Biological Conservation Newsletter
No. 115
November 1992
Editor: Jane Villa-Lobos
FISHERIES CONSERVATION PROGRAM
The Center for Marine Conservation, a non-profit organization dedicated to maintaining the ocean's ecological integrity for sustainable use and enjoyment, conducts many programs on habitat conservation, pollution prevention, species recovery, marine biological diversity and fisheries conservation.
The primary goal of the Fisheries Conservation Program is to promote conservation and sustained productivity of marine fisheries by advocating the prevention of overfishing, the rebuilding of depleted fish populations, and the reduction of bycatch and wasteful fishing practices. In the United States, more than half of the commercially valuable fish stocks are fished to their maximum potential or are overfished. And, according to the National Marine Fisheries Service, the status of another 34% is unknown and may be in serious decline. Throughout the coming year, the Center for Marine Conservation will be promoting public education and awareness of fishery management issues, particularly with regard to the 1993 reauthorization of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the primary fisheries law in the United States. Public workshops will be conducted to train concerned citzens to actively participate in the fisheries management process. For more information, write: Fisheries Conservation Program, Center for Marine Conservation, 1725 DeSales Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036.
RUSSIAN ORNITHOLOGISTS OVERCOMING ECONOMIC TROUBLES
The Russian Journal of Ornithology is one of several new privately owned periodicals which have appeared during the year. It is the first ornithological periodical in Russia since the 1930s and is indeed the first non-governmental one for more than 70 years. It has inherited the best tradition of Russian field ornithology, developed by famous Russian ornithologists like Sushkin, Buturlin and Portenko and reinstated debate in Russian publications. Papers are in Russian with an English summary as well as some in English. All figure captions and tables are also translated into English.
The first volume contains the review of recent bird fossil findings in the territory of the former USSR, new hypothesis on bird origins, new method of sexing Willow Tits and extensive current ornithological information. The territory of the former USSR is enormous and some parts have been little studied ornithologically. A goal of the Russian Ornithological Journal is to initiate research on various aspects of ornithology in different regions of this huge territory.
Subscription and information on the publication is available from Eugene R. Potapov, Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology, Dept. of Zoology, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PS, U.K.
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY FUND
The Sophie Danforth Conservation Biology Fund was established by the Roger Williams Park Zoo and the Rhode Island Zoological Society to help protect the world's threatened wildlife. Each year grants are awarded to individuals or institutions working in conservation biology for up to $1,000.
Projects and programs that enhance biodiversity and maintain ecosystems receive the highest funding priority. Field studies, environmental education programs, development of techniques that can be used in a natural environment and captive propagation programs that stress an integrative and/or multi-disciplinary approach to conservation are also appropriate. Proposals for single species preservation, initial surveys, or seed money for technique development are not appropriate.
Recipients are required to acknowledge the Roger Williams Zoo and the Rhode Island Zoological Park Society in any publications that result from the project. Recipients must also submit a progress report which includes an update on the status of the project. This report is due one year after funding.
All proposals must be submitted by May 1, 1993. Applications will be reviewed by a committee of zoo society and outside advisors. Grants will be awarded in July, 1993. For further information, including an application form, contact: Dr. Anne Savage, Director of Research, Roger Williams Park Zoo, Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI 02905. Tel: (401) 785-3510; Fax: (401) 941- 3988.
SHORT COURSES
The Tropical Science Center, San Jose, Costa Rica is
offering 2 courses: tropical dendrology (January 18 - February 6,
1993), an intensive field identification of neotropical trees and
shrubs, and life zone ecology (February 22 - March 13, 1993),
instruction in the practical and theoretical use of the World
Life Zone System of Ecological Classification developed by Dr.
L.R. Holdridge. For more information on both courses, contact:
Ing. Raul Solorzano or Dr. Humberto Jimenez Gaa, Tropical Science
Center, P. O. Box 8-3870-1000, San Jose, Costa Rica. Tel: (506)
252649 or (506) 533267; Fax: (506) 534963.
The University of Florida Overseas Studies office and Center for African Studies are offering a six week course focusing on understanding tropical forest ecology, selective logging and forest regeneration, primate and duiker censusing, primate behavioral ecology, mist netting, plant enumeration, seed predation, social forestry, forest tourism and conflict resolution as well as problems of conservation implementation. Program dates are June 1 - July 14, 1993 at the Kibale Forest, Uganda. It is open to students who have completed their junior year, seniors and graduate students as well as other interested professionals. Students will receive six semester hours of University of Florida transfer credits. For program costs and application, contact: Dr. Thomas Struhsaker, c/o University of Florida Overseas Studies, 123 Tigert Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611. Tel: (904) 392-5206; Fax: (904) 392-5575.
