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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Maintaining the quality of park resources and visitor experiences: A handbook for managers Maintaining the quality of park resources and visitor experiences: A handbook for managers
No abstract available.
Authors
Dorothy H. Anderson, David W. Lime, Theresa L. Wang
Status and trends of the nation's biological resources Status and trends of the nation's biological resources
This report is a comprehensive summary of the status and trends of our nation’s biological resources. The report describes the major processes and factors affecting biological resources, and it treats regional status and trends. Authors of the chapters and boxes in this two-volume report were drawn from federal and state agencies, universities, and private organizations, reflecting the U...
Use of mini-refuges by female northern pintails wintering in southwestern Louisiana Use of mini-refuges by female northern pintails wintering in southwestern Louisiana
The Gulf Coast Joint Venture of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan began contracting private agricultural lands (hereafter mini-refuges) in 1988 to expand existing sanctuaries for northern pintails (Anas acuta) in southwestern Louisiana. Previous research suggested that mini-refuges may prove more attractive to pintails than permanent, open-water pools (pools) on refuges...
Authors
Robert R. Cox, Alan D. Afton
Bird use of fields enrolled in CRP Bird use of fields enrolled in CRP
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson
Interdecadal variations of annual precipitation in the central United States Interdecadal variations of annual precipitation in the central United States
Century-long annual precipitation time series at 168 stations in the central United States are analyzed with special attention given to interdecadal variations. The results show statistically significant precipitation variations of interdecadal timescales in the region. In particular, one variation has a quasi 20-yr period, and another one possesses a quasi 12-yr period.
Authors
Q. Hu, C.M. Woodruff, S.E. Mudrick
Effects of management practices on grassland birds: Baird's Sparrow Effects of management practices on grassland birds: Baird's 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, Melvin P. Nenneman, Betty R. Euliss
Effects of management practices on grassland birds: Chestnut-collared Longspur Effects of management practices on grassland birds: Chestnut-collared Longspur
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, Melvin P. Nenneman, Betty R. Euliss
Presence and viability of a cladoceran egg bank as an indicator of wetland condition in the prairie pothole region Presence and viability of a cladoceran egg bank as an indicator of wetland condition in the prairie pothole region
No abstract available.
Authors
N.H. Euliss, R. L. Jarvis, D.M. Mushet
Western snowy plovers and California least terns Western snowy plovers and California least terns
No abstract available.
Authors
A.N. Powell
Amphibians of the northern Great Plains Amphibians of the northern Great Plains
No cry of alarm has been sounded over the fate of amphibian populations in the northern grasslands of North America, yet huge percentages of prairie wetland habitat have been lost, and the destruction continues. Scarcely 30% of the original mixedgrass prairie remains in Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota (See Table 1 in this chapter). If amphibian populations haven’t declined, why...
Authors
Diane L. Larson, Ned H. Euliss, Michael J. Lannoo, David M. Mushet
Causes and rates of mortality of swift foxes in western Kansas Causes and rates of mortality of swift foxes in western Kansas
Knowledge of mortality factors is important for developing strategies to conserve the swift fox (Vulpes velox), a species being considered for listing under the Endangered Species Act, but available information about swift fox mortality is inadequate. We used radiotelemetry techniques to examine the magnitude and causes of mortality of swift fox populations in 2 study areas in western...
Authors
M.A. Sovada, C.C. Roy, J.B. Bright, J.R. Gillis
Effects of management practices on grassland birds: Clay-colored Sparrow Effects of management practices on grassland birds: Clay-colored 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, Melvin P. Nenneman, Betty R. Euliss