508 



Index — Our Living Resources 



ma mo 



black [Drepimis fimerea). 376 



Hawaii (Drepanis pucifica), 376 

 managed populations 



anadromous fish. 147-48 



freshwater fish. 141. 147-48 

 manatee (Tnchechus manatus), 259 



manatee grass i Syringoiiium ftlifonne), 273. 274. 276. 277 

 Manduca hlackhurni (sphinx moth). 367 

 mange mite (scabies). 407 

 Mannia Jragrans. 199 

 mantidfly (Mcmtispa iiuerrupta), 161 

 Mantispu inferrupia (mantidtly). 161 

 Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii, 201-2 

 Manual of the Grasses of the UniieJ Slales. 201 

 Manual of ihe Vascular Flora of the CaroUnas, The. 204 

 Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and 



Adjacent 

 Canada. 203 



Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas. 203 

 manzanita chaparral. Upper Sonoran, 465 

 maple 



dieback, acid deposition (acid rain) and. 420 



red (Acer ruhruni var dninimondii). 21f> 

 mapleleaf iQuadrula c/uadrula). ISO 

 mapping, wetlands. 474 

 MAPS. See Monilonng Avian ProducUvity and Survivorship 



(MAPS) 

 map turtle 



Biirbour's iCrapfeniys barhoun). 11*^. 120 



Cagles \Graptemys caglei). 1 19 



ringed {Graptemys oculifera), 119 



yellow-blotched {Grapteniys fJavimaculata). 119 

 marbled godwit {Linwsa fedoa). 19, 59. 62, 396 

 marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus mannoratus). 43. 47. 50 

