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The Effects Of Wet Meadow Fragmentation On Grassland Birds, Christopher J. Helzer
The Effects Of Wet Meadow Fragmentation On Grassland Birds, Christopher J. Helzer
School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
No abstract provided.
Histomorphological Responses Of Red Shiner (Cyprinella Lutrensis) To Atrazine, Terbufos, And Their Mixture, Ibrahim A. Messaad
Histomorphological Responses Of Red Shiner (Cyprinella Lutrensis) To Atrazine, Terbufos, And Their Mixture, Ibrahim A. Messaad
School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Alterations of normal histomorphology of fish tissues, behavior, and thermal tolerance are recognized by environmental toxicologists and fish biologists as powerful tools indicating diverse biochemical and physiological changes. Toxicity of atrazine (2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6-isopropylamino-1,3,5-triazine), terbufos (S-(((1,1-dimethyl-ethyl)thio)methyl)O,O-diethyl phosphorodithioate), and their mixture to red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) at 23$\sp\circ$C and 30$\sp\circ$C was investigated in 14-d bioassays after 14-d acclimation. During the bioassays, fish behavior, indications of toxicosis, and external anomalies were observed. After the bioassays, the critical thermal maximum (CTM) was determined. Fish also were preserved for examinations of gill, liver, and kidney tissues using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and light microscopy (LM). SEM …
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 28, No. 4. December 1996
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 28, No. 4. December 1996
The Prairie Naturalist
IMPLANTED MICROCHIPS USED TO INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFY BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS IN MONTANA ▪ R. Stoneberg
GRAY WOLF STATUS IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ D. S Licht and L. E. Huffman
VARIATION IN SELECTION OF MICROHABITATS BY MERRIAM'S TURKEY BROOD HENS ▪ M. A. Rumble and S. H. Anderson
SURVIVAL AND REPRODUCTIVE CHRONOLOGY OF FEMALE RING-NECKED PHEASANTS IN SOUTH DAKOTA ▪ A. P. Leif
EFFECTS OF LOGGING SLASH ON ASPEN REGENERATION IN GRAZED CLEARCUTS ▪ M. A. Rumble, T. Pella, J. C. Sharps. A. V. Carter, and J. B. Parrish
BOOK REVIEWS
The Poetry of Ecoregions ▪ J. Pastor
Saving Texas' Rare Ones ▪ …
Prairie Legacies - Mammals, Russell A. Benedict, Patricia W. Freeman, Hugh H. Genoways
Prairie Legacies - Mammals, Russell A. Benedict, Patricia W. Freeman, Hugh H. Genoways
School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications
Few North American ecosystems have been as dramatically altered by humans as the prairies of the Great Plains. Occupying the immense interior of North America, these deceiving grassland oceans hid their complexity and diversity from many early travelers who saw this area merely as an obstacle to overcome in their westward journeys. But for the careful observer, prairies hold a tremendous quantity of life, arranged in a diverse mosaic of patches ranging in scale from minute anthills to the vastness of the Nebraska Sandhills or Kansas Flint Hills. Not only is a given ridgetop subdivided into a number of areas …
Reproductive Success Of Grasshopper Sparrows In Relation To Edge, Jennifer M. Delisle, Julie A. Savidge
Reproductive Success Of Grasshopper Sparrows In Relation To Edge, Jennifer M. Delisle, Julie A. Savidge
School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications
Using an index based on observations of breeding behaviors, we estimated reproductive success of 31 territorial grasshopper sparrows (Ammodramus savannarum) on Conservation Reserve Program fields in southeast Nebraska. Reproductive success was 52%, and no difference was detected between birds holding interior (>100 m from the edge) vs. edge territories. However, grasshopper sparrows appeared to avoid nesting within 50 m of edge habitats. Territories ranged from 0.36-1.24 ha, and territory size did not differ between successful and unsuccessful males.
