Peter S. White, Stephanie P. Wilds, Gwendolyn A. Thunhorst, and contributing authors (John M. Alderman, Matthew Barnett-Lawrence, J. Whitfield Gibbons, Thomas C. Gibson, David S. Lee, Michael R. Pelton, David Penrose, and James D. Williams)

Texas Natural History: A Century of Change

David J. Schmidly

Environmental Change in South Texas

Duane C. Chapman, Diana M. Papoulias, and Chris P. Onuf

Caribbean Islands

James W. Wiley and Francisco J. Vilella

Coral Reefs of the U.S. Virgin Islands

Caroline S. Rogers

Reef Fishes of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands

Virginia Haney Garrison

Sea Turtles of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

Zandy-Marie Hillis-Starr, Ralf Boulon, and Michael Evans

Mississippi River

James G. Wiener, Calvin R. Fremling, Carl E. Korschgen, Kevin P. Kenow, Eileen M. Kirsch, Sara J. Rogers, Yao Yin, and Jennifer S. Sauer

Coastal Louisiana

James G. Gosselink, James M. Coleman, and Robert E. Stewart, Jr.

Grasslands

Fred B. Samson, Fritz L. Knopf, and Wayne R. Ostlie

Tall-Grass Prairie Butterflies and Birds

Ann B. Swengel and Scott R. Swengel

Amphibians of the Northern Grasslands

Diane L. Larson, Ned Euliss, Michael J. Lannoo, and David M. Mushet

Wetland Birds in the Northern Great Plains

Lawrence D. Igl and Douglas H. Johnson

Waterfowl in the Prairie Pothole Region

Jane E. Austin

Duck Plague: Emergence of a New Cause of Waterfowl Mortality

Milton Friend

Population Trends for Prairie Pothole Carnivores

Raymond J. Greenwood and Marsha A. Sovada

Rocky Mountains

Thomas J. Stohlgren

Whitebark Pine

Katherine C. Kendall

Limber Pine

Katherine C. Kendall

Amphibians of Glacier National Park

Leo Marnell

Great Basin-Mojave Desert Region

Peter F. Brussard, David A. Charlet, and David S. Dobkin, and contributing authors (Lianne C. Ball, Kathleen A. Bishop, Hugh B. Britten, Erica Fleishman, Scott A. Fleury, Tom Jenni, Tom B. Kennedy, Ron Marlow, Christine O. Mullen, Mary M. Peacock, Don Prusso, Michael Reed, Lynn Riley, Richard W. Rust, Janice L. Simpkin, Gary Vinyard, and Ulla G. Yandell)

Human-Induced Changes in the Mojave and Colorado Desert Ecosystems: Recovery and Restoration Potential

Jeff Lovich

Southwest

Michael A. Bogan, Craig D. Allen, Esteban H. Muldavin, Steven P. Platania, James N. Stuart, Greg H. Farley, Patricia Mehlhop, and Jayne Belnap

A Ponderosa Pine Natural Area Reveals Its Secrets

Craig D. Allen

Soils and Cryptobiotic Crusts in Arid Lands

Jayne Belnap

Changing Landscapes of the Middle Rio Grande

Michael A. Bogan

Rare Aquatic Snails

Patricia Mehlhop

Perils Facing the Gila Trout

Steven P. Platania

Arizona Leopard Frogs: Balanced on the Brink?

Michael J. Sredl

Elk Reintroductions

Craig D. Allen

Endemic Mammals of the Henry Mountains, Utah

Michael A. Bogan

Southwestern Bats

Michael A. Bogan

California

Stephen D. Veirs, Jr., Paul A. Opler, and contributing authors (David S. Gilmer, David M. Graber, Tim Graham, Laurie S. Huckaby, Mark R. Jennings, Kathryn McEachern, Peter B. Moyle, and Rosemary A. Stefani)

Fire and Fuel in a Sierra Nevada Ecosystem

Jan W. van Wagtendonk

Torrey Pine

Stephen D. Veirs, Jr.

Emerging Diseases in Southern Sea Otters

Nancy J. Thomas, Lynn H. Creekmore, Rebecca A. Cole, and Carol U. Meteyer

California Abalone

Gary E. Davis

Channel Islands and California Desert Snail Fauna

Steven M. Chambers

Western Snowy Plovers and California Least Terns

Abby Powell

Pacific Northwest

Jeff P. Smith, Michael W. Collopy, and contributing authors (R. Bruce Bury, Michael A. Castellano, Stephen P. Cross, David S. Dobkin, Joan Hagar, John D. Lattin, Judith Li, Karl J. Martin, William C. McComb, Jeffrey C. Miller, Randy Molina, J. Mark Perkins, David A. Pyke, Roger Rosentreter, Jane E. Smith, Edward G. Starkey, and Steven D. Tesch)

Complex Interactions of Introduced Trout and Native Biota in High-Elevation Lakes

William J. Liss and Gary L. Larson

Spotted Frogs in the Western Pacific Northwest

Kelly R. McAllister

Northern Spotted Owl

Eric D. Forsman

Wintering Canada Geese in the Willamette Valley

Charles J. Henny and Maura B. Naughton

Sage Grouse in Oregon

John A. Crawford

Translocated Sea Otter Populations off the Oregon and Washington Coasts

Ronald J. Jameson

Roosevelt Elk and Forest Structure in Olympic National Park

Douglas B. Houston, Edward S. Schreiner, and Andrea Woodward

Alaska

David R. Klein, David F. Murray, Robert H. Armstrong, and Betty A. Anderson

Pacific Halibut in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

Philip N. Hooge and Spencer J. Taggart

Hawaii and the Pacific Islands

Lloyd L. Loope

The Effect of Introduced Euglandina Snails on Endemic Snails of Moorea, French Polynesia

Lloyd L. Loope

Marine Resources

Loh-Lee Low, Allen M. Shimada, Steven L. Swartz, and Michael P. Sissenwine

Northeast Region

John B. Pearce, Emory D. Anderson, Kenneth Sherman, James E. O'Reilly, Robert N. Reid, Frank W. Steimle, and James H. W. Hain

North Atlantic Right Whale

James H. W. Hain

Southeast Region

Thomas D. McIlwain

Linkages Between Coastal Wetlands and Fishery Resources

Thomas J. Minello and Roger J. Zimmerman

Bottlenose Dolphins

Robert A. Blaylock, Larry J. Hansen, and Keith D. Mullin

Alaska Region

Loh-Lee Low, Howard W. Braham, James C. Olsen, Patrick J. Gould, and Allen M. Shimada

The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

William P. Hines

Northern Sea Lion

Howard W. Braham

Pacific Coast Region

Bruce B. McCain, Alec D. MacCall, Robert L. Emmett, and Richard D. Brodeur

Effect of El Niño on the Southern California Bight

Howard W. Braham

Western Pacific Oceanic Region

Bruce C. Mundy and Alan R. Everson

Genetic Diversity of Central Pacific Marine Mammals

Bruce C. Mundy

Hawaiian Monk Seal

Bruce C. Mundy

National Status and Trends

Loh-Lee Low, Howard W. Braham, James H. W. Hain, Stephen C. Jameson, Steven H. Jury, Mark E. Monaco, Allen M. Shimada, David L. Stein, and Steven L. Swartz

National Issues and Threats

Loh-Lee Low, Bruce C. Mundy, Bruce B. McCain, Thomas D. McIlwain, Emory D. Anderson, and Kenneth Sherman

Common and Scientific Names Appendix

Glossary

Index