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Accession
Number
Science Information System (SIS) Project Titles, Updated 7/10/2002
5000987 Assessing the relative habitat value of restored versus natural coastal marshes to migratory birds in Chesapeake Bay
5000997 Length of stay, survival, and habitat use of fall migrant Sora (Porzana carolina) on the Patuxent River Marsh as determined by radio telemetry
5001000 Effects of temephos and methoprene on macroinvertebrates and amphibian larvae in freshwater macrocosms
5001197 Assessing reconstructed depressional wetlands in the Mid-Atlantic States
5001775 Impacts of selective tree harvesting on the Delmarva fox squirrel
5001776 Applying a bioassessment and monitoring framework for public lands and trust resources in coastal and estuarine habitats of the United States
5001777 Contaminant-related activities and synoptic reviews in support of client agencies in the Department of the Interior
5001779 Technical assistance to the Fish and Wildlife Service on alternative shot
5001782 Curation of the North American Vertebrate Collections, Smithsonian Institution
5001795 Determination, biological consequences, and modeling of sex-specific demographic rates in declining, threatened, or endangered metapopulations
5001796 North American Bird Banding Program
5001802 Risk quotient field validation pilot project for selected pesticides
5001809 Impacts of the textile industry on Georgia's waters
5001810 Dynamics of forest bird communities in a fragmented suburban landscape
5001813 North American Amphibian Monitoring Program
5001814 Contaminant Hazard Reviews and other information transfer projects
5001815 Restoration ecology of a migratory flock of whooping cranes
5001817 Development of satellite telemetry methods for birds and application to the study of bird migration
5001819 Selected bird species nesting in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
5001822 Measuring and monitoring biological diversity: standard methods
5001825 Reproductive performance and associated developmental and endocrinological effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (Aroclor 1242) on captive American kestrels (Falco sparverius).
5001827 Assessing terrestrial PCB contamination in the Eastern Region using shrews and other small mammals.
5001830 Systematics of American mammals
5001831 Restoration ecology of a nonmigrating population of whooping cranes in Florida: behavioral and habitat changes to increase survival
5001833 Development of methods for the restoration ecology of cranes
5001841 Technical assistance to National Capital Region, National Park Service - urban landscape ecology
5001842 Development of Patuxent long-term monitoring and ecological research project (PALMER)
5001846 Growth and survival of trees in a Hawaiian montane rain forest
5001847 Toxicity of lead-contaminated sediments to waterfowl
5001849 Toxicity of biologically incorporated contaminants
5001853 Toxicity of lead-contaminated sediments to juvenile waterfowl, including estimation of sediment consumption by waterfowl
5001854 Comparative embryotoxicity of PCB congeners by egg injection
5001855 Physiological and teratogenic effects of mercury on aquatic birds nesting along the mid-to lower Carson River and vicinity, Nevada
5001856 Adaptive management and assessment of habitat changes on migratory birds
5001863 Modeling and management of sandhill crane populations
5001875 Mercury in tree swallows and feathers of other species that line tree swallow nests at Acadia National Park, Maine
5001877 Response of avian communities to forest management on Moosehorn NWR
5001879 Effect of hunting on survival and habitat use by American woodcock Scolopax minor on breeding and migration areas
5001880 Development of a spatially-explicit, individual-based model to simulate Kirtland's warbler population dynamics
5001881 Effects of PCBs on reproduction and biomarker responses in Tree swallows at contaminated sites in the Eastern Region
5001882 Technical assistance in biomarker analyses
5001888 Development of models of mallard population dynamics for adaptive harvest management
5001891 Assumptions and caveats underlying population viability analysis
5001893 Technical assistance to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1: Mariana Archipelago Rescue and Survey (MARS)
5001894 Species decline: contaminants and other contributing factors
5001900 Coordination of the North American Breeding Bird Survey
5002925 Technical assistance to the Fish and Wildlife Service, Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture
5002940 Technical support of Partners in Flight
5002941 Systematics and zoogeography of amphibian and reptile species
5002942 A review and synthesis of the biology of North American amphibian larvae and biology of tadpoles
5002944 Snake species of the world - a taxonomic and geographical reference
5003055 Behavior and ecology of birds with emphasis on tropical areas
5003056 Integrated monitoring of North American bird populations
5003060 Bioavailability and potential effects of mercury and other selected trace metals on biota in Plow Shop and Grove Pond, Fort Devens, MA
5003084 Development of new monitoring techniques and programs for plants and animals
5003288 A comprehensive monitoring program for colonial waterbirds
5003438 Annual survival in the southeastern coastal breeding population of the Painted Bunting
5003439 Interactions of gulls and Piping Plovers at Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, Cape Cod, Mass.