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 28, No. 3. September 1996
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 28, No. 3. September 1996
The Prairie Naturalist
REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS IN RELATION TO EDGE ▪ J. M Delisle, and J. A. Savidge
OBSERVATIONS ON BATS AT BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH DAKOTA ▪ M A. Bogan, J. G. Osborne, and J. A. Clarke
DIETS OF FEMALE WHITE-TAILED DEER IN THE CROSS-TIMBERS REGION ▪ F. C. Bryant, G. Van Vreede, T. J. Deliberto, and K. L. Gee
NOTES
Second Record of White Ibis in North Dakota ▪ J. W. Marlow, L. D. Igl, and M. R. Hartman
A Recent Record of Mountain Lion in Nebraska ▪ H. H. Genoways and P. W. Freeman
Prairie Falcon Predation on …
Propogation Of Juniperus For Conservation Plantings In The Great Plains, Scott Allen Lee
Propogation Of Juniperus For Conservation Plantings In The Great Plains, Scott Allen Lee
School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
No abstract provided.
The Biology Of Alewife Alosa Pseudoharengus In Lake Ogallala, Nebraska, Eric A. Laux
The Biology Of Alewife Alosa Pseudoharengus In Lake Ogallala, Nebraska, Eric A. Laux
School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
No abstract provided.
Improving The Validation Of Model-Simulated Crop Yield Response To Climate Change: An Application To The Epic Model* Jour. Ser. No. 11339 Nebraska Ag. Res. Div., William E. Easterling, Xiafen Chen, Cynthia Hays, James R, Brandle, Hehui Zang
Improving The Validation Of Model-Simulated Crop Yield Response To Climate Change: An Application To The Epic Model* Jour. Ser. No. 11339 Nebraska Ag. Res. Div., William E. Easterling, Xiafen Chen, Cynthia Hays, James R, Brandle, Hehui Zang
School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications
Crop models have been used extensively to simulate yield response to various scenarios of climate change. Such simulations have been inadequately validated, limiting their utility in policy analysis. In this research, it is argued that the performance of crop models during recent years of extreme weather conditions relative to current normals may give a better indication of the validity of model simulations of crop yields in response to climate change than performance during the full range of climate conditions (as is done now). Twenty years of the climate record (1971-1990) are separated into different growing season temperature and precipitation classes …
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 28, No. 2. June 1996
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 28, No. 2. June 1996
The Prairie Naturalist
RAPTOR NESTING CHRONOLOGY IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ R. K. Murphy, and J. T. Ensign
CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS FOR NORTH DAKOTA -1995 ▪ R. N. Randall
YELLOW PERCH SPAWNING HABITATS IN PICKEREL LAKE, SOUTH DAKOTA ▪ S. J. Fisher, K. L Pope, L. J. Templeton, and D. W. Willis
ECOLOGY OF BOTRYCHIUM CAMPESTRE ON NORTHEASTERN lOWA GLADES ▪ J. C. Nekola, and D. W. Schlicht
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF PURPLE CONEFLOWER IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ H. K. Leuszler, V J. Tepedino, and D. G. Alston
BOOK REVIEWS
A Unique Group of Birds ▪ J. H. Schulz
Forest Ecology ▪ S. …
Chronic Effects Of Baseflow Levels Of Atrazine On Platte River Algae, Karen J. Nelson
Chronic Effects Of Baseflow Levels Of Atrazine On Platte River Algae, Karen J. Nelson
School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
No abstract provided.
Influence Of Prey Availability On Walleye (Stizostedion Vitreum), Mark T. Porath
Influence Of Prey Availability On Walleye (Stizostedion Vitreum), Mark T. Porath
School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
No abstract provided.
Growth And Yield Of Snap Beans (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.) As Affected By Shelterbelts And Planting Dates, Mohd Nazip Suratman
Growth And Yield Of Snap Beans (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.) As Affected By Shelterbelts And Planting Dates, Mohd Nazip Suratman
School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
No abstract provided.
Thermal Tolerances Of Platte River Fishes: Field And Laboratory Studies, Brett P. Fessell
Thermal Tolerances Of Platte River Fishes: Field And Laboratory Studies, Brett P. Fessell
School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
No abstract provided.
