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Overview

 Foreword
 Preface
 In Memoriam
 Acknowledgments

Introduction

 Biodiversity: A New Challenge
 Conservation Landmarks: Bureau of Biological Survey and National Biological Service
 Activities of the Bureau of Biological Survey
 Introduction

Birds

 Birds - Overview
 Breeding Bird Survey: Population Trends 1966-92
 Winter Population Trends of Selected Songbirds
 Breeding Productivity and Adult Survival in Nongame Birds
 Canada Geese in North America
 Canada Geese in the Atlantic Flyway
 Arctic Nesting Geese: Alaskan Populations
 North American Ducks
 Decline of Northern Pintails
 Canvasback Ducks
 Breeding Seabirds in California, Oregon, and Washington
 Seabirds in Alaska
 Colonial Waterbirds
 Shorebirds: East of the 105th Meridian
 Western North American Shorebirds
 Raptors
 Causes of Eagle Deaths
 Return of Wild Turkeys
 Mourning Doves
 Common Ravens in the Southwestern United States, 1968-92
 Mississippi Sandhill Cranes
 Piping Plovers
 California Condors
 Audubon's Crested Caracara in Florida
 Puerto Rican Parrots
 Red-cockaded Woodpeckers
 Southwestern Willow Flycatchers in the Grand Canyon

Mammals

 Mammals - Overview
 Marine Mammals
 Indiana Bats
 Gray Wolves
 Black Bears in North America
 Grizzly Bears
 Black-footed Ferrets
 American Badgers in Illinois
 California Sea Otters
 White-tailed Deer in the Northeast
 Deer Management at Parks and Refuges
 North American Elk

Reptiles and Amphibians

 Reptiles and Amphibians - Overview
 Turtles
 Marine Turtles in the Southeast
 Amphibians
 A Success Story: The Barton Springs Salamander
 American Alligators in Florida
 Reptiles and Amphibians in the Endangered Longleaf Pine Ecosystem
 Native Ranid Frogs in California
 Desert Tortoises in the Mojave and Colorado Deserts
 Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizards
 Disappearance of the Tarahumara Frog

Fishes

 Fishes - Overview
 Imperiled Freshwater Fishes
 Southeastern Freshwater Fishes
 Loss of Genetic Diversity Among Managed Populations
 Colorado River Basin Fishes
 Cutthroat Trout in Glacier National Park, Montana
 Columbia River Basin White Sturgeon

Invertebrates

 Invertebrates - Overview
 Diversity and Abundance of Insects
 Grasshoppers
 The Changing Insect Fauna of AlbanyÕs Pine Barrens
 Lepidoptera Inventories in the Continental United States
 Fourth of July Butterfly Count
 Species Richness and Trends of Western Butterflies and Moths
 The Tall-grass Prairie Butterfly Community
 The Biota of Illinois Caves and Springs
 Freshwater Mussels: A Neglected and Declining Aquatic Resource
 Freshwater Mussels in Lake Huron-Lake Erie Corridor
 Aquatic Insects As Indicators of Environmental Quality
 Biodiversity Degradation in Illinois Stoneflies

Plants

 Plants - Overview
 Microfungi: Molds, Mildews, Rusts, and Smuts
 Macrofungi
 Truffles, Trees, and Biodiversity
 Lichens
 Bryophytes
 Floristic Inventories of U.S. Bryophytes
 Vascular Plants of the United States
 Environmental Change and the Florida Torreya
 Native Vascular Plants
 Tracking the Mosses and Vascular Plants of New York (1836-1994)

Terrestrial Ecosystems

 Terrestrial Ecosystems - Overview
 U.S. Forest Resources
 Southern Forested Wetlands
 Rare Terrestrial Ecological Communities of the United States
 Altered Fire Regimes Within Fire-adapted Ecosystems
 Vegetation Change in National Parks
 Air Pollution Effects on Forest Ecosystems in North America
 Air Quality in the National Park System
 Whitebark Pine: Ecosystem in Peril
 Oak Savannas in Wisconsin

Aquatic Ecosystems

 Aquatic Ecosystems - Overview
 Habitat Changes in the Upper Mississippi River Floodplain
 Biota of the Upper Mississippi River Ecosystem
 Fish Populations in the Illinois River
 Contaminant Trends in Great Lakes Fish
 Lake Trout in the Great Lakes
 Wetlands in Regulated Great Lakes
 Decline in the Freshwater Gastropod Fauna in the Mobile Bay Basin
 Protozoa
 Marine and Freshwater Algae
 Freshwater Diatoms: Indicators of Ecosystem Change