5003440 The hormonal control and the effects of endocrine-active contaminants on avian secondary sex characteristics
5003442 Comparative developmental toxicity assessment of a mosquito larvicide (GB- 1111) on bird eggs
5003443 SAV restoration and ecosystem research
5003449 Population dynamics of the Black-footed and Laysan Albatrosses
5003450 Impact of supplemental planting of early successional tree species in bottomland hardwood reforestation sites
5003452 Demography of deer and mice at Fire Island National Seashore
5003454 Effects of overwinter feeding on the survival and well-being of white-tailed deer fawns in the Adirondack Mountains of New York
5003459 Tropical forest conservation plan
5003460 Technical assistance to the National Park Service
5003467 Design and test a long-term coastal monitoring program at Cape Cod National Seashore with Application to other coastal units of the National Park Service
5003468 Sea level rise, marsh inundation, and wildlife habitat implications
5003469 Population dynamics of Canada Geese within the Atlantic Flyway
5003488 A Conservation Plan for Colonial Waterbirds throughout North America, Central America, and the Caribbean
5003497 Maintaining and serving a bibliographic database to North American waterfowl and their wetland habitats
5003538 Response of coastal ecosystems to sea-level rise: assessing wetland elevation changes, potential for submergence, and management options
5003862 Integrating the effects of land use and global climate change on hydrology and vegetation of Northern Great Plains wetlands
5003909 Development and dissemination of a presettlement forest land cover map for guiding landscape scale ecosystem restoration in Wisconsin
5003910 Dynamics of amphibian populations of Acadia National Park in relation to anthropogenic and natural changes in wetland systems
5004017 Incidence and distribution of chytridiomycosis in road-killed amphibians at National Wildlife Refuges in the Northeast and on Maine routes of the NAAMP
5004019 Bird Inventory for National Capital Parks-East
5004021 Effects of perchlorate on amphibian metamorphosis
5004022 The role of methoprene as Altosid in amphibian deformities
5004023 Evaluating rice fields as foraging habitat for waterfowl to improve delivery of the Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture
5004024 Effects of instream flow depletion on biological integrity of stream fish communities
5004028 Developing indicators of freshwater emergent wetland ecosystem integrity for monitoring and management at Acadia National Park
5004029 Developing Tools to Monitor and Predict Effects of Nutrient Enrichment on Estuaries at Acadia National Park
5004030 Assessment of impacts of a Shoreline Protection Project on endangered Roseate Terns at the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge
5004032 Effects of some commercial fishing activities on eelgrass, Zostera marina, in New England: characterization of impacts and measurement of regrowth potential
5004034 Endocrine baseline values in songbirds and a cowbird-host comparison
5004073 Habitat displacement and sea level change

5004074

Contaminant Exposure and Potential Effects on Reproduction of Ospreys Nesting in Chesapeake Bay Regions of Concern 
5004075 Impact of placement of bottomland hardwood forest restoration on avian demography.
5004189 Preparation of second edition of the handbook of ecotoxicology
5004190 50-year changes in breeding bird populations (robbin05)
5004263 Estimation of bird relative abundance and habitat information at scales needed for management in FWS Region 5
5004264 A metapopulation viability analysis for the golden-cheeked warbler
5004265 Vegetation monitoring at Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
5004296 Design and Testing of a Sampling Protocol for Monitoring Visitor Use and Resource Impact
5004297 The Role of Pesticides in Declining Amphibian Populations in the Sierra Nevadas
5004375 Technical Assistance to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Statistical consulting
5004387 Monitoring salt marsh development processes in the restoring Hatches Harbor salt marsh: Cape Cod National Seashore
5004388 Contaminant interactions
5004413 Technical Assistance to FWS Recovery Teams, the Ornithological Council, the North American Colonial Waterbird Conservation Plan, and to graduate student committees
5004429 Role of lipid peroxidation in lead poisoning in birds and evaluation of non-invasive biomarkers
5004430 Effects of PAHs on marine birds, mammals, and reptiles
5004433 North American Cowbird Advisory Council
5004439 Technical Assistance -Tiger Monitoring and Population Research
5004450 Technical Assistance in Coastal Ecology
5004451 Ecological importance and conservation status of river shoal habitat
5004452 Technical Assistance in developing an adaptive approach to hydropower management
5004453 Technical Assistance in assessing and developing instream flow and river management policies
5004463 The Use of Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) and Harmonic Radar to Locate Bird Carcasses in Agricultural Areas
5004473 Technical Assistance to Fish and Wildlife Service - Delmarva Fox Squirrel Habitat Conservation Plan - Cherry Keller
5004474 Technical Assistance to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Mary Ratnaswamy/John Morten/Irvin Ailes
5004475 Technical Assistance to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Kirtland's Warbler Recovery Team - Kenneth Ennis
5004476 Technical Assistance to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/University of Maryland-Eastern Shore - shorebirds/Delmarva fox squirrels - Monica Williams/Kenra Willet
5004477 Technical Assistance - California University of Pennsylvania / University of Pittsburgh - David Argent / Susan Kalisz
