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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Effects of management practices on wetland birds: Eared Grebe Effects of management practices on wetland birds: Eared Grebe
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and effects of habitat management on wetland birds were summarized from information in more than 500 published and unpublished papers.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...
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Jill A. Dechant, Douglas H. Johnson, Christopher M. Goldade, James O. Church, Betty R. Euliss
Effects of management practices on wetland birds: Marsh Wren Effects of management practices on wetland birds: Marsh Wren
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and effects of habitat management on wetland birds were summarized from information in more than 500 published and unpublished papers.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...
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Amy L. Zimmerman, Jill A. Dechant, Douglas H. Johnson, Christopher M. Goldade, James O. Church, Betty R. Euliss
Computer simulation of wolf-removal strategies for animal-damage control Computer simulation of wolf-removal strategies for animal-damage control
Because of the sustained growth of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) population in the western Great Lakes region of the United States, management agencies are anticipating gray wolf removal from the federal endangered species list and are proposing strategies for wolf management. Strategies are needed that would balance public demand for wolf conservation with demand for protection against...
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R.G. Haight, L.E. Travis, K. Nimerfro, L.D. Mech
Effects of management practices on grassland birds: Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Effects of management practices on grassland birds: Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
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 relative densities of the species in North America, based on Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data. Although birds frequently are observed outside the breeding range indicated...
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Jill A. Dechant, Marriah L. Sondreal, Douglas H. Johnson, Lawrence D. Igl, Christopher M. Goldade, Paul A. Rabie, Betty R. Euliss
Floristic quality assessment of one natural and three restored wetland complexes in North Dakota, USA Floristic quality assessment of one natural and three restored wetland complexes in North Dakota, USA
Floristic quality assessment is potentially an important tool for conservation efforts in the northern Great Plains of North America, but it has received little rigorous evaluation. Floristic quality assessments rely on coefficients assigned to each plant species of a region’s flora based on the conservatism of each species relative to others in the region. These “coefficients of...
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David M. Mushet, Ned H. Euliss, Terry L. Shaffer
[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.
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G.A. Sargeant
The role of hypothesis testing in wildlife science The role of hypothesis testing in wildlife science
No abstract available.
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Douglas H. Johnson
Observation of a great-tailed grackle in Bennett County, South Dakota Observation of a great-tailed grackle in Bennett County, South Dakota
Abstract has not been submitted
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S. Finkbeiner
Responses of dabbling ducks to wetland conditions in the Prairie Pothole Region Responses of dabbling ducks to wetland conditions in the Prairie Pothole Region
The relationships between wetland water conditions and breeding numbers of Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Northern Pintail (A. acuta), Blue-winged Teal (A. discors), and Northern Shoveler (A. clypeata) during May of 1992-1995, were examined on twelve study areas in the eastern Prairie Pothole Region. Data were collected on water levels (by wetland class [temporary, seasonal, semipermanent...
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J. E. Austin
Indicators of wetland condition for the Prairie Pothole Region of the United States Indicators of wetland condition for the Prairie Pothole Region of the United States
We describe a study designed to evaluate the performance ofwetland condition indicators of the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR)of the north central United States. Basin and landscape scaleindicators were tested in 1992 and 1993 to determine theirability to discriminate between the influences of grasslanddominated and cropland dominated landscapes in the PPR. Pairedplots were selected from...
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Glenn R. Guntenspergen, S.A. Peterson, S.G. Leibowitz, L.M. Cowardin
Wetlands of the Little Missouri National Grassland: impacts of water development on aquatic plants, invertebrates, and amphibians in seasonal wetlands Wetlands of the Little Missouri National Grassland: impacts of water development on aquatic plants, invertebrates, and amphibians in seasonal wetlands
No abstract available.
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N.H. Euliss, D.M. Mushet
Alpha1-antitrypsin polymorphism and systematics of eastern North American wolves Alpha1-antitrypsin polymorphism and systematics of eastern North American wolves
We used data on the polymorphic status of α1-antitrypsin (α1AT) to study the relationship of Minnesota wolves to the gray wolf (Canis lupus), which was thought to have evolved in Eurasia, and to red wolves (Canis rufus) and coyotes (Canis latrans), which putatively evolved in North America. Recent evidence had indicated that Minnesota wolves might be more closely related to red wolves...
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L. David Mech, Nicholas E. Federoff