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1. Evaluation of AnnAGNPS on Mississippi Delta MSEA watersheds

Author:
Yuan, Y.; Bingner, R.L.; Rebich, R.A.
Source:
Transactions of the ASAE 2001 v.44 no.5 pp. 1183-1190
ISSN:
0001-2351
Subject:
watersheds; crop production; crop management; cover crops; winter; pollution control; water pollution; erosion control; water erosion; sediment yield; simulation models; agricultural land; losses from soil; runoff; prediction; best management practices; nonpoint source pollution; Mississippi
Abstract:
... Sediment and its associated pollutants entering a water body can be very destructive to the health of that system. Best Management Practices (BMPs) can be used to reduce these pollutants, but understanding the most effective practices is very difficult. Watershed models are the most cost-effective tools to aid in the decision-making process of selecting the BMP that is most effective in reducing t ...
Handle:
10113/26652

2. Swallow-tailed Kites Carry Passerine Nests Containing Nestlings to Their Own Nests

Author:
Coulson Jennifer O.
Source:
Wilson bulletin 2001 v.113 no.3 pp. 340-342
ISSN:
0043-5643
Subject:
Passeriformes; birds; energy; kleptoparasitism; nestlings; nests; parental behavior; predators; progeny; watersheds; Louisiana; Mississippi
Abstract:
... During 1995––2001, I documented 20 instances of Swallow-tailed Kites (Elanoides forficatus) carrying nests containing nestlings of six passerine species to their nests or roosts adjacent to kite nests in the Pearl River Basin (Mississippi and Louisiana) and Atchafalaya River Basin (Louisiana). This parental behavior is adaptive because it reduces time away from the nest, which reduces the amount o ...
DOI:
10.1676/0043-5643(2001)113[0340:STKCPN]2.0.CO;2