Kaua'i 'O'o; O'ahu 'O'o; Hawai'i 'O'o; Bishop's 'O'o; Kioea
P.W. Sykes Jr., A.K. Kepler, C. B. Kepler, J. M. Scott
2000, Birds of North America No. 535
The Hawai'i 'O'o was the first Hawaiian honeyeater discovered by westerners, described from a specimen obtained in 1779 during Captain James Cook's third voyage; the other 4 species were not known to the scientific community until the mid- to late 1800's. The O'ahu and Hawai'i 'o'o and the Kioea...
Environmental Contaminants and Terrestrial Vertebrates: Effects on Populations, Communities, and Ecosystems
2000, Report
The desire of resource managers, risk assessors, and the general public to better understand the consequences of environmental contamination has produced a strong and growing need for information on the effects of contaminants on populations and groups of species, and over moderate to large areas of land or water....
Rising seas and sinking coastal marshes: Implications to Atlantic waterbirds
R.M. Erwin, D.J. Prosser, G. Sanders
2000, Book chapter, Living on the Edge -- Birds 2000: Abstracts
Along the mid-Atlantic U.S. coast, relative sea level rise (RSLR) is higher than the global average of 1.5-2.0 mm/yr, ranging from about 2.5 in parts of Virginia and Delaware to about 4.0 in New Jersey (Atlantic City and Sandy Hook) and near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. Very...
Camping impact management at Isle Royale National Park: an evaluation of visitor activity containment policies from the perspective of social conditions
T. A. Farrell, J. L. Marion
2000, Book chapter, Proceedings: Wilderness Science in a Time of Change, May 23-27, 1999, Missoula, MT. Vol. 5, Wilderness ecosystems, threats, and management
A survey of backcountry and wilderness campsites at Isle Royale National Park reveals that the park?s policies for managing visitor impacts have been remarkably effective in limiting the areal extent of camping-related disturbance. However, the dense spatial arrangement of designated campsites within backcountry campgrounds has also contributed to problems with...
A removal model for estimating detection probabilities from point-count surveys
G.L. Farnsworth, K. H. Pollock, J.D. Nichols, T.R. Simons, J.E. Hines, J.R. Sauer
2000, Book chapter, Living on the Edge -- Birds 2000: Abstracts
We adapted a removal model to estimate detection probability during point count surveys. The model assumes one factor influencing detection during point counts is the singing frequency of birds. This may be true for surveys recording forest songbirds when most detections are by sound. The model requires counts...
Wilderness campsite conditions under an unregulated camping policy: an eastern example
Y.-F. Leung, J. L. Marion
2000, Book chapter, Proceedings: Wilderness Science in a Time of Change, May 23-27, 1999, Missoula, MT. Vol. 5, Wilderness ecosystems, threats, and management
This study identified and assessed 110 campsites in seven designated wilderness areas in the Jefferson National Forest of Virginia. The campsites were unevenly distributed within each wilderness, concentrating along trail corridors and near popular destination areas. With a few exceptions, most campsites surveyed were in good condition. The findings indicate...
Painted Bunting Breeding Bird Survey trends associated with landscape changes in Georgia and South Carolina
J.M. Meyers
2000, Book chapter, Living on the Edge -- Birds 2000: Abstracts
Landscape changes during the first 3 decades of the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) may account for the Painted Bunting's declining population trend. In the southeastern U.S., it is estimated that this bunting has declined 3.5 % per year since 1966. I collected landscape data centered on identical 5-stop areas...
The role of population monitoring in the management of North American waterfowl
J.D. Nichols, B. Kenneth Williams, Fred A. Johnson
2000, Book chapter, Living on the Edge -- Birds 2000: Abstracts
Despite the effort and expense devoted to large-scale monitoring programs, few existing programs have been designed with specific objectives in mind and few permit strong inferences about the dynamics of monitored systems. The waterfowl population monitoring programs of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Canadian Wildlife Service and state and...
Estimates of population change in selected species of tropical birds using mark-recapture data
J. Brawn, J.D. Nichols, J.E. Hines, J. Nesbitt
2000, Book chapter, Living on the Edge -- Birds 2000: Abstracts
The population biology of tropical birds is known for a only small sample of species; especially in the Neotropics. Robust estimates of parameters such as survival rate and finite rate of population change (A) are crucial for conservation purposes and useful for studies of avian life histories. We used...
The effects of site, supplemental food, and age on survivorship of Carolina Chickadees and implications for dispersal through- riparian corridors
P.F. Doherty, T.G. Grubb
2000, Book chapter, Living on the Edge -- Birds 2000: Abstracts
Few studies have examined survivorship of animals in forest fragments differing in size, and none has used appropriate mark-recapture analysis techniques taking into account probability of recapture. Using Program MARK, a flexible mark-recapture software package, we estimated annual survival rates of Carolina Chickadees over a 5-yr period in a...
Single paternity of clutches in American Woodcock
H. Ziel, D.G. McAuley, J.M. Rhymer
2000, Book chapter, Living on the Edge -- Birds 2000: Abstracts
Based on behavioral observations, the mating system of American Woodcock has been variously described as monogamous, a dispersed lek, or resource defense polygyny. Males perform elaborate mating displays that attract females to their display sites where copulations occur. We used microsatellite markers, developed for Ruffs (Philomachus pugnax), to...