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 28, No. 1. March 1996
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 28, No. 1. March 1996
The Prairie Naturalist
SUMMER AVIAN ABUNDANCE, INVERTEBRATE BIOMASS, AND FORBS IN KANSAS CRP ▪ S. D. Hull, R.J. Robel, and K. E. Kemp
SUPPRESSION OF SMOOTH BROME BY ATRAZINE, MOWING, AND FIRE ▪ G. D. Willson, and J. Stubbendieck
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Continued Westward Dispersal of the Woodchuck in Kansas ▪ G. M. Wilson and J. R. Choate
Intraspecific Aggression Between GadwalIs Results in Mortality ▪ D. E. Naugle, K. F. Higgins and M. S. Wilsdon
Western Meadowlark Impaled on Barbed-wire Fence ▪ L. D. Igl
Cyperaceae in Dodge County Nebraska: New Records ▪ S. J. Rothenberger
BOOK REVIEWS
Native Habitats of the Twin Cities …
Geologic History Of Ash Hollow State Historical Park, Nebraska, Robert F. Diffendal Jr., Roger K. Pabian, J. R. Thomasson
Geologic History Of Ash Hollow State Historical Park, Nebraska, Robert F. Diffendal Jr., Roger K. Pabian, J. R. Thomasson
Conservation and Survey Division
Contents:
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Cautions
General Stratigraphy
Oligocene Series-White River Group-Brule Formation-Whitney Member
Miocene Series-Ogallala Group-Ash Hollow Formation
Pliocene Series-Broadwater Formation
Quaternary deposits
Older colluvium and loess
Younger colluvium and alluvium
General Paleontology
Evidence of past life: fossils and subfossils
Collecting fossils
Vertebrate fossils
Fossils from the Whitney Member of the Brule Formation
Plants
Invertebrates
Vertebrates
Fossils from the Ash Hollow Formation
Plants
Invertebrates
Vertebrates
Fossils from the Broadwater Formation
Plants
Vertebrates
Quaternary fossils
Plants
Invertebrates
Vertebrates
Additional studies of Nebraska fossils
Geologic History
Prehistory and History
References
Appendices I-IV
Surface Exchange Of Water Vapour Between An Open Sphagnum Fen And The Atmosphere, S. B. Verma
Surface Exchange Of Water Vapour Between An Open Sphagnum Fen And The Atmosphere, S. B. Verma
School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Conifer Shoot Bidirectional Scattering: Methodology And Preliminary Results, E.A. Walter-Shea, M.A. Mesarch
Conifer Shoot Bidirectional Scattering: Methodology And Preliminary Results, E.A. Walter-Shea, M.A. Mesarch
School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Local Effect Of Intermittency On The Inertial Subrange Energy Spectrum Of The Atmospheric Surface Layer, Jozsef Szilagyi, Gabriel G. Katul, Marc B. Parlange, John D. Albertson, Anthony T. Cahill
The Local Effect Of Intermittency On The Inertial Subrange Energy Spectrum Of The Atmospheric Surface Layer, Jozsef Szilagyi, Gabriel G. Katul, Marc B. Parlange, John D. Albertson, Anthony T. Cahill
School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Influence Of Land Use/Land Cover On Climatological Values Of The Diurnal Temperature Range, Kevin P. Gallo, David R. Easterling, Thomas C. Peterson
The Influence Of Land Use/Land Cover On Climatological Values Of The Diurnal Temperature Range, Kevin P. Gallo, David R. Easterling, Thomas C. Peterson
School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications
The diurnal temperature range (DTR) at weather observation stations that make up the U.S. Historical Climatology Network was evaluated with respect to the predominant land use/land cover associated with the stations within three radii intervals (100, 1000, and 10 000 m) of the stations. Those stations that were associated with predominantly rural land use/land cover (LULC) usually displayed the greatest observed DTR, whereas those associated with urban related land use or land cover displayed the least observed DTR. The results of this study suggest that significant differences in the climatological DTR were observed and could be attributed to the predominant …
Estimation Of Seasonal Dynamics Of Pasture And Crop Productivity In Kazakhstan Using Noaa/Avhrr Data, Anatoly A. Gitelson, Felix Kogan, Lev Spivak, Edige Zakarin, Lubov Lebed
Estimation Of Seasonal Dynamics Of Pasture And Crop Productivity In Kazakhstan Using Noaa/Avhrr Data, Anatoly A. Gitelson, Felix Kogan, Lev Spivak, Edige Zakarin, Lubov Lebed
School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications
Recently, NOAA developed the AVHRR-based Vegetation Condition Index (VCI) for drought monitoring. This index was used for estimating pasture and crop productivity in Kazakhstan. The results of VCI-derived vegetation conditions were compared with vegetation density, biomass and reflectance measured in different climatic and ecological zones with elevation from 200 to 700 m and a large range of the NDVI variation (over space and season) from 0.05 to 0.47. An estimation error of AVHRR-derived vegetation density was less than 16 per cent. First time it was shown that the VCI-derived vegetation condition data can be effectively used for quantitative assessments of …
