Our Living Resources 



Hawaii 



Overview 361 



Hawaii Biological Survey 362 



Haleai^ala Silversword 363 



Insects of Hawaii 365 



Drosophila as Monitors of Change in Hawaiian Ecosystems 368 



Birds of Hawaii 372 



Hawaii's Endemic Birds 376 



Part 3 Special Issues 



Global Climate Change 



Overview 385 



Changes in Winter Ranges of Selected Birds, 1901-89 386 



Changes in Nesting Behavior of Arctic Geese 388 



Climate Change in the Northeast 390 



Potential Impacts of Climate Change on North American Flora 392 



Human Influences 



Overview 397 



Significance of Federal Lands for Endangered Species 398 



Status of U.S. Species: Setting Conservation Priorities 399 



Increased Avian Diseases With Habitat Change 401 



Captive Propagation. Introduction, and Translocation Programs for Wildlife Vertebrates . . . 405 



Raccoon Rabies: Example of Translocation. Disease 406 



Contaminants in Coastal Fish and Mollusks 408 



Persistent Environmental Contaminants in Fish and Wildlife 413 



Wildlife Mortality Attributed to Organophosphorus and Carbamate Pesticides 416 



Acidic Deposition ("Acid Rain") 418 



Atmospheric Deposition and Solute Transport in a Montane Mixed-Conifer Forest System 421 

 Agricultural Ecosystems 423 



Non-Native Species 



Overview 427 



Non-native Aquatic Species in the United States and Coastal Waters 428 



Nonindigenous Fish 43 1 



Non-native Reptiles and Amphibians 433 



Non-native Birds 437 



Non-native Animals on Public Lands 440 



Exotic Species in the Great Lakes 442 



Zebra Mussels in Southwestern Lake Michigan 445 



Invasion of the Zebra Mussel in the United States 445 



Africanized Bees in North America 448 



Bullfrogs: Introduced Predators in Southwestern Wetlands 452 



Invasions of the Brown Tree Snake 454 



Wild Horses and Buitos on Public Lands 456 



Purple Loosestrife 458 



Habitat Assessments 



Overview 461 



GAP Analysis: A Geographic Approach to Planning for Biological Diversity 462 



Protection Status of Vegetation Cover Types in Utah 463 



Biodiversity in the Southwestern California Region 465 



Federal Data Bases of Land Characteristics 467 



Monitoring Changes in Landscapes from Satellite Imagery 468 



Landsat MSS Images 470 



The Nation's Wetlands 473 



Glossary 479 



Index 483 



