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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The Conservation Reserve Program and grassland birds The Conservation Reserve Program and grassland birds
No abstract available.
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson, Michael D. Schwartz
Effects of grazing on nesting by upland sandpipers in southcentral North Dakota Effects of grazing on nesting by upland sandpipers in southcentral North Dakota
Grazing by livestock is often used to reduce litter, improve plant vigor, and alter plant species composition, but additional information is needed on the effects of these management practices on upland-nesting birds. Thus, we conducted an experimental study of the effect of grazing on nest density and nest success of upland sandpipers (Bartramia longicauda) in southcentral North Dakota...
Authors
Bonnie S. Bowen, Arnold D. Kruse
Geomorphic and hydraulic influences on the abundance and distribution of stream centrarchids in Ozark U.S.A. streams Geomorphic and hydraulic influences on the abundance and distribution of stream centrarchids in Ozark U.S.A. streams
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
C.F. Rabeni, R. B. Jacobson
Observations of aggression in piping plover adults in Nebraska Observations of aggression in piping plover adults in Nebraska
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
E.M. Kirsch
Fatty acid composition of fat depots in wintering Canada geese Fatty acid composition of fat depots in wintering Canada geese
I determined the fatty acid composition of subcutaneous, abdominal, visceral, and leg saddle depots in adult female Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) wintering in north-central Missouri during October 1984-March 1985. Mean levels of C14:0, C16:0, C16:1, C18:0, C18:1, C18:2, and C18:3 generally were highest in the subcutaneous and abdominal depots. The ratio of saturated to unsaturated...
Authors
J. E. Austin
The Conservation Reserve Program: good for birds of many feathers The Conservation Reserve Program: good for birds of many feathers
No abstract available.
Authors
H.A. Kantrud, Rolf R. Koford, Douglas H. Johnson, M.D. Schwartz
Least tern and piping plover nesting at sand pits in Nebraska Least tern and piping plover nesting at sand pits in Nebraska
Endangered Least Terns (Sterna antillarum) and threatened Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus) nest at commercial sand and gravel mining operations (sand pits) along the Platte River system in Nebraska. Sandbar habitat has been disappearing since the early 1900's along the Platte River system, but numbers of sand pits have increased. We hypothesized that birds would more fully utilize...
Authors
John G. Sidle, E.M. Kirsch
Distribution and abundance of predators that affect duck production--prairie pothole region Distribution and abundance of predators that affect duck production--prairie pothole region
During 1983-88, the relative abundance of 18 species and species-groups of mammalian and avian predators affecting duck production in the prairie pothole region was determined in 33 widely scattered study areas ranging in size from 23-26 km2. Accounts of each studied species and species-group include habitat and history, population structure and reported densities, and information on...
Authors
A.B. Sargeant, R. J. Greenwood, M.A. Sovada, T.L. Shaffer
The importance of fluvial hydraulics to fish-habitat in low-gradient alluvial streams The importance of fluvial hydraulics to fish-habitat in low-gradient alluvial streams
1. A major cause of degradation and loss of stream fish is alteration of physical habitat within and adjacent to the channel. We describe a potentially efficient approach to fish restoration based upon the relationship between fluvial hydraulics, geomorphology, and those habitats important to fish. 2. The aquatic habitat in a low-gradient, alluvial stream in the Ozark Plateaus...
Authors
Charles F. Rabeni, Robert B. Jacobson
Bird censuses 116-121: Kentucky bluegrass prairie and mixed prairie I-V Bird censuses 116-121: Kentucky bluegrass prairie and mixed prairie I-V
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson, M.D. Schwartz
Lesser scaup forage on zebra mussels at Cook nuclear plant, Michigan Lesser scaup forage on zebra mussels at Cook nuclear plant, Michigan
Nineteen of 21 Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) entrained while foraging at the water intake structures of Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, Michigan had consumed zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha). The average number of zebra mussels in the upper gastrointestinal tract was 260; maximum number was 987. Migrating Lesser Scaup found this new food source during the first winter following...
Authors
C. A. Mitchell, J. Carlson
An assessment of predator barriers and predator control to enhance duck nest success on peninsulas An assessment of predator barriers and predator control to enhance duck nest success on peninsulas
No abstract available.
Authors
J. T. Lokemoen, R.O. Woodward