Late Pleistocene and Holocene paleolimnology of two mountain lakes in western Tasmania
J. Platt Bradbury
1986, Palaios (1) 381-388
No abstract available. ...
A budget for continental growth and denudation
D. G. Howell, R.W. Murray
1986, Science (233) 446-449
Oceanic crustal material on a global scale is re-created every 110 million years. From the data presented it is inferred that potential sialic material is formed at a rate of about 1.35 cubic kilometers per year, including hemipelagic volcanic sediments that accumulate at a rate of about 0.05 cubic kilometer...
Estimating ground-water influx to a portion of the Rio Grande de Manati River basin in Puerto Rico through the measurement of 222Rn
K. Kelly Ellins, Angel Roman-Mas, Roger W. Lee
Ferdinand Quinones, A.V. Sanchez, H. Smith, editor(s)
1986, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the Third Caribbean Islands Water-Resources Congress
Water has become a critical commodity in the Caribbean Region. In spite of a relative abundance of rainfall even on the smaller islands, the region is faced with severe seasonal shortages as well as increasing water quality problems. The supply of thewater needs in the area will become even more critical...
Voyager 2 in the Uranian system: Imaging science results
B.A. Smith, L.A. Soderblom, R. Beebe, D. Bliss, J. M. Boyce, A. Brahic, G.A. Briggs, R. H. Brown, S.A. Collins, A.F. Cook II, S.K. Croft, J.N. Cuzzi, G. E. Danielson, M. E. Davies, T.E. Dowling, D. Godfrey, C.J. Hansen, M. Camille Harris, G.E. Hunt, A.P. Ingersoll, T. V. Johnson, R.J. Krauss, H. Masursky, D. Morrison, Tobias Owen, J. B. Plescia, James B. Pollack, C.C. Porco, K. Rages, C. Sagan, E.M. Shoemaker, L.A. Sromovsky, C. Stoker, R.G. Strom, V.E. Suomi, S.P. Synnott, R.J. Terrile, P. Thomas, W.R. Thompson, J. Veverka
1986, Science (233) 43-64
Voyager 2 images of the southern hemisphere of Uranus indicate that submicrometersize haze particles and particles of a methane condensation cloud produce faint patterns in the atmosphere. The alignment of the cloud bands is similar to that of bands on Jupiter and Saturn, but the zonal winds are nearly opposite....
Marking fingerling striped bass and blue tilapia with coded wire tags and microtaggants
G. T. Klar, N. C. Parker
1986, North American Journal of Fisheries Management (6) 439-444
Fingerling striped bass (Morone saxatilis) of two year classes were tagged in four body locations with coded wire tags and on two locations with Microtaggants (laminated plastic particles containing layers of fluorescent and magnetic material). Retention of coded wire tags ranged from 33% for tags in the nose to 100%...
Changing landscapes and the cosmopolitism of the eastern Colorado avifauna
Fritz L. Knopf
1986, Wildlife Society Bulletin (14) 132-142
The avifauna of continental North America has changed dramatically since colonial times. Excessive hunting contributed, at least in part, to the extinction of birds such as the great auk (Pinguinus impennis) and passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius), while more recently organochlorine insecticide residues have resulted in drastic reductions in numbers...
Population trends, reproductive success, and organochlorine chemical contaminants in waterbirds nesting in Galveston Bay, Texas
Kirke A. King, Alexander J. Krynitsky
1986, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (15) 367-376
The effects of environmental contaminants on the reproductive success of olivaceous cormorants (Phalacrocorax olivaceus), laughing gulls (Larus atricilla), and black skimmers (Rhynchops niger) nesting in Galveston Bay, Texas were investigated from 1980 through 1982. Populations of cormorants and gulls have remained stable in recent years, but skimmer numbers may have...
