Use of low-altitude aerial photography to identify submersed aquatic macrophytes
Donald W. Schloesser, Bruce A. Manny, Charles L. Brown, Eugene Jaworski
1987, Conference Paper, Color aerial photography in the plant sciences and related fields : proceedings of the Tenth Biennial Workshop on Color Aerial Photography in the Plant Sciences
The feasibility of using low-altitude aerial photography to identify beds of submersed macrophytes is demonstrated. True color aerial photos and collateral ground survey information for submersed aquatic macrophyte beds at 10 sites in the St.Clair-Detroit River system were obtained in September 1978. Using the photos and collateral ground survey information,...
Developing a state water plan: Ground-water conditions in Utah, spring of 1987
Dale E. Wilberg, G. J. Smith, D. Michael Roark, Patrick M. Lambert, V.L. Jensen, Gail E. Cordy, Carole B. Burden, Michael Enright, D. C. Emett, Susan A. Thiros, G. W. Sandberg, R. W Puchta, L. R. Herbert
1987, Cooperative Investigations Report 27
This is the twenty-fourth in a Series of annual reports that describe ground-water Conditions in Utah. Reports in the series, prepared cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Utah Division of Water Resources, provide data to enable interested parties to keep abreast of changing ground-water conditions.This report, like...
Calculation of solar radiation in mountainous terrain
Alan L. Flint, S.W. Childs
1987, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (40) 233-249
A study was performed to assess the accuracy of a daily solar radiation model for horizontal or sloping sites in terrain where surrounding ridges and tall trees block both direct beam and diffuse sky short wave radiation. To simulate adequately the major effects of these environments on radiation, the model...
The use of remote sensing data in geographic information systems for hydrologic studies in developing countries
D. G. Moore
Carlos Chagas, Vittorio Canuto, editor(s)
1987, Conference Paper, Study week on: Remote sensing and its impact on developing countries
No abstract available....
Resource assessments, geologic deposit models, and offshore minerals with an example of heavy-mineral sands
Emil D. Attanasi, J. H. DeYoung, E. R. Force, Andrew Grosz
P. G. Teleki, M.R. Dobson, Jeffrey R. Moore, von Stackelberg U., editor(s)
1987, Book chapter, Marine minerals
A resource assessment method for offshore minerals based on descriptive and grade-tonnage models is proposed. Historical development and applications of this method are summarized. Based on this approach, descriptive and quantitative deposit models for strand-line titanium placer deposits have been developed. Descriptive statistics were also computed using the worldwide deposit...
Tests for injecting, storing, and recovering freshwater in a saline artesian aquifer, Lee County, Florida
D. J. Fitzpatrick
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4249
An investigation was made of the suitability of a saline, artesian limestone aquifer for the injection, storage, and recovery of freshwater from the Caloosahatchee River. The tests were conducted on a well tapping a leaky artesian system that has a transmissivity of 800 square feet per day, a storage of...
Chemical effects of highway runoff on the surficial aquifer, Broward County, Florida
Barbara Howie, B.G. Waller
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4200
In many areas of Broward County, swales are commonly designed to accept stormwater runoff from highways. Two sites adjacent to heavily traveled highways were studied to determine if stormwater percolating through unsaturated sand underlying the swales may affect the quality of water in the Biscayne aquifer. Concentrations of selected chemicals...
Water resources data Maryland and Delaware, water year 1985
R.W. James, R.H. Simmons, B.F. Strain
1986, Water Data Report MD-DE-85-1
No abstract available....
Water resources data Maryland and Delaware, water year 1986
R.W. James, R.H. Simmons, B.F. Strain
1986, Water Data Report MD-DE-86-1
No abstract available. ...
Developing a state water plan: Ground-water conditions in Utah, spring of 1986
James L. Mason, G. J. Smith, D. Michael Roark, Patrick M. Lambert, V.L. Jensen, Dale E. Wilberg, Carole B. Burden, R. B. Garrett, D. C. Emett, Susan Duncanson, G. W. Sandberg, R. W Puchta, L. R. Herbert
1986, Cooperative Investigations Report 26
This is the twenty-third in a series of annual reports that describe ground-water conditions in Utah. Reports in this series, published cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Utah Division of Water Resources, provide data to enable interested parties to keep abreast of changing ground-water conditions.This report, like the...
Program for monitoring the chemical quality of ground water in Utah – Summary of data collected through 1984
Don Price, Ted Arnow
1986, Technical Publication 88
The U.S. Geological Survey formally started a program for monitoring ground-water quality in Utah during 1957 in cooperation with the State of Utah. Most observation wells in the monitoring network are privately owned. Initially, the network consisted of fewer than 50 wells; by 1984, however, it had expanded to include...
Glacier volume estimation of Cascade Volcanoes: An analysis and comparison with other methods
Carolyn L. Driedger, P.M. Kennard
1986, Annals of Glaciology (8) 59-64
During the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, the occurrence of floods and mudflows made apparent a need to assess mudflow hazards on other Cascade volcanoes. A basic requirement for such analysis is information about the volume and distribution of snow and ice on these volcanoes.An analysis was made of...
Family size and effective population size in a hatchery stock of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
R.C. Simon, J.D. McIntyre, A.R. Hemmingsen
1986, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (43) 2434-2442
Means and variances of family size measured in five year-classes of wire-tagged coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) were linearly related. Population effective size was calculated by using estimated means and variances of family size in a 25-yr data set. Although numbers of age 3 adults returning to the hatchery appeared to...
