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The Ecology of Stream and Riparian Habitats of the Great Basin Region (open access)

The Ecology of Stream and Riparian Habitats of the Great Basin Region

"The purpose of this profile is to summarize the ecological information available for and relevant to stream and riparian habitats of the Great Basin. The Great Basin comprises the northern half of the Basin and Range physiographic province and covers most of Nevada and western Utah and portions of California, Oregon, and Idaho. The entire basin actually consists of numerous subbasins and mountain ranges which present an extremely diverse physical setting" (p. iii).
Date: September 1989
Creator: Minshall, G. Wayne; Jensen, Sherman E. & Platts, William S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ecology of the Cooper's Hawk in North Florida (open access)

Ecology of the Cooper's Hawk in North Florida

Summary of two study areas of the Cooper's Hawk in north Florida, including diet, foraging, home range, and predation.
Date: December 2013
Creator: Millsap, Brian A.; Breen, Timothy F. & Phillips, Laura M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ecoregions of North America: After the Classification of J.M. Crowley

Color-coded map showing the ecoregions of North America, including the polar domain, humid temperate domain, dry domain, and humid tropical domain.
Date: June 1981
Creator: Bailey, Robert G.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Alterations to Low Gradient Reaches of Utah Streams (open access)

Effects of Alterations to Low Gradient Reaches of Utah Streams

This report describes an investigation of the effects of stream channelization on fish and macro-invertebrates in low gradient reaches of Blacksmith Fork River and the Logan River in the floodplain of Cache Valley in northern Utah. Channelization adversely affected both fish and macro-invertebrate populations and biomass, with the severity of impact directly related to the amount and duration of disturbance of the physical habitat.
Date: April 1980
Creator: Wydoski, Richard S. & Helm, William T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Related Use Conflicts for the Columbia River Estuary, Volume 1: Text (open access)

Energy Related Use Conflicts for the Columbia River Estuary, Volume 1: Text

Report that "provides a narrative description of projected energy development and describes the biological characteristics of fish and wildlife and their habitats, and gives a critique of potential environmental impacts, and measures of protection and mitigation" (p. iii)
Date: June 1983
Creator: Garcia, John; Loehr, Lincoln; Richter, Klaus; Ahlborn, Gary; Westerlund, Frank & Pratt, Jeremy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Related Use Conflicts for the Columbia River Estuary, Volume 2: Atlas (open access)

Energy Related Use Conflicts for the Columbia River Estuary, Volume 2: Atlas

"This volume consists of 3 overviews, an index to the quadrants, and a series of 11 scenario maps that forecast energy related developments of the Lower Columbia River and Estuary from 1981 to 2006."
Date: June 1983
Creator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Planning for Offshore Oil and Gas, Volume 1: Recovery Technology (open access)

Environmental Planning for Offshore Oil and Gas, Volume 1: Recovery Technology

Report that contains "technical information and develops an impact assessment system relating to the recovery of oil and gas resources beyond the three-mile territorial limit of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)" (p. i).
Date: March 1978
Creator: Clark, John; Zinn, Jeffrey A. & Terrell, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experimental Fishing to Determine Distribution of Salmon in the North Pacific Ocean, 1955 (open access)

Experimental Fishing to Determine Distribution of Salmon in the North Pacific Ocean, 1955

Three vessels undertook a 1955 broad study of the high-seas distribution of salmon in the North Pacific Ocean.
Date: July 1957
Creator: Powell, Donald E. & Peterson, Alvin E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Fauna of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands] (open access)

[Fauna of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands]

Systematic account of the results of a survey made in 1936 and 1937 to aid supervision of the Aleutian Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
Date: 1959
Creator: Murie, Olaus J. & Scheffer, Victor B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fish and Shellfish Preferences of Household Consumers (open access)

Fish and Shellfish Preferences of Household Consumers

"This report is an analysis of a nationwide survey in October 1951 of household consumers' preferences for fresh and frozen fish and shellfish. The survey was conducted under the auspices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to aid the Nation's fishing industry, which is composed predominantly of small firms that find it difficult to make adequate contacts with consumers" (p. 1).
Date: 1955
Creator: Stolting, Walter H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Fishway that Shad Ascend (open access)