In addition to the above course, the University of Florida Overseas Studies office is offering a six week program for undergraduate students who have completed their freshman year or higher, and interested educators on the ecology of the Yucatan and Spanish. One year of Spanish language is required. The program is offered in conjunction with the faculty of the Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan in Merida, Mexico. Students may live with local families and attend courses that combine both classroom and field experiences. For program costs and an application, contact: Dr. Mark Brenner, address above.
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
Endangered Species, Endangered Wetlands: Life on the Edge is a comprehensive summary of the crisis of wetland-dependent endangered species in the United States. Published by the National Wildlife Federation, this 49-page study serves as a synopsis of the conditions in all 50 states as well as a call to action to save our wetland sanctuaries. Although wetlands occupy only five percent of the total area of the lower 48 states, 43 percent of all endangered species utilize these aquatic oases for feeding, breeding and shelter. Unfortunately, these precious resources are disappearing at a rate of 35 acres every hour.
To order this informative report (item #79932) and learn how to become active in the battle to save these resources, send $6.75 (includes shipping) to the National Wildlife Federation, Dept. 318, 1400 16th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036-2266.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Field assistantships are available at Manomet Bird Observatory, April - July, 1993 for seasonal field-work studying aquatic bird ecology with Manomet Bird Observatory's New York Project. Positions are available both in New York and Massachusetts (Cape Cod). If interested, please send resume, course listing, names and phone numbers of two references and description of research interests and experience to: Katherine C. Parsons, Manomet Bird Observatory, Box 1770, Manomet, MA 02345- 1770. Tel: (508) 224-6561; Fax: (508) 224-9220.
FUTURE MEETINGS
November 10-13, 1994. The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens will host an international symposium entitled, "Forest Canopies - Ecology, Biodiversity, and Conservation", in Sarasota, Florida. The major goal of the symposium is to bring together canopy researchers from different countries and from different forest ecosystems, both temperate and tropical, to discuss methods, results, and future directions in canopy research. The conference is open to all biologists and conservationists interested in and/or working on aspects of forest canopies. Invited and contributed papers will address canopy structure, organisms, processes, and aspects of conservation of forest. Further details about the program, speakers, and schedule of activities will be available in July 1993. Persons interested in attending the conference should write: Dr. Meg Lowman, Director of Research, Selby Botanical Gardens, 811 South Palm Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236. Tel: (813) 366-5730; Fax: (813) 366-9807.
CURRENT LITERATURE
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Anon. 1992. Safeguarding a South American savanna. Nature
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Cerrado's Grand Sertao Veredas National Park, Brazil)
Anon. 1992. Swan song for the forest. Nature Conservancy
42(5): 31. (Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge, Kansas)
Alam, M. 1992. Medical ethnobotany of the Marma tribe of
Bangladesh. Econ. Bot. 46(3): 330-335.
Amelung, T. and Diehl, M. 1992. Deforestation of Tropical
Rain Forests - Economic Causes and Impact on Development.
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Askins, R., Lynch, J. and Greenberg, R. 1992. Population
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Bancroft, G., Hoffman, W., Sawicki, R. and Ogden, J. 1992.
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Barber, C., Miller, K. and Reid, W. 1992. The new
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extinctions, local communities must adopt fresh strategies)
Bauer, E. and Bauer, P. 1992. Trekking in Tasmania.
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Bawa, K. 1992. The riches of tropical forests: non-timber
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Bawa, K. and Wilkes, H. 1992. Who shall speak for
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Beasley, Jr., C. 1992. Two faces of Japan. Buzzworm
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Bennett, B. 1992. Plants and people of the Amazonian
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Berman, J., Harris, L., Lambert, W., Buttrick, M. and
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contrasting ecological histories. Cons. Biology 6(3): 435-
441.
Bhattarai, N. 1992. Medical ethnobotany in the Karnali Zone,
Nepal. Econ. Bot. 46(3): 257-261.
Blumenthal, M. 1992. Focus on rain forest remedies.
HerbalGram 27: 8-10.
Bokdam, J. and Wallis de Vries, M. 1992. Forage quality as a
limiting factor for cattle grazing in isolated Dutch nature
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Briscoe, D., Malpica, J., Robertson, A., Smith, G.,
Frankham, R., Banks, R. and Barker, J. 1992. Rapid loss of
genetic variation in large captive populations of Drosophila
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populations. Cons. Biology 6(3): 416-425.
Brown-Babcock, M. 1992. California Marine Debris Action
Plan: the year in review. Marine Conservation News 4(3):
14.
