Effects of invasive plant species on pollinator service and reproduction in native plants at Acadia National Park
C.J. Stubbs, F. Drummond, H. Ginsberg
2007, Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR--2007/096
Invasive plant species can have profound negative effects on natural communities by competively excluding native species. Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry), Frangula alnus (glossy or alder buckthorn) and Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife) are invasive species known to reduce native plant diversity and are thus of great concern to Acadia National Park....
Long-term and storm-related shoreline change trends in the Florida Gulf Islands National Seashore
C.J. Hapke, M. Christiano
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1392.
Coastal erosion on Northern Gulf of Mexico barrier islands is an ongoing issue that was exacerbated by the storm seasons of 2004 and 2005 when several hurricanes made landfall in the Gulf of Mexico. Two units of the Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS), located on Santa Rosa Island, a barrier...
Overview of developmental, reproductive, and behavioral/ neurological effects of mercury exposures in wildlife
G. H. Heinz, D. Hoffman, J. Klimstra, K. Stebbins
2007, Book chapter, 28th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America, Midwest Express Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA), 11-15 Nov.
We review wildlife/mercury literature and our own research findings that demonstrate the relevance of wildlife toxicity data in protecting human health. Methylmercury affects wildlife through reduced adult survival and reproduction, aberrant behavior, immune system effects, and teratogenic effects. Methylmercury can readily cross the blood-brain barrier, is excreted into...
Response of roseate tern to a shoreline protection project on Falkner Island, Connecticut
C.J. Rogers, Jeffrey A. Spendelow
Michael P. Guilfoyle, Richard A. Fischer, David N. Pashley, Casey A. Lott, editor(s)
2007, Book chapter, Summary of second regional workshop on dredging, beach nourishment, and birds on the North Atlantic Coast
Construction was initiated following the 2000 tern breeding season for Phase 1 of a planned two-phase "Shoreline Protection and Erosion Control Project" at the Falkner Island Unit of the USFWS Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge located in Long Island Sound off the coast of Guilford, CT. When the Common...
Soras in tidal marsh: Banding and telemetry studies on the Patuxent River, Maryland
G. Michael Haramis, Gregory D. Kearns
2007, Waterbirds (30) 105-121
From 1993 to 1999, we conducted banding and telemetry studies of fall migrant Soras (Porzana carolina) in the historic rail hunting and exceptional stopover habitat of the Wild Rice (Zizania aquatica) marshes of the tidal Patuxent River. Drift traps equipped with audio lures produced 3,897 Sora and 417 Virginia Rail...
Results of a Wildlife Toxicology Workshop held by the Smithsonian Institution ? Identification and prioritization of problem statements
K.C. Grim, A. Fairbrother, S. Monfort, S. Tan, Barnett A. Rattner, S. Gerould, V. Beasley, A. Aguirre, T. Rowles
2007, Book chapter, 28th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America, Midwest Express Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA), 11-15 Nov.
On March 13-15, 2007 nearly 50 scientists and administrators from the US and Canada participated in a Smithsonian-sponsored Wildlife Toxicology Workshop. Invitees were from academic, government, conservation and the private organizations and were selected to represent the diverse disciplines that encompass wildlife toxicology. The workshop addressed scientific and...
Enhancing bird banding information sharing across the western hemishpere
A. Rojo, H. Berlanga, L. Howes, M. Tomosy
2007, Book chapter, Shared spaces: The right of humans and birds to share the Earth: 16th Meeting of the Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds (SCSCB): Program and abstracts
Bird banding and marking provide indispensable tools for ornithological research, management, and conservation of migratory birds and their habitats along migratory routes, breeding and non-breeding grounds. With the growing interest in international coordination of tracking bird movements, coordination amongst developing and existing programs is essential for effective data management....
Workshop: Western hemisphere network of bird banding programs
A. Celis-Murillo
2007, Book chapter, Shared spaces: The right of humans and birds to share the Earth: 16th Meeting of the Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds (SCSCB): Program and abstracts
Purpose: To promote collaboration among banding programs in the Americas. Introduction: Bird banding and marking provide indispensable tools for ornithological research, management, and conservation of migratory birds on migratory routes, breeding and non-breeding grounds. Many countries and organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean are in the process...
Factors affecting coastal wetland loss and restoration
Donald R. Cahoon
S.W. Phillips, editor(s)
2007, Book chapter, Synthesis of U.S. Geological Survey science for the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem and implications for environmental management
Opening paragraph: Tidal and nontidal wetlands in the Chesapeake Bay watershed provide vital hydrologic, water-quality, and ecological functions. Situated at the interface of land and water, these valuable habitats are vulnerable to alteration and loss by human activities including direct conversion to non-wetland habitat by dredge-and-fill activities from land...
Changes in food and habitats of waterbirds
Matthew C. Perry
S.W. Phillips, editor(s)
2007, Book chapter, Synthesis of U.S. Geological Survey science for the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem and implications for environmental management
Restoration of waterbird habitats in Chesapeake Bay: Great expectations or Sisyphus revisited?
R.M. Erwin, R.A. Beck
R. Michael Erwin, Bryan D. Watts, G.Michael Haramis, Matthew C. Perry, Keith A. Hobson, editor(s)
2007, Book chapter, Waterbirds of the Chesapeake Bay and Vicinity: Harbingers of Change?
