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Univ. of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003-9285

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ARTIFICIAL NEST PREDATION: BIRDS | ARTIFICIAL NEST PREDATION: TURTLES
| ATLANTIC SALMON | LARGE WOODY DEBRIS RESTORATION PROJECT | VERNAL POOLS | SMALL MAMMALS


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ARTIFICIAL NEST PREDATION

BIRD NESTS
[Photo]: Eastern chipmunk depredating artificial bird's nest containing a House Sparrow egg.

Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) depredating artificial bird's nest containing a House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) egg.
 

 [Photo]: Raccoon depredating artificial birds' nests during a study comparing egg sizes.

Raccoon (Procyon lotor) depredating artificial birds' nests during a study comparing egg sizes in central Massachusetts. Published in The Condor 2000.
 

TURTLE NESTS
[Photo]: Raccoon depredating an artificial turtle's nest containing a subterranean camera trigger.

Raccoon depredating artificial turtles' nest containing a subterranean camera trigger. Published in Herpetological Review 2002.
 

 [Photo]: Raccoon depredating an artificial turtle's nest in sand pit, central Maine.

Raccoon depredating artificial turtle-nest in sand pit, central Massachusetts. Published in "Raccoons: A Natural History" by S.I. Zeveloff, 2002, Smithsonian Institution Press.
 


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ATLANTIC SALMON
[Photo]: Juvenile Atlantic salmon (upper fish) and rainbowtrout (lower fish).

Juvenile Atlantic salmon (upper fish) and rainbow trout (lower fish).
 

 [Photo]: Four age classes of age-0 salmon from the Marlboro Branch of the West River, Vermont.

Multiple age classes of juvenile salmon from the Marlboro Branch of the West River, Vermont.
 
[Photo]: Measuring physical habitat in LWD restoration site on Brandon Brook, Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont.

Measuring physical habitat in LWD restoration site on Brandon Brook, Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont.
 

 [Photo]: Stocking Atlantic salmon fry.

Stocking Atlantic salmon fry.
 
[Photo]: Electrofishing salmonids in the Marlboro Branch of the West River, Vermont.

Electrofishing salmonids in the Marlboro Branch of the West River, Vermont.
 

 [Photo]: Snorkeling observations of juvenile Atlantic salmon.

Snorkeling observations of juvenile Atlantic salmon.
 

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LARGE WOODY DEBRIS RESTORATION PROJECT
[Photo]: Large woody debris restoration project on Griffith Brook, Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont.

Large woody debris restoration project on Griffith Brook, Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont.
 

 [Photo]: Large woody debris restoration project on Griffith Brook, Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont.

Large woody debris restoration project on Griffith Brook, Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont.
 
[Photo]: Diagram of large woody debris restoration project on Griffith Brook, Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont.

Diagram of large woody debris restoration project on Griffith Brook, Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont.
 

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VERNAL POOLS

 
[Photo]: Vernal pool in Massachusetts. Photo by Robert Brooks.

Vernal pool in Massachusetts. Photo by Robert Brooks.

 [Photo]: Trap. Photo by Robert Brooks.

Photo by Robert Brooks.
 

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SMALL MAMMALS
[Photo]: Masked shrew specimen taken in central Massachusetts.

Adult masked shrew (Sorex cinereus) taken in central Massachusetts. Slide #1392, Mammal Images Library, American Society of Mammalogists.
 

 [Photo]: White-footed mouse.

White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus). Photo by Dick Cooper.
 
[Photo]: Water shrew specimen taken in central Massachusetts.

Forefoot of a young female adult water shrew (Sorex palustris). Specimen taken in central Massachusetts.
 

 [Photo]: Water shrew specimen taken in central Massachusetts.

Hindfeet of a young female adult water shrew. Images exhibit specialized hairs used to swim more efficiently.
 

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