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United States Department of the Interior 
Oscar L. Chapman, Secretary 
Fish and Wildlife Service 
Albert M. Day, Director 
Special Scientific Report - Wildlife 
No. 7 
WATERFOWL HABITAT MANAGEMENT IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY 
A Summary of Management Procedures 
Found Applicable in this River-Basin Development 
By 
John H. Steenis 
Wildlife Research Biologist 
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Coordinating Waterfowl Habitat Management with 
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Malaria Control Operations ......«-se-sseeeeecsce vce ee 2 
Methods of Improving Waterfowl Habitat . 2... +. ..+«.seec2e2e2e208e 6 
Developing Sub=—Impoundments and Dewatered Areas . . . 6 «© 0 e «© oo @ 7 
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Controlling Erosion in Waterfowl Habitat ....+.s+secovrxrc0o2¢0 9 
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Managing Marginal Marsh Vegetation .....se-e-e«+c+ceeveceee we 10 
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