National atlas of coastal waterbird colonies in the contiguous United States, 1976-82
J. A. Spendelow, S.R. Patton
1988, Biological Report 88 (5).
Agricultural chemicals and the quality of prairie-pothole wetlands for adult and juvenile waterfowl - What are the concerns?
C.E. Grue, M.W. Tome, G.A. Swanson, S.M. Borthwick, L.R. DeWeese
1988, Biological Report 88(16)
A review of the literature and results of ongoing studies indicates that the potential for agricultural chemicals, particularly aerially-applied insecticides, to enter prairie potholes and reduce the quality of these wetlands for waterfowl is great, and that a coordinated effort by farmers, wildlife managers, and regulatory agencies is needed to...
Management of the Chesapeake Bay's waterfowl resources: Long-term trends (1948-86) of wintering waterfowl in Chesapeake Bay
Matthew C. Perry
Samuel E. McCoy, editor(s)
1988, Book chapter, Chesapeake Bay: Issues, Resources, Status, and Management, Proceedings of a Seminar held September 23, 1985.
Workshop summary: Habitat selection
R.M. Kaminski, A. D. Afton, B.W. Anderson, Dennis G. Jorde, J. R. Longcore
Milton W. Weller, editor(s)
1988, Book chapter, Waterfowl in Winter.
Colonial waterbird management: a synopsis
R.M. Erwin
1988, Book chapter, Proceedings of the Region 3 Nongame Bird Management Workshop
Some considerations in modeling the mallard life cycle
Douglas H. Johnson, J.D. Nichols, M.J. Conroy, L.M. Cowardin
Milton W. Weller, editor(s)
1988, Book chapter, Waterfowl in Winter
We outline a population model proposed to accommodate the full life cycle of the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos}. Events during the breeding season are better understood than events at other times of the year, but recent findings suggest the importance of phenomena away from the breeding grounds. Several processes are discussed...
Workshop summary: Species and population status and distribution
J.D. Nichols, D.V. Derksen, R. L. Jarvis, John T. Ratti
M.W. Weller, editor(s)
1988, Book chapter, Waterfowl in Winter
No abstract available....
Potential effects of changing water conditions on mallards wintering in the Mississippi alluvial valley
K. J. Reinecke, R.C. Barkley, C.K. Baxter
M.W. Weller, editor(s)
1988, Book chapter, Waterfowl in Winter
Workshop summary: Nutrition, condition, and ecophysiology
K. J. Reinecke, C.D. Ankney, Gary L. Krapu, R.B. Owen Jr., H. H. Prince, D.G. Raveling
M.W. Weller, editor(s)
1988, Book chapter, Waterfowl in Winter
Distribution and numbers of American black ducks along the Maine coast during the severe winter of 1980-1981
J. R. Longcore, J.P. Gibbs
Milton W. Weller, editor(s)
1988, Book chapter, Waterfowl in Winter
Sex specificity of behavioral dominance and fasting endurance in wintering canvasbacks: Experimental results
Matthew C. Perry, J.D. Nichols, M.J. Conroy, H.H. Obrecht III, B. Kenneth Williams
Milton W. Weller, editor(s)
1988, Book chapter, Waterfowl in Winter
Hand-reared canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) of varying sex ratios were maintained in pens during winter 1980-81 (3M-3F, 6M-0F, 0M-6F) and winter 1981-82 (4M-2F, 2M-4F) and fed two diets (control and stress). They were observed during feeding trials to determine intrasexual and intersexual aggressive activity. There was little evidence that either diet...
FOLD, federally owned Landsat data, April 1988
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1988, Report
The FOLD data base lists all Landsat CCT's held by participating agencies. Duplicate CCT listings are maintained when more than one agency holds identical CCT's; this permits the user to select the most convenient site to obtain a copy. Copies of the listing are distributed by EDC to contributing agencies...
Habitat Suitability Index Models: Red king crab
Stephen C. Jewett, Christopher P. Onuf
1988, FWS/OBS 82/10.153
A review and synthesis of existing information were used to develop a Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) model for evaluating habitat of different life stages of red king crab (Paralithodes camtschatica). A model consolidates habitat use information into a framework appropriate for field application, and is scaled to produce an index...
A comparison of coupled freshwater-saltwater sharp-interface and convective-dispersive models of saltwater intrusion in a layered aquifer system
Mary C. Hill
1988, Developments in Water Science 211-216
Simulated results of the coupled freshwater-saltwater sharp interface and convective-dispersive numerical models are compared by using steady-state cross-sectional simulations. The results indicate that in some aquifers the calculated sharp interface is located further landward than would be expected....
