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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Avian use of Sheyenne Lake and associated habitats in central North Dakota Avian use of Sheyenne Lake and associated habitats in central North Dakota
A study of avian use of various habitats was conducted in the Sheyenne Lake region of central North Dakota during April-June 1980. Population counts of birds were made in wetlands of various classes, prairie thickets, upland native prairie, shelterbelts, and cropland. About 22,000 breeding bird pairs including 92 species that nested occupied the area. Population means for most species...
Authors
Craig A. Faanes
Nesting of waterfowl on islands in Lake Audubon, North Dakota Nesting of waterfowl on islands in Lake Audubon, North Dakota
Nesting waterfowl were studied in 1978 and 1980 on 15 newly established islands with an area of 19 ha in 7,430-ha Lake Audubon in the Audubon National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), North Dakota. Islands ranged in size from 0.2 to 5.0 ha and were 60-1,600 m from the mainland. Cover available for nesting waterfowl was composed of grasses, legumes, and forbs with abundant residual plant material...
Authors
Harold F. Duebbert
Home made nesting sites for mallards Home made nesting sites for mallards
No abstract available.
Authors
T.A. Messmer, M. A. Johnson, F.B. Lee
Revised checklist of North Dakota birds Revised checklist of North Dakota birds
No abstract available.
Authors
C. A. Faanes, R. E. Stewart
Variability in nest survival rates and implications to nesting studies Variability in nest survival rates and implications to nesting studies
We used four reasonably large samples (83-213) of Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) and Blue-winged Teal (A. discors) nests on an interstate highway right-of-way in southcentral North Dakota to evaluate potential biases in hatch-rate estimates. Twelve consecutive, weekly searches for nests were conducted with a cable-chain drag in 1976 and 1977. Nests were revisited at weekly intervals. Four...
Authors
Albert T. Klett, Douglas H. Johnson
[Book review] Population Systems: a General Introduction, by Alan A. Berryman [Book review] Population Systems: a General Introduction, by Alan A. Berryman
Review of: Population Systems: A General Introduction. By Alan A. Berryman. Plenum Press, New York, N.Y. and London, U.K. 1981. xv, 222pp. $16.95 (cloth).
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson
[Book review] The wooing of earth, by Rene Dubos [Book review] The wooing of earth, by Rene Dubos
Review of: The wooing of Earth. René Jules Dubos. Scribner, 1980. University of Michigan. 183 pages. ISBN: 0684165015, 9780684165011.
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson
Black ducks and DDE: Review and status Black ducks and DDE: Review and status
No abstract available.
Authors
J. R. Longcore, Rey C. Stendell
Determining sex of plains pocket gophers by incisor width Determining sex of plains pocket gophers by incisor width
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
R.M. Case, A.B. Sargeant
Successful establishment of stands of cool-season native grasses (North Dakota) Successful establishment of stands of cool-season native grasses (North Dakota)
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
K.F. Higgins, Harold F. Duebbert, E.T. Jacobson
Forty-fifth breeding bird census - mixed prairie Forty-fifth breeding bird census - mixed prairie
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson, C. A. Faanes, J.M. Andrew
Gray gophers and prairie ducks Gray gophers and prairie ducks
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
J. Choromanski, A.B. Sargeant