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The Prairie Naturalist Volume 25. No. 2. June 1993

The Prairie Naturalist

Paul B. Kannowski, Editor

Nikki R. Seabloom, Assistant Editor

Douglas H. Johnson, Book Review Editor

CONTENTS

RAPID GROWTH OF CHANNEL CATFISH IN FLAMING GORGE RESERVOIR, WYOMING ▪ C. B. Alexander and W. A. Hubert

MANAGEMENT EVALUATION OF BODY CONDITION AND POPULATION SIZE STRUCTURE FOR PADDLEFISH: A UNIQUE CASE ▪ M L. Brown and B. R. Murphy

DISTRIBUTION OF THE RIBBON LEECH IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ C. M. Pennuto and M. G. Butler

SELENIUM IN EARED GREBE EMBRYOS FROM STEWART LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, NORTH DAKOTA ▪ M. M. Olson and D. Welsh

USING GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION TO PREDICT BREEDING LOCALES OF …

The Effects Of Composting Of Yard Wastes On The Ground-Water Quality: Wmu Farms Site, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Bryan Kirk Allen

Masters Theses

In the rush to find alternatives to landfilling of yard waste, federal and state agencies have identified composting as the main solution. There is therefore a need to address the possible environmental problems which could be associated with such composting operations. Compost may contain nutrients, organic acids, pesticides, and metals which could leach through soils to the ground water posing a potential contamination problem.

At the WMU Farms Site, two sites have been used for the composting of leaves by the City of Kalamazoo. The physical and chemical hydrogeology of these sites were characterized.

The results suggest that the presence …

Cape Charles Public Beach Assessment Report, C. Scott Hardaway Jr., Donna A. Milligan, George R. Thomas

Reports

No abstract provided.

John Muir Newsletter, Summer 1993, John Muir Center For Regional Studies

Muir Center Newsletters (1981-2015)

John Muir Newsletter summer 1993 university of the pacific volume 3, number 3 JOHN MUIR IN THE ION BASIN by Laurel Bemis (Editor's note: a Stockton resident and recent graduate of the University of the Pacific, the author prepared this paper in a course offered by UOP's history department, "John Muir and the American Environment. " Excerpts from the John Muir Papers at UOP are used by permission of the Muir-Hanna Trust.) John Muir left New York on April 20, 1911 on a voyage that would fulfill his lifetime dream to travel to South America. One of his main reasons …

National Wetlands Inventory Maps, Logan, (Ogden Nw) Ut, Usfws, United States Department Of The Interior, Fish And Wildlife Service

Water

This document was prepared primarily by stereoscopic analysis of high altitude aerial photographs. Wetlands were identified on the photographs based on vegetation, visible hydrology, and geography in accordance with classification of Wetland and Deepwater Habitats of the United States (FWS/OBS-79/31 December 1979). The aerial photographs typically reflect conditions during the specific year and season when they were taken. In addition there is a margin of error inherent in the use of the aerial photographs.

Proceedings Of The Fourth Western Black Bear Workshop, United States Department Of The Interior, National Park Service

Wildlife Conservation and Management

The status of black bears in North America ranges from pest to threatened. The species appears relatively secure throughout most parts of its range except the southeastern coastal plain; in this region a number of disjunct populations exist on primarily publicly owned lands. Concern over the status of Ursus americanus luteolus led to a petition to list this subspecies under the Endangered Species Act. The Endangered Species Act is arguably the most important wildlife legislation in recent years. However, applying this valuable, but young, untested, and evolving legislation to the black bear subspecies is judged unwarranted and premature because of …

Napier-King Land Conservation District : Land Management Manual, Peter Hocking

All other publications

With the discovery of the role of trace elements, large tracts of land in the south west of Western Australia, previously regarded as unsuitable for agriculture, were cleared in the 1950s and 1960s. Much of this land was taken up as Conditional Purchase Blocks, a scheme which enabled conversion of unalienated crown land to freehold title providing a set proportion of the block was 'developed'.