In the past half century, many waterbird populations in Chesapeake Bay have declined or shifted ranges, indicating major ecological changes have occurred. While many studies have focused on the problems associated with environmental degradation such as the losses of coastal wetlands and submerged vegetation, a number of restoration efforts...
Nocturnal migration through the central Appalachians, with stopovers on lower Delmarva
D. Dawson, T. Jones, Sarah Mabey, D. Mizrahi
Janet M. Ruth, editor(s)
2007, Book chapter, Applying radar technology to migratory bird conservation and management: strengthening and expanding a collaborative
Potential environmental contaminant risks to avian species at important bird areas in the northeastern United States
Barnett A. Rattner, B.K. Ackerson
2007, Book chapter, 28th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America, Midwest Express Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA), 11-15 Nov.
Environmental contaminants, acting at molecular through population levels of biological organization, can have profound effects upon birds. A screening level risk assessment was conducted that examined potential contaminant threats at 52 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) in the northeastern Atlantic coast drainage. Using geographic information system methodology, data layers...
Assessment of Alternative Substrates for Culturing Lumbriculus variegatus
P. J. Lasier
2007, Book chapter, 28th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America, Midwest Express Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA), 11-15 Nov.
The freshwater oligochaete, Lumbriculus variegatus, is tank-cultured to provide organisms for aquatic-habitat assessments, regeneration research and as a clean source of live food for aquarium fishes. Shredded paper is the typical substrate in cultures used to rear L. variegatus for these purposes. However, the effort needed to separate...
Waterbirds of the Chesapeake Bay region: An introduction
R.M. Erwin, G.M. Haramis, Matthew C. Perry, B.D. Watts
R. Michael Erwin, Bryan D. Watts, G.Michael Haramis, Matthew C. Perry, Keith A. Hobson, editor(s)
2007, Book chapter, Waterbirds of the Chesapeake Bay and Vicinity: Harbingers of Change?
Sublethal responses of avian embryos exposed to polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants
Barnett A. Rattner, M.A. McKernan, M. Ottinger
2007, Book chapter, 28th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America, Midwest Express Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA), 11-15 Nov.
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers PBDEs) have been detected in bird eggs worldwide, and despite increasing concentrations over the past 25 years, toxicological thresholds have yet to be established. We previously reported embryonic survival, and pipping and hatching success in chicken (Gallus gallus), mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) and American kestrel (Falco sparverius)...
Contaminant exposure and impacts on waterbirds and selected wildlife
Barnett A. Rattner
2007, Book chapter, Synthesis of U.S. Geological Survey science for the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem and implications for environmental management
Order Soricomorpha
N. Woodman, J. Pefaur
Afred L. Gardner, editor(s)
2007, Book chapter, Mammals of South America, Volume 1, Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats.
The R3/R5 impoundment study: A large-scale management experiment
J. E. Lyons, H. P. Laskowski, M.C. Runge, S. Lor, W. L. Kendall, S. Talbott
2007, Conference Paper, One Hundred and Twenty-Third Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union: abstract book
Managed wetlands provide a broad spectrum of resources to migratory waterbirds (shorebirds, wading birds, and waterfowl) throughout the annual cycle. Successful conservation and management of waterbirds depends on integrated approaches that (1) incorporate larger spatial and temporal scales than traditional approaches to wetland management, and (2) use experimental designs...
A frame-work for population-level ecological risk assessment
R. Wentsel, N. Beyer, V. Forbes, S. Maund, R. Pastorak
Lawrence W. Barnthouse Jr., Wayne R. Munns, Mary T. Sorensen, editor(s)
2007, Book chapter, Population-Level Ecological Risk Assessment
Environmental Impacts of mountain biking: Science review and best practices
J. L. Marion, J. Wimpey
Pete Webber, editor(s)
2007, Book chapter, Managing Mountain Biking: IMBA's Guide to Providing Great Riding
The Washington Biologists' Field Club : Its members and its history (1900-2006)
Matthew C. Perry, editor(s)
2007, Book
This book is based on the interesting one-hundred-plus-year history of the Club and its members. Plummers Island and the historic cabin on the Island have served as a common meeting area where the Club members have conducted research and held many social activities for over a century. The...
Mammals of South America, Volume 1, Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats
A. L. Gardner, editor(s)
2007, Book
The vast terrain between Panama and Tierra del Fuego contains some of the world?s richest mammalian fauna, but until now it has lacked a comprehensive systematic reference to the identification, distribution, and taxonomy of its mammals. The first such book of its kind and the inaugural volume in a...
Chemical data for rock, sediment, biological, precipitate, and water samples from abandoned copper mines in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Randolph A. Koski, LeeAnn Munk
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1359-A-D
In the early 20th century, approximately 6 million metric tons of copper ore were mined from numerous deposits located along the shorelines of fjords and islands in Prince William Sound, Alaska. At the Beatson, Ellamar, and Threeman mine sites (fig. 1), rocks containing Fe, Cu, Zn, and Pb sulfide minerals...
Surface-source downhole seismic analysis in R
Eric M. Thompson
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1124
This report discusses a method for interpreting a layered slowness or velocity model from surface-source downhole seismic data originally presented by Boore (2003). I have implemented this method in the statistical computing language R (R Development Core Team, 2007), so that it is freely and easily available to researchers and...
