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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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...
Authors
J. E. Austin
Burrow use by tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum) at a black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) town in southwestern South Dakota Burrow use by tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum) at a black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) town in southwestern South Dakota
Abstract has not been submitted
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J.J. Kolbe, B.E. Smith, D.M. Browning
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
Toward better atlases: improving presence-absence information Toward better atlases: improving presence-absence information
No abstract available.
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Douglas H. Johnson, G.A. Sargeant
Prairie wetlands are important for carbon storage Prairie wetlands are important for carbon storage
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Grassland bird communities and environmental health: The role of landscape features Grassland bird communities and environmental health: The role of landscape features
Ecosystems throughout the world are imperiled by myriad anthropogenic factors. It is critical to develop tools for evaluating and monitoring the health or integrity of various ecosystems. Because of the broad scale of the problem, the urgency to address informational needs, and the limited financial resources committed to the problem, relatively inexpensive tools that encompass large...
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Douglas H. Johnson, S.F. Browder, Maiken Winter
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
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...
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B.E. Jamison, R.J. Robel, J.S. Pontius, R.D. Applegate
New England wildlife: a model for ecosystem management -- ECORESEARCH New England wildlife: a model for ecosystem management -- ECORESEARCH
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H.L. Short, J.B. Hestbeck, R.M. DeGraaf
Wetland restoration in the Prairie Pothole Region of North America: A literature review Wetland restoration in the Prairie Pothole Region of North America: A literature review
The landscape of the prairie pothole region (PPR), a grassland biome of the northern U.S. Great Plains and parts of Canada, has been greatly altered by land use since the 1800's. Conversion of grassland to cropland and drainage of wetlands has resulted in wetland losses of up to 90% in some areas. Besides the area providing critical habitat to various wildlife, breeding waterfowl, and...
Authors
Gregory A. Knutsen, Ned H. Euliss
Mitochondrial phylogeography, subspecific taxonomy, and conservation genetics of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis; Aves: Gruidae) Mitochondrial phylogeography, subspecific taxonomy, and conservation genetics of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis; Aves: Gruidae)
Six subspecies of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) have been denoted based on perceived morphological and/or breeding locality differences among them. Three subspecies are migratory, breeding from the high arctic in North America and Siberia (lesser sandhill, G. c. canadensis), south through central Canada (Canadian sandhill, G. c. rowani) and into the northern United States (greater...
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J.M. Rhymer, M.G. Fain, J. E. Austin, Douglas H. Johnson, C. Krajewski