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The Probe, Issue 114 - September 1991

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

THE PROBE
National Animal Damage Control Association
SEPTEMBER 1991
Defining the Future for ADC
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Futuring Input Requested
Animal Damage Control in the News:
Prairie Dog Sucker-Upper Making a “Clean Sweep”
Iowa State Scientists Study Llamas as Guard Animals
Cormorants Plague Mississippi Delta Catfish Farmers
Bubonic Plague “All Part of the Job” for Texas ADC Trappers
The Bear Facts: the northeast Oregon experience
Symposium at AIBS Responds to Ehrlich's Call for Removal of Livestock from Public Rangelands
USDA/APHIS Administrator Resigns For Position as Dean at UC Davis
Membership Incentive Contest
NADCA Logo Contest

Can An Economic Approach Solve The High-Level Nuclear Waste Problem, Herbert Inhaber

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Building on the work of Professors O'Hare and Kunreuther, Dr. Inhaber proposes and argues for a non-coercive siting strategy that he calls a "reverse Dutch auction."

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 23, No. 3. September 1991

The Prairie Naturalist

Paul B. Kannowski, Editor

Nikki R. Seabloom, Assistant Editor

Douglas H. Johnson, Book Review Editor

CONTENTS

ANTIPREDATOR BEHAVIOR OF MOUNTAIN PLOVER CHICKS ▪ T A. Sordahl

USING AERIAL MARKING FOR ASSESSING POPULATION DYNAMICS OF LATE SUMMER ROOSTING RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS ▪ C. M. Linz, C. E. Knittle, J. L. Cummings, J. E. Davis, Jr. , D. L. Otis, and D. L. Bergman

DISPERSAL OF THE MEADOW JUMPING MOUSE IN NORTHERN KANSAS ▪ J. R. Choate, D. W. Moore, and J. K. Frey

DIET, HOME RANGE, MOVEMENTS, AND ACTIVITY PERIODS OF SWIFT FOX IN NEBRASKA ▪ T D. Hines and R. M. …

Threatened And Endanger Species Of Wetiands And Waterways In Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, And Nebraska, Ann Burruss

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Publications

Wetlands and waterways, including perennial and intermittent streams, creeks, and rivers, are habitats for many rare animal and plant species. Wetlands in many areas continue to decline in acreage and suffer adverse impacts from conversion and development. Waterways are also under pressure from channelization and leveeing.

This study has two major components. First, a series of databases was developed that includes animals and plant species that are wetland or waterway dependent and found in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, or Nebraska. The databases allow ready access to detailed information on each species and probable locations within each state. The plant and animal …

Public Beach Assessment Report Aqua-Po Stafford County, Virginia, Deborah Linden, Donna Radcliffe, C. Scott Hardaway Jr., Suzette Kimball

Reports

The Aqua-Po Public Beach report is the first in a series of reports on the public beaches in the Commonwealth of Virginia. There are 14 localities with public beaches totaling about 23 miles of shoreline. The public beach reports are an assessment of the history of each public beach and their current status in terms of loss of beach fill and maintenance needed. This is measured by the beach monitoring program sponsored by the Virginia Board on the Conservation and Development of Public Beaches.

Evaluation Of Water Quality Data - Beaver Lake - Table Of Contents Through Section Iii, (Part I), James W. Moore

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Water Quality Data - Blue Mountain Lake, James W. Moore

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Water Quality Data - Beaver Lake - Appendices A - Bt, (Part Iii), James W. Moore

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Water Quality Data - Beaver Lake - Appendices C - K, (Part Iv), James W. Moore

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Water Quality Data - Beaver Lake - Section Iv Through Table Xli, (Part Ii), James W. Moore

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Biodegradation Of Diflufenican Using Anaerobic Microbial Consortia, Velukumar T. Nanjagowder

Theses

In this thesis I examine the feasibility of using anaerobic microbial consortia from digested anaerobic sludge to degrade Diflufenican, a fluorinated herbicide released into the environment as a result of agricultural usage. The compound is manufactured by Rhone Poulenc and it is an active ingredient of agricultural herbicides. The anaerobic digested sludge served both as a source of microorganisms and as a growth medium. Initial studies were conducted by making a stock solution of 1 ppm concentration of Diflufenican in acetone, the optimal solubility of the compound as suggested in the material safety data sheet is 0.05 ppm in water. …

Draft Seagrass Bibliography Data Base, Jay R. Leverone, L. Kellie Dixon, M. Grey Valenti

Reports

The following report describes in detail the elements of a literature search performed for the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD), Department of Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM). The work was performed in accordance with the agreement between the District and Mote Marine Laboratory (MML), and comprises Task 3.0 (Literature Search) of the project entitled, "Tampa Bay Water Quality Assessment- Determination of Environmental Requirements of Selected Populations."

