Resources by R.J. Neves
Title | Available As | Summary | Date | ID | Author |
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Freshwater Fish Farming in Virginia: Selecting the Right Fish to Raise | In Virginia and throughout the United States, interest in fish farming for profit or as a hobby has increased in the past few years. Encouraged by the success of trout farmers in western states and catfish farmers in southern states, prospective fish farmers question if similar opportunities exist in Virginia's fresh waters. |
May 1, 2009 | 420-010 | ||
Help Save America's Pearly Mussels | Nearly 300 species of mussels inhabit freshwater rivers, streams, and lakes in the United States. This is the richest diversity of mussels found in the world and an extraordinary natural heritage that needs protection. |
May 1, 2009 | 420-014 | ||
Landowner's Guide to Managing Streams in the Eastern United States | two streams are alike,
but many share certain problems
and characteristics. For example,
all streams are products of the
land they drain, and their waters
reflect streamside land management
practices, good and poor.
Much can be done to protect
clean streams and restore damaged
ones. Since most streams
originate on private lands, their
fate depends largely on wise
management by streamside landowners.
This publication provides
general information and
management guidelines to help
stream property owners and
their neighbors protect, improve,
and restore these valuable running
waters. |
May 1, 2009 | 420-141 | ||
Control Methods For Aquatic Plants in Ponds and Lakes | Aquatic plants growing in ponds and lakes are beneficial for fish and wildlife. They provide food, dissolved oxygen, and spawning and nesting habitat for fish and waterfowl. |
May 1, 2009 | 420-251 | ||
The Control of Burrowing Crayfish in Ponds | At times landowners may be confronted with serious water losses resulting from the sudden collapse or gradual deterioration of earthen pond dams, irrigation canals, and drainage ditches. Although the loss of water from small earthen impoundments is frequently due to faulty construction, it may also be the result of undetected biological forces. |
May 1, 2009 | 420-253 | ||
Liming Acidified Lakes and Ponds | “Liming,” as the word suggests, is the addition of limestone (calcite), primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO3), to neutralize acid waters and soils and buffer them from rapid fluctuations in pH. Limestone typically is applied to lawns, gardens, pastures, and
croplands to supply calcium, an essential plant nutrient,
and to decrease soil acidity. |
May 1, 2009 | 420-254 | ||
Sustaining America's Aquatic Biodiversity - What Is Aquatic Biodiversity; Why Is it Important? | Aquatic biodiversity is the rich and wonderful
variety of plants and animals—from crayfish
to catfish, from mussels to mayflies, from
tadpoles to trout—that live in watery habitats. It is
the number of different native species, or species
richness. |
May 1, 2009 | 420-520 | ||
Sustaining America's Aquatic Biodiversity - Why Is Aquatic Biodiversity Declining? | When a species goes extinct, all the genetic
information carried by individuals of that
species is lost forever, never to be reproduced
again. Extinction is a terrible waste of life and
a loss of potential solutions to future problems such
as possible cures to disease and solutions for survival
in a changing world. |
May 1, 2009 | 420-521 | ||
Sustaining America's Aquatic Biodiversity - Freshwater Mussel Biodiversity and Conservation | Nearly 300 species of mussels inhabit freshwater
rivers, streams, and lakes in the United
States. This is the richest diversity of mussels
found in the world and an extraordinary natural heritage
that needs protection. Because of the lustrous,
pearl-like interior of the shells, |
May 1, 2009 | 420-523 | ||
Sustaining America's Aquatic Biodiversity - Freshwater Fish Biodiversity and Conservation | Nearly 800 native fish species in 36 families
inhabit the freshwater rivers, streams, and
lakes of the United States and Canada. North
America has the most diverse temperate freshwater
fish fauna in the world. |
May 1, 2009 | 420-525 | ||
Managing Spring Wetlands For Fish and Wildlife Habitat | Natural springs are important aquatic resources.
They are a reliable source of clean, high-quality
groundwater that flows at a relatively constant rate
and temperature. |
May 1, 2009 | 420-537 | ||
Guide to Understanding and Managing Lakes: Part I (Physical Measurements) | Inland lakes constitute one of our greatest natural
resources. They are immensely popular features,
particularly as recreational community developments. |
May 1, 2009 | 420-538 | ||
Fee-fishing Ponds and Streams in Virginia | Fee-fishing, or pay-fishing as the name implies, is buying
the right to fish in a private pond, lake, or stream.
These are excellent places to practice your fishing skills
and teach children the fine art of fishing. |
May 1, 2009 | 420-720 | ||
Zebra Mussels Pose a Threat to Virginia's Waters | The zebra mussel, a small freshwater shellfish native to
Europe, is one of the newest invaders of U.S. waters.
They are D-shaped in outline and average one-half inch
in length-the size of your fingernail-but can grow to two
inches during their five year lifespan. |
May 1, 2009 | 420-900 |