Burkhead, N. and Williams, J. 1992. The boulder darter: a
conservation challenge. End. Species Tech. Bull. 17(3-8):
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Buskirk, S. 1992. Conserving circumboreal forests for
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Calder, M. 1992. The management of government-funded
environmental research. SEARCH 23(7): 214-215. (Australia)
Carlson, A. and Aulen, G. 1992. Territorial dynamics in an
isolated white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
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in decline)
Chadwick, D. 1992. U.S. imperative: networking habitats.
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Chaudhri, M. and Qureshi, R. 1991. Pakistan's endangered
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Cohn, J. 1992. Decisions at the zoo. BioScience
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interests)
Corbin, B. 1992. Discovery of the lost scheuchzeria.
Fremontia 20(4): 19-20. (Scheuchzeria palustris
var. americana, thought to be extinct in California)
Crother, B. 1992. Genetic characters, species concepts, and
conservation biology. Cons. Biology 6(3): 314.
Crouse, D. 1992. The ESA and economics: claims and reality.
Marine Conservation News 4(3): 4.
Daily, G. and Ehrlich, P. 1992. Population, sustainability,
and Earth's carrying capacity. BioScience 42(10): 761-772.
Dobson, A. 1992. Survival rates and their relationship to
life-history traits in some common British birds. Current
Ornithology 7: 115-144.
Dodd, Jr., C. 1992. Biological diversity of a temporary pond
herpetofauna in north Florida sandhills. Biodiversity and
Conservation 1(3): 125-142.
Dowling, T. and Childs, M. 1992. Impact of hybridization on
a threatened trout of the southwestern United States. Cons.
Biology 6(3): 355-364.
Dybas, C. 1992. Mermaid's hair. Wildlife Cons. 95(6):
62-67. (Seaweed plays a vital role in the marine ecosystem and is
a billion dollar industry in Maine)
Eagar, C. and Adams, M. (Eds.) 1992. Ecology and Decline
of Red Spruce in the Eastern United States. Springer-Verlag,
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Eastman, D. 1990. Rare and Endangered Plants of
Oregon. Beautiful America Publishing Co., Wilsonville, Oregon.
194 pp.
Ehrlich, P. and Ehrlich, A. 1992. The value of biodiversity.
Ambio 21(3): 219-226.
Elmes, G. and Thomas, J. 1992. Complexity of species
conservation in managed habitats: interaction between
Maculinea butterflies and their ant hosts. Biodiversity
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Ernst, C. 1992. Venomous Reptiles of North America.
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 216 pp. (Lists
conservation status)
Ezzell, C. 1992. Aliens wreak havoc in Hawaiian islands.
Science News 142(7): 101. (Report released by two
environmental groups warns of irreparable damage to Hawaii's
ecosystems by alien introductions)
Fine, J. 1992. Greedy for groupers. Wildlife Cons.
95(6): 68-71. (Future of fish species imperiled by unrestricted
fishing)
Foster, S. 1992. The Artemis Project. Preserving
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France, R. and Sharp, M. 1992. Polynyas as centers of
organization for structuring the integrity of Arctic marine
communities. Cons. Biology 6(3): 442-446. (Winter refuge
for marine mammals)
Friedman, M. and Skatrud, M. 1992. Conserving diversity in
the Twentieth Century. Wild Earth 2(3): 21-25.
Fujimoto, L. 1992. Scientists make exciting find on
Kahoolawe. Honolulu Star-Bulletin August 27: A-12.
(Probable undescribed endemic Hawaiian legume discovered on
uninhabited island which was used as target practice by the
military for 50 years)
Georgiadis, N. and Balmford, A. 1992. The calculus of
conserving biological diversity. Trends in Ecology and
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Grant, P. and Grant, B. 1992. Global warming and the
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Haack, R. 1992. Endangered and threatened insects in the
U.S. and Michigan. Newsletter of the Michigan Entomological
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Hagan, J. 1992. Conservation biology when there is no crisis
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Hagan III, J. and Johnston, D. (Eds.) 1992. Ecology and
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Hemley, G. 1992. CITES 1992: endangered treaty? Kyoto
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Herber, B. 1992. The economic case for an Antarctic world
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Hiestand, E. 1992. Field notes from Belize. Orion
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Hiss, A. and Pickart, A. 1992. An update on the rediscovered
Humboldt milk-vetch. Fremontia 20(4): 21-22.
(Astragalus agnicidus, California)
Hobbs, R. 1992. The role of corridors in conservation:
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7(11): 389-392.
