A removal model for estimating detection probabilities from point-count surveys
G.L. Farnsworth, K. H. Pollock, J.D. Nichols, T.R. Simons, J.E. Hines, J.R. Sauer
2000, Book chapter, Living on the Edge -- Birds 2000: Abstracts
We adapted a removal model to estimate detection probability during point count surveys. The model assumes one factor influencing detection during point counts is the singing frequency of birds. This may be true for surveys recording forest songbirds when most detections are by sound. The model requires counts...
Estimates of population change in selected species of tropical birds using mark-recapture data
J. Brawn, J.D. Nichols, J.E. Hines, J. Nesbitt
2000, Book chapter, Living on the Edge -- Birds 2000: Abstracts
The population biology of tropical birds is known for a only small sample of species; especially in the Neotropics. Robust estimates of parameters such as survival rate and finite rate of population change (A) are crucial for conservation purposes and useful for studies of avian life histories. We used...
Roadside versus remote: Is the habitat sampled by the Breeding Bird Survey in Maryland representative of statewide conditions?
D.D. Boone, J.R. Sauer, I. Thomas
Lawrence R. Handley, Frank J. D’Erchia, Tammy M. Charron, editor(s)
2000, Book chapter, Extended abstracts from BioGeo99: Applications to geospatial technology to biological sciences
The North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) has received criticism that the bird habitat sampled along the 24.5 mile long roadside transects may not be proportional to regional totals. If true, trends in bird populations recorded by the BBS may not be sensitive predictors of regional or continental change...
Modeling the distribution of neotropical birds throughout the Americas
I. Thomas
Lawrence R. Handley, Frank J. D’Erchia, Tammy M. Charron, editor(s)
2000, Book chapter, Extended abstracts from BioGeo99: Applications to geospatial technology to biological sciences
I assessed tbe geographic information system (GIS) model and data layers used to create individual Neotropical bird species distribution maps from habitat data contained in the Ecological and Distributional Databases in 'Neotropical Birds: Ecology and Conservation' by D.F. Stotz, J.W. Fitzpatrick, T.A. Parker Ill, and D.K. Moskovits....
Early avian research at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina: historical highlights and possibilities for the future
J.M. Meyers, E.P. Odum
John B.= Dunning Jr., John C. Kilgo, editor(s)
2000, Book chapter, Avian Research as the Savannah River Site: Model for integrating basic research and long-term management
Avian biology and collection of baseline population data was a major part of the first decade (1951-1961) of field research at the Savannah River Site (SRS). Baseline inventories involving organisms and land-use types were part of the mission in the early contracts between the Atomic Energy Commission (now the...
Assessing habitat selection in Spring by male American Woodcock in Maine with a geographic information system
K.E. Sprankle, G.F. Sepik, D.G. McAuley, J. R. Longcore
Daniel G. McAuley, John G. Bruggink, Greg F. Sepik, editor(s)
2000, Book chapter, Proceedings of the Ninth American Woodcock Symposium
Geographic information system (GIS) technology was used to identify habitats available to and used by male American woodcock (Scolopax minor) equipped with radio transmitters--54 in 1987, 51 in 1988, 46 in 1989 at Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, Maine. Woodcock were monitored from time of capture (25 March-15 April) to...
Estimating survival of neotropical-nearctic migratory birds: Are they dead or just dispersed?
M.R. Marshall, R.R. Wilson, R.J. Cooper
Rick Bonney, David N. Pashley, Robert Cooper, Larry Niles, editor(s)
2000, Book chapter, Strategies for Bird Conservation: The Partners in Flight Planning Process. Proceedings of the 3rd Partners in Flight Workshop, Cape May, New Jersey, October 1-5, 1995
The most common method for estimating adult survival in site specific demographic studies of Neotropical-Nearctic migratory bird populations is by measuring the return rate of marked individuals. Return rate historically has been defined as the ratio of resighted birds to the total number banded (i.e., with bands on) the prior...
Creating and managing wetland impoundments to provide habitat for aquatic birds
Matthew C. Perry, P. Kangas, H.H. Obrecht III
Francisco A. Comin, Jorge A. Herrera-Silveira, Javier Ramirez-Ramirez, editor(s)
2000, Book chapter, Limnology and aquatic birds, monitoring, modelling and management: Second International Symposium on Limnology and Aquatic Birds, Monitoring, Modelling and Management, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, November 24-27, 1997
Patuxent Research Refuge, located in Central Maryland (USA), has approximately 140 ha of impoundments that were constructed for recreational and wildlife conservation purposes. Impoundments are of three major designs: dammed ravines, excavated basins, and diked ponds. Over 50 species of wetland plants were transplanted to impoundments of Patuxent...
