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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Perspectives on trans-Pacific biological invasions Perspectives on trans-Pacific biological invasions
Trans-Pacific biological invasion is one of the most striking and influential biological phenomena occurring in modern times and the process is still accelerating, and the associated invasives form neo-disjuncts (cf. many well-known paleo-disjuncts) between eastern Asia and North America. To better understand this phenomenon and the related taxa, I address the following questions: 1)...
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Q. Guo
Prairie wetlands are important for carbon storage Prairie wetlands are important for carbon storage
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Effects of management practices on wetland birds: Black tern Effects of management practices on wetland birds: Black tern
Information on the habitat requirements and effects of habitat management on wetland birds were summarized from information in more than 500 published and unpublished papers. A range map is provided to indicate the relative densities of the species in North America, based on Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data. Although the BBS may not capture the presence of elusive waterbird species, the...
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Amy L. Zimmerman, Jill A. Dechant, Douglas A. Johnson, Christopher M. Goldade, Brent E. Jamison, Betty R. Euliss
Effects of management practices on wetland birds: Virginia rail Effects of management practices on wetland birds: Virginia rail
Information on the habitat requirements and effects of habitat management on wetland birds were summarized from information in more than 500 published and unpublished papers. A range map is provided to indicate the relative densities of the species in North America, based on Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data. Although the BBS may not capture the presence of elusive waterbird species, the...
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Amy L. Zimmerman, Jill A. Dechant, Brent E. Jamison, Douglas H. Johnson, Christopher M. Goldade, James O. Church, Betty R. Euliss
Effects of management practices on wetland birds: American Avocet Effects of management practices on wetland birds: American Avocet
Information on the habitat requirements and effects of habitat management on wetland birds were summarized from information in more than 500 published and unpublished papers. A range map is provided to indicate the relative densities of the species in North America, based on Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data. Although the BBS may not capture the presence of elusive waterbird species, the...
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Jill A. Dechant, Amy L. Zimmerman, Douglas H. Johnson, Christopher M. Goldade, Brent E. Jamison, Betty R. Euliss
Grassland bird communities and environmental health: The role of landscape features Grassland bird communities and environmental health: The role of landscape features
Ecosystems throughout the world are imperiled by myriad anthropogenic factors. It is critical to develop tools for evaluating and monitoring the health or integrity of various ecosystems. Because of the broad scale of the problem, the urgency to address informational needs, and the limited financial resources committed to the problem, relatively inexpensive tools that encompass large...
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Douglas H. Johnson, S.F. Browder, Maiken Winter
Invertebrate biomass: Associations with lesser prairie-chicken habitat use and sand sagebrush density in southwestern Kansas Invertebrate biomass: Associations with lesser prairie-chicken habitat use and sand sagebrush density in southwestern Kansas
Invertebrates are important food sources for lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) adults and broods. We compared invertebrate biomass in areas used and not used by lesser prairie-chicken adults and broods. We used radiotelemetry to determine use and non-use areas in sand sagebrush (Artemisia filifolia) prairie in southwestern Kansas and sampled invertebrate populations...
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B.E. Jamison, R.J. Robel, J.S. Pontius, R.D. Applegate
Effects of management practices on wetland birds: Eared Grebe Effects of management practices on wetland birds: Eared Grebe
Information on the habitat requirements and effects of habitat management on wetland birds were summarized from information in more than 500 published and unpublished papers. A range map is provided to indicate the relative densities of the species in North America, based on Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data. Although the BBS may not capture the presence of elusive waterbird species, the...
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Jill A. Dechant, Douglas H. Johnson, Christopher M. Goldade, James O. Church, Betty R. Euliss
Effects of management practices on wetland birds: Marsh Wren Effects of management practices on wetland birds: Marsh Wren
Information on the habitat requirements and effects of habitat management on wetland birds were summarized from information in more than 500 published and unpublished papers. A range map is provided to indicate the relative densities of the species in North America, based on Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data. Although the BBS may not capture the presence of elusive waterbird species, the...
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Amy L. Zimmerman, Jill A. Dechant, Douglas H. Johnson, Christopher M. Goldade, James O. Church, Betty R. Euliss
Computer simulation of wolf-removal strategies for animal-damage control Computer simulation of wolf-removal strategies for animal-damage control
Because of the sustained growth of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) population in the western Great Lakes region of the United States, management agencies are anticipating gray wolf removal from the federal endangered species list and are proposing strategies for wolf management. Strategies are needed that would balance public demand for wolf conservation with demand for protection against...
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R.G. Haight, L.E. Travis, K. Nimerfro, L.D. Mech
Effects of management practices on grassland birds: Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Effects of management practices on grassland birds: Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Information on the habitat requirements and effects of habitat management on grassland birds were summarized from information in more than 5,500 published and unpublished papers. A range map is provided to indicate the relative densities of the species in North America, based on Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data. Although birds frequently are observed outside the breeding range indicated...
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Jill A. Dechant, Marriah L. Sondreal, Douglas H. Johnson, Lawrence D. Igl, Christopher M. Goldade, Paul A. Rabie, Betty R. Euliss