Geohydrology of the Vamoosa-Ada aquifer east-central Oklahoma with a section on chemical quality of water
Joseph J. D’Lugosz, Roger G. McClaflin, Melvin V. Marcher
1986, Circular 87
The Vamoosa-Ada aquifer, which underlies an area of about 2,320 mi2, consists principally of the Vamoosa Formation and the overlying Ada Group of Pennsylvanian age. Rocks comprising the aquifer were deposited in a nearshore environment ranging from marine on the west to nonmarine on the east. Because of changes in...
Water resources inventory of Connecticut Part 9: Farmington River basin
Elinor H. Handman, F. Peter Haeni, Mendall P. Thomas
1986, Connecticut Water Resources Bulletin 29
The Farmington River basin covers 435 square miles in north-central Connecticut upstream from Tariffville and downstream of the Massachusetts state line. Most water in the basin is derived from precipitation, which averages 48 inches (366 billion gallons) per year. An additional 67 billion gallons of water per year enters the...
The relationship between body mass and survival of wintering canvasbacks
G.M. Haramis, J.D. Nichols, K. H. Pollock, J.E. Hines
1986, The Auk (103) 506-514
Mass and recapture histories of 6,000 Canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) banded in upper Chesapeake Bay were used to test two hypotheses: (1) early-winter body mass is associated with the probability of surviving the winter, and (2) early-winter body mass is associated with annual survival probability. Data were analyzed by a binary...
Nest-site biology of the California condor
N.F.R. Snyder, R.R. Ramey, F.C. Sibley
1986, Condor (88) 228-241
A study of 72 historical and recent nests of the California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) has revealed considerable variability in nest-site characteristics. This paper primarily summarizes the data on nest elevations and dimensions, entrance orientations, nest longevity and re-use, vulnerability of sites to natural enemies, and use of sites by other...
Sources of variation in extinction rates, turnover, and diversity of marine invertebrate families during the Paleozoic
J.D. Nichols, R.W. Morris, C. Brownie, K. H. Pollock
1986, Paleobiology (12) 421-432
We have recently shown how capture-recapture models can be used in conjunction with stratigraphic range data to estimate taxonomic extinction rates and taxonomic diversity. Here we present a new method that can be used to estimate taxonomic turnover (defined here as the proportion of taxa extant at...
Potential impacts of agricultural chemicals on waterfowl and other wildlife inhabiting prairie wetlands: An evaluation of research needs and approaches
C.E. Grue, L.R. DeWeese, P. Mineau, G.A. Swanson, J.R. Foster, P.M. Arnold, J.N. Huckins, P.J. Sheenan, W.K. Marshall, A.P. Ludden
1986, Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference (51) 357-383
The potential for agricultural chemicals to enter prairie-pothole wetlands and impact wildlife dependent on these wetlands for survival and reproduction appears to be great. However, the actual risk to wetland wildlife from the inputs of these chemicals cannot be adequately assessed at this time, because of insufficient data. Available data...
Antibodies against canine parvovirus of wolves of Minnesota: A serologic study from 1975 through 1985
S.M. Goyal, L.D. Mech, R.A. Rademacher, M.A. Khan, U.S. Seal
1986, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (189) 1092-1094
Serum samples (n = 137) from 47 wild wolves (Canis lupus; 21 pups and 26 adults) were evaluated from 1975 to 1985 for antibodies against canine parvovirus, using the hemagglutination inhibition (HI) test. In addition, several blood samples (n = 35) from 14 of these wolves (6 pups and 8...
Lead concentrations in bullfrog Rana catesbeiana and green frog R. clamitans tadpoles inhabiting highway drainages
C.W. Birdsall, C.E. Grue, A. Anderson
1986, Environmental Pollution (Series A) (40) 233-247
Lead concentrations were determined in sediment and tadpoles of bullfrogs Rana catesbeiana and green frogs R. clamitans from drainages along highways with different daily average traffic volumes (range, 4272 to I08,800 vehicles day-I) and from ponds >0.4 km from the nearest highway. Lead concentrations (mg kg--I dry weight) in sediment...
Constant-parameter capture-recapture models
C. Brownie, J.E. Hines, J.D. Nichols
1986, Biometrics (42) 561-574
Jolly (1982, Biometrics 38, 301-321) presented modifications of the Jolly-Seber model for capture-recapture data, which assume constant survival and/or capture rates. Where appropriate, because of the reduced number of parameters, these models lead to more efficient estimators than the Jolly-Seber model. The tests to compare models given by Jolly do...
Lethal Dietary Toxicities of Environmental Contaminants and Pesticides to Coturnix
E. F. Hill, M.B. Camardese
1986, Fish and Wildlife Technical Report No. 2
Five-day subacute dietary toxicity tests of 193 potential environmental contaminants, pesticides, organic solvents, and various adjuvants are presented for young coturnix (Japanese quail, Coturnix japonica Temminck and Schlegel). The report provides the most comprehensive data base available for avian subacute dietary toxicity tests and is primarily intended for use in...
The Breeding Bird Survey: Its first fifteen years, 1965-1979
C.S. Robbins, D. Bystrak, P.H. Geissler
1986, Resource Publication 157
The Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) is an ongoing cooperative program sponsored jointly by the U.S. Fish and Wildife Service and the Canadian Wildlife Service. Its main purpose is to estimate population trends of the many species of birds that nest in North America north of Mexico and that migrate across...
Use of miniroutes and Breeding Bird Survey data to estimate abundance
C.S. Robbins, B.A. Dowell
1986, Book chapter, Proceedings of the Second Northeastern Breeding Bird Atlas Conference
1. Information on relative abundance is easily obtained and adds greatly to the value of an atlas project. 2. The Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) provides annual counts (birds per 50 roadside stops) that can be used to: (1) map relative abundance by physiographic region within a state or province,...