Monitoring survival rates of landbirds at varying spatial scales: An application of the MAPS Program
D.K. Rosenberg, D.F. DeSante, J.E. Hines
Rick Bonney, David N. Pashley, Robert Cooper, Larry Niles, editor(s)
2000, Book chapter, Strategies for Bird Conservation: The Partners in Flight Planning Process. Proceedings of the 3rd Partners in Flight Workshop, Cape May, New Jersey, October 1-5, 1995
Survivorship is a primary demographic parameter affecting population dynamics, and thus trends in species abundance. The Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) program is a cooperative effort designed to monitor landbird demographic parameters. A principle goal of MAPS is to estimate annual survivorship and identify spatial patterns and...
Establishment of warm season grasses with and without the use of compost soil amendments
Matthew C. Perry, P.C. Osenton, G.A. Gough, E.J.R. Lohnes
2000, Book chapter, Proceedings of the Second Eastern Native Grass Symposium held in Baltimore, Maryland, November 17-19
Two compost materials (COMPRO and LEAFGRO) were evaluated as soil amendments to enhance wildlife habitats, while maintaining optimal floral and faunal biodiversity. Special emphasis was placed on the role of compost in the establishment and retention of native warm season grasses (Andropogon gerardi, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Sorghastrum nutans)....
Monitoring is not enough: on the need for a model-based approach to migratory bird management
J.D. Nichols
Rick Bonney, David N. Pashley, Robert Cooper, Larry Niles, editor(s)
2000, Book chapter, Strategies for Bird Conservation: The Partners in Flight Planning Process. Proceedings of the 3rd Partners in Flight Workshop, Cape May, New Jersey, October 1-5, 1995
Informed management requires information about system state and about effects of potential management actions on system state. Population monitoring can provide the needed information about system state, as well as information that can be used to investigate effects of management actions. Three methods for investigating effects of management...
Combining information from monitoring programs: Complications associated with indices and geographic scale
J.R. Sauer
Rick Bonney, David N. Pashley, Robert Cooper, Larry Niles, editor(s)
2000, Book chapter, Strategies for Bird Conservation: The Partners in Flight Planning Process. Proceedings of the 3rd Partners in Flight Workshop, Cape May, New Jersey, October 1-5, 1995
To adequately monitor Neotropical migratory birds, information must be collected to assess population change at local, regional, and continent-wide scales. I suggest that large-scale survey results (such as those derived from the North American Breeding Bird Survey) should not be used to predict population attributes on parks, refuges, and...
The role of helicopters in seabird censusing
P. A. Buckley, F. G. Buckley
E.A. Schreiber, David S. Lee, editor(s)
2000, Book chapter, Status and conservation of West Indian seabirds
The advantages and disadvantages of fixed-wing, helicopter, photographic, vidoegraphic, and ground-count methods of surveying and censusing seabirds are described and compared. Critical terminology is distinguished, and use of small helicopters with multiple, trained observers is firmly recommended for work with diurnal, non-burrow-nesting seabirds in the West Indies and elsewhere....
Population and habitat viability assessments for Golden-cheeked Warblers and Black-capped Vireos: Usefulness to Partners in Flight Conservation Planning
C.J. Beardmore, Jeff S. Hatfield
Rick Bonney, David N. Pashley, Robert Cooper, Larry Niles, editor(s)
2000, Book chapter, Strategies for Bird Conservation: The Partners in Flight Planning Process. Proceedings of the 3rd Partners in Flight Workshop, Cape May, New Jersey, October 1-5, 1995
Golden-cheeked Warblers and Black-capped Vireos are Neotropical migratory birds that are federally listed as endangered. Recovery plans for both species advise the use of viability modeling as a tool for setting specific recovery and management targets. Population and Habitat Viability Assessment workshops were conducted to develop population targets and conservation...
