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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[Book review] Estimating the size of animal populations, by J. Gordon Blower, Laurence M. Cook and James A. Bishop [Book review] Estimating the size of animal populations, by J. Gordon Blower, Laurence M. Cook and James A. Bishop
Review of: Estimating the Size of Animal Populations by J. Gordon Blower; Laurence M. Cook; James A. Bishop. George Allen and Unwin Ltd., London, U.K. 1981. 128 pp. $16.95.
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Douglas H. Johnson
Nocturnal activity and foraging of prairie raccoons (Procyon lotor) in North Dakota Nocturnal activity and foraging of prairie raccoons (Procyon lotor) in North Dakota
Nocturnal activity and foraging of 39 radio-equipped raccoons (Procyon lotor) in eastern North Dakota were studied from April-July in 1974-1976. Sixteen of the raccoons were collected after foraging bouts for stomach content analysis. Raccoon activity consisted of running (13%), walking (49%) and local movement in confined areas (38%). Local movement was foraging on large or locally...
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Raymond J. Greenwood
Land stewardship and wildlife Land stewardship and wildlife
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Harold F. Duebbert
Some conceptual and semantic problems in wetland classification and inventory Some conceptual and semantic problems in wetland classification and inventory
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L.M. Cowardin
Forty-fifth breeding bird census - Low arctic tundra Forty-fifth breeding bird census - Low arctic tundra
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C. A. Faanes
Population modeling for furbearer management Population modeling for furbearer management
The management of furbearers has become increasingly complex as greater demands are placed on their populations. Correspondingly, needs for information to use in management have increased. Inadequate information leads the manager to err on the conservative side; unless the size of the 'harvestable surplus' is known, the population cannot be fully exploited. Conversely, information beyond...
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Douglas H. Johnson
Effects of soils and grazing on breeding birds of uncultivated upland grasslands of the Northern Great Plains Effects of soils and grazing on breeding birds of uncultivated upland grasslands of the Northern Great Plains
The principal use of uncultivated upland grasslands in the northern Great Plains is for livestock production. However, on lands set aside for wildlife or for scientific or recreational use, grazing by livestock may be used as a management measure to enhance populations of game species or to create conditions that increase the diversity of plant or animal species. To determine the effects...
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H.A. Kantrud, R.L. Kologiski
The winter season - Northern Great Plains The winter season - Northern Great Plains
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C. A. Faanes
'Avise bird band, write Washington, D.C. USA' 'Avise bird band, write Washington, D.C. USA'
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D.E. Sharp
Mosquitoes (Diptera:Culicidae) consumed by breeding Anatinae in south central North Dakota Mosquitoes (Diptera:Culicidae) consumed by breeding Anatinae in south central North Dakota
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M.I. Meyer, G.A. Swanson
Electric fences to reduce mammalian predation on waterfowl nests Electric fences to reduce mammalian predation on waterfowl nests
We evaluated electric fences as predator barriers to reduce high losses of waterfowl nests to mammalian predation at Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs). The work was done in 1978-81 on 3 paired sites in central North Dakota and western Minnesota. Resident mammalian predators were trapped from inside the exclosures. All 3 fences operated during the study period with few major maintenance...
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J. T. Lokemoen, Harold A. Doty, D.E. Sharp, J.E. Neaville