Effects of hunting on survival and habitat use by American Woodcock on breeding and migration areas
D.G. McAuley, J. R. Longcore, R.B. Allen, G.F. Sepik, Simon Williams, W. Palmer, J. Dunn, K. Evans
2000, Book chapter, Webless Migratory Game Bird Research Program: Project Abstracts - 1999
Aspects of amphibian anatomy and physiology
P.F.P. Henry
Donald W. Sparling, Greg L. Linder, Christine A. Bishop, editor(s)
2000, Book chapter, Ecotoxicology of Amphibians and Reptiles
Modeling the distribution of neotropical birds throughout the Americas
I. Thomas
Lawrence R. Handley, Frank J. D’Erchia, Tammy M. Charron, editor(s)
2000, Book chapter, Extended abstracts from BioGeo99: Applications to geospatial technology to biological sciences
I assessed tbe geographic information system (GIS) model and data layers used to create individual Neotropical bird species distribution maps from habitat data contained in the Ecological and Distributional Databases in 'Neotropical Birds: Ecology and Conservation' by D.F. Stotz, J.W. Fitzpatrick, T.A. Parker Ill, and D.K. Moskovits....
Analysis of survival, local and seasonal movements of the Rocky Mountain population of Sandhill Cranes
Rod C. Drewien, W. L. Kendall
2000, Book chapter, Webless migratory game bird research program: Project abstracts - 1999
Group A discussions of endpoint selection, study design, and extrapolation
J.B. French Jr., S.P. Bradbury, H. Krueger, E. McGee, Bradley E. Sample
P.H. Albers, G. H. Heinz, H. M. Ohlendorf, editor(s)
2000, Book chapter, Environmental contaminants and terrestrial vertebrates: effects on populations, communities, and ecosystems
Breeding Common Terns in the Greater West Indies: status and conservation priorities
P. A. Buckley, F. G. Buckley
E.A. Schreiber, David S. Lee, editor(s)
2000, Book chapter, Status and conservation of West Indian seabirds
Series forward
J.M. Weeks, S. O’Hare, Barnett A. Rattner
Jan Kammenga, Ryszard Laskowski, editor(s)
2000, Book chapter, Demography in Ecotoxicology
Group C discussions of endpoint selection, study design, and extrapolation
M. Harthill, D. W. Sparling, J.P. Sullivan, H. M. Ohlendorf
P.H. Albers, G. H. Heinz, H. M. Ohlendorf, editor(s)
2000, Book chapter, Environmental Contaminants and Terrestrial Vertebrates: Effects on Populations, Communities, and Ecosystems
Assessing habitat selection in Spring by male American Woodcock in Maine with a geographic information system
K.E. Sprankle, G.F. Sepik, D.G. McAuley, J. R. Longcore
Daniel G. McAuley, John G. Bruggink, Greg F. Sepik, editor(s)
2000, Book chapter, Proceedings of the Ninth American Woodcock Symposium
Geographic information system (GIS) technology was used to identify habitats available to and used by male American woodcock (Scolopax minor) equipped with radio transmitters--54 in 1987, 51 in 1988, 46 in 1989 at Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, Maine. Woodcock were monitored from time of capture (25 March-15 April) to...
Survival of female American Woodcock breeding in Maine
J. R. Longcore, D.G. McAuley, G.F. Sepik, G.W. Pendleton
Daniel G. McAuley, John G. Bruggink, Greg F. Sepik, editor(s)
2000, Book chapter, Proceedings of the Ninth American Woodcock Symposium
During 1986-1989, 89 female American woodcock (Scolopax minor) included in this study were radio-marked and survival estimated for the period 1 Aprii-15 June. Eleven woodcock died: five (45%) were killed by mammals, two (18%) by unknown predators, and one (9%) by a raptor; two (18%) died from entanglement in...
Epilogue: Lessons yet to be learned
D. W. Sparling, C.A. Bishop, B.D. Pauli, S. Money
Donald W. Sparling, Greg L. Linder, Christine A. Bishop, editor(s)
2000, Book chapter, Ecotoxicology of Amphibians and Reptiles
This chapter provides a summary of the book Ecotoxicology of Amphibians and Reptiles edited by Sparling, Linder and Bishop. In addition to the comparative lack of information on effects and residue burdens of known contaminants in amphibians and reptiles, there is a plethora of new chemicals being produced and...
Early avian research at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina: historical highlights and possibilities for the future
J.M. Meyers, E.P. Odum
John B.= Dunning Jr., John C. Kilgo, editor(s)
2000, Book chapter, Avian Research as the Savannah River Site: Model for integrating basic research and long-term management
Avian biology and collection of baseline population data was a major part of the first decade (1951-1961) of field research at the Savannah River Site (SRS). Baseline inventories involving organisms and land-use types were part of the mission in the early contracts between the Atomic Energy Commission (now the...
Length of stay, survival, habitat use and migration characteristics of fall migrant Soras on the Patuxent River marsh as determined by radio telemetry
G. Michael Haramis, Gregory D. Kearns
2000, Book chapter, Webless migratory game bird research program: Project abstracts - 1999
No abstract available....
Studying wildlife at local and landscape scales: Bachman's Sparrows at the Savannah River Site
J.B. Dunning Jr., B.J. Danielson, B.D. Watts, L. Liu, D.G. Krementz
John B.= Dunning Jr., John C. Kilgo, editor(s)
2000, Book chapter, Avian Research as the Savannah River Site: Model for integrating basic research and long-term management
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, mutual research interests between land managers at the Savannah River Site and biologists at the University of Georgia resulted in a landscape-ecology study of the Bachman's Sparrow (Aimophila aestivalis). This species had been declining throughout its range for several decades and was...