Hydrogeochemistry of sulfide and arsenic-rich tailings and alluvium along Whitewood Creek, South Dakota (Part 1 of 3 parts)
F. M. M. Morel, J. Rouse, J. L. Schnoor, M. G. Wolman, J. A. Cherry
1986, Mineral & Energy Resources (29)
During 100 years prior to 1977, Whitewood Creek, SD, received about 1 billion tons of arsenic-rich and sulfide-mineral rich tailings from gold mining operations. A hydrogeochemical investigation conducted in 1983-84 focused on four local study areas on the flood plain where tailings deposits exist on top of moderately permeable alluvium....
An assessment of ground-nest depredation in a catastrophically disturbed region, Mount St. Helens, Washington
Douglas C. Andersen, James A. MacMahon
1986, The Auk (103) 622-626
The explosive eruption of the Mount St. Helens volcano on 18 May 1980 severely affected a large ar- ray of plant and animal populations (Edwards and Schwartz 1981, MacMahon 1982, Wissmar et al. 1982) over a vast area (>600 kM2) (Fig. 1). Volcanic eruptions are relatively common agents of large-scale...
Recent developments in hydrologic instrumentation
Vito J. Latkovich, James C. Futrell II
Douglas L. Kane, editor(s)
1986, American Water Resources Association Technical Publication Series 86-1
The programs of the U.S. Geological Survey require instrumentation for collecting and monitoring hydrologic data in cold regions. The availability of space-age materials and implementation of modern electronics and mechanics is making possible the recent developments of hydrologic instrumentation, especially in the area of measuring streamflow under ice cover. Material...
Influence of nutrients on feed intake and condition of captive canvasbacks in winter
Matthew C. Perry, Wayne J. Kuenzel, Byron K. Williams, John A. Serafin
1986, Journal of Wildlife Management (50) 427-434
Dramatic changes in the food habits and distribution of canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) in Chesapeake Bay during the 1970's generated a need to evaluate the nutritional value of food items and the requirements of this species on its wintering grounds. Groups of captive canvasbacks were maintained ad libitum on 5 diets...
Paleomagnetism of Middle Tertiary volcanic rocks from the Western Cascade Series, northern California
Myrl E. Beck Jr., Russell F. Burmester, Douglas E. Craig, C. Sherman Gromme, Ray E. Wells
1986, Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth (91) 8219-8230
The Western Cascade Series (WCS) is a 3.5‐km‐thick, crudely homoclinal (east dipping) calcalkaline volcanic sequence of mid‐Oligocene to early Miocene age that crops out near the southern tip of the Cascade Range in northern California. The mean direction of remanent magnetization in the WCS is D, 4.9°; I, 57.6° (N,...
Discussion of "Aquifer test analysis in fractured rocks with linear flow pattern"
Paul A. Heish
1986, Groundwater (24) 530-530
No abstract available...
Relationship between snow depth and gray wolf predation on white-tailed deer
Michael E. Nelson, L. David Mech
1986, Journal of Wildlife Management (50) 471-474
Survival of 203 yearling and adult white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) was monitored for 23,441 deer days from January through April 1975-85 in northeastern Minnesota. Gray wolf (Canis lupus) predation was the primary mortality cause, and from year to year during this period, the mean predation rate ranged from 0.00 to...
Blood chemistry and hematocrit of captive and wild canvasbacks
Matthew C. Perry, Holliday H. Obrecht III, Byron K. Williams, Wayne J. Kuenzel
1986, Journal of Wildlife Management (50) 435-441
Blood chemistry and packed cell volume (PCV) did not vary among groups of captive canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) maintained ad libitum on 5 diets varying in metabolizable energy (ME) and protein. Ducks fed low quality diets increased their consumption so that all ducks were obtaining similar amounts of energy and protein....
[Book review] Bobwhites in the Rio Grande Plain of Texas
Matthew C. Perry
1986, Journal of Wildlife Management (50) 521-522
No abstract available. ...