However, the removal of the natural deep rooted vegetation and its replacement with pasture species (up to 90% of privately owned land in the Napier-King LCD area is cleared) has not been without problems. The …

Water Quality In Chesapeake Bay : Virginia Portion, Water Year 1991 : A Report To The Virginia Water Control Board, Kevin Curling, Bruce Neilson

Reports

The purpose of this report is to characterize water quality conditions during the 1991 water year, October 1990 through September 1991. Most information is provided in graphical format and only data for the Virginia portion of Chesapeake Bay is included. No interpretation is included, since data analysis is the stated purpose of several other reports. This report and companion data reports provide to both scientists and managers ready access to a portion of the data. It is possible, for example, to quickly examine seasonal patterns, compare conditions at two stations, or see if surface and bottom conditions differ significantly. Trends, …

Nutrient Content Of Runoff Water From Rice Fields, C. E. Wilson Jr., P. A. Moore Jr., R. J. Norman, B. R. Wells

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

Current perception is that nutrient runoff from croplands is a significant contributor to poor water quality in some areas. While extensive research has been conducted to survey and ameliorate this problem for several upland crops, little work has been done to evaluate the problem with flooded rice (Oryza sativa, L.) soils. Since rice production utilizes a major portion of the total irrigation water usage for certain areas, it is important to understand the contribution of rice production to non-point source N and P in surface water. Several production fields were selected to evaluate the concentrations of nutrients in the floodwater …

The Influence Of Reservoir Basin Morphometry On Phytoplankton Community Structure, Richard L. Meyer, G. Keith Trost

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

The research protocol was designed to compare three reservoirs with similar physical environments but different morphometry. Three reservoirs on the western edge of the Ozark uplift were selected because of their similar substrate and climatic condition. The reservoirs primarily differed in morphometry. Two of the reservoirs were of identical size, Bob Kidd and Prairie Groves Lakes, but of different configuration, semicircular and linear, respectively. The bifurcated lake, Lincoln Lake, was of smaller size. Each lake is dimictic. Each of the lakes were nitrate-N limited while soluble reactive phosphorus-P is available and not restricting the growth of phytoplankton. Although the pattern …

Prediction And Management Of Sediments Load And Phosporus In The Beaver Reservoir Watershed Using A Geographic Information System, J. M. Mckimmey, H. D. Scott

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

A study was conducted to compile a GIS database for the Beaver Reservoir Watershed and then use the database to run the Universal Soil Loss Equation and the Phosphorus Index Model on the War Eagle Creek Watershed, a portion of the Beaver Reservoir Watershed database. Characterization of the spat i a 1 properties of the primary attributes compiled for the watershed were reported. In addition, water quality samples taken from War Eagle Creek were analyzed for relationships across the watershed. Erosion in the watershed was lower than expected with well vegetated and fertilized pastures contributing to the reduction of annual …

Completion Report: Pesticide And Nitrate Monitoring Results For Craighead, Mississippi, And Poinsett Counties, Arkansas: Phase Ii, Kenneth F. Steele, William R. Clayton, Terry W. Nichols, Paul F. Vendrell

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

Because of the concern for potential contamination of ground water by agricultural chemicals, 38 wells drilled in the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer in Mississippi County and the eastern parts of Craighead and Poinsett Counties, Arkansas were analyzed for pesticides and nitrate. The pesticide, fluometuron, was detected in one sample at a concentration of 0.5 mg/L. Bentazon was detected in three samples at concentrations of 2.5, 0.3, and 0.3 mg/L. The occurrences of the pesticides appear to represent isolated incidents rather than a widespread aquifer contamination. All detections were below health and safety standards. Nitrate is present in several wells …

Effect Of Drying On Cyromazine Loss From Surface-Applied Caged-Layer Manure, T. C. Daniel, D. H. Pote, D. R. Edwards

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

In Arkansas, much of the environmental concern related to water quality has focused on the high volume of poultry fecal waste spread on the surf ace of local pastures to fertilize forage grass. Cyromazine (N-cyclopropyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6- triamine), a feed-through larvicide used to control house flies (Musca domestica), is often a component of caged-layer manure. Cyromazine is quite soluble and stable in water, and previous research has shown that it can be readily washed from pasture plots by intense rainfall. Therefore, a study was conducted to evaluate increased drying time as a best management practice technique for reducing cyromazine runoff losses from …

Computer Simulation Model Calibration And Validation For Prediction Of Water Quality Impacts Of Poultry Waste Disposal, D. R. Edwards, T. C. Daniel