Coastal and Marine Ecosystems

 Coastal and Marine Ecosystems - Overview
 Nearshore Fish Assemblage of the Tidal Hudson River
 Natural Resources in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
 Florida Manatees
 Gulf of Mexico Coastal Wetlands: Case Studies of Loss Trends
 Seagrass Distribution in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
 Seagrass Meadows of the Laguna Madre of Texas
 Coastal Barrier Erosion: Loss of Valuable Coastal Ecosystems
 Reef Fishes of the Florida Keys
 Coral Reef Ecosystems

Riparian Ecosystems

 Riparian Ecosystems - Overview
 Western Riparian Ecosystems
 Surface Cover Changes in the Rio Grande Floodplain, 1935-89

The Great Plains

 The Great Plains - Overview
 Declining Grassland Birds
 Migratory Bird Population Changes in North Dakota
 Duck Nest Success in the Prairie Potholes
 Conservation Reserve Program and Migratory Birds in the Northern Great Plains
 Decline of Native Prairie Fishes
 The Coyote: An Indicator Species of Environmental Change on the Great Plains

Interior West

 Interior West - Overview
 Ecosystem Trends in the Colorado Rockies
 The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
 Subalpine Forests of Western North America
 Southwestern Sky Island Ecosystems
 Endangered Cui-ui of Pyramid Lake, Nevada
 Bonytail and Razorback Sucker in the Colorado River Basin
 Amphibian and Reptile Diversity on the Colorado Plateau
 Wintering Bald Eagles Along the Colorado River Corridor
 Mexican Spotted Owls in Canyonlands of the Colorado Plateau
 Bighorn Sheep in the Rocky Mountain National Parks
 Desert Bighorn Sheep

Alaska

 Alaska - Overview
 The Arctic Tundra Ecosystem in Northeast Alaska
 Anadromous Fish of the Central Alaska Beaufort Sea
 Pacific Salmon in Alaska
 Wolves and Caribou in Denali National Park, Alaska
 Kodiak Brown Bears
 Polar Bears in Alaska
 Sea Otters in the North Pacific Ocean
 Pacific Walruses
 Mentasta Caribou Herd
 Tundra or Arctic Hares

Hawaii

 Hawaii - Overview
 Hawaii Biological Survey
 Haleakala Silversword
 Insects of Hawaii
 Drosophila as Monitors of Change in Hawaiian Ecosystems
 Birds of Hawaii
 HawaiiÕs Endemic Birds

Global Climate Change

 Global Climate Change - Overview
 Changes in Winter Ranges of Selected Birds, 1901-89
 Changes in Nesting Behavior of Arctic Geese
 Climate Change in the Northeast
 Potential Impacts of Climate Change on North American Flora

Human Influences

 Human Influences - Overview
 Significance of Federal Lands for Endangered Species
 Status of U.S. Species: Setting Conservation Priorities
 Increased Avian Diseases With Habitat Change
 Captive Propagation, Introduction, and Translocation Programs for Wildlife Vertebrates
 Raccoon Rabies: Example of Translocation, Disease
 Contaminants in Coastal Fish and Mollusks
 Persistent Environmental Contaminants in Fish and Wildlife
 Wildlife Mortality Attributed to Organophosphorus and Carbamate Pesticides
 Acidic Deposition ("Acid Rain")
 Atmospheric Deposition and Solute Transport in a Montane Mixed-Conifer Forest System
 Agricultural Ecosystems

Non-Native Species

 Non-Native Species - Overview
 Non-native Aquatic Species in the United States and Coastal Waters
 Nonindigenous Fish
 Non-native Reptiles and Amphibians
 Non-native Birds
 Non-native Animals on Public Lands
 Exotic Species in the Great Lakes
 Zebra Mussels in Southwestern Lake Michigan
 Invasion of the Zebra Mussel in the United States
 Africanized Bees in North America
 Bullfrogs: Introduced Predators in Southwestern Wetlands
 Invasions of the Brown Tree Snake
 Wild Horses and Burros on Public Lands
 Purple Loosestrife

Habitat Assessments

 Habitat Assessments - Overview
 GAP Analysis: A Geographic Approach to Planning for Biological Diversity
 Protection Status of Vegetation Cover Types in Utah
 Biodiversity in the Southwestern California Region
 Federal Data Bases of Land Characteristics
 Monitoring Changes in Landscapes from Satellite Imagery
 Landsat MSS Images
 The Nation's Wetlands

Glossary

 Glossary