Publications
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Contaminants in eggs of colonial waterbirds and hepatic cytochrome P450 enzyme levels in pipped tern embryos, Washington State
Eggs of Forster's terns (Sterna forsteri) collected in 1991 from nesting colonies on Crescent Island (Columbia River) and the Potholes Reservoir in south central Washington generally contained low residues of organochlorine pesticides and metabolites, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Hepatic cytochrome P450 enzyme activity
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L. J. Blus, M. J. Melancon, D. J. Hoffman, C. J. Henny
Effects of pesticides on Canada Geese
This paper summarizes published and unpublished sources relating to exposure of Canada geese (Branta canadensis) to pesticides, emphasizing documented episodes of poisoning by organochlorine (OC), organophosphorus (OP), and carbamate compounds. Canada geese accumulate the lipid-soluble OC compounds, although they have a lower potential for biomagnification of these pesticides than animals at high
Authors
L. J. Blus
Blood changes in mallards exposed to white phosphorus
White phosphorus (P4) has been extensively used by the military for various purposes, including marking artillery impacts and as an obscurant. Target practice in an Alaskan tidal marsh during the last 4 decades has deposited large amounts of P4 particles in sediments and water, which have resulted in die-offs of several waterfowl species. Because the toxicity of P4 in birds has not been well docum
Authors
Donald W. Sparling, S. Vann, Robert A. Grove
Ecological monitoring for the Northwest Forest Plan: A comparison to other major ecosystem initiatives
No abstract available.
Authors
D.E. Busch
Ecological scale: Theory and applications
No abstract available.
Assessment of air quality and air pollutant impacts in national parks of the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains
No abstract available.
Authors
David L. Peterson, T.J. Sullivan, J.M. Eilers, S. Brace, D. Horner
Organochlorine pesticides, PCBs, and mercury in Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) eggs from the Upper Volga River, Russia
The Osprey population associated with Darwin Nature Reserve and the Rybinsk Reservoir increased from only a few pairs prior to the creation of the reservoir in the late 1940s , to about 45-50 pairs in 1994. Productivity rates were excellent in 1988 and 1989 (1.38 young/occupied nest), but extremely low in 1987 (0.47 young/occupied nest). A chemical spill into the Volga River in early 1987 resulted
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Charles J. Henny, V.M. Galushin, A.V. Kuznetsov
Eolian dust on the Colorado Plateau: Magnetic and geochemical evidence from sediment in potholes and biologic soil crust
No abstract available.
Authors
R. Reynolds, Jayne Belnap, M. Reheis, Nilah Mazza
Wetland connectivity and waterbird conservation in the western Great Basin of the United States: Introduction to workshop
As scientists, managers and landowners, we have come to realize that to best understand the local and regional value of individual wetlands, we need to take a broad geographic, taxonomic, and management view. In December 1994, a symposium was held in Reno, Nevada that addressed this topic for shorebirds by bringing together researchers and managers from the Western Great Basin to discuss shorebird
Authors
Susan M. Haig, Lewis W. Oring
An enthusiast's guide to agrostology
Book review of: Population Biology of Grasses, edited by G.P. Cheplick; Cambridge University Press, 1998. £50.00/$85.00 hbk (xii +399 pages) ISBN 0 521 57205 3
Authors
David A. Pyke
Influence of habitat, sex, age, and drought on the diet of Townsend's ground squirrels
We assayed diets of Townsend's ground squirrels (Spermophilus townsendii) in a semi-arid shrub steppe in Idaho by analyzing 1,432 fecal samples during 1991–1994. Dietary composition differed between adults and juveniles but not between males and females. Sand-berg's bluegrass (Poa secunda), a perennial bunchgrass, was the most common item in diets. Diets varied among habitats that differed in plan
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Beatrice Van Horne, Robert L. Schooley, Peter B. Sharpe