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
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