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NBS Report "Our Living Resources, 1994": Draft Outline (July 1994)
I. Foreword-Signed by the Secretary
II. Preface and Acknowledgments
III. Executive Summary
IV. Introduction
A. INTRODUCTION
1. What is NS&T program
2. What are monitoring and inventory programs
3. Why do we monitor and inventory resources
4. History of I&M: who is doing what
B. BOX: Conservation landmarks: The Bureau of Biological Survey and
the NBS
C. BOX: Biodiversity-A New Challenge
V. Animal and Plant Trends
A. Birds
1. Breeding Bird Survey, Population trends, 1966-1992
2. State-by-state winter population trends of selected
songbirds and waterfowl from 1960 to 1989
3. Ducks S&T
a) Canvasback S&T
b) Decline of northern pintails
c) S&T of Alaskan seaducks
4. Canada Geese: S&T in North America
a) Canada Geese, changes in composition and distribution
in Atlantic flyway
b) Arctic nesting geese: population and habitats of
special concern
5. Breeding productivity and adult survival in nongame birds
6. Shorebirds, east of the 105th Meridian
7. S&T of western North America shorebirds
8.Population status, recent trends and conservation problems
of breeding seabirds in CA, OR and WA
9. Colonial waterbirds
10. Piping plover
11. Raptors
a) Bald eagle population S&T
b) Sharp-shinned hawk population trends
12. The wild turkey
13. Common raven population trends in the Mohave and
Colorado-Sonoran deserts
14. California condor
15. S&T Endangered Mississippi sandhill crane
16. Puerto Rican parrot
17. Masked bobwhite status report
18. S&T Southwestern willow flycatcher in the Grand Canyon
19. Colorado Plateau Mexican spotted owls
20. Causes of death in Bald and golden Eagles over the last
three decades
21. Cyanide toxicosis in wild birds associated with the mining
industry (1986-1993)
B. MAMMALS
1. Mammalian carnivore populations, a century's trends
2. Large Mammals of Eastern USA
3. Eastern Whitetail deer
4. Eastern Black Bear
5. Elk
6. Range expansion of the western badgers
7. S&T of Indiana bats
8. S&T Grizzly Bear populations in contiguous US
9. Status of Gray wolves in contiguous US
10. Ferret recovery & Status of prairie dogs in North America
11. Status and Trends of Southern Sea Otters
12. Puma
13. Bison
C. HERPS
1. S&T Turtles in the US
2. S&T Marine turtles in SE US
3. S&T Amphibians of North America
4. S&T American alligator in Florida
5. S&T American crocodile in the US
6. Turtles of SE long-leafed pine forests
7. S&T Native frogs of California
8. Desert Tortoises
9. S&T Island night lizard
10. S&T Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizards
11. Disappearance of the Tarahumara frog from the US
D. FISH
1. S&T Freshwater fishes of the US
2. Genetic variation in managed fishes
3. Changes in the status of endangered, threatened, and
special concern freshwater fishes of the US between 1979 and
1989
4. Changes in fish assemblages of tidal Hudson River
5. Lake sturgeon
6. S&T Columbia River basin white sturgeon
7. S&T Florida Keys reef fishes
8. S&T Colorado River Basin fishes
9. Conservation status of SE freshwater fishes
10. S&T Cutthroat trout in Glacier NP
E. INVERTEBRATES
1. Diversity and abundance of insects: Status of knowledge
2. Dragonflies
3. 4th of July butterfly count program
4. Status of Lepidoptera in NA
5. Biodiversity degradation in stoneflies of central US
6. Insect fauna of Pine Barrens (general decline)
7. Pine barrens community and the Karner Blue butterfly
8. Status and conservation of tallgrass prairie butterflies
9. Species richness of western butterflies and moths
10. Biota of caves and springs
11. Status of freshwater mussels
12. Current knowledge: NA freshwater clams
13. Unionid bivalves in offshore waters of Western Lake Erie
14. Gastropods of Mobile Bay
F. PLANTS
1. Vascular plants of the US
a) Angiosperms:
b) Gymnosperms:
c) Pteridophytes:
d) Bryophytes:
e) Mosses
2. Non-vascular plants
3. Status of knowledge of fungi including lichens
4. Mushrooms
5. Puffballs
6. Patterns of plant extirpations in the US
7. New York State: Numbers of vascular plants and moss
species, 1842-1994
8. Oak savanna community
9. Anthropogenic environmental change alters the relationship
between trees and their native pathogens: The case of the
Florida torreya
G. NATIONAL HABITAT PROGRAMS
1. Wetland S&T
2. GAP Analysis-S&T in biodiversity maintenance in Arizona
3. GAP Analysis- Utah
4. Wetland Habitats in Regulated Lakes
H. TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
1. Forested ecosystems - US
2. Forest health monitoring results - 1992
3. Southern forested wetlands
4. A montane mixed-conifer forest system
5. Current rates of vegetation change in National parks
6. Effects of firs on S&T of fire-adapted ecosystems
7. Air pollution impacts on forest ecosystems in NA
8. Status of air quality in the National Park system
9. Southern long-leaf pine forests
10. Rare terrestrial community types of the US
I. AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
1. Large river ecosystems
2. Great Lakes trout S&T
3. Contaminants in Great Lakes fish
4. S&T Declining biota of the Upper Mississippi River
ecosystem
5. Habitat changes in the floodplain of the Upper Mississippi
River
6. Recent trends in water quality in the Illinois & Upper
Mississippi Rivers
7. Fish populations in the Illinois River
8. Long-term responses of stream communities to the
whole-system removal of a dominant competitor
9. Foundations for a NBS of the Protozoa with recommendations
10. Status: Diatoms of the US
11. Diatoms: indicators of biological integrity
12. Algae: Atlantic coast, Pacific coast, Gulf coast
13. Montezuma Castle NM Aquatic habitats
J. COASTAL AND MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
1. S&T of the Florida manatee
2. Natural resource S&T in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
3. Coral reefs-fragile coastal resources of the tropics
a) S&T of coral reefs
4. Status of polychaetous annelids in coastal waters of the US
5. Coastal barrier erosion: loss of ecosystems
6. Gulf of Mexico wetlands
7. Seagrass meadows of the Gulf of Mexico
a) Seagrasses of lagoonal systems of coastal texas
8. Mapping mercury in the Everglades
K. RIPARIAN AND AGRICULTURAL
1. Western riparian ecosystems
2. Surface cover changes in the Rio Grande floodplain,
Verlarde to Elephant Butte, NM, 1935-1989
3. Agricultural ecosystems
L. GREAT PLAINS ECOREGION
1. Avian assemblages on altered grasslands
2. Consequences of landscape-level habitat changes: Effects of
Conservation Reserve
3. Changes in coyote diets on the Great Plains in response to
changing agriculture and human populations
4. Migratory bird population trends in North Dakota: 1967 to
present
5. Declines of native prairie fishes: indicators of ecosystem
degradation
6. Trends in waterfowl nest success in the Northern Great
Plains
M. ROCKY MOUNTAIN/COLORADO PLATEAU ECOREGION
1. Ecosystem trends - Colorado Rockies
2. Status of the greater Yellowstone ecosystem
3. Henry's Fork, ID
4. Whitebark pine
5. S&T Bald eagles along the Colorado river
6. Subalpine forests of western US
7. Status of Bighorn Sheep in National Parks of the Rocky Mt.
region
8. Status of Desert Bighorn sheep
9. Status of Ungulates and Ungulate plant interactions in 3
Rocky Mt National parks and surrounding lands
10. Status of razorback sucker and bonytail chub populations
in the Colorado River Basin
11. S&T Southwestern Sky Island ecosystems
12. Colorado River Riparian Vegetation
13. Status of Reptiles and Amphibians in the Colorado Plateau
14. Status of reptiles and amphibians on the Colorado Plateau
15. Cui-ui Pyramid Lake Lost River suckers in Great Basin
16. Status and distributions of Mexican Spotted Owl on the
Colorado Plateau
N. ALASKA ECOREGIONS
1. S&T of sea otters in the North Pacific Ocean
2. S&T of Pacific walrus in Alaska
3. S&T of Polar bears
4. S&T of Kodiak brown bears
5. S&T of the Mentasta caribou herd, Alaska
6. Population trends for wolves and caribou in Denali NP,
Alaska
7. S&T of the Arctic hare
8. S&T of Pacific salmon in Alaska
9. S&T Coastal fishes of the Alaskan Beaufort Sea
10. S&T Arctic tundra ecosystem in NE Alaska
O. HAWAIIAN ECOREGION (PACIFIC INSULAR)
1. Hawaiian Biological Survey: an approach to information
management
2. S&T Birds of Hawaii
3. Hawaiian forest birds: current status and limiting factors
4. S&T insects of Hawaii
5. Drosophila species as monitors of change in Hawaiian
ecosystems
6. Current status of Hawaiian plant communities
7. Haleakala silversword
P. HUMAN ACTIVITIES AND IMPACTS
1. Vanishing wildlife: Extinction of invertebrates in the US
since 1492
2. Persistent environmental contaminants in fish and wildlife
3. The impact of pesticide use on wildlife
4. S&T and effects of contaminants in coastal fish & mollusks
5. Avian disease: an increased problem for wild birds
6. The significance of federal lands for federally listed
species
7. Reclaiming our Lost Heritage: the rediscovery of extinct or
extirpated species
8. Current knowledge: Documentation of water quality
improvement via long-term biological monitoring
9. Acid rain: effects on aquatic and terrestrial species and
their habitats
10. Atmospheric deposition and solute transport
a) A nationwide comparison of the relative contribution
of point sources and nonpoint sources of pollution in
major watersheds as illustrated by nitrogen
Q. GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
1. Changes in Arctic goose nesting patterns
2. Changes in distribution patterns of select wintering NA
birds: 1901-40 and 1960-89
3. Phenology correlates of climate change in the Northeast
4. Potential impacts of climate change on the flora of NA
R. EXOTIC (NON-INDIGENOUS) SPECIES
1. Increased use of captive propagation and translocation in
wildlife conservation efforts and their ecosystem impacts
2. Non-native vertebrates on public lands
3. Non-indigenous birds
4. Non-indigenous fishes of the US
5. Exotic species in the Great Lakes ecosystem
6. Exotic species in the Great Lakes
7. Status of non-indigenous aquatic species in the US and
coastal waters
8. Changes in wild horse and burro populations, habitat and
management since passage of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and
Burros Act of 1971
9. S&T of vertebrate communities on Pacific island in the face
of invasive species
10. Partial recovery of native vegetation following removal of
feral animals: case examples from Halekala NP, Maui, HI
11. Introduced reptiles and amphibians
a) Impact of the bullfrog--an introduced predator in SW
wetlands
12. Exotic weeds on public land: a biological wildfire
13. S&T Purple loosestrife
14. Western Riparian exotic vegetation: Russian Olive
15. African bee migration: S&T in NA
16. Zebra mussel
VI. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
A. Observations and conclusions from data
B. NBS inventory and monitoring needs: A future with vision
C. Monitoring changes in US landscapes from satellite imagery:
status and future possibilities
D. Comments on the Aquatic Nuisance Species Program
E. Conservation of Arctic flora and fauna (CAFF)
F. The potential value of museum collections to human health
G. Overall recommendations