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

Runoff and water quality data collected from two pairs of grazed fields in northwestern Arkansas were analyzed to support efforts to model runoff quality from areas receiving poultry manure and other fertilizer sources. The monitoring period described in this report was September 1, 1991 to April 30, 1993. One of each pair of fields was fertilized with inorganic fertilizer, and the other received either poultry litter or manure. Losses of fertilizer constituents were quite low from an agronomic standpoint, ranging from approximately 2-11 kg N/ha/year and 0.5-4.1 kg P04-P/ha/year. Annual losses of fertilizer constituents were dominated by only a small …

Mixed Culture Biodegradation Of Pentachlorophenol, Hexachlorobenzene, And Tetrachloromethane Under Anaerobic Conditions, Jesse Zahn

Theses

Three chlorinated compounds, namely, Pentachlorophenol(PCP), Hexachlorobenzene (HCB), and Carbon tetrachloride were biodegraded under anaerobic conditions using a (CCl₄)mixed culture obtained from an anaerobic sewage sludge digestor in Linden, NJ.

Three sets of cultures capable of degrading each of the target compounds were established. Primary Enrichment Cultures (PECs) from the anaerobic sludge were exposed to each one of the target compounds. The cultures were able to degrade each target compound as follows: HCB, 0 to 1.2 ppm; PCP from 0 to 3-4 PPM; CCl₄, 0.5 to 15.5 PPM

One culture from each PEC group (CCl₄, …

Short Courses As Part Of Statistical Consulting In A Foreign Setting, Richard M. Engeman

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

It is common for many consulting statisticians to provide statistical training to their clients. The number and depth of potential difficulties that can arise when giving a short course are greatly increased when the course is given in a foreign setting. Recommendations and examples are given for overcoming these difficulties and for efficient presentation of the course material.

The Use Of Noaa Avhrr Data For Assessment Of The Urban Heat Island Effect, K. P. Gallo, A. L. Mcnab, T. R. Karl, J. F. Brown, J. J. Hood, J.D. Tarpley

Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies: Publications

A vegetation index and a radiative surface temperature were derived from satellite data acquired at approximately 1330 LST for each of 37 cities and for their respective nearby rural regions from 28 June through 8 August 1991. Urban-rural differences for the vegetation index and the surface temperatures were computed and then compared to observed urban-rural differences in minimum air temperatures. The purpose of these comparisons was to evaluate the use of satellite data to assess the influence of the urban environment on observed minimum air temperatures (the urban heat island effect). The temporal consistency of the data, from daily data …

The Probe, Issue 132 - May 1993

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

CONTENTS:
Choosing a Career as a Wildlife Biologist
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
Arizona Legislators Reject Trap Ban
Dogs Decimate Ostriches
River Otters Impact Crawfish Producers
Rats Damage Automotive Wiring
Survey Reveals Animal Activists' Attitudes Toward ADC
USU Needs Help With Wildlife Damage Management Library

Wildlife Damage News, Volume 4, Spring 1993

Wildlife Damage News

CONTENTS:
Lyme Disease & Norway Rat Control in Maine
Number of Deer Killed by Motorists in NY Increases in 1992
Meetings of Interest
11th Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Highlights
Wildlife Society Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Forms
Teaching Materials for Wildlife Damage Management
Coyote Urine Translocated by Flora
Current Literature
Goose Management in Urban Areas
Two New Damage-Management Publications

Center For Sustainable Agricultural Systems Newsletter, May/June 1993

Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems: Newsletters (1993-2000)

Contents:

Sustainable Ag Tour

ERS Sustainable Ag Initiative

Highlights from "Farm Bill" Seminar Series

Rural Policy Symposium Proceedings

SARE Grant Programs

SARE Funding - Chapters 2 & 3

Sustainable Agriculture Directory of Expertise

Integrated Farm Projects - ARDC

Study of Farm Family Health

Conference on Science and Sustainability

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre Newsletter, Volume 2-2, May 1993

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre: Newsletters and Publications

Work Underway at CCWHC Wildlife Pathologists at CCWHC An Outbreak of Duck Plague in New York State Snowy Owl Outbreak on the PrairiesCluster of bat rabies in red foxes in Prince Edward Island Adenoviral encephalitis in a red fox Carbofuran poisoning in herring gulls in Nova Scotia Protostrongylid infection in a Newfoundland moose Lead Poisoning in two Blue Jays Adrenal lesions in St. Lawrence Estuary beluga whale Cancer in a Red-Tailed Hawk and a Northern Goshawk Winter Mortality in Birds in Ontario Lead Poisoning in Waterfowl Sarcoptic Mange Crop necrosis and impaction in lesser Canada geese Black-tailed prairie dog mortality …

Hypoxia In The York River, 1991, A. Y. Kuo, Bruce Neilson, J. M. Brubaker, E. P. Ruzecki

Reports

This data report describes field studies conducted during the summer of 1991 by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) when both the physical environment and the dissolved oxygen regime were monitored, with the objective of better understanding how physical transport processes affect DO. The 1991 data sets will be presented here. Analysis and interpretation of the data is the subject of other scientific reports.

