Publications
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Observations on distribution and control of Eurasian watermilfoil in Chesapeake Bay, 1961
No abstract available.
Authors
J.H. Steenis, Vernon D. Stotts, C. Gillette
Progress report on control of Erasian watermilfoil in Chesapeake Bay
No abstract available.
Authors
J.H. Steenis, Vernon D. Stotts
Small-mammal populations of a Maryland woodlot, 1949-1954
No abstract available.
Authors
Lucille F. Stickel, O. Warbach
Management of needlethrush for improving waterfowl habitat in Maryland
No abstract available.
Authors
J.H. Steenis, J. Warren
Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia
No abstract available.
Authors
Robert E. Stewart, Chandler S. Robbins
Distribution and ecology of whistling swans in the Chesapeake Bay region
The Whistling Swan, Olor columbianus, is of particular significance in the Chesapeake Bay region, since major wintering and transient populations occur here regularly, constituting in some years more than half the total population of the species. Some of these concentrations are so large that they attract many bird-watchers, who often travel long distances to see them. Whistling Swans are also of
Authors
R. E. Stewart, J.H. Manning
Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia
No abstract available.
Authors
R. E. Stewart, C.S. Robbins
Eastern glossy ibis nesting in southeastern Maryland
On June 25, 1956, Don P. Fankhauser and I investigated a large heron colony of mixed species, on Mills Island in Chincoteague Bay, Worcester County, Maryland. Large numbers of American Egrets (Casmerodius albus), Snowy Egrets (Leucophoyx thula), Louisiana Herons (Hydranassa tricolor), Little Blue Herons (Florida caerulea), and Black-crowned Night Herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) were found, all nest
Authors
R. E. Stewart
Effects on wildlife of aerial applications of strobane, DDT, and BHC to tidal marshes in Delaware
The principal purpose of this study was to ascertain what effect on wildlife, if any, would result from the use of the new insecticide, Strobane, for mosquito control on tideland areas. Comparisons were made with DDT and BHC (43 per cent gamma isomer) commonly used in control operations. The investigation was carried out on the tidal marshes of Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge near Smyrna, Del
Authors
J.L. George, R.F. Darsie, P. F. Springer