Our Living Resources — Index 



491 



ChenicT Plain, wetland loss. 270. 27/ 

 cherry, black {Pninu.s st-rotina). 228 

 Chesapeake Bay 

 turtles. 121. l'22 



water quality degradation, canvasback and. 42 

 watershed, natural resources. 263-6fi 

 Chesapeake Bay Program, 263 

 chestnut iCasluneu deiitata). American. 2 I? 

 chestnut-backed chickadee [Poms nifescens). 20 

 chestnut blight. 191 



chestnut-collared longspur {Calcunus orualus). 21. 299. JOJ 

 chestnut-sidcd warbler {Dcmhoua pensylvanica). 20 

 Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Management Area, 78 

 chickadee 

 black-capped {Partis aincapilliis). 20 

 Carolma [Parus corolmensis), 20, 22 

 chestnut-backed {Pants nifescens). 20 

 Mexican (Pants sclaleri), 321 

 mountain (Parus gamheli), 20. 321 

 chicken, prairie [Tympaimchus ciipido), 438 

 Chihuahua chub iGila nigrescens). 143 

 Chihuahuan ra\cn iCorvits cnpioleiicus). 20 

 chimney swift [Chaeutra pelagica), 20 

 Chinese softshell turtle (Pelodiscits sinensis), 434 

 chmook salmon (Oncorhynchits ishawytscha), 344. 345, 346. 432 

 chipmunk. California {Tamias obscitnts). 466 

 chipping sparrow [Spizella passerina). 21. 299 

 Chiricahua leopard frog {Rana chiricaliuensis). 139. 320. 327, 32H. 