5004487 Effects of impoundment management on vegetation change on Moosehorn NWR wetlands.
5004504 Technical Assistance - Maryland Nutria Population Project
5004505 Technical assistance - Florida manatee modeling and management
5004517 Toxicity of lead and zinc to wildlife
5004527 Impacts of white-tailed deer on vegetation within parks in Montgomery County, Maryland: A statistical analysis of deer exclosure data collected during 1995-98
5004580 The effects of dietary methyl mercury exposure on American kestrels (Falco sparverius).
5004582 Breeding Birds of Virginia
5004602 Co-editor of the book: Developing Models for Conservation and Management using RAMAS GIS
5004627 Habitat and breeding densities of a Swainson's Warbler source population, Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia
5004660 Ecosystem response of salt marshes to OMWM: coastal refuges of FWS Region 5
5004671 Mortality and Survival of Mississippi Sandhill Crane Chicks
5004714 Food production and avian use of moist-soil impoundments in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley
5004722 Demographic Modeling of North Pacific Albatross Populations
5004723 National Wildlife Refuge Landbird Conservation Priorities
5004724 Distribution and status of Tallapoosa River system fauna
5004725 Use of Stable Isotopes to Determine the Relative Importance of Horseshoe Crab Eggs to Long-Distance Migrant Shorebirds in Delaware Bay
5004726 Relations between stream biotic integrity and proportion of annual surface water runoff allocated for human use
5004728 Use of the Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) to assess the bioavailability and effects of contaminants in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
5004735 Participation in ARMI Task Force
5004756 Technical Assistance - National Park Service - mosquitoes/West Nile Virus
5004758 Intertidal biotic overview and assessment: Boston Harbor Islands
5004786 Technical and scientific assistance for DOI land management units
5004790 Development of methods for estimating patch occupancy and patch-dynamic parameters from detection-nondetection survey data
5004791 Developing methods to estimate parameters associated with animal population dynamics
5004792 Development of methods to estimate species richness and community-dynamic parameters from species list data
5004795 Population dynamics of two neotropical migrants, American Redstart and Black-throated Blue Warbler, on North American breeding grounds and Jamaican wintering grounds
5004796 Grassland bird breeding use of managed grasslands on National Wildlife Refuges within Region 5 of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
5004797 Assessing the genetic status of Whooping Cranes with AFLP
5004809 Mapping Distributions of Invasive Animals on National Wildlife Refuges
5004866 Monitoring the success of salt marsh restoration by evaluating trophic relationships: a multiple stable isotope approach
5004877 Sediment Quality in Canals that Discharge into Biscayne Bay, Dade County, Florida
5004892 Statistical consulting for USGS and partner agencies
5004893 Hierarchical models for estimation of population parameters
5004894 Development of new statistical methods for biological applications
5004908 Survival of American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) during fall migration
5004912 National Park Service - Technical Assistance, Eastern Region
5004930 Effects of chlorfenapyr on adult birds
5004969 Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) in the Northeast United States
5004971 Susceptibility of vaccinated sandhill cranes to West Nile virus
5004984 Response of Delmarva fox squirrels to prescribed fires in Mid-Atlantic coastal plain forests
5005006 Avian Pesticide Incident Network
5005082 Restoration ecology of a migratory population of whooping cranes:Wisconsin to Florida
5005097 Painted Bunting Status in the Southeastern Atlantic Coastal United States
5005099 Spatial Ecology and Habitat Use of the Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi) in Georgia
5005121 Effects of Disturbance and Predation on Nesting American Oystercatchers
5005128 Exploring the use of recorded sounds for monitoring waterbird populations
5005288 Adaptive management of releases to the Florida non-migratory Whooping Crane population: Integrating population viability analysis with adaptive management
5005306 Modeling, estimation, and adaptive management of manatees

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