Geometry and kinematics of Late Cretaceous inversion structures in the Jiuquan Basin, western China
B. Wang, Chen Hao, S. Yang, A. Xiao, X. Cheng, J.A. Rupp
2005, Cretaceous Research (26) 319-327
Late Cretaceous inversion structures, which are significant for oil and gas accumulation, are widely distributed throughout the Jiuquan Basin. These structures are primarily made up of inverted faults and fault-related folds. Most of the axial planes of folds are parallel to inverted faults trending north-east, indicating that the principal stress...
Flight speeds of northern pintails during migration determined by satellite telemetry
Michael R. Miller, John Y. Takekawa, Joseph P. Fleskes, Dennis L. Orthmeyer, Michael L. Casazza, David A. Haukos, William M. Perry
2005, The Wilson Bulletin (117) 364-374
Speed (km/hr) during flight is one of several factors determining the rate of migration (km/ day) and flight range of birds. We attached 26-g, back-mounted satellite-received radio tags (platform transmitting terminals; PTTs) to adult female Northern Pintails (Anas acuta) during (1) midwinter 2000–2003 in the northern Central Valley of...
Burrowing owl nesting productivity: A comparison between artificial and natural burrows on and off golf courses
M. D. Smith, Courtney J. Conway, L. A. Ellis
2005, Wildlife Society Bulletin (33) 454-462
Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) populations are declining in many portions of their range, and lack of suitable nesting burrows is thought to be one reason for observed declines. Burrowing owls are attracted to golf courses because the birds generally nest and forage in short-grass, open areas, yet golf courses seldom...
Assessing contaminant sensitivity of endangered and threatened aquatic species: Part I. Acute toxicity of five chemicals
F.J. Dwyer, F.L. Mayer, L.C. Sappington, D.R. Buckler, C.M. Bridges, I.E. Greer, D.K. Hardesty, C.E. Henke, C.G. Ingersoll, J.L. Kunz, D.W. Whites, T. Augspurger, D.R. Mount, K. Hattala, G.N. Neuderfer
2005, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (48) 143-154
Assessment of contaminant impacts to federally identified endangered, threatened and candidate, and state-identified endangered species (collectively referred to as "listed" species) requires understanding of a species' sensitivities to particular chemicals. The most direct approach would be to determine the sensitivity of a listed species to a particular contaminant or perturbation....
Differentiation of commercial vermiculite based on statistical analysis of bulk chemical data: Fingerprinting vermiculite from Libby, Montana U.S.A
M. E. Gunter, E. Singleton, B.R. Bandli, H.A. Lowers, G.P. Meeker
2005, American Mineralogist (90) 749-754
Major-, minor-, and trace-element compositions, as determined by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis, were obtained on 34 samples of vermiculite to ascertain whether chemical differences exist to the extent of determining the source of commercial products. The sample set included ores from four deposits, seven commercially available garden products, and insulation...
Aneides hardii (Taylor, 1941): Sacramento Mountain salamander
Cindy Ramotnik
Michael Lannoo, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Amphibian declines: The conservation status of United States species
No abstract available....
Linear models: permutation methods
B.S. Cade
B.S. Everitt, D.C. Howell, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Encyclopedia of statistics in behavioral science, volume 2
Permutation tests (see Permutation Based Inference) for the linear model have applications in behavioral studies when traditional parametric assumptions about the error term in a linear model are not tenable. Improved validity of Type I error rates can be achieved with properly constructed permutation tests. Perhaps more importantly,...
The wood frog (Rana sylvatica): a technical conservation assessment
E. Muths, S. Rittmann, J. Irwin, D. Keinath, R. Scherer
2005, Report
Overall, the wood frog (Rana sylvatica) is ranked G5, secure through most of its range (NatureServe Explorer 2002). However, it is more vulnerable in some states within the USDA Forest Service Region 2: S3 (vulnerable) in Colorado, S2 (imperiled) in Wyoming, and S1 (critically imperiled in South Dakota (NatureServe...
Care and use of wildlife in field research
F. J. Dein, D. E. Toweill, K.P. Kenow
C.E. Braun, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Techniques for wildlife investigations and management
Abstract not submitted to date...
Lake Michigan wetlands: classification, concerns, and management opportunities
Douglas A. Wilcox
T. Edsall, M. Munawar, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, State of Lake Michigan: Ecology, Health, and Management
The wetlands that border Lake Michigan are an extremely important component of the lake ecosystem. In this paper, I will review the status of wetland classifications used for Lake Michigan and the other Great Lakes, as well as the major management concerns and opportunities presented by Lake Michigan wetlands....
Decision making with environmental indices
Dana L. Hoag, James C. Ascough II, C. Keske-Handley, Lynne Koontz
A.R. Burk, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, New trends in ecology research
Since Ott's seminal book on environmental indices (1978), the use of indices has expanded into several natural resource disciplines, including ecological studies, environmental policymaking, and agricultural economics. However, despite their increasing use in natural resource disciplines, researchers and public decision makers continue to express concern...
Mountain Systems
C. Korner, M. Ohsawa, and others
R. Hassan, R. Scholes, N. Ash, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Ecosystems and human well-being: Current state and trends, Volume 1
No abstract available....
