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Full-Text Articles in Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Ecology Of The Black-Footed Ferret And The Black-Tailed Prairie Dog, Robert G. Sheets
Ecology Of The Black-Footed Ferret And The Black-Tailed Prairie Dog, Robert G. Sheets
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Research involving the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) and black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) was conducted during 1968 and 1969. Eighteen prairie dog burrows were excavated in 1968 and 1969. Burrow systems ranged from 13 to 109 feet long and 3 to 14 feet deep. Fifteen of the burrows exhibited dome-shaped entrances leading to a gradually descending passageway which made an abrupt vertical ascent to a crater-shaped entrance. Nest chambers were found in 6 burrows. Earthen plugs created by prairie dogs in burrows after ferret departure ranged from 9 to 33 feet long. Eighty-two ferret scats were recovered. Animal remains found …
Pheasant Use And Waterfowl Production On State And Private Lands, Charles R. Elliott
Pheasant Use And Waterfowl Production On State And Private Lands, Charles R. Elliott
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) use on state-owned game production areas was compared to that on privately-owned areas in east-central South Dakota. Four 80-acre and four 160-acre tracts of state lands were paired with private areas of the same size having the same amount of wetland and were selected from aerial photographs taken before the purchase of the state-owned areas. None of four nests were successful on private areas in 1968 and three of five nests were successful on game production areas. In 1969 three of 19 nests were successful on private areas and 10 of 21 nests were successful on …
Feeding Of Black Bullheads Ictalurus Melas (Rafinesque) In Experimental Cages, Kay R. Hill
Feeding Of Black Bullheads Ictalurus Melas (Rafinesque) In Experimental Cages, Kay R. Hill
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Black bullheads, Ictalurus melas (Rafinesque), were grown experimentally from July 25, 1969, through October 21, 1969. The fish, collected from Lake Poinsett, were grown in five cages each with a water volume of 2.6 m³ and five cages each with a volume of 3.86 m³. The larger cages contained nearly 60 percent of the total 323 m³ of water volume in the cages. No significant difference in fish growth between the two cage sizes were observed. Fish in large cages gained 204.4 Kg and were fed 1550.8 Kg of food, for a food conversion of 6.60. Fish in smaller cages …
New Life For Prairie Lakes, Clyde Brashier, T. W. Edminster
New Life For Prairie Lakes, Clyde Brashier, T. W. Edminster
2019: Dr. Clyde Brashier
No abstract provided.
West Midlands Development : Soil Map Used To Group Similar Soils Into Land Use Classes, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
West Midlands Development : Soil Map Used To Group Similar Soils Into Land Use Classes, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Selection of areas for initial treatment is basic to economic development of blocks in the West Midlands.
Obviously, it is best to develop large areas of the most productive "land use classes" first in order to obtain the highest and earliest returns on capital.
Wildflowers Of The Stirling Range, Alexander S. George
Wildflowers Of The Stirling Range, Alexander S. George
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
TWO hundred miles south-east of Perth, the Stirling Range rises abruptly from the surrounding plain. About forty miles long, it is a line of semi-isolated hills, rather than a continuous block.
There are many intriguing plants of diverse colour and form. Well over 400 species are known from the Range. A number of these are found no-where else, and some are restricted to one mountain.
An Evaluation Of The Roadside Technique For Censusing Breeding Waterfowl, Darrel W. Sauder
An Evaluation Of The Roadside Technique For Censusing Breeding Waterfowl, Darrel W. Sauder
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
An evaluation of the roadside technique for censusing breeding waterfowl was conducted in east-central South Dakota. On the 54-mile transect used in 1968, number of coutns necessary to be within 20 percent of population mean with specified confidence of 0.90 for blue-winged teal (Anas discors) and gadwall (Anas strepera) was five and three using miles or wetlands. Within same limits counts needed for mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) were at least four for miles and three for wetlands. Shorter transects, used in 1967 required more counts. Transects 21 miles long required up to 10 counts based on miles and 11 based on …
Food Selectivity Of Bigmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus Cyprinellus, Valenciennes) In Lake Poinsett, South Dakota, Victor J. Starostka
Food Selectivity Of Bigmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus Cyprinellus, Valenciennes) In Lake Poinsett, South Dakota, Victor J. Starostka
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Food habits of bigmouth buffalo fry, subadults, and adults were studied in lake Poinsett, South Dakota, from January to November, 1968. Fifty-six fry fed primarily (75.0% by volume) on benthic organisms. Four hundred fifty-five subadults and adults fed entirely on plankton. Daphnia pulex adults comprised 83.7 to 96.7% of the food items during periods of ice cover (January to April). Daphnia pulex adults and juveniles comprised 68.5% by volume and cyclopoid copepods 29.7%^ of the diet from April to July. Summer (July to October) samples showed ingestion of D. pulex adults and juveniles (36.9%), Anacystis sp. (22.3%), and Daphnia galeata …
Water Quality Changes Under Ice Cover In Northern Prairie Lakes, Steven P. Gloss
Water Quality Changes Under Ice Cover In Northern Prairie Lakes, Steven P. Gloss
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Water quality changes under ice cover were studied in seven northern prairie lakes. The lakes are high in dissolved materials and exist essentially as closed systems during the winter months. Ice cover ranging from 53 to 86 cm developed on the lakes. Melted ice samples showed small amounts of dissolved impurities present in surface layers of the ice. No substantial concentrations of any ions were found in the ice of lower layers. Specific conductance increased over 40% under ice cover in two of the lakes studied. Increases in other lakes ranged from 19 to 38%. Major ions showed increases similar …
Flora And Fauna Conservation : A Plea To Landholders, Clee Francis Howard Jenkins
Flora And Fauna Conservation : A Plea To Landholders, Clee Francis Howard Jenkins
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
MUCH of the recent discussion on conservation has centred around the importance of wild flower reserves and the necessity for protecting one of the State's most important tourist attractions.
