Symposium:
Managing Predation to Increase Production of Wetland Birds
15-17 August 1990
Jamestown, North Dakota
Abstracts
Sponsored By:
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center (Host)
North Dakota Chapter of the Wildlife Society
North Dakota Game and Fish Department
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6
Ducks Unlimited
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National Biological Survey. 1990. Symposium: Managing predation to increase production of wetland birds. 15-17 August 1990, Jamestown, North Dakota. Abstracts. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, North Dakota Chapter of the Wildlife Society, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6, Ducks Unlimited. 70pp.This resource should be cited as:
National Biological Survey. 1990. Symposium: Managing predation to increase production of wetland birds. 15-17 August 1990, Jamestown, North Dakota. Abstracts. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, North Dakota Chapter of the Wildlife Society, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6, Ducks Unlimited. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online. http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/symabs/index.htm (Version 20JAN99).
Oral Presentations
- A Review of Predation Management for Wetland Birds in North America
- Erik K. Fritzell
- Experiments Controlling Nest Predation by Reducing the Density of Nest Predators of Gamebirds in Europe (with Special Reference to Gray Partridge and Mallard)
- G. R. Potts
- Predator Control in Wildlife Management: A Reexamination
- Edward P. Hill
- Predation and Habitats: Management by Results
- Kenneth F. Higgins
- Understanding the Dynamic Nature of Waterfowl Nest Predation: A Novel Approach
- Steven M. Byers, Robert L. Crabtree, and Ronald C. Gatti
- Effects of Habitat and Predator Manipulations on Breeding Success of Prairie Ducks: A Review of Hypothesis and the Evidence
- Robert G. Clark and Thomas D. Nudds
- Effects of Habitat and Predator Manipulations on Prairie Ducks: Management by Experimentation
- Thomas D. Nudds and Robert G. Clark
- Predator Control for Whooping Crane and Sandhill Crane Production at Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Idaho
- Roderick C. Drewien and Stephen H. Bouffard
- Predator Control to Enhance Sandhill Crane Production at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
- Gary L. Ivey, David G. Paullin,and Carroll D. Littlefield
- Protection of Endangered Species on the California Coast
- Michael D. Silbernagle, Richard Zembal, and Esther E. Burkett
- New Developments in Humane Traps and Trapping Methods
- Gilbert Proulx
- The Pathological Responses of Red Foxes to Capture in Foothold Traps and Box Traps
- P. J. White, Terry J. Kreeger, Ulysses S. Seal, and John R. Tester
- An Integrated Mechanical Trapping Program for Reducing Populations of Nest Predators
- Major L. Boddicker
- Efficient Predator Management on Waterfowl Production Areas
- Jon D. Kauffeld
- Predator Management in Western Minnesota
- Kevin J. Brennan
- Response of Breeding Canvasbacks to Nest-fencing and a Reduction in Mammalian Egg Predation
- Michael G. Anderson and Robert Emery
- Effects of Skunk Control on Duck Nest Success in Western Montana
- Nathan E. Hall and I. J. Ball
- Effects of Predator Control on Island-nesting Mallards in the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
- Robert B. Dahlgren and John F. Wetzel
- An Evaluation of Seasonal Predator Removal on Duck Nest Success on Waterfowl Production Areas in Minnesota and North Dakota
- Alan B. Sargeant and Marsh A. Sovada
- Avian Predator Removal and Duck Nest Success in Central Alberta
- D. Edward Hofman and Ken J. Lungle
- Brown Bear Predation on Dusky Canada Geese and the Results of an Experimental Reduction of Brown Bear Numbers
- Bruce H. Campbell
- Response of Aleutian Canada Geese and Other Ground-nesting Birds in the Aleutian Islands to the Removal of Introduced Arctic Fox
- George V. Byrd and Edgar P. Bailey
- Eider Farming and Predator Management in Iceland
- Páll Hersteinsson
- Arctic Fox Control Improves Productivity of Arctic Nesting Geese
- R. Michael Anthony, Paul L. Flint, and James S. Sedinger
- Types of Predation on Waterfowl and Their Management on the Coast of Shanghai, China
- Shi Ming and Lu Jianjian
- Effectiveness of Predator-proof Nest Exclosures to Increase Piping Plover Nesting Success
- Irvin W. Ailes
- The Red Fox as a Regulating Factor for Breeding Shorebird Populations in South Sweden
- Paul E. Jönsson
- Electric Fences Reduce Mammalian Predation on Piping Plover Nests and Chicks
- Paul M. Mayer and Mark R. Ryan
- Use of Exclosures to Protect Small Ground-nesting Birds
- Gary N. Corbett
- Developing a Strategy of Predator Control for the Protection of the California Least Tern: A Case History
- Peter H. Butchko and Maynard A. Small
- The Use of Estrogen-treated Eggs to Reduce Egg Predation by Raccoons
- Brad Semel and Lowell K. Nicolaus
- Reducing Egg Predation with Estrogen-based Conditioned Taste Aversion
- Lowell K. Nicolaus José Herrera, and Janis C. Nicolaus
- Effectiveness of Ro-Pel in Repelling Predators from Artificial Nests