Geographic variation in marine turtle fibropapillomatosis
R.J. Greenblatt, Thierry M. Work, P. Dutton, C.A. Sutton, T.R. Spraker, R.N. Casey, C.E. Diez, Dana C. Parker, J. St. Ledger, G.H. Balazs, J.W. Casey
2005, Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (36) 527-530
We document three examples of fibropapillomatosis by histology, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), and sequence analysis from three different geographic areas. Tumors compatible in morphology with fibropapillomatosis were seen in green turtles from Puerto Rico and San Diego (California) and in a hybrid loggerhead/ hawksbill turtle from Florida Bay (Florida)....
2004 inventory of the distribution and abundance of non-indigenous plants and rare plants at two riverine national parks in the Great Lakes Network -- final report
J. Larson, D.L. Larson
2005, Report
Role of soil transformation in invasion of mixed-grass prairie
N.R. Jordan, D.L. Larson, S.C. Huerd
2005, Report
Alternative management practices of Cirsium arvense: final report
D.L. Larson, J.L. Larson, C. Reed
2005, Report
Snow-fed streamflow timing at different basin scales: Case study of the Tuolumne River above Hetch Hetchy, Yosemite, California
J.D. Lundquist, M. D. Dettinger, D.R. Cayan
2005, Water Resources Research (41) 1-14
Diurnal cycles in snow‐fed streams provide a useful technique for measuring the time it takes water to travel from the top of the snowpack, where snowmelt typically peaks in the afternoon, to the river gauge, where the daily maximum flows may arrive many hours later. Hourly stage measurements in nested...
California giant salamander, Dicamptodon ensatus Eschscholtz
Gary M. Fellers, Shawn R. Kuchta
Laurence L. C. Jones, William P. Leonard, Deanna H. Olson, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Amphibians of the Pacific Northwest
No abstract available at this time...
USGS/National Wildlife Health Center's Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report
R. Sohn, K. A. Converse, G. McLaughlin
2005, Supplement to the Journal of Wildlife Diseases (41)
The sterile-male-release technique in Great Lakes sea lamprey management
Roger A. Bergstedt, Michael B. Twohey
2005, Report
The parasitic sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) has been a serious pest since its introduction into the Great Lakes, where it contributed to severe imbalances in the fish communities by selectively removing large predators (Smith 1968; Christie 1974; Schneider et al.1996). Since the 1950s, restoration and maintenance of predator-prey balance...
Wolf population persistence in real life
L.D. Mech
O. Liberg, editor(s)
2005, Conference Paper, Genetic aspects of viability in small wolf populations with special emphasis on the Scandinavian wolf population
Wolf (Canis lupus) populations tend to be resilient and to persist for long periods, and several characteristics contribute to their resilience and persistence: (1) age of first reproduction (2-3 years), (2) high annual litter size (mean = 6), (3) low dispersal age (1-3 years), and (4) long potential dispersal distance...
The Circumpolar Arctic vegetation map
Donald A. Walker, Martha K. Raynolds, F.J.A. Daniels, E. Einarsson, A. Elvebakk, W.A. Gould, A.E. Katenin, S.S. Kholod, C. J. Markon, E. S. Melnikov, N.G. Moskalenko, Stephen S. Talbot, B.A. Yurtsev, L.C. Bliss, S.A. Edlund, S.C. Zoltai, M. Wilhelm, C. Bay, G. Gudjonsson, G.V. Ananjeva, D.S. Drozdov, L.A. Konchenko, Y.V. Korostelev, O.E. Ponomareva, N.V. Matveyeva, I.N. Safranova, R. Shelkunova, A.N. Polezhaev, B.E. Johansen, H.A. Maier, D.F. Murray, Michael D. Fleming, N.G. Trahan, T.M. Charron, S.M. Lauritzen, B.A. Vairin
2005, Journal of Vegetation Science (16) 267-282
Question: What are the major vegetation units in the Arctic, what is their composition, and how are they distributed among major bioclimate subzones and countries? Location: The Arctic tundra region, north of the tree line. Methods: A photo-interpretive approach was used to delineate the vegetation onto an Advanced Very High...
Rana boylii Baird 1854, Foothill Yellow-legged Frog
Gary M. Fellers
Michael Lannoo, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Amphibian Declines: The Conservation Status of United States Species. Volume 2: Species Accounts.
No abstract available at this time...
Variation in fire regimes of the Rocky Mountains: Implications for avian communities and fire management
Victoria A. Saab, Hugo D. W. Powell, Natasha B. Kotliar, Karen R. Newlon
Victoria A. Saab, Hugo D. W. Powell, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Fire and avian ecology in North America (Studies in Avian Biology No. 30)
Information about avian responses to fire in the U.S. Rocky Mountains is based solely on studies of crown fires. However, fire management in this region is based primarily on studies of low-elevation ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests maintained largely by frequent understory fires. In contrast to both of these trends,...
The effects of sea level and palaeotopography on lithofacies distribution and geometries in heterozoan carbonates, south-eastern Spain
C.L. Johnson, E. K. Franseen, R.H. Goldstein
2005, Sedimentology (52) 513-536
This study utilized three-dimensional exposures to evaluate how sea-level position and palaeotopography control the facies and geometries of heterozoan carbonates. Heterozoan carbonates were deposited on top of a Neogene volcanic substrate characterized by palaeotopographic highs, palaeovalleys, and straits that were formed by subaerial erosion, possibly original volcanic topography, and faults...