Although less important to visitors than the flowers, many of our wild animals hold equal interest for nature lovers and scientists, and they also need protection.
Evaluation Of The Ovulated Follicle Technique As A Means Of Determining Pheasant Production, C. Denis Allen
Evaluation Of The Ovulated Follicle Technique As A Means Of Determining Pheasant Production, C. Denis Allen
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
A study of the ovulated follicle technique for determining egg production in pheasants was conducted during 1967 - 1969. Evidence indicated collection of wild hens for follicle counts should be between 5 and 14 weeks after cessation of laying. Questionable follicles encountered should be considered ovulated follicles and included in the counts. Most questionable follicles were believed to originate from ovulated atretic follicles that were harder to identify because of their particular stage of regression. The influence of freezing on atretic follicle counts was studied, and no adverse effects were found. A technique was developed for selectively staining atretic follicles. …
Fish Populations Of Two Small Impoundments In Northeastern South Dakota, William C. Thorn
Fish Populations Of Two Small Impoundments In Northeastern South Dakota, William C. Thorn
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Thirteen species and large standing crops of fish were found in Blue Cloud Abbey Pond and Labolt Pond, South Dakota. Adult population was estimated to be 5184 fish in Abbey Pond and 5016 in Labolt Pond. Composition of the populations differed. Black crappies were most numerous in Abbey Pond; white crappies, in Labolt Pond. Total standing crop of adult fish in Abbey Pond (573.1 kg/ha) was slightly greater than in Labolt Pond (550.6 kg/ha). Black crappies in Abbey Pond and white suckers in Labolt Pond were the species with highest standing crops. Growth of fish was more rapid in Labolt …
Honey Plants In Western Australia, F. G. Smith
Honey Plants In Western Australia, F. G. Smith
Bulletins - 3000 - 3999
Successful honey production depends, among other things on a good knowledge of the plants which produce nectar.
Every apiarist needs to know which plants are of importance to honey-bees, where those plants occur, and when they flower. He also needs to know which plants produce nectar which will result in the production of good quality honey, and which produce unpalatable or unmarketable honey. To maintain the strength of his bee colonies he also needs to know which plants produce nutritious pollen.