Novel Algorithms For Remote Sensing Of Chlorophyll Content In Higher Plant Leaves, Anatoly A. Gitelson, Mark N. Merzlyak, Yuri Grits
Novel Algorithms For Remote Sensing Of Chlorophyll Content In Higher Plant Leaves, Anatoly A. Gitelson, Mark N. Merzlyak, Yuri Grits
School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications
The general features of reflectance spectra of higher plant leaves are considered with special reference to remote sensing of chlorophyll. Wavelengths with maximum sensitivity to chlorophyll content were found in the wide spectral range from 550 to 630 nm and near 700 nm. The wavelength of the red edge position of the reflectance spectrum correlated very closely with the reflectance at 550 and 700 nm. The ratios of reflectances in the near infra-red range of the spectrum (above 750 nm) to that at 700 nm RNIR/R700 and RNIR/R550 were directly proportional to the leaves' …
Windbreak Management, Craig Stange
Windbreak Management, Craig Stange
School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications
The windbreaks on your farm are an important part of the agricultural landscape. They provide protection for the farmstead, livestock, and crops; provide habitat for wildlife; and contribute to an overall healthy environment for you and your family. They are living systems with youth, maturity, and old age. Like any other living thing they need proper care and management in order to continue to function at their best.
Windbreak management requires an understanding of how your windbreak works. Your goal is to maintain the health and vigor of individual trees and shrubs while maintaining the overall structure of the windbreak …
Windbreaks For Snow Management, James R. Brandle, H. Doak Nickerson
Windbreaks For Snow Management, James R. Brandle, H. Doak Nickerson
School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications
In areas of high winds and blowing snow, windbreaks can reduce the amount of effort spent on snow management. They can be designed to spread snow across a large area or to confine it to a relatively small storage area. The design of your windbreak will depend on your objective. Field windbreaks designed to distribute snow evenly across a field should be tall and porous. In contrast, windbreaks designed to capture snow and control drifting should have multiple rows with high density. There is no one set design, number of rows, or width of planting that is ideal for every …
1996 Ecological Evaluation Cunningham Creek Potential Research Natural Area, A Final Report, Terri Hildebrand
1996 Ecological Evaluation Cunningham Creek Potential Research Natural Area, A Final Report, Terri Hildebrand
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: White Papers, Conference Presentations, and Manuscripts
The Cunningham Creek potential Research Natural Area (RNA) is located approximately 27.2 km (17 miles) east-southeasterly of Crawford, Nebraska or 40 km (25 miles) southwesterly of Chadron, Nebraska. Located on the Pine Ridge District of the Nebraska National Forest, the site is included in the Pine Ridge ecosystem of western Nebraska. Four hundred hectares (1000 acres) consisting of deciduous woodlands, pine forests, and upland prairies are located in the survey area. Inclusions of wet meadows, oak woodland, and aquatic systems intermingle in the deciduous woodland. Cattle grazing and recreation are the primary uses of the area. The purpose of this …
Csrees Department Of Forestry, Fisheries & Wildlife Comprehensive Review, University Of Nebraska - Lincoln
Csrees Department Of Forestry, Fisheries & Wildlife Comprehensive Review, University Of Nebraska - Lincoln
School of Natural Resources: Documents and Reviews
No abstract provided.
Scale Issues In Soil Moisture Modelling: Problems And Prospects, Rezaul Mahmood
Scale Issues In Soil Moisture Modelling: Problems And Prospects, Rezaul Mahmood
School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications
Soil moisture storage is an important component of the hydrological cycle and plays a key role in land-surface-atmosphere interaction. The soil-moisture storage equation in this study considers precipitation as an input and soil moisture as a residual term for runoff and evapotranspiration. A number of models have been developed to estimate soil moisture storage and the components of the soil-moisture storage equation. A detailed discussion of the implication of the scale of application of these models reports that it is not possible to extrapolate processes and their estimates from the small to the large scale. It is also noted that …