Building Madagascar’S Capacity In Medicinal Plants Research: Training In Ethno-Pharmacology And Phytochemistry, Nat Quansah

Nat Quansah

No abstract provided.

Nutrient Enrichment Studies Of Tampa Bay Phytoplankton General Information And Laboratory Procedures, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers

Reports

In response to the requirement by DER, the City of Tampa, Department of Sanitary Sewers, has contracted with Dr. Vargo at USF-MSI to conduct nutrient enrichment experiments using the U.S. EPA approved "Marine Algal Assay Procedure: Bottle Test" (U.S. EPA 1974) with the green alga Dunaliella tertiolecta as the assay organism. Refer to the USF study plan (Vargo 1993) for details of this bioassay test. All field sampling for the USF bioassay will be performed by City of Tampa Bay Study Group (COT-BSG) personnel. Laboratory analyses of ambient nutrient concentrations will be done by the EPC laboratory and possible by …

Preliminary Public Health Assessment: Petrochem Recycling Corporation/Ekotek Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, Agency For Toxic Substances And Disease Registry, Divisoin Of Health Assessment And Consultation

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

The Petrochem/EkoTek site was operated by several owners as a refinery from 1953 until 1978 and as a hazardous waste storage treatment facility and a petroleum recycling facility from 1978 through 1988. Removal of essentially all petroleum products and hazardous wastes in tanks and drums was accomplished from 1988 - 1991. The process that will lead to the complete clean-up of the facility is ongoing. The site was added to the National Priorities List (NPL) in October 1992. Exposure of humans to contaminants in soil and air is thought to have occurred near Petrochem. The source(s) of those contaminants in …

The Probe, Issue 131 - April 1993

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

CONTENTS:
A Role for Fertility Control Wildlife Management in Australia?
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
No Predator Control on New Mexico State Lands
Coyotes Continue to Plague Petowners
Lab Animals Get Stiffer Protection
New Hampshire Jogger Suffers Black Bear Attack
Fertility Control Wildlife Management in Australia
Tree Squirrel Video Available (FREE)
Faunally-Related Damage in a Production System
NADCA Annual Meeting
Hats, Hats, Hats...
Cormorant Scientific Symposium
PROBE Questionnaire Results

The Planet, 1993, Volume 23, Issue 03, T. R. Morris, Huxley College Of The Environment, Western Washington University

The Planet

No abstract provided.

Wildlife Health Centre Newsletter, Volume 1-2, Spring 1993

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre: Newsletters and Publications

Wildlife Disease Investigation Manual
Directory of Wildlife Health Expertise
Our Information Specialist
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia/New Brunswick
PEI
Pathology and Toxicology of Beluga Whales from the St. Lawrence Estuary, Quebec, Canada. Past, Present and Future.
Heartworm in Quebec Wildlife
Lyme borreliosis (Lyme Disease)
Salmonellosis in Pine Siskins in B.C.
Polioencephalomalacia (PEM) in White-tailed deer and Pronghorns
Canine Parvovirus (CPV) Enteritis in Two Coyotes
News from the National Wildlife Health Research Center, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Madison, Wisconsin. Contributed by T. Roffe.

Resource Law Notes Newsletter, No. 28, Spring Issue, Apr. 1993, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

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

No abstract provided.

John Muir Newsletter, Spring 1993, John Muir Center For Regional Studies

Muir Center Newsletters (1981-2015)

John Muir Newsletter spring 1993 university of the pacific volume 3, number 2 1993 EARTH DAY CELEBRATES TH MUIR IMAGE by Janene Ford On a clear, sunny spring day the Earth Day Conservation Fair in Sacramento attracted thousands of people including large groups of school children. Sponsored by the California Department of Conservation, many organizations were invited to participate by setting up booths in front of the Capitol showing various aspects of recycling, alternative energy, conservation, and other reflections on "The Muir Image." The University of the Pacific, the John Muir National Historical Site, the Sierra Club and a number …