An introduction to mid-Atlantic seasonal pools
L.J. Brown, R.E. Jung
2005, Report
Seasonal pools, also known as vernal ponds, provide important ecological services to the mid-Atlantic region. This publication serves as an introduction to seasonal pool ecology and management; it also provides tools for exploring seasonal pools, including a full-color field guide to wildlife. Seasonal pools are defined as having...
Vector-borne diseases on Fire Island, New York (Fire Island National Seashore Science Synthesis Paper)
H. S. Ginsberg
2005, Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR--2005/018
This paper discusses eleven tick-borne and five mosquito-borne pathogens that are known to occur at FIlS, or could potentially occur. The potential for future occurrence, and ecological factors that influence occurrence, are assessed for each disease. Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease on Fire Island....
White-tailed deer ecology and management on Fire Island
H.B. Underwood
2005, Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR--2005/022
Deer populations have grown dramatically on Fire Island National Seashore (FIlS) since 1983. Trend data reveal a dichotomy in deer dynamics. In the eastern half of the island, deer density appears to have stabilized between 25-35 deer/km2. In the western half of the island, deer densities are 3-4 times...
Urbanization effects on fishes and habitat quality in a southern Piedmont river basin
D.M. Walters, Mary C. Freeman, D.S. Leigh, B. J. Freeman, C.P. Pringle
Larry R. Brown, Robert H. Gray, Robert H. Hughes, Michael Meador, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Effects of urbanization on stream ecosystems
We quantified the relationships among urban land cover, fishes, and habitat quality to determine how fish assemblages respond to urbanization and if a habitat index can be used as an indirect measure of urban effects on stream ecosystems. We sampled 30 wadeable streams along an urban gradient (5?37% urban...
Checklist of the terrestrial vertebrates of the Guiana Shield
2005, Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington No. 13.
Distributions are given for 1850 species of terrestrial vertebrates in the Guiana Shield region of northeastern South America, with introductory text by the authors of each section. Distributions cover the three Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, and French Guiana), and the states of the Venezuelan Guayna (Amazonas, Bolivar, and Delta Amacuro),...
The Atlantic Seaduck Project: Medical Aspects
Glenn H. Olsen, Matthew C. Perry, A.M. Wells, E.J.R. Lohnes, P.C. Osenton
2005, Conference Paper, Proceedings, Association of Avian Veterinarians, 26th Annual Conference & Expo, August 8, 2005, Monterey, California USA
Some populations of seaducks, especially scoters along the Atlantic Coast, have been declining over recent decades. A joint US-Canadian tearn has been working to capture and surgically implant satellite radio transmitters in these ducks. Black scoters (Melanitta nigra) captured on the Restigouche River in New Brunswick, Canada and...
Statistical approaches to the analysis of point count data: A little extra information can go a long way
G.L. Farnsworth, J.D. Nichols, J.R. Sauer, S.G. Fancy, K. H. Pollock, S.A. Shriner, T.R. Simons
C. John Ralph, Terrell D. Rich, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas: Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference 2002
Point counts are a standard sampling procedure for many bird species, but lingering concerns still exist about the quality of information produced from the method. It is well known that variation in observer ability and environmental conditions can influence the detection probability of birds in point counts, but many...
Size evolution in Goodwin’s small-eared shrew, Cryptotis goodwini
N. Woodman
J.F. Merritt, S. Churchfield, R. Hutterer, B.A. Sheftel, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Advances in the biology of shrews II
Fossils of Cryptotis goodwini from Honduras indicate that body sizes of modern individuals average at least 18% larger than among members of the late Pleistocene population of this species. Palynological and other paleoenvironmental studies provide evidence that the Neotropical montane environments that these shrews inhabit were cooler and drier...
Coastal foredune displacement and recovery, Barrett Beach-Talisman, Fire Island, New York, USA
N.P. Psuty, J.P. Pace, J.R. Allen
Norbert P. Psuty, Douglas J. Sherman, Klaus Meyer-Arendt, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Coasts under Stress II
Coastal foredune mobility has been tracked at Fire Island National Seashore since 1976 with annual field surveys and analysis of frequent aerial photography. Sequential mapping of the foredune crestline depicts nearly islandwide displacement during major storm events, such as in 1992, and localized displacement during alongshore passage of inshore...
Approaches for the direct estimation of rate of increase in population size using capture-recapture data
J.D. Nichols, T. Scott Sillett, J.E. Hines, Richard T. Holmes
C. John Ralph, Terrell D. Rich, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas: Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference 2002
Recent developments in the modeling of capture-recapture data permit the direct estimation and modeling of population growth rate Pradel (1996). Resulting estimates reflect changes in numbers of birds on study areas, and such changes result from movement as well as survival and reproductive recruitment. One measure of the...