452. 4S3 

 chlamydiosis. -f04 



Ciiluhmias mger (black tern). /9, 46, 54, 55, 56, 299 

 chlordane. 408 

 in fish, 409 

 persistance of. 413-14 

 Chloridops komi (Kona grosbeak). 376 

 chlorinated dioxins. 415 

 chlonnated pesticides, 40S 

 chlorpynfos. 417 



Choeronyclehs mexicana (Mexican long-tongued bat). 320 

 Choisya mollis (zorillo). 320 

 cholinestera.se-inhibiting compounds. 417 

 choiinesterase (ChE) screenmg, 417 

 Chondestes grammacus (lark sparrow). 27, 297. 299 

 Chondrohierax itncinalits (hook-billed kite), 67 

 Chordeiles 

 acuiipennis (lesser nighthawk). 19 

 hi/ho;- (common nighthawk). 19 

 Christmas Bird Count (CBC). 15. 17. 386. 389. 437 

 Alaskan seabirds. 5(1 

 colonial walerbirds. 53 

 non-native species. 437 

 shorebirds. 58. 64 



songbirds, winter population trends. 21-23 

 Chrysemys picta (painted turtle). 327 

 Chr\'so{hainniis visidiporus (whitebark rabbitbrush). 226 

 chub 

 Chihuahua {Gila nigrescens), 143 

 creek {Semoiilus arromaeitlatus), 261, 263 

 Fish Creek Spnngs tui {Gila hicolor ettchila). 143 

 Gila {Gila intennedia). 150. 320 

 humpback {Gila cyplia), 150, 151 

 Independence Valley tui {Gila bicolor isolata), 143 

 least [lotichthys phlegethontis), 143 

 Oregon {Oregonichthys crameri). 143 

 pahranagat {Gila rohusta jordani). 150 

 rosetail {Giki rohusta), 320 

 roundtail {Gila robusla rohusta), 150 

 slender {Eriniysiax ealini), 146 

 Sonora {Gila ditaenia), 320 

 thicktail {Gila crassicauda), 143 

 Virgin {Gila semimtda), 150 

 chubsucker. creek {Erimyzon oblongus), 261. 263 

 chuckwalla iSauniimilus ohesus). 74. 328 

 chuck- will's- widow [Caprimulgus carolinensis), 20 

 chukar iAIextoris chukar), 437 

 Chukchi Sea 

 Pacific walrus [Odobemis rosmants divergens). 356 

 polar bear {Ursus maritimus). 351-53 

 chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta), 338. 344. 345-46 

 Chytonix sensilis, 167 

 Cicindela patruela. 166 

 Ciconiiformes, 54, 55 



cienaga (wetland) mollusks. in southwestern sky islands, 319 

 cinnamon teal, 36 



Circus ( Vi/Mc/n (northern harrier). 67. 3S7 

 Ciridops anna ( 'ula-'ai-hawane), 376 

 cisco 

 Arctic [Ci>rcgi>nu\ autuinnalis). 337, 341-43 

 blackfin {Coregonus nigripinnis). 143 

 deepwater {Coregonus johannae), 143 

 least (Coregonus sardinella), 337, 341. 342. 343 



longjaw (Coregonus alpenae), 143 

 Cistoihorus 

 palustris (marsh wren). 299 

 platensis (sedge wren). 300. 303 

 Citlieronia 



imperialis (giant silkworm moth). 166 



sepulchral is (giant silkworm moth). 166 

 citophilus mealybug (Pseudococcus ealceolanac). 160 

 citrus conversion. Audubon's crested caracara [Carai ara plmicus 

 auduhonii) and. 83 

 Clad in ia 



mitis. 195 



rangiferina (remdeer moss I. 195 

 clam. -^79 



Asian (Corhicula flunnnea). 178. 429. 443 



contaminants in. 408 



fingernail (MuscuUuni transversuni). 236-37. 238 



zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) and, 181. 447 

 Clangula Inenuilis (oldsquaw). 36. 266 

 Clappuj. 249. 250 



caluihensis (Cahaba pebblesnail), 251 



umhdwata iumbilicate pebblesnail). 251 

 clawed frog. African [Xenopus laevis). 434 

 clay-colored sparrow (Spizella pallida). 21. 297. 299. 303 

 Clean Air Act, 228 

 Clean Water Act, 217 



Clear Creek gambusia {Ganibusia heterochir). 143 

 clear-winged grasshopper [Camnula pellucida). 164 

 Clemmys 



guttata (spotted turtle). ! 19 



insculpta (wood turtle), 119 



marmorata (western pond turtle), 119, 466 



mublenbergii (bog turtle), 1 19. 458 

 Clernwntia, 37 1 



fruit, 369 



hawaiiensis. 371 

 cliff swallow {Hirundo pyrrhonota). 20. 299 

 climate change. See also global climate change: temperature 



change 



conservation planning and. 394-95 



diatoms and. 258 



flowenng plants and. 391 



human activities and. 394 



landscape fragmentation and, 394 



migratory landbirds and. 391 



in the Northeast. 390-91 



plants and, 392-95 



species migration and. 394 



subalpine forest growth and, 315-17 



warming, 227 



wetland loss and. 217 

 climate modeling, Colorado Rockies. 31 1 

 climbing milkweed (Cynanchum wigginsii), 320 

 Clioperla clio (stonefly). 1S6 

 closed elimia (Elimia clausa). 251 

 Clostridium hotulinum. 401 

 clover 



running buffalo {Trifoliuni stoloniferum). 208 



Trifolium microcephalwn . 208 

 Clupea harengus (hemng), 51 

 Cnemidophonts 



hyperythrus (orange -throated whiptail). 466 



lenmiscatus (South American whiptail). 434 



whiptail lizard. 326 

 Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard (Uma inonuita). 1 18. 137-38 

 Coachella Valley Preser\'e system. 137-38 

 Coastal Biirrier Improvement Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-591). 



278 

 Coastal Bamer Resources Act of 1982 (Public Law 97-384), 278 

 Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS). U.S. Department of 



Interior (DOI). 277-79 

 Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP). 468 

 coastal and marine ecosystems, 259-84, See also aquatic ecosys- 

 tems 



barrier erosion. 277-79 



coastal storms and, 259 



contaminants in, 408-1 1 



