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 nesting season - Northern Great Plains Region The nesting season - Northern Great Plains Region
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C. A. Faanes
[Book review] Animal population dynamics by R. Moss, A. Watson and J. Ollason [Book review] Animal population dynamics by R. Moss, A. Watson and J. Ollason
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Douglas H. Johnson, J.W. Grier
Migration and winter distributions of canvasbacks staging on the Upper Mississippi River Migration and winter distributions of canvasbacks staging on the Upper Mississippi River
Fall and winter distribution patterns of canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) staging on the upper Mississippi River near LaCrosse, Wisconsin (navigational Pools 7 and 8) and Keokuk, Iowa (Pool 19) were studied during 1973-77. Sightings and recoveries obtained from 1,488 color-marked males during 1973-75 and 3,789 banded males and females during 1973-77 suggested 2 principal migration...
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J.R. Serie, D.L. Trauger, D.E. Sharp
Avian associations of the northern Great Plains grasslands Avian associations of the northern Great Plains grasslands
The grassland region of the northern Great Plains was divided into six broad subregions by application of an avian indicator species analysis to data obtained from 582 sample plots censused during the breeding season. Common, ubiquitous species and rare species had little classificatory value and were eliminated from the data set used to derive the avian associations. Initial statistical...
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H.A. Kantrud, R.L. Kologiski
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
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Authors
C. A. Faanes
Spring migration - Northern Great Plains Spring migration - Northern Great Plains
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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...
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David S. Gilmer, Robert E. Stewart
Breeding birds of wooded draws in western North Dakota Breeding birds of wooded draws in western North Dakota
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Authors
C. A. Faanes
Problems and potentials for prairie ducks Problems and potentials for prairie ducks
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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
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R. J. Greenwood, P.M. Arnold, B.G. McGuire
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...
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A.D. Kruse, K.F. Higgins, J.L. Piehl
[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...
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Gary L. Krapu