Publications
FORT scientists have produced more than 2000 peer reviewed publications that are registered in the USGS Publications Warehouse, along with many others prior to their work at the USGS or in conjunction with other government agencies.
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Ecological restoration of Southwestern ponderosa pine ecosystems: A broad perspective Ecological restoration of Southwestern ponderosa pine ecosystems: A broad perspective
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Craig D. Allen, Melissa Savage, Donald A. Falk, Kieran F. Suckling, Thomas W. Swetnam, Todd Schulke, Peter B. Stacey, Penelope Morgan, Martos Hoffman, Jon T. Klingel
The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI): 5-year report The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI): 5-year report
The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) is an innovative, multidisciplinary program that began in 2000 in response to a congressional directive for the Department of the Interior to address the issue of amphibian declines in the United States. ARMI’s formulation was cross-disciplinary, integrating U.S. Geological Survey scientists from Biology, Water, and Geography to...
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Erin Muths, Alisa L. Gallant, Evan H. Campbell Grant, William A. Battaglin, David E. Green, Jennifer S. Staiger, Susan C. Walls, Margaret S. Gunzburger, Rick F. Kearney
Ecology of bonytail and razorback sucker and the role of off-channel habitats in their recovery Ecology of bonytail and razorback sucker and the role of off-channel habitats in their recovery
The bonytail and razorback sucker are two of four endangered mainstem fishes found in the Colorado River. Unlike the Colorado pikeminnow and humpback chub, wild populations of the bonytail and razorback sucker are either extirpated from the mainstem river or are nearly so. Agencies are aggressively stocking these fish and while repatriated fish spawn, their young are rapidly eaten by...
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Gordon A. Mueller
National Institute of Invasive Species Science (NIISS) National Institute of Invasive Species Science (NIISS)
The National Institute of Invasive Species Science (www.NIISS.org) is a consortium of governmental and nongovernmental partners, led by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), whose aim is to provide reliable information and advanced decision support tools for documenting, understanding, predicting, assessing, and addressing the threat of invasive species in the United States. The Institute...
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Tom Stohlgren
Evaluating redband trout habitat in sagebrush desert basins in southwestern Idaho Evaluating redband trout habitat in sagebrush desert basins in southwestern Idaho
We estimated abundance quantiles of redband trout Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri relative to five site-specific habitat variables (stream shading, bank cover, bank stability, fine sediment in the stream substrate, and cover for adults) and one landscape variable (distance from stream headwaters) on 30 streams in southwestern Idaho during 1993–1998. In addition, the five site-specific...
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B.W. Zoellick, B.S. Cade
"HIP" new software: The Hydroecological Integrity Assessment Process "HIP" new software: The Hydroecological Integrity Assessment Process
Managing rivers and streams to maintain healthy aquatic ecosystems is a challenge for resource managers across the country. Demand for competing uses of water resources grows with escalating development, increasing recreational use, and the vagaries of climate and weather. For many species of concern, instream flow and associated water quality are critical for survival. Balancing...
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Jim Henriksen, Juliette T. Wilson
Tamarisk research priorities of land and water managers: results from a USGS partnership meeting Tamarisk research priorities of land and water managers: results from a USGS partnership meeting
No abstract available.
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L. Hanson, P.B. Shafroth, F. D’Erchia
Applied historical ecology: Using the past to manage for the future Applied historical ecology: Using the past to manage for the future
No abstract available.
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Thomas W. Swetnam, Craig D. Allen, Julio L. Betancourt
Flood pattern and weather determine Populus leaf litter breakdown and nitrogen dynamics on a cold desert floodplain Flood pattern and weather determine Populus leaf litter breakdown and nitrogen dynamics on a cold desert floodplain
Patterns and processes involved in litter breakdown on desert river floodplains are not well understood. We used leafpacks containing Fremont cottonwood (Populus deltoides subsp. wislizenii) leaf litter to investigate the roles of weather and microclimate, flooding (immersion), and macroinvertebrates on litter organic matter (OM) and nitrogen (N) loss on a floodplain in a cool-temperate...
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D.C. Andersen, S. M. Nelson
A history of searches for black-footed ferrets A history of searches for black-footed ferrets
Studies of wild populations of black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) in South Dakota in the 1960s, in Wyoming in the 1980s, and of captive-bred ferrets reintroduced to unoccupied habitat in Wyoming, South Dakota, and Montana in the 1990s contributed to our understanding of ferret behavior and improved techniques to find ferret populations. We chronicle the efforts of private, State...
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Louis R. Hanebury, Dean E. Biggins
The prairie dog as a keystone species The prairie dog as a keystone species
The prairie dog has a pronounced impact on its grassland ecosystem (King 1955; Uresk and Bjugstad 1983; Miller et al. 1994; Society for Conservation Biology 1994; Wuerthner 1997; Johnsgard 2005). They maintain short vegetation by their grazing and by selective removal of tall plants and shrubs; provide shelter, foraging grounds, and nesting habitat for a diverse array of animals; serve...
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Natasha B. Kotliar, Brian J. Miller, Richard P. Reading, Timothy W. Clark