Environmental Impact Research Program. OSPREY (Pandion haliaetus). Section 4.3.1. US Army Corps of Engineers Wildlife Resources Management Manual.

A wildlife species account for the osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is provided as Section 4.3.1 of the US Army Corps of Engineers Wildlife Resoures Management Manual. The account is developed as a guide to provide the biologist or resource manager with basic information on the biology, distribution, ecol...

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Main Author: Henny,Charles J
Other Authors: ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1986
Subjects:
Biology
*RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
*BIRDS
*ECOLOGY
DISTRIBUTION
TOXICITY
POPULATION
SURVEYS
MARINE BIOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
HABITATS
MORTALITY RATE
PESTICIDES
BREEDING
ANIMAL MIGRATION
OSPREY
Pandion haliaetus
Birds of Prey
WU31631
Pacific
osprey
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA171604
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA171604
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Summary:A wildlife species account for the osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is provided as Section 4.3.1 of the US Army Corps of Engineers Wildlife Resoures Management Manual. The account is developed as a guide to provide the biologist or resource manager with basic information on the biology, distribution, ecology, and management of the osprey. Major topics covered include status, characters and measurements, population attributes, distribution and abundance, habitat requirements, management, and census and sampling. The status of the osprey in the United States is described, and the importance of the species as an environmental indicator is discussed. The section of population attributes includes details on breeding biology, migration, dispersal of young, mortality, and impact of pesticides. The present nesting population in the contiguous United States is estimated at approximately 8000 pairs. The status of nesting population is described regionally for the Pacific Northwest, Western Interior, Great Lakes, Atlantic Coast, and Florida and the Gulf Coast. The ecological requirements of ospreys and their association with marine environments, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs are discussed. Management objectives and strategies are presented, and basic procedures for conducting population surveys are described.

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