 Margarops fuseatus (pearly-eyed thrasher). 85 

 Marginatus group, species Melanoplus. 163. 164 

 Mariana tlymg fox (Pieropus manannus). 455 

 Mananas blue-tailed skink {Fnwia caerulocauda). 455 

 Marianas crow [Cor\us kubaryi). 455 

 marine algae. 255-56 



unicellular. 255 

 marine ecosystems. See coastal and marine ecosystems 

 Manne Mammal Protection Act of 1972. 35!. 356 



California sea otter, 1 10 

 manne mammals. 94-96 



Alaska. 338 



dolphins and porpoises. 96 



seals and sea lions. 96 



whales. 95-96 

 Marine Protection. Research, and Sanctuaries Act (Public Law 



101-6051.279 

 manne protozoa. 252 



manne toad ^Bufo mannus). 433. 434. 435. 441 

 manne turtles. 1 19, 120 



protection of, 123 



in the Southeast. 121-23 



status and trends. 121-22 

 Maritimes Shorebird Surveys (MSS). 58 

 marsh wren iCistothorus palusirts). 299 

 martin, purple [Progne subis). 20. 391 

 Maryland darter [Etheo.stoma sellare). 146 

 massasauga rattlesnake, eastern (Sistrurus caienatus), 231 

 Masticophis tacniatus istnped whipsnake). 327 

 Maui 'akepa {Loxops coccincus ochraceus). 378 

 Maui "aniakihi [Hemignaihus virens wilsoni), 377 

 Maui creeper {Paroreomyza montana newtoni), 378 

 Maui nukupu'u (Heniignalhus lucidus affinus), 377 

 Maui parrotbdl {Pseudonestor xanthrophrys), 377 

 mayfly, IS?'.4J9 



burrowing 

 Hexagenia. 181, 236 

 hdnieata. 183-84 

 limhata. 183-84 

 Pentagenia. vittigera. 1 83 

 meadow, subalpine. 314-17 

 meadowlark 



eastern iSnimella magna). 21 . 22, 297 



western (Stumella ncglecta). 21.22. 297. 299. 303. 303 



winter population trends. 21 

 Meadow Valley speckled dace iRhlnichthys osculus ssp.). 150 

 Meadow Valley sucker iCatostomus clarki ssp.). 150 

 mealybug, citophilus (Pseudococcus calceolariae). 160 

 Meda fidguia (spikedace). 150. 320 



Mediterranean house gecko {Heniidaclylus turcicus). 434 

 medusahead iTaeniatheruni caput-mednsae). 222 

 Meeteetsc praine dog complexes, 106. 107 

 Megalagrum 



nesiotcs (damselfly). 367 



nigrohamatitm nigrolineatum (daniseiny), 367 



pacificum (damseiny). 362 

 Megalopyge crispata (flannel moth), 166 

 Melamprosops phaeosoma (poo-uli), 378 

 Melanerpes 



aurifrons (golden-fronted woodpecker). 20 



carolinus (red-bellied woodpecker). 20 



erythrocephalus (red-headed woodpecker). 20. 231 



fornncivorus (acorn woodpecker). 20 

 Melanitta 



fusca (white-winged scoter), 36 



nigra (black scoter), 36 



perspicillata (surf scoter). 36 

 Melanoplus. 163-65 



hivittalus (Iwo-stnped grasshopper), 164 



Marginatus group. 163, 164 



Montanus group. 165 



sanguinipcs (migratory grasshopper). 164 



spretus (Rocky Mountain locust). 164 

 Meleagris 



gallopavo (wild turkey). 16. 70-71. 231, 387. 405. 407 



merriami (turkey), 320 



mexicana (turkey). 320 



ocellata (ocellated turkey). 70 

 Melopsittachus undulatus (budgengar). 439 

 Melospiza 



georgiana (swamp sparrow). 21 



lincolnii (Lincoln's sparrow). 21 



melodia (song sparrow ). 21, 22. 299 

 Menidia 



conchorum (key silverside). 281 



menidia (Atlantic silverside), 261. 262 

 Menippe mercanaria (stone crab). 282 

 Mentasta caribou herd (Rangifer larandus), 338. 357-58 

 Mentha pipertia. 1 76 

 Mephitis mephitis (stnped skunk). 302 

 mercur\ 



in coastal sediments, 4(J9 



fish contamination. 414. 415 



in Illinois cave streams. 177 



in mollusks. 409, 410 



sources. 414 

 merganser 



common (Mergus merganser), 35, .^6, 266, 389, 420 



hooded. 36 



population. 35-36 



red-breasted (Mergus serrator). 19, 35. 36 

 M erg us 



merganser (common merganser). 35. 36. 266. 389. 420 



serrator (red-breasted merganser), 19. 35. 36 

 merlins {Faico columbanus), 67 

 Memam. Dr. C. 8. 9 



Merriam's kangaroo rat {Dipodomys merriami), 466 

 mesoscale rainfall, forest cover loss and. 472 

 Meiarrhanthis apiciaria, 166 

 Meteorus laphygmae. 366 

 methamidiphos. 417 

 methiocarb. 417 



Melrosideros polymorplxa COhi 'a lehua). 366 

 Mexican chickadee iParus sclateri). 321 



Mexican garter snake [Thamnophis eques). 320. 433. 435. 452-53 

 Mexican long-tongued bat iChoeronycteris mexicana). 320 

 Mexican pronghom (Antilocarpa americana mexicana), 318 

 Mexican rough-footed mud turtle (Kinosternon hirtipes). 119 

 Mexican spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura pectinata). 434 

 Mexican spotted owl 



Strix flccidentalis lucida. 67. 309 

 in Colorado Plateau canyonlands. 330-31 

 histoncal records. 33! 

 surveys, 330-31 



Strix occidentalis mexicanus. 320 

 Mexican stoneroller iCampostoma ornatum). 320 

 Mexican ^fJoXUCanis lupus baileyi). 98, 99. 318. 320 

 Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan. 98 

 Michigan Flora. 203 



Micranthemum micranthemoides (Nuttall's mudwort). 208 

 Micrathene whitneyi (elf owl). 67 

 microbes, 6 