A Fishway that Shad Ascend

History and description of the Shad Run at Lawrence Fishway for purposes of design of fishways that will successfully pass shad.
Date: 1951
Creator: Collins, Gerald B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Five Japanese Papers on Skipjack (open access)

Five Japanese Papers on Skipjack

Reports regarding skipjack fishing grounds in the Northeastern Sea near Japan.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Sasaki, Takeo; Tauchi, Morisaburo; Aikawa, Hiroaki; Uda, Michitaka & Tsukushi, Jiro
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Genera and Subgenera of Voles and Lemmings (open access)

Genera and Subgenera of Voles and Lemmings

Revision of the genera and subgenera of voles and lemmings with comparison between North American and European.
Date: July 23, 1896
Creator: Miller, Gerrit S. (Gerrit Smith), 1869-1956
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gulf Coast Ecological Inventory: User's Guide and Information Base (open access)

Gulf Coast Ecological Inventory: User's Guide and Information Base

"The purpose of the User's Guide and Information Base report and the inventory maps is to establish the extent of natural resources, as well as their location and value"
Date: August 1982
Creator: Beccasio, Angelo D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Habits, Food, and Economic Status of the Band-Tailed Pigeon (open access)

Habits, Food, and Economic Status of the Band-Tailed Pigeon

Summary of the band-tailed pigeon including natural history, geographic distribution, value as a game bird, agricultural relationships, and food habits.
Date: 1947
Creator: Neff, Johnson A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Index Generum Mammalium: a List of the Genera and Families of Mammals (open access)

Index Generum Mammalium: a List of the Genera and Families of Mammals

This report consists of three parts: (1) An annotated list of the generic names of mammals; (2) an alphabetical list of the families of mammals, and (3) a classified list of the generic names, arranged by orders and families.
Date: January 23, 1904
Creator: Palmer, T. S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Japanese Tuna Fishing Industry (open access)

The Japanese Tuna Fishing Industry

Report consisting of several translated Japanese works on fisheries and the costs of tuna fishing in the oceans around Japan.
Date: July 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Life Zone Investigations in Wyoming (open access)

Life Zone Investigations in Wyoming

Characterizes five transcontinental life zones in Wyoming; defines their extent and limits; lists mammal, breeding bird, reptile, amphibian, and plant species; and provides notes on distribution and abundance of trees observed during the survey.
Date: October 3, 1917
Creator: Cary, Merritt
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Life Zones and Crop Zones of New Mexico (open access)

Life Zones and Crop Zones of New Mexico

Discusses geography, climate, agricultural practices, and crops of each life zone in New Mexico. Provides mammal, breeding bird, reptile, amphibian, and plant species list for each zone. Includes a life zone map.
Date: September 5, 1913
Creator: Bailey, Vernon
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Liming of Acidified Waters: A Review of Methods and Effects on Aquatic Ecosystems (open access)

Liming of Acidified Waters: A Review of Methods and Effects on Aquatic Ecosystems

Report discussing acid deposition in surface waters and the resulting effects on wildlife. The report suggests using lime in order to counteract this acidification, and mentions the potential hazards of doing so.
Date: December 1982
Creator: Fraser, James E. & Britt, Douglas L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Limnological Survey of Western Lake Erie (open access)

Limnological Survey of Western Lake Erie

From introduction: This report is an investigation into the effects of pollution on the fisheries of Lake Erie.
Date: January 1955
Creator: Wright, Stillman
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Live-Bait Fishing for Tuna in the Central Pacific (open access)

Live-Bait Fishing for Tuna in the Central Pacific

From introduction: This report details a project to conduct exploratory live-bait fishing in the central Pacific.
Date: July 1953
Creator: Ikehara, Isaac I.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lower Mississippi Valley Ecological Inventory: User's Guide and Information Base (open access)

Lower Mississippi Valley Ecological Inventory: User's Guide and Information Base

"The objective [of this report] is to produce an inventory of those important ecological along the lower Mississippi River on which siting of major industrial facilities and land clearing operations could have an impact."
Date: May 1983
Creator: Beccasio, Angelo D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Mammals and Life Zones of Oregon (open access)

The Mammals and Life Zones of Oregon

From introduction: "Summary of the life zones and mammals of Oregon with emphasis on providing reliable information on the management of wildlife. Importance for identifying those species which are state and national assets, and those species of less value or destructive habits."
Date: 1936
Creator: Bailey, Vernon
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library