Coyote (Canis Latrans)

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Publications

Coyotes:
Description
Distribution and Abundance
Habitat and Home
Habits
Foods
Reproduction
Mortality
Importance

Location Analysis Of The Recycling Drop Off Program In Knox County, Tennessee, Carol Michelle Donoghue

Masters Theses

This study examines the drop-off recycling program in Knox County, Tennessee, in order to evaluate the convenience of the drop-off site locations. Measures of convenience were distance, level of recycling participation, and location of the site. Surveys were administered to 461 individuals participating in the program at the three Convenience Centers with drop-off recycling facilities. The spatial analysis compared the drop-off locations to the development patterns of the surrounding area.

The survey results indicate that more people are recycling now than before the beginning of the drop-off program. More than half of those surveyed recycle at least once a week …

The Probe, Issue 113 - August 1991

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

THE PROBE
National Animal Damage Control Association
AUGUST 1991
Relief Sought For Brown Tree Snake Problems by Multi-Agency Approach
Galen Oderkirk, 40-year ADC Veteran, Dead at 90
Publications Available
Animal Damage Control in the News:
US Fish and Wildlife Proposes Reclassification of Elephants
Forbes Urges Action on Steel Jaw Leghold Trap Prohibition Act, S 1259
ADC Controlling Gulls; Endangered Terns Returning
Canadian Trappers Elect New President
Coyotes No Match For Donkey
ECC Ministers Affirm Fur Ban
NADCA Contest Deadlines Extended
New ADC Products Available:
Electronic Guard Used to Protect Sheep
“Scary Man Fall Guy” Now Available in the U.S.

Kinetics And Mechanisms Of Atrazine Adsorption And Desorption In Soils Under No-Till And Conventional Management, V. P. Evangelou, W. W. Witt, E. Portig, Mike Barrett

KWRRI Research Reports

Both soils (Maury silt loam and Sadler) exhibited three apparent mechanisms of atrazine adsorption. The first two mechanisms were very rapid (10 minutes) and were assigned to soil-clay surface adsorption reactions via hydrogen bonding. The quantity of atrazine involved in these two reactions for the 0.5 mg/1 solution atrazine varied, depending on the soil, from 67 μg/100 g clay to 219 μg/100 g clay. The reason there were two possible atrazine sinks in this range of atrazine adsorption was believed to be the presence of two types of reactive surfaces, the clay inorganic phase and the organic carbon phase. The …

John Muir Newsletter, Fall 1991, John Muir Center For Regional Studies

Muir Center Newsletters (1981-2015)

John Muir Newsletter fall, 1991 university of the pacific new series, volume 1 number 4 TO OUR READERS Our readers and subscribers haye responded enthusiastically to the first year of issues in the new series of the John Muir Newsletter. .We here at the Muir Center are grateful for your accolades and encouragement, and we hope that more of you will become active supporters of the Center. We want to encourage you to demonstrate your support in two concrete ways, First, while we thank all our subscribers, we urge those of you who read the Newsletter but who have not …

Biodepuration Of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons From A Bivalve Mollusk, Mercenaria Mercenaria L, John T. Tanacredi Ph.D., Raul R. Cardenas

Faculty Works: CERCOM (1977-2016)

Mercenaria mercenaria, exposed in vitro for 48 h to nine parent polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) found in waste crankcase oil (WCCO) and analysed by multiparametric analysis over a 45- day depuration period in an activated carbon filtration aquaria system, did not depurate PAHs, but rather maintained them at detectable levels. Uptake of PAHs was shown to be directly related to clam weight. A cluster analysis of empirical results reaffirmed a biostabilization in PAH groupings in clam tissue over a 45-day depuration period and exhibited no evidence of a decreasing trend in total PAHs when subjected to ANOVA. Due to the …

Nontidal Wetland Functions And Values, Maryann Wohlgemuth, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Wetlands Program

Reports

No abstract provided.

