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Anonymous.  1988.  Abstracts for the Symposium "Ecology and Management of
     Islands, Peninsulas and Structures for Nesting Waterfowl; 17-19
     August 1988, Jamestown, North Dakota.  48 pages. 

Anonymous.  1988.  Abstracts for the Symposium "Ecology and Management of
     Islands, Peninsulas and Structures for Nesting Waterfowl; 17-19
     August 1988, Jamestown, North Dakota.  Northern Prairie Wildlife
     Research Center Online. 
     http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/ecosym/index.htm
     (Version 16JUL98).

Table of Contents

Introduction

Session 1: Using Electric Fence Barriers to Manage Waterfowl

Boosting Production with Baskets and Barriers

Kevin Brennan

The Effects of Cover Manipulation and Electric Predator Barrier on Lake Albert in South Dakota

Gay Simpson and Dan Limmer

Prairie Pothole Project Predator-Fenced Cover Plot Evaluations

Kim Eskowich and Dave Duncan

Duck Nesting Success in and Homing to an Electric-Fenced Area in Iowa

James Hansen, Ronald Andrews, Theodore LaGrange and Alan Hancock

Bullsnake Predation on Nesting Waterfowl on Points and Islands on Valentine National Wildlife Refuge

Leonard McDaniel

Waterfowl Production on Peninsulas Where Predators are Excluded by Electric Barriers

John Lokemoen and Robert Woodward

Reflections on Electric Fence Management and Research

Philip Arnold

Bureau of Land Management Waterfowl Enhancement Projects in Southeastern Montana

Mark Gorges

Waterfowl and Piping Plover use of Points and Islands in Northwestern North Dakota

Tim Kessler, Frank Kartch and Dave Gillund

Session 2: Nesting Structures for Ducks

Waterfowl Nesting Structures used at the Pipestem Dam Project

Robert Martin

Waterfowl use of Man-Made Nesting Structures in South Dakota

Marcy Haworth and Ken Higgins

Waterfowl Production on Rock Islands and Floating Nest Structures in Alberta

Brett Calverly and Gary Stewart

Evaluation of an Electric Fenced Peninsula on the Young WPA, in the Kulm Wetland Management District

Lee Albright and Robert Vanden Berge

Mississippi River: Environmental Management Program--A Test of Predator-Free Nesting Islands

John Wetzel and Robert Dahlgren

Elevated Nest Structures for Canada Geese in Northwest Montana

Dennis Mackey, William Matthews, Jr. and I.J. Ball

A Floating Nest Platform for Trumpeter Swan and Related Species

Terry McEneaney

Evaluation of Waterfowl Habitat Structures in Southwest Montana

Jim Roscoe

Wednesday Evening Session:

Effect of Artificial Nests on Mallard Production

Przemyslaw Majewski and Jacek Engel

Session 3: Use of Nesting Islands by Ducks

Duckling Survival and Habitat use in an Island Nesting Population: Garrison Reservoir, North Dakota

Mark Willms and Rodney Sayler

Impact of Mammalian Predators on Waterfowl Productivity: Mallard Island, North Dakota

Rodney Sayler and Mark Willms

Duck Nesting on Islands Constructed in Upland Habitat at Delta, Manitoba

Robert Jones

Ducks Nesting on Chesapeake Bay Islands, 1950's Versus 1980's

Vernon Stotts, Steve Funderburk, and Daniel Stotts

Island and Peninsula Cutoff Projects on Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge and Wetland Management District

Steve Knode

Dense Nesting of Gadwalls and Lesser Scaups on Jessie Lake, Alberta

Bruce Turner, Paul Pryor, David Sharp, and Ray Greenwood

Increasing Waterfowl Nest Densities and success by Managing Predators on Islands in Northeastern North Dakota

Roger Hollevoet, Michael McEnroe and Rick Schnaderbeck

Waterfowl Production and Losses to Predation on Islands at J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge

William West and Anna Vos

Session 4: Nesting Structures for Geese

Nesting Islands for Giant Canada Geese in West-Central Illinois

Norman Emerick and Douglas Dufford

Establishment of Nesting Population of Canada Geese in Western Montana Using Nest Platforms Designed to Withstand Adverse Weather Conditions

David McCleery, Robert Hazlewood and Lyn Nielson

Use of Stock Pond Islands by Canada Geese in North-Central Montana

Chris Hoff

Canada Goose Nesting on Artificial Versus Natural Sites at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

Gary Ivey, Larry Ditto and Richard Sjostrom

Differential Use of Man-Made Islands for Nesting by Canada Geese

Rober Eng, Don Childress and Tom Carlsen

Use of Artificial Nesting Islands by Dusky Canada Geese on the Copper River Delta, Alaska

Kieth Giexentanner and Donna Kafka

Waterfowl Production on Nesting Islands at Mountain Meadows Reservoir, California

Virginia Getz and James Smith

Waterfowl use of Nesting Islands and Structures in Phillips County, Montana

Dwain Prellwitz, Joe Ball and Susan Ball

Canada Goose Nesting on Natural and Man-Made Islands, Area 8, Montana

Harvey Nyberg

Session 5: Construction Techniques and General Session

Ducks Unlimited, Inc.'s Secure Nesting Habitat Program

Robert Hoffman

Wetland Enhancement Design and Construction Techniques

Dennis McDonough

New Opportunities on Privately Owned Land: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Extension Program Predator Management

Ronald Stromstad

Estimating Nest Success on Islands: The Mayfield Method, Apparent Rate or What?

Douglas Johnson and Terry Shaffer

Establishing Low Shrubs on Islands to Provide Waterfowl Nesting Cover

John Lokemoen and Robert Woodward

Controlling Excessive Avian Predation of Duck Nests on Islands at the Canyon Ferry Wildlife Management Area

Tom Carlsen, Jeff Herbert and Robert Eng

Prairie Pothole Project Nest Structure Evaluations

David Duncan, David Pochailo and Kim Eskowich

Poster Session

Waterfowl Nesting Islands in a Mississippi Backwater: An Experiment in Progress

Kathleen Cheap

Artificial Nesting Islands: Ducks Unlimited Canada Experiences in Western Canada

Donald Sexton, Robert MacFarlane and Gary Stewart

Waterfowl use of a New Structure Type and Color-Dyed Nesting Material in Drought Stricken South Dakota--1988

James Ray and Kenneth Higgins