable drainage basins and accessible sampling points near the midpoint of the cave are also uncommon. Examining the interface between the quality of surface water …

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 24, No.3 September 1992

The Prairie Naturalist

VESICULAR-ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE IN BLOWOUT PENSTEMON ▪ T. R. Flessner and J. Stubbendieck

STATUS OF HAPLOPAPPUS FREMONTII A. GRAY SSP. MONOCEPHALUS (A. NELSON) HALL [ASTERACEAE] IN COLORADO ▪ K.A. Schulz and R.B. Shaw

HABITAT CHANGES ABOVE AND BELOW WATER PROJECTS ON THE NORTH PLATTE AND SOUTH PLATTE RIVERS IN NEBRASKA ▪ P. M. McDonald and J.G. Sidle

INSECT FLORAL VISITORS TO FOUR SPECIES OF TALL-GRASS PRAIRIE COMPOSITE (ASTERACEAE: HELIANTHEAE) ▪ J. A. Dickinson and M. J. McKone

SUMMER BIRD USE OF KANSAS WINDBREAKS ▪ T.T. Cable, R.L. Schroeder, V. Brack, Jr., and P.S. Cook

RING-NECKED PHEASANTS AND FOOD PLOT SIZE (GALLIFORMES: …

Dissolved Oxygen Measurements In The Machipongo River System Near Willis Wharf, Virginia, Bruce Neilson, Cheol Mo, Rodney Jackson

Reports

Most aquatic organisms require· oxygen to survive and consequently, the dissolved oxygen (DO) content of the water is one of the most important measures of water quality. Sources of oxygen are the atmosphere and photosynthesis. Oxygen is consumed by plants and animals during respiration and by microorganisms that decompose organic matter. The more sources and sinks of oxygen, the more difficult it is to understand and predict the oxygen dynamics of a river system. Grossly polluted systems turn out to be quite simple, because the pollutant source dominates. Natural, unimpacted systems often show a balance between a number of sources …

Morphometrics Of The Family Emballonuridae, Patricia W. Freeman, Cliff A. Lemen

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Morphometric analysis revealed three distinctive groups among the genera of emballonurids. Taphozous-Saccolaimus is a group distinctive in size and shape, particularly cranially. Diclidurids are distinctive in appendicular characters only, especially those in the wing. The third group include all other emballonurids. Phylogenetic studies also separated Taphozous-Saccolaimus as distinctive but included diclidurids among other New World species. Compared with molossids, emballonurids are morphometrically quite homogeneous.

Interim Nutrient Budgets For Tampa Bay, Gerold Morrison

Reports

This report addresses one task of the nutrient monitoring project, the development of "interim" (i.e., preliminary) annual budgets for the macronutrients nitrogen and phosphorus in Tampa Bay's major sub-basins. For the purposes of the report, those sub-basins are defined as Hillsborough Bay (HB) , Old Tampa Bay (OTB) , Middle Tampa Bay (MTB) , and Lower Tampa Bay (LTB). The report uses the 1 Environmental Protection commission of Hillsborough County (EPCHC) database and other available info:mation in,an attempt to identify and quantify major sources and slnks for nltrogen and phosphorus within the Tampa Bay system.

The report is organized in …

Modification Of The Stilling Basin At Arthur R. Bowman Dam, Oregon To Reduce Dissolved Gas Supersaturation, Perry Johnson

United States Bureau of Land Management: Staff Publications

A physical model study was conducted in the Hydraulics Laboratory of the us Bureau of Reclamation to develop a modification for the stilling basin at Arthur R. Bowman Dam, Oregon. Flow through the existing stilling basin generates supersaturated dissolved gas levels that exceed state standards. Alternatives stilling basin designs were considered. Resulting dissolved gas levels, modified energy dissipation, and potential structure and river bottom and bank erosion were evaluated.

Innovative Spillway Designs, Thomas Hepler

United States Bureau of Land Management: Staff Publications

Research performed by the ASCE Hydraulics Division - Task Committee on Alternatives for Overtopping Protection for Dams includes the investigation of innovative spillway designs. This paper briefly describes the design and construction of labyrinth spillways, fuseplug embankments, and flexible membrane spillways. A more detailed discussion will be included in the final report of the Task Committee.