Hobbs, R. and Huenneke, L. 1992. Disturbance, diversity, and
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Hoffman, E. 1992. Wonderwoman of Belize. Int. Wildlife
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Honegger, R. 1992. Undesirable trends in captive management
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Jackson, P. 1992. "They've shot Miro". Int. Wildlife
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Jolly, A. 1992. On the edge of survival. In F. Lanting, A
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Jones, L. 1992. The big island. Buzzworm 4(6): 68-72.
(Hawaii)
Jones, L. 1992. The nature of Hawaii. Buzzworm 4(6):
58-67.
Jones, L. 1992. South of the border. Buzzworm 4(5):
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Junkerstorff, K. and Junckerstorff, B. 1990. A Tranquil
Journey. Days in the Rain Forests of Peninsular Malaysia and
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King, S. 1992. Conservation and tropical medicinal plant
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Klimens, M. 1992. The TG interview: conserving the world's
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Lanting, F. 1992. A World Out of Time. Madagascar.
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Lewis, M. 1992. An Environmentalist Critique of Radical
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Loope, L. and Medeiros, A. 1992. Potential effects of alien
fruit fly eradication on natural areas of Hawaii: an exploratory
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71-74.
Luoma, J. 1992. Eco-backlash. Wildlife Cons. 95(6):
26-37.
M'Gonigle, M. et al. 1992. Comprehensive wilderness
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Forest Chronicles 68(3): 357-364.
Macdonald, I. et al. 1992. New stations for Carex
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Michigan Botanist 31(2): 75-78. (Rare in Canada)
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Maguire, L. and Servheen, C. 1992. Integrating biological
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Mattoni, R. 1992. The endangered El Segundo butterfly. J.
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McDonald, K. and Brown, J. 1992. Using montane mammals to
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Miller, J. (Ed.) 1992. The Common Names of North American
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192 pp. (Indicates current threatened or endangered status
according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Munthali, S. and Mughogho, D. 1992. Economic incentives for
conservation: bee-keeping and Saturniidae caterpillar utilization
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143-154.
Nelson, J. and Serafin, R. 1992. Assessing biodiversity: a
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Neto, R.B. 1992. The Transamazonian Highway. Buzzworm
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Norton, B. and Ulanowicz, R. 1992. Scale and biodiversity
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Novacek, M. and Wheeler, Q. (Eds.) 1992. Extinction and
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208 pp.
Pearson, D. and Cassola, F. 1992. World-wide species
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Perrings, C., Folke, C. and Maler, K.-G. 1992. The ecology
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Pimentel, D., Acquay, H., Biltonen, M., Rice, P., Silva, M.,
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M. 1992. Environmental and economic costs of pesticide use.
BioScience 42(10): 750-760.
Porteous, P. 1992. Eagles on the rise. Nat. Geographic
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Rasker, R., Martin, M. and Johnson, R. 1992. Economics:
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Rasmussen, A. 1992. Managing cultural and biological
treasures in the Florida Keys Sanctuary. Marine Conservation
News 4(3): 16.
Rasmussen, A. 1992. Monterey Bay to finally become a
National Marine Sanctuary. Sanctuary Currents Summer: 1-2,
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Reidell, H. 1992. On the tightrope to conservation.
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Reinhardt, R. 1992. Desert storm. Wilderness 56(198):
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Sala, O. 1992. Achieving a sustainable biosphere: an
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Sambou, B., Lawesson, J. and Barfod, A. 1992. Borassus
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Saunders, R. 1992. Monterey Bay will become nation's largest
marine sanctuary! Marine Conservation News 4(3): 1.
(California)
Sibatani, A. 1992. Decline and conservation of butterflies
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Speart, J. 1992. Orang odyssey. Wildlife Cons. 95(6):
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Stuart, G. 1992. Maya heartland under seige. Nat.
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Swanson, T. 1992. Economics of a biodiversity convention.
Ambio 21(3): 250-257.
Tennesen, M. 1992. Ruler of the canyons. Wildlife Cons.
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Thompson, D. and Brown, A. 1992. Biodiversity in montane
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Turback, G. 1992. Talking turkey. Wildlife Cons.
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Ware, J. 1992. Where the wild things are. Am.
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Wells, M. 1992. Biodiversity conservation, affluence and
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them. Ambio 21(3): 237-243.
Yosef, R. and Grubb, Jr., T. 1992. Territory size influences
nutritional condition in nonbreeding loggerhead shrikes
(Lanius ludovicianus): a ptilochronology approach. Cons.
Biology 6(3): 447-449. (Shrikes declining)
Zettler, L. and Mcinnis, Jr., T. 1992. Propagation of
Platanthera integrilabia (Correll) Luer, an endangered
terrestrial orchid, through symbiotic seed germination.
Lindleyana 7(3): 154-161. (Southern Appalachians, USA)
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