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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Butterfly monitoring protocol for four prairie parks Butterfly monitoring protocol for four prairie parks
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Authors
D. Debinski, S. Mahady, W.M. Rizzo, G.D. Willson
Effects of roadside transect width on waterfowl and wetland estimates Effects of roadside transect width on waterfowl and wetland estimates
Strip transects located along roads are commonly used to estimate waterfowl populations and characterize associated wetland habitat. We used data collected in May and early June, 1995, on forty-five 40-km2 plots in North Dakota to evaluate bias of 800-m and 400-m wide roadside transects for sampling wetlands relative to a larger (40-km2) scale and to compare duck abundance at the two...
Authors
Jane E. Austin, H. Thomas Sklebar, Glenn R. Guntenspergen, Thomas K. Buhl
Alpha status, dominance, leadership, and division of labor in wolf packs Alpha status, dominance, leadership, and division of labor in wolf packs
The prevailing view of a wolf (Canis lupus) pack is that of a group of individuals ever vying for dominance but held in check by the "alpha" pair, the alpha male and alpha female. Most research on the social dynamics of wolf packs, however, has been conducted on non-natural assortments of captive wolves. Here I describe the wolf-pack social order as it occurs in nature, discuss the alpha...
Authors
L. David Mech
[Book review] Range Plant Identification, by United States Forest Service [Book review] Range Plant Identification, by United States Forest Service
Review of: Range plant identification. United States Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region. 1979. Washington, D.C.
Authors
L.D. Igl
Effects of management practices on grassland birds: Long-billed Curlew Effects of management practices on grassland birds: Long-billed Curlew
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and effects of habitat management on grassland birds were summarized from information in more than 5,500 published and unpublished papers.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...
Authors
Jill A. Dechant, Marriah L. Sondreal, Douglas H. Johnson, Lawrence D. Igl, Christopher M. Goldade, Paul A. Rabie, Betty R. Euliss
Effects of management practices on grassland birds: Ferruginous Hawk Effects of management practices on grassland birds: Ferruginous Hawk
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...
Authors
Jill A. Dechant, Marriah L. Sondreal, Douglas H. Johnson, Lawrence D. Igl, Christopher M. Goldade, Amy L. Zimmerman, Betty R. Euliss
Seasonal and semipermanent wetlands of California: invertebrate community ecology and responses to management methods Seasonal and semipermanent wetlands of California: invertebrate community ecology and responses to management methods
No abstract available.
Authors
Ferenc A. de Szalay, Ned H. Euliss, Darold P. Batzer
Killing of a muskox, Ovibos moschatus, by two wolves, Canis lupis, and subsequent caching Killing of a muskox, Ovibos moschatus, by two wolves, Canis lupis, and subsequent caching
The killing of a cow Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) by two Wolves (Canis lupus) in 5 minutes during summer on Ellesmere Island is described. After two of the four feedings observed, one Wolf cached a leg and regurgitated food as far as 2.3 km away and probably farther. The implications of this behavior for deriving food-consumption estimates are discussed.
Authors
L. David Mech, Layne G. Adams
Influence of agriculture on aquatic invertebrate communities of temporary wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota, USA Influence of agriculture on aquatic invertebrate communities of temporary wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota, USA
We evaluated the influence of intensive agriculture on invertebrate communities of temporary wetlands as indicated by aquatic invertebrate resting eggs, shells, and cases remaining after wetlands dried. To facilitate the comparison, we sampled 19 wetlands within cropland areas and 19 wetlands within grassland areas. We found resting eggs, shells, and cases of significantly more taxa and...
Authors
Ned H. Euliss, David M. Mushet
Effects of management practices on grassland birds: Upland Sandpiper Effects of management practices on grassland birds: Upland Sandpiper
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...
Authors
Jill A. Dechant, Meghan F. Dinkins, Douglas H. Johnson, Lawrence D. Igl, Christopher M. Goldade, Barry D. Parkin, Betty R. Euliss
Effects of management practices on grassland birds: Field Sparrow Effects of management practices on grassland birds: Field 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...
Authors
Jill A. Dechant, Marriah L. Sondreal, Douglas H. Johnson, Lawrence D. Igl, Christopher M. Goldade, Barry D. Parkin, Betty R. Euliss