Generalized potentiometric surface of shallow aquifers in southern Mississippi, 1982
E. H. Boswell, J. K. Arthur
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4257
Suspended sediment transport under estuarine tidal channel conditions
R.W. Sternberg, K. Kranck, D.A. Cacchione, D.E. Drake
1988, Sedimentary Geology (57) 257-272
A modified version of the GEOPROBE tripod has been used to monitor flow conditions and suspended sediment distribution in the bottom boundary layer of a tidal channel within San Francisco Bay, California. Measurements were made every 15 minutes over three successive tidal cycles. They included mean velocity profiles from four...
An isotopic study of a fluvial-lacustrine sequence: The Plio-Pleistocene koobi fora sequence, East Africa
T.E. Cerling, J. R. Bowman, J. R. O’Neil
1988, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology (63) 335-356
Stable isotopic analyses of Plio-Pleistocene and modern sediments in the fluvial-lacustrine system occupying the Turkana Basin, East Africa provide constraints on the paleoenvironmental and diagenetic histories of the Pliocene through the Recent sediments in the basin. The δ13C values for carbonates in lacustrine sediments range from −15 to +22‰ relative to...
Pennsylvanian to Jurassic eolian transportation systems in the western United States
F. Peterson
1988, Sedimentary Geology (56) 207-260
The direction of sediment transport in eolian sandstones of Pennsylvanian to Jurassic age was interpreted from crossbedding resultants (vector means) obtained from studies of eolian rocks in the western U.S., supplemented by data from the few eolian units of eastern North America. These were compiled from the published or...
Lacustrine varve formation through time
R.Y. Anderson, W.E. Dean
1988, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology (62) 215-235
Studies using sediment traps in lakes reveal that the seasonal flux of sediment regulates both the composition and timing of deposition of materials that reach the bottoms of lakes. If the bottom waters of a lake are partly or totally anoxic, the seasonally deposited materials are preserved as annual groupings...
Early diagenesis of eolian dune and interdune sands at White Sands, New Mexico
Christopher J. Schenk, S.G. Fryberger
1988, Sedimentary Geology (55) 109-120
The degree of early diagenesis in eolian dune and interdune sands at White Sands, New Mexico, is largely a function of the relationship between sand location and the water table. Most active and vegetation-stabilized dune sands are in the vadose zone, whereas interdune sands are in the capillary fringe and...
Lognormal kriging for the assessment of reliability in groundwater quality control observation networks
L. Candela, Ricardo A. Olea, E. Custodio
1988, Journal of Hydrology (103) 67-84
Groundwater quality observation networks are examples of discontinuous sampling on variables presenting spatial continuity and highly skewed frequency distributions. Anywhere in the aquifer, lognormal kriging provides estimates of the variable being sampled and a standard error of the estimate. The average and the maximum standard error within the network can...
Experimental studies in stream-aquifer interaction along the Arkansas River in Central Kansas - Field testing and analysis
M. Sophocleous, M.A. Townsend, L.D. Vogler, T.J. McClain, E.T. Marks, G.R. Coble
1988, Journal of Hydrology (98) 249-273
During the last several years, streamflows of a number of Kansas streams have been reduced as a result of groundwater declines. In order to better understand and quantify stream-aquifer interrelationships, an eight-day comprehensive stream-aquifer pumping test, followed by recovery monitoring, was conducted along the Arkansas River near Great Bend, Kansas....
Pumping tests in nonuniform aquifers - The radially symmetric case
J.J. Butler Jr.
1988, Journal of Hydrology (101) 15-30
Traditionally, pumping-test-analysis methodology has been limited to applications involving aquifers whose properties are assumed uniform in space. This work attempts to assess the applicability of analytical methodology to a broader class of units with spatially varying properties. An examination of flow behavior in a simple configuration consisting of pumping from...
Post-eruption changes in channel geometry of streams in the Toutle River drainage basin, 1983-85, Mount St. Helens, Washington
D. F. Meyer, J.E. Dodge
1988, Open-File Report 87-549
The May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens generated a debris avalanche, lateral blast, lahars and tephra deposits that altered mainstream and tributary channels within the Toutle River drainage basin. Channel cross sections were monumented and surveyed on the North Fork Toutle River and its tributaries, South Fork Toutle...
Analysis of alternative modifications for reducing backwater at the Interstate Highway 10 crossing of the Pearl River near Slidell, Louisiana
Gregg J. Wiche, J. J. Gilbert, David C. Froehlich, Jonathan K. Lee
1988, Water Supply Paper 2267
In April 1979 and April 1980, major flooding along the lower Pearl River caused extensive damage to homes located on the flood plain in the Slidell, Louisiana, area. In response to questions about causes of these floods and means of mitigating future floods, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with...