Conservation planning and monitoring avian habitat
D.J. Twedt, C.R. Loesch
Rick Bonney, David N. Pashley, Robert Cooper, Larry Niles, editor(s)
2000, Book chapter, Strategies for Bird Conservation: The Partners in Flight Planning Process. Proceedings of the 3rd Partners in Flight Workshop, Cape May, New Jersey, October 1-5, 1995
Migratory bird conservation plans should not only develop population goals, they also should establish attainable objectives for optimizing avian habitats. Meeting population goals is of paramount importance, but progress toward established habitat objectives can generally be monitored more easily than can progress toward population goals. Additionally, local or...
Statistical Approaches to Interpretation of Local, Regional, and National Highway-Runoff and Urban-Stormwater Data
Gary D. Tasker, Gregory E. Granato
2000, Open-File Report 2000-491
Decision makers need viable methods for the interpretation of local, regional, and national-highway runoff and urban-stormwater data including flows, concentrations and loads of chemical constituents and sediment, potential effects on receiving waters, and the potential effectiveness of various best management practices (BMPs). Valid (useful for intended purposes), current, and technically...
Grays Harbor Wave Refraction Experiment 1999: data report
Guy Gelfenbaum, Christopher R. Sherwood, Laura A. Kerr, Keith Kurrus
2000, Open-File Report 2000-404
Adjustment of total suspended solids data for use in sediment studies
G. Douglas Glysson, John R. Gray, L.M. Conge
Rollin H. Hotchkiss, Michael Glade, editor(s)
2000, Conference Paper, Building partnerships: Proceedings of the Joint Conference on Water Resource Engineering and Water Resources Planning and Management 2000
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency identifies fluvial sediment as the single most widespread pollutant in the Nation's rivers and streams, affecting aquatic habitat, drinking water treatment processes, and recreational uses of rivers, lakes, and estuaries. A significant amount of suspended-sediment data has been produced using the total suspended solids (TSS)...
Altitude, depth, and thickness of the Galena-Platteville Bedrock Unit in the subcrop area of Illinois and Wisconsin
Timothy A. Brown, Charles P. Dunning, Jennifer B. Sharpe
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4054-C
The Galena-Platteville bedrock unit is a carbonate deposit of Ordovician age, composed of the Galena and Platteville Groups in Illinois and the Sinnippee Group in Wisconsin. It is the uppermost bedrock unit (subcrop) in most of northern Illinois and southern and eastern Wisconsin. The subcrop area is shaded in figure...
Descriptions of selected digital spatial data for former Air Force Plant 36, Evendale, Ohio
Charles W. Schalk
2000, Open-File Report 2000-91
Water-quality, bed-sediment, and biological data (October 1998 through September 1999) and statistical summaries of data for streams in the upper Clark Fork basin, Montana
K. A. Dodge, Michelle I. Hornberger, C. P. C. David
2000, Open-File Report 2000-370
No abstract available....
Status and trends in suspended-sediment discharges, soil erosion, and conservation tillage in the Maumee River basin: Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana
Donna N. Myers, Kevin D. Metzker, Steven Davis
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000–4091
The relation of suspended-sediment discharges to conservation-tillage practices and soil loss were analyzed for the Maumee River Basin in Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana as part of the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Water-Quality Assessment Program. Cropland in the basin is the largest contributor to soil erosion and suspended-sediment discharge to the...
Ground-water quality and vulnerability to contamination in selected agricultural areas of southeastern Michigan, northwestern Ohio, and northeastern Indiana
Mary Ann Thomas
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000–4146
Ground-water quality was assessed in the northeastern part of the Corn Belt, where tile-drained row crops are underlain by fractured glacial till. Data were collected from 30 shallow monitor wells and 18 co-located domestic wells as part of the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Water- Quality Assessment in the Lake Erie-Lake...
Streamflow and Water-Quality Data for Bear Butte Creek Downstream of Sturgis, South Dakota, 1998-2000
Joyce E. Williamson
2000, Open-File Report 2000-430
Principal facts for gravity stations in the vicinity of San Bernardino, Southern California
Megan L. Anderson, Carter W. Roberts, Robert C. Jachens
2000, Open-File Report 2000-193
New gravity measurements in the vicinity of San Bernardino, California were collected to help define the characteristics of the Rialto-Colton fault. The data were processed using standard reduction formulas and parameters. Rock properties such as lithology, magnetic susceptibility and density also were measured at several locations. Rock property measurements will...
