Publications
USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center staff publish results of their research in USGS series reports and in peer-reviewed journals. Publication links are below. Information on all USGS publications can be found at the USGS Publications Warehouse.
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Chemical characteristics of waters in northern prairie wetlands Chemical characteristics of waters in northern prairie wetlands
No abstract available.
Authors
V. A. Adomaitis, G.A. Swanson, J.A. Shoesmith
Habitat suitability index models: redhead (wintering) Habitat suitability index models: redhead (wintering)
The redhead is a North American waterfowl species with economic as well as ecological importance. It is highly desired by hunters. Retrieved redhead kill in the United States averaged 143,000 birds during the three waterfowl seasons from 1975 to 1977 (U.S. Department of the Interior 1981a, 1981b). Populations on the principal breeding grounds of the redhead--the prairie and parkland...
Authors
Rebecca J. Howard, Harold A. Kantrud
Breeding birds of wooded draws in western North Dakota Breeding birds of wooded draws in western North Dakota
No abstract available.
Authors
C. A. Faanes
Environmental factors that influence prescribed burning in the Northern Plains Environmental factors that influence prescribed burning in the Northern Plains
Several environmental conditions were recorded and analyzed for 192 prescribed burns in the Northern Great Plains. The purpose of these burns was to improve wildlife habitat and manipulate native prairie vegetation. All of the fires occurred in grassland and shrubsteppe vegetation types. Fuels were predominantly grasses and forbs intermixed with patches of shrubs. Nearly all of the fuels...
Authors
A.D. Kruse, K.F. Higgins, J.L. Piehl
Problems and potentials for prairie ducks Problems and potentials for prairie ducks
No abstract available.
Authors
L.M. Cowardin, A.B. Sargeant, Harold F. Duebbert
Preliminary report on exclusion fencing used in combination with lethal control for managing upland waterfowl nesting habitat Preliminary report on exclusion fencing used in combination with lethal control for managing upland waterfowl nesting habitat
No abstract available.
Authors
R. J. Greenwood, P.M. Arnold, B.G. McGuire
Aspects of the nesting ecology of least terns and piping plovers in central Nebraska Aspects of the nesting ecology of least terns and piping plovers in central Nebraska
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
C. A. Faanes
Spring migration - Northern Great Plains Spring migration - Northern Great Plains
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Authors
C. A. Faanes
Ferruginous hawk populations and habitat use in North Dakota Ferruginous hawk populations and habitat use in North Dakota
Ferruginous hawks (Buteo regalis) were studied in central North Dakota on a 1,259-km2 intensive study block and on a surrounding study area (16,519 km2) from 1977 to 1979. A total of 629 occupied nests was examined. Highest nest densities (0.08 nest/km2) were in the Missouri Coteau in 1979. Few nests were found on the more intensively cultivated Drift Plain. We estimated the breeding...
Authors
David S. Gilmer, Robert E. Stewart
[Book review] Ducks, geese and swans of North America [Book review] Ducks, geese and swans of North America
This is the 3rd edition of the classic work "The Ducks, Geese and Swans of North America," which was first published in December 1942. The original edition was authored by Francis C. Kortright with color plates by T. M. Shortt. An authoritative reference on North American waterfowl for many years, the book had become outdated as a result of major advances in the field of waterfowl...
Authors
Gary L. Krapu
[Book review] Waterfowl ecology and management: Selected readings [Book review] Waterfowl ecology and management: Selected readings
This book is a compilation of papers from the extensive and varied published literature on the ecology and management of waterfowl. The 125 technical papers reprinted in this book are arranged in eight major sections and are from 21 journals, government reports, several books, and proceedings of symposia and annual conferences. The most frequent sources of papers are The Journal of...
Authors
Gary L. Krapu
Nesting ecology of red-tailed hawks and great horned owls in central North Dakota and their interactions with other large raptors Nesting ecology of red-tailed hawks and great horned owls in central North Dakota and their interactions with other large raptors
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
D.S. Gilmer, P.M. Konrad, R. E. Stewart