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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Nutria (Myocastor coypus) Nutria (Myocastor coypus)
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Authors
Dixie L. Bounds, Mark H. Sherfy, Theodore A. Mollett
Aquatic invertebrate and pondweed production in Unit 6 of the Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge Aquatic invertebrate and pondweed production in Unit 6 of the Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge
No abstract available.
Authors
N.H. Euliss, D.M. Mushet, L.L. Strong
Wolves: Behavior, ecology, and conservation Wolves: Behavior, ecology, and conservation
Wolves are some of the world's most charismatic and controversial animals, capturing the imaginations of their friends and foes alike. Highly intelligent and adaptable, they hunt and play together in close-knit packs, sometimes roaming over hundreds of square miles in search of food. Once teetering on the brink of extinction across much of the United States and Europe, wolves have made a
Sedimentation rates in the marshes of Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge Sedimentation rates in the marshes of Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Impoundments located within river systems in the Northern Great Plains are vulnerable to sediment inputs because intensive agriculture in watersheds has increased soil erosion and sediments in rivers. At the request of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), we evaluated the vertical accretion of sediment in the Mud Lake impoundment of Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Brown...
Authors
R.A. Gleason, N.H. Euliss, C. W. Holmes
Population and nesting ecology of sandhill cranes at Grays Lake, Idaho, 1997-2000 Population and nesting ecology of sandhill cranes at Grays Lake, Idaho, 1997-2000
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Authors
I.J. Ball, J. E. Austin, A.R. Henry
Evaluation of the impacts of irrigation ground-water withdrawal on a prairie wetland Evaluation of the impacts of irrigation ground-water withdrawal on a prairie wetland
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Authors
N.H. Euliss, D.M. Mushet, G.A. Knutsen
Wolf-prey relations Wolf-prey relations
As I (L.D. MECH) watched from a small ski plane while fifteen wolves surrounded a moose on snowy Isle Royale, I had no idea this encounter would typify observations I would make during 40 more years of studying wolf-prey relations. My usual routine while observing wolves hunting was to have my pilot keep circling broadly over the scene so I could watch the wolves’ attacks without...
Authors
L. David Mech, Rolf O. Peterson
Conclusion Conclusion
Wolves can live almost anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere, and almost everywhere they do, they are an issue. In the vast emptiness of the northern tundra or the Arabian desert, on the outskirts of a European town or in the safety of an American national park, in meager agricultural lands in India or in mountains in rich Norway or Switzerland, wolves always attract people’s attention...
Authors
L. David Mech, Luigi Boitani
Grassland bird communities and environmental health: the role of landscape features Grassland bird communities and environmental health: the role of landscape features
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Authors
Douglas H. Johnson, S.F. Browder, M. Winter
Ecosystem effects on wolves Ecosystem effects on wolves
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Authors
L.D. Mech, L. Boitani
Effects of management practices on grassland birds: Greater Prairie-Chicken Effects of management practices on grassland birds: Greater Prairie-Chicken
Information on the habitat requirements and effects of habitat management on grassland birds were summarized from information in more than 5,500 published and unpublished papers. A range map is provided to indicate the breeding distribution of Greater Prairie-Chicken in the United States and southern Canada. Although birds frequently are observed outside the breeding range indicated, the...
Authors
W. Daniel Svedarsky, J.E. Toepfer, R.L. Westemeier, R.J. Robel
Effects of management practices on wetland birds: Sora Effects of management practices on wetland birds: Sora
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
Amy L. Zimmerman, Brent E. Jamison, Jill A. Dechant, Douglas H. Johnson, Christopher M. Goldade, James O. Church, Betty R. Euliss