Oklahoma State University And University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville Cooperative Report On Evaluation And Assessment Factors Affecting Water Quality Of The Illinois River In Arkansas, Richard L. Meyer, Art V. Brown, David G. Parker

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Radiochemistry And Sedimentology Of Surficial Mud-Dominated Deposits, Hillborough Bay, Florida, Gregg R. Brooks, Hepsi D. Zsoldos, Robert H. Byrne, Larry J. Doyle

Reports

Hillsborough Bay is the northeast lobe of Tampa Bay, the largest open water estuary on Florida's west coast. For a complete description of the setting and previous works, the reader is referred to Doyle, et al. (1989). The Phase I study of fine-grained sediments in Hillsborough Bay (Brooks and Doyle, 1989) established distribution patterns and average accumulation rates of mud-dominated sediments at selected sites within the Bay over the past several thousand years. Phase II of the study, the focus of this investigation concentrates on the uppermost 50-100 cm. of the sediment column, or those sediments believed to have been …

The Virginia Wetlands Report, Vol. Vi, No. 1, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

• Black Duck. Walter I. Priest, III
• Atlantic Menhaden. Lyle Varnell
• Back Bay Wetlands Inventory. Walter I. Priest, III and Sharon Dewing
• Mean High Water Mark and How to Locate it. Carvel Blair

White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus Virginianus)

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Publications

White-tailed Deer:
Description
Distribution and Abundance
Habitat and Home
Habits
Foods
Reproduction
Importance
Hunting

The Probe, Issue 112 - July 1991

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

THE PROBE
National Animal Damage Control Association
JULY 1991
Controlling Cattle Egret Damage in Arkansas
Letter to the Editors
Bird Control Devices Available
Nebraska Animal Control Resources Guide
Animal Damage Control in the News
Wildlife Control Debate Rages
Interest in Bird Repellent Chemicals on the Rise
Spring Busy for Predators in Montana
Predator Borne Diseases on the Rise in Texas
Acorn Woodpeckers Attack Irrigation Pipes
Controversy Arises Over Deer Slaying at Georgia Airport
Prevention and Control Tips: Gray Foxes
Membership Incentive Contest

Nebraska Wetlands Priority Plan, Richard Gersib

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Staff Research Publications

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Methods
Results .S ite 1: Rainwater Basin Wetland Complex
Results - Site 2: Platte River Wetland Complex .B ig Bend Reach
Results - Site 3: Nebraska Sandhills Wetland Complex
Results - Site 4: Eastern Nebraska Saline Wetland
Results - Site 5: Missoun. Ri.v er Wetland Complex
Results - Site 6: Lower North Platte River Wetland Complex
Priority Assessment of Wetland Sites
Review, Revision and Definitions
References

Appendices
Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986
Agencies and Organizations Reviewing The Nebraska Wetlands Priority Plan
Criteria For Identifying Wetlands Of International Importance And Guidelines on Their Use
Rainwater Basin …

Regional Temperature Trends & Variations In The Contiguous United States From 1935 To 1986, Fahad Alkolibi

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The temperature trends and variations of the contiguous United States as a whole and ten designated regions were investigated from 1935 to 1986. To obtain reliable results, 263 stations of the Historical Climate Network (HCN) were used. The HCN stations are corrected for many non-climatic factors which may bias the data. The data for the contiguous United States reveals that the annual, summer, and winter temperatures are free of clear positive or negative trends. Unlike the annual and summer data, winter temperatures exhibit relatively strong variations.

Each region was then studyed individually. The summer temperatures for all the ten regions …

Stable N-Chloraldimines And Other Chlorination Products Of Phenylalanine In Model Solutions And In A Wastewater, Barbara L. Conyers

Chemistry & Biochemistry Theses & Dissertations

Model solutions of the amino acid phenylalanine were chlorinated to seven Cl/N mole ratios. The by-products were characterized using gas chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography, GC/MS, infrared spectroscopy, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. At the lower Cl/N ratios N-chlorophenylalanine and phenylacetaldehyde were identified as the main products while phenylacetonitrile and N-chlorophenylacetaldimine were the major products at Cl/N ratios of 2.0 and beyond. The concentration of phenylalanine in a municipal wastewater was determined. Using a radiotracer the chlorination products of phenylalanine in the wastewater at the 7 Cl/N ratios were identified as those seen in the model solutions. The distribution of …

Setting Time Effects On Bentonite Water-Well Annulus Seals, Fred L. Ogden

Fred L. Ogden

Shear strength tests are conducted in a model of a water well on four, commercially available, granular bentonite well sealing products. The time dependency of annulus seal shear strength and resistance to piping is examined. Dry bentonite samples are placed through water in the annular space between the casing and borehole and allowed to set for a specified time. Pressure is applied at a constant rate to one end of the clay seal until shear or piping failure occurs. Pressure and seal displacement data are recorded on a digital data acquisition system. Annulus seal strength and resistance to piping increase …

The Public Interest: A Matter Of Discretion?, R. Keith Higginson

Innovation in Western Water Law and Management (Summer Conference, June 5-7)

15 pages.

Washington Instream Resources Protection: In Transition, Hedia Adelsman

Innovation in Western Water Law and Management (Summer Conference, June 5-7)

45 pages.

Contains references.