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Autor:
Gregory Grandy, Rangley C. Mickey, P. Soupy Dalyander, Brett Borne, Brian L. Spears, David M. Thompson, Joseph W. Long, Michael Poff, Steve Dartez
Publikováno v:
Shore & Beach. :49-57
An interdisciplinary project team was convened to develop a modeling framework that simulates the potential impacts of storms and sea level-rise to habitat availability at Breton Island, Louisiana, for existing conditions and potential future restora
Autor:
Brian L. Spears, John P. Isanhart
Publikováno v:
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 33:2795-2801
Little is known about the exposure and accumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the 2 species of eagles inhabiting North America. The authors analyzed the livers of 33 bald eagles and 7 golden eagles collected throughout Washington a
Publikováno v:
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 27:2512-2520
We studied tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) at the Sangamo National Priorities List (NPL) site and a reference area (Little Grassy) within Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge, Illinois, USA, to evaluate the bioavailability of polychlorinated bip
Publikováno v:
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 52:572-579
In this study, polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations were measured in great blue heron (GBHE) (Ardea herodias) chicks and eggs at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (CONWR) in southern Illinois. In addition, biomagnification factors (BMFs)
Autor:
Phillip S. Gipson, Roger D. Applegate, Warren B. Ballard, John H. Brunjes, Richard S. Phillips, Derrick P. Holdstock, Mark C. Wallace, Michael S. Miller, Brian L. Spears
Publikováno v:
Journal of Wildlife Management. 71:69-81
Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) broods spend the first several days of life on the ground until poult flight capabilities are attained. This is a critical period of wild turkey life history, with poult survival ranging from 12% to 52%. We measured
Autor:
Warren B. Ballard, Mark C. Wallace, Roger D. Applegate, John H. Brunjes, Richard S. Phillips, Brian L. Spears, Phillip S. Gipson, Jack D. Jernigan, Derrick P. Holdstock, Stephen J. DeMaso
Publikováno v:
Journal of Wildlife Management. 70:904-913
Wildlife managers depend on accurate information regarding wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) survival patterns to properly manage turkey populations. Survival patterns of male Rio Grande wild turkeys (M. g. intermedia) have not been studied intensive
Autor:
Derrick P. Holdstock, Roger D. Applegate, Warren B. Ballard, Mark C. Wallace, Michael S. Miller, John H. Brunjes, Brian L. Spears, Richard S. Phillips, Philip S. Gipson
Publikováno v:
Journal of Field Ornithology. 76:12-20
Knowledge of chick survival rates is required to develop species-specific habitat-survival relationships. We determined pre-flight daily survival of Rio Grande Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) chicks from hatching to time of tree roost at
Autor:
Anne Dailey, Roy E. Brazzle, W. Nelson Beyer, Daniel J. Audet, James A. Hansen, Brian L. Spears, David J. Hoffman, Kate Healy
Publikováno v:
Integrated environmental assessment and management. 7(4)
Previous studies have found widespread Pb poisoning of waterfowl in the Coeur d'Alene River Basin in northern Idaho, USA, which has been contaminated by mining and smelting activities. We studied the exposure of ground-feeding songbirds to Pb, sampli
Autor:
Becky A. Schwab, Brian L. Spears, Jason B. Belden, Michael J. Lydy, Jonathan D. Maul, Matt R. Whiles, Jerry L. Farris
Publikováno v:
Environmental toxicology and chemistry. 25(4)
Insectivorous passerines often bioaccumulate polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) via trophic transfer processes. Tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) frequently are used for estimating PCB bioaccumulation, yet the focus on specific trophic links between
Publikováno v:
Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology. 52(1)
The Coeur d’Alene River Basin, Lake Coeur d’Alene, and the Spokane River contain elevated heavy metal concentrations in sediment and water from historical mining and ore processing operations in the Coeur d’Alene Basin. Lead poisoning has been