| The Heinz
Center's State of the Nation's Ecosystems |
| ecosystem: |
Freshwater |
| indicator Name: |
Animal Deaths and Deformaties:
Animal Mortality, by Size of Event (waterfowl mortality only) |
| page # in printed
report: |
146 |
| location on page: |
upper |
| data source: |
U.S. Geological Survey.
Coverage: all 50 states; Alaska and Hawaii are included in the Pacific
region, and Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands are included
in the Southeast region. |
| notes: |
please see technical
notes for further details on accessing these data from their original
source; this data table comes from a specific graphic in The State
of the Nation's Ecosystems report (www.heinzctr.org/ecosystems) |
| units:
# of Mortality Events for 5-year period |
|
<100 |
100 to
1,000 |
1,000
to 10,000 |
>10,000 |
| 1985-1989 |
371 |
181 |
79 |
9 |
| 1990-1994 |
381 |
161 |
72 |
12 |
| 1995-1999 |
247 |
140 |
96 |
15 |
|