Black Ducks and Their Chesapeake Bay Habitats: Proceedings of a Symposium
Edited by: Matthew C. Perry
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Abstract
The symposium 'Black Ducks and Their Chesapeake Bay Habitats,' held October 4, 2000, provided a forum for scientists to share research about the American black duck (Anas rubripes), an important breeding and wintering waterfowl species dependent upon the Chesapeake Bay habitats. American black ducks have declined significantly in the last 50 years and continue to be a species of management concern. The symposium, sponsored by the Wildfowl Trust of North America and the U.S. Geological Survey, highlighted papers and posters on a range of topics, from the traditional concerns of hunting, habitat, and hybridization to the more recent concerns of human disturbance and neophobia. Other presentations provided a historical perspective of black duck management. The direction that black duck conservation initiatives could and/or should take in the future was also discussed. As populations of humans in the Chesapeake Bay region continue to increase, we can expect that these subjects will receive increased discussion in the future.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Unnumbered Series |
| Title | Black ducks and their Chesapeake Bay habitats: Proceedings of a symposium |
| Series number | 2002-0005 |
| Subseries | USGS/BRD/ITR |
| DOI | 10.3133/5200274 |
| Year Published | 2002 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Eastern Ecological Science Center |
| Description | vii, 44 |
| Public Comments | Original contributing office: Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | Chesapeake Bay |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |