Waterfowl in Winter
Author | : Milton Webster Weller |
Publisher | : U of Minnesota Press |
Total Pages | : 647 |
Release | : 1988 |
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ISBN | : 1452908575 |
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Author | : Milton Webster Weller |
Publisher | : U of Minnesota Press |
Total Pages | : 647 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1452908575 |
Author | : Thomas Martin Pojar |
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Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Cold adaptation |
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Author | : Ronald A. Ryder |
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Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Waterfowl |
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Author | : Ted Floyd |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : House & Home |
ISBN | : 1426220030 |
"In this elegant narrative, celebrated naturalist Ted Floyd guides you through a year of becoming a better birder. Choosing 200 top avian species to teach key lessons, Floyd introduces a new, holistic approach to bird watching and shows how to use the tools of the 21st century to appreciate the natural world we inhabit together whether city, country or suburbs." -- From book jacket.
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Release | : 2021-12-06 |
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ISBN | : 9781591522942 |
Through the images of award-winning photographer Gary Kramer and the words of Kramer and Greg Mensik, Waterfowl of the World takes readers on a visual and literary journey in search of all 167 species of ducks, geese, and swans on Earth. Among these are a few on the brink of extinction, like the Madagascar Pocharand Brazilian Merganser; and those that are struggling, such as the White-winged Duck and Baer's Pochard.
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Publisher | : U of Minnesota Press |
Total Pages | : 812 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Electronic books |
ISBN | : 9781452900162 |
Author | : Milton Webster Weller |
Publisher | : U of Minnesota Press |
Total Pages | : 650 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0816615713 |
Waterfowl in Winter was first published in 1988. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. The emphasis in research on waterfowl has traditionally focused on breeding as opposed to migrant or wintering birds. Scientists have long been interested in courtship, nest sites, laying, and brood-rearing, and they have also been concerned about losses of eggs, young, nesting hens, and breeding habitats, especially as they have affected the goal of increasing populations. But lately there has been an upsurge of interest and research on the migratory and wintering phases, and this volume offers ample evidence of the knowledge gained. The authors—105 waterfowl biologists—have contributed 47 chapters that range geographically from Alaska to northern South America, and from the Pacific Northwest to Nova Scotia and Florida. Their subjects include: distributional changes due to human influence; population trends and concerns over less common species; pairing and other behavior that occurs in the wintering areas and is vital to the success of the species; feeding ecology and body condition during winter; new habitats created by such activities as aquaculture and park development; losses of habitat due to development and drainage for alternate uses; lead poisoning and pollutants that are detrimental to waterfowl; habitat management for maintenance of successful populations now and in the future. Also presented are reports of workshop discussions outlining current issues and future research needs. Preparation of this volume was assisted by an editorial board comprising Bruce J. J. Batt, Robert H. Chabreck, Leigh H. Fredrickson, and Dennis G. Raveling.
Author | : Loren M. Smith |
Publisher | : Texas Tech University Press |
Total Pages | : 586 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780896722040 |
This important compilation on habitat management for waterfowl throughout North America addresses practicing waterfowl biologists and managers, researchers, and students of waterfowl ecology and management.
Author | : Jack W. Musgrove |
Publisher | : Hamlin Press |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2011-07-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781447418863 |
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Author | : Mary Burns |
Publisher | : UBC Press |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Anser |
ISBN | : 9780774805759 |
In The Private Eye we learn about snow geese through the eyes of Native people, scientists, artists, hunters, and farmers. Yup'ik Eskimo Charles Hunt harvests snow geese along the Yukon River delta each fall, continuing a subsistence way of life that has existed for millennia. Russian, Canadian, and US scientists track the movements of the geese each spring and fall, banding, sexing, counting, and precisely monitoring the activities of these beautiful birds. Robert Bateman provides an artist's view of nature and relates how his curiosity led him to join a camp set up at a remote nesting site. Mary Burns also talks to hunters, joining a party of them as they wait for their snow geese decoys to lure the real thing into a Westham Island field in the Fraser delta. To complete the experience she prepares snow geese for supper. As well, Burns travels around the Skagit River delta during a population survey and meets a dairy farmer who describes both the wild flocks that converge on his fields each spring and the snow geese he raises in pens. The Private Eye suggests that by acknowledging our many and varied connections with the natural world, we will have a better understanding of the human place in it.