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.
Filter Total Items: 1952
Effects of management practices on wetland birds: Yellow Rail Effects of management practices on wetland birds: Yellow 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and effects of habitat management on wetland birds were summarized from information in more than 500 published and unpublished papers.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...
Authors
Christopher M. Goldade, Jill A. Dechant, Douglas H. Johnson, Amy L. Zimmerman, Brent E. Jamison, James O. Church, Betty R. Euliss
A critique of wildlife radio-tracking and its use in National Parks: a report to the National Park Service A critique of wildlife radio-tracking and its use in National Parks: a report to the National Park Service
Because of the naturalness of National Parks and because of the public’s strong interest in the parks, the National Park Service (NPS) must gather as much information as needed to help understand and preserve the natural functioning of its ecosystems, and especially of its wildlife. The most useful technique for studying wildlife is radio-tracking, or wildlife telemetry. Radio-tracking...
Authors
L. David Mech, Shannon M. Barber
Records of northern mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos, occurrences in North Dakota during the Twentieth Century Records of northern mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos, occurrences in North Dakota during the Twentieth Century
The Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) is a common bird in the southern United States that has been expanding its breeding range into the northern United States and southern Canada. During the twentieth century, there were 128 reports of Northern Mockingbird occurrences in North Dakota, including 106 reports during the breeding season (15 April to 31 August) and 22 during the...
Authors
L.D. Igl, R.E. Martin
Evaluation of management practices in wetland meadows at Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Idaho, 1997-2000 Evaluation of management practices in wetland meadows at Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Idaho, 1997-2000
We assessed the relative values of 4 management practices (idle, late season grazing, fall prescribed burning, and rotation of idle and summer grazing) to biotic resources of the grassland-wetland meadow ecosystem at Grays Lake during 1997-2000. Three replicates of each treatment were randomly assigned to 12 experimental units that bordered the deep emergent marsh. Biotic factors...
Authors
J. E. Austin, W.H. Pyle, J.R. Keough, Douglas H. Johnson
Using aquatic invertebrates to delineate seasonal and temporary wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region of North America Using aquatic invertebrates to delineate seasonal and temporary wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region of North America
Tillage can destroy or greatly disturb indicators of hydric soils and hydrophytic vegetation, making delineation of tilled wetlands difficult. The remains of aquatic invertebrates (e.g., shells, drought-resistant eggs, and trichopteran cases) are easily identifiable and persist in wetland substrates even when wetlands are dry. Additionally, these remains are not easily destroyed by...
Authors
Ned H. Euliss, David M. Mushet, Douglas H. Johnson
Aldo Leopold: Conservationist and hunter Aldo Leopold: Conservationist and hunter
No abstract available.
Authors
L. David Mech
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...
Authors
B. Jamison, R.J. Robel, J.S. Pontius, R.D. Applegate
Toward better atlases: improving presence-absence information Toward better atlases: improving presence-absence information
No abstract available.
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson, G.A. Sargeant
Animal lifespan and human influence Animal lifespan and human influence
Lifespan differs radically among organisms ever lived on earth, even among those roughly similar in size, shape, form, and physiology; Yet, in general, there exists a strong positive relationship between lifespan and body size. Although lifespans of humans and human-related (domestic) animals are becoming increasingly longer than that of other animals of similar sizes, the slope of the...
Authors
Q. Guo, S. Yang
Scaup migration patterns in North Dakota relative to temperatures and water conditions Scaup migration patterns in North Dakota relative to temperatures and water conditions
Greater (Aythya marila) and lesser scaup (A. affinis) have protracted spring migrations. Migrants may still be present on southern breeding areas when the annual Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Surveys (WBPHS) are being conducted. Understanding factors affecting the chronology and rate of spring migration is important for the interpretation of data from annual population...
Authors
J. E. Austin, D. A. Granfors, M. A. Johnson, S. C. Kohn
Monitoring black-tailed prairie dog colonies with high-resolution satellite imagery Monitoring black-tailed prairie dog colonies with high-resolution satellite imagery
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that the black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) warrants listing as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Central to any conservation planning for the black-tailed prairie dog is an appropriate detection and monitoring technique. Because coarse-resolution satellite imagery is not adequate to detect black...
Authors
John G. Sidle, Douglas H. Johnson, B.R. Euliss, M. Tooze
[Book review] Designing and Interpreting Radio Telemetry Studies, edited by J. J. Millspaugh and J. M. Marzluff [Book review] Designing and Interpreting Radio Telemetry Studies, edited by J. J. Millspaugh and J. M. Marzluff
Review of: Millspaugh, Joshua J., and John M. Marzluff, editors. 2001. Radio tracking and animal populations. Academic Press, San Diego, California. xvii 1 474 p. $69.95 (alk. paper), ISBN: 0-12-497781-2.
Authors
G.A. Sargeant