Health management for the reintroduction of eastern migratory whooping cranes (Grus americana)
B. Hartup, J. Langenberg, Glenn H. Olsen, M. Spalding, K. Miller
2005, Book chapter, Wildlife rehabilitation : a publication of the proceedings of the 23rd symposium of the National Wildlife Rehabilitators' Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 8-12, 2005
Neuroendocrine and behavioral consequences of embryonic exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals
M. A. Ottinger, M.J. Quinn Jr., E. Lavoie, M.A. Abdelnabi, N. Thompson, J. Hazelton, M. McKernan, J. Wu, P. Henry, C. Viglietti-Panzica, G. Panzica
Alistair Dawson, Peter J. Sharp, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Functional Avian Endocrinology
One hundred years of bird banding in North America
J. Tautin
C. John Ralph, Terrell D. Rich, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas: Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference 2002
Monitoring Puerto Rican avifauna using roadside surveys
K.L. Pardieck, B.G. Peterjohn
C. John Ralph, Terrell D. Rich, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas: Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference 2002
In 1997 we began investigating the use of roadside point counts to monitor the long-term status and trends of Puerto Rican bird populations. If such a methodology proves feasible it may provide the empirical data needed for the development of sound conservation plans for the island's avifauna in much...
Fecal corticoid monitoring in whooping cranes trained to follow ultralight aircraft
B.K. Hartup, Nancy M. Czekala, Glenn H. Olsen, J.A. Langenberg
Felipe Chavez-Ramirez, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Proceedings of the Ninth North American Crane Workshop: 17-20 January 2003, Sacramento, California
The use of fecal corticoid assays to measure stress in North American cranes has been limited to laboratory validation and a single field project involving reintroduced sandhill cranes (Ludders et aI., 1998, 2001; Hartup et aI., 2004). In 2001, we documented trends in corticoid concentrations among a cohort of...
Forest management under uncertainty for multiple bird population objectives
C. T. Moore, W.T. Plummer, M.J. Conroy
C. John Ralph, Terrell D. Rich, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas: Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference 2002
We advocate adaptive programs of decision making and monitoring for the management of forest birds when responses by populations to management, and particularly management trade-offs among populations, are uncertain. Models are necessary components of adaptive management. Under this approach, uncertainty about the behavior of a managed system...
Head stabilization in whooping cranes
M.R. Kinloch, T.W. Cronin, Glenn H. Olsen
Felipe Chavez-Ramirez, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Proceedings of the Ninth North American Crane Workshop: 17-20 January 2003, Sacramento, California
The whooping crane (Grus americana) is the tallest bird in North America, yet not much is known about its visual ecology. How these birds overcome their unusual height to identify, locate, track, and capture prey items is not well understood. There have been many studies on head and...
Evolution and biogeography of Mexican small-eared shrews of the Cryptotis mexicana-group (Insectivora: Soricidae)
N. Woodman
Victor Sanchez-Cordero, Rodrigo A. Medellin, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Contribuciones Mastozoologicas en Homenaje a Bernardo Villa [Contributions to Mexican Mammalogy in Honor of Dr. Bernardo Villa].
Frederick C. Lincoln and the formation of the North American bird banding program
J. Tautin
C. John Ralph, Terrell D. Rich, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas: Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference 2002
Whooping crane titers to eastern equine encephalitis vaccinations
Glenn H. Olsen, E. Kolski, Jeff S. Hatfield, D. E. Docherty
Felipe Chavez-Ramirez, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Proceedings of the Ninth North American Crane Workshop: 17-20 January 2003, Sacramento, California
In 1984 an epizootic of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus killed 7 of 39 (18%) whooping cranes in captivity at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, Maryland, USA. Since that time whooping cranes have been vaccinated with a human EEE vaccine. This vaccine was unavailable for several years,...
Pseudacris crucifer Wied-Neuwid, 1838: spring peeper
B. P. Butterfield, M.J. Lannoo, P. Nanjappa
Michael Lannoo, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Amphibian declines : the conservation status of United States species
An objective method to determine an area's relative significance for avian conservation
D.J. Twedt
C. John Ralph, Terrell D. Rich, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas: Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference 2002
Land managers are often concerned with providing habitat affords the 'best habitat for songbirds.' However, unless management simply is directed at rare species it may not be clear which habitats or management options are best. A standard, quantifiable measure to compare the significance of different tracts of land...
Food selection among Atlantic Coast seaducks in relation to historic food habits
Matthew C. Perry, P.C. Osenton, A. M. Wells-Berlin, D.M. Kidwell
2005, Book chapter, Second North American Sea Duck Conference, November 7-11, 2005, Annapolis, Maryland. Program and Abstracts
Food selection among Atlantic Coast seaducks during 1999-2005 was determined from hunter-killed ducks and compared to data from historic food habits file (1885-1985) for major migrational and wintering areas in the Atlantic Flyway. Food selection was determined by analyses of the gullet (esophagus and proventriculus) and gizzard of 860...
North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP)
L.A. Weir, M.J. Mossman
Michael Lannoo, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Amphibian declines : the conservation status of United States species
Use of survey data to define regional and local priorities for management on National Wildlife Refuges
J.R. Sauer, John F. Casey, H. Laskowski, J.D. Taylor, J. Fallon
C. John Ralph, Terrell D. Rich, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas: Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference 2002
National Wildlife Refuges must manage habitats to support a variety of species that often have conflicting needs. To make reasonable management decisions, managers must know what species are priorities for their refuges and the relative importance of the species. Unfortunately, species priorities are often set regionally, but refuges...