The object of this bulletin is to provide the basic information on these subjects in the main beekeeping areas …
A Food Habits Study Of Whitetail Deer In The Black Hills, James Carl Schneeweis
A Food Habits Study Of Whitetail Deer In The Black Hills, James Carl Schneeweis
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Food habits of whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the northern Black Hills were studied during fall and winter 1966067 and 1967-68 and also during summer 1967. Summer study was confined to aspen (Populus tremuloides) areas and involved stomach analysis and a pasture study. Fall and winter food habits were determined by stomach analysis only. Associated aspen vegetation was sampled to find a representative site for construction of a 0.7 acre enclosure. Two deer were placed in a utilization section of the enclosure for 18 days during mid-summer. Annual growth was clipped in a control section of the pasture to estimate …
Summer Movements Of Bigmouth Buffalo In Lake Poinsett, South Dakota, Thomas J. Clifford
Summer Movements Of Bigmouth Buffalo In Lake Poinsett, South Dakota, Thomas J. Clifford
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Movements of bigmouth buffalo in Lake Poinsett, South Dakota were studied from 1 June to 31 August, 1968. Bigmouth buffalo were individually marked with Styrofoam floats and tracked visually during daylight hours. Buffalo at a relatively constant, slow rate averaging .346 km/hr (0.05 km/hr to 1.4 km/hr). Two study indicated that bigmouth buffalo in Lake Poinsett had no home range or homing tendency and inhabited all vertical strata. Bigmouth buffalo schools in Lake Poinsett exhibited a free interchange of individuals. An evaluation of large mesh gill nets as a commercial fishery tool indicated that 10.0 cm bar measure gill nets …
Effects Of Aldrin On Young Pheasants Under Semi-Natural Conditions, Ronald Eugene Thill
Effects Of Aldrin On Young Pheasants Under Semi-Natural Conditions, Ronald Eugene Thill
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Effects of aldrin on young pheasants were studied under semi-natural conditions in four one-acre enclosures during the summer of 1968. The center two-thirds of each plot was planted in corn; remaining peripheral cover was maintained in smooth brome and alfalfa. Prior to planting, center portions of two plots were sprayed with 2 pounds of aldrin per acre on Hay 20, while remaining plots served as controls. On June 12, four family units consisting of two broody pheasant hens and two bantam hens with 15 three-day-old chicks each were confined in plots. Hens and broods were given free run 10 days …
Aeration Of Stockade Lake, South Dakota, Larry C. Vanray
Aeration Of Stockade Lake, South Dakota, Larry C. Vanray
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Intermittent aeration of Stockade Lake (2,470 acre feet) during the summers of 1967 and 1968 temporarily altered the thermal profile and phytoplankton density. Continual aeration for 48 hours in the deepest portion of this eutrophic lake produced epilmnetic cooling, hypolimnetic warming and apparent reduction of algal populations at three sampling stations in various parts of the lake. Dye, released at the aeration site, was found at all depths throughout the lake after 461/2 hours aeration. Air bubbles, rising from diffuser blocks near the lake bottom, carried cold, hypolimnetic water to the surface at a rate of 4.7 million gallons per …
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 1, No.4. December 1969
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 1, No.4. December 1969
The Prairie Naturalist
EDITORIAL: Restoring Beauty to the Human Environment ▪ Paul B. Kannowski
A REQUIEM FOR THE PRAIRIE ▪ Hugh H. Iltis
BIRDING IN MY BACK YARD ▪ Mrs. George A. Anderson
OCCURRENCE OF THE CECROPIA AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN SILK MOTHS IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ James Oberfoell
Biological Studies Of Selected Reaches And Tributaries Of The Colorado River, Nelson Thomas, Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Biological Studies Of Selected Reaches And Tributaries Of The Colorado River, Nelson Thomas, Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Publications (WR)
This report fulfills the request of the Colorado River Basin Project, Denver, Colorado, to determine the effects of municipal and industrial wastes on the aquatic life in selected waters of the Colorado River Basin. These studies were conducted with the assistance of personnel from the Colorado River Basin Project.
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 1, No. 3. September, 1969
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 1, No. 3. September, 1969
The Prairie Naturalist
EDITORIAL: A VOICE FOR CONSERVATION ▪ Paul B. Kannowski
CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS FOR NORTH DAKOTA—1968 ▪ Robert N. Randall
SOME ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS AND PROPOSED SOLUTIONS ▪ Laurence R. Jahn
SOME PLANTS OF WESTERN MINNESOTA ▪ O. A. Stevens
MORTALITY OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AT GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA FOLLOWING A MOSQUITO CONTROL OPERATION IN MAY, 1969 ▪ Robert W. Seabloom, Lewis W. Oring and James R. Reilly
NESTING OF THE UPLAND PLOVER ON THE MISSOURI COTEAU ▪ K. F. Higgins, H. F. Duebbert and R. B. Oetting
NOTE
Albino sparrows discovered at Hazen, North Dakota ▪ Larry L. Kruckenberg and …
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 1, No. 2. May, 1969
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 1, No. 2. May, 1969
The Prairie Naturalist
EDITORIAL: North Dakota's Naturalist-at-Large ▪ Paul B. Kannowski
WETLAND VEGETATION OF THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS, NORTH DAKOTA ▪ Robert L. Burgess and Dennis T. Disrud
RAPID METHOD OF FILTRATION OF MARSH WATERS ▪ V. A. Adomaitis and J. A. Shoesmith
NOTES
Additional distribution records of the false map turtle and the short-horned lizard in North Dakota ▪ Dennis J. Gemmell
Summer record of the snowy owl in North Dakota ▪ Donald R. Johnson
Long-billed curlews in LaMoure County, North Dakota ▪ Gary L. Krapu
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 1. No.1. March 1968
The Prairie Naturalist Volume 1. No.1. March 1968
The Prairie Naturalist
EDITORIAL: Another Milestone ▪ John T. Lokemoen
NESTING OF THE COMMON SNIPE IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ Robert E. Stewart and Harold A. Kantrud
SCIENCE WRITING — A PROBLEM ▪ Soren O. Kolstoe
INSECTICIDES: A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD ▪ Richard D. Urban
NOTES
Why I like the Badlands ▪ Wayne Hecker
White-faced ibis in McIntosh County, North Dakota ▪ Harold F. Duebbert
Cinnamon teal observations in North Dakota ▪ A. T. Klett and John T. Lokemoen
Trumpeter swan in Kidder County, North Dakota ▪ Lewis M. Cowardin and James C. Bartonek
Specimen records of greater scaup ▪ Charles W. Dane and Harold …
Agroclimatic Calendar For Nebraska, R. E. Neild
Agroclimatic Calendar For Nebraska, R. E. Neild
School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications
Crops are planted so growth, development and harvest correspond closely to the season most favorable for yield and quality. With exception of fall-seeded small grains and some forages, most Nebraska crops are planted in the spring when temperature and precipitation are increasing.
