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501 



Lake Superior region. 99 



Mexican iCanis lupus bailexi). 318, 320 



outlook, 100 



reclassification of. 98-99 



weather and. 347-48 



western U.S.. 99 

 greasewood {SarcohuUts vennicuUiUis). 226 

 great black-backed gull {Luins mannus). /V. 54, 55 

 great blue heron (Arden herodiu.s), 53. 54. 55 

 great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus criniUts). 20 

 great crested tern {Sterna bergil), 373 

 great egret {Casmerodius alhus), 19 

 greater "amakihi {Hemignathus sai;iuiro.srn.s). 376 

 greater amberjack {Seriohi dunwrili). 2S2 

 greater koa-finch iRIiodacaiUlus palmeri). 376 

 greater scaup (Aythya mania). 35. 36 



greater white-fronted goose lAnser alhifmns froiuolis), 30. 31. 33 

 greater yeilowiegs {Tringa melanolema). 59, 62 

 Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. 312-14 



ecosystem management by species, 312-14 



landscape model. 314 

 great gray owl iStnx nehulosu). 67 

 great homed owl (Bubo virginiamts). 67 

 Great Lakes 



commercial fishmg. 244-46 



discharge of PCBs mto. 414 



fish contaminant trends, 242-44 



high waters. 249 



lake irout (Salvelimis namayciisln. 244-46 



low waters, 249 



non-native species. 428. 430. -W2-47 



regulated, wetlands in, 247-49 



vascular plants. 203 



water levels. 247-49 



water quality improvements, canvasback and. 42 



zebra mussel {Dreissena polymorpha). 409. 445-47 

 Great Lakes National Program Office. U.S. Environmental 



Protection Agency (USEPA). 242 

 Great Lakes Science Center. National Biological Senice (NBS), 



242 

 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, 244 

 Great Plains. 295-307 



Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), and. 296. 302-3 



coyote, 305-7 



duck nest success. 300-302 



grassland birds. 296-98 



migratory birds. 298-300. 302-3 



native praine fishes. 295. 303-5 



overview, 295-96 



piping plover threats, 78-79 



vascular plants, 203 

 Great Plains narrow -mouthed load {Gasirophynie oUvucea), 320 

 Great Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, 78 

 Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 196 



black bear. 102 

 great-tailed grackle (Qtiiscalu.s iiw.xicanu.s). 21 

 great white shark iCarcharodon carcluuias), California sea otter 



and. 112 

 grebe, pied-billed {Podilymbui podueps). 389 

 green anole 



Anolis carolirtensis. 434 



Hispaniolan {Anolis chlorocyanus), 434 

 greenhouse frog (Eleutherodactylus planirosiris), 434 

 greenhouse gases. 392 

 green iguana {Iguana iguana), 434 

 green sea turtle {Chelonia mydas). 1 19 

 green stink bug. southern (Nezara vtridula), 366 

 green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus). 240, 432 

 green swordtail {Xiphophorus lielleri), 432 

 green-tailed towhee {Pipilo chlorurus). 20 

 green tree skink iLamprolepis smaragdina), 434 

 green turtle {Chelonia mydas), 121. 122-23 

 green warbler, black- throated {Dendroica virens), 20 

 green-winged teal {Anas crecca), 35, 36. 266 

 grey whale {Escbrichtius robusuis). 95 

 grizzly bear (t/rjH5 arcios). 103-5. 228. 229. 312. 313. 320. 321. 



338. 347. 358 



hunting. 103. 105 

 grosbeak 



black-headed {Pbeuciicus melanocephalus). 20 



blue {Guiraca caerulea). 20. 466 



evening (Coccothraustes vespertinus). 21. 387 



Kona {Chloridops konal 376 



pine {Pinicola enucleator). 21 



rose-breasted {PheucUcus ludovicianus). 20 

 ground dove, common {Columbina passenna). 19 

 groundfish. Alaskan seabirds and. 51 

 ground lizard. South Amencan (Ameiva amttva\. 434 

 groundsel tSenccio huacinicanus), 320 

 ground squirrel {Spermophilus spp.), 109 

 groundwater, riparian ecosystem dynamics and, 287 

 grouper, 282 



Nassau [Epmephehis strialus). 282 

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americana (whooping crane), 405. 406, 407 



canadensis (sandhill crane), 19 

 pulla (Mississippi sandhill crane), 75-77 

 Gryouima. 249-50 



Guadalupe bass {Micropterus ireculh. 147 

 Guam 



manne toad {Bufo marinus). 435 



non-native species, 454-56 

 guillemot, pigeon {Cepphus columba). 46. 51 

 Gutraca caerulea (blue grosbeak), 20. 466 

 Gulf Coast Joint Venture. North Amencan Waterfowl Management 



Plan, 217 

 Gulf inlracoasta! Waterway, 276. 277 

 Gulf oi Mextci) 



canvasbacks, 42 



coastal wetlands, 269-72 



northern, seagrass distribution, 273-75 

 gull, 16,51 



California {Larus califomicus). 19. 45 



Franklin's {Larus pipiMun). 19. 45, 54. 56. 297. 299 



glaucous-winged {Larus glaucescens), 19,45, 51 



great black-backed {Larus marinus), 19, 54 



Heemiann"s {Larus beermanni), 45 



hemng \ Larus argenkiuis). 19. 53, 54. 55-56 



laughing {Larus atricilla). 19 



nng-billed {Larus delawarensis). 19. 45, 54. 56 



western {Uirus occidenialis). 45 

 gull-billed tern {Sterna ndotica). 46. 54. 56 

 Gulo gulo (wolvenne), 358 

 guppy {Poecilia reticulata), 432 

 Gutterezia sarotbrae (snakeweed). 226 

 Gymnocepbalus cemuus (ruffe), 429, 430, 443 

 Gymnodenna lineare, 196 



Gytnnogyps californianus (California condor), 16. 67. 80-81 

 Gymnorbinus cyanocepbalus (pinyon jay), 20 

 gymnosperms, 200. 201 

 gypsy moth {Lymantna dispar). 441 

 gyrfalcon {Falco ruslicolus). 67 

 Gyroloma. 25! 



excisa (excised slitshell). 25] 



lewisii (striate slitshell), 251 



pagoda (pagoda slitshell). 251 



pumila (nbbed slitshell). 251 



pyramidata (pyramid slitshell), 251 



watkcri (round slitshell). 251 



habitat assessment, 461-75 



biodiversity, southwestern California, 465-66 



land charactenstics. federal data bases, 467-68 



landscape change, momtonng with satellite imagery. 468-73 



overview, 461-63 



vegetation cover types, LUah. 463-64 



wetlands. 473-75 

 Habitat Conservation Plan, 137 

 habitat loss/change. See also human influences 



agriculture and, 423, 424 



aquatic ecosystems. 178. 234-36 



avian diseases and, 401-4 



Columbia River basin. 156 



edge effect. 160 



extinction and, 452 



fragmentation, 146 



Hawaiian bird deline and, 376. 378 



human influences and. 404 



insects and, 161 



inventory and monitoring programs, 5 



invertebrates and. 159-60 



mammals and, 93-94 



praine, 174. 175 



protection against, endangered and threatened species and, 466 



reptiles and amphibians and, 118, 131 



Upper Mississippi River (UMR) floodplain. 234-36 



wetlands, 216, 236-38. 473-74. 475 



winter ranges of birds and. 386-87 



