Held March 23 to 28, 1984 in Boston, Massachusetts
Contents
Strengthening Natural Resource Stewardship and Management
Opening Remarks, Daniel A. Poole
Canada's Natural Resource Management Programs and Needs, Charles L. Caccia
Address by the Secretary of the Interior, The Honorable William Clark
New Directions in Resource Management, The Honorable John H. Chafee
U.S. Federal Farm Programs, The Honorable Roger W. Jepsen
Fisheries and Wildlife Management in an Urbanizing State, The Honorable James S. Hoyte
Current Water Management Policies and Procedures, Alvin L. Alm
International Cooperation for Wetland Conservation: The Ramsar Convention, David Navid
Using Socioeconomics in Resource Management
Utility of Socioeconomic Research in Wildlife Management, Edward E. Langenau, Jr.
Developing Human Dimensions in New York's Wildlife Research Program, George F. Mattfeld, Daniel J. Decker, Tommy L. Brown, Stuart L. Free, and Peggy R. Sauer
Human Research and New Jersey's Deer Management Program, Robert L. McDowell, James E. Applegate, and Robert C. Lund
Hunter Surveys and Wildlife Management: Wisconsin's Experience, Thomas A. Heberlein and Kent E. Klepinger
Using Angler Preference Data in Defining Types of Sport Fisheries to Manage, B. L. Driver, Clynn Phillips, Eric P. Bergersen, and Charles C. Harris
Using Socioeconomic Data in the Management of Fishing and Hunting, Gregory S. Alward, Bradley J. Sullivan, and Thomas W. Hoekstra
Socioeconomic Profiles of Missouri Deer Poachers: Management Applications, Ronald L. Glover and Thomas S. Baskett
Integrating Fish and Wildlife in Land Management
The Conservation Benefits of USDA's Acreage Reduction Programs, Gordell Brown
Federal Land Retirement Program: A Land Management Albatross?, Alfred H. Berner
Integrating Wildlife Habitat Features in Agricultural Programs, M. Rupert Cutler
Potential Benefits of Organic Farming Practices for Wildlife and Natural Resources, I. G. Youngberg, J. F. Parr, and R. I. Papendick
Minnesota Landowner Attitudes Toward Wildlife Habitat Management, Franklin J. Svoboda
Farm Wildlife Production: What Does It Cost?, Edward C. Soutiere
Forest Landowners' Perspectives on Wildlife Management in New England, Lee Alexander and Stephen R. Kellert
The Woodland Owners' Role in Wildlife Habitat Management, Edward G. McWilliams and Marvin W. Blumenstock
Nongame Wildlife: Funding and Programs
Publicity Strategies and Techniques for Minnesota's Nongame Wildlife Checkoff, Carrol L. Henderson
A Profile of Contributors to the West Virginia Nongame Wildlife Program, Kathleen Carothers and Kenneth B. Knight
Factors Related to Revenue Yield in State Tax Checkoffs, James E. Applegate and J. Richard Trout
The North Carolina Wildlife Endowment Fund: An Investment in the Future, W. Vernon Bevill, Jr.
Idaho's Modular Nongame Plan, Martel Morache
Comprehensive Wildlife Management: An Approach for Developing a Nongame Program in Connecticut, Stephen R. Kellert
Budgeting Wildlife Checkoff Funds: Twenty States' Priorities, Problems and Prospects, Carol J. Boggis and Michael S. Hamilton
The Status of Urban Wildlife Programs, James R. Lyons and Daniel L. Leedy
Advances in Wetland Research and Management
Perspectives on the Delta Waterfowl Research Station-Ducks Unlimited Canada Marsh Ecology Research Program, Henry R. Murkin, Bruce D. J. Batt, Patrick J. Caldwell, Craig B. Davis, John A. Kadlec and Arnold G. van der Valk
A Conceptual Approach to Relating Habitat Structure and Macroinvertebrate Production in Freshwater Wetlands, Jeffrey W. Nelson and John A. Kadlec
Vegetation Change and Seed Banks in Marshes: Ecological and Management Implications, Roger L. Pederson and Arnold G. van der Valk
Systems Evaluation of Okefenokee Swamp, Bernard C. Patten
Needs for Private Sector Wetland Research: Ducks Unlimited's Perspective, Richard A. Wishart, Jeffrey W. Nelson, and Patrick J. Caldwell
Research Gaps in Assessing Wetland Functions, Patricia Ruta Stuber and J. Henry Sather
Values of Fish and Wildlife: Public Trust and Economic
Opening Remarks, James H. McDivitt
A Field Guide to Wildlife Economic Analysis, John B. Loomis, George Peterson, and Cindy Sorg
Agricultural Management Practices and Wildlife-Related Recreation: Pheasant Hunting Recreation in Iowa, John A. Miranowski and Ruth Larson Bender
Benefits to Deer Hunters from Forest Management Practices Which Provide Deer Habitat, Elizabeth A. Witman
Estimating Substate Values of Fishing and Hunting, Jon R. Miller and Michael J. Hay
Analyzing Values of Fish and Wildlife Populations, Kenneth S. Lyon and John E. Keith
Quasi-Option Values of Natural Resources, Philippe J. Crabbe
Economics of Endangered Species Management: The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker, Rebecca P. Judge, Randy Strait, and William F. Hyde
Concepts of Value, Nonmarket Valuation, and the Case of the Whooping Crane, John R. Stoll and Lee Ann Johnson
The Importance of Including Costs of Full Mitigation in Benefit-Cost Analysis and Guidance for Planning Actual Mitigation, John B. Loomis
Innovative Responses to Conservation Challenges
4-H Fish and Wildlife Programs: New Initiatives on Old Problems, Ronald A. Howard, Jr.
Attitudes on Wildlife and Knowledge Retained By 4-H Alumni, James L. Byford and Sheila Munsey
Wildlife Population Viability: A Question of Risk, Hal Salwasser, Stephen E. Mealey, and Kathy Johnson
Managing Forested Lands for Wildlife in Colorado, John C. Capp, James F. Lipscomb, and Wayne W. Sandfort
Fee-Hunting on the Public's Lands?-An Appraisal, Jack Ward Thomas
Balance of Nature: Fiction and Reality, Walter E. Howard
Meeting Migratory Bird Management Needs By Integrated Disease Control, Milton Friend
Field Evaluation of Two Models Developed Following the Habitat Evaluation Procedures, Jonathan Bart, Daniel R. Petit, and Greg Linscombe
Migratory Birds: Status and Needs
Status and Needs of the Mallard, James C. Bartonek, Robert J. Blohm, R. K. Brace, F. D. Caswell, Kenneth E. Gamble Harvey W. Miller, Richard S. Pospahala, and Morton M. Smith
Winter Habitat Preference of White-Fronted Geese in Louisiana, John C. Leslie and Robert H. Chabreck
The Black Duck Population and Its Management, John P. Rogers and James H. Patterson
Compensatory Mortality in Waterfowl Populations: A Review of the Evidence and Implications for Research and Management, James D. Nichols, Michael J. Conroy, David R. Anderson, and Kenneth P. Burnham
Geese and Hunters of Alaska's Yukon Delta: Management Problems and Political Dilemmas, Dennis G. Raveling
Avian Cholera in Nebraska's Rainwater Basin, Ronald M. Windingstad, James J. Hurt, Alan K. Trout, and John Cary
Examining Economic Efficiency of Management Practices That Enhance Waterfowl Production, John T. Lokemoen
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