Held March 9 to 11 1964 in Las Vegas, Nevada

Contents

PART I - GENERAL SESSIONS - SHARING THE RESPONSIBILITY

FORMAL OPENING, C. R. Gutermuth

REMARKS OF THE CHAIRMAN, Irving K. Fox

HUMAN NEEDS AND RESOURCES VALUES, Jim Gibson

PRIVATE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR RESOURCES, Bernard L. Orell

NEXT MOVE-WHERE? WHOSE?, Ira N. Gabrielson

PREDATOR AND RODENT CONTROL IN THE UNITED STATES, A. Starker Leopold

WHERE DO WE STAND?

REMARKS OF THE CHAIRMAN, Harry R. Woodward

WHAT PRICE RESOURCES FOR THE GOOD LIFE?, Stewart L. U doll

STRENGTHENING THE BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, Paul J. Kramer

LAND, PEOPLE, WATER: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS, Robert E. Dils

PROGRESS IN RESEARCH ON NATIVE VEGETATION FOR RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, Joseph F. Pechanec

PART II - TECHNICAL SESSIONS - WETLANDS AND INLAND WATER RESOURCES

MAN-MADE CHANNEL ALTERATIONS IN MONTANA STREAMS, John C. Peters and William Alvord

HYDROLOGY OF FORESTED HEADWATERS AT COWEETA HYDROLOGIC LABORATORY, John D. Hewlett

DEVELOPING FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES THROUGH PUBLIC LAW 566, Albert M. Day

EMIGRATIONS OF DROUGHT-DISPLACED DUCKS TO THE ARCTIC, Henry A. Hansen and Donald E. McKnight

RADAR STUDIES OF WATERFOWL MIGRATION, Frank C. Bel/rose

AMMONIUM NITRATE FOR MARSH BLASTING, John Mathison, Hogan Byerlich, and Robert Radke

MANAGEMENT OF BEAVER AND BEAVER HABITAT IN THE SOUTHEAST, Dale H. Arner

DISEASE, NUTRITION AND CONTROL

FOODS AND NUTRITION OF MISSOURI AND MIDWESTERN PHEASANTS, Leroy J. Korschgen

LOUSE AND CHIGGER INFESTATIONS AS RELATED TO HOST SIZE, Carl A. Mohr, and William A. Stumpf

THE VIRUS OF EPIZOOTIC HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE OF DEER, J. Ditchfield, J. G. Debbie, and L. H. Karstad

INFECTIONS DUE TO LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES IN WILDLIFE, M. L. Gray

ACCUMULATION OF FALLOUT CESIUM-137 IN ALASKAN NATIVES, W. C. Hanson, and H. E. Palmer

HYPOGONADISM IN WHITE-TAILED DEER IN TEXAS, Jack Ward Thomas, R. M. Robinson, and R. G. Magruder

WINTER WEIGHTS OF YELLOWSTONE ELK, Kenneth R. Greer, and Robert E. Howe

FIELD AND FARM RESOURCES

RATING SYSTEM FOR CANADIAN WETLANDS PRESERVATION, B. J. Rose, and H. R. Morgan

INTRODUCTION, RELEASE AN'D SURVIVAL OF EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC GAME BIRDS, A. S. Jackson

MATEDNESS IN THE MOURNING DOVE AND ITS EFFECT ON THE CENSUS, Howard M. Wright

REFORESTATION AND QUAIL MANAGEMENT IN KENTUCKY, David M. Scott

BIASES IN MAIL QUESTIONNAIRES OF UPLAND GAME HUNTERS, R. K. Martinson, and D. E. Whitesell

ASSOCIATION OF PHEASANTS WITH VEGETATIVE TYPES IN ILLINOIS, William R. Hanson, and Ronald F. Labisky

RESTOCKING OF FISHER IN THE LAKE STATES, George W. Irvine, Lester T. Magnus, and Bernard J. B,adle

COASTAL AND MARINE RESOURCES

HUNGER, MAN AND THE SEAS, Donald G. Snyder

ESTUARINE DESTRUCTION, MONUMENT TO PROGRESS, George A. Allen

NEW SHELLFISH FARMING, Victor L. Loosanoff

THE FISHES, NEGLECTED ASPECT OF ESTUARINE RESEARCH, William H. Massmann

ANALYSIS OF SPACE DEMANDS FOR WATER AND SHORE, C. W. Threinen

IRRADIATION PRESERVATION OF SHELLFISH, Arthur F. Novak, and Joseph A. Liuzzo

DEMERSAL FISHES AND FISHERIES OF THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC, A. T. Pruter

FOREST AND RANGE RESOURCES

VALUE OF BIG GAME HUNTING IN A PRIVATE FOREST, Robert K. Davis

DEER, ELK AND CATTLE RANGE RELATIONS ON SUMMER RANGE, Odell Julander, and Duane E. Jeffrey

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN WINTERING MULE DEER AND THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, Charles M. Loveless

CHANGES IN WILDLIFE HABITAT FOLLOWING BRUSH CONTROL, Thad is W. Box

ELK AND DEER HABITAT USE OF PINYON-JUNIPER WOODLANDS, Hudson G. Reynolds

WOODLAND CARIBOU IN THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES, H. Frank Evans

RELATIONS BETWEEN HUNTER ACCESS AND DEER KILL IN NORTH CAROLINA, George A. James, Frank M. Johnson, and Frank 8. Barick

CONSERVATION INFORMATION AND EDUCATION

CAN FIVE MILLION READERS BE WRONG?, Willard T. Johns

ARE YOU TALKING TO YOURSELF?, E. F. Litthales

GUIDELINES FOR CONSERVATION ACTION, Stewart M. Branborg

ENLISTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR CONSERVATION, William L. Reavley

IS THERE A NICHE FOR THE GENERALIST?, Paul A. Yambert

CONSERVATION'S MYOPIA, Robert D. Calkins

CONSERVATION EDUCATION-A NATIONAL FAILURE, R. G. Lynch

APPRAISAL OF THE CONFERENCE, William E. Towell

CLOSING REMARKS, C. R. Gutermuth

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