The national coal-resources data system of the U.S. geological survey
M.D. Carter
1976, Computers & Geosciences (2) 331-340
The National Coal Resources Data System (NCRDS) was designed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to meet the increasing demands for rapid retrieval of information on coal location, quantity, quality, and accessibility. An interactive conversational query system devised by the USGS retrieves information from the data bank through a standard...
Hydrologic data for Cow Bayou, Brazos River Basin, Texas, 1974
J. K. VanZandt
1976, Report
No abstract available....
An acute septicaemic disease of brown trout (Salmo trutta) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) caused by a Pasteurella-like organism
T. Hastein, G. L. Bullock
1976, Journal of Fish Biology (8) 23-26
Ulcerations of the skin associated with haemorrhagic petechiae of liver and kidneys, were the main signs of disease affecting salmon and brown trout in Norway. A death rate of 15–20% was estimated for the 5 month period of mid-March-August, although mortalities occurred throughout the year. Bacteriological examinations, involving 36 isolates,...
Reproduction by Uta stansburiana in southern Nevada
P.A. Medica, F.B. Turner
1976, Journal of Herpetology (10) 123-128
Diurnal use of small wetlands by ducks
A.T. Klett, L.M. Kirsch
1976, Journal of Wildlife Management (40) 351-353
Abstract has not been submitted...
Temperature tolerance of young-of-the-year lake whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis
Thomas A. Edsall, Donald V. Rottiers
1976, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada (33) 177-180
The ultimate upper lethal temperature of young-of-the-year lake whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis, was 26.65 C; this value is closely similar to that reported for yearling bloaters,Coregonus hoyi (26.75 C) and young-of-the-year lake herring, Coregonus artedii (26.0 C)....
Diseases: A threat to our waterfowl
Milton Friend
1976, Ducks Unlimited (40) 36-37
No abstract available....
[Book review] One Time Harvest: Reflections on Coal and our Future, by Mike Jacobs
Douglas H. Johnson
1976, North Dakota History (43) 101-102
Review of: One time harvest: reflections on coal and our future. Mike Jacobs. 1975. Indiana University. 300 p....
Dissipation of residues of 2,4-D in water, hydrosoil, and fish
D.P. Schultz, E.O. Gangstad
1976, Journal of Aquatic Plant Management (14) 43-45
Abstract has not been submitted...
Wildlife diseases: philosophical considerations
M. Friend
L.A. Page, editor(s)
1976, Book chapter, Wildlife diseases
Wildlife diseases are studied because of their adverse impact on human health, agriculture, or wildlife conservation. Viewpoints from these three major areas of concern are not always compatible, yet the ecological nature of disease makes it essential that each is recognized and understood. Within wildlife agencies, resistance or apathy toward...
Experimental responses of mallards and Canada geese to tribromoethanol
Gary L. Krapu
1976, Journal of Wildlife Management (40) 180-183
Abstract has not been submitted...
Unusual mortality of a saw-whet owl
H.A. Kantrud
1976, Prairie Naturalist (8) 59-59
Abstract has not been submitted...
Prevention and control of viral diseases of salmonids
Donald F. Amend
1976, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada (33) 1059-1066
Three viral diseases of salmonids are of worldwide concern: infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), and infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN). Six principal approaches are being used to prevent or control these diseases: 1) preventing contact o the pathogen with the host, 2) environmental manipulation, 3) immunization, 4) chemotherapy,...
Monitoring Mount Baker Volcano
S. D. Malone, D. Frank
1976, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (8) 21-25
Hisotrically active volcanoes in the conterminous United States are restricted to the Cascade Range and extend to the Cascade Range and extend from Mount Baker near the Canadian border to Lassen Peak in northern California. Since 1800 A.D, most eruptive activity has been on a relatively small scale and has...
Earthquake history of Rhode Island
C. A. von Hake
1976, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (8) 31-32
Only three shocks (intensity V or greater, Modified Moercalli Scale) have centered in Rhode Island, although several earthquakes in New England and the St.Lawerence Valley have been felt in the State....
