| Abstract: | From 1990 to 2000, the Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System (JACADS) incinerated part of the U.S. stockpile of chemical weapons on Johnston Atoll, central Pacific Ocean, which also is a National Wildlife Refuge and home to approximately a half-million breeding seabirds. The effect on wildlife of incineration of these weapons is unknown. Using a multi-strata mark-recapture analysis, we investigated the effects of JACADS on reproductive success, survival, and movement probabilities of red-tailed tropicbirds (Phaethon rubricauda) nesting both downwind and upwind of the incineration site. We found no effect of chemical incineration on these tropicbird demographic parameters over the 8 years of our study. An additional 3 years of monitoring tropicbird demography will take place, post-incineration. |
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| ProdID: | 5224379 |
| Citation Author: | Schreiber, E.A.; Doherty, P. F.; Schenk, G.A. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Wildlife Management |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Effects of a chemical weapons incineration plant on red-tailed tropicbirds; 2001; Article; Journal; Journal of Wildlife Management; Schreiber, E.A.; Doherty, P. F.; Schenk, G.A. |
| Citation Start Page: | 685 |
| Citation Volume: | 65 |
| Citation Year: | 2001 |
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| Text: | Effects of a chemical weapons incineration plant on red-tailed tropicbirds; 2001; Article; Journal; Journal of Wildlife Management; Schreiber, E.A.; Doherty, P. F.; Schenk, G.A. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3803020 |
| Date Other: | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:18 -0500 |
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