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Nocturnal migration through the central Appalachians, with stopovers on lower Delmarva
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D. Dawson, T. Jones, Sarah Mabey, D. Mizrahi
Overview of developmental, reproductive, and behavioral/ neurological effects of mercury exposures in wildlife
We review wildlife/mercury literature and our own research findings that demonstrate the relevance of wildlife toxicity data in protecting human health. Methylmercury affects wildlife through reduced adult survival and reproduction, aberrant behavior, immune system effects, and teratogenic effects. Methylmercury can readily cross the blood-brain barrier, is excreted into eggs in birds, and is tr
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G. H. Heinz, D. Hoffman, J. Klimstra, K. Stebbins
Paleo-perspectives on climate and ecosystem change
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Gregory T. Pederson, C. Whitlock, E. Watson, B.H. Luckman, L.J. Graumlich
Population ecology of seabirds in Cook Inlet: Chapter 8
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John F. Piatt, Ann M.A. Harding
Potential environmental contaminant risks to avian species at important bird areas in the northeastern United States
Environmental contaminants, acting at molecular through population levels of biological organization, can have profound effects upon birds. A screening level risk assessment was conducted that examined potential contaminant threats at 52 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) in the northeastern Atlantic coast drainage. Using geographic information system methodology, data layers describing or integrating
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Barnett A. Rattner, B.K. Ackerson
Remote sensing and monitoring for the convention on biological diversity
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H. Strand, E. A. Fosnight, P. Herkenrath, R. Hoft
Response of roseate tern to a shoreline protection project on Falkner Island, Connecticut
Construction was initiated following the 2000 tern breeding season for Phase 1 of a planned two-phase "Shoreline Protection and Erosion Control Project" at the Falkner Island Unit of the USFWS Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge located in Long Island Sound off the coast of Guilford, CT. When the Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) and federally endangered Roseate Tern (S. dougallii) arrived in
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C.J. Rogers, Jeffrey A. Spendelow
Restoration of waterbird habitats in Chesapeake Bay: Great expectations or Sisyphus revisited?
In the past half century, many waterbird populations in Chesapeake Bay have declined or shifted ranges, indicating major ecological changes have occurred. While many studies have focused on the problems associated with environmental degradation such as the losses of coastal wetlands and submerged vegetation, a number of restoration efforts have been launched in the past few decades to reverse the
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R.M. Erwin, R.A. Beck
Results of a Wildlife Toxicology Workshop held by the Smithsonian Institution ? Identification and prioritization of problem statements
On March 13-15, 2007 nearly 50 scientists and administrators from the US and Canada participated in a Smithsonian-sponsored Wildlife Toxicology Workshop. Invitees were from academic, government, conservation and the private organizations and were selected to represent the diverse disciplines that encompass wildlife toxicology. The workshop addressed scientific and policy issues, strengths and we
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K.C. Grim, A. Fairbrother, S. Monfort, S. Tan, Barnett A. Rattner, S. Gerould, V. Beasley, A. Aguirre, T. Rowles