Earthquake watch
M. Hill
1976, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (8) 10-11
When the time comes that earthquakes can be predicted accurately, what shall we do with the knowledge? This was the theme of a November 1975 conference on earthquake warning and response held in San Francisco called by Assistant Secretary of the Interior Jack W. Carlson. Invited were officials of State...
The area of influence of an exploratory hole
D.A. Singer, L. J. Drew
1976, Economic Geology (71) 642-647
A method is presented for calculating the area of influence of exploratory drill holes by using the size and shape of resource targets. The solution presented is for elliptical and circular targets, but the method is applicable to any shaped target. The degree to which points have been explored depends...
Female homogamety in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) determined by gynogenesis
Jon G. Stanley
1976, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada (33) 1372-1374
Gynogenesis occurred in eggs of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) treated with X-irradiated milt from goldfish (Carassius auratus). Gynogenetic offspring were females, which indicates functional female homogamety in grass carp. Five of these gynogenetic fish were used as an egg source for a second generation of artificially gynogenetic fish. The percentage...
Utilization of satellite data for inventorying prairie ponds and lakes
E.A. Work, D.S. Gilmer
1976, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (42) 685-694
By using data acquired by LANDSAT-1 (formerly ERTS- 1), studies were conducted in extracting information necessary for formulating management decisions relating to migratory waterfowl. Management decisions are based in part on an assessment ofhabitat characteristics, specifically numbers, distribution, and quality of ponds and lakes in the prime breeding range. This...
Removal of toxic chemicals from water with activated carbon
V. K. Dawson, L. L. Marking, T.D. Bills
1976, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (105) 119-123
Activated carbon was effective in removing fish toxicants and anesthetics from water solutions. Its capacity to adsorb 3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (TFM), antimycin, NoxfishA? (5% rotenone), Dibrorms, juglone, MSa??222, and benzocaine ranged from 0.1 to 64 mg per gram of carbon. The adsorptive capacity (end point considered as a significant discharge) of...
Glomerular mesangial fibrosis in hatchery-reared rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri)
D.E. Hinton, R.T. Jones, R. L. Herman
1976, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada (33) 2551-2559
Light and electron microscopic studies were performed on tissues of hatchery-reared rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) having a disease of currently unknown etiology with external symptoms of severe edema which causes increased mortality rate. Comparison with unaffected trout tissues revealed loss of cellularity in glomerular tufts with a replacement of mesangial...
Fine structure of an unidentified protozoon in the epithelium of rainbow trout exposed to water with Myxosoma cerebralis
S.B. Daniels, R. L. Herman, C.N. Burke
1976, Journal of Protozoology (23) 402-410
An intracellular protozoon was discovered in the epithelium of young rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) exposed for as short a time as 1 hr to water known to contain infective stages of Myxosoma cerebralis. Light- and electron-microscopic examination of this tissue revealed what appeared to be a proliferative stage (presumptive schizont) of a...
Optimum level of dietary biotin for growth, feed utilization, and swimming stamina of fingerling lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush)
H. A. Poston
1976, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada (33) 1803-1806
Triplicate lots of fingerling lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) held at 9 C for 20 wk were fed a semipurified basal diet supplemented with 1% spray-dried egg white or d-biotin at concentrations of 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, or 5.0 ppm. Trout fed the basal diet, either alone or with egg white, grew more slowly and...
Submarine geothermal resources
D.L. Williams
1976, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research (1) 85-100
Approximately 20% of the earth's heat loss (or 2 ?? 1012 cal/s) is released through 1% of the earth's surface area and takes the form of hydrothermal discharge from young (Pleistocene or younger) rocks adjacent to active seafloor-spreading centers and submarine volcanic areas. This amount is roughly equivalent to man's...
Dinoflagellates: Fossil motile-stage tests from the upper cretaceous of the Northern New Jersey coastal plain
F.E. May
1976, Science (193) 1128-1130
Fossil dinoflagellate tests have been considered to represent encysted, nonmotile stages. The discovery of flagellar porelike structures and probable trichocyst pores in the Upper Cretaceous genus Dinogymnium suggests that motile stage tests are also preserved as acid-resistant, organic-walled microfossils....