- Daniel R. Spuhler
- Reduced Avian Nest Predation Through the Use of the Avicide DRC-1339
- Thomas L. Carlsen, Jeffrey T. Herbert, and Robert L. Eng
- Registration of Chemical Agents for Managing Predation
- Kathleen A. Fagerstone
- Reducing Predation on Duck Nests Using Fences and Baskets
- Kimbal H. Eskowich and David C. Duncan
- Duck Brood Movements Delayed by Predator Exclosures
- Gary L. Krapu, Pamela J. Pietz, and Carmen R. Luna
- Effects of Predator Exclusion and Removal on Duck Production in Iowa
- Ronald D. Andrews, James L. Hansen, Theodore G. LaGrange, and Alan W. Hancock
- Using Electric Fences and Moats to Protect Waterfowl Nests on Peninsulas
- John T. Lokemoen and Robert O. Woodward
Poster Presentations
- Pair Density and Reproductive Performance of Ducks in a Low-predator Environment
- I. J. Ball and Robert L. Eng
- Does Removal of Skunks and Raccoons Increase Duck Nesting Success: Case Reports for Two Montana National Wildlife Refuges
- Stephen J. Martin
- Increased Nest Success with Predator Management at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
- James A. Gallagher and Erwin E. Klaas
- Predator Responses to Treatment Locations of Wood Duck Nest Boxes
- Jackie L. Henne and Edward P. Hill
- Comparison of Historical and Recent Prairie Waterfowl Nesting Data to Determine Trends in Nest Success
- Wendy D. Beauchamp and Thomas D. Nudds
- Effects of Predator Removal and Gull Control at a Breeding Site for Piping Plover and Common Terns in Lake of the Woods, Minnesota
- Stephen J. Maxson and Katherine V. Haws
- Current and Potential Chemical Methods for Controlling Predation on Waterfowl
- Peter J. Savarie, Guy E. Connally, Kathleen A. Fagerstone, and Stan
E. Gaddis
- Managing Predators and Increasing Waterfowl Production on Ducks Unlimited Projects
- Frank X. Kartch and Rick A. Warhurst
- Physical Barriers and Predator Control Activities for Protecting California Least Terns
- Esther E. Burkett, Michael D. Silbernagle, and Richard Zembal
- Egg Predation, Home Range, and Habitat Selection of American Crows in a Waterfowl Breeding Area
- Brian D. Sullivan and James J. Dinsmore
- Predation by Ermine and Long-tailed Weasels on Duck Eggs
- Joseph P. Fleskes
- The Effectiveness of Nos. 120 and 220 Conibear Traps for Small Mammals
- Edward P. Hill
- Distribution and Abundance of Predators That Affect Duck Production: The Prairie Pothole Region
- Alan B. Sargeant, Raymond J. Greenwood, and Marsha A. Sovada
- Nesting Ring-necked Ducks in Minnesota: Success and Failure
- Robert T. Eberhardt and Mark L. Sperry
- Development of an Apparent Conditioned Taste Aversion in Predators Fed Estrogen in Eggs
- Lyle E. Nauman, Lowell K. Nicholas, and Leroy R. Petersen
- Reproductive Inhibition and Mortality in Penned Skunks Fed Estradiol
- Lyle E. Nauman
- The Use of Artificial Nests as an Index of Nest Success in Ground Nesting Ducks
- Victoria L. Kurnat and I. J. Ball
- Strychnine: Field Efficacy Study with Eggs on Franklin's Ground Squirrel
- George M. Matschke, Paul L. Hegdal, and Keith J. Andrews
- Communicating Wildlife Research and Management Activities: Publications from Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, and the North Dakota Chapter of The Wildlife Society
- Ann S. Zimmerman, Debra J. Rova, and Steven P. Donovon
- Assessment of Habitat and Predator Management for Upland Nesting Game Birds Near High Desert Marshes in California
- M. Robert McLandress and David S. Zezulak
- Mutualism, Mice, and Mallards: Relationships of Ground Nesting Birds in the Uplands of California
- M. Robert McLandress
- Use of Foreshore Acacia nilotica Stands by Migratory Waterfowl in the Tanks of Bangalore, India: A Habitat Manipulation Prospect
- S. Subramanya
- The Chase Lake Prairie Project in North Dakota
- Gregory E. Siekaniec and J. Michael Callow
- Island Predator Removal Efforts at J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge, 1985-89
- William J. Berg
- Predator Management: Success and Failure in the Devils Lake Area, North Dakota
- Gary L. Huschle and Douglas A. Leschisin
- Canvasback Duckling Mortality: The Agassiz Story
- Carl E. Korschgen, Kevin P. Kenow, and William L. Green
- Overwater Nest Structures for Ducks and Geese
- Harold A. Doty and Anthony H. Rondeau
- Management of Riparian Habitats to Increase Duck Nest Success in Southern Alberta
- Tomasz P. Sankowski
- Scent Station Surveys in Minnesota with Reference to Predator Management
- William E. Berg
- An Experimental Fox Snaring/Trapping Program on Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge
- Fred G. Giese, John Lalor, and Harris Hoistad
- The Use of DRC-1339 Treated Eggs Attached to Elevated Platforms for Raven Control in the Mojave Desert of California
- John Maestrelli and Peter H. Butchko
- The Application of Chemical Vasectomy Agents to Control Populations of Wildlife
- Bob R. Stewart
Note:The enclosed abstracts were reformatted but otherwise printed as provided by authors except for minor editing for style and syntax. Information contained herein should not be cited without first obtaining author approval.
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