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Transactions of the 21st North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference

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Held March 5 to 7 1956 in New Orleans, Louisiana

Contents

PART I - GENERAL SESSIONS

What Conservation Means Today

FORMAL OPENING, Ira N. Gabrielson

FOOD, SHELTER, AND WATER, Ervin L. Peterson

INDUSTRY AND CONSERVATION, J. E. McCaffrey

COMMERCE AND CONSERVATION, William A. Kluender

CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL WELFARE, Raymond A. McConnell, Jr.

WORLD AFFAIRS AND OUR NATURAL RESOURCES, Gove Hambidge

How to Get Coordination in Conservation

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, William J. McGlothlin

THE PLACE OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN THE FORMULATION OF A CONSERVATION POLICY, Ernest Wohletz

CONSERVATION LEGISLATION AND POLICIES, E. H. Taylor

EXECUTIVE DIRECTION IN THE COORDINATION OF CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES, Harry A. Curtis

GETTING COORDINATION IN CONSERVATION BY THE "PILOT" DISTRICT WAY, Harvey S. Hale

RESOURCE ECOLOGY-NEGLECTED DISCIPLINE, Durward L. Allen

International Teamwork in Waterfowl Management

CANADA'S PLACE ON THE TEAM, W. Winston Mair

STATES MUST HOLD THE LINE, E. B. Chamberlain, Jr.

PUBLIC SUPPORTERS IN THE BACKFIELD, Robert Winthrop

GAINS AND LOSSES IN THE WATERFOWL GAME, J. Clark Salyer, II

FUMBLES AT THE GOAL LINE, Les Woerpel

PART II -TECHNICAL SESSIONS

Disease, Nutrition, and Controls

WILDLIFE IMPLICATIONS OF HARDWOOD AND BRUSH CONTROLS, Phil D. Goodrum and Vincent H. Reid

PROTEIN AND PHOSPHORUS CONTENT OF BROWSE PLANTS AS AN INFLUENCE ON SOUTHWESTERN DEER HERD LEVELS, Wendell G. Swank

DEER NUTRITION AND POPULATION DYNAMICS IN THE NORTH COAST RANGE OF CALIFORNIA, Richard D. Taber

AN EPIZOOTIC IN DEER IN MICHIGAN, L. D. Fay, A. P. Boyce, and W. G. Youatt

CHANGING TRENDS IN PREDATOR MANAGEMENT, Clifford C. Presnall

HOW LONG DO DUCK FOODS LAST UNDERWATER?, William W. Neely

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL IN WATERFOWL, Clinton H. Lostetter

Wetlands and Inland Water Resources

MEASURING HUNTING PRESSURE ON CANADA GEESE IN THE FLATHEAD VALLEY, John J. Craighead and Dwight S. Stockstad

THE USE OF RETRIEVERS IN BANDING FLIGHTLESS YOUNG MALLARDS, J. B. Gollop

EFFECTS OF TURBIDITY ON FISH AND FISHING, D. Homer Buck

APPRAISAL OF METHODS OF FISH POPULATION STUDY - PART I - FISH GROWTH RATE STUDIES: TECHNIQUES AND ROLE IN SURVEYS AND MANAGEMENT, Kenneth O. Carlander

APPRAISAL OF METHODS OF FISH POPULATION STUDY - PART II - CREEL CENSUSES, J. P. Cuerrier

APPRAISAL OF METHODS OF FISH POPULATION STUDY - PART III - THE MEASUREMENT OF FISH POPULATION SIZE, Gerald P. Cooper and Karl F. Lagler

APPRAISAL OF METHODS OF FISH POPULATION STUDY - PART IV - DETERMINATION OF BALANCE IN FARM FISH PONDS, H. S. Swingle

Upland Game Resources

THE FARMER-SPORTSMAN PROBLEM AND A SOLUTION, Walter E. Howard and William M. Longhurst

EFFECT OF LEGAL RESTRICTIONS AND HUNTING ON GRAY SQUIRREL POPULATIONS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Hans G. Uhlig

RUFFED GROUSE POPULATION STUD!$ ON HUNTED AND UNHUNTED AREAS, Walter L. Palmer

AN ANALYSIS OF TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING MALE SQUIRREL REPRODUCTIVE DEVELOPMENT, Roger A. Hoffman and Charles M. Kirkpatrick

ANALYSIS OF MARTEN EXPLOITATION AS CRITERIA OF MANAGEMENT, Horace F. Quick

BANDING - A KEY TO DOVE MANAGEMENT, Harold S. Peters

STATUS OF THE WHITE-WINGED DOVE IN TEXAS, William H. Kiel, Jr. and John T. Harris

Marine and Coastal Resources

EARLY LIFE HISTORY OF THE GULF MENHADEN, BREVOORTIA PATRONUS, IN LOUISIANA, Royal D. Suttkus

ECOLOGICAL CHANGES AFFECTING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF OYSTER GROUNDS, Paul S. Galtsoff

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CHEMISTRY AND HYDROGRAPHY OF ESTUARIES, Dayton E. Carritt

RECENT CLIMATIC FLUCTUATIONS IN MARITIME PROVINCES, Werner A. Baum and James M. Havens

NEW HABITATS FOR WATERFOWL, Francis M. Uhler

MAN AS A FACTOR IN THE COASTAL ENVIRONMENT, Charles E. Renn

THE NUTRIA AS A WILD FUR MAMMAL IN LOUISIANA, Van T. Harris

Big Game Resources

FLUCTUATIONS IN A DEER POPULATION IN CALIFORNIA CHAPARRAL, Raymond F. Dasmann

AERIAL CENSUSING OF THE NELCHINA CARIBOU HERD, Gordon W. Watson and Robert F. Scott

SUMMER STUDIES OF MOOSE IN ONTARIO, A. de Vos

BIG GAME DENSITIES AND RANGE CARRYING CAPACITIES IN EAST AFRICA, George A. Petrides

PATTERNS OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN BIG GAME, Margaret Altmann

POSTCONCEPTION OVULATION IN ELK, George C. Halazon and Helmut K. Buechn.er

LARGE-SCALE DEAD DEER SURVEYS: METHODS, RESULTS AND MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS, S. C. Whitlock and Lee Eberhardt

Conservation Education

OFTEN OVERLOOKED FOUNDATIONS OF CONSERVATION EDUCATION, J. V. K. Wagar and H. W. Steinhoff

INT-ER-AGENCY COOPERATION-KEY TO CONSERVATION EDUCATION SUCCESS, J. J. Shomon

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, Seth L Myers

CONSERVATION EDUCATION ACTIVITIES OF THE YOUTH GROUPS OF OHIO, A. W. Short

MONTANA'S VENTURE IN WILDLIFE EXTENSION, J. W. Severy and W. L. Pengelly

A METHOD OF TEACHING WATERFOWL IDENTIFICATION, Douglas E. Wade, Harold M. Steele, and Gordon H. Brown

A HIGH SCHOOL CONSERVATION ASSEMBLY PROGRAM, David Lee Hanselman

PULLING TOGETHER FOR CONSERVATION - AN APPRAISAL OF THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM, I. T. Bode

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF APPRECIATION, C. R. Gutermuth

Published annually since 1915, the Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference provide a unique and informative record of the direction and momentum of professional natural resource management. Tracking current research and management emphases and the perspectives and approaches to meeting the challenges to sustaining and conserving North America's wildlife and their habitats, the Transactions is a valuable reference for all who deal with the complexities and intricacies of natural resource issues, policies and programs.



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