West Midlands Development : Erosion Prevention And Control, G W. Spencer
West Midlands Development : Erosion Prevention And Control, G W. Spencer
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE prevention of soil erosion is essentially a matter of using each soil according to its potential, and treating it according to its needs.
Good land use and sound management practices are the best preventive measures.
An Urgent Appeal For Information On Minnesota's Natural Areas
An Urgent Appeal For Information On Minnesota's Natural Areas
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
No abstract provided.
The Cedar Creek Natural History Area: A Progress Report, William H. Marshall
The Cedar Creek Natural History Area: A Progress Report, William H. Marshall
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
During the past five years, the utilization of the Cedar Creek Natural History Area by educators, research workers, and special, groups has increased steadily. Progress in administration, management, operations, and land acquisition is described in this paper, and the needs for the future are indicated.
Esthetic And Recreational Potential Of Small Naturalistic Streams Near Urban Areas, John A. Dearinger, Kenneth R. Harper, L. Douglas James
Esthetic And Recreational Potential Of Small Naturalistic Streams Near Urban Areas, John A. Dearinger, Kenneth R. Harper, L. Douglas James
KWRRI Research Reports
The purpose of this study was to find a way to evaluate the esthetic and recreational potential of small streams and their watersheds. Research was limited to naturalistic streams with drainage areas under 100 square miles and located within 25 miles of a city. A methodology, based on some previous work of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service and the principles or concepts of terrain analysis, land use planning, value Judgment philosophy and the economics of outdoor recreation, was developed and applied in detail to two streams (Boone and Jessamine Creeks) near Lexington, Kentucky.
Evaluations were made of the streams' potential …
The Fish Population Of Lake Poinsett, South Dakota, As Indicated By The Catch, James C. Congdon
The Fish Population Of Lake Poinsett, South Dakota, As Indicated By The Catch, James C. Congdon
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Gill nets, trap nets, an otter trawl, and a boom-type electric shocker were utilized to obtain samples of the fish population of Lake Poinsett, South Dakota. The species and size composition of the samples differed significantly with time of season, time of day, location on the lake, and type of gear. Decreased activity following spawning was the apparent cause of a midsummer decline in gill net and trap net catches of black bullhead, black crappie, and white crappie. A late summer increase in the catch of yearling black bullheads, crappies, white bass, carp and bigmouth buffalo was attributed to an …
Ecological Relationships Of Breeding Blue-Winged Teal To Prairie Potholes, Roderick C. Drewien
Ecological Relationships Of Breeding Blue-Winged Teal To Prairie Potholes, Roderick C. Drewien
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Ecology and behavior of breeding blue-winged teal (Anas discors) were studied in northeastern Day County, South Dakota in 1965 and 1966. Breeding pair use of the wetland habitat and importance of Type 1 ponds in the wetland complex were evaluated. Pair densities of 30.7 and 33.0 per square mile in 1965 and 1966, respectively, were above the 16-year average from 1950-66 and near maximum. Blue-winged teal comprised 46.7 percent of the waterfowl breeding population in 1965 and 51.7 percent in 1966. Number of water areas per square mile through mid-spring 1965 was comparable to the average for the 16-year period …
Life History And Ecology Of The Black-Footed Ferret In The Wild, Conrad N. Hillman
Life History And Ecology Of The Black-Footed Ferret In The Wild, Conrad N. Hillman
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Twenty-one black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) were observed at six different locations in southwest South Dakota between April 1966, and September 1967. All observations were made on black-tailed prairie-dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) towns from 15 to 100 acres in size. Because of the proximity of towns inhabited by ferrets, it was possible that individual animals were observed in more than one location. Three litters of ferrets were studied. Young ferrets were most active during early morning and late evening hours. Ferrets remained as a group until early fall when dispersal evidently occurred. Young ferrets accepted live-tethered and dead prairie dogs, mice, cottontails …