Glacial sequence near McCall, Idaho: Weathering rinds, soil development, morphology, and other relative-age criteria
S.M. Colman, Kenneth L. Pierce
1986, Quaternary Research (25) 25-42
The sequence of glacial deposits near McCall, Idaho, previously assigned to the Pinedale and Bull Lake glaciations, contains deposits of four different ages. These ages are defined by multiple relative-age criteria, including weathering rinds, soil development, surface-rock weathering, morainal morphology, and loess stratigraphy. The thickness of weathering rinds on basaltic...
Organochlorine residues in adult mallard and black duck wings, 1981-1982
R. M. Prouty, C.M. Bunck
1986, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (6) 49-57
Ten organochlorine compounds were identified in pools of black duck (Anas rubripes) and mallard (A. platyrhynchos) wings from the 1981–82 hunting season. Most organochlorine compounds occurred very infrequently. Among those compounds positively identified by mass spectrometry, DDE and, secondarily, PCB had the highest frequencies of occurrence....
Survival estimates for North American Atlantic brant, 1956-75
R.E. Kirby, M.J. Conroy, T.W. Barry, R.H. Kerbes
1986, Journal of Wildlife Management (50) 29-32
The entire banding and recovery record for Atlantic brant (Branta bernicla hrota) was analyzed to determine recovery and survival rates for 1956-75. Composite survival rates for all adults (sex of banded birds was not recorded) during the 19-year period ranged from 0.984 to 0.591 (x = 0.785). Survival rates for...
Age of -360-m reef terrace, Hawaii, and the rate of late Pleistocene subsidence of the island
Barney J. Szabo, James G. Moore
1986, Geology (14) 967-968
Observations from a manned submersible vehicle indicate that the −360-m reef terrace northwest of the island of Hawaii is a drowned coral reef. The preferred uranium-series age of coralline algae collected from the reef face is 120 ± 5 ka. This age agrees with the notion that the reef was...
The Munson-Nygren slide: A major lower-slope slide off Georges Bank
Dennis W. O’Leary
1986, Marine Geology (72) 101-114
The Munson-Nygren slide is a large compound slide located between Munson and Nygren Canyons below 1900 m depth on the Continental Slope off Georges Bank. Its structural and morphological features are recognized in high-resolution seismic-reflection profiles. The slide comprises an axial trough which has a relief as great as 325...
Morphological variation and zoogeography of racers (Coluber constrictor) in the central Rocky Mountains
Paul Stephen Corn, R. Bruce Bury
1986, Herpetologica (42) 258-264
We examined 63 specimens of Coluber constrictor from Colorado and Utah using eight external morphological characters that have been used to distinguish C. c. mormon from C. c. flaviventris. We grouped the snakes into three Operational Taxonomic Units (OTU's) in a transect across the Rocky Mountains: the eastern Front...
Klamath-Blue Mountain lineament, Oregon
Robin P. Riddihough, Carol A. Finn, Richard Couch
1986, Geology (14) 528-531
Regional gravity data clearly show a zone of southwest-northeast lineations across Oregon that defines a major crustal lineament. Its existence is supported by geologic and geophysical data. Its correlation with the northwestern boundaries of the Klamath and Blue Mountain provinces suggests that these are continuous beneath the Cascade volcanic arc....
Shrinkage and growth compensation in common sunflowers: refining estimates of damage
James A. Sedgwick, John L. Oldemeye, Elizabeth L. Swenson
1986, Journal of Wildlife Management (50) 513-520
Shrinkage and growth compensation of artificially damaged common sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) were studied in central North Dakota during 1981-1982 in an effort to increase accuracy of estimates of blackbird damage to sunflowers. In both years, as plants matured damaged areas on seedheads shrank at a greater rate than the...
Implications of recent advances in instrumentation for strong-motion studies
Roger D. Borcherdt
1986, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the 17th joint panel meeting of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Wind and seismic effects
No abstract available....